University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Symptom Science and Supportive Care

In our Symptom Science and Supportive Care signature research area, faculty research advances nursing science to improve symptom management, supportive care, and palliative care across the lifespan.

MS Information student Jinghao Zhou leads pioneering research at interdisciplinary School of Nursing lab

Jinghao Zhou MSx’26 talks about his work as a graduate research assistant with Dr. Wan-Chin Kuo in the Metabolic Environment Targeting Age Reversal (METAR) lab.

Dr. Kitty Montgomery Wins Grant to Study Advanced Cancer in Children

Dr. Kitty Montgomery was awarded a one-year Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation (MMCF) Research Grant funded by the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses to support the study Risk-Stratified Approaches to Symptom Management for Children with Advanced Cancer.

Dr. Kitty Montgomery Wins JOPHON Writing Award

Selected by the Editorial Board of The Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing, the recipient of this award is a first author of a manuscript accepted for publication in the journal in the last year and who has had three or more manuscripts published previously. 

Dr. Kristen Pecanac Receives Grant to Improve Surrogate Decision Making

The primary goal of Dr. Pecanac’s project is to improve the process and experience of surrogate decision-making by identifying effective provider communication strategies when engaging with racially diverse surrogate decision makers.