Faculty conducting symptom science and palliative care research advance the understanding of the biopsychosocial mechanisms of symptoms.
Researchers:
- Develop and test interventions to facilitate coping, reduce suffering, and improve quality of life
- Facilitate patient-provider communication to support decision-making and to achieve goal-concordant care for children, adults, older adults, and their caregivers at all stages of illness, including end-of-life
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A New Type of Translation
For UW–Madison School of Nursing alum and professor Dr. Maichou Lor, creating tools to address culturally-appropriate care and improve clinical practice means patients’ symptoms are no longer lost in translation.
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.
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Symptom & Self-Management Science Research Interest Group
Nurse scientists lead inquiry into the influence of biopsychosocial factors on symptoms and illness self-management, which provides essential knowledge for precision health, ensuring appropriate and effective health care for all. The group is open to any faculty members or students who are interested in gaining expertise in symptom and self-management science, including the use of biomarkers and genomic data in nursing research.
Researchers in Symptom Science & Palliative Care
Lisa C. Bratzke, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAHA
Position title: Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor, and Sekelsky Professor in Education Innovation
Email:
bratzke
Phone: 608-263-5277
Address:
1157 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Anne L. Ersig, PhD, RN
Position title: Associate Professor, Frederick P. and Deborah A. Schwartz Professor in Chronic Care Nursing
Email:
anne.ersig
Phone: 608-263-5251
Address:
3121 Cooper Hall, Signe Skott
Wan-chin Kuo, PhD, RN
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
wkuo4
Phone: 608-263-9886
Address:
4121 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Kristine L. Kwekkeboom, PhD, RN, FAAN
Position title: Professor, Lillian S. Moehlman Bascom Professor in Nursing and PhD Program Director
Email:
kwekkeboom
Phone: 608-263-5168
Address:
3137 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Maichou Lor, PhD, RN
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
mlor2
Phone: 608-265-4248
Address:
4117 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Megan R. Miller, PhD, RN
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
miller89
Phone: 608-890-2424
Address:
5117 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Kitty Montgomery, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
kmontgomery3
Phone: 608-263-5263
Address:
3143 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Kristen E. Pecanac, PhD, RN
Position title: Associate Professor, Helen Denne Schulte Professor of Nursing
Email:
lund2
Phone: 608-262-1938
Address:
4257 Signe Skott Cooper Hall