Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing
My research aims to improve the mental and physical health and subjective well-being of individuals with chronic health conditions, who may experience substantial, sustained condition-related and general stress. Condition-specific and general life stressors can overwhelm the stress response system, significantly impacting short- and long-term health and well-being of individuals with chronic health conditions. Thus, my program of research is designed to understand the impact of high cumulative stress in individuals with chronic health conditions on subjective and objective measures of the stress response, including biomarkers of stress and allostatic load, epigenetic modifications, measures of biological aging, and later-life health and well-being. This approach will facilitate identification of individuals at increased risk and support development and implementation of new approaches to improve health and well-being of individuals with chronic health conditions across the life course.