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Highlights

  1. 1
    World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2021
    PMID: 33432758PMCID: PMC7801836DOISenior author435 citations
  2. 2
    Death studies · 2020
    PMID: 32285756DOISenior author44 citations
  3. 3
    World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2024
    PMID: 39279408PMCID: PMC11403192DOISenior author6 citations

Publications

161 publications

Active

5 grants
  • Co-I
    Behavioral and Psychosocial Effects on Study Outcomes in End-Stage Cancer Treatment (BEST End-Stage Cancer Study)
    National Cancer Institute · 2015–2029· 3 renewals
    R35CA197730-08
  • MPI
    Bridge to Better End-of-Life Care for Patients with Cancer: Connecting Healthcare Chaplains with Spiritual Care Providers in Faith Communities
    National Institute of Nursing Research · 2024–2029
    R01NR021159-02
  • Co-I
    The Living Memory Home: Reducing Grief and Improving Relationships between Home-based Patients with ADRD and Their Family Caregivers
    National Institute on Aging · 2023–2027
    R21AG077144-02
  • Co-I
    A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial of EMPOWER for Family Surrogates of Critically Ill Patients
    National Institute of Nursing Research · 2022–2027
    R01NR019831-04
  • MPI
    Pilot Trial of a "Divine Intervention" to Improve End-of-Life Cancer Care for Black Patients
    National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities · 2023–2026
    R21MD017652-02
Completed grants (19)
  • Co-I
    Communicating the gist of prognosis: An intervention to improve prognostic understanding in advanced lymphoma
    National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities · 2022–2025 · via Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    R21MD017704-01
  • MPI
    Automated Detection of Suicide Attempt Risk among Bereaved Individuals
    National Institute of Mental Health · 2020–2022
    R21MH121886-02
  • Co-I
    Communicating the Gist of Prognosis: Giving Information Simply and Transparently ("GIST") in Advanced Cancer
    National Institute of Nursing Research · 2019–2022
    R21NR018693-02
  • Co-I
    Culturally Competent Communication Intervention to Improve Latinos' Engagement in Advance Care Planning
    National Cancer Institute · 2017–2022
    K07CA207580-02
  • KP
    Leveraging behavioral science to improve patient understanding of advanced cancer
    National Cancer Institute · 2020–2021
    K99CA245488-01A1
  • Co-I
    A communication-based intervention for advanced cancer patient-caregiver dyads to increase engagement in advance care planning and reduce caregiver burden
    National Cancer Institute · 2018–2021
    R21CA224874-02
  • Co-I
    Enhancing & Mobilizing the Potential for Wellness & Emotional Resilience (EMPOWER) in Caregivers of ICU Cancer Patients
    National Cancer Institute · 2017–2021
    R21CA218313-02
  • PI
    Latino vs Non-Latino White Disparities in Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Care
    National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities · 2014–2021
    R01MD007652-05
  • Co-I
    “Getting Information Simply and Transparently (GIST) to Improve End-of-Life Outcomes” Program
    Weill Cornell Medical College · 2018–2020
    WCMC Seed Grant 183939-01
  • Co-I
    Dyadic communication intervention to increase patient advance care planning.
    American Cancer Society · 2018–2020 · via Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    132386-PEP-18-052-01-PCSM1
  • Co-I
    Enhancing and Mobilizing Caregivers' Potential for Wellness & Resilience
    American Cancer Society · 2017–2019
    ACS 17040601-01
  • Co-I
    Anxiety With Cancer in the Elderly (ACE): A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention.
    National Institute on Aging · 2014–2019Career
    K23AG048632-02
  • KP
    Anxiety With Cancer in the Elderly (ACE): A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention
    American Federation for Aging Research · 2014–2019
    AFAR 183858-01
  • Co-I
    Impact of a Novel Cancer Communication Intervention on Caregiver Bereavement
    National Cancer Institute · 2014–2017 · via University of Rochester
    R01CA168387-05
  • KP
    An Investigation of the Clinical Utility of a Prolonged Grief Disorder Diagnosis
    National Institute of Mental Health · 2014–2016 · via Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
    R21MH095378-02
  • KP
    Black-White Differences in Advanced Cancer Communication, Acceptance, and Care
    National Cancer Institute · 2014–2016
    R01CA106370-09
  • KP
    Explaining Variations in End-of-Life Care Intensity
    National Cancer Institute · 2014–2015 · via Harvard University
    R01CA164021-03
  • Sub-PI
    Development of a Measure of Financial Well-Being: Expanding Our Notion of SES
    National Cancer Institute · 2013–2014 · via Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    R21CA158248-02
  • PI
    Dynamic fMRI to measure neuronal activity
    NINDS · 2002–2008 · via NIH RePORTER
    K25NS044316-05

Clinical research

2 studies

Active

1 study
  • PI
    Trial of Spiritual Care Interventions for Patients with Cancer
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
Completed & closed trials (1)
  • PI
    Pilot Trial of Spiritual Care Interventions for Patients with Cancer
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2026)