My primary area of research is on the behavioral aspects of cancer prevention and survivorship in families with hereditary cancer syndromes. Specifically, I am interested in developing interventions to improve health behaviors in this population, with a focus on improving patient-provider communication. Recent projects include comparing Lynch syndrome-associated colorectal cancer survivors with sporadic controls to examine similarities and differences in the cancer survivorship experience and examining screening behaviors and patient-provider communication regarding gynecologic cancer risk for women with Lynch syndrome.
