Her research aims to improve the management of symptoms related to cancer. She is the recipient of funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Veterans Administration. She is currently site-PI for a PCORI-funded randomized controlled trial of integrated palliative care via telehealth for patients with advanced lung cancer in partnership with researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Her research has been published in JAGS, JAMA, and NEJM. She has held several editorial positions, including Associate Editor for the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management and UpToDate. In 2014, she was awarded fellow status by the AAHPM and was promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. She currently serves as the Director for Research for the UM’s Palliative Care Program. She teaches ethics, communication, and symptom management to students and trainees at the UM and VA, and mentors fellows, junior faculty, and doctoral candidates in research.