Georgetown Lombardi Survivorship Research Initiative Seminar Series: “Symptom Management and Quality of Life among People Living with Metastatic Cancer”
The Georgetown Lombardi Survivorship Research Initiative works to optimize cancer survivorship across the lifespan and ensure equity for patients of every race, ethnicity, gender and socially determined status. This seminar series will invite scientists from Georgetown and outside institutions to present their research. It will also provide a forum in which individuals may present work in progress to receive meaningful feedback from a multidisciplinary audience.
Claire Conley, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, Georgetown
Full Member, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
presents
“Symptom Management and Quality of Life among People Living with Metastatic Cancer”
Meet the Speaker:
Dr. Conley will speak from 10 – 11 a.m. Immediately following the SRI seminar, there will be a 30-minute Meet the Professor session, which will provide attendees an opportunity to engage in Q&A and discuss specific research subjects with Dr. Conley.
About the Speaker:
Claire Conley obtained her PhD in clinical health psychology from the Ohio State University in 2018. She completed her post-doctoral training in the NCI-funded T32 Behavioral Oncology Training Program at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.
Dr. Conley’s program of research broadly focuses on psychosocial issues across the cancer continuum, from prevention to end-of-life. Key themes of her work include: (1) quality of life and survivorship issues in breast cancer, (2) prevention and early detection among those at increased risk for breast cancer; and (3) reducing cancer-related health disparities. Dr. Conley’s research aims to promote health behavior change and improve quality of life in the context of cancer, with the ultimate goal of translating basic behavioral research into behavioral interventions. She has received research funding from the National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
As an early-stage investigator, Dr. Conley’s research accomplishments have been nationally recognized by organizations such as the American Psychosomatic Society (2020 Young Investigator Colloquium Scholar), the American Psychological Association (2019 Early Career Achievement Award), and the Society of Behavioral Medicine (2018 Outstanding Student Award). She has also been recognized for her service to professional organizations, including the Society of Behavioral Medicine Cancer Special Interest Group (2022 Outstanding Service Award) and the Society for Health Psychology (2022 Barbara A. Keeton Volunteer of the Year Award).