Sarah Belcher, PhD, RN, OCN

Summary

Dr. Belcher is an Assistant Professor of Nursing with a secondary appointment in the School of Medicine. Her research focuses on understanding and improving health outcomes among patients with cancer. Her current research is examining multi-level predictors and outcomes of different phases of adherence to oral anticancer medications among patients with hematologic malignancies (R01CA292925). In addition to the National Cancer Institute, her research and training have been supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research (K23NR019296), the American Cancer Society, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Future of Nursing Scholars), the Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania, the Center for Nursing Excellence in Palliative Care at Emory University, the Alpha Epsilon chapter of Sigma, and intramural awards from the University of Pittsburgh.