Volunteer Outreach Consultant; education and patient care services

Education & Training

• Graduated from Hunter College, New York City, 1966
• Master's Program: New York University, 1972
• Program Associate, Tavistock Institute, London, 1979-1980
• Doctoral Training: University of Chicago (Social Psychology), 1980-1983
• Instructor, Department of Nursing, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, 1972-1974
• Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Radford College, Radford, Virginia, 1974-1975
• Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1975-1981
• Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UCSF, 1986- present

Special Interests

• Explanatory models of illness
• Impact of cultural beliefs on understanding illness and its management
• Community outreach and education, with a special focus on ethnic diversity
• Treatment and management of Parkinson's disease
• Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
• Multi-disciplinary models of care
• Caregiver issues
• Gene therapy research; clinical trials

Curriculum Vitae