Auxiliary Faculty

My research program results from a blend of training and interests in experimental psychology, respiratory physiology, and pulmonary medicine to examine factors that affect the perception of dyspnea, or shortness of breath, in patients with asthma and COPD as well as the impact of these factors on the management of disease.

To examine the factors and health behavioral characteristics of disparities in chronic/infectious diseases and disease management among minority and vulnerable populations, and develop policy and practice recommendations to improve the quality of health care delivery systems for these special populations.

My primary scholarly interests lie in the intersections between health and organizational communication. Drawing on narrative and feminist sensibilities, my work focuses on a range of social justice issues that affect marginalized populations including disability-rights and gender inequities. My research strengths are in interpretive/ethnographic, critical and rhetorical methodologies.

The mental health consequences of HIV disease, and the integration of mental health, substance abuse, and primary care for HIV positive individuals.