Ginger Payne Keller, R.N., M.S., C.N.S., O.C.N.

PhD student, OHSU School of Nursing

2006-present

Lives in: Portland, OR

Focus Areas:

Cancer Care Nursing, Symptom Management

Dissertation Topic:

What factors affect problems with cognition in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy?

Dissertation Committee:

Lillian M. Nail, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N. (Chair)

Lisa Wood, Ph.D., R.N.

Karen Lyons, Ph.D.

Diane Rohlman, Ph.D.

Funding Sources:

American Cancer Society

National Institute of Nursing Research Institutional T32

Professional Organizations:

Oncology Nursing Society and Mt. Hood Chapter

Clinical Nurse Specialists of Oregon

Sigma Theta Tau International and Beta Psi Chapter

International Blood Brain Barrier Society

Conference Participation as an OHSU-SON student:

Western Institute of Nursing; presenter

OHSU Student Research Organization; presenter

Oncology Nursing Society Research Conference; presenter

Personal Interests:

I have been a fixture at OHSU SON since starting nursing school in 1997. My clinical work has been at Providence Portland Medical Center and I am delighted to work as an OHSU SON instructor with my student at PPMC on the oncology units. My fourth child, my baby, graduates from Cleveland High School this spring and is heading off for Loyola Chicago, leaving my husband and me with our two busy dogs, Brooke and Draco. We will walk and kayak and listen to music and visit with extended family while I continue work on my dissertation.