Tara Albrecht
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing
Overview
Dr. Albrecht is an acute care nurse practitioner, certified advanced hospice and palliative nurse and a nurse scientist who has devoted her practice and research to the oncology and palliative care populations. She received a BS in Biology from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Her BSN, MSN and PhD are all from the University of Virginia. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Interdisciplinary Training of Nurse Scientists in Cancer Survivorship Research from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing.
Dr. Albrecht's program of research is focused on symptoms, distress, associated biological signatures and the relationship to patient-reported health outcomes in adults with cancer and specifically those with hematologic malignancies such as acute leukemia. She has begun developing and testing early supportive and palliative care interventions for adults with acute leukemia. Her research also extends to explore how the diagnosis of acute leukemia impacts the family caregivers. She works with an interdisciplinary team of scientists and clinicians with the shared goal of advancing symptom science to ultimately ameliorate symptoms and improve patient-reported outcomes for adults and their families in oncology and palliative care settings.
Positions
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing in the School of Nursing
2022 School of Nursing
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
2019 School of Medicine
Education
Ph.D. 2011
2011 University of Virginia
ACHPN
2023 Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center
Publications, Grants & Awards
- Grants (1)
- Awards (3)
- Academics Articles (28)
Oncology Nursing Society Foundation
VCU, Massey Cancer Center
Sigma Theta Tau International
Virginia Nurses Foundation
Journal of Child Health Care
Cancer Nursing
Oncology Nursing Forum
Support Care Cancer
Support Care Cancer
Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing
Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Cancer Nursing
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
American Journal of Surgery
The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
Journal of Emergency Nursing: Jen : Official Publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
Oncology Nursing Forum
Applied Nursing Research : Anr
Western Journal of Nursing Research
Annals of Oncology
Holistic Nursing Practice
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing
Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
DCI Centers, Cancer Types & Labs
Offices & Contact
Durham, NC
27710 307 Trent Dr, DUMC 3322
Durham, NC
27710