
Associate Adjunct Professor
N_IHA Operations
+1 415 221-4810 ext. 23446
As a medical anthropologist, health services researcher, and certified yoga therapist, my research focuses on improving pain, function, and quality of life outcomes for older adults, women, and veterans through nonpharmacologic and complementary and integrative health (CIH) interventions and care models. I have broad expertise in research methodology related to the design of mixed methods studies in aging, CIH, and implementation science.
Publications
Measurement of functional status in primary care: the role of the interprofessional team.
Journal of interprofessional care
Menopause-Related Service Needs in Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers: Findings From the Women's Health Practice-Based Research Network Menopause Practice Scan.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
The State of VA-funded Women Veterans' Health Systems Research.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Study protocol: type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation study of routine functional status screening in VA primary care.
Implementation science communications
Effect of telehealth yoga on loneliness and social isolation among rural older adults: a randomized controlled trial.
Aging & mental health
Implementation of Virtual, Livestream Yoga Classes for Veterans at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Program Evaluation.
Global advances in integrative medicine and health
Implementing a new multidisciplinary, remote, dementia staff training program for Veterans affairs nursing homes.
BMC health services research
Evaluation of a New Integrative Health and Wellness Clinic for Veterans at the San Francisco VA Health Care System: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study.
Global advances in integrative medicine and health
Improving measurement of functional status among older adults in primary care: A pilot study.
PloS one
Livestream, group movement program for people living with cognitive impairment and care partners: A randomized clinical trial.
Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)
Remote Delivery of Mindful Movement Within Healthcare Systems: Lessons Learned From the Veterans Health Administration.
Global advances in integrative medicine and health
Caring for Patients with Functional Impairment in Middle Age: Perspectives from Primary Care Providers and Geriatricians.
Journal of general internal medicine
Livestream, group movement program for people living with cognitive impairment and care partners: A randomized clinical trial
Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
Improving measurement of functional status among older adults in primary care: A pilot study
PloS one
Adaptation of an In-Person Mind-Body Movement Program for People with Cognitive Impairment or Dementia and Care Partners for Online Delivery: Feasibility, Satisfaction and Participant-Reported Outcomes.
Global advances in integrative medicine and health
When Functional Impairment Develops Early: Perspectives from Middle-Aged Adults.
Journal of general internal medicine
"You have to be sure that the patient has the full picture": Adaptation of the Best Case/Worst Case communication tool for geriatric oncology.
Journal of geriatric oncology
Rapid Conversion of a Group-Based Yoga Trial for Diverse Older Women to Home-Based Telehealth: Lessons Learned Using Zoom to Deliver Movement-Based Interventions.
Journal of integrative and complementary medicine
Implementation of an integrative movement program for residents with dementia in a VA nursing home.
BMC geriatrics
Women Veterans' Experiences with Integrated, Biopsychosocial Pain Care: A Qualitative Study.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
Advancing health equity through a theoretically critical implementation science.
Translational behavioral medicine
Guys and dolls: Two case reports of spontaneous interactions with dolls in male veterans with dementia.
Psychological services
Resilience in the Face of Disaster: Psychosocial Effects of the 2017 Northern California Wildfires in Caregivers and Persons with Cognitive Impairment Participating in an Integrative Group Movement Program at an Adult Day Center
Activities, Adaptation & Aging
Leveraging Telehealth to improve access to care: a qualitative evaluation of Veterans' experience with the VA TeleSleep program.
BMC health services research
A Biopsychosocial Model of Chronic Pain for Older Adults.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
An Integrated Pain Team Model: Impact on Pain-Related Outcomes and Opioid Misuse in Patients with Chronic Pain.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
Patient Perspectives on Declining to Participate in Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY.
Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention
"The More They Know, the Better Care They Can Give": Patient Perspectives on Measuring Functional Status in Primary Care.
Journal of general internal medicine
Strategies for evaluating self-efficacy and observed success in the practice of yoga postures for therapeutic indications: methods from a yoga intervention for urinary incontinence among middle-aged and older women.
BMC complementary medicine and therapies
"We Have a Long Way to Go:" A Case Study Examination of Older Women Veterans' Experiences in VA Primary Care.
Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
What Is a Medication-Related Problem? A Qualitative Study of Older Adults and Primary Care Clinicians.
Journal of general internal medicine
Making Function Part of the Conversation: Clinician Perspectives on Measuring Functional Status in Primary Care.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Nurses' Perspectives on Lean Redesigns to Patient Flow and Inpatient Discharge Process Efficiency.
Global qualitative nursing research
Hospital-Community Partnerships to Aid Transitions for Older Adults: Applying the Care Transitions Framework.
Journal of nursing care quality
Current approaches to measuring functional status among older adults in VA primary care clinics.
Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS
The Turn Toward Value: An ethnography of efficiency and satisfaction in the American hospital
The Turn Toward Value: An ethnography of efficiency and satisfaction in the American hospital