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I am a doctoral student enrolled in the PhD program at Virginia Commonwealth University, which has a biobehavioral research focus. The focus of my research is body image in women with gynecologic cancer. I recieved my bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Virginia and my master’s degree in nursing, with a concentration as a women’s health nurse pracititioner from Virginia Commonwealth University. I previously worked as a nurse at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, on the inpatient oncology unit, a part of Massey Cancer Center. Currently, I volunteer as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at a clinic that provides healthcare to the uninsured in and around the Richmond, VA area. I serve on the local board of the Oncology Nursing Society, as Historian, and on the local board of the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners, as Public Relations Chair.