Faculty Candidate Presentation: Megan Hebdon, PhD, DNP, RN, FNP-C

Faculty Candidate Presentation: 

Megan Hebdon, PhD, DNP, RN, FNP-C Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

January 21, 2021

1 p.m. Via Zoom Link 

Stress and Emotional Regulation in Millennial Caregivers

Dr. Hebdon received her DNP from Purdue University and PhD from the University of Arizona College of Nursing.  She is currently a postdoctoral T32 Fellow in the College of Nursing, University of Utah. Dr. Hebdon research includes cancer survivorship, post-adoption depression, bias in advanced heart failure therapy allocation, caregivers of Latinas with breast cancer, and hospice caregivers. She has worked in long-term care, oncology, home health, and primary care as a family nurse practitioner.

Her program of research focuses on millennial caregivers and challenges for working caregivers. As a caregiver herself, she recognizes the importance of accessible interventions to support caregiver mental and physical well-being and health policy that supports the needs of working caregivers.

She is currently leading development and testing of a mHealth stress and emotional regulation intervention for millennial caregivers of individuals diagnosed with cancer. She is also developing national research partnerships to address issues related to employed caregivers.

Virtual Zoom will be available for this event. Link will be active on the day of the presentation.

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