She is a Professor of Nursing, a Thesis Chair, and teaches in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Debra’s research interests align with the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) patient safety mandate for improved inter-professional communication. A Principle Investigator, she is working on several research projects, both quantitative and qualitative measuring self-efficacy, contrasting and combining results from studies related to LMS, as well as the experiences of cancer survivorship. Debra is a leiomyosarcoma survivor.