Dr. Nelson’s initial research area focused on childhood traumatic stress. She completed her internship at a National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) site in Baltimore, Maryland. She then sought further training in pediatric pain management, completing a research-based post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. Natoshia Cunningham and Dr. Susmita Kashikar-Zuck at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in 2016. Since coming to Boston, Sarah has been able to continue building her research surrounding the intersection of chronic pain and child traumatic stress and, after the completion of her internally funded project, plans to pursue NIH grant funding. In her spare time, she enjoys running, traveling with her husband, and baking delicious treats.