About
Dr. Withycombe completed her Ph.D. in Nursing at the University of Arizona in Tucson in 2012. She moved from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia to join the faculty at Clemson University in August 2019. Research areas include physical activity, patient reported outcomes and patient/family education. Current research involves the use of metabolomics to explore relationships between oxidative stress, physical activity and patient symptoms in children receiving treatment for cancer. Her research related to physical activity seeks to utilize interventions in both an in-patient and community (pediatric oncology camp) setting. She strongly supports capturing the voice of children during cancer therapy and as such, has worked on multiple studies related to instrument development and validation for pediatric Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measures (specifically Pediatric PROMIS and Pediatric PRO-Common Terminology Criteria of Adverse Events). She currently serves as Chair of the Nursing Research committee within the Children’s Oncology Group which is the is the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to cancer research in children and adolescents.
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How their research is transforming health care
Dr. Withycombe is a symptom science researcher focused on improving the lives of children with cancer and other chronic diseases. Her research intertwines patient-reported symptoms, physical activity and metabolomics, primarily within children, adolescents and young adults with cancer. She has worked on research projects to develop and/or validate Pediatric Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measures to capture the voice of children regarding symptoms during cancer therapy. This has included work with the Pediatric PROMIS measures and the Pediatric PRO-Common Terminology Criteria of Adverse Events library (Pediatric PRO-CTCAE). Current studies use a metabolomic approach to explore relationships between physical activity and patient reported outcomes (symptoms) in children and adolescents with chronic illness.
Health Research Expertise Keywords
Faculty Scholar, Pediatric oncology, Physical activity, Metabolomics, Patient/family education, Patient reported outcomes, Pediatric oncology summer camps
