Melissa Beauchemin, PhD

Dr. Melissa Beauchemin is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Columbia University School of Nursing and Scientific Lead of Cancer Care Delivery Research for Columbia’s Minority/Underserved NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP). A nurse scientist and nurse practitioner with more than 15 years of clinical experience, she develops patient-informed, evidence-based interventions to address structural and financial barriers to high-quality cancer care, including access to clinical trials. She serves as Vice-Chair for Cancer Care Delivery Research in the Children’s Oncology Group and co-chairs a national study of financial distress among caregivers of children with leukemia. Her work uses pragmatic, mixed-methods and implementation-science approaches to improve equitable cancer care delivery.