Rate My Professor Elizabeth Anderson

Elizabeth Anderson is an Assistant Professor in Health Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia's Sinclair School of Nursing, holding the credentials PhD, RN, CLT. She earned her PhD in Nursing from the University of Missouri in May 2021, a Master's degree in Nurse Education from Gonzaga University in May 2010, and a Baccalaureate in Nursing from Creighton University in December 1992. With more than 29 years of experience as a cancer nurse in the U.S. Army, including positions such as Head Nurse in the Hematology/Oncology Clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center from November 1996 to August 1998 and Chemotherapy Infusion Nurse at The Bond Clinic from October 1998 to June 2000, she brings extensive clinical expertise to her academic role. Anderson joined the Sinclair School of Nursing as Assistant Professor in August 2022, following her tenure as Instructor at the University of Texas Health San Antonio from August 2010 to May 2017, and various fellowships at the University of Missouri, including T32 Health Behavior Science Fellow from August 2018 to May 2021 and Sinclair Fellow from August 2017 to July 2018.

Dr. Anderson's research program centers on breast cancer survivorship and late-treatment side effects, encompassing lymphedema risk, cognitive challenges, fatigue, psychosocial needs, self-management challenges, and interventions to enhance long-term quality of life. She has secured significant recognition, including the Doolin Nursing Research Fellow award for 2025-2026, Learning and Expanding Abilities for Professoriate (LEAP) Fellow from 2024-2026, Midwest Nursing Research Society Self-Care Research Implementation & Interest Group Early Career Research Award for 2026 and Dissertation Award for 2022, American Lymphedema Framework Project Postdoctoral Fellow from 2021-2022, and the Order of Military Medical Merit in 2019, alongside multiple U.S. Army commendations. As principal investigator on an NIH National Cancer Institute R03 grant titled "Surviving Breast Cancer: An exploration of breast cancer diagnosis, reported lymphedema symptoms, and lifestyle status in the Nurses’ Health Study Survey" from September 2024 to August 2026, and co-investigator on projects such as the Tri-Service Nursing Research Program grant from 2026-2028, her contributions advance survivorship care. Notable publications include "Older and Black Breast Cancer Survivors at Higher Risk for Negative Respiratory Outcomes Following COVID-19 Infection" (2025, Western Journal of Nursing Research), "Development of a core outcome set for breast cancer-related lymphedema: A Delphi study" (2024, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment), "Complete decongestive therapy phase 1: An expert consensus document" (2024, Medical Oncology), and chapters in "Principles and Practice of Lymphedema Surgery" (2020). Her work fosters international collaborations through the American Lymphedema Framework Project and informs clinical practices via surveys of lymphedema therapists.