Easton N Wollney, Ph.D.

I am a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics, Division of Implementation Science and Health Interventions, at the University of Florida College of Medicine. I also serve as the Assistant Director for Evaluation in the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement at the UF Health Cancer Center and as the evaluation lead for OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Consortium.

My research primarily centers around 1) delivering person and family-centered care in clinical settings through communication and relationship-building; and 2) understanding and addressing the psychosocial needs of individuals living with chronic illnesses and their caregivers, as well as exploring how caregivers can best be supported in their role. As an implementation scientists, I focus on building and evaluating communication-based interventions using mixed methods designs to help clinicians, persons living with chronic illnesses, and families develop and foster communication skills that can contribute to improved health outcomes and adaptive coping/family functioning. My research is informed by interpersonal and mass communication theories and frameworks, social ecological models, implementation science frameworks, and a life span perspective in order to contextualize the unique needs of individuals based on their life stage.

In addition to mixed-methods research, I am a trained qualitative researcher and data analyst and utilize several different qualitative methodologies.

• Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
• Caregiver Support
• Health Communication
• Implementation Science
• Patient and family-centered care
• Psycho-Oncology
• Psychosocial and behavioral health interventions
• Qualitative Research
• Survivorship