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Lixin (Lee) Song, PhD, RN, FAAN

Vice Dean of Research and Scholarship

Professor

Dr. Song earned her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and completed postdoctoral training in chronic illness management at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Formerly a Professor with Tenure and holder of the Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Professorship at UNC, Dr. Song's research focuses on supportive care, family caregiving, health disparities, decision-making, and technology-based interventions for aging patients with chronic illnesses (e.g., solid tumors and ADRD) during their care transitions and their caregivers. Recognized for her expertise in family-based cancer research, she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. As a principal investigator (PI) or MPI, she has secured research grants from federal agencies, including the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Library of Medicine, and the Department of Defense, to conduct randomized clinical trials that test the efficacy and effectiveness of various interventions on improving the health outcomes among patients with cancer and ADRD and their caregivers.