Kathryn Post, CNP

Dr. Post is an Instructor at Harvard Medical School and an advanced practice nurse caring for patients with breast cancer. She is a nurse scientist in the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Cancer Outcomes Research & Education (CORE) Program. Dr. Post received her Ph.D. from the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship with the MGH CORE Program. Dr. Post was also awarded the Doctoral Scholarship in Cancer Nursing from the American Cancer Society for 2017-2019.

Dr. Post’s research interests center on improving the lives of cancer survivors through developing tailored, evidence-based survivorship interventions and programs. Dr. Post is currently the principal investigator and co-investigator on funded grants seeking to improve the lives of patients with cancer and their caregivers. She has presented her research findings on cancer survivorship at regional, national and international scientific meetings. Dr. Post has published peer-reviewed articles and co-authored an online book chapter. She serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for peer-reviewed journals such as BMJ Open, Cancer Nursing, the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, the Journal of Cancer Survivorship, and the Journal of Women’s Health.