Michelle Mollica, Ph.D., MPH, RN, OCN, FAAN
Associate Professor
Nursing
Cancer Focus
My research focuses on assessing and improving care and outcomes for cancer survivors and their caregivers.
Research Program
Research Interest
I focus on the intersection of cancer survivorship and healthcare delivery, including models of survivorship and palliative care, integration of oncology and primary care clinicians, and transitions in care.
Positions and Scientific Appointments
2025-Present: Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
2025-Present: Director of Survivorship Care and Delivery, Survivorship and Cancer Outcomes Research (SCOR), Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, SC
2023-2025: Co-Chair, White House Cancer Cabinet Task Force: Supporting Patients and Caregivers Cancer Survivorship Working Group
2023-2025: NCI Chair, Primary Care Engaged Research for Cancer Survivors (PERCS) Initiative, Steering Committee for consortium of funded grants through RFA-CA-23-025
2022-2025: Deputy Director, National Cancer Institute Office of Cancer Survivorship, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
2019-2025: NCI lead, Trans-NIH Transitions from Pediatric to Adult Care, National Institutes of Health
2017-2025: Program Director, National Cancer Institute, Healthcare Delivery Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
2014-2017: Cancer Prevention Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
2015-2016: Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellow, National Cancer Institute
2013-2014: Clinical Research Ethics Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina
2010-2015: Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY
2010-2011: Nurse Intern Program Coordinator, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
Education
MPH
June 2015
Community Health and Health Behavior
University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
PhD
August 2014
Nursing Science
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
MS
December 2009
Nursing Education
Daemen College, Amherst, NY
BS
May 2003
Nursing
Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY
BS
December 2000
Biology
Canisius College, Buffalo, NY