about me
Kendra Kamp, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. She received her PhD from Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and undergraduate nursing degree from Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI. After a hands-on research experience providing educational home visits to women of childbearing age, Kendra saw how research had the potential to transform lives and impact policy. While at Michigan State University, Kendra had the privilege of working as a graduate assistant for Trifecta, a collaboration between the colleges of Nursing, Communication Arts and Sciences, and Engineering. This assistantship allowed Kendra the opportunity to work on a variety of research projects and gain valuable research experience. After completing her PhD, Kendra moved to Seattle, Washington to obtain additional training at the University of Washington. She completed a 1-year post-doctoral fellowship on the Aging and Informatics T32 Training Grant at the School of Nursing. She also trained on a T32 Training Grant in the Division of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine and graduated with a Master's of Science in Clinical and Translational Research Methods.
Kendra is a member of American Gastroenterology Association, Sigma Theta Tau International, and the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Research. She was a co-chair of the Emerging Scholars Network executive committee. The Emerging Scholars Network provides support to students, post-docs, and early career faculty members within the Midwest Nursing Research Society.
Kendra’s passion is to improve the lives of individuals with gastrointestinal diseases such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. Her dissertation examined the relationship between social support and self-management behaviors of medication adherence and diet modification finding that informational social support was associated with increased medication adherence. Kendra is expanding her program of research to develop interventions aimed at improving self-management of individuals living with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Faculty webpage: https://nursing.uw.edu/person/kendra-kamp/
Kendra is a member of American Gastroenterology Association, Sigma Theta Tau International, and the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Research. She was a co-chair of the Emerging Scholars Network executive committee. The Emerging Scholars Network provides support to students, post-docs, and early career faculty members within the Midwest Nursing Research Society.
Kendra’s passion is to improve the lives of individuals with gastrointestinal diseases such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. Her dissertation examined the relationship between social support and self-management behaviors of medication adherence and diet modification finding that informational social support was associated with increased medication adherence. Kendra is expanding her program of research to develop interventions aimed at improving self-management of individuals living with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Faculty webpage: https://nursing.uw.edu/person/kendra-kamp/