Rachel Walker, PhD, RN
UMass Amherst
Conceptual Interests
- Cancer survivorship
- Biomarkers, biometrics, & objective correlates of cancer-related fatigue
- Self-management
- Physical activity & sedentarism
- Environmental gerontology & aging-in-place
- Dignity & cancer-related health disparities
Population Interests
- Adult cancer survivors
- Community-dwelling older adults
- Poor, vulnerable, & medically-underserved populations
- Rural health
- Global health
Methodological Interests
- Wearable Sensors & Personalized health monitoring
- Pragmatic/ “n-of-1” trials
- Biobehavioral-environmental interventions
- CBPR & Qualitative Methods
- Eyetracking & Computational Eyeglasses
- Design Thinking
- Instrumentation & Psychometrics