Nicole L. Stout

Dr. Nicole L. Stout is a research assistant professor in the School of Medicine, Department of Hematology/Oncology at West Virginia University Cancer Institute and with the School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Leadership. She also serves as the associate director of the WVU Cancer Institute’s Survivorship Program, where she coordinates the survivorship research agenda and supportive care infrastructure development between the cancer center and community. Dr. Stout’s research focuses on the implementation of prospective, risk-stratified functional assessment and symptom management strategies in cancer care delivery and on studying community outreach and engagement strategies with rural primary care providers to enable community-based survivorship care. Dr. Stout is the co-chair of the Alliance Clinical Trials Network Rural Health Working Group and a steering committee member with the Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance, and she serves on the board of directors for the West Virginia Oncology Society.

Dr. Stout is an internationally recognized expert and leader in the field of cancer rehabilitation and survivorship care. Her work and research have been foundational to developing the prospective surveillance model for morbidity management in cancer care. She has given over 300 lectures nationally and internationally, has authored and coauthored over 90 peer-review and invited publications and several book chapters, and is the coauthor of the book 100 Questions and Answers about Lymphedema. She has led expert consensus initiatives through the American Cancer Society, the World Health Organization, and the National Institutes of Health and has served as a content expert in cancer survivorship and rehabilitation for media outlets across the US.

She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, a Masters of Physical Therapy degree from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and her Doctor of Physical Therapy from MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, Massachusetts. She also has a postgraduate certificate in Health Policy from the George Washington University School of Public Health.