Department of Oncology

Dr. Graves received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She completed post-doctoral training at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Graves is an Assistant Professor of Oncology and in the Cancer Control Program. Dr. Graves recently began a project funded by the National Cancer Institute (K07 Career Development award) to investigate ways to inform people about genetic testing for small genetic changes related to cancer risk. She is also involved in research related to cancer survivorship in terms of expressive writing and Latina breast cancer survivors' quality of life.