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Christine Cleary Kimpel, PhD, RN
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Christine Cleary Kimpel is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Vanderbilt University. She attended Kent State University, earning her BSN and MA in philosophy, focusing on healthcare ethics. Several end-of-life patient experiences as a burn and palliative care nurse motivated her to complete a PhD in Nursing Science at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Dr. Kimpel's research centers around patient and family autonomy and equity for marginalized populations. After completing her pre-doctoral fellowship as a VA Quality Scholar, her current work explores associations of resilience and childhood experiences with advance care planning among affordable housing residents to build tailored interventions and implementation strategies.