Scholar Profile

Becky Hoover, Hillman Scholar from Morehead City, North Carolina, earned her BSN from UNC in 2019 and is part of the 6th cohort. She received funding from the T32 management of chronic disease at UNC SON. Becky successfully defended her dissertation proposal in March 2022, and is looking towards graduation. Becky continues to work as a bedside nurse in adult hematology/oncology, a role she's held since 2019. With prior degrees in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, she combines her science background with her passion for cancer survivors. Her research focuses on improving post-treatment transitions and promoting exercise to mitigate late cancer-related effects in the adolescent and young adult cancer population. Becky Hoover is also funded by an individual F31 from the National Institute of Health and the Oncology Nursing Foundation as she continues her oncology research for her PhD. When she has free time, she likes to be outside, traveling to new places or spending time with her kids, significant other, and family. Fun fact: She has a special gift for finding four-leaf clovers!