Dr. Clara Granda-Cameron is an Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing. She serves as co-lead for the Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education's Interprofessional Palliative Care program. Dr. Granda-Cameron’s experience in cancer care and palliative care is extensive; she has worked for over 30 years in the United States and Colombia as an Oncology Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Granda-Cameron’s interest in palliative care and cancer care focused on symptom management of patients with cancer cachexia. She implemented the Cancer Appetite and Rehabilitation Clinic at the Abramson Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital. Dr. Granda-Cameron career transitioned from clinical practice to academia since 2016 when she joined JCN as full-time faculty educating undergraduate and graduate nursing students. Dr. Granda-Cameron is an early investigator, recently awarded a NIH Diversity Supplement grant to reduce cancer care disparities. Her field of research focuses on improving cancer care in minority populations. Her work includes numerous peer-reviewed publications, public speaking at the national and international level, and an international consultant role in the Latin American Association of Palliative Care.