Claire Han (한 정연)

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First Name

Claire

Last Name

Han

Credentials

PhD, DNP, APRN-CNP

Assistant Professor

han.1985@osu.edu

Jungyoun.Han@osumc.edu

614-247-5815

she/her/hers

Address

354 Newton Hall

Address (Line 2)

295 W. 10th Ave.

City

Columbus

State

Zip Code

43210

Research Interests:

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, specifically Colorectal Cancer Survivors
Sociobiological mechanisms of symptom toxicity in GI cancers –
1. focusing on microbiome-brain-gut interactions, GI and psychoneurological symptoms in long-term cancer survivors, including multi-omics (genetics, microbiomes, metabolomics).
2. Roles of race and SDOH on inflammatory fecal microbiota and symptom disparities.
3. Lifestyle behavioral interventions to manage long-term and late symptom toxicities for racial and ethnic minority population.
Hospice and Palliative care for vulnerable cancer populations (Gero-oncology, Racial and ethnic minority cancer survivors) at home and in the community settings.
Methods: Big data analysis, machine learning, AI-based approach, Quantitative Research methodology.

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Chapters

Han, C.J. & Heitkemper, M.M. (2017). Chapter 17. Sleep and Gastrointestinal Disorders. Handbook of Sleep Disorders in Medical Conditions.
Steele, S., Han, C.J., Heitkemper, M.M. (2015). Chapter 15. Motility disorder, Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Continence Management. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. ISBN- 10: 1451194412. Philadelphia, USA.
Drossman, D.A., et al. (2014). Rome III: The Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. Chapter 5: Age, Gender and Women’s Health and the Patient. Degnon Associates. (Contribute to edition and revision of the book chapter 5).

Publications

Han, C. J., Reding K, Syrjala, K.L. (2022). Symptom experience and correlation with fecal microbiota in colorectal cancer survivors. Sigma Foundation of Nursing Journal.
Vasbinder, A., Reding, K. W., Wang, D., Han, C. J., Zaslavsky, O., Langford, D., Cespedes Feliciano, E. M., Barrington, W. E., & Paskett, E. D. (2022). Postdiagnosis physical activity: association with long-term fatigue and sleep disturbance in older adult breast cancer survivors. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 24(4), 381–391.
Han, C. J., Reding, K., Cooper, B. A., Paul, S. M., Conley, Y. P., Hammer, M., ... & Miaskowski, C. (2021). Symptom clusters in patients with gastrointestinal cancers using different dimensions of the symptom experience. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 58 (2), 224-234.
Han, C. J., Reding, K., Cooper, B. A., Paul, S. M., Conley, Y. P., Hammer, M., ... & Miaskowski, C. (2020). Stability of symptom clusters in patients with gastrointestinal cancers receiving chemotherapy. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 58(6), 989–1001.e10.
Han, C.J., Yang, G.S., & Syrjala, K.L. (2020). Symptom experiences in colorectal cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Nursing, 43(3), E132–E158.
Han, C.J., Syrjala, K.L., et al., (2020). ColoCare study: Determinants of cancer distress in CRC patients after 1-year post-surgery. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 14(3), 305–315.
Kamp, K. J., Han, CJ., Shulman, R., Cain, K., Barney, P., Opp, M. R., Chang, L., Burr, R., Heitkemper, M. M. (2020). Cytokine levels and symptoms among women with irritable bowel syndrome: considering the role of hormonal contraceptive use. Biological Research for Nursing, 23(2), 171–179.
Demiris G, Ganz FD, Han C.J., Pike K, Oliver DP, Washington K. Design and Preliminary Testing of the Caregiver-Centered Communication Questionnaire (CCCQ). J Palliat Care. 2020;35(3):154-160
Han, C. J., Korde, L. A., Reding, S., Allott, K., Van Doren, M., Schwarz, Y., ... & Reding, K. W. (2018). Investigation of a lifestyle intervention in women at high risk of breast cancer. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 40(7), 976-996.
Han, C. J., Lee, Y. J., & Demiris, G. Interventions using social media for cancer symptom prevention and management: a systematic review. Cancer Nurs. 2018;41(6):E19-E31.
Han, C.J., Kohen, R., Hietkemper, M.M., Jarrett, M.E., & Cain, K.C. (2016). Association of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism with symptom improvement following a cognitively focused intervention for irritable bowel syndrome. Nursing Research, 66 (2): 75-84.

Recent Research Activities: Currently, Dr. Han is a nursing professor at Ohio State University. Her research aims to understand the biological mechanisms (multi-omic approaches: microbiomes, metabololmics) of Brain-Gut symptom toxicities as long-term effects of cancer treatments in gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, specifically for colorectal cancer survivors. Her research is also addressing the link of structural racism (race along with social determinants of health [SDOH]) with GI and psychoneurological symptom clusters in racial and ethnic minority cancer survivors. Her second project is to develop patient-driven interventions to improve fecal microbiome, gut dysbiosis and Brain-Gut symptom toxicities in her research populations. She has been a co-investigator or research project manager of PI’s R01 studies in the past, and has also received multiple grants, including NCI T32, NLM T15 training grants, an HRSA grant for supporting her older adults with cancer and caregiver research at Adult Family Home (AFH), and two times of Sigma Theta Tau International Grants, Magnuson Scholar Award.

Degree Certifications

Post-doctoral fellowship (NCI T32, NLM T15) University of Washington, College of Medicine & Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
PhD in Nursing Science from University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, WA
DNP (Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner) from University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, WA
Master of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (Summa Cum Laude)

Professional Activities

16 years of clinical nursing experiences (oncology nursing, intensive care unit, Geriatric medicine).
3 years of doctorate nurse practitioner (Palliative and hospice, geriatric and oncology primary care area, cancer survivorship).
10 years of teaching and mentoring experiences at the graduate and undergraduate levels (Advanced nursing research methods, DNP capstone projects, EBP, geriatric nursing, cancer survivorship research seminars)

News

September 26, 2025

Punches and team awarded $5.1 million NIH/NINDS grant to study pain trajectories in emergency department patients

Four-year study to develop predictive models for personalized pain care

September 23, 2025

College of Nursing awarded five-year continuation of NIH T32 training program

College to accept candidates for January 2026 and August 2026 cohorts

The Ohio State University College of Nursing has received a $1.8 million, five-year continuation of its Training in the Science of Health Development (TSHD) program.