Janine Overcash

“Assessing and managing unpleasant symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatment can positively impact the quality of life for people who are diagnosed with cancer. Addressing co-morbid conditions and many of the social and emotional concerns common to a diagnosis of cancer can help impact coping.”

Dr. Janine Overcash has dedicated part of her life’s work to designing and managing ambulatory multidisciplinary geriatric oncology programs. Her clinical practice and research continue to focus on cultivating and organizing a team of professionals to care for older cancer patients.

Within the College of Nursing, Dr. Overcash teaches courses on advanced health assessment and research methods and measures to engage in clinical activities that aim to improve health outcomes for older people diagnosed with cancer. This professor of clinical nursing also serves as co-director of the college’s Academy of Teaching Innovation, Excellence and Scholarship (TIES) and as editor-in-chief of the Oncology Nursing Forum, through which she plans to help upcoming oncology scholars disseminate research and build the scientific capacity of oncology nursing.

The New Smyrna Beach, Florida native earned her PhD in applied medical anthropology and her master’s in nursing from the University of South Florida, with her undergraduate degree in nursing coming from Florida State University.