FACULTY & STAFF
PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
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Melissa Palmer LCSW, ACHP-SW, APHSW-C, JD
MSPC Director
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Email:[email protected]
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Heather Coats PhD, MS, APRN-BC
Associate Professor
Director of Inquiry |
Email:[email protected]
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Maurice (Scotty) Scott MD, FAAHPM
Associate Professor
Physician Lead |
Email:[email protected]
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Kelly Arora PhD
Assistant Professor
Capstone Director |
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Katherine Morrison MD
Associate Professor
CHPM Co-Director |
Email:[email protected]
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ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
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Bailee Bannon Murray MA
Palliative Care Education Programs Manager
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Email:[email protected]
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Rachael Durham MSW, LSW
Palliative Care Education Programs Coordinator
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Email:[email protected]
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Karen Esrick Percival
CHPM Program Coordinator
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Email:[email protected]
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ALLIED HEALTH FACULTY
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Kelly Arora PhD
Assistant Professor
Capstone Director |
Email:[email protected]
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Anne Dondapati Allen MA, MDiv, PhD, HEC-C
Clinical Instructor
Ethics |
Email:[email protected]
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Elissa Kolva PhD
Assistant Professor
Psychology |
Email:[email protected]
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Jana Miner MDiv., BCC |
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Melissa Palmer LCSW, ACHP-SW, APHSW-C, JD
MSPC Director
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Email:[email protected]
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Laurel Tropeano
Clinical Instructor
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Dr Dixon-Anderson is board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She completed her Emergency Medicine residency at William Beaumont Hospital and practiced as an Emergency Medicine physician in large academic centers to critical access hospitals until 2021 when she began her Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at Kansas University in Kansas City, KS. Dr Dixon-Anderson also completed an MBA Magna Cum Laude at the University of Colorado and is currently enrolled in the Masters in Public Health program. She is passionate about teaching primary palliative care principles to Emergency Medicine providers, patient care, and medical education. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, hiking, travel, and spending time with her family and friends.
COMMUNICATION FACULTY
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Hareklia (Harri) Brackett CNS
Assistant Professor
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Email:[email protected]
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Melissa Palmer LCSW, ACHP-SW, APHSW-C, JD
MSPC Director
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Email:[email protected]
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Jennifer Seibert MD
Assistant Professor-Clinical
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Email:[email protected]
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CHPM FACULTY
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Sarah Fulghum
Asst Professor-Clinical
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Email:[email protected]
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Katherine Morrison MD
Associate Professor
CHPM Co-Director |
Email:[email protected]
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Maurice (Scotty) Scott MD, FAAHPM
Associate Professor
Physician Lead |
Email:[email protected]
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Lauren Treat
Asst Professor
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David Wensel
Clinical Instructor
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Faculty Affiliations
Medicine
- Ashley Dixon Anderson MD
- Stacy Fischer, MD
- Cari Levy, MD, PhD
- Meret Marangola, DO
- Dan Matlock, MD
- Colleen McIlvennan, MD
- Nellie O'Connor, MD
- Maurice (Scotty) Scott, MD
- Jen Seibert, MD
- Christina Vaughan, MD
- Jeanie Youngwerth, MD
Nursing
- Stacy Anderson, DNP
- Harri Brackett, RN, MS, ACHPN
- Heather Coats, PhD, MS, APRN-BC
- Ami De Rama, DNP
Physician Assistant
- Amber Maniates, PA-C
Social Work
- Melissa C Palmer, JD LCSW ACHP-SW APHSW-C
Spiritual Care
- Kelly Arora, PhD
- Jana Miner, MDiv
Psychology
- Elissa Kolva, PhD
Ethics
- Anne Dondapati Allen, PhD, MDiv
Librarian
- Kristen DeSanto, MSLS, MS, RD, AHIP
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Partners
The CU Anschutz Medical Campus houses a network of collaborative faculty and staff who are housed in one or more schools, colleges, or facilities. Below is a list of our closest university partners.
- College of Nursing
- Center for Advancing Professional Excellence (CAPE)
- Distance Degrees and Programs
- Graduate School
- School of Medicine
- School of Pharmacy
External Affiliations
Our program faculty are members of a vast network of health professionals. Below is a list of networks and organizations in which our faculty belong. Our program is often represented at the conferences and other organized events hosted by these organizations.
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)
- American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
- American Pharmacist Association (APhA)
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- Association of Death Education Counseling (ADEC)
- Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA)
- Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
- Colorado Academy of Family Physicians
- Health Care Chaplaincy Network
- Home Care Association of Colorado
- Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)
- Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network
- The Society for Post-Acute and Long Term Care Medicine