Share Heather Greenlee, ND, PhD

Additional Appointments 

Past President 
 Society for Integrative Oncology

Education

Columbia University, 2008, PhD (Epidemiology)
University of Washington, 2003, MPH (Epidemiology)
Bastyr University, 2001, ND (Naturopathic Medicine)
University of Washington, 1994, BA (Medical Anthropology)

Research Focus

• Obesity and cancer
• Lifestyle interventions (diet, physical activity, weight management) for cancer prevention and control
• Use of integrative therapies (acupuncture, mind-body modalities, dietary supplements) for improving symptoms, side effects and quality of life among cancer survivors
• Developing clinical practice guidelines on the use of integrative therapies during and after cancer treatment

Clinical Expertise

• Integrative Oncology
• Naturopathic Medicine
• Cancer Survivorship

Current Projects

Cook For Your Life!: Maintaining diet and physical activity changes among Latina breast cancer survivors
Sponsor: NIH/National Cancer Institute
Grant Type: R01 CA214057
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Period: 2015-2020
Goal: To test the effects of in-person and e-communication (e.g., text, email) interventions on improving diet and physical activity among Latina breast cancer survivors.

Predictors of cardiovascular disease among breast cancer survivors in an integrated health system
Sponsor: NIH/National Cancer Institute
Grant Type: R01 CA214057
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding Period: 2017-2021
Goal: To examine overall cardiovascular disease events in two matched cohorts with and without breast cancer history and test whether breast cancer treatment received and/or medication adherence mediates this relationship.