Cheryl Bourguignon
Cheryl Bourguignon, PhD, RN, Associate
Professor of Nursing, is a CSCAT faculty member and the statistician
for CSCAT predoctoral trainees and postdoctoral fellows, as well
as junior faculty members. Her clinical expertise is in the care and
management of persons with chronic illness, particularly rheumatoid
arthritis, osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia. Dr Bourguignon's PhD
degree is in statistics; she is a master teacher of statistical content
and teaches the statistical sequence (Stats I, II, and III). She
has served as the statistician in numerous clinical research studies
both at UVA and prior to coming to UVA. Dr. Bourguignon's research
focuses on intervention studies using complementary practices for the
relief of symptoms (pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and
depression/depressed mood) and inflammation in women with rheumatologic
diseases. She has conducted pilot studies investigating the influence
of ovarian hormones on symptoms and disease activity in women with RA.
She has extensive experience mentoring graduate students and junior
faculty members in research design and statistical analysis. Cheryl
completed a one year postdoctoral fellowship at UCSF prior to coming to
UVA and was a postdoctoral fellow in the CSCAT for two years.
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