Hometown
Chicago, IL and Hartford, MI

College
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL: Behavioral Science A.B. 1984
Rush University, Chicago, IL: Cum Laude in Nursing B.S. 1986

Graduate School
University of California, San Francisco, CA: Gerontological Nursing M.S.N. 1989
University of California, San Francisco, CA: Nursing Ph.D. 1994

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
1994

Areas of Expertise
Cancer in Older Adults
Symptom Management
Gero-oncology
Interdisciplinary Research and Care

Society Memberships
American Academy of Nursing
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Gerontological Society of America
Oncology Nursing Society
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
Society of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Nurses

Honors and Awards
Pfizer Visiting Professor in Clear Health Communication at Illinois State University,
Normal, IL 2005
Sigma Theta Tau International Marie Hippensteel Lingeman Founders Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice 2005
Distinguished Alumni Award, Rush University College of Nursing 2005
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing 2004
Fellow, Gerontological Society of America 2004
Barbara Lowery Doctoral Student Organization Faculty Award 2004

Publications
Kagan, S.H., Clarke, S.P., and Happ, M.B. (2005). Head and Neck Cancer Patient and Family Member Interest In and Use of Email Communicate with Clinicians. Head and Neck, 11, 976-9681.

Kagan, S.H., Baum, E.D., Best, I., and Chalian, A.A. (2005). Non-Surgical Management of Wood Complications in Head and Neck Surgery:  An Algorithm for Local Care. ORL - Head and Neck Nursing (3) 13-19. (2006 Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Nurses Literary Award Winner).

Kagan, S.H., Clarke, S.P., and Happ, M.B. (2005). Surgeons and Nurses Use of E-mail Communication with Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Head and Neck 27 (2), 108-113

Kagan, S. H. and Garrett, M. L. (in press). Geriatric Considerations in Radiation Therapy Nursing. Radiation Therapy: A Guide to Patient Care 1 st Edition . M. Haas, W. Hogle, G. Moore-Higgs, and T. Gosselin Acomb, Eds. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Chalian, A. A. and Kagan, S. H. (2006). Pathways and Guidelines in Head and Neck Surgery. Head and Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology, 4th Edition . B. J. Bailey and J. T. Johnson, Eds. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins.

Kagan, S. H. and Krishna, B. (in press). Nursing Considerations in Head and Neck Cancer. Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery . C d'Souza, Editor-in-Chief. India: Orient Longman Pvt. Ltd.

Happ, M. B., Roesch, T., Kagan, S. H., Garrett, K. L., and Farkas, N. (in press). Aging and the Use of Electronic Speech Generating Devices in the Hospital Setting. New Research on Nonverbal Communication . Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Kagan, S. H. (2006). The Older Adult with Head and Neck Cancer. An Evidence Based Approach to the Treatment and Care of the Older Adult with Cancer ; D. Cope and A. Reb, Eds. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society Publishing Division.

Kagan, S. H. and Sweeney Cordes, E. (2005). Head and Neck Cancer. Nutritional Issues in Cancer Care (pp103-116); V. Kogut and S. Luthringer, Eds. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society Publishing Division.  Book received 2006 Clarion Award in the Custom Publications -- Nonfiction, Technical category, sponsored by the Association for Women in Communications.

Books
Kagan, S.H., (in external review; scheduled for 2008). Blessings and Battles:  Cancer in the Context of Lives Mostly Lived.  Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Kagan, S.H. (1997). Older Adults Coping with Cancer: Integrating Cancer Into A Life Mostly Lived. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc.