Dr. Armstrong obtained her master's in oncology from The Ohio State University and her Ph.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center. She has worked iin the field of neuro-oncology since 1992, and has held faculty positions at Emory University, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing, where she held the school’s prestigious Dunn Distinguished Professorship in Oncology Nursing. She has maintained a clinical practice in neuro-oncology as well as research faculty positions with a focus on clinical outcomes assessment and exploring clinical and biologic predictors of toxicity and symptoms. She has received numerous research grants from philanthropy, professional associations, and was awarded an NIH R01 grant developing prediction models of toxicity. She has published 100 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and over 15 book chapters on the care of patients with central nervous system tumors in addition to presenting on a regional, national and international level. She is currently Vice President of the Society for Neuro-Oncology and Quality of Life representative and chair on several studies in cooperative groups including Alliance Oncology and the NRG Oncology Research Group. 

Cancer Biology, Clinical Research, Genetics and Genomics, Health Disparities, Social and Behavioral Sciences