Basic Information

Name: Emily Glanton
Title: Research Fellow
Institution: University of Minnesota
Discipline: Medicine
Years of experience: 7

Research

Primary methodological research approach:

• Patient-centeredness
• Patient education
• Patient–provider relationship

Focus of research in communication and healthcare:

• Mixed methods
• Observational studies
• (Quasi-)experiential designs
• Systematic literature review

Description

Three keywords describing expertise and interest:

1. genetics
2. genetic counseling

Description of field of expertise, major interests, and consultation topics:

Emily Glanton is a licensed and certified genetic counselor and is the associate director of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) Data Management Coordinating Center at Harvard Medical School. She is also a current fellow in the Genetic Counseling Fellowship in ReSearch Training (GC-FIRST) at the University of Minnesota, with research focusing on genetic counseling processes, health communication patient experiences, and outcomes. Emily received her master’s of science in genetic counseling from Boston University School of Medicine and her bachelor’s of arts in Spanish from UCLA.

Brief biography: