Maria Cho

Maria Cho, PhD, RN, FNP-BC is a Professor in the Department of Nursing at California State University, East Bay. Her expertise focuses on oncology nursing, symptom management, and exercise interventions for cancer patients. She holds advanced certifications as a Family Nurse Practitioner and has conducted extensive research on sleep disturbances, fatigue, and nutritional outcomes in oncology populations.

Dr. Cho’s work emphasizes improving quality of life for cancer survivors through evidence-based interventions. Her research spans clinical trials evaluating treatments for oral mucositis, interdisciplinary symptom cluster analysis, and the psychosocial impacts of cancer therapies on both patients and caregivers. Her contributions have advanced understanding of exercise physiology applications in oncology rehabilitation and bioimpedance analysis post-treatment.

Key areas of investigation include:

• Effectiveness of exercise programs in mitigating cancer-related fatigue
• Longitudinal evaluation of radiation/chemotherapy side effects
• Latent class analysis of symptom clusters in biotherapy patients
• Caregiver burden and sleep disruption in oncology contexts
• Functional status metrics for breast cancer survivors

Her research portfolio demonstrates a commitment to translational science bridging clinical practice and patient-centered outcomes. Dr. Cho’s studies have informed multimodal care strategies addressing both physical and psychosocial dimensions of cancer treatment.