Shannon Phillips

Shannon Phillips is an Associate Professor at the College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina. Her work focuses on symptom self-management and sickle cell disease, with a particular emphasis on technology-based interventions for pediatric and young adult patients. She has received prestigious awards including the KL2 Career Development Award and the NINR K23 Career Development Award.

• Education: BSN from University of North Florida, PhD from Medical University of South Carolina
• Key Research Areas: Pediatric chronic care, healthcare access disparities, mHealth applications, qualitative methods in nursing research

Her recent publications explore topics such as:

• Barriers to stroke risk screening in SCD
• Feasibility of mobile health interventions
• Opioid decision-making in pain management
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on SCD care

She also holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and has conducted quality improvement projects in primary care settings.