Gretchen Holmes, PhD is an experienced Graduate Medical Education professional and researcher, having published in top journals including Health Communication, Psycho-Oncology, and Injury Epidemiology. Her published research includes work in obesity management, rapport, provider-patient communication, health literacy, decision-making, and rural cancer health disparities. She has taught Behavior Change Theory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has served as a national-level patient advocate for the National Cancer Institute since 2002 and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Patient Experience. She was named one of the Top 100 Successful Women to Know in 2022 by Gulf Coast Magazine. A three-time cancer survivor, Dr. Holmes is a motivational and keynote speaker and is the host of the podcast, "The Work in Between," that focuses on the daily behaviors and actions necessary to achieve our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health goals.Dr. Holmes holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Communication from New York University and a PhD in Health Communication with a Graduate Certificate in Medical Behavioral Science from the University of Kentucky.