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Dr. Kamp is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Washington, Seattle. She is the Director of the Gastrointestinal Health and Wellness Lab. She is passionate about improving care for patients with ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Kamp received her BSN from Calvin University and her PhD from Michigan State University. She completed three years of post-doctoral training and also obtained a Masters in Clinical and Translational Research Methods from the University of Washington.

Linda is a postdoctoral fellow in the Biology to Society T32 Program at the School of Nursing at the University of Washington, Seattle. She received her BSN from the University of Texas at Austin, and completed her MSN and PhD from the University of Washington. Linda has personal ties to the IBD community and loves to share her passion for IBD research with other students. Linda serves as the head research assistant of the Gastrointestinal Health and Wellness Lab.

Xiaoyu is a PhD student in the School of Nursing at the University of Washington, Seattle. He received his BSN from the University of Texas at Tyler and completed his master’s during PhD studies in UW. His research interest is focused on the sleep problems of adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Also, he is interested in sleep studies and passionate about improving the sleep quality of individuals with chronic conditions. Xiaoyu is one of the team members of the Gastrointestinal Health and Wellness Lab.

Tanvi is a freshman studying biology at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests lie in medicine and anatomy and physiology, primarily in the cellular and molecular biology of the cardiovascular and digestive systems. Alongside research, she is also passionate about improving patient care and wellness through professional team-based and self-intervention methods. Tanvi is a research assistant at the Gastrointestinal Health and Wellness Lab.

Dr. Caeli Malloy received her PhD in Nursing Science at Indiana University School of Nursing in 2024. Her dissertation work explored self-management behaviors and symptom clusters in adolescents and young adults with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Caeli is passionate about improving health-related quality of life and outcomes in young people with IBD. In her postdoctoral fellowship, Caeli has focused on investigating factors that contribute to sleep disturbance and related symptoms in this population, as well as patient and family preferences for symptom management. Her work will facilitate the development of a tailored symptom management intervention targeting poor sleep in adolescents and young adults with IBD. She is thrilled to collaborate with her colleagues on the GI-Well Team.