Mi-Kyung Song, PhD, RN, FAAN
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Mi-Kyung Song PhD, RN, FAAN, is a professor in the Office of Academic Advancement and Director of the Center for Nursing Excellence in Palliative Care at Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. She is is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Before joining Emory, Dr. Song was a faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Song's area of expertise is in palliative and end-of-life care, particularly end-of-life communication, treatment decision making, and surrogate decision making; symptoms; intervention development and testing; clinical trials. Her clinical background includes critical care and cardiovascular nursing. She has taught nursing ethics at all levels, including a doctoral seminar, Ethics and Law in Healthcare and Research, instrumentation and measurement, theory-based intervention development and testing.
Dr. Song received her PhD in Nursing focused in end-of-life and palliative care from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a minor in biostatistics.
Dr. Song's research is focused on improving end-of-life and palliative care for patients with serious multiple chronic illnesses (e.g., patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and post-lung transplant recipients with chronic rejection) and their family members. Specifically, her research areas of interest are end-of-life communication, treatment decision making, surrogate decision making, integration of palliative care, and bioethics. Her methodological areas of interest include intervention development and testing, treatment fidelity, clinical trials, and mixed methods in intervention program of research.
Title/Journal | Authors | Publication Date |
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Psycho-oncology |
ZM Nakamura, AM Deal, JM Yopp, AC Wardell, M Manning, P Pak, A Cassidy, LC Hanson, A Jung, MK Song, CG Valle, C Walker, H Won, EM Park, DL Rosenstein | 01/01/2025 |
Sexual Satisfaction and Associated Factors Among Older Cancer Survivors. Research in nursing & health |
H Lee, MK Higgins, MK Song | 12/05/2024 |
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine |
RA Butler, JB Seaman, K Felman, W Stonehouse, R San Pedro, JQ Morse, CH Chang, T Lincoln, CF Reynolds, S Landefeld, MB Happ, MK Song, DC Angus, RM Arnold, DB White | 11/25/2024 |
Use of the Strong Black Woman Construct in Research: An Integrative Review. ANS. Advances in nursing science |
CJ Henry, MK Song | 07/01/2024 |
Pandemic Effects on Stability of End-of-Life Preferences and Patient-Surrogate Dyad Congruence. Journal of pain and symptom management |
MK Song, S Paul, J Pelkmans, SE Ward | 06/01/2024 |
Measures of Patient and Surrogate Preparedness for End-of-Life Decision-Making. Journal of pain and symptom management |
MK Song, MK Higgins, SE Ward, H Lee, N Noorani, MB Happ | 05/01/2024 |
State of the science of sexual health among older cancer survivors: an integrative review. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice |
H Lee, MK Song | 02/13/2024 |
JAMA network open |
MK Song, A Manatunga, L Plantinga, M Metzger, AV Kshirsagar, J Lea, EM Abdel-Rahman, M Jhamb, E Wu, J Englert, SE Ward | 01/02/2024 |
Journal of midwifery & women's health |
CJ Henry, U Kelly, AL Dunlop, S Paul, RD Chandler, L Christiansen-Lindquist, MK Song | 01/01/2024 |
Place of Death for Young Adults With Chronic Illness. Nursing research |
CM Gustafson, M Higgins, KA Wood, MK Song | 11/01/2023 |
Innovation in aging |
MK Song, S Paul, MB Happ, J Lea, JL Pirkle, L Turberville-Trujillo | 01/01/2023 |
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer |
EM Park, AM Deal, HM Heiling, A Jung, JM Yopp, SM Bowers, LC Hanson, MK Song, CG Valle, B Yi, A Cassidy, H Won, DL Rosenstein | 10/01/2022 |
Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Parenting Concerns Questionnaire-Advanced Disease. The American journal of hospice & palliative care |
EM Park, M Wang, SM Bowers, AC Muriel, PK Rauch, T Edwards, SM Yi, B Daniel, LC Hanson, MK Song | 08/01/2022 |
Medical Decision-Making Practices for Unrepresented Residents in Nursing Homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association |
H Kim, M Perkins, TM Pope, P Comer, MK Song | 03/01/2022 |
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners |
MA Kovaleva, M Higgins, MS Dietrich, BM Jennings, MK Song, CK Clevenger, PC Griffiths, K Hepburn | 01/12/2022 |
JCO oncology practice |
EM Park, C Jensen, MK Song, JM Yopp, AM Deal, PK Rauch, JA Greer, DL Rosenstein | 06/01/2021 |
The Metabolomic Underpinnings of Symptom Burden in Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions. Biological research for nursing |
EJ Corwin, G Brewster, SB Dunbar, J Wells, V Hertzberg, M Holstad, MK Song, D Jones | 04/01/2021 |
A Narrative Review of Management Strategies for Common Symptoms in Advanced CKD. Kidney international reports |
M Metzger, EM Abdel-Rahman, H Boykin, MK Song | 04/01/2021 |
State of the Science of Palliative Care in Solid Organ Transplantation. Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) |
C Gustafson, MK Song | 12/01/2020 |
Genetic Predictors of Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Prognosis after Colorectal Cancer. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology |
S Neumeyer, K Butterbach, BL Banbury, SI Berndt, PT Campbell, RT Chlebowski, AT Chan, EL Giovannucci, AD Joshi, S Ogino, M Song, ML McCullough, H Maalmi, JE Manson, LC Sakoda, RE Schoen, ML Slattery, E White, AK Win, JC Figueiredo, JL Hopper, FA Macrae, U Peters, H Brenner, M Hoffmeister, PA Newcomb, J Chang-Claude | 06/01/2020 |
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses |
SN McLaughlin, MK Song, V Hertzberg, AJ Piazza | 04/01/2020 |
Patient and caregiver outcomes at the integrated memory care clinic. Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) |
MA Kovaleva, M Higgins, BM Jennings, MK Song, CK Clevenger, PC Griffiths, K Hepburn | 01/01/2020 |
Applied nursing research : ANR |
S Kim, TA Savage, MK Song, C Vincent, CG Park, CE Ferrans, K Kavanaugh | 12/01/2019 |
Journal of palliative medicine |
MK Song, SE Ward, K Hepburn, S Paul, H Kim, RC Shah, DJ Morhardt, L Medders, JJ Lah, CC Clevenger | 11/01/2019 |
International journal of nursing studies |
M Jo, MK Song, GJ Knafl, L Beeber, YS Yoo, M Van Riper | 07/01/2019 |
The American journal of hospice & palliative care |
H Kim, EM Park, C Henry, SE Ward, MK Song | 04/01/2019 |
Kidney medicine |
MK Song, S Paul, L Plantinga, C Henry, L Turberville-Trujillo | 01/01/2019 |
Concordance between Goals of Care and Treatment Decisions for Persons with Dementia. Journal of palliative medicine |
NC Ernecoff, S Zimmerman, SL Mitchell, MK Song, FC Lin, KL Wessell, LC Hanson | 10/01/2018 |
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association |
M Toles, MK Song, FC Lin, LC Hanson | 10/01/2018 |
Targeted delivery of a PD-1-blocking scFv by CAR-T cells enhances anti-tumor efficacy in vivo. Nature biotechnology |
S Rafiq, OO Yeku, HJ Jackson, TJ Purdon, DG van Leeuwen, DJ Drakes, M Song, MM Miele, Z Li, P Wang, S Yan, J Xiang, X Ma, VE Seshan, RC Hendrickson, C Liu, RJ Brentjens | 10/01/2018 |
Annals of the American Thoracic Society |
JB Seaman, RM Arnold, P Buddadhumaruk, AM Shields, RM Gustafson, K Felman, W Newdick, R SanPedro, S Mackenzie, JQ Morse, CH Chang, MB Happ, MK Song, JM Kahn, CF Reynolds, DC Angus, S Landefeld, DB White | 09/01/2018 |
The American journal of hospice & palliative care |
H Kim, MK Song | 09/01/2018 |
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation |
MK Song, S Paul, SE Ward, CA Gilet, GA Hladik | 08/01/2018 |
Contemporary clinical trials |
MK Song, SE Ward, K Hepburn, S Paul, RC Shah, DJ Morhardt | 08/01/2018 |
Cancer |
EM Park, AM Deal, JM Yopp, T Edwards, SJ Resnick, MK Song, ZM Nakamura, DL Rosenstein | 06/15/2018 |
Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association |
BA Head, MK Song, C Wiencek, B Nevidjon, D Fraser, P Mazanec | 02/01/2018 |
Psychometric Analysis of the Parenting Concerns Questionnaire in Women With Metastatic Cancer. Journal of pain and symptom management |
EM Park, X Tan, EM Stephenson, AM Deal, JM Yopp, DL Rosenstein, T Edwards, MK Song | 02/01/2018 |
SPIRIT trial: A phase III pragmatic trial of an advance care planning intervention in ESRD. Contemporary clinical trials |
MK Song, ML Unruh, A Manatunga, LC Plantinga, J Lea, M Jhamb, AV Kshirsagar, SE Ward | 01/01/2018 |
Intensity of Care at the End of Life Among Older Adults in Korea. Journal of palliative care |
SH Kim, S Kang, MK Song | 01/01/2018 |
Research Priorities for Palliative Care for Older Adults with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of palliative medicine |
AM O'Hare, MK Song, M Kurella Tamura, AH Moss | 05/01/2017 |
Inhibition of delta-secretase improves cognitive functions in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Nature communications |
Z Zhang, O Obianyo, E Dall, Y Du, H Fu, X Liu, SS Kang, M Song, SP Yu, C Cabrele, M Schubert, X Li, JZ Wang, H Brandstetter, K Ye | 03/27/2017 |
Messages of Hope: Helping Family Members to Overcome Fears and Fatalistic Attitudes Toward Cancer. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education |
JB Hamilton, VC Worthy, AD Moore, NC Best, JM Stewart, MK Song | 03/01/2017 |
Parenting while living with advanced cancer: A qualitative study. Palliative medicine |
EM Park, DK Check, MK Song, KE Reeder-Hayes, LC Hanson, JM Yopp, DL Rosenstein, DK Mayer | 03/01/2017 |
Palliative medicine |
MK Song, M Metzger, SE Ward | 03/01/2017 |
Generating high quality evidence in palliative and end-of-life care. Heart & lung : the journal of critical care |
MK Song, MB Happ | 01/01/2017 |
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care |
M Jo, MK Song, M Van Riper, YS Yoo, GJ Knafl, L Beeber | 01/01/2017 |
Effect of the Goals of Care Intervention for Advanced Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA internal medicine |
LC Hanson, S Zimmerman, MK Song, FC Lin, C Rosemond, TS Carey, SL Mitchell | 01/01/2017 |
Clinical trials (London, England) |
LC Hanson, MK Song, S Zimmerman, R Gilliam, C Rosemond, L Chisholm, FC Lin | 12/01/2016 |
Parenting concerns, quality of life, and psychological distress in patients with advanced cancer. Psycho-oncology |
EM Park, AM Deal, DK Check, LC Hanson, KE Reeder-Hayes, DK Mayer, JM Yopp, MK Song, AC Muriel, DL Rosenstein | 08/01/2016 |
Ultrasound in medicine & biology |
JH Yoon, MK Song, EK Kim | 08/01/2016 |
Journal of palliative medicine |
MK Song, SE Ward, LC Hanson, M Metzger, S Kim | 06/01/2016 |
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN |
S Parvez, K Abdel-Kader, VS Pankratz, MK Song, M Unruh | 05/06/2016 |
Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis |
MK Song, SE Ward, GA Hladik, JC Bridgman, CA Gilet | 04/01/2016 |
Journal of palliative medicine |
MK Song, SE Ward, FC Lin, JB Hamilton, LC Hanson, GA Hladik, JP Fine | 02/01/2016 |
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care |
M Metzger, MK Song, S Ward, PP Chang, LC Hanson, FC Lin | 01/01/2016 |
LVAD patients' and surrogates' perspectives on SPIRIT-HF: An advance care planning discussion. Heart & lung : the journal of critical care |
M Metzger, MK Song, S Devane-Johnson | 01/01/2016 |
Pain Characteristics after Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. International journal of medical sciences |
JB Choi, K Kang, MK Song, S Seok, YH Kim, JE Kim | 01/01/2016 |
A SMART design to optimize treatment strategies for patient and family caregiver outcomes. Nursing outlook |
MK Song, A DeVito Dabbs, SE Ward | 01/01/2016 |
Seminars in dialysis |
MK Song | 01/01/2016 |
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation |
MK Song, SE Ward, JP Fine, LC Hanson, FC Lin, GA Hladik, JB Hamilton, JC Bridgman | 11/01/2015 |
Making Visible a Theory-Guided Advance Care Planning Intervention. Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing |
MK Song, SE Ward | 09/01/2015 |
Research in nursing & health |
MK Song, SE Ward | 06/01/2015 |
Conveying uncertainty in prognosis to patients with ESRD. Blood purification |
S Parvez, K Abdel-Kader, MK Song, M Unruh | 01/01/2015 |
Patient-reported cognitive functioning and daily functioning in chronic dialysis patients. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis |
MK Song, SE Ward, E Bair, LJ Weiner, JC Bridgman, GA Hladik, CA Gilet | 01/01/2015 |
Decisions about dialysis and other life-sustaining treatments should not be made separately. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation |
MK Song, SE Ward | 11/01/2014 |
The extent of informed decision-making about starting dialysis: does patients' age matter? Journal of nephrology |
MK Song, SE Ward | 10/01/2014 |
Journal of pain and symptom management |
MK Song, LC Hanson, CA Gilet, M Jo, TJ Reed, GA Hladik | 09/01/2014 |
Patient perspectives on informed decision-making surrounding dialysis initiation. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association |
MK Song, FC Lin, CA Gilet, RM Arnold, JC Bridgman, SE Ward | 11/01/2013 |
Palliative medicine |
MK Song, SE Ward | 09/01/2013 |
Factors associated with the provision of hospice care for children. Journal of pain and symptom management |
LC Lindley, BA Mark, SY Daniel Lee, M Domino, MK Song, J Jacobson Vann | 04/01/2013 |
Clinical transplantation |
A DeVito Dabbs, L Terhorst, MK Song, DA Shellmer, J Aubrecht, M Connolly, MA Dew | 01/01/2013 |
Clinical trials (London, England) |
A DeVito Dabbs, MK Song, B Myers, RP Hawkins, J Aubrecht, A Begey, M Connolly, R Li, JM Pilewski, CA Bermudez, MA Dew | 01/01/2013 |
Composite variables: when and how. Nursing research |
MK Song, FC Lin, SE Ward, JP Fine | 01/01/2013 |
Promoting patient and caregiver engagement in self-management of chronic illness. Nursing research and practice |
A Devito Dabbs, MK Song, S De Geest, PM Davidson | 01/01/2013 |
Critical care medicine |
CE Cox, CL Lewis, LC Hanson, CL Hough, JM Kahn, DB White, MK Song, JA Tulsky, SS Carson | 08/01/2012 |
Journal of palliative medicine |
MK Song, SE Ward, FC Lin | 04/01/2012 |
Daily burdens of recipients and family caregivers after lung transplant. Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) |
J Xu, O Adeboyejo, E Wagley, J Aubrecht, MK Song, L Thiry, AD Dabbs | 03/01/2012 |
The journal of nephrology social work |
MK Song, SE Ward, LC Hanson, FC Lin, JB Hamilton, G Hladik, JP Fine, JC Bridgman, SK Sun, MS Miles | 01/01/2012 |
Characterizing daily life experience of patients on maintenance dialysis. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association |
MK Song, CA Gilet, FC Lin, N MacHardy, AJ DeVitoDabbs, JP Fine, KD Stalberg, E Fuller | 11/01/2011 |
An intervention fidelity framework for technology-based behavioral interventions. Nursing research |
A Devito Dabbs, MK Song, R Hawkins, J Aubrecht, K Kovach, L Terhorst, M Connolly, M McNulty, J Callan | 01/01/2011 |
Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association |
AM Shields, M Park, SE Ward, MK Song | 09/01/2010 |
Journal of pain and symptom management |
MK Song, AJ Devito Dabbs, SM Studer, RM Arnold, JM Pilewski | 08/01/2010 |
Applied nursing research : ANR |
MK Song, HS Donovan, BM Piraino, J Choi, J Bernardini, D Verosky, SE Ward | 05/01/2010 |
Development of a tool to assess fidelity to a psycho-educational intervention. Journal of advanced nursing |
MK Song, MB Happ, M Sandelowski | 03/01/2010 |
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care |
KO Lindell, E Olshansky, MK Song, TG Zullo, KF Gibson, N Kaminski, LA Hoffman | 01/01/2010 |
Journal of pain and symptom management |
MK Song, LC Hanson | 09/01/2009 |
Research in nursing & health |
MK Song, SE Ward, MB Happ, B Piraino, HS Donovan, AM Shields, MC Connolly | 06/01/2009 |
Critical care medicine |
MK Song, A De Vito Dabbs, SM Studer, RM Arnold | 04/01/2009 |
Course of illness after the onset of chronic rejection in lung transplant recipients. American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses |
MK Song, A De Vito Dabbs, SM Studer, SE Zangle | 05/01/2008 |
Risk profile for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation. The Nursing clinics of North America |
A De Vito Dabbs, MK Song | 03/01/2008 |
Conceptual challenges in the study of caregiver-care recipient relationships. Nursing research |
JH Lingler, PR Sherwood, MH Crighton, MK Song, MB Happ | 01/01/2008 |