Dr. Pointer is a clinical health psychologist with specialization in psychosocial oncology. She completed her PhD at the University of Denver in Counseling Psychology with longstanding emphasis in behavioral medicine and psycho-oncology research, working primarily in major hospital settings. She has held national leadership roles and is the recipient of several competitive awards. Her dissertation addressed rural cervical cancer survivors’ experiences of gender roles through an application of social constructionism. To pursue her strong interest in the unique psychological dimensions of oncologic illness, she completed specialty postdoctoral training as the Psychosocial Oncology Fellow through the University of Colorado Cancer Center at Anschutz Medical Campus, a designated National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center. In this role, she cared for both medical oncology and hematology oncology populations across outpatient and inpatient settings.

As influenced by her specific clinical and research focus on women’s health, Dr. Pointer offers unique sub-specialization for women impacted by cancer.