Keesha Powell-Roach, PhD, MSN, BSN
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 323
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6131
kroach10@uthsc.edu
Dr. Keesha Powell-Roach is an Assistant Professor at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, where she holds a joint appointment in the College of Nursing in the department of Community and Population Health and a secondary appointment in the College of Medicine in the department of Genetics, Genomics, Informatics. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Future of Nursing Scholar alum, reflecting her dedication to advancing nursing science and health care.
Dr. Powell-Roach demonstrates a strong commitment to unraveling the complexities of acute and chronic pain in individuals living with sickle cell disease. Her research extends beyond understanding pain itself, delving into its impact on organ systems and overall quality of life for affected patients. Her laboratory investigates the interaction between omics and biopsychosocial factors contributing to pain phenotypes in adults, notably with sickle cell disease or cancer.
Dr. Powell-Roach is a primary investigator on a K01 training grant, “Contributions of Biopsychosocial Factors in Sickle Cell Disease Pain” (NHLBI). She is also a primary investigator on a small research project through the Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research – Functional and Translational Genomics of Blood Disorders (PRIDE - FTG Program/NHLBI). Her research has been funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institute on Aging, and National Human Genetics Research Institute.