Psychology

Lee Tafoya, CU Denver graduate in Psychology and Philosophy, smiles in scrubs.

Redefining the Healthcare Frontier: How Lee Tafoya, CU Denver grad in Psychology and Philosophy, Is Engineering the Future of Patient-Centered Innovation

June 9, 2025

Lee’s professional journey did not begin in a boardroom or a laboratory. It began at the bedside of patients in distress. Armed with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The George Washington University and a dual degree in Philosophy and Psychology from the University of Colorado Denver, Lee entered...

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Dr. Kristin Kilbourn speaks to NBC News about high rates of depression in people with cancer

About a third of cancer patients struggle with depression, anxiety and other psychiatric disorders, although these conditions often go undetected and undiagnosed. Kristin Kilbourn, a clinical psychologist at the University of Colorado Denver, said oncologists often don’t want to open up this “can of worms,” not to mention that mental...

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Kevin Masters breaks down 'Why everybody's running marathons now'

Nov. 5, 2024

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