Watercolor Painting for the Reduction of Stress

Eliza joined HealthTree in March 2026 as the Leukemia Patient Health Education Manager. Prior to joining HealthTree, she completed a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Brigham Young University and worked with a variety of underserved populations in government and healthcare settings, including Americorps and Utah Health Department. When not in office, Eliza enjoys reading, writing and learning new things about the world.

Valerie J Kelley, MA is an Arts in Health Practitioner and a leading researcher. Valerie orchestrated a multifaceted Arts in Medicine program at Orlando Health Cancer Institute providing eight treatment areas with art interactions to help reduce the pain and stress of over 5,000 cancer patients and their caretakers over the last ten years. Valerie was recently published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, adding to the body of evidence that art engagement is an effective way to reduce the pain and stress of adult cancer patients during chemotherapy. Her research interests include future investigation of whether arts in health interactions can help reduce the side effects of neurotoxic medications.

Haley Galvis is a neuroscience graduate student at the Texas Medical Center with a passion for improving quality of life for patients. Her work centers on nonpharmaceutical approaches—particularly arts-based interventions—to reduce pain and stress during cancer treatment. Inspired by her time in the Arts in Medicine Program at Orlando Health, she now studies how these supportive therapies can enhance patient care and well-being, including in her recent research on patients undergoing chemotherapy.