Contact Information
Education
PhD in Nursing, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, 2023
F31 Predoctoral Fellow, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31 NR019733-01), National Institute of Nursing Research, 2021-2023
Nurse Faculty for the Future Fellow, Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2020-2022
T32 Predoctoral Fellow (T32AG66576), Health Services and Outcomes Research for Aging Populations, National Institute on Aging, 2020-2021
T32 Predoctoral Fellow (T32NR012704), Interdisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, 2018-2020
BSN, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2015
Awards and Honors
American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Research Scholar, 2024-2025
Heart Failure Society of America New Nursing Investigator Award, 2022
Biography
Dr. Lyndsay DeGroot is a nurse scientist, leader, and educator dedicated to integrating palliative care for adults with multiple chronic conditions—especially heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—and their caregivers. Her ICU nursing experience caring for patients and families facing critical illness deeply informs and inspires her research, which focuses on implementing evidence-based palliative care interventions in ambulatory and community-based settings.
Dr. DeGroot received her PhD in Nursing from Johns Hopkins University, where her NIH/NINR F31-funded dissertation investigated the palliative care needs of community-dwelling adults with heart failure and physical frailty. She further developed her expertise in palliative care research through a National Institute on Aging T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Palliative Care and Aging at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Dr. DeGroot’s work has garnered multiple external grants, including her current Career Development Award from the American Heart Association, which supports her efforts to implement community-based palliative care interventions for people living with heart failure.
As a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), Dr. DeGroot is passionate about nursing education and has taught clinical and classroom courses focused on older adult health and evidence-based practice. She is deeply committed to preparing future nurses and researchers to advance compassionate, evidence-based care at the bedside and beyond.
Media Features
GeriPal Podcast: RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease. David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot
External Funding
August 2025-July 2028. American Heart Association Career Development Award, $230,831
September 2021-May 2023. Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31). National Institute of Nursing Research, $86,200.
December 2021-December 2022. Sigma Theta Tau Nu Beta at Large Chapter Research Grant, $1,000.
Publications
DeGroot, L., Miller, H., Pavlovic, N., Saylor, M.A. Don’t count them out: Recruitment strategies for older adults with heart failure. J Card Fail. Published online January 20, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.12.013
DeGroot, L., Pavlovic, N., Perrin, N., Gilotra, N.A., Miller, H., Denfeld, Q.E., McIlvennan, C.K., Dy, S.M., Davidson, P.M., Szanton, S.L., Abshire Saylor, M. The Association of Unmet Palliative Care Needs and Physical Frailty With Clinical Outcomes: A Prospective Study of Adults With Heart Failure. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2024 Apr 17; https://doi.org/10.1097/jcn.0000000000001087
DeGroot, L., Pavlovic, N., Perrin, N., Gilotra, N.A., Dy, S.M., Davidson, P.M., Szanton, S.L., Saylor, M.A. Palliative Care Needs of Physically Frail Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Heart Failure. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Jun;65(6):500-509. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10192105.
Chyr, L.C., DeGroot, L., Waldfogel, J.M., Hannum, S.M., Sloan, D.H., Cotter, V.T., Zhang, A., Heughan, J.A., Wilson, R.F., Robinson, K.A., Dy, S.M. Implementation and Effectiveness of Integrating Palliative Care Into Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Chronic Illness: Mixed Methods Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Fam Med. 2022 Jan-Feb;20(1):77-83. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8786411.
DeGroot, L., Koirala, B., Pavlovic, N., Nelson, K., Allen, J., Davidson, P., Abshire, M. Outpatient Palliative Care in Heart Failure: An Integrative Review. J Palliat Med. 2020 Sep;23(9):1257-1269. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7469696.