Dr. Bluhm received her PhD and MPH degrees from University of Michigan School of Public Health; she also received her bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan. Prior to joining the School of Health Sciences faculty at Eastern Michigan, Dr. Bluhm was a faculty member in the Department of Health Sciences and Administration and Head of the Gerontology Program at University of Michigan-Flint. She has served in administrative roles at the University of Michigan Health System in both clinical and research settings. Her research and teaching interests focus on patient and provider experiences of life-limiting chronic illness and qualitative research methods in health care research.