Ahern, Nancy, Ph.D., RN,
Professor |
- Adolescent risk and resilience
- Risky behaviors of youth and adolescents
- Applied learning in pedagogies
- Use of art in the classroom
- Online learning
- Perinatal loss and grief
- Maternal-fetal attachment
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- Youth, adolescents, and families
- Mothers and babies
- College students
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- Quantitative
- Qualitative (Flanagan Critical Incident technique)
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| Arain, Mudassar, Ph.D., PharmD, Clinical Assistant Professor |
- Pharmacovigilance
- Adverse Drug reactions studies
- Cervical cancer
- Pap smear
- Diabetes Educations
- Quality of Life among various disease
- Cannabis Research
- Drug evaluations
- Biomarkers
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- Detection of Adverse drug reactions
- Clinical trials/ Phase IV
- KAP studies
- Clinical Educations
- Interprofessional education
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- All types of ages and communities
- School settings
- Government organizations
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- Survey
- Quantitative
- Qualitative
- Prospective/Retrospective
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Arms, Tammy, DNP, PMHNP-BC, NP-C,
Professor |
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- Adult/geriatrics
- Family past medical history
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- Quantitative mixed methods
- Critical incident
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Baisden, Paula, Ed.D., MSN, PMHRN-BC,
Assistant Professor |
- How Nursing Students Learn
- Affective Domain in Teaching and Learning
- Using Media in Education
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- Nursing Faculty
- Nursing Students
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- Qualitative
- Quantitative
- Mixed methods
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Chen, Yea-Jyh, Ph.D., RN, MSN,
Associate Professor |
- Complementary alternative therapy
- Brain health
- Developing an online teaching effectiveness instrument for distance higher education
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- Self-care in rural communities
- Cost-effective home-based interventions for patients and family caregivers in a holistic approach
- Clinical outcomes: quality of life, symptom management
- Outcomes of online teaching and student learning
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- Community old adults with chronic conditions
- Cancer patients
- Family caregivers
- Faculty and students in higher education
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- Quantitative and mixed methods
- Instrument development and psychometrics testing
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Choi, Jeeyae, Ph.D., RN,
Professor |
- Artificial intelligence in healthcare, data mining, knowledge management, health information systems
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- Developing Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) on mobile and web platforms, building risk prediction models by machine learning algorithms, virtual reality for nursing education and a diverse population
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- Older adults in diverse communities, nursing students, people with chronic diseases (depression, cognitive impairment, addictions)
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| Crawford IV, Donald R, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor |
- Effects of pollution on health
- Infectious disease
- Preventing school violence
- Incivility in nursing
- Artificial intelligence
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- Epidemiology
- Community health & engagement
- Adult health issues
- Clinical simulation
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- Southeastern NC and surrounding geographical regions
- Not-for profit organizations
- Community-led coalitions
- Medical/healthcare organizations
- School settings
- Government organizations
- International partner organization
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Diggle, B Suzy, Ph.D., GNP, ANP, BC,
Clinical Assistant Professor |
- Older Adult Sexuality (50 +)
- Gerontology
- Preventative Care
- How to Live Longer, Healthier with increased Quality of Life
- People who work with or have Dementia, Parkinson's Disease (PD)
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- Older Adult Sexuality (50 +)
- Gerontology
- Preventative Care
- How to Live Longer, Healthier with increased Quality of Life
- People who work with or have Dementia, Parkinson's Disease (PD)
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- Gerontology, adults
- Community care
- Public Health
- People who work with or have Dementia, Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Not-for profit organizations
- Community-led coalitions
- Corporate/for profit organizations
- Medical/healthcare organizations
- Government organizations
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Dodson, Crystal, Ph.D., RN, MSN, BC-ADM, CDE,
Associate Professor
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- Precision medicine
- Pharmacogenomics
- Genomics
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- Continuing education
- Oncology
- Diabetes
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- Healthcare providers-all population
- Nursing students
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Estrem, Hayley, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor |
- Pediatric feeding disorder (PFD): How does it develop? How can we measure symptoms systematically through a child's development? How do we know it is helping when families are home? What is most important to measure? How can we best facilitate optimized feeding for child- and family-centered care? How is PFD different from ARFID?
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- Valid clinical measurement for children in feeding treatment, and their families
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- Families of children with chronic complex conditions, developmental disabilities, and/or feeding disorder
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- Qualitative and mixed methods
- Concept analysis
- Scoping review
- Measure development
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Ferrell, Anastasiya (Ana), Ph.D., RN, TTS,
Assistant Professor
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- Regulation of novel tobacco products
- Tobacco-related trends among youth and young adults
- Tobacco prevention and cessation among vulnerable populations and minorities
- Health effects of novel tobacco products
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- Public Health
- Tobacco use cessation
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- Vulnerable populations and minorities
- Youth
- Young adults
- Campus community
- Policy and lawmakers
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Gallek, Matthew, Ph.D., RN, CNRN,
Associate Director & Associate Professor |
- Neurological injuries/diseases
- The influence of genetics/genomics on outcomes
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- Functional outcomes following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and ischemic stroke
- Influence of gene expression on surgical outcomes following temporal lobe resection for epilepsy
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Gazza, Elizabeth (Beth), Ph.D., RN, LCCE, FAACE,
Professor |
- Nursing faculty development
- Leadership
- Scholarly writer development
- Online education
- Healthful work environments Mentoring
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- Online education
- Women's Health
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- Nursing faculty
- Online educators
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- Qualitative
- Hermeneutic Phenomenology
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Highsmith, Carol, MPS, RN,
Lecturer |
- Service learning with undergraduate nursing students
- Reducing health disparities in vulnerable populations
- Underrepresented populations in Allied Health Programs in higher education
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- Reducing health disparities in vulnerable populations
- Health aging in Geriatric populations
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- Impacts of mentorship in student learning in higher education
- Under-represented populations
- Vulnerable populations
- Geriatric populations
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- Quality improvement
- Service learning
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Hinkle, Julie, Ph.D., RN, CNE,
Associate Professor |
- Adaptive/personalized learning
- Personalized interventions
- Innovative technology
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- Adaptive/personalized learning
- Personalized interventions
- Innovative technology
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- Quantitative
- Mixed methods
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Hrelic, Debra, Ph.D., RNC,
Clinical Associate Professor |
- Academic success in nursing
- RN-BS success
- BS Nursing students
- Communication/families/
students
- Student anxiety/therapy animals/emotional support animals (ESA)
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- Maternal child nursing
- Interview
- Communication
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- Adolescents
- Child-bearing families
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- Quantitative
- Phenomenological
- Qualitative
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Hubbell, Sara,
DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C,
Clinical Associate Professor |
- Trauma
- Burnout
- Moral injury
- Resilience
- Nursing Workforce
- Spiritual Care
- Mental health stigma
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- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Group Traumatic Event Protocol (G-TEP)
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- Nurses
- Healthcare workforce
- Individuals, families, and communities who have experienced an adverse life event
- Marginalized populations
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Community-led coalitions
- Medical/healthcare organizations
- School settings
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Isibel, Denise, DNP, RN, CNE,
Clinical Assistant Professor |
- Health literacy
- Chronic disease management
- Aging populations
- Quality improvement
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- Outpatient
- Community Health
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- Health literate organizations and communities
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- Translational mixed methods
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Jeffries, Amanda, MSN, RN,
Lecturer |
- Preventing critical care admissions in chronically ill
- Best practices in online learning
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- Critical care nursing
- Experiential learning
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- Underserved and critically ill
- Online students
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Jones, Carolyn, Ph.D., RN, NNP-BC,
Assistant Professor |
- Family-centered care
- Stress and coping of families in NICU
- Provision of mother's own milk in the NICU
- Teamwork in the NICU
- Use of simulation to improve patient outcomes
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- Access to care for individuals with disabilities and chronic illness
- Care coordination through healthcare transitions
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- Children with chronic illness and their families
- Individuals with disabilities
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- Qualitative
- Mixed methods
- Instrument development
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Jones, Lindsey Paige, MSN-Ed, RN,
Lecturer |
- Maternal/newborn outcomes
- Physical activity/wellness
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- Women's and children's health
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- High risk antepartum and postpartum
- Newborns
- Community
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Kim-Godwin, Yeoun Soo, Ph.D., MPH, CNE, RN,
Professor |
- Health promoting self-care intervention
- Spirituality and spiritual care
- Mental health
- Substance abuse
- Online education
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- Minority and vulnerable populations
- Not-for profit organizations
- Community-led organizations
- School settings
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- Quantitative
- Mixed methods
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Kleman, Carolyn, Ph.D., MHA, BSN, RN,
Associate Professor |
- Patient work in chronic illness
- Patient advocacy
- Health policy
- Global health
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- Cardiovascular
- Chronic illness
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- Adults with a chronic illness(es)
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- Mixed methods
- Descriptive survey
- Qualitative
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| Kovich, Melissa, Ph.D., MSN, RN, Assistant Professor |
- Happiness and well-being of individuals and communities
- Health promotion and wellness
- Positive psychology
- Coaching
- Motivational interviewing
- Interdisciplinary research
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- Meditation
- Mindfulness
- Yoga
- Public health
- Global health
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- College students
- Young adults
- Youth
- International populations
- Manufacturing employees
- Not-for profit organizations
- Community-led
- Coalitions
- Corporate/for profit organizations
- Medical/healthcare organizations
- School settings
- Government organizations
- International partner organizations
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Laham, Kelly, DNP, ANP-BC, CNE,
Assistant Professor |
- Rural health
- Migrant health
- Mental health
- Student learning
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- Applied learning for NP students
- Depression screening in rural health
- Music in mental health
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- Vulnerable populations
- Graduate nursing students
- Not-for profit organizations
- Community-led coalitions
- School settings
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- Survey
- Qualitative
- Mixed methods
- QI
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Lane, Lawone, MSN, RN, CNE,
Clinical Assistant Professor |
- Chronic illness
- Nursing education
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- Nursing education
- Clinical education
- Adult health/gerontology
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- Nursing students
- Vulnerable populations
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Link, Tamara , DNP, FNP-BC,
Clinical Associate Professor |
- Antibiotic Stewardship in outpatient settings
- Military Populations
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- Outpatient Urgent Care
- Primary Care
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- NPs
- PA
- Physicians in outpatient settings
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Lutz, Barbara, Ph.D., RN, CRRN, PHNA-BC, FAHA, FNAP, FAAN,
McNeill Distinguished Professor |
- Community-based models of care for adults with chronic/disabling illnesses
- Family caregiving
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- Gerontology
- Public Health
- Rehab nursing
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- Aging adults
- Adults with chronic illness
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- Qualitative research w/expertise in Grounded Theory
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Matthias, April, Ph.D., RN, CNE, Professor
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- Nursing history
- Entry-level Nursing Education Programs
- Online Nursing Education Pedagogies
- Professional identity and role development of the nurse
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- Nursing practice differentiation
- Self-reflection learning activities
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- Nursing students
- Entry‐level nurses
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- Historical Research
- Qualitative Research
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McCall, Jennifer, Ph.D., MBA,
Associate Professor |
- Drug discovery and development
- Pharmaceutical mechanism of action
- Applied learning in online education
- Translational science and commercialization
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- Chemical, cellular and molecular analysis
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McEwen-Campbell, Michelle, DNP, MSN, RNC-OB-FNP, LNC, CNE,
Clinical Assistant Professor |
- Nursing self-efficacy
- Promoting chain-of-command
- Self-efficacy in nursing students
- Patient safety
- Promotion of healthy maternal/fetal outcomes
- Removing educational barriers for male nursing students
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- Maternal/child
- Evaluating chain-of‐command
- Self‐efficacy through high‐fidelity
- Student‐directed, Obstetrical simulation
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- Prelicensure BSN students
- Labor and delivery nurses
- Male BSN students
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Mechling, Brandy, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC,
Professor |
- Child and adolescent risk & resilience
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Young (Emerging) adult outcomes
- Impact of parental mental illness on children and adolescents
- Parental depression and the impact on the parent‐child relationship
- Youth caregiving of a parent with mental illness
- Ambiguous Loss Theory
- Retrospective self‐report
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- Mental Health nursing
- Family mental health
- Psychotherapy with children, adolescents and young adults
- Community partnerships
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- Youth, adolescents, & families
- Young (Emerging) adults/ college students
- Individuals with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI)
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- Quantitative
- Mixed methods
- Interviews focus groups
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Murdock, Nancy, MSN, RNC, CNS,
Lecturer |
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- Labor and delivery
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Pediatrics
- Community Partnership in Education
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Murray, Mary, MSN, RN,
Lecturer |
- Clinical nursing faculty orientation, self-efficacy, satisfaction, and retention
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| Palumbo, Ruthanne, DNP, RN, CNE, CARN Associate Professor |
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Risk assessment and intervention
- Harm reduction
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- Nursing education
- Addictions nursing
- Med-surg and cardiac
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- Young adults and adults
- Nurses and nursing students
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Community-led coalitions
- Medical/healthcare organizations
- School settings
- Government organizations
- Internal partner organizations
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- Quantitative
- Qualitative
- Mixed methods
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Parker, Diane, DNP, MSN, FNP-C,
Clinical Assistant Professor |
- Pediatric asthma
- Pediatric/adolescent
- behavioral health
- Underserved
- populations and outreach
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- Pediatrics
- Women’s health
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Peterson, Matthew, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor |
- Exercise
- Aging
- Mobility
- Research design
- Analysis
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- Clinical exercise physiology
- Technology for mobility assessment
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- Older adults
- Veterans
- Government organizations
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- Advanced statistics
- Validation studies
- Epidemiologic study designs and analysis
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Petroff, Annemarie, M.S.,
Lecturer |
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- Cardio-pulmonary
- Autonomic Nervous Systems
- Cardiac Rehab
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Protokowicz, Jodi, Ph.D., RN,
Clinical Assistant Professor |
- High-risk Obstetrics
- Mental health and Obstetrics
- Nursing student retention
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- Maternal and newborn health
- Online learning
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Obstetrics; High-risk pregnancy; and RN to BSN
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Reid, Paula, Ph.D., RNC, WHNP-BC,
Associate Professor |
- Identifying strategies that individuals living with HIV utilize to self-manage and cope with their conditions, to improve the quality of their lives
- Computer Assisted Instruction as a strategy for HIV/AIDS education and training for Healthcare Professionals
- Exploring the role of self-efficacy and self-esteem for HIV positive women managing their HIV
- Women's Health issues
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- Women's Health
- HIV management
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- Women's Health
- HIV positive women
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- Quantitative
- Qualitative
- Mixed methods
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Roberto, Anka, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MPH,
Associate Professor |
- Well-being
- Trauma and resilience
- Spirituality
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- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR),
- Sand Tray/Play Based Therapy
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- Individuals, families, and communities who have had an adverse life event, are marginalized, and identify as minority
- Not-for profit organizations
- Community-led coalitions
- Medical/healthcare organizations
- School settings
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Sauer, Penny, Ph.D., RN, CCRN, CNE,
Associate Professor |
- Nurse bullying
- Incivility
- Nurses workforce issue
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- Adult critical care
- Nurses workforce issues
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- Quantitative
- Focus groups
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Scott, Melissa, Ph.D., RN,
Associate Professor |
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- Foundations Critical Care
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- Online Nursing Students/Faculty
- Geriatrics
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Sigmon, Lorie, DNP, RN, FNP,
Associate Professor |
- Interprofessional education and collaborative practice
- Student leadership attributes
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- Critical care (SICU, CTICU & PACU)
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- Vulnerable populations
- Diabetes
- Leadership
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- Quantitative
- Qualitative
- Mixed methods
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Simmerman, Christy, MSN, RN,
Lecturer |
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- Teaching strategies in simulation
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Smith, Stephanie, Ph.D., RN,
Assistant Professor |
- Leadership
- Health and social service systems
- Indicators of community well-being
- Organization and program evaluation, performance measurement and accountability
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| Suplee, Patricia D., Director and Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor |
- Maternal and women's health
- Breast cancer - decision making
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- Maternal and women's health
- Breast cancer - decision making
- Nurse leadership and education
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- Not for profit organizations
- Medical/healthcare organizations
- Government organizations
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Thompson, C Elise, Ph.D., RN, CHSE,
Associate Professor,
RN-BSN Program Coordinator |
- Teaching and nursing education
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- Simulation
- Online learning
- Escape rooms
- Immersive virtual reality
- Medication administration
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- Nursing students
- Nurse educators
- Nurses
- Patients
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- Quantitative
- Mixed methods
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Turrise, Stephanie, Ph.D., RN, BC, APRN, CNE,
Professor |
- Chronic illness trajectories
- Transitions in care-particularly in CHF and Cardiovascular Disease (outcomes research, & treatment adherence)
- Simulation in Undergraduate Nursing Education
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- Cardiovascular Nursing
- Adults and older adults
- CHF
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- Adults; Older adults; Vulnerable populations; and Chronically ill
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- Quantitative
- Qualitative
- Surveys
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Waddill, Colette, MSN, RN, IBCLC, CNE, CHSE,
Clinical Assistant Professor |
- Maternal-infant health
- Breastfeeding/lactation
- Simulation learning
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- Maternal-child nursing
- Lactation
- Simulation in healthcare
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- Mother and infants
- Nursing students
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Williams, Nina, MSN-NE, RN,
Clinical Assitant Professor |
- Obstetric emergencies
- Neonatal opioid addiction
- Legislative changes and effects in maternal-newborn outcomes
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- Maternal-child nursing
- Staff nurses working at bedside
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- Mothers & babies
- Postpartum mothers & babies
- Labor & delivery;
- Nurses & staff
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- Participatory
- Mixed methods
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Woo, Seoyoon, Ph.D., RN,
Assistant Professor |
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related stigma
- Impact of COPD-related stigma on psychological well-being, help-seeking behavior, medication adherence, self-management, quality of life
- Scale development
- Health care disparity
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- Physical activity
- Mindfulness
- Breathing technique
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- Populations: 1) people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (from diverse cultures in the future) and people with other stigma-related chronic conditions (e.g., people with lung cancer, people with diabetes mellitus, etc); 2) those who live in the community (or community-setting), medical/healthcare organizations
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- Qualitative methods: grounded theory
- Quantitative methods: survey, experiment, secondary data analysis
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