Research Initiatives
The research initiatives of faculty across the college are varied by project. Some topics of interest include obesity prevention, healthy aging, military health, coastal health and holistic health. Diverse methodologies are used to conduct research.
Funded Projects
Principal Investigator(s) |
Project Title |
Sponsor |
Amount |
|
Candace Ashton-Forrester, PhD. Program Coordinator & Professor, SHAHS, Recreation Therapy |
Project SOAR | Department of Veteran Affairs | $60,000 |
|
Sue Combs, PhD. Program Coordinator & Professor, SHAHS, Healthful Living and Fitness Education |
Innovative strategies for high impact practices: Access, success, and the CAA student-athlete | Colonial Academic Alliance | $5,500 |
|
James Herstine, PhD. Program Coordinator & Professor, SHAHS, Recreation, Sport Leadership & Tourism Management |
Understanding access and visitor use on North Carolina's Coastal Reserve System |
North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (NCDENR) |
$55,612 |
|
Laura Morris, EdD. Assistant Professor, SHAHS, Recreation, Sport Leadership & Tourism Management |
Multi-institutional assessment of the relationship between campus recreation participation and psychological well-being (happiness) |
National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association |
$2,000 |
|
Justine Reel, PhD. Associate Dean for Research and Innovation & Professor, SHAHS and Jennifer McCall, PhD. Assistant Professor, SON, Clinical Research |
STTR: Development of user-friendly fluorescence based assays for marine toxins |
NIH National institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) |
$355,321 |
|
Justine Reel, PhD. Associate Dean for Research and Innovation & Professor, SHAHS Leah Mayo, Center for Healthy Communities Coordinator |
Regional Public Health Training Centers (PHTC) Program Community-Based Training Partnership |
Emory University |
$25,000 |
|
Eric Richardson, PhD. Assistant Professor, SHAHS, Public Health |
Deciphering competency assessment in online courses: Individualized-student experience, assessment, and development plan integration |
Academic Partnership Grant |
$4,500 |
|
Kerry Whipple, PhD. Associate Professor, SHAHS, Public Health |
Tobacco free UNCW | American Cancer Society | $20,000 |
|
Kerry Whipple, PhD. Associate Professor, SHAHS, Public Health Jorge Figueroa, PhD. Lecturer, SHAHS, Public Health. Lenis Chen-Edinboro, PhD. Assistant Professor, SHAHS, Public Health |
Public Health Sessions at Camp Lejeune | DOD USMC Camp Lejeune | $4,450 |
School of Nursing
Principal Investigator(s) |
Project Title |
Sponsor |
Amount |
| Julie Hinkle, PhD. Assistant Professor, SON |
Adapting an online Pathophysiology course to increase student engagement |
Academic Partnership Grant | $11,000 |
|
Julie Hinkle, PhD. Assistant Professor, SON Chris Lantz, EdD. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & SHAHS Mark Forbes. Student Success Center Advisor |
Fostering belonging and institutional affinity in the adult on-line learner | Academic Partnership Grant | $7,797 |
|
Debra Hrelic, PhD, RNC. RN-BSN Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor, SON |
Knowledge of environmental and global health concerns and the impact if any on RN-BSN students | Academic Partnership Grant | $5,000 |
| Barbara Lutz, PhD. McNeill Distinguished Professor, SON |
Early supported discharge for improving functional outcomes after stroke: A pragmatic trial |
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) |
$132,692 |
| Barbara Lutz, PhD. McNeill Distinguished Professor, SON |
Implementation of an evidence-based chronic disease care model: Identifying individual, organizational, and community facilitators |
Wake Forest Baptists Medical Center Clinical and Translational Science Institute | $15,665 |
| April Matthias, PhD. Associate Professor, SON |
Early 20th century correspondence courses in nursing: Questionable or quality education? |
American Association for the History of Nursing |
$3,240 |
| April Matthias, PhD. Associate Professor, SON |
Early 20th century correspondence courses in nursing: Questionable or quality education? |
Karyn and Terrance Holm Visiting Scholar Award-UIC College of Nursing |
$1,500 |
|
Jennifer McCall, PhD. Assistant Professor, SON, Clinical Research |
Partnership for workforce development in the BioPharmaceutical industry | Department of Commerce | $282,939 |
|
Penny Sauer, PhD. Assistant Professor, SON |
Workplace violence in nursing | The Foundation of the National Student Nursing Association | $2,500 |
| Stephanie Smith, PhD. Assistant Professor, SON |
Building a research partnership with federally qualified community heath centers to address chronic conditions in vulnerable populations |
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | $46,602 |
|
Stephanie Turrise, PhD. Assistant Professor, SON Elise Thompson, PhD. Assistant Professor, SON Martha Hepler, Lecturer, SON |
The effect of virtual simulation on critical thinking and student satisfaction with learning in accelerated online RN-BSN students |
Academic Partnership Grant | $7,618 |
School of Social Work
Principal Investigator(s) |
Project Title |
Sponsor |
Amount |
|
Kristin Bolton, PhD. MSW Coordinator & Associate Professor, SSW |
Tracking experiential learning outcomes across three CAA campuses | Colonial Academic Alliance | $12,334 |
College of Health and Human Services
Principal Investigator(s) |
Project Title |
Sponsor |
Amount |
|
Ashley Wells, PhD. Assistant Dean for Community Engagement, College of Health and Human Services |
Health Transformation Lecture Series | South East Area Health Education Center (SEAHEC) | $11,350 |
