Current PhD Students
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Students of the PhD Program
Marguerite Baty
Marguerite Baty received her BSN in 2004
through Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She is
currently in Hopkins' MSN/PhD program and will
complete the requirements for a Master of
Science in Nursing for Family Nurse Practitioner
and a Master of Public Health in August 2006.
Previous to entering the field of nursing,
Marguerite obtained a BA in Political
Science/International Relations from St. Olaf
College in Minnesota, served in the US Peace
Corps in Central Asia, and worked abroad in the
field of education for 6 years.
Research Interests
Marguerite's research interests include
gender-based violence, HIV risk and refugee
health.
Presentations
1. Edwards, L., Baty, M., McCarter, J. (Oral
Presentation). Settling the Resettled: Public
health nursing interventions with Baltimore’s
Somali Bantu refugees. American Public Health
Association 133th Annual Meeting and Exposition.
December 10-14, 2005. Philadelphia, PA.
Funding, Honors, Awards
2005-2006 National Institute of Mental Health
Institutional NRSA. Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in
Violence Research 2004 Sigma Theta Tau
International Honor Society of Nursing 2004
Betty Cuthbert Award for leadership and service
2003 Ruth and John Ward Gertler Scholar
Barbara Biedrzycki
Dissertation Focus:
The focus of my dissertation is to explore decision making in
clinical research, identify what factors influence decision making, and
identify the value of several research tools for decision making
preference, decisional control conflict, hope, and trust in the
physician, quality of life, and symptom burden data.
Honors and Professional Services:
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1992- 1994 |
Chairperson, Oncology Divisional Council (first staff nurse to hold
this position) |
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1994 |
Oncology Divisional Council Nurse of the Year, St. Agnes Hospital
(first issue of this award) |
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1988-1998 |
Volunteer First Aid Nurse annually at the Knights of Columbus Youth
Bowl, community track & field meet |
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1992 |
present Charter Member, Sigma Theta Tau, Nu Beta Chapter (Nursing
Honor Society). |
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1992- 2001 |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Instructor, American Heart
Association |
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1995-1996 |
Editorial Board Member, ONCC NEWS, Oncology Nursing Certification
Corporation’s national newsletter |
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1995 & 1996 |
Item Writer, Oncology Nursing Certification Corporations’
Generalist’s Exam, (OCN®) |
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1996-1999 |
Editor, The Harbor Herald, The Greater Baltimore Chapter of the
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Oncology Nursing Society (GBCONS) newsletter. This position also
provides Board member. |
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1997- Present |
Article Reviewer, RN nursing journal |
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Baltimore District Director, Nurse Practitioner Association of
Maryland, Inc. (NPAM) |
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Chair, Continuing Education Committee, Balto. District NPAM. |
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Chair, Editorial Board, ONCC NEWS, Oncology Nursing Certification
Corporation’s national newsletter |
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1998-Present |
Board member, Smoke Free Maryland, state-wide community organization |
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Member, Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN®) Passing Score
Committee, Oncology |
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1998 |
Nursing Certification Corporation |
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1999 |
President-Elect, Greater Baltimore Chapter of the Oncology Nursing
Society
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1999-Present |
Reviewer, Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. |
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2000 |
President, Greater Baltimore Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society |
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2000 |
Present Reviewer, Oncology Nursing Society Seal of Endorsement
Program
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2001 |
Present Member, Johns Hopkins Institutional Biosafety Committee |
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2001 |
Present Chair, GBCONS Lung Cancer Awareness Community Project |
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2001 |
Present American Red Cross Nurse Volunteer, White House Blood Drive
(9/01) and Maryland Chapter Disaster Health Services Team
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2001 |
Present Abstract Reviewer, ONS Annual Congress 2002, 2003 |
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2002 |
Review Panel Member for the Susan Baird Excellence in Writing Award
in Clinical Practice, ONS 2002 –Present Contributing Editor, ONS
News, national newsletter of the Oncology Nursing Society |
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2002 |
Present Member, Johns Hopkins Cancer Center Clinical Research Review
and Monitoring Committee
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2002 |
Present Participant, Oncology Nursing Certification Advocates
Program |
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2002 |
Present Delegate, American Nurses Association (elected) |
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2003 |
Present CPR / First Aid / AED Instructor, American Red Cross,
Volunteer |
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2003 |
Present Secretary / Treasurer, Doctoral Student Organization, Johns
Hopkins University School of Nursing
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Selected Publications:
1. Monthly articles for RN Advanced Practice Alert . 1998-1999. Wrote
cover article for premier issue.
2. Novel Allogeneic GM-CSF Secreting Tumor Vaccine for Pancreatic
Cancer: A Phase I Trial of Safety and Immune Activation. (2001). E.
Jaffee, R. Abrams, B. Biedrzycki, R. Donehower, R. Hruban, D. Laheru, K.
Lilliemoe, S. O’Reilly, D. Pardoll, P. Sauter, K. Schepers, M. Goeman,
C. Yeo, J. Cameron. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 19, Issue 1.
3. Immunological Approaches to the Management of Pancreatic Cancer.
(2001). D. Laheru, B. Biedrzycki, E. Jaffee. Cancer J, 7: 324-337.
4. Answering the American Red Cross’ Call (2001). B. Biedrzycki.
Nursing Spectrum Online.
5. Urging Teens to Break the Habit (2002). B. Biedrzycki. Nursing
Spectrum, July 1 issue, p. 7.
6. Could Fatigue Become the Sixth Vital Sign? (2003). B. Biedrzycki.
ONS News, Vol. 18, No.4, pp. 1, 4, 7. Oncology Nurses Know the
Importance of Patient Education.(2003) B. Biedrzycki ONS News, Vol. 18,
No. 6, pp1,4, 5.
8. Enhancing End of Life:Oncology Nurses can be Effective Change
Agents. (2003) B. Biedrzycki ONS News, Vol. 18, No.11, pp. 1,4, 5.
9. A Phase I Vaccine Safety and Chemotherapy Dose-finding Trial of an
Alogeneic GM-CSF-secreting Breast Cancer Vaccine given in a Specifically
Timed Sequence with Immunomodulatory Doses of Cyclophosphamide and
Doxurubicin. (2004) L. Emenes, D. Armstrong, B. Biedrzycki, et al. Human
Gene Therapy. Vol. 15, No. 3., pp. 313-37.
10 . The Medical Waste Revolution is on the Horizon: Part I (2004)
ONS News, Vol. 19, No.11, p. 11.
Research support:
None
Nadine L. Eads, MSN, FNP
Predoctoral Health Disparities Fellow
Dissertation Focus: Undetermined at present, currently interested in
physical activity and the Built Environment.
Publications:
Wrote the Forward and was profiled as a “nurse practitioner” in Cool
Careers for Girls in Health, a career guide for girls considering health
careers, May 1999.
Lerman C, Hughes C, Benkendorf J, Biesecker B, Kerner J, Willison J,
Eads, N, Lynch J. Racial Differences in Testing, Motivation and
Psychological Distress Following Pretest Education for BRCA1 Testing.
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. Vol. 8, No. 4, Part 2.
Lerman C, Hughes C, Benkendorf J, Biesecker B, Kerner J, Willison J,
Eads, N, Lynch J. , Patients Attitudes about Autonomy and
Confidentiality in Genetic Testing for Breast-Ovarian Susceptibility.
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Vol. 3:296-303.
Jason Farley
Jason Farley is a 1998 graduate of The Capstone College of Nursing at
The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He graduated from The
University if Alabama - Birmingham (UAB) in 2000 with a Masters of
Public Health in Epidemiology before beginning his career at The Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control.
Jason completed the Adult Nurse Practitioner program at The Johns
Hopkins University School of Nursing in 2003 and is currently working as
an adult NP in the Department of Infectious Disease at Johns Hopkins
Hospital. His research interests include infectious disease
prevention and control and Nurse Practitioner clinical outcomes.
Dissertation Focus: Disease Prevention and Control
Publications/Abstracts:
Davis, L.L., Jewell, M.E., Ambrose, S, Farley, J.E., English, B.,
Bartolucci, A., Petty, F. (2003). A Placebo-Controlled Study of
Nefazodone for the Treatment of Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (submitted April 2003 – in review).
Catlett, C., Farley, J.E. (2002). Infection control challenges for
the new century: Lessons learned from past epidemics are valuable in
healthcare system bioterrorism disaster planning. Seminars in Infection
Control, 2, (1): 2-9.
Pronovost, P.J., Berenholtz, S.M., Dorman, T., Earsing, K., Farley,
J.E., Rubin, H., Perl, T., Lipsett, P. Eliminating Catheter-Related
Bloodstream Infection in Critical Care. Poster Presentation to the 20th
International Conference of the International Society for Quality in
Health Care, September 2003.
Farley, J.E., Daniels, D., Cosgrove, S.E., Perl, T.M.:
Heparin-Vancomycin (HV) Flushes of Long-term Central Vascular Access
Devices (CVAD) in Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Patients:
Infection Control Utility or Antimicrobial Waste? Accepted for Oral
Presentation at Association of Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology (APIC) annual meeting, June 2003. APIC Blue Ribbon Award
Winner.
Fuss, E., Moler, G., Farley, J.E., Perl, T.M.: Healthcare workers and
influenza vaccine: A success story. Oral Presentation to Association of
Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) annual
meeting, May 2002.
Farley, J.E., Song, X., Perl, T.M.: Eight-year trends in bloodstream
infections among critically ill neurosurgical patients at Johns Hopkins
Hospital. Poster Presentation to Society of Healthcare Epidemiology
(SHEA) 40th annual meeting, April 2002.
Presentations:
Farley, J.E. Advanced Infection Control Considerations. RN First
Assist in the Operating Room Certification Course. Anne Arundel
Community College; Annapolis, MD, October 2002/2003.
Farley, J.E. Bioterrorism Preparedness: It’s Not Child’s Play
(Plenary Session). 18th Annual Pediatric Nursing Conference; Arlington,
VA, September 2002.
Perl, T.M., Farley, J.E. Protecting Patients by Responding to
Biological Warfare: Implications for Medical Institutions; Patient
Safety: Tools for Implementing an Effective Program, Sponsored by
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Association of
Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare
Epidemiology of America (SHEA), January 2002.
Farley, J.E. Clinical Aspects of Bioterrorism. The Johns Hopkins
University School of Nursing; Nursing Faculty Grand Rounds, November
2001.
Funding, Honors, and awards:
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Graduate Leadership Award
2003
APIC Blue Ribbon Abstract Award 2003
Margo Capra Award for Excellence in Hospital Epidemiology/Infection
Control 2002 & 2003
Federal Traineeship in Epidemiology (UAB School of Public Health)
1998 - 1999
Jessica Gill
Jessica Saling-Gill completed her bachelor of science at Linfield
College in Portland Oregon in 1998. Ms. Gill then completed her master’s
degree in psychiatric nursing at Oregon Health Sciences University in
2001. Ms. Gill then worked as a psychiatric nurse practioner with the
chronically mentally ill prior to her enrollment in the Johns Hopkins
School of Nursing PhD program. Now in her second year, Ms. Gill is now
preparing a dissertation to address the impact of PTSD and health in
women through the investigation of biological variables related to
health.
Jennifer Hatzfeld
Captain Jennifer Hatzfeld is a nurse in the Air Force. She received her
BSN in 1995 from Biola University in La Mirada, California and went on
to work as a clinical nurse at Air Force bases in California, South
Korea, and Italy. In 2001 she earned her Master’s degree in Adult and
Higher Education from the University of Oklahoma, and in 2003 completed
an MSN degree in Administration in Community and Healthcare Systems from
the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. In 2006
Jennifer was selected by the Air Force to pursue her PhD at Johns
Hopkins School of Nursing full-time, through the Air Force Institute of
Technology.
Research Interests
Jennifer’s research interests include disease management, and outcomes
management in the ambulatory healthcare setting.
Presentations
1. Woolley, B, Hatzfeld J. (Oral Presentation). Meeting Access to Care
through Demand Forecasting: a Case Study. United States Air Force
Leadership Symposium. November 8-10, 2005. Leesburg, VA.
Funding, Honors, Awards
AETC Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award for Transformational
Population Health, 2005 12th Medical Group Company Grade Nurse of the
Year, 2004 12th Medical Group Company Grade Officer of the Year, 2004
Hwayun Lee
Hwayun Lee is a 1994 graduate of School of Nursing at University of
Massachusetts of Amherst, Massachusetts. She completed the requirements
for the joint program between the School of Nursing and the Bloomberg
School of Public Health leading to a Master of Science in Community
Health Nursing and Master of Public Health (MSN/ MPH) in May of 2003.
Her research interests include cardiovascular health promotion and
minority, adolescent health.
Dissertation Focus:
Explore the impact of acculturation on increasing cardiovascular risk
factors (ie. smoking) among Asian American immigrant adolescent.
Publications:
Weil, JM & Lee, HH. Cultural Considerations in Screening for Family
Violence among Asian-American Pacific Islander Families, Journal of
Community Health Nursing. (In review)
Presentations:
Nam JJ, Ko MJ, Lee H, Kim MT, Kim KB. Cardiovascular Health Status of
Koreans: Results of the 2001 National Health Examination and Nutritional
Survey. American Heart Association 76th Scientific Sessions, Orlando,
FL, November 9-11, 2003.
Han HR, Kim MT, Kim KB, Han W, Park H, Pistulka G, Lee H.
Anti-Smoking Media Campaigns for a Linguistically Isolated Population.
National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA, Dec. 10-12, 2003.
Kim KB, Han W, Kim MT, Lee H, Park H, Pistulka G, Han HR. A
Community-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Korean Americans in
Maryland. National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA, Dec.
10-12, 2003.
Funding, Honors, and awards:
Recipient of Health Disparities T32 grant.
Katherine R. Nash
Katherine Nash graduated from Georgetown
University School of Nursing with a BS in 2000.
She worked as an ER and Trauma Nurse prior to
graduating at Johns Hopkins University School of
Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist with a
focus in Forensic Nursing. She currently works
as a Death Investigator and Forensic Nurse
Examiner in Montgomery County, MD, while
continuing her studies as a Violence Research
Fellow in the PhD program. Her research
interests include elder abuse and neglect, death
investigation, bruising, and sexual assault.
Publications:
Sheridan, D. J., Nash, K. R., Hawkins, S.
L., Makely, J. L., & Campbell, J., C. (2005,
in press). Forensic Implications of intimate
partner violence. In R. Hammer, B. Moynihan,
& E. M. Pagliaro (Eds.), Forensic Nursing: A
Handbook for Practice. Boston, MA: Jones and
Bartlett.
Presentations:
Nash, K. R., & Sisley, A. C. (2004,
October). Forensic Wound Identification and
Documentation of Abused Adult and Vulnerable
Patients. Maryland Medical Convention. Held
October 16-17, Cambridge, MD.
Anne Outwater
Anne Outwater is a doctoral student at the School of Nursing. She has
a BA in Art History from Vassar College, and a BS in Nursing from New
York University. She earned a MA in Nursing Administration from New York
University in 1986. In the present program Anne has completed most of
her course requirements and her comprehensive exams. She will start
collecting dissertation data in Tanzania in September 2004.
Dissertation Focus or Abstract:
Violence is a widespread international problem with biological,
psychological, social and environmental roots, and serious health
consequences (WHO, 2002).
Africa is believed to be the most violent continent. Yet Tanzania is
a country that has maintained political peace against great odds. In
addition, recent research suggests that Tanzania has very low homicide
and suicide rates. The goal of the research to be described here is to
coordinate with new national and international efforts to decrease
violence, by describing individual and family attributes in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania that may contribute to peace. The research fits into an
Ecological Framework that includes national, community,
household/family, and individual realms. The distinctly African concept
of utu/ubuntu that pertains to the promotion of the common good by
building community through shared humanhood will be explored.
An Injury Surveillance System newly developed by WHO for resource
poor settings will be established at the mortuary of the country’s major
referral hospital (Muhimbili Medical Center). Data (including age, sex,
place of occurrence, residence, and occupation) on all the homicide
deaths of Dar es Salaam will be collected for year 2005. The families of
those who died will be interviewed through a Household Survey to gather
information about: i) socio-economic status and ii) the quantity and
cohesiveness of their interfaces with other individuals, families, and
community institutions. Neighboring families who did not experience a
violent death will also be interviewed. The cases and their controls
will be compared. Then, a sample will be interviewed in-depth about: i)
their perceptions of the violence that manifests in their lives, ii)
contextual factors that risk or protect, and iii) culturally appropriate
ways of decreasing violence and increasing well-being at the individual,
family and community realms. The findings will inform ongoing
interventions in this economically deprived setting.
Selected Abstracts
1. Romocki, C., Outwater, A., Kohler, D., et al. (1992). Developing
IEC materials for commercial sex workers: Examples from AIDSTECH
projects in Tanzania, Nigeria, and Ghana. VII International Conference
on AIDS and STD in Africa, Cameroon.
2. Mwaijonga, C.L., Laukamm-Josten, U., Mwizarubi, B.K., Lwihula, G.,
Outwater, A., Nyamwaya, D.(1991). HIV/AIDS education and condom
promotion for truck drivers, their assistances and sex partners in
Tanzania. VI International Conference on AIDS and STD in Africa,
Senegal.
3. O’Connor, P. Leshabari, M.T., Lwihula, G. & Outwater, A.(1991).
Ethnographic study of the truck stop environment in Tanzania. VI
International Conference on AIDS and STD in Africa, Senegal.
4. Temu, M.J, Outwater, A., Lyamuya, E.F., Haule, A.F.K., Leshabari,
M.T, Pallangyo, K.J. (1992). The role of pharmacists in the management
of sexually transmitted disease in Tanzania. VII International
Conference on AIDS and STD in Africa, Cameroon.
5. Mwaijonga, C.L., Trupin, Laukamm-Josten, U., Mwizarubi, B.K.,
Wagner, S. Lwihula, G. & Outwater, A. (1992). Factors influencing condom
use among women in truck stops Tanzania. VII International Conference on
AIDS and STD in Africa, Cameroon.
6. Minja-Trupin, C. Msauka, A., Ocheng, D., Laukamm-Josten, U.,
Mwizarubi, B.K., & Outwater, A. (1992). Development of STD services in
occupational clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. VII International
Conference on AIDS and STD in Africa, Cameroon.
7. Nkya, L. Lyamuya,, E.F., Outwater, A., Lwihula, G., & Mwanga, M.
(1993). The pattern of sexually transmitted diseases in a group of
commercial sex workers in Morogoro, Tanzania. VIII International
Conference on AIDS and STD in Africa, Morocco.
8. Mwaijonga, C.L., Kasungu, H., Kapinga, T., Loughran, L. Outwater,
A. Laukamm-Josten, U., & Nyamuryekung’e, K. (1993). A work-based
response to AIDS prevention by NGOs,VIII International Conference on
AIDS and STD in Africa, Morocco.
9. Ocheng, D., Masauka, A., Mbuya, C., Nyamuryekung’e, K.,
Laukamm-Josten, U., Vuylsteke, B. Outwater, A. & Dallabetta, G, (1993).
Prevalence of sexually transmitted disease in females in 7 truck stops
in Tanzania. VIII International Conference on AIDS and STD in Africa,
Morocco.
10. Mbuya, C., Nyamuryekung’e, K., Laukamm-Josten, U., Ocheng, D.,
Masauka, A., Vuylsteke, B. Outwater, A. & Dallabetta, G. (1993).
Defining a risk score for STD treatment for women in 7 truck stops in
Tanzania. VIII International Conference on AIDS and STD in Africa,
Morocco.
11. Nkya, L., Outwater, A., Lwihula, G., Lyamuya, E.F. & Nguma, J.
(1995). Evidence of behavior change in a population of commercial sex
workers in Morogoro, Tanzania. IX International Conference on AIDS and
STD in Africa, Uganda.
12. Outwater, A., Ukende, S.& Green E.C.(2002). Decreasing HIV
Incidence among Youth. Poster presented at VII Tanzania Conference on
HIV/AIDS/STD, Arusha.
13. Outwater, A. (2004). Can “utu” be used in violence prevention in
Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploratory data from Tanzania. 7th World Conference
on Violence and Injury Prevention in Vienna, Austria.
Books and book chapters
13. Romocki, C., Outwater, A., Mwizarubi, B.K., Mwaijonga, C.L.,
Trupin, C. & Harber, L. (1992). STD/AIDS peer educator training manual.
Tanzania: FHI/AMREF/NACP.
14. Mwizarubi, B.K., Mwaijonga, C.L., Laukamm-Josten, U., Lwihula,
G., Outwater, A. & Nyamwaya, D.(1994).HIV/AIDS education and condom
promotion for truck drivers,their assistants and sex partners in
Tanzania. In Focusing interventions among vulnerable groups for HIV
infection. (pp.109-118) Nairobi: NARESA,.
15. Outwater, A. (1996). The socio-economic impact of AIDS on women:
A case study, Tanzania. In Long, L.D., Ankrah, E.M. (Eds.) Women’s
experiences with HIV/AIDS. New York: Columbia University Press.
16. Outwater, A. (2000). Nature notes from Tanzania. Dar es Salaam:
Mkuki na Nyota Press.
17. Ewel, M. & Outwater, A. Eds. (2001). From ritual to modern art:
Tradition and modernity in Tanzanian sculpture. Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na
Nyota Press.
Peer-review Papers
18. Nyamuryekung’e,K.,Laukamm-Josten,U.,Vuylsteke,B.,Mbuya,
C.,Hammelmann, C., Outwater, A., Steen, R., et al.(1997). STD Services
for women in truck stops in Tanzania: Evaluation of acceptable
approaches. East African Medical Journal, 6, 343-347.
19. Temu, M.J, Outwater, A., Lyamuya, E.F., Haule, A.F.K., Leshabari,
M.T, Pallangyo, K.J. (1998). The role of pharmacists in the management
of sexually transmitted disease in Tanzania. East and Central African
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1(1), 15-18.
20. Temu, M.J, Outwater, A., et al. (1998). Effect of training on the
knowledge, attitude and practice of sexually transmitted diseases
management by pharmacists in Tanzania. East and Central African Journal
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1(2), 31-33.
21. Laukamm-Josten, U., Mwizarubi B.K., Outwater, A., et al. (2000).
Preventing HIV infection through peer education and condom promotion
among truck drivers and their sexual partners in Tanzania, 1990-1993.
AIDS Care, 12:1, 27-40.
22. Outwater, A., Nkya, L., Lwihula, G., et al.(2000). Patterns of
partnership and condom use in two communities of female sex workers in
Tanzania. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 11: 4,
46-54.
23. Outwater, A., Nkya, L., Lyamuya, E., Lwihula G., Green E.C.,
Hogle, J., Hassig, S.E. & Dallabetta,G.(2001).Healthcare seeking
behavior for sexually transmitted diseases among commercial sex workers
in Morogoro,Tanzania. Culture, Health & Sexuality,3,19-33.
24. Outwater, A., Abrahams, N., & Campbell, J.C. (Accepted). Women in
South Africa: Intentional Violence and HIV/AIDS, Intersections and
Prevention. Journal of Black Studies.
Funding, Honors, and Awards
2004 Transcultural Nursing Society Graduate Research Award
9/2002 - 8/2004 Interdisciplinary Research Training on Violence
Predoctoral Fellowship: Institutional NRSA (T32 MH20014-01A1
01/2002-09/2002 Full Doctoral Program Scholarship and Stipend, Johns
Hopkins University School of Nursing
1999 Certificate of Appreciation, Secretary of State, USA
1998 The Experiment in International Living Citation to the Davidson
Family, World Learning, group honor
1998 Certificate of Appreciation, Medical, Department of State, USA
1979 Sigma Theta Tau International, Epsilon Chapter
Vinciya Pandian MSN, CRNP
Vinciya Pandian obtained her Baccalaureate of
Science in Nursing degree and certificate in
Midwifery in 1996 from the Christian Medical
College, College of Nursing at Vellore, India.
In 2004, she graduated with a Master’s degree in
nursing specializing as an Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner from the Johns Hopkins University
School of Nursing and was awarded the Sigma
Theta Tau Nu Beta Chapter award in recognition
of superior academic achievement, creative
scholarship and research. Her research interest
includes pulmonary issues faced by critically
ill population.
Research Involvement:
2004 – Present Co-Investigator: “Protocol-driven
hemodynamic support for patients with septic
shock”.
2005 – Present Study Physician Collaborator:
“Sleep disturbance and pain sensitivity in
chronic pain”
2003 – 2004 Study Coordinator: “Evaluation of
the effectiveness of an educational program on a
new “Fluid and Vasopressor Protocol, and
Orderset” utilizing a PowerPoint with video
presentation to the Medical Intensive Care Unit
Nurses”.
1994 – 1995 Primary investigator: “Effectiveness
of transmission of health education from school
children to their mothers”.
Presentations:
Pandian V, Perper B, Sevransky J, Yeo T.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of an
educational program on a new “Fluid and
Vasopressor Protocol, and Orderset” utilizing a
PowerPoint with video presentation to the
Medical Intensive Care Unit nurses. The
Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for Nurse
Practitioners 2004, College Park, MD, April,
2004.
Professional Organizations:
2003 – Present The Nurse Practitioner
Association of Maryland
2002 – Present Sigma Theta Tau Nu Beta Chapter
2000 – Present American Association of Critical
Care Nurses
Hyunjeong Park
Dissertation Title:
Tentatively “ Reduction of Multiple Risk Factors in Cardiovascular
Disease”
Dissertation Focus or Abstract:
Previous studies have revealed several risk factors in cardiovascular
disease. It is more reasonable to approach those multiple risk factors
with stratified method rather than intervene one risk factor at a time.
The focus of the study is to identify strategies to manage the multiple
risk factors of cardiovascular disease focusing on culturally specified
factors among Korean American Immigrants.
Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order). Do not
include publications submitted or in preparation.
2000 Park HJ, Kim HJ. A Study on Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Its
Correlates in Hospital Nurses. Journal of Occupational Health Nursing,
9(2), 94-109.
2000 Park HJ. A Study on Health-Promotion Lifestyle and its Affecting
factors in Hospital Nurses. Seoul National University. Unpublished
Masters Thesis.
PRESENTATIONS
Han HR, Kim KB, Kang J, Ko M, Park HJ, Chung S, Kim MT. Building
Capacity in Community-Based Programs through Collaboration: The Better
Breast Health for Korean American Women Project. 132th Annual Meeting of
the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November 6-10,
2004. (submitted)
Kim MT, Kim KB, Kang J, Ko M, Lee H, Park HJ, Han HR. Cultural
Influences on Smoking Behaviors of Korean Americans. 132th Annual
Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC,
November 6-10, 2004. (submitted)
Pistulka G, Park HJ, Han HR, Kim MT. Addressing the Needs of
Korean Americans with Diabetes: A Preliminary Look at Barriers to Care
of Diabetes in First-Generation Immigrants. 2004 National State of
the Science Congress, “Nursing Science: Working toward a Healthier
Nation,” Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, American
Academy of Nursing, Washington D.C., October 6-9, 2004. (submitted)
Han HR, Kim MT, Kim KB, Han W, Park H, Pistulka G, Lee H.
Anti-Smoking Media Campaigns for a Linguistically Isolated Population.
National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA, December 10-12,
2003.
Kim KB, Han W, Kim MT, Lee H, Park H, Pistulka G, Han HR. A
Community-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Korean Americans in
Maryland. National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA,
December 10-12, 2003.
Hyun J. Park, Hae-Ra Han, Gina Pistulka, Wolmi Han, Minsun Kang, and
Miyong Kim. Process Evaluation of the Self-Help Intervention Program for
Korean American Elderly with Hypertension. 14th International Nursing
Research Congress (July 10-12, 2003)
Kim B. Kim, W olmi Han, MD, Hae-Ra Han, Gina M. Pistulka, Hyun Jeong
Park. Developing a Community Partnered Intervention: A Smoking Cessation
Intervention in the Korean-American Community in Maryland. 14th
International Nursing Research Congress (July 10-12, 2003)
Miyong T. Kim, Hae-Ra Han, Hyun Jeong Park, Gina M. Pistulka, Kim. B
Kim. Predicting Entry into Care among Korean-American Elderly with High
Blood Pressure. 14th International Nursing Research Congress (July
10-12, 2003)
Gina M. Pistulka, Hyun Jeong Park, Hae-Ra Han, RN, Miyong T. Kim.
First Generation Korean American Immigrants: Exploring the Relevant
Cultural Themes and Perceptions of the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Mellitus. 14th International Nursing Research Congress (July 10-12,
2003)
Hae-Ra Han, Miyong Kim, Hyun J. Park, Gina Pistulka, and Kim B. Kim.
High Prevalence of Uncontrolled Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk
Factors in Korean American Elderly with Hypertension. 14th International
Nursing Research Congress (July 10-12, 2003)
Park HJ, Han HR, Kim MT. Factors associated with cancer screening
behavior among Korean American elderly men. 130th Annual Meeting of the
American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-13,
2002.
Kim MT, Han HR, Park HJ, Lee H, Pistulka G. A Community-Based Health
Promotion Program for Korean American Elderly: Reaching the
Hard-to-Reach Population. 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public
Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-13, 2002.
Pistulka G, Han HR, Park HJ, Lee H, Kim, M. Acculturation stress,
Social Support and Depression among the Korean American Immigrant
Elderly in Maryland. 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health
Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-13, 2002.
Han HR, Pistulka G, Park HJ, Lee H, Kim KB, Kim MT. High Prevalence
of Uncontrolled Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Korean
American Elderly with Hypertension. American Heart Association 75th
Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November 17-20, 2002.
C. Research Support. List selected ongoing or completed (during the
last three years) research projects (federal and non-federal support).
Begin with the projects that are most relevant to the research proposed
in this application. Briefly indicate the overall goals of the projects
and your role (e.g. PI, Co-Investigator, Consultant) in the research
project. Do not list award amounts or percent effort in projects.
2002-2003 Research Assistant (100%), Miyong T. Kim, Principal
Investigator, “Self-Help Program for Korean American Elderly with HBP,”
National Institute of Nursing Research (NR05315-01) for 2001-2003,
$163,750.
2003-present Research Assistant, Hae-Ra Han, Principal Investigator,
"The Experiences and Challenges of Informal Caregiver: A Korean
Immigrants Study," Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (1 R03
HS013779) for 2003-2005
2003-present Research Assistant, Miyong T. Kim, Principal
Investigator, “High Blood Pressure Care for Korean Americans,” Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (1 R01 HS013160-02) for 2003-2006.
Gina Pistulka
Gina Pistulka is a 1993 graduate of University of St.Thomas with a
Bachelor of Arts in Nursing. She completed her Master of Science in
Nursing Degree in Community Health and a Master of Science in Public
Health in December of 2001. Her research interests include immigrant and
refugee health, chronic illness and diabetes, and culture.
Dissertation Focus: The Patterns of Self-Care and Problem-Solving in
Managing Diabetes in First Generation Korean Americans
Presentations
1. Pistulka, G., Han, H.R., Park, H.J., Lee, H., & Kim, M. Stress,
Social Support and Depression among the KAI Elderly in Maryland.
Presentation for the 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health
Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-13, 2002.
2. Han, H.R., Kim, M.T., Pistulka, G., & Kim, K.B. Patterns of Health
Care Utilization Among Korean American Elderly with Hypertension: The
Use of Traditional and Western Medicine. 130th Annual Meeting of the
American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-13,
2002.
3. Kim, K.B., Han, H.R., Ryu, J.P., Pistulka, G., & Kim, M.T.
Developing Anti-Smoking Initiatives for the Korean American Community:
An Innovative Community-Based Approach to Reduce Disparities in Primary
Prevention. 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health
Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-13, 2002.
4. Kim, M.T., Han, H.R., Park, H.J., Lee, H., & Pistulka, G. A
Community-Based Health Promotion Program for Korean American Elderly:
Reaching the Hard-to-Reach Population. 130th Annual Meeting of the
American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-13,
2002.
5. Kim, K.B., Han. W., Han, H.R., Pistulka, G., Park, H.J. Developing
a community partnered intervention: a smoking cessation intervention in
the Korean American community in Maryland. 14th International Nursing
Research Congress, Virgin Islands, July 10-12, 2003.
6. Han, H.R., Kim, M.T., Park, H.J., Pistulka, G., Kim, K.B. High
Prevalence of Uncontrolled Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.
14th International Nursing Research Congress, Virgin Islands, July
10-12, 2003.
7. Park, H.J., Han, H.R., Pistulka, G., Han, W., Kim, M.T. Process
Evaluation of the Self-Help Intervention Program for Korean American
Elderly with Hypertension. 14th International Nursing Research Congress,
Virgin Islands, July 10-12, 2003.
8. Kim, M.T., Han, H.R., Park, H.J., Pistulka, G., Kim, K.B.
Predicting Entry into Care among Korean American Elderly with High Blood
Pressure. 14th International Nursing Research Congress, Virgin Islands,
July 10-12, 2003.
9. Han, H.R., Kim, M.T., Kim, K.B., Han, W., Park, H.J., Pistulka,
G., Lee, H. Anti-Smoking Media Campaigns for a Linguistically Isolated
Population. 2003 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA,
December 10-12, 2003.
10. Kim, K.B., Han, W., Kim, M.T., Lee, H., Park, H.J., Pistulka, G.
Han, H.R. A Community-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Korean
Americans in Maryland. 2003 National Conference on Tobacco or Health,
Boston, MA, December 10-12, 2003.
11. Han HR, Kim KB, Pistulka G, Park HJ, Kim MT. Evaluating Process
Outcomes of a Self-Help Intervention for Korean American Elderly with
Hypertension. 17th Annual Pacific Nursing Research Conference:
"Addressing Issues in Health Care Disparities through Research and
Practice," Honolulu, HI, March 19-20, 2004.
Poster Presentations
1. Campbell, J., Sharps, P.W. Kub, J., Walton-Moss, B., Kelley, L.,
Hoey, F., Loeken, K., Izabel, R., Blake, S., Kemp, K., Araya, T., Smith,
R., Fredland, N., Yonas, M., Pistulka, G.M. Arts-Based Initiative to
Reduce Violence Against Women and Girls. SafeUSA Conference. Atlanta,
GA. December 3, 2001.
2. Pistulka, G.M., Park H.J., Han, H.R. (2002). First Generation
Korean American Immigrants: Exploring the Relevant Cultural Themes and
Perceptions of the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. 14th
International Nursing Research Congress, Virgin Islands, July 10-12,
2003.
Selected Honors and Awards
| 1989-1990, 1991-1992 |
Emma Winkleman Nursing
Scholarship |
| Fall, 1990, Fall 1992,
Spring 1993 |
Deans List |
| 1993 |
Nominee, College of St.
Catherine Honor Society and Recognition |
| 1997 |
Volunteer Recognition,
Project Ak’ Tenamit, Rio Dulce, Guatemala, Central America |
| July 2000 |
December 2001 Fellow,
Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship |
| January 2002 |
August 2002 Recipient,
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Scholarship |
| May 2002 |
Recipient, Sigma Theta
Tau Annual Research Award, Nu Beta Chapter, “First Generation Korean
Immigrants: Exploring the Relevant Cultural Themes and Perceptions
of Management of Type 2 Diabetes.” |
| September 2002 - August
2004 |
Recipient, Health
Disparities in Underserved Populations Fellowship |
| September 2003 – August
2008 |
Recipient, National
Institute of Nursing Research, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research
Service Award |
| September 2003 – May
2005 |
Fellow, Johnson &
Johnson Community Health Care Program |
Professional Organizations
Fall 2000 -- present Member, American Public Health Association
1993 – present Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of
Nursing, Chapters Chi-at-Large and NuBeta
Spring 2003 Board Member, The Center for Nursing Advocacy
Fall 2003 -- present Member, Association for Diabetes Educators
Edward Polichnowski
Dissertation Title:
Spiritual well-being as a intermediary to adaptation for college
students in dating violence
Dissertation Focus or Abstract:
The purpose of this descriptive, comparative, correlational study is to
explore the effect of spiritual well-being on the relationship between
dating violence and self-esteem and loneliness among college students.
Jessica Roberts
Jessica Roberts is a 2003 graduate of the University of Florida with
a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.
She is currently in the MSN/PhD program and will complete the
requirements for a Master of Science in Nursing Degree in Community
Health and a Master of Public Health, May 2005. Her research interests
include risk behaviors and adolescent health.
Dissertation Focus
To examine the relationship between relational aggression and dating
violence among inner city middle school students.
Publications
1. Kub, J., Fredland, N., Soeken, K., Smith, D., Lary, H., Roberts,
J., Walton-Moss, B., Sharps, P. W., & Campbell, J. C. Violence in
girl/boyfriend relationships in early adolescence. Violence Against
Women. (In review).
Presentations
1. Blake, S.M., Roberts, J., Ledsky, R., Kodali, A., Gonzalez, F.,
Shelley, G. A., Cephas, K., & Campbell, J. C. (Oral Presentation).
Observational assessments of gender-specific interpersonal violence,
bullying, and harassment in schools. American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 5-9, 2005. New Orleans,
LA. (In review).
2. Campbell, J. C., Lary, H., Fredland, N. M., Roberts, J., Kub, J.
E., Sharps, P., & Mouttapa, M. (Oral Presentation). Evaluation of the
“Respect Me” arts based dating violence prevention program. American
Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting and Exposition. November
5-9, 2005. New Orleans, LA. (In review).
3. Kub, J., Fredland, N., Soeken, K., Lary, H., Roberts, J., Sharps,
P. W., Shelley, G. A., Cephas, K., & Campbell, J. C. (Oral
Presentation). Emotional abuse in girl/boyfriend relationships in early
adolescence. American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting and
Exposition. November 5-9, 2005. New Orleans, LA. (In review).
4. Roberts, J. & Gonzalez, R. (Oral Presentation). Challenges of
implementing a dating violence intervention in four Baltimore City
middle schools. Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International
Conference. October 24, 2004. Boston, MA.
5. Kub, J., Fredland, N. M., Roberts, J., & Campbell, J. C. (Oral
Presentation). Attitudes and Behaviors of Dating Violence in Urban 7th
Grade Middle School Students. American Public Health Association 132nd
Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 8, 2004. Washington, DC.
6. Roberts, J., Peaden, L. & Castleman, J. (Poster Presentation).
Alachua County’s Each One Reach One Community Cardiovascular Health
Program: Student challenges in designing interventions to fit community
needs. American Public Health Association 131st Annual Meeting and
Exposition. November 18, 2003. San Francisco, CA.
Funding, Honors, Awards
2005 Ellen Levi Zamoiski Doctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins
University School of Nursing
2003-2005 National Institute of Mental Health Institutional NRSA.
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Violence Research.
2003 First Place Undergraduate Poster Award. American Public Health
Association, Public Health Nursing Section.
2002 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
2002 Golden Key National Honor Society
2002 Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society
JingJing Shang
Predoctoral Health Disparities Fellow, OCN,
I received my BSN from Peking Union Medical
College, Department of Nursing, Beijing, China
in 1996 and my MSN with concentration in
Oncology Nursing from University of Delaware in
2001. I have worked in China for 3 years as a
hematological nurse, and more than 3 years as
oncology nurse in United States.
My research interest focuses on: Cancer
Prevention and Screening in Asian American
Population.
Helina Somervell
Helina Somervell graduated from Avondale College, Sydney , Australia
in 1990. She completed her Bachelor of Science at Colombia Union
College, Takoma Park, MD in 1997. In 2001 she completed her Master of
Science ( Family Nurse Practitioner) from the Johns Hopkins University .
Dissertation Focus:
To be determined.
Publications:
Melton, GB, Somervell, H, Zeiger, MZ, Civelek, AC. Sestamibi scans using
three-dimensional, tomographic imaging by surgeons and radiologists
together for parathyroid surgery results in better sensitivity,
predictive value and accuracy. Manuscript submitted to The Journal of
Nuclear Medicine, July 2003.
Mazzanti,C, Zeiger,MA, Cortourous,N, Umbricht,C,Westra,WH, Smith,D,
Somervell,H, Bevilacqua,G, Alexander, HR, Libutti, SK. Using gene
expression profiling to differentiate benign vs malignant tumors. Cancer
Research, April, 2004.
Abstracts
Kent Friedman MD, Helina Somervell CRNP, Pavni Patel MD, Genevieve
Melton-Meaux MD, Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer PhD, and Martha A Zeiger MD,
Baltimore, MD. Effect of calcium channel blocker therapy on the
sensitivity of pre-operative technetium-99m sestamibi SPECT scintigraphy
for hyperparathyroidism. Presented at American Association of Endocrine
Surgeons (AEES), April 2004.
Posters
Patel PV MD, Somervell H CRNP, Friedman K MD, Barbu A MD, Zeiger MA MD,
Baltimore, MD
Combined 99mTc SPECT/CT for preoperative localization in primary
hyperparathyroidism. Presented at Society of Nuclear Medicine’s 51st
Annual Meeting, June 19-23, 2004.
Presentations:
Nursing implications for the thyroid cancer patient, March, 2002
Department of Surgery
Sarah Szanton
Dissertation Title:
CVD in Older Women: Socioeconomic status and allostatic load
Dissertation Focus or Abstract:
Despite recent national policy emphasis on health disparities, there is
a dearth of research examining the association of low socioeconomic
status, increased stress, and cardiovascular disease in older women.
Research has shown that allostatic load – a measure of cumulative
stress-related biological risk - can predict cardiovascular disease1.
The research addressing the role of stress and SES has predominantly
been with Caucasian, middle aged, employed individuals. It is a
promising hypothesis that increased stress of low-SES could be a factor
in higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease in older women of low
SES. The proposed study will be a preliminary step in determining
whether the increased cardiovascular disease in older women of low SES
could be, in part, due to the increased stress inherent in low SES.
Positions and Honors. List in chronological order previous positions,
concluding with your present position. List any honors. Include present
membership on any Federal Government public advisory committee.
