PHYLLIS DENISE MORGAN, PhD, APRN, BC

Post-Doctoral Fellow 2002-2004
Health Disparities of Underserved Populations

Faculty Advisor:
Victoria Mock, DNSc, AOCN, FAAN
Professor, Director of the Center for Nursing Research

Research Focus:
African American women with breast cancer
African American women and their spouses coping with breast cancer

Publications:

Peer Reviewed
Henderson, P. D., Gore, S. V., Davis, B. L., & Condon, E. H. (2003). African American women coping with breast cancer: A qualitative analysis. Oncology Nursing Forum, 30(4), 641-647.

Henderson, P. D., Fogel, J., & Edwards, Q.T. (2003). Coping strategies among African American women with breast cancer. Southern Online Journal of Nursing Research, 3(4), 1-20. http://www.snrs.org/members/SOJNR_articles/iss03vol04.pdf

Henderson, P. D., & Fogel, J. (2003). Supportive networks used by African American breast cancer support group participants. The ABNF Journal, 14(5), 95-98. (first article cited in September/October issue)

Morgan, P.D., Mock, V., Rose, L., & Fogel, J. (2004). African American women’s emotional responses to breast cancer. Women’s Health and Urban Life: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal, 3(1), 56-72.

Edwards, Quannetta T., Saunders-Goldson, S., Morgan, P. D., Maradiegue, A., Macri, C. (2005). Vulvar Intraepithelial neoplasia varied signs, varied symptoms: What you need to know. Advance for Nurse Practitioners, 13(3), 49-53.

Morgan, P.D., Fogel, J., Rose, L., Barnett, K., Mock, V., Davis, B., Brown-Davis, C., & Gaskin, M. (2005). African American couples merging strengths to successfully cope with breast cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum,

Journal Articles in Review
Morgan, P.D., Barnett, K., Perdue, B., Fogel, J., & Underwood, S.M. African American
Women with Breast Cancer and Their Spouses’ Perception of Care Received by Physicians: submitted to The Journal of Cultural Diversity

Fogel, J., Morgan, P.D.. Davis, B., & Hammond, P. (2005). Internet Health Information Use and Self-Rated Health Status: Disparities Between Whites and Non-Whites With Breast Cancer. Submitted to Journal of the National Black Nurses Association

Non-Peer Reviewed, Dissertation
African American Women Coping with Breast Cancer. Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia, 2002. AAT 3073564

Newspaper Editorial
Henderson, P. D. Newer South Ready? Daily Press Editorial October 1998 A10. Newport News, VA.

Abstracts:
Henderson, P.D. (2003). African-American women coping with breast cancer: A qualitative analysis. Oncology Nursing Forum, 30(2), 163.
Henderson, P.D. (2003). Improving Health Disparities In Breast Cancer Among African-American Women: A Non-Traditional Approach. The 25th Annual Conference on the Black Family, March 2003; pg. 18.

Presentations:
Morgan, P.D. "African American Couples Merging Strengths to Cope with Breast Cancer", Poster Presentation 33rd National Black Nurses Association Conference, Chicago, IL, July 2005.

Morgan, P. & Lyttle, D. (2005). “Utilizing Grounded Theory Methods to Explore the Process of Coping with Breast Cancer for African American Couples”, Poster displayed at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Center for Health Disparities Research Conference, Baltimore, MD April 25, 2005.

Morgan, P. "Utilizing a Quan-qual design to explore coping strategies among African American women with breast cancer", Oral and poster presentation at the Southern Regional Area Health Education Center, Nursing Research Conference, Holiday Inn, Southern Pines, North Carolina, October 2004.

Saunders-Goldson, S., Edwards, Q.T., & Morgan, P. D. "Hyperprolactinemia: Clinical Case, Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management", Poster presentation at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 19th National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2004.

Lyttle, D. & Morgan, P.D. "Utilizing Grounded Theory Methods to Explore the Process of Coping with Breast Cancer for African American Couples", Poster presentation at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 19th National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2004.

Morgan, P.D. "African American Women Coping with Breast Cancer", Poster displayed at Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, May 20, 2004.

Brockie, T. & Morgan, P.D. “Native Americans Health Issues: Implications for Culturally Relevant Interventions”, Poster presentation at The University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, May 11, 2004.

Morgan, P.D. "African American Women Coping with Breast Cancer", Poster presentation at The University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, May 11, 2004.

Hall, S., Bositis, A., Morgan, P.D., Meeting the Challenges of Recruitment in an Oncology Clinical Trial, Poster presentation, ONS 29th Annual Congress, Anaheim, CA, April 29-May 4, 2004.

Morgan, P.D. "Professional Nursing Career Trajectory", Oral presentation at Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing Black Nursing Student Association Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 13, 2004.

Morgan, P.D. "Utilizing Mixed Methods to Determine Coping Strategies Used Among African American Women with Breast Cancer", Oral presentation at the 9th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer: From Awareness to Action, Washington, DC, March 24-28, 2004

Morgan, P.D. "African American Women's Emotional Responses to Breast Cancer", Oral presentation at the Howard University College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Division of Nursing National Conference, Washington, DC, March 2004.

Morgan, P.D. "Building a Program of Research", Association of Black Nursing Faculty Annual Spring Conference-Exploring Pearls to Grant Writing, Oral presentation at North Carolina A & T University, Greensboro, NC, February 2004.

Morgan, P.D., & Bowden, G. "Utilizing a Qual-quan design to Explore Coping Strategies Used Among African American Women with Breast Cancer", Oral presentation at the Florida International University Annual Research Conference, Miami, FL, Renaissance Hotel, October 2003.

Morgan, P.D. "Utilizing Qualitative and Quantitative Methods to Explore Coping Strategies among African American Women with Breast Cancer", Oral presentation at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, October 2003.

Henderson, P.D. "An Investigation of Coping Strategies of African American Women
with Breast Cancer", Poster presentation at the AANP 18th National Conference Anaheim, CA, June-July 2003.

Henderson, P.D. "Coping Strategies of African American Women with Breast Cancer", Poster presentation at the 2003 Regional Research Conference, Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA, June 2003.

Henderson, P.D. "African American Women Coping with Breast Cancer", Poster presentation at the 28th Annual ONS Congress National Conference. Denver Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, May 2003.

Henderson, P.D. "Fatigue Experience of African American Women with Breast Cancer", Paper presentation at the Oncology Nursing Society-National Cancer Institute Nursing Research Short Course. Denver Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, April 2003.

Henderson, P.D. "Coping Strategies of African American Women with Brest Cancer", Paper presentation at the Howard University Division of Nursing: Ninth Annual Research Conference, Washington, DC, March 2003.

Henderson, P.D. "Coping Strategies of African American Women with Breast Cancer", Poster displayed at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Baltimore, MD, April 2003.

Henderson, P.D. Cancer Prevention: The Power of Screenings, Oral presentation at the Hampton University 25th Annual Conference on the Black Family: Redressing Health
Disparities An Endowment for the Future of Black Families. Hampton University, Hampton, VA. March 2003.

Henderson, P.D. "Coping Strategies of African American Women with Breast Cancer", Poster presentation at the Southern Nursing Research Society 17th Annual Conference, The Rosen Center Hotel, Orlando, FL, February 2003.

Henderson, P.D. "Triangulation in Advanced Nursing Research", Oral presentation at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Advanced Research Designs Course, Baltimore, MD. November 2002.

Henderson, P.D. "Improving Health Disparities Among African-American Women: A Non Traditional Approach", Oral presentation, Health Disparities Seminar at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, November 2002.

Henderson, P.D. "African-American Women's Health Care Issues", Oral presentation at the New Hope C.O.G.I.C Women's Day Program, Norfolk, VA, August 2002.

Henderson, P.D. “African-American Women Coping with Breast Cancer”, Paper presentation at the Association of Black Nursing Faculty, Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 2002.

Henderson, P.D. “Online PhD Courses: Doctoral Student Perspective”, Oral presentation at the Association of Black Nursing Faculty Conference, Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 2002.

Henderson, P.D. “Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention”, Oral presentation at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Annual Conference. Chesapeake, VA. October 2001.

Henderson, P.D. “Family Health Genogram”, Poster presentation at the VA Nurses
Association, Richmond, VA. October 2001.

Henderson, P.D. “Exploring How African-American Couples Cope with Breast Cancer”, Oral presentation as a doctoral student at the Hampton University-University of Pennsylvania, Annual Research Symposium, Hampton, VA, December 2000.

Cannon, S., Orton, C., & Henderson, P.D. “Black Women’s Health”, Poster presentation, Hampton University 22nd Annual Black Family Conference, Hampton, VA, March 2000.

Orton, C., Henderson, P., & Cannon, S. “Family Health Genogram”, Poster presentation at the VA Tidewater Council of Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference, Williamsburg, VA. April 2000.

Henderson, P. D., & Addico, J. “Nurses Attitudes towards HIV/AIDS Patients”, Oral
presentation at Hampton University, Hampton, VA. November 1997.

Honors and Awards:

Breast Cancer Institute July 2005, National Black Nurses Association, Funded by Susan G. Koman Foundation, PI: Dr. Sandra Underwood

College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Department of Nursing, Fayetteville State University Research Award, April 2005 Department of Nursing, Research Award, May 2005

Fayetteville State University College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Honors and Awards Program, Little Butler Theater, Department of Nursing Faculty Award, Research and Publication, April 20, 2005

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 19th National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 11-16, 2004, Award for Poster titled, “Hyperprolactemia: Clinical Case, Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management”

9th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer, Scholarship Award, Washington, DC, March 24-28, 2004

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners- NP Research Award, Anaheim, CA, June 2003

Oncology Nursing Society-National Cancer Institute Sponsored Nursing Research Short Course, Denver, CO, April-May 2003

Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Institute for Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institute Nurse Educators, Sponsored by National Cancer Institute, Chicago, Illinois, January 2003

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Research Training in Health Disparities of Underserved Populations, Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD

Dissertation Award, Association of Black Nursing Faculty, $300, Las Vegas, NV, July 2002, Hampton University School of Nursing, Hampton, VA, First Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Award, May 2002

Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society Award, First Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Recipient from Hampton University, Hampton, VA, May 2002

Mary Louise Mercy Scholarship Award, Chi Eta Phi, Inc., $500, Hampton, VA, May 2000
Sentara Educational Excellence Award, Sentara Hampton General Hospital, Hampton, VA, 1999

Sentara Promise Award, Sentara Hampton General Hospital, $250, Hampton, VA, 1997
Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center Service Award, Tallahassee, FL, 1995

Funding:

Morgan (PI) 1/2006-12/2006
Funded by Fayetteville State University, Center for Health Disparities Research, Awarded $15,045 The Fatigue Experience of African American Women with Breast Cancer

RE01 Morgan (PI) 3/15/2004 - 3/15/2006
Funded by Oncology Nursing Society/Sigma Theta Tau International, Awarded $10,000
African American Women’s Breast Cancer Treatment QOL

1 P20 NR008375-01 Morgan (PI) December 1, 2003 - Present
Funded by Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing Center on Health Disparities Research, Awarded $10,000
African American Women’s Breast Cancer Treatment QOL

RE01 Henderson (PI) 5/31/2003 - 5/31/2005
Funded by Oncology Nursing Society/Sigma Theta Tau International, Awarded $10,000
African American Couples Coping with Breast Cancer

NP Research Award Henderson (PI) 12/31/2002 - 12/31/2003
Funded by American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Awarded $1500
African American Couples Coping with Breast Cancer

Other Research Experience
1-T32-NR07968-01 Hill (PI) 9/01/02 - 9/01/04
Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Funded by NIH/NINR
Research Training in Health Disparities of Underserved Populations
Postdoctoral Fellow

1 R01 NRO 4991 Mock (PI) 9/01/02 - Present
Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Funded by NCI/NINR
Mitigating Cancer Treatment-Related Fatigue
Research Associate