Research Activities

Faculty Member	Areas of Scholarly Expertise and Interest
Abbott, Patricia, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI	User-Centered design, Human Factors, Health Care informatics, Quality/Safety via Healthcare Intfomation Technologies, ICT in low resource settings
Allen, Jerilyn, ScD, RN, FAAN	Preventive cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, health promotion. Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease; Women and Heart Disease; Nurse Case Management; Risk Factor Interventions; Cholesterol Management; Cardiac Rehabilitation; Health Promotion
Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN	Domestic violence (physical, sexual, dating violence, abuse during pregnancy) and violence prevention especially among vulnerable and ethnic minority populations and the contribution of violence and trauma to health disparities, including HIV/AIDS.
Dennison, Cheryl, PhD, RN, ANP	Cardiovascular Risk Management; Chronic Illness Management; Hypertension; Heart Failure; Quality of Care; Interdisciplinary Teamwork; Provider Behavior; Evidence Based Practice
Farley, Jason, PhD, MPH, CRNP	Infectious disease prevention and control; prevalence, risk factors and molecular characteristics of drug resistant organisms in persons living with HIV/AIDS; Nurse prescribing in resource poor settings; Infection control in resource poor settings.
Gaston-Johansson, Fannie, PhD, RN, FAAN	Symptom management and coping. Cancer interventions, health disparities, pain, cardiovascular disease
Gerson, Linda PhD, RN, APRN, BC	Psychiatry, abnormal psychology (including human development), and behavioral science
Glass, Nancy, PhD, MPH, RN	Health Disparities, Intimate Partner Violence, Community-based participatory research methods
Gross, Deborah, DNSc, RN, FAAN	Family Medicine, Health of Underserved Populations, Health Promotion, Nursing, Parent Involvement, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Community-based Interventions, Health Promotion/Prevention in Early Childhood, Parent-Child Relations.
Matthew Hayat, PhD	Biostatistics; statistical reporting; quantitative based decision making; mind-body medicine; CAM research
Hae-Ra Han, PhD, RN	Community-based outreach programs, cancer control, cardiovascular health promotion, health disparities, instrumentation, evidence based practice
Hill, Elizabeth, PhD, RN	Long-term Care (assisted living, nursing homes), Falls, Older Adults
Jeffries, Pamela, DNS, RN, FAAN, ANEF	Clinical simulations, online teaching and learning; evidence-based teaching; emerging technologies and integration into the curriculum; interdisciplinary education and simulations; deliberative practice and curriculum; evaluation outcomes in nursing education
Jones, Deborah, PhD, RN	Lifestyle modification for health promotion and prevention of cardiovascular disease in African American/Blacks, specifically women. Health behavior change; Improvement and empowerment through education and awareness. Health Disparities; Understanding and improving Communication between healthcare providers and patients.
Kearney, Marguerite, PhD, RN, FAAN	Hormone status and platelet biology, cerebral ischemia, microvascular blood flow, shock, mediators of shock and ischemia
Kim, Miyong, PhD, RN, FAAN	Cardiovascular health promotion or cancer prevention research, research methods of cross-cultural research, and program evaluation; instrumentation, statistical analyses and intervention evaluation; prevalence, risk factors, and factors associated with prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease among Korean American immigrants
Mark, Hayley PhD, MPH, RN	Sexually transmitted disease prevention; Stigma; Herpes Simplex Viruses; Risk behavior; Psychosocial and behavioral impact of disease.
Marie Nolan, PhD, MPH, RN	Patient and family decision making in serious illness; End of life decision making; Living organ donor decision making
Page, Gayle, DNSc, RN, FAAN	Pain, psychoneuroimmunology, biologic outcomes
Rose, Linda, PhD, RN	Psychiatry, qualitative methods, family research, health disparities
Sharps, Phyllis, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN	Perinatal health disparities, domestic violence, infant mortality, parenting, home visiting and women's health in community settings. Domestic violence and physical and mental health consequences for women, infant mortality, and women's health.
Szanton, Sarah, PhD, CRNP	Biobehavioral, Health Disparitites, Aging, Psychosocial stressors and health
Tanner, Ibby, PhD, RN	Health Promotion and gerontology, self management and aging, social activity/social support in promoting independent self-managemnt in aging, depression
Taylor, Laura, PhD, RN	Patient and Family Decision Making, Family practice, prenatal care utilization, perinatal substance abuse.
Benita Walton-Moss, DNS, FNP	Family practice, prenatal care utilization, perinatal substance abuse.
Wenzel, Jennifer, PhD, RN, CCM	Oncology, Health Disparities, Health Services Research, Managed Care, Case Management, Treatment Decision-making, Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis
White, Kathleen, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC	Nursing administration, care enhancement delivery models, cost and outcomes of care

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