DONNA DOWLING

Program of Research:

Alternative Feeding Methods for Pre-Term Infants; Factors that Impact Breast Feeding Initiation and Duration for Pre-Term Infants; and Pre-Term Infant Nutrition

Research Projects:

Co-Investigator, "Selfregulatory Preterm Infant Care: Adaptation Postbirth," Gene Anderson, Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Health, R01-NR024444-04A1, 1996-2002.

Principal Investigator, "Cup Feeding for Preterm Infants: Mechanics of Safety," National Association of Neonatal Nurses.

Principal Investigator, "Concurrent Validity of the Nasal Thermistor for Measuring Breathing during Oral Feeding for Preterm Infants," Ohio Board of Regents.

Training Projects:

Program Director, "Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Advanced Education Program," Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, HP-00263-01, 2001-2004.

Program Director, "Center for Excellence in Population-Based Pediatric Nursing," Maternal Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, MCJ-399703, 1998-2002.

Core Faculty, "Childbearing, Childrearing, Caregiving Research Training," May Wykle, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, T32 NR07108, 1999-2005.

Education Interests:

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner; Advanced Practice Nursing; and Pediatric Critical Care Nursing

Educational Background:

Diploma, Nursing, Genesee Hospital School of Nursing, Rochester, NY

BSN, Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH

MSN, Pediatric Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

PhD, Nursing Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL