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Donna Dowling

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Donna Dowling

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Program of Research:

• Alternative Feeding Methods for Pre-Term Infants
• Factors that Impact Breast Feeding Initiation and Duration for Pre-Term Infants
• 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
• 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