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Barbara Morrison

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Barbara Morrison 216-368-1906  
Program of Research:
  • Mother-Infant Relationships and Health Outcomes; Kangaroo Care; Breast Feeding; Young Developing Families (supporting new parents and their infants)
  • Factorial Surveys
  • Knowledge of Medical Terminology Among Clients and Families
  • Promoting Computer Self-Efficacy and Positive Attitudes Among Baccalaureate Nursing Students
  • Promoting Confidence in Baccalaureate Nursing Students Prior to Clinicals

Research Projects:
  • Co-Investigator, "Skin-to-Skin Care for Breastfeeding Difficulties Post Birth," Gene Anderson, Principal Investigator.
  • Principal Investigator, "Interruptions to the Breastfeeding Process the First Postpartum Day," Foundation for Neonatal Research and Education (FNRE) and Ohio Board of Regents.
  • Co-Investigator, "Antenatal Lactation Education for High-Risk African American Mothers and Mother's Milk Feedings After Birth."

Training Projects:
  • Core Faculty, "Childbearing, Childrearing, Caregiving Research Training," May Wykle, Project Director. National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, T32-NR07108.

Education Interests:
  • Midwifery and Women's Health Care; Nursing Theory; Advance Practice Nursing; Cultural Competency
  • Critical Care: Coronary Intensive Care
  • Learning Resource Center: Labs involving Critical Care Skills Nursing Informatics Service Learning

Educational Background:
  • BA, Biology, College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
  • BS, Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY
  • MN, Primary Health Care/Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Certificate, Nurse Midwife, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
  • PhD, Nurse Midwifery/Maternal Child Nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL