Program of Research:
Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation; Organizational Culture Change
Research Projects:
Co- Investigator, "Biological Rhythms During Critical Illness and Mechanical Ventilation," Carol Epstein, Principal Investigator, President's Research Initiative, Ohio Board of Regents, 1999-2002.
Co-Investigator, "Mechanical Ventilator Antioxidant Trial (MVAT) A Pilot Study," Kim Howe, Principal Investigator, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 2002-2004.
Principal Investigator, "LV Function and Duration of Mechanical Ventilation," National Institute of Nursing Research and National Institute of Aging, National Institutes of Health, 1R55NR/OD 04346-01A1. Training Projects:
Co-Investigator and Lead Evaluator, "Northeast Ohio Nursing Faculty Corps," Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future).
Project Director, "Taking Critical Care from the Bedside
to the Roadside," Health Resources and Services Administration,
Bureau of Health Professions (DO9 HP03351)
Project Director, "RN Residency Program in Critical Care," Health
Resources and Services Administration,Bureau of Health Professions
(D64 HP03097) Education Interests: Culturally Relevant Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Technologies: Simulation and Virtual Reality Educational Background: BSN, Nursing, Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI MS, Medical-Surgical, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI PhD, Clinical Research Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH MA, Psychology/Diversity Management, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH |