Promoting Resourcefulness in Maintaining Health and Functioning of Elders
Preventing and Treating Depression Across the Life Span\
Instrument Development and Psychometrics
Informal Caregiving for Persons with Behavioral Problems
Family Caregivers of Persons with Serious Mental Illness
Research Projects
Principal Investigator, "Teaching Resourcefulness to Chronically Ill Older Adults," National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, R01 NR04428.
Principal Investigator, "Cardiovascular Responses in Black Female Caregivers," National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, R01 NR04290.
Co-Investigator, "Intergenerational Caregiving to At-Risk Youth," Carol Musil, Principal Investigator, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, R01 NR05067.
Principal Investigator, "Social Cognitive Factors Affecting the Health of Elders," National Institute of Nursing Research and National Institute of Aging, National Institutes of Health, RO3 AG16469.
Training Projects
Director, PhD Program in Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Education Interests
Psychiatric Nursing
Research Design and Methods
Educational Background
BA, Psychology/Interpersonal Communication, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
MA, Human Services/Counseling, John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH
MSN, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH
PhD, Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH
