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The following is the list of research interests of the FPB faculty. Just click on the first letter of the faculty member's last name to jump down to his or her information.

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A
Andrews, Claire

Maternal Posture and Fetal Position/ Presentation

Frontier Nursing Service: Practice Outcome Analysis

B
Brady, Noreen

Schizophrenia

Family Therapy

Science of Unitary Human Beings and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

Evidence Based Nursing Practice

Burant, Chris
Burant

Statistics

Antecedents and Consequences of Heart Failure and Depression

Social Structural Disparities and Optimism/Pessimism's Role in Health Outcomes

Gerontology

C
Click, Elizabeth

Worksite Wellness

Lactation

Work/Life Balance

Clochesy, John

Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation

Antioxidants and Systemic Inflammation

D
Daly, Barbara

End of Life Issues

Long-term Ventilation

Caregiving in Chronic Illness

Health Care Outcomes and Costs

Disease Management-Chronically Ill

Damato, Elizabeth

Maternal Attachment - Twins

Family Support/Parent Support - Twins

Postpartum Stress/Depression

Low Birth Weight Babies

Sleep in New Mothers and Babies

Dolansky, Mary

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Disability in Cardiac Patients

Transitional Services for Cardiac Patients

Quality and Safety

Douglas, Sara

Long-term Ventilation

Caregiving in Chronic Critical Illness

Health Care Outcomes

Disease Management of the Chronically Critically Ill

Dowling, Donna

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

Alternative Feeding Methods for Pre-Term Infants

Pre-Term Infant Nutrition

Duffy, Evelyn

Older Adults

Caregiving

Care of Longterm Care Residents

F
Fitzpatrick, Joyce

Health Care Delivery Systems

Public Policy of Health Care

Geriatric Mental Health Issues, especially Depression and Suicide

G
Gary, Faye

Prevention of Mental Health Problems

High Risk Behaviors

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity in Children

Depression in African-Americans

Homeless & Runaway Youth

Good, Marion

Study of Complementary Nursing Therapies for Pain and Stress

Acute Pain

Stress and Immunity

Integrated Research Reviews

Gordon, Nahida
Gordon

Biostatistics

Categorical Data Analysis

Survival Analysis

H
Harlow-Rosentraub, Karen

Lifelong Learning and Civic Engagement

Health Policy and Program Evaluation

Family Caregiving and Respite Care

Volunteerism

Heinzer, Peg

Study of Resilience in Children and Adolescents

Domestic Violence Issues in Families

Grieving and Loss in Families

Childhood Obesity and Prevention/ Intervention Research

Children with Chronic Illnesses

Higgins, Patricia

Adult Failure to Thrive

Long-Term Ventilator Patients

Geriatrics

Philosophic Inquiry

Hudak, Christine

Educational Technology in Nursing Education

J
Jones, Katherine
Jones

Pain and Wound Care in the Elderly Population

Evidence-Based Clinical and Managerial Practice

Nursing Home Quality

K
Kelley, Carol

End of Life Care

Kenneley, Irena
Kenneley

Infection Control and Prevention Across the Continuum of Care

Public/Community Health Nursing

Epidemilogy

Kilanowski, Jill
Kilanowski

Health Disparities

Migrant Farmworker Children

Vulnerable Populations

Killion, Cheryl

Homelessness/Housing and Health

African-American Maternal Health

Integrative Healing

Health Disparities

L
Lewin, Linda

Child Maltreatment

Parenting

Mental Illness and Parenting

Lindell, Deborah

Community Academic Partnerships

Community Based Screenings/ Health Fairs

Lotas, Marilyn

Maternal Child Health

Very Low and Low Birth Weight Infant Health Issues

Development of Biological Rhythms in Preterm Infants

Ludington, Susan

Kangaroo Care

Physiologic Responses to Skin-to-Skin Care

Infant Stimulation

Early Development Issues

M
Madigan, Elizabeth

Home Health Care Issues

International Health Care Issues

Resource Use and Patient Outcomes of Chronically Ill

Re-Hospitalization

Health Services Research

Maloni, Judith

Pregnancy

Bedrest and High Risk Pregnancy

Effects on Inactivity and Exercise

McDonald, Patricia

African Americans with Diabetes

Acceptance of Chronic Illness

Health Promotion of Caregivers

Moore, Shirley

Recovery following Cardiac Events

Health Behavior Change

Exercise following Cardiac Events

Electronic Nursing Care

Gender Differences and Elder Recovery Following Cardiac Events

Quality and Safety

Morris, Diana

Geriatric Mental Health

Aging and Quality of Life

Family Caregiving

Science of Unitary Human Beings

Morrison, Barbara

Mother-Infant Relationships and Health Outcomes

Breast Feeding

Young Developing Families (supporting new parents and their infants)

Kangaroo Care

Musil, Carol

Health, Stress, Coping, and Family Functioning of Grandmothers by Caregiver Status

Stress, Mental and Physical Health of Community Dwelling Older Adults by Caregiver Status

Methodological Issues

P
Prince-Paul, Maryjo
PrincePaul

Cancer Prevention and Control

Palliative Care

Q
Quinn Griffin, Mary

Genetics

Cardiac Care

Chronic Diseases Across the Lifespan

S
Savrin, Carol

Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Risk Reduction in College Students

Community Engagement through Service Learning

Health Promotion regarding Diet and Exercise in Adolescents

Self Mutilation in Adolescents

Standing, Theresa

Delegation to Unlicensed Personnel

Women's Health at Midlife

Qualitative Approaches

Suresky, Jane

Women's Mental Health Issues

Youth Violence

Resourcefulness and Stress in Family Members of the Severely Mentally Ill

T
Tullai-McGuinness, Susan
Structure and Processes of Medicare Home Healthcare Agencies Related to RN Satisfaction
U
Underwood, Patricia
Underwood

Nursing Education

Stress, Coping, and Social Support as It Relates to Birth Outcomes

W
Warner, Camille
Warner

Caregiving

Self-Care Practices of Elderly Adults

Inequality in Healthcare

Wiencek, Clareen
Wiencek

Care of the Chronically Critically Ill

Palliative Care in the Acute Care Setting

End of Life Care

Communiation Related to Treatment Limitations in the Acute Care Setting

Winkelman, Chris

Positioning and Activity in Critically Ill Patients

Cytokine Response to Mobilization of the Critically Ill

Wykle, May

Mental and Physical Health

Spirituality Among Older Adults

Selfcare Activities of Caregivers and Elders, including Health Promotion

Caregiving across the Life Span

HIV related Caregiving

Black versus White Caregivers

Minority Elder Health

Z
Zauszniewski, Jaclene

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

Zhang, Amy

Psychosocial Behavioral Studies of Patients with Cancer

Depression in Cancer Patients

Quality of Life of Cancer Patients

Cross-Cultural Study and Cancer Disparity

(List updated: September 2007)