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
