Program of Research:
Pregnancy; Bedrest and High Risk Pregnancy; Effects on Inactivity and Exercise; Perinatal Depression
Research Projects:
Principal Investigator, "High Risk Pregnancy-Side Effects of Hospital Bedrest," National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, RO1-NR03323. Funding for this study is finished, but analysis continues to be done. Training Projects: Core Faculty, "Childbearing, Childrearing, Caregiving Research Training," National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, T32 NR07108. Education Interests: Pregnancy and Childbearing; Activity/Exercise and Inactivity; Evidence Based Practice in Women's Health Issues; Research Methodology Educational Background: Diploma, Nursing, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA BSN, Nursing, Carlow College, Pittsburgh, PA MSN, Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA PhD, Parent/MC Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Post Doctoral Training, University of Pennsylvania, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Nurse Scholars Program |