Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Melissa Zullo, PhD): Disability, Illness Burden, and Transitions of Care to Cardiac Rehabilitation for Medicare Patients. NHLBI, 1R03HS019795-01 9-30-2010 to 9-29-2012.
Co-Principal Investigator: Cognitive Impairment and Self-management in Adults with Heart Failure, Heart Lung and Blood institute, National Institutes of Health, R01, 4/1/10 to 3/31/14 .
Co-Investigator: Disparities Electronic Self-Management Resource Training to Reduce Health Disparities (eSMART-HD), NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health 9/30/09 – 8/31/11.
Co-Principal Investigator, A Measure of Systems Thinking: A Key Component of the Advancement of the Science of CQI. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 2008-April 2010.
Co-Investigator, "The Management of Heart Failure Patients in Long Term Care and Skilled Nursing Settings: The Bridge Project Phase 1." McGregor Foundation. PI Rebecca Boxer, MD, November 2007-November 2008.
Pilot Study Investigator, "The Effects of a Skilled Nursing Facility Self-management Cardiac Rehabilitation Intervention." Center of Excellence to Build the Science of Self-Management: A Systems Approach. S. Moore, Principal Investigator, NIH, National Institute for Nursing Research. P30NRO10676 September 2007 - June 2009.
Principal Investigator, K12 Pilot Funds,“Feasibility and Safety of a Skilled Nursing Facility Self-management Cardiac Rehabilitation Intervention." Case/Cleveland Clinic Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Award, August 2007 to April 2008.
Principal Investigator, K12 Pilot Funds, "Older Adults in a Skilled Nursing Facility following a Cardiac Event: Need and Feasibility of Cardiac Prehab Services." Case/Cleveland Clinic Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Award, May 2007 to July2007.
Principal Investigator, K12 Pilot Funds, "Discharge Destination of Older Adults following Hospitalization for a Cardiac Event." Case/Cleveland Clinic Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Award, May 2006 to November 2006.
Principal Investigator, "Disability and Rehabilitation Services Following Cardiac Events." Ohio Nurses Foundation Research Grant, March 2003 – March 2004.
Post-Doctoral Geriatric Nursing Scholarship recipient, "Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity." Funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation and sponsored by the American Academy of Nursing July 2001 to December 2003.
Principal Investigator, "The Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Older Adults' Recovery Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery." Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation, New Investigator Award, January 1999 to December 2000.
Educational Interests
Quality and Safety
Educational Background
BSN, Kent State University
MSN, Case Western Reserve University
PhD, Case Western Reserve University
JAHF Post-doctoral Fellow
Case/Cleveland Clinic Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Training Program Scholar
