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Areas of Faculty Research


Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL): Elders in long-term care
Co-Investigator: Katherine Abbott

Marian S. Ware Alzheimer's Program - Continuity of care component
Co-Investigator: Katherine Abbott

Social networks in long-term care: Pilot testing novel approaches to measurement
Principal Investigator: Katherine Abbott

Social networks in long-term care: Enhancing existing approaches to measurement: A pilot study
Principal Investigator: Katherine Abbott

Advanced Training in Nursing Outcomes Research
Principal Investigator: Linda Aiken

Center for nursing outcomes research
Principal Investigator: Linda Aiken

Center for Nursing Outcomes Research – Supplement
Principal Investigator: Linda Aiken

Cross national comparison: Nurse burnout and quality of care in the U.S. and China
Principal Investigator: Linda Aiken

Nursing impact on care outcomes for chronically ill and minority patients
Principal Investigator: Linda Aiken

RN4CAST: Nurse forecasting: Human resources planning in nursing
Principal Investigator: Linda Aiken

The impact of nursing workforce organization on outcomes of hospitalized children
Mentor: Linda Aiken

A long term, open label study with Teduglutide for subjects with parenteral nutrition dependent short bowel syndrome who completed study
Principal Investigator: Joseph Boullata

Request for Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
Co-Investigator: Joseph Boullata 

Decision Support: Optimizing Post Acute Referrals and Effect on Patient Outcomes 
Principal Investigator: Kathryn Bowles

Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL): Elders in long-term care
Co-Investigator: Kathryn Bowles

Impact of length of stay and number of home nursing visits on hospitalization
Impact of length of stay in home care and number of nursing visits on rehospitalization
American Academy of Nursing
Mentor: Kathryn Bowles

Individualized care for at-risk older adults
Co-Investigator: Kathryn Bowles

Marian S. Ware Alzheimer's Program - Continuity of care component
Co-Investigator: Kathryn Bowles

A novel approach to elucidate mechanisms for disparity in cancer pain outcomes
Co-Investigator: Deborah Watkins Brunner

A phase iii randomized study of high dose 3d-crt/imrt versus standard dose 3d-crt/imrt in patients treated for localized prostate cancer
Principal Investigator: Deborah Watkins Bruner

Assessment of methods to increase Latino enrollment into cancer clinical trials
Principal Investigator: Deborah Watkins Bruner

Assessment of methods to increase Latino enrollment into cancer clinical trials Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator: Deborah Watkins Bruner

Feasibility of biospecimen sampling for assessment of Vaginal Stenosis
Principal Investigator: Deborah Watkins Bruner

Identifying symptom clusters in patients with head and neck cancer post radiation therapy American Nurse Foundation
Co-Investigator: Deborah Watkins Bruner

Randomized feasibility study of dilator use and an educational program to increase compliance
Principal Investigator: Deborah Watkins Bruner

Respondent burden and retention in cancer clinical trials
Co-Investigator: Deborah Watkins Bruner

Screening for depression and referral for treatment of cancer patients
Principal Investigator: Deborah Watkins Bruner

The Comparison of Missing Data Handling Techniques on Factor Analysis
Mentor: Deborah Watkins Bruner

Validating and extending the PROMIS sexual function measure for clinical research Duke University
Principal Investigator: Deborah Watkins Bruner

Center for nursing outcomes research
Co-Investigator: Jeannie Cimiotti

Center for Nursing Outcomes Research – Supplement
Co-Investigator: Jeannie Cimiotti

Nursing impact on care outcomes for chronically ill and minority patients
Co-Investigator: Jeannie Cimiotti

Risk factors and incidence of sharps injuries to nurses
Co-Investigator: Jeannie Cimiotti

RN4CAST: Nurse forecasting: Human resources planning in nursing
Co-Investigator: Jeannie Cimiotti

Risk factors and incidence of sharps injuries to nurses
Principal Investigator: Sean Clarke

ASPEN Research Workshop on Clinical Nutrition
Principal Investigator: Charlene Compher

Request for Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
Co-Investigator: Charlene Compher

Practice politics: History of nursing 1975 to the present Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Principal Investigator: Julie Fairman

Advancing measurement and modeling of healthy food and activity
Principal Investigator: Karen Glanz

Comparative effectiveness in genomic medicine
Principal Investigator: Karen Glanz

Developing interactive technologies to improve research and health behavior
Co-Investigator: Karen Glanz

Neighborhood nutrition and physical activity environments and weight (BEAT-NIK)
Principal Investigator: Karen Glanz

Telephone e-health communication for improving Glaucoma treatment compliance
Principal Investigator: Karen Glanz

Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL): Elders in long-term care
Co-Investigator: Karen Hirschman

Marian S. Ware Alzheimer's Program - Continuity of care component
Co-Investigator: Karen Hirschman

Change in hospital care organization and outcomes
Principal Investigator: Ann Kutney-Lee

Nursing impact on care outcomes for chronically ill and minority patients
Co-Investigator: Ann Kutney-Lee

Patient satisfaction in Catholic hospitals: Does nursing matter?
School of Nursing Undergraduate Mentored Research Award
Mentor: Ann Kutney-Lee

Center for nursing outcomes research
Co-Investigator: Eileen Lake

Center for Nursing Outcomes Research – Supplement
Co-Investigator: Eileen Lake

The effect of nursing on NICU patient outcomes
Co-Investigator: Eileen Lake

Bridging basic science and nursing practice: The development of CD-ROM/video stream series
School of Nursing Educational Initiatives/Investing in the Future
Principal Investigator: Joseph Libonati

Can fish oil supplementation offset cardiac dysfunction in hypertension?
University of Pennsylvania Research Foundation
Principal Investigator: Joseph Libonati

Can fish oil supplementation offset hypertension-induced cardiac hypertrophy in aging?
Frank Morgan Jones Fund
Principal Investigator: Joseph Libonati

Exercise-induced cardiac remodeling in aging
Principal Investigator: Joseph Libonati

Advanced education nursing traineeship (AENT) program
Department of Health & Human Services
Principal Investigator:
Kathleen McCauley

Enhancing accelerated student enrollment and diversity
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Principal Investigator:
Kathleen McCauley

Expanding enrollment in NP and NMW programs
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Principal Investigator: Kathleen McCauley

Implementation of practice standards for ECG monitoring
Co-Investigator:
Kathleen McCauley

Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence Jonas nursing scholars grant (2008-2012)
Principal Investigator: Kathleen McCauley

Jonas nurse leader's program
Principal Investigator: Kathleen McCauley

Marian S. Ware Alzheimer's Program - Continuity of care component
University of Pennsylvania Marian S. Ware Alzheimer Program
Co-Investigator: Kathleen McCauley

Mothers and fathers perspectives: family management of young adult survivors of childhood brain tumors
Alex's lemonade stand foundation
Co-Investigator: Kathleen McCauley

Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Program (NAT)
Department of Health & Human Services
Principal Investigator: Kathleen McCauley

A novel approach to elucidate mechanisms for disparity in cancer pain outcomes
Principal Investigator: Salimah Meghani

Center for nursing outcomes research
Co-Investigator: Mary Naylor

Center for Nursing Outcomes Research – Supplement
Co-Investigator: Mary Naylor

Decision support: optimizing post acute referrals and effect on patient outcomes
Co-Investigator: Mary Naylor

h Quality of Life (HRQoL): Elders in long-term care
Principal Investigator: Mary Naylor

Individualized care for at-risk older adults
Principal Investigator: Mary Naylor

Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI)
Principal Investigator: Mary Naylor

LFN Support - Implementation Phase
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Principal Investigator: Mary Naylor

Marian S. Ware Alzheimer's Program - Continuity of care component
University of Pennsylvania Marian S. Ware Alzheimer Program
Principal Investigator: Mary Naylor

Assessing workplace Phthalate exposure among massage therapy students
Mentor: Jennifer Pinto-Martin

Assessing workplace Phthalate exposures among massage therapy students
Johns Hopkins University
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Pinto-Martin

Early autism risk: Longitudinal investigation (EARLI) network
Co-Investigator: Jennifer Pinto-Martin

National CADDRE study: Child development and autism
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Pinto-Martin

Neuro-developmental disabilities among children in India: An Inclen study
Inclen, Inc. (NIH-Fogerty)
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Pinto-Martin

Summer mentorship in environmental health sciences for high school and undergraduate students
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Pinto-Martin

Alcohol and injury in adolescents, their families and their neighborhoods
Co-Investigator: Therese Richmond

Biosocial prediction and intervention on childhood aggression
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator: Therese Richmond

UPACE: The Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center
Co-Investigator: Therese Richmond

A novel approach to elucidate mechanisms for disparity in cancer pain outcomes
Co-Investigator: Barbra Riegel

Center for Nursing Outcomes Research
Co-Investigator: Douglas Sloane

Center for Nursing Outcomes Research-Supplement
Co-Investigator: Douglas Sloane

Nursing Impact on care care outcomes for chronically ill and minority patients
Co-investigator: Douglas Sloane

2008 National sample survey of registered nurses (NSSRN)
Westat Inc.
Co-Investigator: Julie Sochalski

Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL): Elders in long-term care
Co-Investigator: Julie Sochalski

Home care medication management for the frail elderly
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Co-Investigator: Julie Sochalski

Market competition and the quality of home health services
Co-Investigator: Julie Sochalski

A novel treatment, TAT-HSP70, in attenuating lung injury to sepsis induced ards
Mentor: Nancy Tkacs

Role of corticosterone on hippocampal cell proliferation in mice with diabetes
Mentor: Nancy Tkacs  

Factors associated with Attrition in RTOG Clinical Tirals: A 20-year retrospective analysis American College of Radiology
Principal Investigator: Connie Ulrich

Injury in Latina women after sexual assault: Moving toward health care equity
Co-Investigator: Connie Ulrich