This Penn Nursing GERO ALUMNI page features Penn Nursing PhDs, Postdoctoral Fellows and Hartford pre-doctoral scholars who completed their Penn program after 2001. The scholars' career trajectories demonstrate that Penn Nursing -in collaboration with the John A. Hartford Foundation's Scholars Program- is effective in producing a critical mass in intellectual leadership in aging.
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Penn Nursing GERO ALUMNI (2001 - 2005)
Name
Research Interest
Penn Mentor(s)
Penn Nursing Pre/Postdoc
Funding
Sources
Completion
Status
Current
Position

Balas, Michele
balasm@nursing.upenn.edu

Outcomes of Critically Ill Older Adults

Richmond/
E. Sullivan-
Marx
Pre-doctoral
Scholar
2003-2005

JAH
2003-2005

PhD 2005
(completed
pre-doc)

JAH 2005
Postdoc Fellow
UPenn

Balas, Michele
balasm@nursing.upenn.edu

The Course Of Delirium In Older Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients

Richmond/
E. Sullivan-
Marx
Postdoctoral Fellow
2005-2007

JAH
2005-2007

Post-doc
in
progress

JAH 2005
Postdoc Fellow
UPenn
Beeber, Anna Song
asbeeber@email.unc.edu

A description of enrollment in a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

N. Strumpf/
S. Kagan/
L. Evans

Pre-doctoral
Scholar
2001-2003

JAH
2001-2003

PhD 2005
(completed
pre-doc)

JAH 2005
Postdoc
UNC at
Chapel Hill
Beidler, Susan M.
sbeidler@fau.edu
Ethical issues experienced by primary care nurse practitioners caring for vulnerable patients in nursing centers
M. Naylor/
E.Sullivan-
Marx
Pre-doctoral
Scholar
1998-2002
UPenn
SoN
PhD 2002
(completed
pre-doc)
Asst. Prof.
Florida Atlantic Univ.

Bourbonniere, Meg
meg.bourbonniere@yale.edu

Organizational characteristics and restraint use for hospitalized nursing home residents

N. Strumpf

Pre-doctoral
Scholar
1997-2001

NRSA

PhD 2001
(completed
pre-doc)

Asst. Prof.,
Yale
and
Adjunct Asst. Prof at Penn

Bourbonniere, Meg
meg.bourbonniere@yale.edu

Transitions from hopital to home:
A critical period in the family caregiving experience

N. Strumpf

Postdoctoral Fellow
2001-2003

JAH
2001-2003

completed
post-doc
2003

Asst. Prof.,
Yale
and
Adjunct Asst. Prof at Penn

Bradway, Christine
cwb@nursing.upenn.edu

Illness narratives of women with long-term urinary incontinence

N. Strumpf

Pre-doctoral
Scholar
1996-2004

UPenn
SoN

PhD 2004
(completed
pre-doc)

Asst Prof,
Penn

Bradway, Christine
cwb@nursing.upenn.edu

Health issues affecting older women's lives

N. Strumpf

Hartford
Fellow
2005-2007


JAH
2005-2007

Fellowship
in
progress

JAH 2005
Fellow
/
Asst. Prof, Penn

Chasens, Eileen
chasense@pitt.edu

Obstructive sleep apnea in African-Americans with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

T. Weaver

Postdoctoral Fellow
2001-2003

NRSA
2001-2003
(sleep)

completed
post-doc
2003

Cho, Eunhee
eunhecho@nursing.upenn.edu
Comparisons of re-hospitalization rates and functional status between NH and HHC patients after hospital discharge
J.Sochalski
Pre-doctoral
Scholar
2001-2005
UPenn
SoN
PhD 2005
(completed
pre-doc)
 

Crighton, Margaret
crighton@pitt.edu

The phenomenon of neutropenia
in older adults with hematological malignancy

S. Kagan

Pre-doctoral
Scholar
2001-2005

T-32
2001-2003
JAH
2003-2005

PhD 2005
(completed
pre-doc)

JAH 2005
Postdoc Fellow
Univ. of Pittsburgh
Cunningham, Regina
Advance practice nursing intervention and outcomes: An exploration of transitional care services post-prostatectomy
T.Richmond
Pre-doctoral
Scholar
1996-2003
UPenn
SoN
PhD 2003
(completed
pre-doc)
Cancer
Institute
of NJ
DiMattio, Mary Jane
dimattiom1@scranton.edu
Women’s recovery from coronary artery bypass surgery: A longitudinal study of functional status and correlates
L.Kurlowicz
Pre-doctoral
Scholar
1994-2001
UPenn
SoN
PhD 2001
(completed
pre-doc)

Dreher, Michael
michael.dreher@drexel.edu

Predictors of sleep disruption
in HIV-AIDS

T. Weaver

Postdoctoral Fellow
2001-2003

NRSA
2001-2003
(sleep)

completed
post-doc
2003

Foust, Janice
janice.foust@unh.edu
Promoting post-hospital discharge medication safety for older adults

N. Strumpf

Postdoctoral Fellow
2003-2005

JAH
2003-2005

completed
post-doc
2005

Asst. Prof.,
Univ. of NH
Foster, Deborah

A natural history of postoperative confusional states in the critically ill older adult

N. Strumpf

Pre-doctoral
Scholar
1990-2001

.UPenn
SoN

PhD 2001
(completed
pre-doc)

 

George, Maureen

Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Adherence In Adult Minorities With Asthma

T. Weaver
Pre-doctoral
Scholar
2001-2003
NRSA / American Lung Assoc
PhD 2003
(completed
pre-doc)
Postdoc
Fellow
Johns
Hopkins
Gray-Miceli, Deanna
deannagm@nursing.upenn.edu
Post-fall assessment: Development and validation of a tool to use with older adults in nursing homes

N. Strumpf

Postdoctoral Fellow
2002-2004

JAH
2002-2004

completed
post-doc
2004

Researcher, NJ Dept. of Health
& Adunct Faculty
Penn

Meghani, Salimah
meghanis@nursing.upenn.edu

Promoting equity in pain management: Understanding barriers to effective negotiation of cancer pain treatment among minorities

A. Keane/
A. Houldin

Pre-doctoral
Scholar
2001-2005
UPenn
SoN
PhD 2005
(completed
pre-doc)
Postdoc
Fellow
UPenn

Meghani, Salimah
meghanis@nursing.upenn.edu

Promoting equity in pain management: Understanding barriers to effective negotiation of cancer pain treatment among minorities

A. Keane/
A. Houldin

Post-doctoral
Fellow
2005-2007
VA Hospital
Post-doc
in
progress
Postdoc
Fellow
UPenn

Monturo, Cheryl
cmonturo@wcupa.edu

A cultural exploration of aging veterans: The meaning of food and beliefs regarding artificial nutrition at end-of-life

N. Strumpf

Pre-doctoral
Scholar
2003-2004

JAH
2002-2004

PhD 2005
(completed
pre-doc)

Asst. Prof.,
West Chester University
Neisser-Frankson, Cheryl
Outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients cared for in physician pulmonary practices with and without advanced practices nurses (APNs)
E.Sullivan-
Marx
Pre-doctoral
Scholar
1993-2003
UPenn
SoN
PhD 2003
(completed
pre-doc)

Roe-Prior, Paula
roepriorp2@scranton.edu

The identification of factors predictive of post-discharge resource consumption for elders with heart failure
M. Naylor
Pre-doctoral
Scholar
1994-2001
UPenn
SoN

PhD 2001
(completed
pre-doc)

Asst. Prof.,
Univ of
Scranton

Sengin, Kathi Kendall
The relationship between job satisfaction of registered nurses and patient satisfaction with nursing care in acute care hospitals
J.Sochalski
Pre-doctoral
Scholar
1999-2001
UPenn
SoN
PhD 2001
(completed
pre-doc)
VP, Nursing
& Patient Svs
RWJ Hospita
NewBrunswick
Suh, Eunyoung
(Eunice)
Korean immigrant women’s experiences of breast cancer screening
S. Kagan
Pre-doctoral
Scholar
2000-2004

.UPenn
SoN

PhD 2004
(completed
pre-doc)

Asst. Prof,
San Diego
State Univ.

Yu, Fang
fuy2@psu.edu
Effectiveness of ambulatory outpatient rehabilitation for cognitively impaired elders

L.Evans/
N.Strumpf

Pre-doctoral
Scholar
2001-2003
UPenn
SoN

PhD 2003
(completed
pre-doc)

JAH 2005
Postdoc Fellow
Penn State &
UPenn
Yu, Fang
fuy2@psu.edu
Effectiveness of ambulatory outpatient rehabilitation for cognitively impaired elders

A.Kolanowski/ L.Evans/
N.Strumpf

Post-doctoral
Fellow
2005-2007
JAH
2005-2007

Post-doc
in
progress

JAH 2005
Postdoc Fellow
Penn State &
UPenn
Key: JAH = John A. Hartford Foundation Scholarship Award NRSA = Natonal Research Service Award (T-32 and sleep)
 

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