ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
201D Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-6023
EMAIL: agbemenu@buffalo.edu
The development of culturally-targeted reproductive health education is urgently needed. Health care professionals also need to understand that refugee women are likely to have histories of trauma and, therefore, need care delivered from a trauma-informed perspective.
Kafuli Agbemenu is an alumna who earned her BS from UB School of Nursing. She went on to earn an MPH with a focus on behavioral and community health science and global health, as well as her MS and PhD in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh.
Her research focuses on examining the reproductive health outcomes of African immigrant and refugee women. Specifically, she conducts research on culturally-congruent family planning education, contraceptive decision making and uptake, pregnancy outcomes, HIV stigma reduction, and access to reproductive health care services for African immigrant and refugee women.
She also has published studies that found cultural differences between clinicians and Somali Bantu women affect the uptake of family planning in the population.
In 2019, Agbemenu was named one of the first recipients of the Changemakers in Family Planning grant awards from the Society of Family Planning. This grant also includes membership in the Society of Family Planning.
Agbemenu advocates for cultural competency in health care, urging providers to be more cognizant of cultural traditions, values and beliefs when providing care.
Huslage, M., Ely, G. E., Nugent, W. R., Auerbach, S., & Agbemenu, K. (2023). Reproductive autonomy in Appalachia: An investigation into perceived contraceptive pressure. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(9-10), 6985-7011. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221140035
Daniel, A. L., Auerbach, S., Nazarenko, D., Agbemenu, K., & Lorenz, R. (2023). An integrative review of the relationship between intrauterine devices and bacterial vaginosis. Nursing for Women's Health, 27(2), 141–151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2023.01.007
Alspaugh, A., Swan, L. E. T., Auerbach, S. L., Bartmess, M., Agbemenu, K., & Ely, G. E. (2023). Mistreatment in health care among women in Appalachia. Culture, Health & Sexuality. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2023.2176547
Aidoo-Frimpong, G., Collins, R. L., Agbemenu, K., Orom, H., Morse, G. D., & Nelson, L. E. (2022). Barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and ways to mitigate them: Perspectives of Ghanaian immigrants in the United States. AIDS Education and Prevention, 34(3), 209–225. https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2022.34.3.209
Agbemenu, K., Aidoo-Frimpong, G., Auerbach, S., & Jafri, A. (2022). HIV attitudes and beliefs in U.S.-based African refugee women. Ethnicity & Health, 27(3), 499-508. doi:10.1080/13557858.2020
Agbemenu., K., Banke-Thomas, A., Ely, G., & Johnson-Agbakwu, C. (2021). Avoiding obstetrical interventions among US-based Somali migrant women: A qualitative study. Ethnicity & Health, 26(7), 1082-1097. doi:10.1080/13557858.2019.1613519
Agbemenu, K., Mencia, J. J., de Rosa, C., Aidoo-Frimpong, G., & Ely, G. (2022). Family planning research in African immigrant and refugee women: A scoping review. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 33(3), 416-426. doi:10.1177/10436596211072891
Aidoo-Frimpong, G., Orom, H., Agbemenu, K., Collins, R. L., Morse, G. D., & Nelson, L. E. (2022). Exploring awareness, perceptions, and willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: A qualitative study of Ghanaian immigrants in the United States. AIDS Patient Care STDS, 36(1), 8-16. doi:10.1089/apc.2021.0156
Agbemenu, K., Aidoo-Frimpong, G., Auerbach, S., & Jaffri, A. (2020). HIV attitudes and beliefs in U.S.-based African refugee women. Ethnicity and Health. Advance online publication. http://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2020.1740175
Agbemenu, K., Auerbach, S., Ely, G., Aduloji-Ajijola, N., & Wang, H. H. (2020). Family planning trends among community-dwelling African refugee women. Public Health Nursing. Advance online publication. http://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12725
Agbemenu, K., Banke-Thomas, A., Ely, G., & Johnson-Agbakwu, C. (2019). Avoiding obstetrical interventions among US-based Somali migrant women: A qualitative study. Ethnicity and Health, 1-16. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2019.1613519
Agbemenu, K., Auerbach, S., Murshid, N. S., Shelton J., & Amutah-Onukagha, N. J. (2019). Reproductive health outcomes in African refugee women: A comparative study. Journal of Women’s Health, 28(6), 785-793. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2018.7314
Banke-Thomas, A., Agbemenu, K., & Johnson-Agbakwu, C. (2019). Factors associated with access to maternal and reproductive health care among Somali refugee women resettled in Ohio, United States: A cross-sectional survey. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 21(5), 946-953. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0824-4
Swan, L. E. T., Auerbach, S. L., Ely G. E., Agbemenu, K., Mencia J., & Araf N. R. (2020). Family planning practices in Appalachia: Focus group perspectives on service needs in the Context of Regional Substance Abuse. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(4), 1198. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041198
Agbemenu, K., Auerbach, S., Murshid, N., Amutah-Onukagha, N., & Shelton, J. (2019). Reproductive health outcomes in African refugee women: A comparative study. Journal of Women’s Health. Advance online publication. http://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2018.7314
Agbemenu, K., Auerbach, S., & Shelton, J. (2019). Reproductive health characteristics of African refugee women: Introduction to an at-risk population in Western New York. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Newsletter, 13(1), 4-6.
Agbemenu, K., Banke-Thomas, A., Ely, G., & Johnson-Agbakwu, C. (2019). Avoiding obstetrical interventionsamong US-based Somali migrant women: A qualitative study. Ethnicity & Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2019.1613519
Banke-Thomas, A. O., Agbemenu, K., & Agbakwu-Johnson, C. (2018). Factors associated with access to maternal and reproductive health care among Somali refugee women resettled in Ohio, United States: A cross-sectional survey. Journal of Immigrant Minority Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0824-4
Ely, G. E., Hales, T. W., Jackson, D. L., Kotting, J., & Agbemenu, K. (2018). Access to choice: Examining differences between adolescent and adult abortion fund patients. Journal of Health and Social Care in the Community, 26(5), 695-704. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12582
Agbemenu, K., Volpe, E. M., & Dyer, E. (2017). Reproductive health decision making among U.S. dwelling Somali Bantu refugee women: A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/jocn.14162
Covington-Ward, Y., Agbemenu, K., & Matambanadzo, A. (2017). "We feel like it was better back home": Stress, coping and health in a U.S. dwelling African immigrant community. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. (In Press).
Agbemenu, K. (2016). Acculturation and health behaviors of African immigrants living in the United States: An integrative review. ABNF Journal, 27(3), 67-73.
Agbemenu, K., Devido, J., Hannan, M., & Doswell, W. (2016). Exploring the experience of African immigrant mothers providing reproductive health education to their daughters aged 10 to 14 years. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. doi:10.1177/1043659616681848
Agbemenu, K., Terry, M. A., Hannan, M., Kitutu, J., & Doswell, W. (2015). Attitudes and beliefs of African immigrant mothers living in the US towards providing comprehensive sex education to daughters aged 12–17 years: A pilot study. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 1-7. doi:10.1007/s10903-015-0292-z
Yang, K., Woomer, G. R., Agbemenu, K., & Williams, L. (2014). Relate better and judge less: Poverty simulation promoting culturally competent care in community health nursing. Nursing Education in Practice, 14(6), 680-685. doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2014.09.001. [Epub ahead of print].
Agbemenu, K., & Schlenk, E. A. (2011). An integrative review of comprehensive sex education for Adolescent Girls in Kenya. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 43, 54–63.
Term: 2019
Funding source: Patricia H. Garman Behavioral Health Nursing Endowment Fund
Term: 2019
Funding source: Society of Family Planning (through UB School of Social Work)
Term: 2017-2019
Funding source: Association of Black Nursing Faculty
Term: 2018
Funding source: Gregory J. Dimitriadis Research Mentoring Fellowship
Term: 2017
Funding source: The Appalachia Grant Society for Family Planning
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
201 A Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-3280
EMAIL: cbarrick@buffalo.edu
Christopher Barrick's research interests focus on two broad areas: looking at effective ways to disseminate evidence-based interventions into broad clinical practice and using technology to facilitate clinical substance abuse research.
He has developed an alternate form of the telephone-based clinical skill assessment tool (T-CAT), with an interactive voice recording (IVR)-based approach to assessment. This has promise as a method to allow for improved clinical skill assessment for a variety of training methods in the alcohol and drug abuse treatment fields. Barrick plans to continue to develop the T-CAT measure and compare its usefulness to traditional role play assessment. In addition, he is looking at ways to better integrate computer and interactive voice recording (IVR)-based technologies into broader dissemination and intervention efforts.
He has also been involved in adapting face-to-face Coping Skills Training (CST) for women with alcoholic partners to a Skills Training program designed to be accessed by individuals at a stand-alone website, and has used computer and web-based technologies to disseminate new models of therapies to community clinicians.
Chang, Y. P., Joy, M., Roma, N., Casucci, S., Canfield-Smith, C. E., & Barrick, C. (2023). Integrating behavioral health in rural and underserved primary care. Nursing Economics, 41(2), 87-95.
Ruch, A., Barrick, C., Homish, G., Ecker, M., & Quattrin, T. (in press). Comparing educational approaches to improve knowledge on child nutrition in daycare workers: An online randomized experiment. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Walitzer, K. S., Dearing, R. L., Barrick, C., & Shyhalla, K. (2015). Tobacco smoking among male and female alcohol treatment-seekers: Clinical complexities, treatment length of stay, and goal achievement. Substance Use & Misuse, 50(2), 166–173. http://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2014.962050
Walitzer, K. S., Dermen, K. H., Barrick, C., & Shyhalla, K. (2015). Modeling the innovation decision process: Dissemination and adoption of a motivational interviewing preparatory procedure in addiction outpatient clinics. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2015.04.003
Rychtarik, R. G., McGillicuddy, N. B., & Barrick, C. (2015). Web-based coping skills training for women whose partner has a drinking problem. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors: Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 29(1), 26-33. http://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000032
Rychtarik, R., McGillicuddy, N., & Barrick, C. (2013). Reaching women under stress from a partner’s drinking problem: Assessing interest in online help. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 31(3), 185-196. doi:10.1080/15228835.2013.803214
Barrick, C. & Homish, G. G. (2011). Readiness to change and training expectations prior to a training workshop for substance abuse clinicians. Substance Use and Misuse 48(6), 1032-6.
Grier, N. L., Homish, G. G., Rowe, D., & Barrick, C. (2011). Promoting information sharing for multijurisdictional public health emergency preparedness. Journal of Public Health Management Practice, 17, 1–6.
Smith, P. H., Homish, G. G., Barrick, C., & Grier, N.L. (2011). Using touch-screen technology to assess smoking in a low SES primary care clinic. Substance Use and Misuse, 46(14), 1750-4.
Term: 2016-2021
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Rychtarik)
Funding Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Award Amount: $3,000,000
Term: 2019-2020
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Chang)
Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration (implementation supplement)
Award Amount: $500,000
Term: 2018-2020
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Chang)
Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Award Amount: $1,920,000
Term: 2018-2020
Role: Principle Investigator
Funding Source: CCBHC Services Enhancement Project
Award Amount: $150,000
Term: 2018-2020
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Dermen)
Funding Source: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Award Amount: $250,000
Term: 2018-2020
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Leonard)
Funding Source: New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
Award Amount: $250,000
Term: 2017-2020
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Chang)
Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration (implementation grant)
Award Amount: $1,000,000
Term: 2018-2019
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Smallwood)
Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Award Amount: $1,162,873
Term: 2017-2018
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Leonard)
Funding Source: New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
Award Amount: $500,000
Term: 2012-2016
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Award Amount: $408,039
Term: 2009-2013
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Rychtarik)
Funding Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Award Amount: $1,000,000
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
205 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-3231
EMAIL: mb296@buffalo.edu
Maritess “Tess” Bernardo, MSN-Ed, BSN-RN, CNE, PCCN, is a clinical instructor at the University at Buffalo School of Nursing. Prior to this role, she was a nursing instructor at Erie Community College, a nursing adjunct online instructor and acting program manager at Bryant & Stratton College, a nursing instructor at Rasmussen College in Fort Myers, Florida and Psychology Department Project support specialist for the Buffalo State Research Foundation. Prior to her career in higher education, Bernardo worked for a decade as a registered nurse in a variety of specialties, including medical/surgical, ICU, telemetry, cardiovascular step-down and dialysis.
Bernardo is currently enrolled in the DNP program at Chamberlain University. She completed the Online Teaching Strategies Certificate Program from Bryant & Stratton College in 2018, earned a master's degree in Nursing Education from the University of Phoenix in 2015, and a bachelor’s degree In Nursing from Saint Louis University, Philippines.
Bernardo is also an ambassador for the American Association of Critical-Care Nurse (AACN) and an AACN Beacon award reviewer.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
311 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE:
716-829-3280
EMAIL:
sbruce@buffalo.edu
Issues of veterans and military families | Cardiovascular disease with a focus on women | Pulmonary abnormalities, with a focus on adult asthma | Health behaviors, especially tobacco cessation | Self-efficacy and locus of control | Education through simulation
Core Courses in Advanced Practice Nurse Programs
Acute Illness Management
Advanced Health Assessment of the Adult
DNP Capstone Project Faculty
Austin-Ketch, T., & Bruce, S. A. (2015). The art and science of polypharmacy in primary care. American Association of Nurse Practitioners Continuing Education.
Linn, B., Butler, L., Bruce, S., McClain-Meeder, K., & Meeker, M. (2015). On working with veterans: What social work and nursing students need to know. Journal of Military & Veterans' Health, 23(3), 5-11.
Bruce, S., Scherer, Y., Curran, C., Urschel, D., Erdley, S., & Ball, L. (2009). A collaborative exercise between graduate and undergraduate nursing students using a computer-assisted simulator in a mock cardiac arrest. Nursing Education Perspectives. 10(1), 22-27. [DATABASED]
Scherer, Y., Bruce, S., & Montgomery, C. (2008). A challenge in academia. Meeting the health care needs of the growing number of older adults. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 20, 471-476. [DATABASED]
Scherer, Y., Bruce, S., & Runkawatt, V. (2007). A comparison of clinical simulation and case study presentation on nurse practitioner students' knowledge and confidence in managing a cardiac event. International Journal of Nursing Education and Scholarship, 4(1), 1-14. [DATABASED]
Scherer, Y., Bruce, S., Graves, B. & Erdley, W. (2003). Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Education: Enhancing Performance Through Use of Clinical Simulation.
AACN Clinical Issues 14(3): 331-341.
Scherer, Y., & Bruce, S. (2001). Knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy and compliance with medical regimen, number of ER visits and hospitalizations in adults with asthma. Heart and Lung. The Journal of Acute Care, 30(4), 250-257. [DATABASED]
Invited Commentaries/Reviews
Bruce, S. (2009). Commentary: Inhaled Corticosteroids in patients with stable COPD. Evidence-Based Nursing Online. 1:1. www.evidencebasednursing.com
Bruce, S. (2006). Case Study Review: Donna and Dr. Burnette: Class Expectations, Pragmatism and Clinical Acumen”. National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo.
Bruce, S. & Scherer, Y. (2005). Commentary: Maintenance and symptom relief with budesonide plus formoterol reduced severe asthma exacerbations. Evidence-Based Nursing Online. 8: 78. www.evidencebasednursing.com
Bruce, S. & Scherer, Y. (2004). Commentary: Metered-Dose Inhalers do not differ from nebulizers for hospital admission rates in asthma. Evidence –Based Nursing Online 7(1): 12.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
EMAIL: nheider@buffalo.edu
Nancy Campbell’s current scholarship and research is focused on health promotion in adolescents related to addictions. In June 2020 she served as a guest editor for a special issue of the Journal of Addictions Nursing focused on “Noncombustible nicotine and cannabis use: Continuing controversies and evidence.” She was active in several recent advanced practice education grants to enhance DNP interprofessional education, oral-systemic health, telehealth interventions, and most recently in integrative behavioral health and primary care. Over the years, she has directed several Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA) Advanced Nurse Education projects that were funded for $4.6 million. Most recently she was the project director for a 2013-2016 $1.2 million grant to enhance the oral-systemic and interprofessional competencies of NPs through interprofessional education and collaborative practice with the UB School of Dental Medicine.
Other professional activities have included serving on the International Nurses Society on Addictions Board of Directors, and as a member and secretary of the Addictions Nursing Certification Board. She is also a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Addictions Nursing. Campbell is a Fellow of the International Academy of Addictions Nursing (FIAAN), a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP), and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). She is nationally certified as an FNP and in advanced practice additions nursing (CARN-AP). She has won several awards for her curricular innovations in the FNP program, which were funded through previous Advanced Nursing Education HRSA grants.
Weissinger, A. C., Burns, R., & Campbell, N. J. (2021). Evaluating emergency department utilization for mobile mental health patients: A correlational retrospective analysis. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 27(5), 383-389. doi:10.1177/1078390320916236
Baker, K. A., & Campbell, N. J. Combatting teen vaping in school settings. (2020). Journal of Addictions Nursing, 31(2), 73-76. https://doi.org/10.1097/jan.0000000000000330
Campbell, N. J., & Baker, K. A. (2020). Evaluating evidence to underscore health promotion activities to prevent teenage vaping. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 31(2), 134-136. https://doi.org/10.1097/jan.0000000000000339
Julien, D., Sessanna, L., & Campbell, N. (2020). A comparative analysis of testosterone therapy and phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor monotherapy and combined therapy in men with erectile dysfunction and low testosterone levels. Urologic Nursing,40 (1), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.7257/1053-816x.2020.40.1.11
Weissinger, A. C., Burns, R., & Campbell, N. J. (2020). Evaluating emergency department utilization for mobile mental health patients: A correlational retrospective analysis. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078390320916236
Nierenberg, S., Hughes, L. P., Warunek, M., Gambacorta, J. E., Dickerson, S. S., & Campbell-Heider, N. (2018). Nursing and dental students' reflections on interprofessional practice after a service-learning experience in Appalachia. Journal of Dental Education, 82(5), 454-461. doi:10.21815/JDE.018.050
Paine-Hughes, L., Austin-Ketch, T., Volpe, E. M., & Campbell-Heider, N. (2017). Identification and treatment of adolescents with perinatal anxiety and depression. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 55(6), 23-29. doi:10.3928/02793695-20170519-03
Anders, P. L., Scherer, Y. K., Hatton, M., Antonson, D., Austin-Ketch, T., & Campbell-Heider, N. (2016). Using standardized patients to teach interprofessional competencies to dental students. Journal of Dental Education, 80(1), 65-72.
Campbell-Heider, N., & Snow, D. (2016). Teen use of electronic cigarettes: What does the research tell us? Journal of Addictions Nursing, 27(1), 56-61. doi:10.1097/JAN.0000000000000114
Sabbah, E. A., Chang, Y.-P., & Campbell‐Heider, N. (2016). Understanding intimate partner violence in Jordan: Application of the ecological model. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. doi:10.1111/ppc.12157
Scherer, Y. K., Anders, P. L., Antonson, D. E., Hatton, M. N., Austin-Ketch, T., Paplham, P., Zinnerstron, K. H., & Campbell-Heider, N. (2015). Incorporating standardized patients into an interprofessional oral-systemic health practicum. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 11(4), e29–e35. doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2015.01.035
Chang, Y.P., Yen, C.F., & Campbell-Heider, N. (2012) High-risk situations related to relapse of methamphetamine use among Taiwanese adolescents: An instrumentation study. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 23(1), 55-64.*
Campbell-Heider, N., & Baird, C. (2012). Substance abuse prevention and treatment within the Criminal Justice System: An overview of the issues. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 23(1), 7-13.
Campbell-Heider, N., Tuttle, J., & Knapp, T. R. (2009). The effect of positive life skills training on long term outcomes for high risk teens. Journal of Addictions Nursing 20(1), 6-15.
Campbell-Heider, N., Finnell, D. S., Feigenbaum, J. C., Feeley, T. H., Rejman, K. P., Austin-Ketch, T. A., Zulawski, C., & Schmitt, A. (2009). Addiction activities in primary care: Toward curricular change for family nurse practitioners. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 6(1), 1-17.
Campbell-Heider, N., Sackett, K., & Whistler, P. (2008). Connecting with guidance counselors to enhance recruitment in nursing of minority teens. Journal of Professional Nursing, 24(6), 378-384.
Campbell-Heider, N. (2006). Re-thinking the foundation of primary care. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 17, 147-149.
Tuttle, J., Campbell-Heider, N., & David, T. M. (2006). Positive adolescent life skills training for high risk teens. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 20(3), 184-191.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
201 B Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2015
EMAIL: yc73@buffalo.edu
Two of the significant urgent solutions to mitigate the opioid epidemic are to increase access to proper treatment as well as increase prevention efforts … both of which will require sufficient, well-trained behavioral health providers.
Yu-Ping Chang is the school’s first Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Endowed Professor. Under her leadership, the School of Nursing has increased interdisciplinary research collaborations and funding opportunities for both faculty and students.
Chang is an accomplished researcher whose work in the mental health addictions fields has been widely published and funded. Her research areas of interest include prescription drug misuse and addictions in older adults and caregiving and medication management for individuals with dementia. Studies she has led have founds that college education is linked to opioid misuse among baby boomers, and that motivational interviewing is an effective tool at curbing opioid misuse in older adults. She is also co-author on several publications that focus on the quality of life and victimization of gay and bisexual men in Taiwan.
Her current work focuses on integrating behavioral health into primary care. She is the recipient of a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to integrate evidence-based behavioral health models into primary care clinics located in underserved areas in Western New York. The project aims to transform these clinics into fully integrated practices and to examine the impact of the integration using implementation science methods and approaches.
A few outcomes of the project include improved mental health and substance use among patients, increased routine screening for behavioral health, the introduction of psychiatric consultation through telehealth technology and the use of virtual reality to train providers on behavioral health.
Chang received a nearly $2 million HRSA grant to increase the mental health and addictions workforce in Western New York through interprofessional education and training for UB students as well. HRSA also awarded Chang a $1.35 million grant to partner with local primary and behavioral health care sites and launch the Opioid Workforce Expansion Program, an interdisciplinary, state-of-the-art addictions training program for UB students.
Chang is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the Gerontological Society of America and the International Academy of Addictions Nursing.
Chang, Y. P., Joy, M., Roma, N., Casucci, S., Canfield-Smith, C. E., & Barrick, C. (2023). Integrating behavioral health in rural and underserved primary care. Nursing Economics, 41(2), 87-95.
Raciti, A., & Chang, Y. P. (2023). Nursing home residents' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 49(4), 27-32. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20230309-05
Wang, P. W., Chang, Y. P., Tsai, C. S., & Yen, C. F. (2023). Sexual stigmas among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals with problematic internet use and depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1163032
Lin, C. Y., Chang, Y. P., Chou, W. J., & Yes, C. F. (2023). Assessing enacted sexual stigma toward gay and bisexual men in the military: The Enacted Sexual Stigma Experiences Scale in military service. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 1260. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021260
Tseng, H. W., Chou, F. H., Chen, C. H., & Chang, Y. P. (2023). Effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on major depressive disorder with multiple episodes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1555. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021555
Park, E., Kwon, M., Chacko, T., Zhou, Y., Chen, C., Goniewicz, M. L., Li, C. S., & Chang, Y. P. (2022). Instruments to measure e-cigarette related constructs: A systematic review. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1135. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13510-4
Lin, C. Y., Tsai, C. S., Jian, C. R., Chao, S. R., Wang, P. W., Lin, H. C., Huang, M. F., Yeh, Y. C., Liu, T. L., Chen, C. S., Lin, Y. P., Lee, S. Y., Chen, C. H., Wang, Y. C., Chang, Y. P., Chen, Y. M., & Yen, C. F. (2022). Comparing the psychometric properties among three versions of the UCLA Loneliness Scale in individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(14), 8443. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148443
Huang, M. F., Chang, Y. P., Lin, C. Y., & Yen, C. F. (2022). A newly developed scale for assessing experienced and anticipated sexual stigma in health-care services for gay and bisexual men. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 13877. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113877
de Rosa, C. B., Zhou, Y., Lyons, A., & Chang, Y. P. (2022). COVID-19 experiences of relatives of nursing home residents. Clinical Nursing Research, 31(8), 1399-1404. https://doi.org/10.1177/10547738221121028
Chang, C. C., Lu, H. Y., Chang, Y. P., Tsai, C. S., & Yen, C. F. (2022). Perceived attitudes of family and peers toward same-sex marriage as a distal sexual minority stressor for gay and bisexual men in Taiwan. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 2143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14604-9
Park, E., Kwon, M., & Chacko, T., Zhou, Y., Chen, C.H , Goniewicz, M .L., Li, C. S., & Chang, Y.-P. (2022). Systematic review of instruments to measure e-cigarette-related constructs. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1-21.
Doerzbacher, M., Sperlich, M., Hequembourg, A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2022). Scoping review of barriers and facilitators of breastfeeding in women on opioid maintenance therapy. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 51(1), 29-40. doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2021.09.004
Holmes, A., & Chang Y.-P. (2022). Effect of mental health collaborative care models on primary care provider outcomes: An integrative review. Family Practice. Advance online publication. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmac026
Huang, M.-F., Chang, Y.-P., Lu, W.-H., & Yen, C.-F. (2022). Problematic smartphone use and its associations with sexual minority stressors, gender nonconformity, and mental health problems among young adult lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9), 5780. doi:10.3390/ijerph19095780
Lee, J.-I., Chang, Y.-P., Tsai, C.-S., & Yen, C.-F. (2022). Internalized sexual stigma among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in Taiwan: Its related factors and association with mental health problems. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), 2427. doi:10.3390/ijerph19042427
Li, H., Zheng, E., Zhong, Z., Xu, C., Roma, N., Lamkin, S., Von Visger, T. T., Chang, Y.-P., & Xu, W. (2022). Stress prediction using micro-EMA and machine learning during COVID-19 social isolation. Smart Health, 23. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.smhl.2021.100242
Lin, H.-C., Chang, Y.-P., Chen, Y.-L., & Yen, C.-F. (2022). Associations among perceived sexual stigma from family and peers, internalized homonegativity, loneliness, depression, and anxiety among gay and bisexual men in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), 6225. doi:10.3390/ijerph19106225
Lin, H.-C., Chang, Y.-P., Chen, Y.-L., & Yen, C.-F. (2022). Relationships of homophobic bullying victimization during childhood with borderline personality disorder symptoms in early adulthood among gay and bisexual men: Mediating effect of depressive symptoms and moderating effect of family support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8), 4789. doi:10.3390/ijerph19084789.
Seo, Y. S., & Chang, Y.-P. (2022). Racial and ethnic differences in e-cigarette and cigarette use among adolescents. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 24(3), 713-720. doi:10.1007/s10903-021-01229-0
Sullivan, S. S., Li, C.-S., de Rosa, C., & Chang, Y.-P. (2022). Development of a longitudinal dataset of persons with dementia and their caregivers through end-of-life: A statistical analysis system algorithm for joining National Health and Aging Trends Study/National Study of Caregiving. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/10499091211057291
Jian, C. R., Wang, P. W., Lin, H. C., Huang, M. F., Yeh, Y. C., Liu, T. L., Chen, C. S., Lin, Y. P., Lee, S. Y., Chen, C. H., Wang, Y. C., Chang, Y. P., Chen, Y. L., & Yen, C. F. (2022). Association between self-stigma and suicide risk in individuals with schizophrenia: Moderating effects of self-esteem and perceived support from friends. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 15071. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215071
Sullivan, S. S., de Rosa, C., Li, C. S., & Chang, Y. P. (2022). Dementia caregiver burdens predict overnight hospitalization and hospice utilization. Palliative & Supportive Care. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951522001249
Sullivan, S. S., Bo, W., Li, C. S., Xu, W., & Chang, Y. P. (2022). Predicting hospice transitions in dementia caregiving dyads: An exploratory machine learning approach. Innovation in Aging, 6(6), igac051. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac051
Chen, C., Sullivan, S. S., Lorenz, R. A., Wittenberg, E., Li, C.-S., & Chang, Y.-P. (2021). COMFORT communication in the ICU: Pilot test of a nurse-led communication intervention for surrogates. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/jocn.16132
Chen, Y.-L., Lin, Y.-J., Chang, Y.-P., Chou, W.-J., & Yen, C.-F. (2021). Differences in sources of information, risk perception, and cognitive appraisals between people with various latent classes of motivation to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and previous seasonal influenza vaccination: Facebook survey study with latent profile analysis in Taiwan. Vaccines, 9(10), 1203. doi:10.3390/vaccines9101203
Chen, Y.-L., Lin, Y.-J., Chang, Y.-P., Chou, W.-J., & Yen, C.-F. (2021). Differences in the protection motivation theory constructs between people with various latent classes of motivation for vaccination and preventive behaviors against COVID-19 in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), 7042. doi:10.3390/ijerph18137042
Lin, Y.-J., Chang, Y.-P., Chou, W.-J., & Yen, C. F. (2021). Explicit and intrinsic intention to receive COVID-19 vaccination among heterosexuals and sexual minorities in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), 7260. doi:10.3390/ijerph18147260
Lin, Y.-J., Chou, W.-J., Chang, Y.-P., & Yen, C.-F. (2021). Denial of justification for vaccination: Its multiple related variables and impacts on intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccines, 9(8), 822. doi:10.3390/vaccines9080822
Kwon, M., Seo, Y. S., Park, E., & Chang, Y.-P. (2021). Association between substance use and insufficient sleep in U.S. high school students. Journal of School Nursing, 37(6), 470-479. doi:10.1177/1059840519901161
Sullivan, S. S., Mann, C. M., Mullen, S. J., & Chang, Y. P. (2021). Homecare nurses guide goals for care and care transitions in serious illness: A grounded theory of relationship-based care. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14739
Ou, Y.-K., Liu, Y., Chang, Y.-P., & Lee, B. O. (2021). Relationship between musculoskeletal disorders and work performance of nursing staff: A comparison of hospital nursing departments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,18(13), 7085. doi:10.3390/ijerph18137085
Chao, Y.-Y., Seo, J. Y., Katigbak, C., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Utilization of mental health services among older Chinese immigrants in New York City. Community Mental Health Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00570-2
Ko, N.-Y., Lu, W.-H., Chen, Y.-L., Li, D. J., Wang, P.-W., Hsu, S.-T., Chen, C.-C., Lin, Y.-H., Chang, Y.-P., & Yen, C.-F. (2020). COVID-19-related information sources and psychological well-being: An online survey study in Taiwan. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.019
Kwon, M., Seo, Y. S., Park, E., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Association between substance use and insufficient sleep in U.S. high school students. Journal of School Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840519901161
Li, D.-J., Chang, Y.-P., Chen, Y.-L., & Yen, C.-F. (2020). Mediating effects of emotional symptoms on the association between homophobic bullying victimization and problematic internet/smartphone use among gay and bisexual men in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103386
Li, D.-J., Chang, Y.-P., Chen, Y.-L., & Yen, C.-F. (2020). The impact of emotional symptoms and family support on the association between homophobic bullying and sedative/hypnotic use among gay and bisexual men in Taiwan: A moderated mediation model. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113870
Li, D.-J., Chen, S.-L., Chang, Y.-P., & Yen, C. F. (2020). Factors affecting painkillers, sedatives/ hypnotics, nicotine, and unhealthy alcohol use among gay and bisexual men in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(3), 851. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030851
Park, E., Livingston, J. A., Wang, W., Kwon, M., Eiden, R. D., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Adolescent e-cigarette use trajectories and subsequent alcohol and marijuana use. Addictive Behaviors, 103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106213
Park, E., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Using digital media to empower adolescents in smoking prevention: Mixed methods study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 3(1).
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Porock, D., Li, J., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Measuring the 'dose' of person-centered care in aged care: Development of staff and family questionnaires. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14392
Rajamohan, S., Porock, D., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Understanding the relationship between staff and job satisfaction, stress, turnover, and staff outcomes in the person-centered care nursing home arena. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 51(5), 560-568. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12488
Sullivan, S. S., Mann, C. M., Mullen, S. J., & Chang, Y. P. (2020). Recognizing decline and supporting care transitions in older adults: Homecare nurse perspectives. Innovations in Aging, 4(S1), 521. 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1682
Chang, Y.-P., Cassalia, J., Warunek, M., & Scherer, Y. (2019). Motivational interviewing training with standardized patient simulation for prescription opioid abuse among older adults. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 55(4), 681-689. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12402
Doerzbacher, M., & Chang, Y.-P. (2019). Supporting breastfeeding for women on opioid maintenance therapy: A systematic review. Journal of Perinatology, 39(9), 1159-1164.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-019-0411-0
Hu, H.-F., Chang, Y.-P., Lin, C.-H., & Yen, C.-F. (2019). Quality of life of gay and bisexual men during emerging adulthood in Taiwan: Roles of traditional and cyber harassment victimization. PLoS ONE, 14(2), e0213015. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213015
Lu, W.-H., Chang, Y.-P., Lin, C.-H., & Yen, C.-F. (2019). Negative Facebook experiences among Taiwanese gay and bisexual men in emerging adulthood: Associations with traditional harassment victimization and quality of life. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 15, 1163–1170. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S190878
Park, E., Kwon, M., Gaughan, M. R., Livingston, J. A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2019). Listening to adolescents: Their perceptions and information sources about e-cigarettes. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 48, 82-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2019.07.010
Wang, L.-H., Chang, Y.-P., Chou. H.-F., Doerzbacher, M., & Lin S. (2019). Psychometrics of the short form of the Health Practices Questionnaire-II Chinese version among pregnant women. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 48(2), 205-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2018.12.006
Wang, C.-C., Chang, Y.-P., Yang, Y.-H., Hu, H.-F., & Yen, C.-F. (2019). Relationships between traditional and cyber harassment and self-identity confusion among Taiwanese gay and bisexual men in emerging adulthood. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 90, 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.12.015
Chang, Y.-P. (2018). Factors associated with prescription opioid misuse in adults aged 50 or older. Nursing Outlook, 66(2), 112-120. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2017.10.007
Chang, Y.-P., & Compton, P. (2018). Substance abuse and addiction. In N. J. Bush & L. M. Gorman (Eds.), Psychosocial nursing care along the cancer continuum (3rd ed., pp. 427-450). Pittsburg, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.
Dunwoody, D., Jungquist, C. R., Chang, Y.-P., & Dickerson, S. S. (2018). The common meanings and shared practices of sedation assessment in the context of managing patients with an opioid: A phenomenological study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(2), 104-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14672
Heavey, S. C., Chang, Y.-P., Vest, B. M., Collins, R. L., Wieczorek, W., & Homish, G. G. (2018). 'I have it just in case' - Naloxone access and changes in opioid use behaviours. The International Journal on Drug Policy, 51, 27-35. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.09.015
Heavey, S. C., Delmerico, A. M., Burstein, G., Moore, C., Wieczorek, W., Collins, R. L., Chang, Y.-P., & Homish, G. G. (2018). Descriptive epidemiology for community-wide naloxone administration by police officers and firefighters responding to opioid overdose. Journal of Community Health, 43(2), 304-311. doi:10.1007/s10900-017-0422-8
Li, J., Chang, Y.-P., Riegel, B., Kennan, B. T., Varrasse, M., Pack, A. I., & Gooneratne, N. S. (2018). Intermediate, but not extended, afternoon naps may preserve cognition in Chinese older adults. The Journals of Gerontology (Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences), 73(3), 360-366. doi:10.1093/gerona/glx069
Peng, H., Lorenz, R. A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2018). Factors associated with sleep in family caregivers of individuals with dementia. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 55(1), 95-102. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12307
Wang, C.-C., Lin, H.-C., Chen, M.-H., Ko, N.- Y., Chang, Y.-P., Lin, I.-M., & Yen, C.-F. (2018). Effects of traditional and cyber homophobic bullying in childhood on depression, anxiety, and physical pain in emerging adulthood and the moderating effects of social support among gay and bisexual men in Taiwan. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 14, 1309-1317. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S164579
Zhang, M., Chang, Y.-P., Liu, Y. J., Gao, L., & Porock, D. (2018). Burden and strain among familial caregivers of patients with dementia in China. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 39(5), 427-432.
Juarez-Cuellar, A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2017). HIV testing in urban transgender individuals: A descriptive study. Transgender Health, 2(1), 151-155. doi:10.1089/trgh.2016.0047
Chang, Y.-P., Sessanna, L., & Schneider, K. J. (2017). The applicability of the decisional conflict scale in nursing home placement decision among Chinese family caregivers: A mixed methods approach. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 2(3), 110-120. doi:10.9741/23736658.1064
Compton, P., & Chang, Y.-P. (2017). Substance abuse and addiction: Implications for pain management in patients with cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 21(2), 203-209. doi:10.1188/17.CJON.203-209
Li, J., Grandner, M., Chang, Y.-P., Jungquist, C., & Porock, D. (2017). Person centered dementia care and sleep in assisted living residents with dementia: A pilot study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 15(2), 97-113. doi:10.1080/15402002.2015.1104686
Chang, Y.-P. (2017). Substance abuse and addiction: Implications for pain management in patients with cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 21(2), 203-209. doi:10.1188/17.CJON.203-209
Chou, W.-J., Huang, M.-F., Chang, Y.-P., Hu, H.-F., & Yen, C.-F. (2017). Social skills deficits and their association with Internet addiction and activities in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 6(1), 42-50. doi:10.1556/2006.6.2017.005
Barrett, K., & Chang, Y.-P. (2016). Behavioral interventions targeting chronic pain, depression, and substance use disorder in primary care. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 48(4), 345-353. doi:10.1111/jnu.12213
Chang, Y.-P., & Compton, P. (2016). Opioid misuse/abuse and quality persistent pain management in older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 42(12), 21-30. doi:10.3928/00989134-20161110-06
Peng, H. L., Lorenz, R. A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2016). Sleep quality in family caregivers of individuals with dementia: A concept analysis. Clinical Nursing Research, 25(4), 448-464. doi:10.1177/1054773815610747
Sabbah, E. A., Chang, Y.-P., & Campbell‐Heider, N. (2016). Understanding intimate partner violence in Jordan: Application of the ecological model. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. doi:10.1111/ppc.12157
Tsai, J.-K., Yen, C.-N., Chen, C.-S., Hwang, T.-J., Chen, S.-T., Chen, T.-T., … Chang, Y.-P., … Yen, C.-F. (2016). Prevalence and clinical correlates of flunitrazepam-related complex sleep behaviors. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 71(3), 198-203. doi:10.1111/pcn.12472
Chang, Y.-P., Compton P., Almeter, P., & Fox, C. (2015). The effect of motivational interviewing on prescription opioid adherence in older adults with chronic pain. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 51(3), 211-219. doi:10.1111/ppc.12082
Matteliano, D., & Chang, Y.-P. (2015). Describing prescription opioid adherence in individuals with chronic pain using urine drug testing. Pain Management Nursing, 16(1), 51-59. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2014.04.001
McKenzie, K., & Chang, Y.-P. (2015). The effect of nurse-led motivational interviewing on medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 51(1), 36-44. doi:10.1111/ppc.12060
Li, J., Grandner, M. A., Chang, Y.-P., Jungquist, C., & Porock, D. (2015). Person-centered dementia care and sleep in assisted living residents with dementia: A pilot study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 1-17. doi:10.1080/15402002.2015.1104686
Yen, C.-F., Ko, C.-H., Chang, Y.-P., Yu, C.-Y., Huang, M.-F., Yeh, Y.-C., Lin, J.-J., & Chen, C.-S. (2015). Dependence, misuse and beliefs regarding use of hypnotics by elderly psychiatric patients taking zolpidem, estazolam or flunitrazepam. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 7(3), 298-305. doi:10.1111/appy.12147
Chang, Y.P., Edwards, D.F., & Lach, W.H. (2011). The Collateral Source Version of Geriatric Depression Scale: Evaluation of Psychometric Properties and Discrepancy between collateral Sources and Patients with Dementia in Reporting Depression. International Psychogeriatrics*
Sessanna, L., Finnell, D., Underhill, M., Chang, Y.P., & Peng, H.L. (2011). Measures of Spirituality: A Systematic Review of Nursing and Health Related Literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing
Chang, Y.P., Wray, O.L., Sessanna, L., & Peng, H.L. (2011). Use of Prescription Opioid Medication among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Noncancer Chronic Pain. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 22, 1-6.*
Lach, W.H., Chang, Y.P., Edwards, D.F. (2010). Can Older Adults with Dementia Accurately Report Depression Using Brief Forms? Reliability and Validity of the Geriatric Depression Scale. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 36(5), 30-37.*
Chang, Y.P. & Schneider, K.J. (2010). Decision Making Process of Nursing Home Placement Among Chinese Family Caregivers. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 46(2), 108-118.*
Yen, C.F., Huang, Y.S., Chang, Y.P., & Cheng, C.P. (2010). Factor Structure of the Chinese Version of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment in Taiwanese Adolescents Who Abuse MDMA or Methamphetamine. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 36(2), 114-117.*
Yen, C.F., King, B.H., & Chang, Y.P., (2010). Factor structure of the Athens Insomnia Scale and its associations with demographic characteristics and depression in adolescents. Journal of Sleep Research, 19, 12-18.*
Yen, C.F., Ko, C.H., Yen, J.Y., Chang, Y.P., & Cheng, C.P. (2009). Multi-Dimensional Discriminative Factors for Internet Addiction among Adolescents Regarding Gender and Age. Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, 63, 357-364.*
Lach, W.H. & Chang, Y.P. (2007). Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 29(8), 993-1041.
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ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
329 A Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2204
EMAIL: shannon4@buffalo.edu
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
228 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2233
EMAIL: jcozza2@buffalo.edu
James Cozza is an experienced nurse practitioner, dual board-certified in family and emergency medicine. He has provided essential emergency medical care to diverse communities in Western New York for two decades. His varied roles have included working as an emergency medical technician, cardiovascular ICU RN, emergency RN, emergency NP and flight NP. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he delivered urgent home care to chronically ill patients.
Since 2004, Cozza has been committed to training medical professionals. He has mentored numerous NPs and PAs at UBMD Emergency Medicine, focusing on high-quality care for underserved and diverse populations. As a certified healthcare simulation educator and the simulation coordinator at the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, Cozza collaborates with faculty to enhance healthcare simulation in nursing and interprofessional programs. He has a particular interest in neurologic emergencies and the use of simulation to improve diagnostic reasoning in medical providers.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
321 D Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-3235
EMAIL: gdean@buffalo.edu
Dean’s research focuses on quality of life and symptom management and the development and testing of theoretically-guided interventions to improve outcomes for patients with cancer. Early on, her team conducted research aimed at elucidating predictors of and identifying significant patterns in the experience of sleep disturbances and fatigue in patients with lung cancer. That work led to the testing of a brief behavioral treatment to improve sleep and reduce fatigue in lung cancer survivors (1R15NR013779). Their work has recently expanded through additional funding (1R01NR018215) to evaluate brief behavioral treatment in a more heterogeneous sample of cancer survivors. To extend this work, their next planned study involves online training with virtual simulation for ambulatory cancer nurses to screen for sleep disorders, deliver the brief behavioral intervention and/or refer cancer survivors for further treatment.
Somayaji, D., Mohedat, H., Dean, G. E., & Dickerson, S. S. (2022). Patients' perceptions at diagnosis: Lung cancer discovery and provider relationships. Cancer Nursing. Advance online publication. doi:10.1097/NCC.0000000000001050
Kwon, M., Wang, J., Wilding, G., Dickerson, S. S., & Dean, G. E. (2021). Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia: A meta-analysis. Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/15402002.2021.1982715
Martin, R. E., Loomis, D. M., & Dean, G. E. (2021). Sleep and quality of life in lung cancer patients and survivors. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 34(2), 284-291. doi:10.1097/JXX.0000000000000625
McKinney, M., Bell, R., Samborski, C., Attwood, K., Dean, G., Eakle, K., Yu, W., & Edge, S. (2021). Clinical trial participation: A pilot study of patient-identified barriers. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 25(6), 647-654. doi:10.1188/21.CJON.647-654
Alameri, R., Dean, G. E., Castner, J., Volpe, E., Elghoneimy, Y., & Jungquist, C. (2019). Efficacy of precise foot massage therapy on pain and anxiety following cardiac surgery: Pilot study. Pain Management Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2019.09.005
Dickerson, S. S., TenBrock, E., Smith, P., Kwon, M., Chacko, T., Li, C.-S., & Dean, G. E. (2020). Mixed methods feasibility study of Breathe2Sleep™ a peer modeling approach to PAP self-management. The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and Acute Care: Heart & Lung. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.04.015
Dean, G. E., Weiss, C., Jungquist, C. R., Klimpt, M. L., Alameri, R., Ziegler, P. A., Steinbrenner, L. M., Dexter, E. U., Dhillon, S. S., Lucke, J. F., & Dickerson, S. S. (2019). Nurse-delivered brief behavioral treatment for insomnia in lung cancer survivors: A pilot RCT. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 1-13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2019.1685523
Dean, G. E., Ziegler, P., Chen, H., Steinbrenner, L., & Dickerson, S. S. (2019). Trajectory of insomnia symptoms in lung cancer: A mixed methods study. Support Cancer Care, 27(6), 2255-2263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4488-3
Carey, M. A., Baldzizhar, A. N., Miterko, C. R., Qualls, B., Vincent, R. L., Merrick, R., & Dean, G. E. (2018). A quiet firehouse: Reducing environmental stimuli among professional on-duty firefighters. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 60(2), 186-190. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001199
Matthews, E. E., Carter, P. A., Page, M. S., Dean, G. E., & Berger, A. M. (2018). Sleep-wake disturbance: A systematic review of evidence-based interventions for management in patients with cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 22(1), 37-52. doi:10.1188/18.CJON.37-52
Matthews, E. E., Hacker, E. D., Otte, J. L., & Dean, G. E. (2018). Agenda for sleep research in older adults with cancer: A conference report. Cancer Nursing, 41(2), 109-116. doi:10.1097/NCC.0000000000000464
Dean, G. E., Weiss, C., Morris, J. L., & Chasens, E. R. (2017). Impaired sleep: A multifaceted geriatric syndrome. Nursing Clinics of North America, 52(3), 387-404. doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2017.04.009
Matthews, E. E., Danaher Hacker, E., Otte, J., & Dean, G. E. (2017). Agenda for sleep research in older adults with cancer: A conference report. Cancer Nursing, 40, 1-8.
Weiss, C., Dickerson, S. S., Jungquist, C., & Dean, G. E. (2017). Effects of morning bright light therapy on circadian activity rhythms in lung cancer survivors. Sleep, 40(suppl_1), A258. doi:10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.695
Dean, G. E., Klimpf, M. L., Morris, J. L., & Chasens, E. R. (2016). Excessive sleepiness. In M. Boltz, E. Capezuti, T. Fulmer, & D. Zwicker (Eds.), Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice (5th ed.) (pp. 431-442). New York, NY: Springer.
Dickerson, S. S., Jungquist, C. R., TenBrock, E., Aquilina, A.T., Smith, P., Abu Sabbah, E., Alameri, R., & Dean, G. E. (2016). Feasibility testing of a self-management program book to improve adherence to PAP in persons newly diagnosed with sleep apnea. Behavioral Sleep Medicine. doi:10.1080/15402002.2016.1228644
Dean, G. E., Abu Sabbah, E., Yingrengreung, S., Ziegler, P., Chen, H., Steinbrenner, L. M., & Dickerson, S. (2015). Sleeping with the enemy: Sleep and quality of life in patients with lung cancer. Cancer Nursing, 38 (1), 60-70. doi:10.1097/NCC.0000000000000128
Dickerson, S., Abu Sabbah, E., Ziegler, P., C Steinbrenner, L. M., Chen, H., Dean, G. E. (2015). Experiences of patients with advanced lung cancer: Being resigned to sleep-wake disturbances while maintaining hope for optimal treatment outcomes. Cancer Nursing, 38 (5).
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
231 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-3309
EMAIL: kmd9@buffalo.edu
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
301 E Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-3254
EMAIL: sdickers@buffalo.edu
Listening to the nurses' voices, it was amazing that in spite of the volume of deterrents to working, they continued to care for their patients … 'nurses-supporting-nurses' could be developed into a strong network to promote a solidarity that could be operationalized through nursing organizations.
Suzanne Dickerson is a professor whose research focuses on patient/technology interactions, including cancer patients using internet to seek help and support, ICD recipients, sleep apnea patients using CPAP and mixed methods using phenomenology to study sleep disturbances in lung cancer.
Dickerson lead and received a $1.2 million grant funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration titled “Maximizing Capacity to Educate Future PhD Nurse Faculty.” The goal of this grant was to create a distance learning format PhD program, which will allow for more students from varying backgrounds to enroll. The goal is for these graduating students to join the nursing faulty workforce to fill the shortage of nurse teaching professionals.
Dickerson has been a member of the UB SON faculty since 1991. She earned her BS in nursing from Niagara University and went on to earn an MS in adult health CNS cardio/respiratory and DNS in nursing from the University at Buffalo.
Ventuneac, A., Dickerson, S. S., Dharia, A., George, S. J., & Talal, A. H. (2023). Scaling and sustaining facilitated telemedicine to expand treatment access among underserved populations: A qualitative study. Telemedicine and e-Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2022.0534
Talal, A. H., Sofikitou, E. M., Wang, K., Dickerson, S., Jaanimägi, U., & Markatou, M. (2023). High satisfaction with patient-centered telemedicine for hepatitis C virus delivered to substance users: A mixed-methods study. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 29(3), 395-407. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2022.0189
Dickerson, S. S., Khalsa, S. G., McBroom, K., White, D., & Meeker, M. A. (2022). The meaning of comfort measures only order sets for hospital-based palliative care providers. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2021.2015058
Kwon, M., Dickerson, S. S., Wilding, G. E., Aquilina, A. T., Reid, M., & Dean, G. E. (2022). A nurse-delivered intervention to reduce insomnia in cancer survivors: Study protocol for a randomized-controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 122, 106939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.106939
Kwon, M., Wang, J., Dean, G. E., & Dickerson, S. S. (2022). Sleep health, its intraindividuality, and perceived stress in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of American College Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2128684
Curtin, M., & Dickerson, S. S. (2022). An evolutionary concept analysis of precision medicine, and its contribution to a precision health model for nursing practice. Advances in Nursing Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000473
Curtin, M., Somayaji, D., & Dickerson, S. S. (2022). Precision medicine testing and disparities in health care for individuals with non-small cell lung cancer: A narrative review. Oncology Nursing Forum, 49(3), 257–272. doi:10.1188/22.ONF.257-27
Somayaji, D., Mohedat, H., Dean, G. E., & Dickerson, S. S. (2022). Patients' perceptions at diagnosis: Lung cancer discovery and provider relationships. Cancer Nursing. Advance online publication. doi:10.1097/NCC.0000000000001050
Kwon, M., Wang, J., Wilding, G., Dickerson, S. S., & Dean, G. E. (2021). Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia: A meta-analysis. Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/15402002.2021.1982715
Dickerson, S. S., TenBrock, E., Smith, P., Kwon, M., Chacko, T., Li, C.-S., & Dean, G. E. (2020). Mixed methods feasibility study of Breathe2Sleep™ a peer modeling approach to PAP self-management. The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and Acute Care: Heart & Lung. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.04.015
Dean, G. E., Weiss, C., Jungquist, C. R., Klimpt, M. L., Alameri, R., Ziegler, P. A., Steinbrenner, L. M., Dexter, E. U., Dhillon, S. S., Lucke, J. F., & Dickerson S. S. (2019). Nurse-delivered brief behavioral treatment for insomnia in lung cancer survivors: A pilot RCT. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 1-13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2019.1685523
Kwon, M., Park, E., & Dickerson, S. S. (2019). Adolescent substance use and its association to sleep disturbances: A systematic review. Sleep Health, 5(4), 382-394.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2019.06.001
Kwon, M., Seo, Y., Dickerson, S. S., Park, E., & Livingston, J. (2019). Cyber victimization and depressive symptoms: A mediation model involving sleep quality. Sleep, 42(Suppl. 1), A322. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsz067.800
Talal, A. H., McLeod, A., Andrews, P., Nieves-McGrath, H., Chen, Y., Reynolds, A., Sylvester, C., Dickerson, S. S., Markatou, M., & Brown, L. S. (2019). Patient reaction to telemedicine for clinical management of hepatitis C virus integrated into an opioid treatment program. Telemedicine and e-Health, 25(9), 791-801. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2018.0161
Dunwoody, D., Jungquist, C. R., Chang, Y.-P., & Dickerson, S. S. (2018). The common meanings and shared practices of sedation assessment in the context of managing patients with an opioid: A phenomenological study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(2), 104-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14672
Gipson, C. S., Chilton, J. M., Dickerson, S. S., Alfred, D., & Haas, B. K. (2018). Effects of a sleep hygiene text message intervention on sleep in college students. Journal of American College Health. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1462816
Nierenberg, S., Hughes, L. P., Warunek, M., Gambacorta, J. E., Dickerson, S. S., & Campbell-Heider, N. (2018). Nursing and dental students' reflections on interprofessional practice after a service-learning experience in Appalachia. Journal of Dental Education, 82(5), 454-461. doi:10.21815/JDE.018.050
Seo, J., Kim, W., Hewner, S., & Dickerson, S. S. (2018). Lived experience of health seeking and healthcare utilization among Korean immigrant women living in suburban communities. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 3(1), 8-20. https://doi.org/10.31372/20180301.1086
Talal, A., McLeod, A., Andrews, P., Nieves-McGrath, H., Chen, Y., Reynoolds, A. S., Sylvester, C., Dickerson, S. S., … Brown, L. S. (2018). Patient reaction to telemedicine for clinical management of hepatitis C virus integrated into an opioid treatment program: A pilot study. Telemedicine and E-Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2018.0161
Weiss, C., Dickerson, S. S., Jungquist, C., & Dean, G. E. (2017). Effects of morning bright light therapy on circadian activity rhythms in lung cancer survivors. Sleep, 40(suppl_1), A258. doi:10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.695
Dickerson, S. S., Jungquist, C. R., TenBrock, E., Aquilina, A.T., Smith, P., Abu Sabbah, E., Alameri, R., & Dean, G. E. (2016). Feasibility testing of a self-management program book to improve adherence to PAP in persons newly diagnosed with sleep apnea. Behavioral Sleep Medicine. doi:10.1080/15402002.2016.1228644
Dickerson, S. S., Klingman, K. J., & Jungquist, C. R. (2016). Common meanings of good and bad sleep in a healthy population sample. Sleep Health, 2(3), 253-259. doi:10.1016/j.sleh.2016.06.004
Jungquist, C. R., Klingman, K. J., & Dickerson, S. S. (2016). Revisions to the BRFSS sleep questions. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 12(12). doi:10.5664/jcsm.6336
Jungquist, C. R., Mund, J., Klingman, K. J., Pender, J. J., Aquilina, A., Ochs-Balcom, H., van Wijngaarden, E., & Dickerson, S. (2016). Validation of the BRFSS sleep questions. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 12(3), 301-310. doi:10.5664/jcsm.5570
Dickerson, S. S., Sabbah, E. Gothard, S., Zeigler, P. Chen, H. Steinbrenner, L. & Dean, G. (2015). Experiences of patients with advanced lung cancer: Being resigned to sleep-wake disturbances while maintaining hope for optimal treatment. Cancer Nursing, 38(5), 358-365. DOI:10.1097/NCC.0000000000000206*
Dickerson, S.S. Connors, L., Fayad, A. & Dean, G. (2014). Sleep-wake disturbances in cancer patients: Narrative review of literature focus on improving quality of life. Nature and Science of Sleep, 2014:6, 85-100, DOI: 10.2147NSS.a34846.
Dean, G.E., Abu Sabbah, E., Ziegler, P. Chen, H., Steinbrenner, L.M., & Dickerson, S.S. (2015). Sleeping with the enemy: Sleep and quality of life in Patients with lung cancer. Cancer Nursing, 38 (1), 60-70.*
Jungquist, C. R., Mund, J., Aquilina, A. T., Klingman, K., Pender, J., Ochs-Balcom, H., van Wojngaarden, E., & Dickerson, S. S. (2015). Validation of the behavioral risk factor surveillance system sleep questions. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 12(3), 301-310. doi:10.5664/jcsm.5570
McDonald, P. & Dickerson, S. S. (2013). Life after violence: Women’s experiences five or more years after leaving abusive partners. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 45 (4), 388-396.
Dickerson, S. S., Obeidat, R., Dean, G., TenBrock, E., Aquilina, A. Smith, P., and Jungquist, C. (2013). Usability testing of a CPAP self care management intervention for use by individuals with sleep apnea using CPAP. Heart & Lung, 42(5), 346-352. DOI:10.1016/k.hrting.2013.07.011
Dean, G. E., Redeker, N. S., Wang, Y. J., Rogers, A. E., Dickerson, S. S., Steinbrenner, L., & Gooneratne, N. S. (2013). Sleep, mood and quality of life in patients receiving treatment for lung cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum. 40(5), 441-451.
Obeidat, R., Dickerson, S. S., Homlish, G., Alqaissi, N. & Lally, R. (2012). Controlling fear: Jordanian women’s perceptions of the diagnosis and surgical treatment of early stage breast cancer. Cancer Nursing. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31826fc9b4
Dickerson, S. S., Abu Sabbah, E., Zeigler, P., Chen, H., Steinbrenner, L. & Dean, G. (2012). Sleep is not priority when living my life after a diagnosis of lung cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 39(5), 492-499.
Underhill, M. L., Lally, R. M., Kiviniemi, M. T., Murekeyisoni, C. & Dickerson, S. S. (2012). Living my family's story: Identifying the lived experience in healthy women at risk for hereditary breast cancer. Cancer Nursing. PAP doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31824530fa.
Obeidat, R., Lally, R. & Dickerson, S. S. (2012). Arab-American women’s lived experience with early stage breast cancer diagnosis and surgical treatment. Cancer Nursing, 35(4), 302-311.
Dickerson, S. S., Underhill, M., Alqaissi, N. & Lally, R. (2011). Surviving the wait: Defining support while awaiting breast cancer surgery. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(7), 1468-1479.doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05612.x
Underhill, M. & Dickerson, S. S. (2011). Engaging in medical vigilance: Understanding the personal meaning of breast surveillance. Oncology Nursing Forum, 38(6), 686-694.
Dickerson, S. S., Reinhart, A., Boehmke, M., & Akhu-Zaheya, L. (2011). Cancer as a problem to be solved: Internet use and provider communication by men with cancer. Computers Informatics Nursing, 29(7), 388-95.
Wang, J. Y., Boehmke, M., Wu, B., Dickerson, S. S., Fisher N. (2011). Effects of a six-week walking program on Taiwanese women newly diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Cancer Nursing, 34(2), E1-E13.
Alqaissi, N. & Dickerson, S. S. (2010). Exploring common meanings of social support as experienced by Jordanian women with breast cancer. Cancer Nursing, 33(5), 353-361.
Crotser, C.B., & Dickerson, S.S. (2010). Women receiving news of a family BRCA1/2 mutation: Messages of fear and empowerment. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 42(4), 367-378.
Alqaissi, N. & Dickerson S.S. (2010). Exploring common Meanings of Social Support as Experienced by Jordanian Women with Breast Cancer. Cancer Nursing.33 (5), 353-361.
Crotser, C.B. & Dickerson, S.S. (2010). Learning about a twist in the road: Perspectives of at-risk relatives learning of their potential risk for cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum. 37(6), 723-733.
Dickerson, S.S., Wu, Y.B., Kennedy, M., Underhill, M. & Othman A. (2010). Factors related to quality of life pattern changes in recipients of Implantable defibrillators. Heart & Lung. Nov-Dec; 39(6), 466-76.
Akhu-Zaheya, L. & Dickerson S.S. (2009). Jordanian Patients' and Caregivers' Use of the Internet for Seeking Health Information. Computer Informatics Nursing, 27(3), 184-191.
Dickerson, S.S., & Akhu-Zaheya, L. (2007). Life Changes in Individuals Diagnosed with Sleep Apnea which accommodating to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices. Rehabilitation Nursing, 32(6), 241-250.
Dickerson, S.S., Brewer, C., Kovner, C., & Way, M. (2007). Giving voice to Registered Nurses decisions to work. Nursing Forum, 42(3), 132-142.
Dickerson, S.S., Wu, Y. W.B., & Kennedy, M. (2006). A CNS-Facilitated ICD Support Group: A clinical project and evaluation. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 20(3), 146-153.
Dickerson, S.S. & Kennedy, M. (2006). Seeking encouragement in a support group of individuals with sleep apnea who use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices. Rehabilitation Nursing, 31(3), 114-122.
Dickerson, S.S., Boehmke, M., Ogle, C., & Brown, J.K. (2006). Seeking and managing hope: Oncology patients’ experiences using the Internet for cancer care. Oncology Nursing Forum.
Boehmke, M., & Dickerson, S.S. (2005). Symptom, symptom experiences, and symptom distress encountered by women with breast cancer undergoing current treatment modalities. Cancer Nursing 28(5), 382-389.
Dickerson, S.S., Boehmke, M., Ogle, C., &. Brown, J.K. (2005). Out of necessity: Oncology nurses experiences integrating the Internet into practice. Oncology Nursing Forum, 32(2), 355-362.
Dickerson, S.S. (2005). Patient/Technology Interactions: Internet use for gaining a healthy context for living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator ICD. Heart& Lung, 34(3), 157-168.
Dickerson, S.S., Reinhart, A., Feeley, T.H., Bidani, R., Rich, E., Garg, V., & Hershey, C.O. (2004).
Patient Internet use for health information at three urban primary care clinics. The Journal of American Medical Informatics Association. 11(6), 499-504.
I am very thrilled announce our book launch of: Doing Hermeneutic Phenomenological Research: A practical guide (2020, Sage Publication Inc., ISBN 978-1-5264-8573-1). This book evolved from a team (myself included) of scholars (Lesley Dibley, Suzanne Dickerson, Mel Duffy and Roxanne Vandermause) who participate in the emerging scholarship of the Advanced Hermeneutical Institute that has occurred over the past three decades. The goal of this research is to gain an understand of the meaning of human experience. To discuss philosophical underpinnings of the research, this group of national and international scholars gather annually, bringing in current philosophers to examine the readings from Heidegger and Gadamer, among others. Doctoral students and faculty also attend to engage in the scholarly discussion. This book is a guide for scholars of any discipline to understand the philosophical way of thinking in designing and conducting Hermeneutic Phenomenological Research. A video of the book launch is below.
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University at Buffalo
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Working with families experiencing a perinatal loss is heartbreaking – but as a nurse, it has also been my greatest privilege.
Meg Doerzbacher is a neonatal nurse practitioner and her research focuses within the neonatal field. Her specific areas of research include breastfeeding for women treated for substance use disorders and perinatal bereavement. Doerzbacher’s PhD dissertaion focused on breastfeeding support for mothers with opioid use disorder. She strives to advocate for and support these mothers and to educate the health care community that breastfeeding is safe and recommended in this situation.
Doerzbacher received her BS in nursing, MS in nursing and post-master's certificate from the University of Cincinnati. She earned her PhD in nursing from the University at Buffalo.
Doerzbacher, M., Sperlich, M., Hequembourg, A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2022). Scoping review of barriers and facilitators of breastfeeding in women on opioid maintenance therapy. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 51(1), 29-40. doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2021.09.004
Doerzbacher, M., & Chang, Y.-P. (2019). Supporting breastfeeding for women on opioid maintenance therapy: A systematic review. Journal of Perinatology, 39(9), 1159-1164.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-019-0411-0
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Nazarenko, D. N., Daniel, A. L., Durfee, S., & Agbemenu, K. (2024). Parent-identified gaps in preparation for the postpartum period in the United States: An integrative review. Birth (Berkeley, Calif.), 10.1111/birt.12832. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12832
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Raines, D. A., Grinslade, S., Fabry, D., Hewner, S., & Steeg, L. (2016). Knowledge and attitudes of RN to BSN students before and after a patient safety course. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37(6), 317-319. doi:10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000057
Foltz-Ramos, K., Fabry, D., Scherer, Y., & Chao, Y. (2016). Evaluating simulation methodologies to determine best strategies to maximize student learning. Journal of Professional Nursing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2016.01.003
Bae, S.-H., & Fabry, D. (2014). Assessing the relationship between nurse outcomes/long work hours and nurse and patient outcomes: Systematic literature review. Nursing Outlook,62(2), 138-156. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2013.10.009
Fabry, D. (2013). Hourly rounds: Perspectives and perceptions of the frontline nursing staff. Journal of Nursing Management, 23(2), 200-210. doi:10.1111/jonm.12114.
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Fusco, N. M., Foltz-Ramos, K., Kruger, J. S., Vargovich, A. M., & Prescott, W. A. (2024). Mitigating misinformation toolkit: Online simulation and standardized patient cases for interprofessional students to address vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. MedEdPORTAL, 20, 11459. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11459
Nye, C., Livingston, J., Foltz-Ramos, K., & Hequembourg, A. (2024). Undergraduate nursing faculty knowledge, beliefs, and experiences with teaching LGBTQ+ content: A scoping review. Journal of Professional Nursing, 54, 205-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2024.07.010
Rogers, B., Killam, L., Lockhart, R., Foltz-Ramos, K., Luctkar-Flude, M., Campbell, S., Tyerman, J., Ehmke, M., & Franklin, A. (2024). Prioritizing simulation facilitators’ competencies for professional development using Q-methodology. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 90, 101527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2024.101527
Foltz-Ramos, K., Dickerson, S. S., Oyer, C. A., Fabry, D., & Dean, G. E. (2024). Educating nurses in sleep screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 1–6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20240426-03
Kruger, J., Kim, I., Foltz-Ramos, K., & Ohtake, P. (in press). Utilizing an ecomap to visualize the impact of social determinants of health in an interprofessional forum. Journal of Allied Health, 53(1), 61E-66E. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/asahp/jah/2024/00000053/00000001/art00019
Weinschreider, J., Tenzek, K., Foltz-Ramos, K., Jungquist, C., & Livingston, J. (2024). Electronic health record competency in graduate nurses: A grounded theory study. Nursing Education Today, 132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105987
Southwell, B. G., Anderson, A., Berry, A., Weems, K., Howley, L., Pelin, C., Vasser, M., Cassara, M., Petrizzo, M. C., Ginzburg, S., McLeod-Sordjan, R., Weiner, J., Morales, L., Saunders, M., R. L., Vargovich, A. M., Fusco, N. M., Foltz-Ramos, K., Kruger, J., Prescott, W., . . . & Arora, V. (2023). Equipping health professions educators to better address medical misinformation [White paper]. RTI Press. https://www.rti.org/rti-press-publication/equipping-health-professions-educators-better-address-medical-misinformation/fulltext.pdf
Fusco, N. Foltz-Ramos, K., Kruger, J., Vargovich, A., & Prescott, W. (2023). Interprofessional simulation to prepare students to address medical misinformation and vaccine hesitancy. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 32 (100644). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2023.100644
Fusco, N.M., Foltz-Ramos, K., Zhao, Y. & Ohtake, P. (2023). Virtual escape room paired with simulation improves students’ readiness to function in teams. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 15(3), 311-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2023.03.011
Foltz-Ramos, K. (2023). Experiential education about patient death designed for undergraduate nursing students. Nursing Education Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001105
Fusco, N.M., Foltz-Ramos, K., Ohtake, P. & Mann, C. (2022). Interprofessional simulation learning game increases socialization and teamwork among students of health professions programs. Nurse Educator. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001341
Fusco, N.M., Foltz-Ramos, K., & Ohtake, P. (2022). Interprofessional escape room improves knowledge and collaboration among health professions students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 86(1). https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe8823
Foltz-Ramos, K., Paige, J., & Fusco, N. (2022). Patient X: Designing an escape room for interprofessional education. Journal of Interprofessional Care. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2021.1874316
Fusco, N. M., Foltz-Ramos, K., & Ohtake, P. J. (2021). Interprofessional escape room improves knowledge and collaboration among nursing, pharmacy and physical therapy students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Advance online publication. doi:10.5688/ajpe8823
Fusco, N. M., & Foltz-Ramos, K. (2020). Impact of pharmacy student observation versus active participation in an interprofessional simulation. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 84(1), 7492. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe7492
Doloresco, F., Maerten-Rivera, J., Zhao, Y., Foltz-Ramos, K., & Fusco N. M. (2019). Pharmacy students' standardized self-assessment of interprofessional skills during an objective structured clinical examination. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 83(10), 7439. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe7439
Fusco, N. M., & Foltz-Ramos, K. (2018). Measuring changes in pharmacy and nursing students’ perceptions following an interprofessional high fidelity simulation experience. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 32(5), 648-652. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2018.1496073
Bae, S., Farasat, A., Nikolaev, A., Seo, J. Y., Foltz-Ramos, K., Fabry, D., & Castner, J. (2017). Nursing teams: Behind the charts. Journal of Nursing Management, 25(5), 354-365. doi:10.1111/jonm.12473
Scherer, Y. K., Foltz-Ramos, K., Fabry, D., & Chao, Y. Y. (2016). Evaluating simulation methodologies to determine best strategies to maximize student learning. Journal of Professional Nursing, 32(5), 349-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2016.01.003
Castner, J., Ceravolo, D., Foltz-Ramos, K., & Wu, Y.W. (2013). Nursing control over practice and teamwork. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 18(2), 3.
Castner, J., Foltz-Ramos, K., Schwartz, D., & Ceravolo, D. (2012). A leadership challenge: Staff nurse perceptions after an organizational TeamSTEPPS® initiative. Journal of Nursing Administration, 42(10), 467-472.
Ceravolo, D., Schwartz, D.G., Foltz-Ramos, K., & Castner, J. (2012). Strengthening communication to overcome lateral violence. Journal of Nursing Management, 20(5), 599-606.
Beehler, G.P., Finnell, D.S., Foltz, K., & Edward, D.(2010). Patient exit interviews for assessing fidelity to the VA VISN 2 Integrated Primary Care Model: Results of a feasibility study. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 24(3), 323-326.
Term: 2024-2025
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Source: Comprehensive Academic Innovation (IITG & OER)
Award Amount: $42,062.00
Term: 2023-2026
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: HRSA Training Grant, Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Simulation Education Training (SET) Program
Award Amount: $1,493,688
Term: 2023-2024
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators Using Simulation (CAN-Sim) Research and Innovation Grant for Multi-Site Study
Award Amount: $5,000
Term: 2022-2023
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Source: AACP Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Award Amount: $4,000
Term: 2022-2023
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Source: AAMC Health Professions Education Curricular Innovations 2023 Grant Program: Kickstarting Strategies for Addressing Health Misinformation
Award Amount: $40,000
Term: 2022-2023
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: Patricia H. Garman Behavioral Health Nursing Endowment Fund
Award Amount: $10,000
Term: 2022
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Source: AAMC Health Professions Education Curricular Innovations 2022 Grant Program: Kickstarting Strategies for Addressing Health Misinformation
Award Amount: $35,000
Term: 2019
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: Patricia H. Garman Behavioral Health Nursing Endowment Fund
Award Amount: $9,517
Term: 2017
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Source: Patricia H. Garman Behavioral Health Nursing Endowment Fund
Award Amount: $9,589
Term: 2017
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Source: CEI Seed Grant for Pedagogical Innovation
Award Amount: $10,000
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Raines, D. A., Grinslade, S., Fabry, D., Hewner, S., & Steeg, L. (2016). Knowledge and attitudes of RN to BSN students before and after a patient safety course. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37(6), 317-319. doi:10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000057
Grinslade, S., Paper, B., Jing, H., & Quinn, L. (2015). Development and psychometric evaluation of the Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 23(1), 40-56. doi:10.1891/1061-3749.23.1.40
Suwanpasu, S., Grinslade, S., Wu, Yow-Wu, Porock, D. (2014). Risk factors of delirium in elderly patients with hip fracture. Asian Biomedicine, 8(2), 157-165.
Castner, J., Grinslade, S., Guay, J., Hettinger, A., Seo, J., & Boris, L. (2013). Registered nurse scope of practice and emergency department complaint specific protocols. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 39 (5), 467-473.
Kavookijian, J., Hill, S., Chan, M., & Grinslade, S. (2012). Translating research into practice: Interpreting comparative effectiveness studies: Number needed to treat and number needed to harm. AADE In Practice.
AADE Behavior Score Work Group. (2011). Addressing the Need for an Instrument to Measure Behavior Change Instrument in Diabetes Self-Management Education. White Paper published AADE on-line http://www.diabeteseducator.org/export/sites/aade/_resources/pdf/research/Behavior_Score_Document_White_Paper_2011.pdf
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Davila, Y., Bonilla, E., Gonzales-Ramirez, D., Grinslade, S., & Villarruel, A. (2008). Pilot Testing HIV-IPV Prevention Modules among Spanish-Speaking Latinas. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 19(3), 219-224.
Baldwin, K., Grinslade, M., Watts, P., Dinger, M., McCubbin, J., & Baer, L. (2005). Use of Higher-Order Factor Analysis with Dichotomous Data. Research in Nursing and Health, 28, 431-440.
Baer, L. C., Baldwin, K. A., Sisk, R. J., Watts, P., Grinslade, M. S., Brockschmidt, B., Dinger, M. K., Marion, L. N. & McCubbin, J. (1999). Development of an instrument to measure community acceptance of NPs and PAs. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 7(1), 63-78.
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ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
221 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-3882
EMAIL: jmguay@buffalo.edu
I want to educate students to provide outstanding care to patients of all ages. I believe through collaboration and teamwork, we will make a difference in our patients’ lives.
Jennifer Guay is the RN to BS program coordinator and a clinical associate professor at the School of Nursing. She is also a certified midwife practicing at Kaleida Health.
Guay's expertise lies in midwifery and neonatal care. Her areas of research include preventing teenage pregnancy and improving the health of mothers and babies. She also is a research advocate for interprofessioal education, including simulation, and innovative education enhancements in the classroom, clinicals, online and in global settings.
Guay is committed to global health and providing care for the underserved. She traveled with HELPS International for a medical mission in Guatemala, where she taught lay midwives how to manage birth and postpartum complications and to administer neonatal CPR. She also provided care for women across the lifespan while incorporating local traditions and culture into their health care and teachings.
Guay has presented her research findings both nationally and internationally. She has presented at the International Research Conference in Dublin, Ireland, concerning global nursing. Guay has also presented her research findings on nursing students' use and involvement with technology during baccalaureate programs in Cancun, Mexico, and Madrid, Spain.
Guay, J., Carvi, D., Raines, D. A., & Luce, W. A. (2018). Care of the neonate on nasal continuous positive airway pressure: A bedside guide. Neonatal Network, 37(1), 24-32. doi:10.1891/0730-0832.37.1.24
Guay, J., Erdley, W. S., Raines, D., & Castner, J. (2016). Readiness for interprofessional learning after participation in an obstetric simulation. Teaching & Learning in Nursing, 11(4), 194-198. doi:10.1016/j.teln.2016.06.004
Castner, J., Grinslade. S., Guay, J., Hettinger, A. Z., Seo, J., & Boris, L. (2013). Registered nurse scope of practice and ED complaint-specific protocols. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 39(5), 467-473.
2019-2020
Principal Investigator (PI: Melinda Haas; Co-I: Jennifer Livingston)
Barriers to Contraceptive Counseling in Pediatric Primary Care Practices in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area
Patricia H. Garman Behavioral Health Nursing Endowment
January - December 2015
Co-Investigator (PI: Deborah Raines)
Noelle or Mama Natalie: Does Type of Simulator Impact Confidence, Satisfaction and Performance in Simulated Learning Environments?
Patricia H. Garman Behavioral Health Nursing Endowment Fund
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
222 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-2389
EMAIL: mshaas2@buffalo.edu
Melinda Haas is a clinical assistant professor for the UB SON and a family nurse practitioner at East Aurora Pediatrics. Her areas of interest include pediatric and adolscent care. She received her BS in Nursing from St. John Fisher College and DNP from the UB SON. She is also currently a PhD student in UB's information science program.
February 2019
Co-Primary Investigator
Barriers to Contraceptive Counseling in Pediatric Primary Care Practices in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area
Patricia Garman Award
Award Amount: $10,000
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
304 B Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-2389
EMAIL: alyssawe@buffalo.edu
Alyssa Hamel's early clinical experience includes several roles as a registered nurse within the Catholic Health System in Buffalo, NY. She began her nursing career on the medical/surgical and stroke care units at Sisters of Charity Hospital, where she also performed the role of charge nurse on an acute medical unit specializing in neurological care. During COVID-19, she also performed the role of acute care nurse at Sisters of Charity Hospital's St. Joseph campus, the state’s first COVID-19 dedicated hospital.
Early in her career, Hamel also expanded her nursing experience on a global stage, having participated in a nursing mission trip in South East Asia and caring for underserved populations in Kandy, Sri Lanka, where she provided stroke and neurological care in a rural teaching hospital.
As a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, Hamel works at BestSelf Behavioral Health, where she’s responsible for assessing, diagnosing and providing pharmacological management and education for adults with a variety of mental illnesses. She was previously the primary psychiatric provider for the adult eating disorder treatment services.
Hamel remains engaged with the wider professional nursing community through her membership in the Neuroscience Education Institute, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society and American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Hamel earned a bachelor of arts in psychology from UB in 2011 and a bachelor of science in nursing from D’Youville College. She also graduated from UB School of Nursing’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner DNP program in 2019.
Role: Faculty Coordinator
Funding Source: HRSA
Role: Faculty Coordinator
Funding Source: HRSA
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
229 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-3235
EMAIL: meganvau@buffalo.edu
Megan Heimerl is a clinical assistant professor and 2018 graduate of UB's DNP program . She has served in acute and outpatient settings as an urgent care provider, hospitalist, clinical nurse, charge nurse and assistant nurse manager. As a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Heimerl has worked as a general hospitalist at Infinity and Buffalo Medical Groups. Additionally, she serves as a US Air Force Reservist—performing annual physicals focusing on both the physical and mental health of 1,2000 Air Force Reserve members for deployment readiness. She was the recipient of the 2016 Jonas Scholarship Award and the 2015 ANEW Grant Award.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
311 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2092
EMAIL: hewner@buffalo.edu
My experience in a wide variety of health care settings, ranging from intensive and coronary care to long-term care and home care, led me to employ systems thinking about how to improve care transitions, and to consider the role that technology could play in improving care across settings.
Sharon Hewner is a research professor in the School of Nursing. Her research focuses on the interaction between nurse care coordinators, patients and their caregivers at the time of hospital discharge. Hewner’s team, which includes primary care physicians, nurse researchers, and engineers, examines how technology and health information exchange can improve the delivery of person-centered care during the transition to post-discharge settings.
Hewner recently completed the Coordinating Transitions project (AHRQ funded). The work utilized a health information exchange to alert nurse care coordinators in primary care when the patient is discharged to ensure an outreach phone call within 72 hours of discharge. The technology that the team developed is now used in an eight county region of WNY. Through avoided hospitalization and emergency department visits, this has resulted in a $1,300 reduction in cost of care per adult Medicaid recipient with pre-existing chronic conditions.
Hewner’s current research compares the efficacy of community-based care coordination models for complex and high-need patients. An additional focus is using data mining, cognitive work analysis and natural language processing to develop a conversational assistant to support nurse care coordinators in the development of a comprehensive shared care plan that follows the patient throughout the health care system.
Hewner, S., Smith, E., & Sullivan, S. S. (2023). Identifying high-need primary care patients using nursing knowledge and machine learning methods. Applied Clinical Informatics, 14(3), 408-417. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2048-7343
Anderson, A., & Hewner, S. (2021). Care coordination: A concept analysis. The American Journal of Nursing, 121(12), 30-38. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000803188.10432.e1
Hewner, S., Chen, C., Anderson, L., Pasek, L., Anderson, A., & Popejoy, L. (2020). Transitional care models for high-need, high-cost adults in the United States: A scoping review and gap analysis. Professional Case Management. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncm.0000000000000442
Jeffery, A. D., Hewner, S., Pruinelli, L., Lekan, D., Lee, M., Gao, G., … Sylvia, M. (2019). Risk prediction and segmentation models used in the U.S. for assessing risk in whole populations: A critical literature review with implications for population health nursing. JAMIA Open, 2(1), 205-214. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamiaopen/ooy053
McLean E., Bagchi-Sen, S., Atkinson, J., Ravenscroft, J., Hewner, S., & Schindel, A. (2019). Country-level analysis of household fuel transitions. World Development, 114(2), 267-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.10.006
Casucci, S., Hewner, S., Lin, L., & Nikolev, A. (2018). Estimating the causal effects of chronic disease combinations on 30-day readmissions based on observational Medicaid data. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 25(6), 670-678. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocx141
Seo, J., Kim, W., Hewner, S., & Dickerson, S. (2018). Lived experience of health seeking and healthcare utilization among Korean immigrant women living in suburban communities. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 3(1), 8-20. https://doi.org/10.31372/20180301.1086
Hewner, S., Sullivan, S. S., & Yu, G. (2018). Reducing emergency room visits and in-hospitalizations by implementing best practice for transitional care using innovative technology and big data. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/wvn.12286
Sullivan. S., Li, J. X., Wu, Y. W., & Hewner, S. (2017). Complexity of chronic conditions' impact on end-of-life expense trajectories of Medicare decedents. Journal of Nursing Administration, 47(11), 545-550. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000541
Sullivan, S. S., Mistretta, F., Casucci, S., & Hewner, S. (2017) Integrating social context into comprehensive shared care planning: A scoping review. Nursing Outlook, 65(5), 597- 606. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2017.01.014
Hewner, S., Casucci, S., Sullivan, S. S., Mistretta, F., Xue, Y., Johnson, B., … Fox, C. (2017). Integrating social determinants of health into primary care clinical and informational workflow during care transitions. eGEMs: Generating Evidence & Methods to Improve Patient Outcomes, 5(2). doi:10.13063/2327-9214.1282
Castner, J., Loomis, D., Yin, Y., & Hewner, S. (2016). Medical Mondays: Emergency department utilization for Medicaid recipients depends on the day of the week, season, and holidays. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 42(4), 317-324. doi:10.1016/j.jen.2015.12.010
Hewner, S., Casucci, S., & Castner, J. (2016) The roles of chronic disease complexity, health system integration, and care management in post-discharge healthcare utilization in a low-income population. Research in Nursing and Health, 39, 215-228. doi:10.1002/nur.21731
Raines, D. A., Grinslade, S., Fabry, D., Hewner, S., & Steeg, L. (2016). Knowledge and attitudes of RN to BSN students before and after a patient safety course. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37(6), 317-319. doi:10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000057
Castner, J., Wu, Y.W., Mehrok, N., & Hewner, S. (2015). Frequent Emergency Department Utilization and Behavioral Health Comorbidities. Nursing Research 64(1):3-12. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000065
Hewner, S. J. (2015). Getting HIE ‘Just Right’ for Population-Level Clinical Decision Support. Invited testimony to the Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator, Health IT Policy Committee, Advanced Health Models and Meaningful Use Workgroup. June 2, 2015 in Washington, DC.
Hewner, S., Wu, Y.W., & Castner, J. (2015) Comparative Effectiveness of Risk-stratified Care Management in Reducing Readmissions in Medicaid Adults with Chronic Disease. Journal for Healthcare Quality 03/2015; doi:10.1097/01.JHQ.0000462683.70630.d7
Raines, D., Grinslade, M. S., Fabry, D., Steeg, L., Hewner, S. (2015). Knowledge and Attitudes of RN to BSN Students Before and After a Patient Safety Course. Accepted by Nursing Education Perspectives March 19, 2015.
Hewner, S. J. (2014). A population-based care transition model for chronically ill elders. Nursing Economic$, 32(2), 109-116, 141.
Hewner, S. J., & Seo, J. Y. (2014). Informatics role in integrating population and patient centered knowledge to improve care transitions in complex chronic disease. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 18(2).
Hewner, S. J., Seo, J. Y., Gothard, S. E., & Johnson, B.J. (2014). Aligning Population-specific Care Management with Chronic Disease Complexity. Nursing Outlook 62, 250-258 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2014.03.003.
Foels, T., & Hewner, S. J. (2009). Integrating pay for performance with educational strategies to improve diabetes care. Population Health Management, 12 (3), 121-129.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
209 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2608
EMAIL: ahequemb@buffalo.edu
My research and much of my professional service is aimed at addressing health disparities affecting sexual minorities. By seeking an understanding of the mechanisms fueling this public health crisis, my research aims to inform effective interventions that will improve the health and well-being of sexual minorities.
Amy Hequembourg is an associate professor for the School of Nursing and has devoted her research to understanding and dismantling health disparities among sexual minorities (i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals). This wide range of individuals suffer from a variety of significant health disparities, including higher rates of substance use disorders, tobacco use, mental health symptoms, trauma symptoms, lifetime sexual victimization, and some forms of cancer. Sexual minorities also report barriers to health care that result in lower health care utilization.
To this end, the bulk of her research is focused on understanding why sexual minorities experience higher rates of adverse health outcomes, elevated rates of health risk behaviors associated with those outcomes (e.g., heavy alcohol use, cigarette smoking), and a higher prevalence of other stressful and traumatic life experiences (e.g., sexual assault, discrimination and microaggressions) compared to heterosexual individuals.
Her current scholarly activities in these areas include a number of ongoing funded projects that have the shared goal of understanding the nature of unique health disparities and risky health behaviors among sexual minorities.
NGC 701 State of Nursing Science
Parrott, D. J., Bresin, K., Hequembourg, A., Velia, B., Swartout, K. M., Stappenbeck, C. A., Masyn, K. E., & Grom, J. L. (2023). Dyadic effects of minority stress and problematic alcohol use on sexual intimate partner violence in same sex couples. Aggressive Behavior, 49(3), 198-208. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.22072
Blayney, J. A., Jaffe, A. E., Hequembourg, A. L., & Parrott, D. J. (2023). Sexual victimization among sexual and gender minoritized groups: Recent research and future directions. Current Psychiatry Reports, 25, 183-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-023-01420-0
Parrott, D. J., Bresin, K., Hequembourg, A., Velia, B., Swartout, K., Stappenbeck, C., Masyn, K., & Grom, J. (2023). Dyadic effects of minority stress and problematic alcohol use on sexual intimate partner violence in same sex couples. Aggressive Behavior, 49(3), 198-208. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.22072
Smith, A., Bostwick, W. Burke, L., Hequembourg, A., Santuzzi, A., & Hughes, T. (2022). How deep is the cut? The influence of daily microaggressions on bisexual women’s health. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/sgd0000556
Doerzbacher, M., Sperlich, M., Hequembourg, A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2022). Scoping review of barriers and facilitators of breastfeeding in women on opioid maintenance therapy. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 51(1), 29-40. doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2021.09.004
Hequembourg, A., Livingston, J., & Wang, W. (2020). Prospective associations among relationship abuse, sexual harassment and bullying in a community sample of sexual minority and exclusively heterosexual youth. Journal of Adolescence, 83, 52-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.06.010
Hequembourg, A., Blayney, J., Livingston, J. A., Bostwick, W., & Auerbach, S. (2019). A mixed methods investigation of victimization and coping among sexual minority compared to heterosexual women. Psychology & Sexuality, 1-20. doi:10.1080/19419899.2019.1678193.
Hequembourg, A., Blayney, J., Bostwick, W., & Van Ryzin, M. (2019). Concurrent daily alcohol and tobacco use among sexual minority and heterosexual women. Substance Use & Abuse, 1-13. doi:10.1080/10826084.2019.1656252
Bostwick, W., Berger, B., & Hequembourg, A. (2019). A mixed-method inquiry of bisexual identity centrality among racially and ethnically diverse women. Journal of Bisexuality. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2019.1617545
Hequembourg, A., & Panagakis, C. (2019). Maximizing respondent-driven sampling field procedures in the recruitment of sexual minorities for health research. SAGE Open Medicine, 7. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312119829983
Blayney, J. A., Hequembourg, A. L., & Livingston, J. A. (2018). Rape acknowledgement and sexual minority women’s mental health and drinking behaviors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518781800
Livingston, J. A., Hequembourg, A., & Testa, M. (2018). Sexual victimization. In R. G. R. Levesque (Ed.) Encyclopedia of adolescence (2nd ed., pp. 2692-2699).
Parks, K. A., Levonyan-Radloff, K., Pryzbyla, S., & Hequembourg, A. (2017). University student perceptions about the motives for and consequences of non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD). Journal of American College Health, 65(7), 457-465.
Hequembourg, A., Parks, K., Collins, R. L., Hughes, T. (2015). Sexual assault risks among gay and bisexual men. Journal of Sex Research, 52(3), 282-295. doi:10.1080/00224499.2013.85683.
Parks, Kathleen A., Levonyan-Radloff, K., Dearing, R., Hequembourg, A., & Testa, M. (2015). Development and validation of a video measure for assessing women’s risk perception for alcohol-related sexual assault. Psychology of Violence, 6(4). 573-585.
Parks, K. A., Levonyan-Radloff, K., Pryzbyla, S., Hequembourg, A. (2015). College student opinions about the use of non-medical prescription drugs. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 146: e62-e63.
Bostwick, W., & Hequembourg, A. (2014). “Just a little hint”: Bisexual-specific microaggressions and their connection to epistemic injustice. Culture, Health, and Sexuality, 16(5), 488-503. doi:10.1080/13691058.2014.889754.
Dearing, R. L., & Hequembourg, A. L. (2014). Culturally (in)competent? Dismantling health care barriers for sexual minority women. Social Work in Health Care, 53(8), 739-761. doi:10.1080/00981389.2014.944250.
Bostwick, W., & Hequembourg, A. (2013). Minding the noise: Conducting health research among bisexual populations and beyond. Journal of Homosexuality, 60, 1-7.
Hequembourg, A., & Dearing, R. (2013). Exploring shame, guilt, and problematic alcohol use among sexual minority men and women. Journal of Homosexuality, 60, 1-24.
Hequembourg, A., Livingston, J., & Parks, K. (2013). Sexual victimization and associated risks among lesbian and bisexual women. Violence Against Women, 19(5), 634-657.
Livingston, J., Bay-Cheng, L., Hequembourg, A., Testa, M., & Downs, J. (2013). Mixed drinks and mixed messages: Adolescent girls’ perspectives on alcohol and sexuality. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37(1), 38-50.
Parks, K. A., Levonyan-Radloff, K., Hequembourg, A., Dearing, R. L., & Testa, M. (2013). Validation of video vignettes for assessing alcohol-related sexual assault risk perception. The Addictions Newsletter (Fall/Winter), 17-19.
Term: 2021-2026
Role: Principle Investigator (with PI Jennifer Livingston; Co-I Craig Colder)
Funding Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Award Amount: $2,442,509
Abstract: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer or questioning, and those youth with other sexual minority identities (LGBQ+) report riskier alcohol use patterns than their heterosexual peers. This raises concerns that — like patterns found in the general population — early, risky alcohol use may strongly predict later alcohol problems and related deleterious health consequences (e.g., other substance abuse, victimization, poor physical and mental health) that contribute to health disparities among sexual minority adults. The harmful effects of peer victimization (PV; i.e. bullying and sexual harassment) on adolescent psychosocial functioning may be one pathway through which LGBQ+ youth become involved in high-risk alcohol use. In adolescence, heterosexist social norms are strongly enforced through bullying and homophobic sexual harassment. Alarmingly high numbers of LGBQ+ youth experience homophobic peer aggression. Such experiences can lead to internalized heterosexism and sexual minority stress. Sexual minority stress has been strongly associated with increased alcohol use across the lifespan in sexual minority populations. Cross-sectional studies have shown that PV is positively associated with alcohol and other substance use among LGBQ+ adolescents. However, the mechanisms through which PV contributes to negative outcomes and the protective factors that ameliorate those outcomes among LGBTQ+ youth are not well understood. Advances in understanding the effects of PV on LGBQ+ adolescents have been hampered by a dearth of longitudinal and mixed methods studies that include these youth in their samples. Using a mixed methods design, the proposed study will investigate the acute daily and longitudinal effects of PV on LGBQ+ adolescent risky alcohol use, as well as identify potential buffers and risk factors for these outcomes. Data from 500 adolescents (ages 15-17 years, 50% female gender identity, diverse racial composition) will be collected using four longitudinal surveys (baseline, 6-, 12, and 18-month follow-ups), two bursts of daily reports (4-weeks each), and qualitative interviews. Informed by sexual minority stress and psychological mediation theories, the proposed study aims to: (1) identify the psychosocial mechanisms linking PV with alcohol and other substance use among LGBQ+ youth; (2) understand the daily associations between PV and alcohol and substance use; and (3) examine the contexts in which LGBQ+ youth experience PV and gain insight into the psychosocial factors related to PV and substance use. The proposed study utilizes a novel integrative conceptual model that incorporates extant knowledge from research on PV and substance use conducted with heterosexual youth along with factors identified in the LGBQ+ literature, including sexual minority stress and the psychological mediation framework, to clarify the processes implicated in substance use by LGBQ+ youth. Results from this study are critically needed to understand the pathways, processes and contexts through which LGBQ+ adolescents become involved in high-risk alcohol use to inform the development of primary prevention programs that improve and preserve the health of LGBQ+ youth.
Term: 2018-2023
Role: Co-Investigator (PI Dominic Parrott, Co-Is Masyn, Swartout)
Funding Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Award Amount: $2,507,736
Term: 2020-2022
Role: Co-Investigator (PI Dominic Parrott, Co-Is Masyn, Swartout, Stappenbeck)
Funding Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Award Amount: $303,806
Term: 2018-2020
Role: Multi-Principal Investigator (with PIs Rychtarik and McGillicudy)
Funding Source: Howard T. Blane Director’s Award for the Development of Research in Addictions
Award Amount: $24,715
Term: 2018–2019
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Beedle [Leonard])
Funding Source: Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (Prime: SAMHSA)
Award Amount: $274,999
Term: 2015-2019
Role: Principal Investigator (Co-Investigators: Livingston and Collins)
Funding Source: National Institute of Justice
Award Amount: $581,916
Term: 2015-2018
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Bostwick)
Funding Source: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Award Amount: $371, 583
Term: 2006-2011
Role: Principal Investigator (Mentors: R. Lorraine Collins, Kathleen Parks, Michael Frone)
Funding Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Award Amount: $522,280
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
102 D Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2533
EMAIL: mahowett@buffalo.edu
Rowen, L., Howett, M., Embert, C., Beeson, N., Bosah, B., Chen, L., Day, J., Nichols, D., & O’Malley, C. (2023). Academy of clinical essentials: A revolutionary nurse staffing and education model. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 53(1), 27–33. https://doi.org/10.1097/nna.0000000000001238
Postilnik, L., Howett, M., (2020) The impact of childhood exercise and household income on resilience in college students. In Merrick, J. and Rubin, I.L. (Eds.), Child environmental health disparities: Looking at the present and facing the future. Nova Science Publishers.
Gaudet, C., & Howett, M. (2018). Communication and technology: Ida Orlando’s theory applied. Nursing Science Quarterly, 31(4), 369–373. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894318418792891
Rubin, I.L., Geller, R.J., Martinuzzi, K., Howett, M., Gitterman, B., Wells, L., et al. (2017). Break the cycle of children’s environmental health disparities: An ecological framework. International Public Health Journal , 9(2), 115-249.
Rubin I.L., Oves, D., Geller R.J., Nodvin J., Martinuzzi, K., Howett, M., Gitterman B., Wells, L., Merrick J. (2016). Break the cycle: Survey of past students 2005-2011. International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, 9 (4), 441-451.
Pittman L., Nodvin J., Howett, M. (2016). Grandparents as caregivers for the grandchildren with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In Rubin L., Merrick J., Greydanus D., Patel D. (Eds.), Health care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan, 3rd ed. Dordrecht: Springer, 2016. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18096-0_6.
Rubin, I.L., Oves, D., Nodvin, J., Geller R., Howett, M., et al. (2016) The learning experience of ‘Break the cycle program’: Survey of past students. In Rubin, I.L., Merrick, J. (Eds.), Environmental health disparities (pp. 171-185). New York: Nova Science.
Downes, E., Howett, M., and Connor, A. (2014). An innovative approach to enhancing dermatology competencies for Advanced Practice Nurses: Service-learning with a migrant health clinic. Journal of Nursing Education, 53 (12), 710-713.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
304 A Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-645-1846
EMAIL: lpp2@buffalo.edu
Stewart, S. H., Walitzer, K. S., Blanco, J., Swiatek, D., Paine Hughes, L., Quiñones-Lombraña, A., & Shyhalla K. (2019). Medication-enhanced behavior therapy for alcohol use disorder: Naltrexone, Alcoholics Anonymous facilitation, and OPRM1 genetic variation. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 104, 7-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2019.05.004
Bosso, N., Swiatek, D., & Paine Hughes, L. (2018). Naltrexone in the treatment of alcohol use disorder in the primary care setting: A review of clinical guidelines. US Pharm, 42(8), 26-33.
Nierenberg, S., Hughes, L. P., Warunek, M., Gambacorta, J. E., Dickerson, S. S., & Campbell-Heider, N. (2018). Nursing and dental students' reflections on interprofessional practice after a service-learning experience in Appalachia. Journal of Dental Education, 82(5), 454-461. doi:10.21815/JDE.018.050
Swiatek, D., Bosso, N., & Paine Hughes, L. (2018). Naltrexone in the treatment of alcohol use disorder in the primary care setting: A review of clinical guidelines, U.S. Pharmacist Online, 43(8), 26-33.
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Paine Hughes, L., Austin-Ketch, T., Volpe, E. & Campbell-Heider, N. (2017). Identification and treatment of adolescents with perinatal anxiety and depression. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 55(6), 23-29.
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ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
301A Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-3203
EMAIL: fmm5@buffalo.edu
Francine Intorre is a clinical instructor in the Adult-Gerontology DNP Program. She received her BS and DNP from University at Buffalo School of Nursing. Her area of focus is our aging community including preventing hospital admissions, communicating across levels of care, aging in place, dementia and caregiver burnout. She hopes to inspire others to enter the field of geriatrics because there is such a growing need to care for this vulnerable population. She believes it is a true joy to honor patients’ stories and be part of their care.
Clark, C. M., Eimer, M. C., & Intorre, F. M. (2023). Transitions of care: Strategies for medication optimization and deprescribing in older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 49(12), 5-10. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20231107-02
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
222 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2304
EMAIL: jsylakow@buffalo.edu
Jones, J., Steeg, L., & Ohtake, P. M. (2022). Promoting mobility in the intensive care unit: An educational interprofessional initiative. The Journal of Nursing Education. Advance online publication. doi:10.3928/01484834-20220412-01
Jones, J. M., & Fix, B. (2019). Critical care notes: A pocket guide (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
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Jones, J. M. (2005) Practicing delegation skills: The junior-senior experience. In H. R. Feldman & M. J. Greenberg (Eds.), Educating for leadership. New York: Springer.
Sackett, K., & Jones, J. M. (2005). Experiential learning opportunities: Developing leadership skills in evidence based practice. In H. R. Feldman & M. J. Greenberg (Eds.), Educating for leadership. New York: Springer.
Sackett, K., Jones, J., & Erdley, W. S. (2005). Incorporating healthcare informatics into the strategic planning process in nursing education. Nursing Leadership Forum, 9(3), 98-104.
Jones, J. M. (2003). Dual or dueling culture and commitment: The Impact of a tri-hospital merger on registered nurses. Journal of Nursing Administration, (33)4, 235-242.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
325 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-5084
EMAIL: najones@buffalo.edu
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
312 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-3261
EMAIL: carlajun@buffalo.edu
My research program is driven to promote safe and effective pain management. Specifically, my research is about the interdependent relationship among pain, sleep and opioids.
Carla Jungquist has been a nurse for 30 years. She is a family nurse practitioner who earned her PhD in Health Practice Research from the University of Rochester. Jungquist focuses her research on safe and effective pain management. More specifically, her research works on improving how nurses integrate data from electronic monitoring devices into their critical thinking and decision making skills when deciding on the appropriate pain management medications for the hospitalized patient.
The scope of Jungquist’s research and scholarship spans across intervention-based investigations of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) for patients with chronic pain, measurement science, and practice analysis and solutions for safe monitoring of patients receiving opioid analgesics. Jungquist’s NIH funded research on CBT-I generated evidence to support the applicability of a treatment regimen to improve sleep, quality of life and energy in patients with chronic pain. Results from this study and subsequent investigations resulted in revisions to the DSM-5, ICD-10 and ICSD-3 classifying insomnia as an independent disorder rather than a co-existing primary medical or psychiatric diagnosis.
Jungquist’s findings were published in Sleep Medicine, cited hundreds of times in Google Scholar (GS) and included in two meta-analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine and Sleep Medicine. The study intervention was also published as a treatment manual, “Session-By-Session Treatment Manual for Insomnia.” The manual has been translated into five languages and sold more than 5,000 copies internationally. Subsequent publications in sleep disorders and behavior research therapy strengthened the evidence base for CBT-I.
Jungquist is actively involved with the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). She is positioned to educate nurses and other health professionals in the integration of behavioral sleep medicine interventions into practice. Additionally, Jungquist serves on the AASM Education Committee, which focuses on developing and implementing educational modules to train nurses nationwide in assessing and managing sleep disorders.
In 2012, Jungquist acquired funding from the CDC to validate the five Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System sleeping screening questions, which yielded only two times with acceptable sensitivity and specificity to detect total sleep time and excessive daytime. This finding was disseminated at the AASM's international sleep conference, and published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. This validation study resulted in the construction of questions that will better detect the widespread health problem and further advance sleep science and give basis for the need to increase public awareness of the problem and increase federal funding for research.
In 2008, Jungquist spearheaded work supported by the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) to examine nurses’ monitoring practices of hospitalized patients on opioids for pain management. This practice analysis identified a need for safe monitoring. Jungquist then provided leadership in the development of the first comprehensive evidence based nursing guidelines for monitoring patients for opioid-induced respiratory depression in a hospital setting.
Jungquist has also led subsequent practice analysis to determine the influence of these guidelines in transforming safe monitoring practices published in 2014. This work was recognized by interprofessional authorities in the field of patient safety, resulting in an invitation to join the CMS e-Measures Working Group for Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA). Jungquist’s previous work informed the development and testing of core measures for monitoring. She led the distinguished interprofessional working group members in preparation for the publication of a manuscript in the Journal of Nursing Administration on the results of beta testing of the core measures. She continues to work with Sleep Medicine and the Society for Anesthesia to develop educational materials for clinicians to improve safe care for patient with sleep disorders undergoing surgery.
Jungquist also has provided leadership in convening and facilitating industry sponsored nursing advisory boards for Hospira, Inc. and Medtronic, Inc. to establish best practices for monitoring hospitalized patients for opioid-induced respiratory depression, as well as provide advisement for technology enhancements and resources for training nurses.
In 2018, Jungquist was a site investigator for the Medtronic, Inc. sponsored PRediction of Opioid-induced respiratory Depression In patients monitored by capnoGraphY (PRODIGY) study that validated a tool for nurses to use in identifying hospitalized patients at risk for opioid-induced respiratory depression.
Jungquist’s research team has been funded by the UB Clinical Translational Science Institute. This funded research will compare various respiratory monitoring devices for sensitivity, patient comfort and ease for nursing use.
Atherton, P., Jungquist, C., & Spulecki, C. (2022). An educational intervention to improve comfort with applying and interpreting transcutaneous CO2 and end-tidal CO2 monitoring in the PACU. Journal of PeriAnesthesia. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2022.03.001
Gaughan, M. R., & Jungquist, C. R. (2022). Patient deterioration on general care units: A concept analysis. Advances in Nursing Science, 45(2), E56–E68. doi:10.1097/ANS.0000000000000396
Gaughan, M. R., Kwon, M., Park, E., & Jungquist, C. (2022). Nurses' experience and perception of technology use in practice: A qualitative study using an extended technology acceptance model. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. Advance online publication. doi:10.1097/CIN.0000000000000850
Conway, A., Jungquist, C. R., Chang, K., Kamboj, N., Sutherland, J., Mafeld, S., & Parotto, M. (2021). Predicting prolonged apnea during nurse-administered procedural sedation: Machine learning study. JMIR Perioperative Medicine, 4(2), e29200. doi:10.2196/29200
Dunwoody, D. R., & Jungquist, C. R. (2020). Opioid-induced sedation and respiratory depression: Are sedation scales enough to prevent adverse drug events postoperatively? Pain Management Nursing, 21(1), 110-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2018.09.009
Jungquist, C. R., Quinlann-Colwell, A., Vallerand, A., Carlisle, H. L., Cooney, M., Dempsey, S. ... Polomano, R. C. (2020). American Society for Pain Management Nursing guidelines on monitoring for opioid-induced advancing sedation and respiratory depression: Revisions. Journal of Pain Management Nursing, 21(1), 7-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2019.06.007
Khanna, A. K., Bergese, S. D., Jungquist, C. R., Morimatsu, H., Uezono, S., Lee, S., Ti, L. K., Urman, R. D., McIntyre, R., Jr., Tornero, C., Dahan, A., Saager, L., Weingarten, T. N., Wittmann, M., Auckley, D., Brazzi, L., Le Guen, M., Soto, R., Schramm, F., Ayad, S., … Overdyk, F. J. (2020). Prediction of opioid-induced respiratory depression on inpatient wards using continuous capnography and oximetry: An international prospective, observational trial. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 131(4), 1012-1024. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000004788
Alameri, R., Dean, G., Castner, J., Volpe, E., Elghoneimy, Y., & Jungquist, C. (2019). Efficacy of precise foot massage therapy on pain and anxiety following cardiac surgery: Pilot study. Pain Management Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2019.09.005
Castner, J., Mammen, M. J., Jungquist, C. R., Licata, O., Pender, J. J., Wilding, G. E., & Sethi, S. (2019). Validation of fitness tracker for sleep measures in women with asthma. Journal of Asthma, 56(7), 719-730. https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2018.1490753
Dean, G. E., Weiss, C., Jungquist, C. R., Klimpt, M. L., Alameri, R., Ziegler, P. A., Steinbrenner, L. M., Dexter, E. U., Dhillon, S. S., Lucke, J. F., & Dickerson S. S. (2019). Nurse-delivered brief behavioral treatment for insomnia in lung cancer survivors: A pilot RCT. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 1-13. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2019.1685523
Jungquist, C. R., Chandola, V., Spulecki, C., Nguyen, K. V., Crescenzi, P., Tekeste, D., & Sayapaneni, P. R. (2019). Identifying patients experiencing opioid-induced respiratory depression during recovery from anesthesia: The application of electronic monitoring devices. Worldviews on Evidence Based Nursing, 16(3), 186-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12362
Jungquist, C. R., Quinlan-Colwell, A., Vallerand, A., Carlisle, H. L., Cooney, M., Dempsey, S. J., Dunwoody, D., Maly, A., Meloche, K., Meyers, A., Sawyer, J., Singh, N., Sullivan, D., Watson, C., & Polomano, R. C. (2019). American society for pain management nursing guidelines on monitoring for opioid-induced advancing sedation and respiratory depression: Revisions. Pain Management Nursing, 21(1), 7-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2019.06.007
Dunwoody, D., & Jungquist, C. R. (2018). Opioid-induced sedation and respiratory depression: Are sedation scales enough to prevent adverse drug events post-operatively? Pain Management Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2018.09.009
Dunwoody, D., & Jungquist, C. R. (2018). Sedation scales: Do they capture the concept of opioid induced sedation? Nursing Forum, 53(4), 399-405. doi:10.1111/nuf.12266
Dunwoody, D., Jungquist, C. R., Chang, Y. R., & Dickerson, S. S. (2018). The common meanings and shared practices of sedation assessment in the context of managing patients with an opioid: A phenomenological study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(1-2),104-115. doi:10.1111/jocn.14672
Castner, J., Mammen, M. J., Jungquist, C. R., Licata, O., Pender, J. J., Wilding, G.E., & Sethi, S. (2018). Validation of fitness tracker for sleep measures in women with asthma. Journal of Asthma. doi:10.1080/02770903.2018.1490753
Hillman, D. R., Jungquist, C. R., & Auckley, D. (2018). Perioperative implementation of non-invasive positive airway pressure therapies. Respiratory Care, 63(4), 479-487. doi:10.4187/respcare.05730
Jungquist, C. R., Chandola, V., Spulecki, C., Nguyen, K. V., Crescenzi, P., & Tekeste, D. (2018). Identifying patients experiencing opioid induced respiratory depression during recovery from anesthesia: The application of electronic monitoring devices. World View in Evidence Based Nursing.
Klaess, C. C., & Jungquist, C. R. (2018). Current ketamine practice: Results of the 2016 ASPMN survey on ketamine. Pain Management Nursing. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2018.02.063
Jungquist, C. R., Card, E., Charchaflieh, J., Yilmaz, M., & Gali, B. (2017). Preventing opioid induced respiratory depression in the hospitalized patient with obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2016.09.013
Klingman, K. J., Jungquist, C. R., & Perlis, M. L. (2017). Introducing the Sleep Disorders Symptom Checklist-25: A primary care friendly and comprehensive screener for sleep disorders. Sleep Medicine Research (8)1, 17-25. doi:10.17241/smr.2017.00010
Li, J., Grandner, M., Chang, Y.-P., Jungquist, C., & Porock, D. (2017). Person centered dementia care and sleep in assisted living residents with dementia: A pilot study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 15(2), 97-113. doi:10.1080/15402002.2015.1104686
Hillman, D.R., Jungquist, C.R., Auckley, D. (2017) Perioperative Implementation of Non-Invasive Positive Airway Pressure Therapies. Respiratory Care [In press].
Jungquist, C. R. (2017). Monitoring for opioid-induced respiratory depression: Review of new evidence. Pain Management Nursing, 18(2), 65. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2017.02.164
Jungquist, C. R., Perlis, M. L., & Waghmarae, R. (2017). Using placebos as an opioid-sparing method of pain management [letter to editor]. Pain, 158(2), 361. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000758
Jungquist, C. R., Smith, K., Wiltse Nicely, K. L., & Polomano, R. C. (2017). Monitoring hospitalized adult patients for opioid-induced sedation and respiratory depression [supplement]. American Journal of Nursing, 117(3), S27-S35. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000513528.79557.33
Jungquist, C. R., Vallerand, A. H., Sicoutris, C., Kwon, K., & Polomano, R. C. (2017). Acute pain: A call for action [supplement]. American Journal of Nursing, 117(3), S4-S11. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000513526.33816.0e
Klingman, K. K., Jungquist, C. R., & Perlis, M. L. (2017). Questionnaires that screen for multiple sleep disorders. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 32, 37-44. doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2016.02.004
Polomano, R. C., Fillman, M., Giordano, N. A., Vallerand, A. H., Wiltse Nicely, K. L., & Jungquist, C. R. (2017). Multimodal analgesia for acute postoperative and trauma-related pain. American Journal of Nursing, 117(3), S12-S26. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000513527.71934.73
Polomano, R. C., & Jungquist, C. R. (2017). Forward [supplement]. American Journal of Nursing, 117(3), S3. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000513525.26192.18
Weiss, C., Dickerson, S. S., Jungquist, C., & Dean, G. E. (2017). Effects of morning bright light therapy on circadian activity rhythms in lung cancer survivors. Sleep, 40(suppl_1), A258. doi:10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.695
Dickerson, S. S, Jungquist, C. R., TenBrock, E., Aquilina, A.T., Smith, P., Abu Sabbah, E., Alameri, R., & Dean, G. E. (2016). Feasibility testing of a self-management program book to improve adherence to PAP in persons newly diagnosed with sleep apnea. Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2016.1228644
Dickerson, S. S., Klingman, K. J., & Jungquist, C. R. (2016). Common meanings of good and bad sleep in a healthy population sample. Sleep Health, 2(3), 253-259. doi:10.1016/j.sleh.2016.06.004
Hinds, A., Jungquist, C. R., Leddy, J. J., Seemant, F., Baker, J. G., & Willer, B. (2016). Sleep disturbance in patients with chronic concussive effects. Concussion, 1(3). doi:10.2217/cnc-2016-0002
Jungquist, C. R., Correll, D. J., Fleisher, L. A., Gross, J., Gupta, R. K., Pasero, C., Stoelting, R., & Polomano, R. (2016). Avoiding adverse events secondary to opioid induced respiratory depression: Current monitoring practices. Journal of Nursing Administration, 46(2), 87-94. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000301
Jungquist, C. R., Klingman, K. J., & Dickerson, S. S. (2016). Revisions to the BRFSS sleep questions. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 12(12). doi:10.5664/jcsm.6336
Jungquist, C. R., Mund, J., Klingman, K. J., Pender, J. J., Aquilina, A., Ochs-Balcom, H., van Wijngaarden, E., & Dickerson, S. (2016). Validation of the BRFSS sleep questions. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 12(3), 301-310. doi:10.5664/jcsm.5570
Jungquist, C. R., Card, E., Charchaflieh, J., Yilmaz, M., & Gali, B. (in press). Preventing opioid induced respiratory depression in the hospitalized patient with obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing.
Dickerson, S. S., Klingman, K. J., & Jungquist, C. R. (2016). Common meanings of good and bad sleep in a healthy population sample. Sleep Health, 2(3), 253-259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2016.06.004
Hinds, A., Jungquist, C. R., Leddy, J. J., Seemant, F., Baker, J. G., & Willer, B. (2016). Sleep disturbance in patients with chronic concussive effects. Concussion. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/cnc-2016-0002
Jungquist, C. R., Correll, D. J., Fleisher, L. A., Gross, J., Gupta, R. K., Pasero, C., Stoelting, R., & Polomano, R. (2016). Avoiding adverse events secondary to opioid induced respiratory depression: Current monitoring practices. Journal of Nursing Administration, 46(2), 87-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000301
Jungquist, C. R., Mund, J., Klingman, K. J., Pender, J. J., Aquilina, A., Ochs-Balcom, H., van Wijngaarden, E., & Dickerson, S. (2016). Validation of the BRFSS Sleep Questions. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 12(3), 301-310. http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.5570
Klingman, K. K., Jungquist, C. R., & Perlis, M. L. (2016). Questionnaires that screen for multiple sleep disorders. Sleep Medicine Reviews. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2016.02.004
Jungquist C. R. (2015). Safety issues in pain management. periFACTS® Academy Pain Management Series.
Jungquist, C. R., Correll, D. J., Fleisher, L. A., Gross, J., Gupta, R. K., Pasero, C., Stoelting, R., & Polomano, R. (2015). Avoiding Adverse Events Secondary to Opioid Induced Respiratory Depression: current monitoring practices. Journal of Nursing Administration, 46(2), 87-94. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000301
Jungquist C. R., Mund, J., Klingman, K. J., Pender, J. J., Aquilina, A. T., Ochs-Balcom, H., van Wijngaarden, E., & Dickerson, S. S. (2015). Validation of the BRFSS sleep questions. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 12(3), 301-310. doi:10.5664/jcsm.5570
Jungquist, C. R., Pender, J. J., Dickerson, S., & Klingman, K. (2015). Validation of capturing sleep diary data via a wrist-worn device. Sleep Disorders, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/758937
Jungquist, C. R., Pender, J. J., Klingman, K. J., & Mund, J. (2015). Validation of capturing sleep diary data via a wrist-worn device. Sleep Disorders, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/758937.5664/jcsm.5570
Li, J., Grandner, M., Chang, Y.-P., Jungquist, C. R., & Porock, D. (2015). Person-centered dementia care and sleep in assisted living residents with dementia: A pilot study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 1-17. doi:10.1080/15402002.2015.1104686
Curry, J. P., & Jungquist, C. R. (2014). A critical assessment of monitoring practices, patient deterioration, and alarm fatigue on inpatient wards: A review. Patient Safety in Surgery, 8-29.
Jungquist, C. R., Pasero, C., Tripoli, N. M., Gorodetsky, R., Metersky, M., & Polomano, R. C. (2014). Instituting best practice for monitoring for opioid-induced advancing sedation in hospitalized patients. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 11(6), 350-360. doi:10.1111/wvn.12061
Jungquist, C. R., Willens,, J. S., Dunwoody, D. R., Klingman, K. J., & Polomano, R. C. (2014). Monitoring for opioid-induced advancing sedation and respiratory depression: ASPMN membership survey of current practice. Pain Management Nursing, 15(3), 682-693. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2013.12.001
Willens, J., Jungquist, C. R., Cohen, A., & Polomano, R. (2013). ASPMN survey--nurses' practice patterns related to monitoring and preventing respiratory depression. Journal of Pain Management Nursing, 14(1), 60-65. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2013.01.002
Dickerson, S., Obeidat, R., Dean, G., Aquilina, A., Ten Brock, E., Smith, P., & Jungquist, C. (2013). Development and usability testing of a self-management intervention to support individuals with obstructive sleep apnea in accommodating to CPAP treatment. Heart & Lung, Heart & Lung, 42(5), 346-352. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.07.011
Pigeon, W. R., Moynihan, J., Matteson-Rusby, S., Jungquist, C., Xia, Y., Tu, X., & Perlis, M. L. (2012). Comparative effectiveness of CBT interventions for comorbid chronic pain & insomnia: A pilot study. Behaviour Research & Therapy, (50), 11, 685-689. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2012.07.005
Jungquist, C. R., Tre, Y., Matteson, S., Smith, M. T., Pigeon, W. R., Xia, Y., Perlis, M. (2012). The durability of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with chronic pain. Sleep Disorders, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/679648.
Jungquist, C. R., Flannery, M., Perlis, M. L., & Grace, J. (2012). The association of opioid use for chronic pain with the severity of sleep disordered breathing in patients referred for sleep evaluation. Journal of Pain Management Nursing, 13(2), 70-79.
Jarzyna, D., Jungquist, C.R., Pasero, C., Willens, J.S., Nisbet, A., Oakes, L., Dempsey, S., Santangelo, D., & Polomano, R.C. (2011). American society for pain management nursing: Expert consensus panel on monitoring for opioid-induced sedation and respiratory depression. Journal of Pain Management Nursing, 12(3), 118-145.
Jungquist, C. R. (2018). Preventing opioid induced advancing sedation and respiratory depression in the hospital setting. Quinlan-Colwell & Cooney assessment and multimodal management of pain: An integrative approach.
Jungquist, C. R. (2014). Sleep and sleep disorders. Potter & Moller 1st edition psychiatric mental health nursing: From suffering to hope.
*Jungquist, C. R. (2011). Insomnia. In N. Redeker, & G. Phillips MeEnany (Eds.), Sleep disorders and sleep promotion in nursing practice. New York.
*2011 AJN Book of the Year Award
Perlis, M. L., Jungquist, C., Smith, M., & Posner, D. (2005). The cognitive behavioral treatment of insomnia: A complete treatment manual. New York: Springer Publishing Company. (Hardcover book, 2005; paperback version 2008; Spanish translation 2009; Korean translation, 2010.)
Attarian, A., Nishith-Davis, P., Jungquist, C., & Perlis, M. (2004). The definition of insomnia. In Hrayr Attarian (Ed.), The Clinical Handbook of Insomnia. New York: Humana Press.
Perlis, M., Smith, M., Jungquist, C., Nowakowski, S., Orff, H., Soeffing, J. (2004). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia. In Hrayr Attarian (Ed.), The Clinical Handbook of Insomnia. New York: Humana Press.
ADDRESS:
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University at Buffalo
301 D Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-2486
EMAIL: jal7@buffalo.edu
My research is focused on understanding the pathways through which early adverse experiences with victimization can contribute to substance use, sexual risk behavior and poor mental health.
Jennifer Livingston is an associate professor committed to the research of violence and substance use among adolescents and to the promotion of sexual health education among children and adolescents. She is particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms through which peer victimization (i.e. bullying and sexual harassment) come to impact adolescent health outcomes, including substance use, sexual risk behavior, mental health, and vulnerability to other types of victimization (i.e. dating violence, sexual assault).
Another key area of Livingston's interest is the prevention of sexual assault and sexual abuse across the lifespan – children, adolescents, sexual minority youth and emerging adults. She believes that understanding the pathways through which early adverse experiences with victimization contribute to negative outcomes, and the protective mechanisms that can improve these effects and outcomes, can be used to inform intervention and prevention efforts.
Livingston, J. A., Wang, W., Nickerson, A. B., & Testa, M. (2023). Sexual victimization in adolescence: Pathways of risk from sexual harassment via risky alcohol use and delinquency among U.S. adolescents. Archives of Sexual Behavior. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02582-x
Shaw, R., Paige, K. J., Livingston, J. A., Colder, C. R., & Read, J. P. (2023). Effectiveness of sexual assault protective behaviors on the daily level: The roles of intoxication and executive control. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. (15-16), 9015-9038. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605231162656
Dudley, M. J., Nickerson, A. B., Seo, Y. S., & Livingston, J. A. (2023). Mother-adolescent agreement concerning peer victimization: Predictors and relation to coping. Journal of Child and Family Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02567-3
Allen, K. P., Livingston, J. A., & Nickerson, A. B. (2023). Protecting children from sexual abuse: Mixed messages and cultural challenges. In W. J. Taverner (Ed.), Sex education research: A look between the sheets (pp. 50-60). Routledge.
Livingston, J. A., Wang, W., Nickerson, A., & Testa, M. (2023). Sexual victimization in adolescence: Pathways of risk from sexual harassment via risky alcohol use and delinquency among U.S. adolescents. Archives of Sexual Behavior. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02582-x
Livingston, J. A., Wang, W., Testa, M., Derrick, J. L., Nickerson, A. B., Miller, K. E., Haas, J. L., & Espelage, D. L. (2022). Peer sexual harassment, affect, and substance use: Daily level associations among adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 94(7), 955-968. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12076
Fredrick, S. S., Nickerson, A. B., & Livingston, J. A. (2022). Family cohesion and the relations among peer victimization and depression: A random intercepts cross-lagged model. Development and Psychopathology, 34(4), 1429-1446. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095457942100016X
Fredrick, S. S., Nickerson, A. B., & Livingston, J. A. (2022). Adolescent social media use: Pitfalls and promises in relation to cybervictimization, friend support, and depressive symptoms. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 51(2), 361–376. doi:10.1007/s10964-021-01561-6
Livingston, J. A., Chen, C. H., Kwon, M., & Park, E. (2022). Physical and mental health outcomes associated with adolescent E-cigarette use. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 64. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2022.01.006
Nickerson, A. B., Jenkins, L. N., Bellavia, G. M., Manges, M. E., Livingston, J. A., & Feeley, T. H. (2022). The role of personal and perceived peer norms in bullying and sexual harassment perpetration. School Psychology, 37(3), 236-247. doi:10.1037/spq0000498
Blayney, J. A., Jenzer, T., Read, J. P., Livingston, J., Testa, M., & Carroll, Q. (2021). A qualitative study on friends and the social context of sexual victimization: Implications for campus-based interventions. Violence Against Women, 27(11), 2092–2110. doi:10.1177/1077801220954277
Livingston, J. A., Lessard, J., Casey, M. L., Leonard, K. E., & Eiden, R. D. (2021). Teen dating violence in a high-risk sample: The protective role of maternal acceptance. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(19-20), NP11026–NP11045. doi:10.1177/0886260519880165
Kwon, M., Seo, Y. S., Nickerson, A.B., Dickerson, S., Park, E. & Livingston, J. A. (2020). Sleep quality as a mediator of the relationship between cyber victimization and depression. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12569
Park, E., Livingston, J. A., Wang, W., Kwon, M., Eiden, R. D. & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Adolescent e-cigarette use trajectories and subsequent alcohol and marijuana use. Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106213
Testa, M., Livingston, J. A., Wang, W., & Lewis, M. A. (2020). Preventing college sexual assault by reducing hookups: A randomized controlled trial of a personalized normative feedback intervention. Prevention Science, 21, 388-397.
Allen, K. P., Livingston, J. A., & Nickerson, A. B. (2019). Child sexual abuse prevention education: A qualitative study of teachers’ experiences implementing the Second Step Child Protection Unit. American Journal of Sexuality Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2019.1687382
Kim, S., Nickerson, A. Livingston, J. A., Dudley, M., Manges, M., Tulledge, J., & Allen, K. (2019). Teacher outcomes from Second Step Child Protection Unit: Moderating roles of prior preparedness and treatment acceptability. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 28, 726-744. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2019.1620397
Livingston, J. A., Derrick, J. L., Wang, W., Testa, M., Nickerson, A. B., Espelage, D. L., & Miller, K. E. (2019). Proximal associations among bullying, mood, and substance use: A daily report study. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, 2558-2571. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1109-1
Term: 2021-2026
Role: Principle Investigator (with PI Amy Hequembourg; Co-I Craig Colder)
Funding Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Award Amount: $2,442,509
Abstract: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer or questioning, and those youth with other sexual minority identities (LGBQ+) report riskier alcohol use patterns than their heterosexual peers. This raises concerns that — like patterns found in the general population — early, risky alcohol use may strongly predict later alcohol problems and related deleterious health consequences (e.g., other substance abuse, victimization, poor physical and mental health) that contribute to health disparities among sexual minority adults. The harmful effects of peer victimization (PV; i.e. bullying and sexual harassment) on adolescent psychosocial functioning may be one pathway through which LGBQ+ youth become involved in high-risk alcohol use. In adolescence, heterosexist social norms are strongly enforced through bullying and homophobic sexual harassment. Alarmingly high numbers of LGBQ+ youth experience homophobic peer aggression. Such experiences can lead to internalized heterosexism and sexual minority stress. Sexual minority stress has been strongly associated with increased alcohol use across the lifespan in sexual minority populations. Cross-sectional studies have shown that PV is positively associated with alcohol and other substance use among LGBQ+ adolescents. However, the mechanisms through which PV contributes to negative outcomes and the protective factors that ameliorate those outcomes among LGBTQ+ youth are not well understood. Advances in understanding the effects of PV on LGBQ+ adolescents have been hampered by a dearth of longitudinal and mixed methods studies that include these youth in their samples. Using a mixed methods design, the proposed study will investigate the acute daily and longitudinal effects of PV on LGBQ+ adolescent risky alcohol use, as well as identify potential buffers and risk factors for these outcomes. Data from 500 adolescents (ages 15-17 years, 50% female gender identity, diverse racial composition) will be collected using four longitudinal surveys (baseline, 6-, 12, and 18-month follow-ups), two bursts of daily reports (4-weeks each), and qualitative interviews. Informed by sexual minority stress and psychological mediation theories, the proposed study aims to: (1) identify the psychosocial mechanisms linking PV with alcohol and other substance use among LGBQ+ youth; (2) understand the daily associations between PV and alcohol and substance use; and (3) examine the contexts in which LGBQ+ youth experience PV and gain insight into the psychosocial factors related to PV and substance use. The proposed study utilizes a novel integrative conceptual model that incorporates extant knowledge from research on PV and substance use conducted with heterosexual youth along with factors identified in the LGBQ+ literature, including sexual minority stress and the psychological mediation framework, to clarify the processes implicated in substance use by LGBQ+ youth. Results from this study are critically needed to understand the pathways, processes and contexts through which LGBQ+ adolescents become involved in high-risk alcohol use to inform the development of primary prevention programs that improve and preserve the health of LGBQ+ youth.
Term: 2019-2022
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Amanda Nickerson)
Funding Source: Institute of Education Sciences
Award Amount: $1,381,579
Term: 2018-2023
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Jennifer Read)
Funding Source: National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01 AA 026105)
Award Amount: $365,106
Abstract: This study evaluates the role of social goals in determining young women's involvement in routine activities that place them at risk for alcohol-involved sexual assault (ASA). The study will be conducted with a longitudinal community sample of female adolescents ages 18-25 that have been followed for nearly a decade (R01 DA020171: Colder, PI, Read, Co-I). Longitudinal panel and weekly methodologies will be used to examine the evolution of self-regulation and social goals, linking shorter-term change to longer-term developmental processes. This design will capture how ASA risk unfolds through adolescence and into young adulthood.
Term: 2018-2021
Role: Multi-Principal Investigator Investigator (PI: Jennifer Read)
Funding Source: National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R34 AA 027046)
Award Amount: $150,000
Abstract: This project involves the development of a sexual assault prevention program for college women that targets the intervention of close friends as bystanders. The focus on friendship dyads will capitalize on two qualities found to increase the likelihood of bystander intervention: relationship and responsibility. A mixed method approach will be used to develop and pilot test intervention materials.
Term: 2018-2020
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Kurt Dermen)
Funding Source: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R21 DE 028084)
Award Amount: $150,000
Abstract: This project will develop a theory-based, web-delivered intervention to promote oral health in dental patients.
Term: 2018-2020
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Kurt Dermen)
Funding Source: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R21 DE 028084)
Award Amount: $150,000
Abstract: This project will develop a theory-based, web-delivered intervention to promote oral health in dental patients.
2017-2019
Co-Investigator (PI: Maria Testa)
Brief Intervention to Reduce College Sexual Victimization Risk
(National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: R34AA024854)
Award Amount: $218,750
Abstract: This project aims to develop and expand existing personalized normative feedback intervention to optimize its ability to prevent sexual victimization among college freshman women by reducing heavy episodic drinking and hookup behavior.
2015-2019
Co-Investigator (PI: Amy Hequembourg)
Identifying Sexual Assault Mechanisms among Diverse Women
Award Amount: $205,365
Abstract: The proposed mixed methods study (N = 225; 75 each lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women) will provide novel insights into mechanisms associated with sexual assault among sexual minority women compared to heterosexual women. These findings are critical for providing lesbian and bisexual female victims of crime with necessary services to address their immediate needs and instigate changes that will improve responses from criminal justice systems, including law enforcement, victim services, and anti-violence programs that serve this vulnerable population.
2013-2019
Principal Investigator
Peer Victimization as a Pathway to Adolescent Substance Use
(National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: R01 AA021169)
Awarded: $1.8 million
Abstract: This study seeks to identify the conditions under which experiencing peer victimization (PV) in adolescence contributes to emotional distress (i.e., depression, anxiety) and the development of substance use acutely and over time. Longitudinal survey data will be collected from a sample of 950 male and female adolescents (ages 13-15 at baseline) over a period of two years to examine the long-term effects of peer victimization on adolescent adjustment. In addition, a sub-sample of victimized adolescents will provide daily reports of their victimization experiences, emotional state and substance use over an 8-week period to shed light on the immediate effects of PV.
2015-2018
Co-Investigator (PI: Amy Hequembourg)
Identifying Sexual Assault Mechanisms among Diverse Women
(National Institute of Justice: 2014-VA-CX-0067)
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
321 A Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE:
716-829-3328
EMAIL: dmloomis@buffalo.edu
Persons with serious mental illness | Integrated care
Clinical and didactic instruction (Family Nurse Practitioner Program)
Martin, R. E., Loomis, D. M., & Dean, G. E. (2021). Sleep and quality of life in lung cancer patients and survivors. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 34(2), 284-291. doi:10.1097/JXX.0000000000000625
Castner, J., Loomis, D., Yin, Y., & Hewner, S. (2016). Medical Mondays: Emergency department utilization for Medicaid recipients depends on the day of the week, season, and holidays. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 42(4), 317-324. doi:10.1016/j.jen.2015.12.010
Loomis, D. M., & Griswold, K. M. (2012). Development of a refugee RISK assessment template. The Journal of the Nurse Practitioner Association, 2(3), 16-25.
Loomis, D.M., Griswold, K.S., & Pastore, P.A. (2014). Psychosocial problems. In L. M. Dunphy, J. E. Winland-Brown, B. O. Porter, & D. J. Thomas (Eds.), Primary care: The art and science of advanced practice nursing (4th ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis
Loomis, D. M., Pastore, P. A., Rejman, K., Gutierrez, K. K., & Bethea, B. (2009). Cervical cytology in vulnarable pregnant women. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 21(5). doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00407.x
Pastore P. A., Loomis D. M., & Sauret J. (2006). Appendicitis in pregnancy. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 19(6), 621-6.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
323 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-3458
EMAIL: brianlow@buffalo.edu
At a young age, Brian Lowe found himself undergoing a surgical procedure. Lowe was anxious but recalls the nurse anesthetist’s calming words and presence putting him at ease. He credits that experience with setting him on his path to becoming a CRNA.
In his professional life, Lowe is always seeking ways to provide a similar positive experience to his patients, and, as he embarked on his path to becoming an educator, inspiring his students to do the same.
“I realized through clinical practice, I could change the lives of thousands, but through teaching, I could change the lives of millions by helping to shape the nurse anesthetists of tomorrow,” Lowe explains.
Lowe received his DNP from UB’s School of Nursing. He practices clinically at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, New York. He is committed to advocating for CRNAs and the nurse anesthesia profession, and to passing on these values to his students.
“Practicing to the fullest extent of my education and training is of paramount importance to me,” says Lowe. “I am sometimes the only anesthesia provider in the hospital. It is a huge responsibility that keeps me motivated to work harder, to be always at my best. I have an insatiable hunger for knowledge, to shape my practice using the most current evidence.”
Lowe vows to ignite this same passion in all his students.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
216 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-6036
EMAIL: cmmann@buffalo.edu
As a certified nurse educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience, I strive to improve education to enhance patient-centered care for nurses and other health professionals in practice and in prelicensure and graduate programs.
Catherine Mann is a clinical professor for the School of Nursing.
Mann is a clinical nurse specialist in community health with more than 25 years in home health in case management and administrative positions, including in the hospice and palliative care field. Her experience comprises of program coordinator for an innovative master’s in palliative care nursing; teaching palliative care courses; and acting as a clinical educator of inpatient hospice, home hospice and hospice inpatient unit settings.
Mann’s history and experience have allowed her to contribute to improving care for patients with congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as director of a national demonstration project. She is also privileged to be a visiting scholar at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Sullivan, S. S., Mann, C. M., & Wittenberg, E. (2023). Communication openings: A novel approach for serious illness communication in homecare. Journal of Gerontological Nursing 49(11), 33-41. https://journals.healio.com/eprint/NUPXKVKBVKDHR9Z2IA5E/full
Fusco, N. M., Foltz-Ramos, K., Ohtake, P. J., & Mann, C. (2024). Interprofessional simulation learning game increases socialization and teamwork among students of health professions programs. Nurse Educator, 49(1), E32-E35. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001341
Fusco, N., Foltz-Ramos, K, Ohtake, P. J., & Mann, C. M. (2022). Evaluation of Friday Night in the ER Gameplay on Student IPEC Competencies. Nurse Educator. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001341
Mann, C. M., & Sullivan, S. S. (2021). Promoting EBP in clinical education at a hospice dedicated education unit. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 23(4). https://doi.org/10.1097/njh.0000000000000764
Sullivan, S. S., Mann, C. M., Mullen, S. J., & Chang, Y. P. (2021). Homecare nurses guide goals for care and care transitions in serious illness: A grounded theory of relationship-based care. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14739
Sullivan, S. S., Mann, C. M., Mullen, S. J., & Chang, Y. P. (2020). Recognizing decline and supporting care transitions in older adults: Homecare nurse perspectives. Innovations in Aging, 4(S1), 521. 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1682
Mann, C. M., Al-Dossary, F., & Sullivan, S. (2019). Oncology nurses’ perceptions of self-reported abilities to provide precepts of palliative care. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 23(6), 647-654. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31730605/
Mollica, M. A., Hyman, Z., & Mann, C. M. (2011). Alcohol-related content in undergraduate nursing curricula in the northeastern United States. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 49(6), 22-31. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21598870/
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
312 Wende
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-3391
EMAIL: gailbain@buffalo.edu
Gail Markowski, DNP, ANP-C, ACNP, CCRN, is a nurse practitioner with over 22 years of experience in cardiology.
Markowski is a nurse practitioner in the Cardiothoracic Surgery program at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, where she initiated Catholic Health’s Structural Heart Program and directed its operation.
Prior to joining the faculty at UB School of Nursing, she was an adjunct clinical professor at D’Youville College. She also worked as a nurse at Cardiology Group of WNY, Southtown’s Cardiology, Pulmonary Group of WNY, Sisters of Charity Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Markowski earned her DNP at Regis University in 2021 and her post-master's certificate in acute care, master’s degree in adult health nursing, bachelor’s degree in nursing and bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University at Buffalo in 2003, 1999, 1983 and 1980, respectively.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
328 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-2533
EMAIL: cwatson3@buffalo.edu
Through nurse anesthesia, I have been able to guide, care for and comfort patients through some of the scariest moments of their lives. Through education, I also get the privilege of guiding and improving anesthesia practice through students for years to come.
Carla Moscato is a clinical assistant professor and alumna of UB SON, where she received her BS in Nursing and DNP in Nurse Anesthesia. Moscato is a passionate advocate for the CRNA profession and its autonomy. Currently, she is a CRNA at the Endoscopy Center of Western NY, a CRNA-only run facility, and the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western NY. Moscato is also an active member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and Sigma Theta Tau.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
321 C Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-3208
EMAIL: cam11@buffalo.edu
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Manuscript Reviewer: Patient Education and Counseling, 1984-1990, American Journal of Nursing, 1992-1997.
Chao, Y.-Y., Lucke, K. T., Scherer, Y. K., & Montgomery, C. A. (2015). Understanding the Wii exergames use: Voices from assisted living residents. Rehabilitation Nursing. doi:10.1002/rnj.216
Montgomery, C. (2010, November). Muscle functional and functional performance in assisted living residents after participation in a quantitative progressive exercise rehabilitation program. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
Scherer, Y., Bruce, S., & Montgomery, C. (2008). A challenge in academia: Meeting the health care needs of the growing number of older adults. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 20, 471-476.
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Erie County Board of Health Member, 2004-present
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
324 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2303
EMAIL: mmo3@buffalo.edu
Chang, Y.-P., Cassalia, J., Warunek, M., & Scherer, Y. (2019). Motivational interviewing training with standardized patient simulation for prescription opioid abuse among older adults. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 55(4), 681-689. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12402
Nierenberg, S., Hughes, L. P., Warunek, M., Gambacorta, J. E., Dickerson, S. S., & Campbell-Heider, N. (2018). Nursing and dental students' reflections on interprofessional practice after a service-learning experience in Appalachia. Journal of Dental Education, 82(5), 454-461. doi:10.21815/JDE.018.050
Gate-Bouchard, E. A., LaValley, S., Warunek, M., Beaupin, L. K., & Mollica, M. (2017). Is cancer information exchanged on social media scientifically accurate? Journal of Cancer Education. Advance online publication. doi:10.1007/s13187-017-1254-z
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
226 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-3242
EMAIL: sophiaov@buffalo.edu
Sophia Overton, MS Ed, RN, has held various nursing roles since 1992, during which time she discovered a passion for educating underserved populations in health care maintenance and advocacy.
Recognizing the impact diabetes has on the African American population, Sophia Overton joined Catholic Health System as a patient educator with a focus on diabetes. She then transitioned to a clinical nurse educator with Catholic Medical Partners, where she identified health trends, disparities and gaps in care and uses this information to educate medical providers to reduce or fill in the gaps to the population they serve.
Previously, she held positions as a hospice nurse, long-term care school nurse, an RN case manager, a correctional staff nurse, a quality support nurse investigator, a behavior health nurse and an adjunct clinical instructor at UB School of Nursing and Niagara County Community College.
Sophia Overton received an associate degree in applied science in nursing from Niagara County Community College and a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master's degree in nursing education from Daemen College. She’s also a member of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, an international, nonprofit, professional service organization for registered professional nurses. She is also a recipient of the 2021 University at Buffalo School of Nursing’s Patricia H. Garman Award for Excellence and Service in Nursing for her role in the creation and launch of the school’s mentorship program for students of color.
Sophia Overton’s interests are diabetes, diabetes education and the impact in the African American and Hispanic communities. Additionally, she is interested in mental health, the stigma of a diagnosis of mental illness in the African American community and the relationship between mental health and diabetes.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
201 E Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-3701
EMAIL: eunheepa@buffalo.edu
Eunhee Park’s program of research is to develop, implement, and disseminate effective interventions that reduce the harms of risky behaviors, particularly focusing on smoking and substance use prevention among young people with low SES. Her research pursues three lines of inquiry, including the following: (1) understanding mechanisms and contextual factors of risk behaviors among young people, (2) finding innovative intervention strategies using technology, internet, and media, and (3) developing implementation and dissemination plans for sustainable health outcomes.
Park, E., Kwon, M., Chacko, T., Zhou, Y., Chen, C., Goniewicz, M. L., Li, C. S., & Chang, Y. P. (2022). Instruments to measure e-cigarette related constructs: A systematic review. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1135. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13510-4
Gaughan, M., Kwon, M., Park, E., & Jungquist, C. (2022). Nurses’ experience and perception of technology use in practice: A qualitative study using an extended technology acceptance model. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/cin.0000000000000850
Livingston, J., Chen, C.-H., Kwon, M., & Park, E. (2022). Physical and mental health outcomes associated with adolescent e-cigarette use. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.01.006
Kwon, M., Gaughan, M., & Park, E. (2021). Flipping the classroom: Incorporating video production in public health nursing education. Creative Learning, 27(3), 190-194. https://doi.org/10.1891/crnr-d-20-00095
Kwon, M., Seo, Y. S., Park, E., & Chang, Y.-P. (2021). Association between substance use and insufficient sleep in U.S. high school students. Journal of School Nursing, 37(6), 470-479. doi:10.1177/1059840519901161
Mahoney, M. Park, E., Schlienz, N. J., Duerr. C., & Hawk, L. (2021). Transitioning to remote clinic visits in a smoking cessation trial during the SARS coronavirus-2 pandemic: A mixed methods evaluation. Journal of Medical Internet Research Formative Research, 5(4), e25541. https://doi.org/10.2196/25541
Park, E., & Kwon, M. (2021). Testing the digital health literacy instrument for adolescents: cognitive interviews. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(3), e17856. https://doi.org/10.2196/17856
Kim, E.-M., Kim, H., & Park, E. (2020). How are depression and suicidal ideation associated with multiple health risk behaviours among adolescents? A secondary data analysis using the 2016 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12610
Kwon, M., & Park, E. (2020). Perceptions and sentiments about electronic cigarettes on social media platforms: Systematic review. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.2196/13673
Kwon, M., Seo, Y. S., Nickerson, A., Dickerson, S. Park, E., & Livingston, J. (2020). Sleep quality as a mediator of the relationship between cyber victimization and depression. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. doi:10.1111/jnu.12569
Kwon, M., Seo, Y. S., Park, E., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Association between substance use and insufficient sleep in U.S. high school students. Journal of School Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840519901161
Park, E., Livingston, J. A., Wang, W., Kwon, M., Eiden, R. D., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Adolescent e-cigarette use trajectories and subsequent alcohol and marijuana use. Addictive Behaviors, 103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106213
Park, E., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Using digital media to empower adolescents in smoking prevention: Mixed methods study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 3(1).
https://doi.org/10.2196/13031
Botchwey, N., Park E., & Kulbok, P.A. (2019). Building a culture of health to influence health equity within communities. In M. Stanhope & J. Lancaster (Eds.), Public Health Nursing: Population-centered Health Care in the Community (10th ed.). Elsevier.
Erausquin, J. T., Bartlett, R, McCoy, T. P., & Park, E. (2019). Trajectories of suicide ideation and attempts from early adolescence to mid-adulthood: Associations with race/ethnicity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1-10.
Kim, E., Park, E., & Kim, H. (2019). Gender differences in multilevel factors associated with adolescent smoking experimentation and age of initiation. Journal of School Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840519840805
Kwon, M., Park, E., & Dickerson, S. (2019). Adolescent substance use and its association to sleep disturbances: A systematic literature review. Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation, 5(4), 382-394.
Park, E., Kwon, M., Gaughan, M. R., Livingston, J. A., & Chang, Y. P. (2019). Listening to adolescents: Their perceptions and information sources about e-cigarettes. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 48, 82-91.
Kim, H., Park, E., Lee, S., Kim, M., Park, E., & Hong, S. (2018). Self-management of chronic diseases among older Korean adults: An mHealth training, protocol and feasibility study. Journal of Medical Internet Research Mhealth and UHealth, 6(6), e147. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.9988
Park, E., & Jang, B. (2018). Using disciplinary literacy strategies to prevent youth substance and smoking use. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 29(4), 235-243.
Park, E., & Kwon, M. (2018). Health-related internet use by children and adolescents: Systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(4). doi:10.2196/jmir.7731
Park, E., McCoy, T. P., Erausquin, J. T., & Bartlett, R. (2018). Trajectories of risk behaviors across adolescence and young adulthood: The role of race and ethnicity. Addictive Behaviors, 76, 1-7. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.07.014
Park, E., Kulbok, P. A., Keim-Malpass, J., Drake, E., & Kennedy, M. (2017). Adolescent smoking prevention: Feasibility and effect of participatory video production. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 36, 197-204. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2017.07.001
Thatcher, E., Park, E., & Kulbok, P. A. (2017). Working together: Collaboration, coalition building, and community organizing. In M. Truglio-Londrigan & S. B. Lewenson (Eds.), Public health nursing: Practicing population-based care (3rd ed., pp. 319-337). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Park, E., Choi, S., & Duffy, S. (2016). Effect of re-randomization in a randomized controlled trial study for smoking cessation. American Journal of Health Behavior, 40(5) 667-674. doi:10.5993/AJHB.40.5.14
Park, E., Kim, H., & Steinhoff, A. (2016). Health-related Internet use by informal caregivers of children and adolescents: A systematic literature review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18(3), e57. doi:10.2196/jmir.4124
Kulbok, P. A., Meszaros, P. S., Bond, D. C., Thatcher, E., Park, E., Kimbrell, M., & Smith-Gregory, T. (2015). Youth as partners in a community participatory project for substance use prevention. Family & Community Health, 38(1), 3-11. doi:10.1097/FCH.0000000000000061
Park, E., & Drake, E. (2015). Systematic review: Internet-based program for youth smoking prevention and cessation. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 47(1), 43-50.
Peterson, N. E., Moss, K. O., Milbrath, G. R., von Gaudecker, J. R., Park, E., & Chung, M. (2015). Qualitative analysis of student perceptions of bachelor of science-to-doctor of philosophy in nursing programs. Journal of Nursing Education, 54(10), 542-549. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20150916-01
Kulbok, P. A., Thatcher, E., Park, E., & Meszaros, P. S. (2012). Evolving public health nursing roles: Focus on community participatory health promotion and prevention. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing ,17(2), 1. doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol17No02Man01
Public Health Nursing Scholarship, American Public Health Association
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Gamma Kappa Chapter
Innovative educational strategies including dedicated education units/simulation/technology and program evaluation |
Workforce development focused on GN to RN transition/mindfulness/professional growth | Perinatal/neonatal care focused on care transitions/parent education/safe sleep for infants |
NSG 474: Nursing Therapeutics in Health Maintenance and Restoration- Immersion DEU in NICU and Labor and Delivery
Provinelli, T, Lim, C & Raines, D.A. (2017). Care of the Infant Born to a Woman with Gestational Diabetes. Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 36 (4) 239-241.
Sutton, DH, & Raines, DA (2017). The risk of one unit of blood: Implications for practice. Critical Care Nursing Clinics, 29(3):305-314. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2017.04.012.
Cardona, J., Barclay, S., Izquirdo, K., O’Hagan, K., & Raines, D. A. (2017). Partnering for evidence-based practice. Neonatal Network, 36(2), 107-109. doi:10.1891/0730-0832.36.2.107
Cardona, J., Simoncelli, M. L., Sexton, C., & Raines, D. A. (2017). Preeclampsia and care of the newborn. Neonatal Network, 36(1), 50-52. doi:10.1891/0730-0832.36.1.50
Raines, D. A. (2017). Simulation as part of discharge teaching for parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing, 42(2), 95-100. doi:10.1097/NMC.0000000000000312.
Raines, D. A. (2017). Voice of the researcher: Research problems, questions and hypotheses. Interview. In Lippincott CoursePoint for Polit and Beck: Essentials of nursing research. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Guay, J., Erdley, W. S., Raines, D., & Castner, J. (2016). Readiness for interprofessional learning after participation in an obstetric simulation. Teaching & Learning in Nursing, 11(4), 194-198. doi:10.1016/j.teln.2016.06.004
Raines, D. A. (2016). A collaborative strategy to bring evidence into practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 13(3), 253-255. doi:10.1111/wvn.12155
Raines, D. A. (2016). A dedicated education unit for maternal newborn clinical education. Nursing for Women’s Health, 20(1), 20-7. doi:10.1016/j.nwh.2015.12.005
Raines, D. A. (2016). Idea to publication: Sharing your clinical innovations. Neonatal Network, 35(3), 164-166. doi:10.1891/0730-0832.35.3.164
Raines, D. A. (2016). Warning! Syncope in the clinical setting. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy, 14(2), 17-21.
Raines, D. A., Barlow, K., Manquen, D., Povinelli, T., & Wagner, A. (2016). Evaluation of an evidence-based teaching program for newborn safe sleep. Neonatal Network, 35(6), 397-400. doi:10.1891/0730-0832.35.6.397
Raines, D. A., Grinslade, S., Fabry, D., Hewner, S., & Steeg, L. (2016). Knowledge and attitudes of RN to BSN students before and after a patient safety course. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37(6), 317-319. doi:10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000057
Raines, D. A. (2015). Being in the nursing workforce: Words of second-career nurses 5 years after graduation. Nurse Leader, 13(6), 44-51. doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2015.02.001
Raines, D. A. (2015). Precepting. In M. J. Smith, J. J. Fitzpatrick, & R. D. Carpenter (Eds), Encyclopedia of Nursing Education (pp. 261-264). New York, NY: Springer Publications.
Raines, D. A. (2015). Quality appraisal: Part I. Neonatal Network, 34(4), 245-247. doi: 10.1891/0730-0832.34.4.245
Raines, D. A. (2015). Quality appraisal: Part II. Neonatal Network, 34(5), 288-290. doi: 10.1891/0730-0832.34.5.288
Povenelli, T., Manquen, D., Wagner, A., & Raines, D. A. (2014). An evidence-based safe sleep teaching program. Neonatal Network, 33(6), 353-355.
Raines, D. (2014). Getting to know research terms. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! 12(2):1417.
Raines, D. (2013). Preparing for NICU discharge: Mothers' concerns. Neonatal Network, 32(6).
Raines, D. (2013). Five years later: Are accelerated, second degree program graduates still in the workforce? International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship.
Raines, D. (2013). Mothers' stressors as the day of discharge from the NICU approaches. Advances in Neonatal Care, 13(3) 181-187.
Raines, D. (2012). Nurse preceptors’ views of precepting undergraduate nursing students. Nursing Education Perspectives. 33(2), 76-79.
Raines, D. A., Ricci, P., Brown, S. ,Eggenberger, T., Hindle, T., & Schiff, M. (2011). Cheating in online courses: The student definition. Journal of Effective Teaching, 11(1), 80-89.
Raines, D. (2010, November). What attracts second degree students to a career in nursing? OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 16(1). doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol16No01PPT03
Raines, D.A. (2010). Obstetrical nursing experience simulation: Filling the gap. Nursing for Women’s Health, 14(2), 112-119.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
225 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-3241
EMAIL: maryrhin@buffalo.edu
Mary Rhinehart is the nursing skills coordinator and a clinical instructor. Rhinehart has served as Director of Critical Care Nursing Education at the Erie County Medical Center since 2015. She previously served as the Manager of Hospital Development Services for Upstate New York Transplant Services, WNY Division. Her current research relates to improving the clinical judgement among RNs in critical situations through high-fidelity simulation. She received her MS in Nursing and her BSN from Daemen University.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
328 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2233
EMAIL: mr272@buffalo.edu
Robinson, M. (2024) Evaluating the impact of pre-visiting planning on the effectiveness of primary care appointments for patients with type two diabetes. International Journal of Nursing & Health Care Science, 04(02): 2024-306.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
219 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2342
EMAIL: jsnyder2@buffalo.edu
I’ve been a volunteer firefighter/EMT for the last 12 years. I had the opportunity to go on a deployment with the fire department after Hurricane Irene. I also was able to take several nursing students on a deployment to Schoharie County after Hurricane Sandy.
Joann Sands is a clinical assistant professor at the School of Nursing with a passion for disaster and emergency response management. Her areas of interest include disaster preparedness and response, resiliency after a disaster, disaster epidemiology, emergency management and global health.
Sands is a member of Consortium for Humanitarian Service and Education (CHSE). This organization runs three interdisciplinary disaster/humanitarian exercises throughout the year with New York Hope, Missouri Hope and Atlantic Hope (in Florida). Students from the School of Nursing attend these exercises to gain experience in the disaster and emergency response field like identifying best practices, understanding of human behavior in the true-to-life settings in which professionals operate.
In addition, Sands recently participated in the University’s active shooter drill, which included several UB departments and schools, local police and fire departments, students, the FBI, and many other organizations.
Loomis, D., & Sands, J. (2014, Spring). School of Nursing launches winter session program. UB International, 23(1), 5, 20.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
230 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-3925
EMAIL: ss624@buffalo.edu
Sabrina Schwartz, MS, RN, is a clinical coordinator and instructor at UB School of Nursing. Previously, she was a faculty fellow, faculty clinical coordinator and clinical instructor at Niagara University, a nursing instructor at Genesee Community College and a clinical instructor at Niagara Community College. She has also worked as a registered nurse and licensed practical nurse in a variety of health care settings since 1990, most recently on a labor and delivery floor.
Schwartz is currently enrolled in the PhD program here at UB School of Nursing, where she was also a research assistant at Center for Nursing Research. Her research focuses on how transferring a newborn to the NICU affects the maternal-infant bond.
Schwartz received a master’s degree in nursing education from SUNY Polytechnic Institute in 2016, a bachelor's degree in nursing from Daemen College in 2013 and an associate degree in nursing from Genesee Community College in 2010.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
329A Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-2610
EMAIL: lynnscot@buffalo.edu
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
301 B Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-6066
EMAIL: dsmith55@buffalo.edu
Smith's research program examines the effects of climate change on health outcomes of marginalized populations. He is particularly interested in identifying ways to enhance climate change resilience, developing adaptation strategies, and investigating the impact of environmental determinants of health on vulnerable populations.
Smith is an expert in community-based participatory research with Spanish-speaking populations. He is the immediate past co-chair of the Global Nurses Climate Change Committee at the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and a member of the National Institute of Nursing Research’s Climate Change and Health working group, where he helps to determine the institute’s priorities related to climate change and health.
Smith co-authored ANA’s 2023 position statement “Nurses’ Role in Addressing Global Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health.” Since 2023, he is also a member of the National Institute of Nursing Research’s climate change and health working group to define nursing research priorities related to climate change. In his nursing practice, he treats those most impacted by climate change, including migrant farmworkers in Pennsylvania and Georgia, the unhoused in Philadelphia, and Nicaraguan sugarcane cutters.
Smith's consultancy work as an occupational health nurse practitioner and scientist has led to the development of worksite-based research and practice protocols that protect workers from heat-related illness when working in high-heat conditions outside. Additionally, he created culturally sensitive health education materials for farmworkers, now utilized in clinics across the East Coast.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
201C Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2178
EMAIL: darrylso@buffalo.edu
Access to necessary health programs and services continues to be the biggest challenge to reduce the burden of cancer and improve quality of life especially in underserved populations. Novel strategies, new programs, and interventions are essential to ensure health equity in a complex and evolving health care system.
Darryl Somayaji earned her BSN from Niagara University. She went on to earn an MSN from D'Youville College with a focus on community health and teaching, as well as her PhD in Nursing from the University of Utah. She also completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in cancer and health disparities from the Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Somayaji’s research focuses on identifying gaps in equitable health care and understanding barriers to critical cancer services including prevention, screening, treatment and supportive care. This lack of access to necessary health programs and services continues to be the biggest challenge to reduce burden of cancer and improving quality of life, especially in underserved populations. Somayaji is working to correct this challenge and to provide proper care to all and believes novel strategies, new programs and interventions are essential to ensure health equity in a complex and evolving health care system.
Before joining the SON, Somayaji completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in cancer and health disparities from the Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and the University of Massachusetts Boston. In addition, Somayaji also served as an adjunct faculty research fellow at Harvard University and an adjunct assistant professor of oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Currently, Somayaji is serving as a steering committee member for the 2018-2023 Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan, the third of its kind, within the New York State Cancer Consortium (NYSCC). The first priority for this committee is to emphasize the importance of cancer-related health equity.
Somayaji, D., Mohedat, H., & Li, C. (2024). Evaluating social determinants of health related to cancer survivorship and quality of care. Cancer Nursing. In press.
Mohedat, H., & Somayaji, D. (2023). Promoting sleep in hospitals: An integrative review of nurses' attitudes, knowledge and practices. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79(8). https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15694
Nye, C. M., Tengelin, E., & Somayaji, D. (2023). Developing a theory of norm-criticism in nursing education. Advances in Nursing Science, 46(2), E66-E79. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000440
Nye, C. M., Canales, M. K., & Somayaji, D. (2022). Exposing othering in nursing education praxis. Nursing Inquiry, 30(3), e12539. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12539
Nye, C. M., Canales, M. K., & Somayaji, D. (2022). Exposing othering in nursing education praxis. Nursing Inquiry, e12539. Advance online publication.
Curtin, M., Somayaji, D., & Dickerson, S. S. (2022). Precision medicine testing and disparities in health care for individuals with non-small cell lung cancer: A narrative review. Oncology Nursing Forum, 49(3), 257–272. doi:10.1188/22.ONF.257-27
Somayaji, D., Mohedat, H., Dean, G. E., & Dickerson, S. S. (2022). Patients' perceptions at diagnosis: Lung cancer discovery and provider relationships. Cancer Nursing, 45(5), 397-405. doi:10.1097/NCC.0000000000001050
Somayaji, D., Seo, Y., Wilding, G., & Noyes, E. (2022). A multilevel approach to investigate relationships between healthcare resources and lung cancer. Nursing Research, 71(5), 360-369. doi:10.1097/NNR.0000000000000603
Nye, C., Tengelin, E., & Somayaji, D. (2022). Developing a theory of norm-criticsim in nursing education. Advances in Nursing Science. Advance online publication. doi:10.1097/ANS.0000000000000440
Jones, R., Hirschey, R., Campbell, G., Cooley, M. E., Lally, R., Somayaji, D., Rueter, E. K., & Gullatte, M. M. (2021). Update to 2020-2022 ONS research priorities: Rapid review to address structural racism and health inequities through oncology nursing research agenda. Oncology Nursing Forum. Advance online publication.
Jones, R. A., Hirschey, R., Campbell, G., Cooley, M. E., Somayaji, D., Lally, R., Rueter, E. K., & Gullatte, M. M. (2021). Update to 2019-2022 ONS research agenda: Rapid review to promote equity in oncology healthcare access and workforce development. Oncology Nursing Forum, 48(6), 604-612. doi:10.1188/21.ONF.604-612
Somayaji, D., Melendez, M., Kwon, M., & Lathan, C. (2021). Access to cancer care resources in a federally qualified health center: A mixed methods study to increase the understanding of met and unmet needs of cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Education, 36(3), 591-602. doi:10.1007/s13187-019-01669-1
Somayaji, D., (2020). Acknowledge and End Unequal Representation in Cancer Research and Improve Access to Care. Oncology Nursing Society, Voice.
Somayaji, D., Melendez, M., Kwon, M., & Lathan, C. (2019). Access to cancer care resources in a federally qualified health center: A mixed methods study to increase the understanding of met and unmet needs of cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Education, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-019-01669-1
Somayaji, D., Blok, A., Hayman, L., Colson, Y., Jaklisch, M., & Cooley, M. E. (2019). Enhancing behavioral change among lung cancer survivors participating in a lifestyle risk reduction intervention: A qualitative study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 27(4), 1299-1308.
Somayaji, D., & Bellury, L. (2019). Post-treatment and survivorship care. In M. M. Olsen, K. B., LeFebvre, & K. J. Brassil (Eds.), Chemotherapy and immunotherapy guidelines and recommendations for practice (pp.597-614). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.
Somayaji, D., Chang, Y. P., Casucci, S., Xue, Y., & Hewner, S. (2018). Exploring Medicaid claims data to understand predictors of healthcare utilization and mortality for Medicaid individuals with or without a diagnosis of lung cancer: A feasibility study. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 8(3), 400-408.
Blok, A. C., Blonquist, T. M., Nayak, M. M., Somayaji, D., Crouter, S. E., Hayman, L. L. ... & Cooley, M. E. (2017). Feasibility and acceptability of “healthy directions” a lifestyle intervention for adults with lung cancer. Psycho‐Oncology, 27(1), 250-257.
Sriphanlop, P., Crookes, D., DeMairo, K., Somayaji, D., Killack, M., McFarlane, A., LePere, J., & Jandorf, L. (2016). New York state health care provider participation in clinical trials: A brief report. Annals of Cancer Research. doi:10.7243/2049-7962-5-3
Crookes, D., Wang, C., Karen R. DeMairo, K., Killack, M., LePere, J., McFarlane, A., Somayaji, D. ... & Jandorf, L. (2015). Perceptions about participation in cancer clinical trials in New York state. The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology, 13(2), 1-11.
Somayaji D, & Cloyes, K. G. (2015). Cancer fear and fatalism: How African American participants construct the role of research subject in relation to clinical cancer research. Cancer Nursing, 38(2), 133-44.
Naholi, R., Nosek, C. L., & Somayaji, D. (2015). Stress among new oncology nurses. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 19(1), 115-117.
Somayaji D, & Cloyes, K. G. (2014). Uniting postcolonial, discourse, and linguistic theory to explore participation of African Americans in cancer research as an effect of social and historical race relationships. ANS Advancing Nursing Science, 37(1), 32-47.
Term: 1/2024-12/2024
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Pilot Study award supported by NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Award Amount: $49,000
Term: 2021
Role: Primary Investigator
Funding Source: Patricia H. Garman Behavioral Health Nursing Endowment Fund
Award Amount: $10,000
Term: 2019-2020
Role: Co-investigator (PI: Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter)
Funding Source: Erie County Department of Health
Award Amount: $225,000
Abstract: This project fosters patient and provider conversations that will build awareness of cancer risks to activate screening. Community-based partners will develop and deploy an innovative outreach approach that will use “patients as teachers” in a modified version of the academic detailing model that we will refer to as “engagement detailing.”
Term: 2019-2022
Role: Co-Investigator (Co-PIs: Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter & Cherrise Walker-Betts)
Funding Source: New York State Department of Health
Award Amount: $250,000
Abstract: The goal of this study is to reduce morbidity and mortality from breast cancer among African American women by actively engaging family history as a tool to modify screening regimens and enhance communication between women and their providers.
Term: 2018-2019
Role: Principal Investigator (Multiple interdisciplinary co-investigators)
Funding Source: University at Buffalo CTSI
Award Amount: $50,000
Term: 2017-2018
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: Patricia H. Garman Behavioral Health Nursing Endowment Fund
Award Amount: $10,000
Term: 2015-2016
Role: Principal Investigator (Mentored Research Support)
Funding Source: Gregory J. Dimitriadis Research Mentoring Fellowship
Award Amount: $5,000
Term: 2014-2015
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Award Amount: $20,000
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
326 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3034
PHONE: 716-829-3034
EMAIL: spulecki@buffalo.edu
Atherton, P., Jungquist, C., & Spulecki, C. (2022). An educational intervention to improve comfort with applying and interpreting transcutaneous CO2 and end-tidal CO2 monitoring in the PACU. Journal of PeriAnesthesia. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2022.03.001
Jungquist, C. R., Chandola, V., Spulecki, C., Nguyen, K. V., Crescenzi, P., & Tekeste, D. (2019). Identifying patients experiencing opioid induced respiratory depression during recovery from anesthesia: The application of electronic monitoring devices. Worldviews in Evidence-Based Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12362
Hedman, K., Mann, C., Spulecki, C., & Castner, J. (2016). Low dose vasopressin and analogues to treat intraoperative refractory hypotension in the patient prescribed angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) undergoing general anesthesia: A systematic review. AANA Journal, 84(6), 413-419.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
304 C Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8013
PHONE: 716-829-2729
EMAIL: zoespyra@buffalo.edu
Zoe Spyralatos, DNP, PMHNP-BC, is a skilled psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and a clinical assistant professor at UB School of Nursing.
In addition to teaching, Spyralatos works as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at BestSelf Behavioral Health, assessing, diagnosing, and providing pharmacological treatment and education for patients with a variety of mental health diagnoses/addictions.
Prior to becoming a full-time faculty, she worked as an adjunct instructor for the school of nursing, concurrently with BestSelf, and also the Western NY Developmental Disabilities Services Offices, working with developmentally disabled individuals and their mental health needs. Early in her career she started as a nursing assistant at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo and later became a registered nurse and training instructor at People Inc.
Spyralatos earned her DNP in psychiatric/mental health and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University at Buffalo in 2019 and 2016, respectively, and her associate degree in nursing from Trocaire College in 2010. Her preceding education includes majors in liberal arts, business, and international business from Monroe Community College.
Her clinical rotation experiences include:
Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
219 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-6086
EMAIL: llsteeg@buffalo.edu
Jones, J., Steeg, L., & Ohtake, P. M. (2022). Promoting mobility in the intensive care unit: An educational interprofessional initiative. The Journal of Nursing Education. Advance online publication. doi:10.3928/01484834-20220412-01
Raines, D. A., Grinslade, S., Fabry, D., Hewner, S., & Steeg, L. (2016). Knowledge and attitudes of RN to BSN students before and after a patient safety course. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37(6), 317-319. doi:10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000057
Steeg, L. (2011, January). The challenges of care giving: What your patients REALLY want. Keynote speaker at the Alzheimer's Association WNY Professional Caregiver Conference, Buffalo, NY.
Steeg, L. (2010, November). Innovations in nursing education: Implementation of the DEU model in a baccalaureate nursing program. Poster presented at the Robert Wood Johnson Conference, Washington, DC.
Steeg, L. (2010, November). Reform and innovation: The charge for baccalaureate nursing education. Podium presentation at the AACN Baccalaureate Education Conference, Orlando, FL.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
201 F Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2201
EMAIL: taniavon@buffalo.edu
Tania Von Visger’s program of research centers on symptom management and quality of life enhancement using integrative approaches, particularly mindfulness-based interventions.
Currently, she is a co-investigator and study interventionist on “Mellowing Mind,” a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) funded study that compares two ways to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health among adults from underserved and racial minority communities. She is also completed her post-doctoral training at the Primary Care Research Institute at the UB Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science with a focus on implementation science research that is supported by the Health Services Research Administration.
During Von Visger’s 13 years of experience as critical care clinical nurse specialist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical center, she covered nursing specialty areas in critical care, abdominal solid-organ transplant hemodialysis and acute care surgery. She also provided clinical consultation, quality improvement, education, research and leadership throughout the institution.
Von Visger’s array of educational, practice and research experiences across the country have instilled a great sense of cultural humility and empathy.
“My appreciation for cultural diversity, coupled with the opportunity to live and work in many geographic regions of the US (the West Coast, East Coast, Northeast, and Midwest), has afforded me productive and fulfilling life experiences,” says Von Visger. “While people's way of life may vary slightly in a different part of the country, they all have similar basic human needs - to be understood and respected.”
Von Visger’s dedication to stellar patient care and advancing to the profession is evidenced by her service as a member of several professional organizations. As a member of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Clinical Practice Committee and co-chair on the American Thoracic Society Integrative Therapy Interest Group, for example, she is committed to serving and advocating for patients. She is also an active member of the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS), where she serves the nursing community by leading, mentoring and coaching young nurse researchers.
Von Visger previously served as a research assistant professor at UB's Department of Family Medicine and as an adjunct faculty for UB’s School of Nursing. She has also served as faculty at The Ohio State University, Boston College, Johns Hopkins University, and the Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Von Visger received her bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of California at Los Angeles, her bachelor's and master’s degrees in nursing from the University of Maryland and her PhD in nursing from The Ohio State University.
Li, H., Zheng, E., Zhong, Z., Xu, C., Roma, N., Lamkin, S., Von Visger, T. T., Chang, Y.-P., & Xu, W. (2022). Stress prediction using micro-EMA and machine learning during COVID-19 social isolation. Smart Health, 23. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.smhl.2021.100242
Von Visger, T., Lee, D., Lyons, A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2021). Integrated systematic review of psychosocial and behavioral health assessments and interventions in pulmonary hypertension. Nursing Research, 70(2),150-161. https://doi.org/10.1097/nnr.0000000000000490
Von Visger, T., Thrane, S. E., Klatt, M. D., Chang, Y.-P., & Happ, M. B. (2021). Deep relaxation experience with complementary Urban Zen Integrative Therapy: Qualitative thematic analysis. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 43(8), 723-731. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945920973941
Liang, N.-L., Von Visger, T., Devereaux, A., & Sockrider, M. (2020). Mindfulness for those with COPD, asthma, lung cancer and lung transplantation: American Thoracic Society patient education information series. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 202(4), P11-P12. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.2024P11
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Von Visger, T. (2021). Practicing mindfulness: Tools to decrease stress for patients with PH and caregivers. American College of Cardiology.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2022). COVID-19, health equity, and the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities: Proceedings of a workshop in brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26700.
Term: 11/01/20-10/30/23
Role: Co-investigator, study interventionist (PI: Yu-Ping Chang)
Funding Source: Person-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Award Amount: $2,500,000
Abstract: Worry is defined as “a chain of thoughts and images, negatively affect-laden and relatively uncontrollable”. It has been conceptualized as a coping strategy to reduce the experience of anxiety. Though worry is a normal part of life, when it is persistent, it may exceed one’s ability to cope and become harmful stress. In a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll, nearly half of adults in the United States reported that their mental health has been negatively impacted due to worry and stress over the COVID-19 virus. This stress manifests itself physiologically, leading to increased incidence of multiple health problems which are already a concern for many African Americans and others living in disadvantaged communities across the country. The introduction of COVID-19 has further exacerbated the profound inequities in health care for communities of color. Due to shelter-in-place orders and social distancing policies, patients and the healthcare system have encountered challenges as behavioral health interventions have traditionally been delivered in-person. With the emergence of COVID-19, there is an urgency to expand the use of technology to help people who need routine behavioral health care, while also keeping vulnerable populations in their homes to ensure safety while maintaining access to the care they need. The proposed research aims to use a randomized, controlled, comparative-effectiveness trial to: (1) compare the effectiveness of a teleconference mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) vs. an MBSR mobile app in reducing worry (primary outcome) and improving other mental health outcomes including anxiety, stress, depression, loneness, isolation, sleep quality and quality of life (secondary outcomes) among adults living in predominantly low-income, mental health-underserved and minority neighborhoods: and (2) examine if the effectiveness of these two MBSR interventions can sustain at three month follow-up. We will also examine the implementation potential of teleconferencing and the mobile app MBSR. A total of 224 participants (112 for each group) will be recruited. Inclusion criteria include: (1) age 18 years and older; (2) a baseline score ≥26 on the Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Abbreviated; (3) have access to a smart phone; (4) can communicate in English; (5) have a reading level of 6 or higher; and (6) reside in one of the census-identified underserved, primarily African American Communities in Buffalo, NY. Exclusion criteria will include: (1) severe depression (patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9] ≥ 20); (2) active suicidal intent; (3) moderate or severe substance use disorder in the past month, psychosis, or bipolar disorder; (4) global cognitive impairment, (5) currently receiving psychotherapy behavioral counseling, (6) change in psychotropic medications within the last month, and (7) unable to communicate. This study addresses an important question of finding ways to effectively address mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic expressed by our community partners, and will provide guidance for providers on ways to overcome barriers of access to mental health care in underserved communities that are being disproportionately affected by the pandemic, both during COVID-19 and beyond, yielding lessons on strategies for personalized and culturally-appropriate tailoring of interventions considering mental health needs, social determinates of health, and cultural values of African American communities. The technology involved in the proposed study including teleconferencing and a mobile app has been currently utilized in clinical settings and is not technology that needs extensive development. Furthermore, the MBSR is an evidence-based manualized intervention with flexibility for personalization. Therefore, our study, if successful, will provide actionable findings that can be immediately adopted by healthcare providers, patients, and the community during the COVID-19 pandemic while following necessary public health safety measures, and can be easily replicated throughout the country.
Term: 01/01/22-12/31/22
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: UB CTSI Pilot Study Award: NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Award Amount: $38,943
Abstract: Adults with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH), a chronic, life-limiting cardiopulmonary condition, experience high symptom burden, and psychological distress; all can interfere with symptom self-management. Evidence is limited regarding effective self-management strategies to reduce symptom burden among under-served racial minority (URM) patients with PH. Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of pharmacological treatment have improved clinical outcomes, two critical ingredients often not available to URM adults. Among patients with a sub-type of PH, PAH (pulmonary arterial hypertension), African-Americans (AA) have higher mortality rates than Caucasians, and AA women have the highest mortality rates. Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) reduces depression and anxiety across chronic health conditions, including PH. However, these benefits were demonstrated among those who had access to and adhered to the intervention. For URM persons with PH, attending in-person MBI sessions can be challenging due to health disparity. While mobile- and in-person MBI have comparable efficacy, mobile-MBI has the advantages of user-activated, “as needed” delivery, consistent dose delivery, and ease of use. There is a knowledge gap in how URM adults with PH adopt and uptake MBI via the technology-assisted method. Our inadequate or unclear understanding of the human-technology interface potentially has negative consequences of preventing URM patients from benefiting from this evidence-based intervention. Health disparity impacts PH-related health outcomes and limits access to MBI, a helpful intervention in symptom self-management and health management. Our central hypothesis is that a Mindfulness Mediation for PH program is acceptable to URM adults with PH and reduces symptom burden, depression, and anxiety. We aim to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impacts of the Mindfulness Meditation for PH (MMPH) mobile-health program in URM adults with PH in symptom management quality of life. MMPH is an 8-week mobile-MBI program modified from the prior testing of a multicomponent in-person MBI on community-dwelling adults with PH that showed a reduction in PH symptoms, pain, anxiety, fatigue, and dyspnea, along with improvement in health-related quality-of-life.
Term: 01/01/22-12/31/22
Role: Principal investigator
Funding Source: Patricia H. Garman Behavioral Health Nursing Endowment Grant
Award Amount: $18,000
Abstract: Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program effectively reduces depression and anxiety in persons with and without chronic conditions. However, in-person MBSR requires a lengthy time commitment, necessitating disease-specific tailored programs aptly named mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) with documented effectiveness. With the growing use of technology-assisted MBI (T-MBI), there is a scientific gap about whether patients with cardiopulmonary conditions know about T-MBI and its potential usefulness. Using mixed-method survey research, we aim to assess the level of knowledge and the current use of T-MBI as a complementary health approach in symptom self-management among community-dwelling adults with COPD and PH conditions.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
301 C Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-3261
EMAIL: carleara@buffalo.edu
Carleara Weiss, PhD, MS, RN, is a research assistant professor at UB’s Office of Nursing Research. Prior to joining the School of Nursing, Weiss was a postdoctoral associate at the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (JSMBS) Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine. She also spent two years as a T32 postdoctoral fellow at the JSMBS, and five years as a research assistant at the UB School of Nursing.
Before UB, Weiss was an assistant professor and a graduate research assistant at the Federal Fluminense University in Brazil. Additionally, she worked as a geriatric and oncology nurse in multiple health care settings for six years.
Weiss’s research focuses on behavioral sleep medicine and circadian rhythms. She is an NIH MOSAIC Scholar, a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society and participates in various professional development workshops and clinical studies.
Weiss received a PhD in Nursing from UB School of Nursing in 2018 and a master's degree in healthcare, a bachelor’s degree in nursing science, and a bachelor’s degree in nursing education from Federal Fluminense University in 2011, 2005, and 2005, respectively.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
226 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-3391
EMAIL: taw3@buffalo.edu
Caley, L.M., Winkelman, T., & Mariano, K. (manuscript in progress). Mothers at the interface: Translating into nursing diagnosis and intervention. Journal of Family Nursing.
Caley, L. M., Winkelman, T., & Mariano, K. (2009). Using a standardized classification system to identify problems expressed by caregivers/parents of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 20(4), 181-188.
Aquilina, S., & Winkelman, T. (2008). Tuberculosis: A breastfeeding challenge. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 22(3), 205-213.
Caley, L., Shipkey, N., Winkelman, T., Dunlap, C., & Rivera, S. (2006). Evidenced-based review of nursing interventions to prevent secondary disabilities in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Pediatric Nursing, 32(2), 155–162.
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
102 A Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-3596
EMAIL: UBNursingDean@buffalo.edu
Annette Wysocki was appointed dean of the School of Nursing in July 2022. Her research focuses on the pathophysiology of delayed healing in chronic wounds. She discovered that fibronectin, the major extracellular matrix adhesive glycoprotein in the body required to heal wounds, is degraded. Her research also showed matrix degradation results from both the activation and overexpression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP2 and MMP9) and an imbalance of urokinase plasminogen activator-plasminogen activator inhibitor (uPA-PAI), and that colonizing bacteria in open skin wounds can express proteinases capable of degrading extracellular matrix proteins required for healing.
Together, these findings led to the development of dressing products to promote healing, as well as diagnostic tests to detect whether wounds are properly healing. She has authored more than 50 scholarly publications and presented her research findings nationally and internationally. She has been funded by the NIH, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research and the American Nurses Foundation.
Wysocki previously was the first permanent scientific director of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and chief of the Wound Healing Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). At NINR, she started the Summer Genetics Institute, one of the most successful programs ever established at NINR.
She also served on the board of governors of the NIH Clinical Center, broke ground and was on the design team for the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center, and helped to initiate the NCI-All Ireland Cancer Consortium.
In 2019, Wysocki joined Stony Brook University from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she served as associate dean for research and professor in the College of Nursing. At UMass Amherst, Wysocki was instrumental in establishing the UManage Center, an interdisciplinary research center focused on developing technologies to manage symptoms of chronic illness.
While at UMass, Wysocki also worked with leaders across campus to secure $95 million to establish the Institute for Applied Life Sciences that includes the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring, the Models to Medicine Center and the Center for Bioactive Delivery. She also was on the statewide Life Science Task Force to develop a five-year plan for the UMass system that obtained $300 million in economic development funds.
A fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, she serves on its Bioethics Expert Panel and the Aging Expert Panel. Wysocki is also an active member of the Research Leader Network for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). She has served in many advisory and leadership roles, including as president of the Wound Healing Foundation, and on the board of directors of the Wound Healing Society. She has received numerous awards recognizing the impact of her contributions, including the Distinguished Service Award from the Wound Healing Society.
As a member of the American Society for Cell Biology, Wysocki served on the Congressional Liaison Committee. She is a Harvard Macy Scholar and a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine.
Wysocki holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from East Carolina University, all in nursing. She was a postdoctoral research fellow in cell biology at University of Texas Southwestern and Weill Cornell Medical College.
Wysocki, A. B., & Kiely, D. P. (2020). Federal funding of nursing research by the National Institutes of Health (NIH): 1993-2017. Nursing Outlook, 68(3), 270-283.
Pereira, S., Arroyo-Novoa, C. M., Wysocki A., Perez, N., & Sanzero-Eller, L. (2018). Acute pain assessment in sedated patients in the postanesthesia care unit. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 34(8), 700-706.
Wysocki, A. B., Bhalla, S., Tierno, Jr., P. M., Stevens-Riley, M., & Propst, R.-C. (2013). Proteolytic activity by multiple bacterial species isolated from chronic venous leg ulcers degrades matrix substrates. Biological Research in Nursing, 15, 407-415.
Tuan, T.-L., Wysocki, A., & Grinnell, F. (2013). Contemporary challenges facing junior scientists in biomedical research. Wound Healing Society Newsletter, 4(1), 3- 5.
Lee, Y.-S., Wysocki, A., Warburton, D., & Tuan, T.-L. (2012). Wound healing in development. Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews, 96, 213–222. doi: 10.1002/bdrc.21017 (33 citations)
Wysocki, A. B., Tran, A., & Janorkar, A. V. (2012). Cell migration and proliferation in bionanohybrids composed of Type II collagen and POSS amphiphiles. NanoLIFE, 2(3).
Wysocki, A. B., Kusakabe, A. O., & Malinda, K. (In preparation). Expression of protease inhibitor profiles in acute and chronic wound fluids.
Kent, E. C. F., May, W. C., & Wysocki, A. B. (In preparation). Decubitus ulcers and DNR orders.