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Faculty Interests

Brantlee Broome, PhD, MSN, RN

Research Interests
Symptom science/self-management
Technology enhanced interventions
Community/patient engagement
Health disparities in food allergy
Psychosocial impact of food allergy on caregivers and families
Food insecurity related to food allergy
Health disparities among underserved populations
Policy change related to social determinants of health.

Kenneth Catchpole, PhD

Research Interests
Human factors
Patient safety
Human error
Quality improvement
Human-centered systems design
Teamwork & communication
Trauma care
Robotic surgery

Jessica L. Chandler, PhD

Research Interests
Prevention and management of chronic disease
Health promotion and disease prevention
Technology enhanced interventions
Medical regimen adherence

Simone Chinnis, DNP, MBA, FNP-C, AE-C

Research Interests
Public/Community Health
Telehealth
Asthma
Health Disparities
Culturally Applicable Healthcare
Health Promotion
Rural Health
Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases
Quality Improvement

Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, ACHPN, ACNS-BC, FAAN, FPCN

Research Interests
Palliative care
Pain and symptom management
Quality of life
International palliative care issues

Tatiana M. Davidson, PhD

Research Interests
Mental health care disparities
Racial/ethnic minority youth mental health
Technology-based treatment delivery
Cultural-modification of evidence based treatments
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Depression

Catherine O. Durham, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Research Interests
Improving the culture of health in vulnerable populations
Educational outcomes in DNP APRN education

Terri O. Fowler, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Research Interests
Interprofessional education and practice
Chronic disease management
Health disparities
Quality Improvement

Emily Johnson, PhD

Research Interests
Implementation science
Bariatric surgery
Disparities
Big data analysis

Kasey Jordan, PhD, RN

Research Interests
Public health services research
Innovation management in public health
School nursing
Public health nursing education
Public health nursing professional development

Teresa J. Kelechi, PhD, RN, FAAN

Research Interests
Geriatrics
Skin temperature self monitoring
Chronic venous disease
Biometrics
Cryotherapy
Leg ulcer prevention
Wound healing

Sharon L. Kozachik, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN

Research Interests
Pain pathways/modulation
Pain-sleep interactions
HPA-axis stress responsivity
Intruder model, sucrose preference, pain & sleep (murine model)
Early life pain and its consequences (murine model)
Cancer and treatment-related symptoms
Palliative care

Diana Layne, PhD, RN, CPHQ

Research Interests
Quantitative methods
Healthcare workforce improvement
Workplace violence
Quality and patient safety
Implementation science
Organizational change

Kathleen Oare Lindell, PhD, RN, ATSF, FAAN

Research Interests
Quality of Life
Palliative care
Advanced Lung Disease
Caregivers
Self-Management

Sarah Miller, PhD, RN

Research Interests
Health Disparities in Asthma & COPD
Perception of Dyspnea
Psychophysiology
Complex Neuropathologies & Impaired Airway Defense Mechanisms
Psychological Comorbidities in Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Telehealth in Asthma & COPD

Martina Mueller, PhD, MS, RN

Research Interests
Development of applications for decision support in the care of premature infants using machine learning algorithms such as artificial neural networks

Susan D. Newman, PhD, RN, CRRN

Research Interests
Spinal cord injury
Self-management of chronic conditions
Peer Navigation & Peer Mentoring
Community participation
Independent living
Disability-related health disparities
Community-engaged research
Intervention development and testing

Michelle Nichols, PhD, RN

Research Interests
Health promotion/disease prevention in underserved and vulnerable populations
Health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities
Community-based participatory research methods
Global Health
Ethics (clinical and research)
Children, adolescents, and families
Veteran and military health
Chronic health conditions (obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome)

Shannon Phillips, PhD, RN

Research Interest
Children with Medical Complexity
Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
Health Care Utilization
Access to Care
Rural Disparities
Community HealthDissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions for Health Promotion in Children, Adolescents, and Families

Suparna Qanungo, PhD

Research Interests
Global health and global community-based research in low and middle income countries
Palliative care
Cancer
Dementia and the elderly
Access to care
Health disparities for Ethnic and racial minorities
Dissemination and Implementation for evidence based interventions for health promotion and disease prevention
Technology based interventions

Leigh Ridings, PhD

Research Interests
Pediatric trauma
Child and caregiver mental health
Technology-enhanced interventions
Enhancing service access and quality
Traumatic stress
Delivery of mental health interventions in healthcare settings

Kenneth J. Ruggiero, PhD

Research Interest
Technology applications in health care
Health promotion and disease prevention
Health and mental health disparities
Children and families
Traumatic stress
Disaster response and recovery
Self-management interventions
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Depression

Stecker, Tracy, PhD

Research Interests
Suicide
Stigma
Help seeking
Mental health
Loneliness
Addiction
Substance Abuse

Martha Sylvia, PhD, MBA, RN

Research Interests
Population health strategy, design, methods, implementation, management, and evaluation
Health services, translational, outcomes, and feasibility research
Quality improvement
Data analysis, structure, definitions, design, and management

Janelle L. Wagner, PhD

Research Interests
Epilepsy
Pediatric psychology
Psychosocial adjustment to pediatric chronic illness
Evidence-based psychosocial intervention
Self Management

Linda S. Weglicki, PhD, RN, MSN

Research Interests
Health Promotion/Prevention/Risk Reduction
Adolescent and Young Adult Health Behaviors
CBPR
Tobacco Science
Team Science

Amy Williams, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC

Research Interests
Early Childhood Development
Primary Healthcare of Children in Immigrant Families
School Preparedness
Evidenced-based parenting support