UB School of Nursing

Degree and Title: DNS, RN, Research Assistant Professor

Address:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
905 Kimball Tower
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079

Phone: 716-829-3206

Education:

DNS, State University of New York at Buffalo
MSN, State University of New York at Buffalo
MS, State University of New York - Roswell PArk Division
BA, Canisius College
Nursing DIploma, Sisters Hospital, School of Nursing

Area of Research:

Breast Cancer

Symptom distress in both women undergoing adjuvant treatment as well as survivors.
Measurement of symptom distress in women with all stages & types of breast cancer.
Development & testing of a new instrument to measure symptom distress.

Teaching Responsibilities:

Undergraduate Courses:

Nursing 374L, Community Nursing Elderwood Health Care
Nursing 470L, Senior acute clinical

Graduate Courses:

Nursing 516, Advanced Practice Nursing Role: Financial Management Issues
Nursing 705, Research Outcomes
Nursing 699, Doctoral Dissertation Guidance

Publications:

Boehmke, M. (2007). Reporting study results back to research subjects. Oncology Nursing Forum. Letter to the Editor.

Boehmke M. & Dickerson, S. (2006).The diagnosis of breast cancer: transition from health to illness. Oncology Nursing Forum 33, 6, 1121-1127.(data based).

Boehmke, M. & Brown, J.K. (November, 2005). Predictors of symptom distress in women with stage I and II breast cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal. (data based).

Boehmke, M. & Dickerson, S. (Sept/Oct, 2005). Symptom clusters and symptom distress experienced by women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Cancer Nursing (28), 5, 382-389. (data based).

Dickerson, S, Boehmke, M., Olge, C., & Brown, J.K. (2006). Seeking and managing hope: oncology patients’ experiences using the Internet for cancer care. The BreastCancer.Net. 33,1,E1-10. (data based).

Honors and Awards:

Research Abstract entitled “The Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: Family History Matters” was nominated for the 2007 Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Cancer Nursing Research Award.
Nuala McGann Drescher Award, Spring 2007
Young New Researcher Award, University at Buffalo, Spring 2006
Certificate of Recognition, Positive Influence on Student, Career Services, University at Buffalo, 2005
Nominated for the Oncology Nursing Society New Researcher Award, 2004
Recognized by Provost Tripathi in the Reporter for receiving a federal grant.
National Certification for Adult Nurse Practitioner, American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, 1995