UB School of Nursing

Degree and Title: DNS, RN, APRN-BC, CARN-AP / Assistant Professor

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

Phone: 716-829-3228

Education:
Post-Doctoral Training: VA Post-Doctoral Nurse Fellow (2006-2009) Western New York VA Healthcare System, Mentors: Steven L. Batki, MD & Jill E. Bormann, Ph.D., RN

DNS, Nursing, State University of New York at Buffalo
MS, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, University of Rochester
BS, Nursing, Roberts Wesleyan College

Area of Research:
Transtheoretical Model, behavioral health change, substance use, mental health

Teaching Responsibilities:
NUR 562 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Theoretical Foundations & Practice Perspectives
NUR 559 The Family:Theoretical Foundations and Perspectives

Publications:

Finnell, D.S. & Osborne, F.H. (2006). Stages-of-Change for psychotropic medication adherence and substance cessation. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 20(4), 166-174

Finnell, D.S. (2005). Comment: Neurobiology and medication adherence.
Current Psychiatry, 4(1), 3.

Finnell, D.S. (2005). Promote medication adherence one stage at a time.
Current Psychiatry, 4(8), 88

Finnell, D.S. (2005). Monthly medication journal: Taking an active role in managing your mental health©. Rochester, NY: Merlin International.

Finnell, D.S. (2005). Building a program of research based on the transtheoretical model. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 16(1), 13-21.

Finnell, D.S., Garbin, M., & Scarborough, J. (2004). Advanced practice addictions nursing specialty certification. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 15(1), 37-40.

Finnell, D.S. (2003). Use of the transtheoretical model for individuals with co-occurring disorders. Community Mental Health Journal, 39(1), 3-15.

Finnell, D.S. (2000). The case for teaching patients about the neurobiological basis of addictions. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 12(3/4), 149-158.

Inventions:

Finnell, D.S. & Erdley, W.S. (2005, October 3). Personal Medication Management System; Provisional patent [R-6010].

Honors and Awards:
Promising Inventor’s Award, in recognition of her first invention disclosure at The State University of New York, Innovation, Creation & Discovery, The Research Foundation, November 3, 2005.

President's Award of the International Nurses Society on Addictions, for leadership as Chair of the Addictions Nursing Certification Board, September 9, 2005

The Dr. Nola McGann Dresher Affirmative Action / Diversity Leave Program Award, August 15, 2005 to December 15, 2005.

Affiliated Research Scientist, Veterans Integrated Service Network
(VISN) 2, Center for Integrated Healthcare, February 2005.

Sigma Theta Tau International - Nursing Honor Society

2002 Secretary's Award for Excellence in Nursing, VISN 2

2000 VA Medical Center Special Contribution Awards (4)

Peer Reviewer, Research and Clinical Abstracts - International Nurses Society on Addictions, 2000-2002

Substance-use behaviors in psychiatric outpatients. Sigma Theta Tau International. 1998. Principal Investigator

Substance-use behaviors in psychiatric outpatients. National Nurses Society on Addictions. 1997. Principal Investigator

Predictors of Treatment Selection for Behavioral Change. NIMH/NINR Mentorship Program: Building the Capacity of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Researchers. 2002. Mentor: Dr. James O. Prochaska