Degree and Title: PhD, Research Assistant Professor

Address:  School of Nursing University at Buffalo 909 Kimball Tower 3435 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214-3079 Phone: 716-829-2137

E-Mail Address: rmlally@buffalo.edu

Education: 
PhD – University of Minnesota School of Nursing – 2006
MS - University of Minnesota School of Nursing – 1999
            minor biomedical ethics
BSN - University of Minnesota School of Nursing – 1991
BA - University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts – 1987
            minor English

Area of Research:  Oncology, women’s experience with breast cancer diagnosis, decision making, survivorship.

Teaching Responsibilities: 
N512 – Research Methods for the Practice Professions

Publications: 

Swenson, K.K., Mahipal, A., Nissen, M.J., Tuttle, T.M., Heaton, K., Lally, R. M., Spomer,      A., Lee, M.W. (2005).   Axillary disease recurrence after sentinel lymph node      dissection for breast carcinoma. Cancer, 104, 1834-9.

Swenson, K.K., Sladek, M.L., Lally, R., & Tuttle, T. (2001). Educating patients on sentinel      lymph node dissection for breast cancer. Cancer Practice, 9, 2, 92-96.

Nissen, M.J., Swenson, K.K., Ritz, L.J., Farrell, J.B., Sladek, M.L., & Lally, R. (2001).      Quality of life after breast cancer surgery: A comparison of three surgical procedures.      Cancer, 91, 1238-46.

Lewis, M. Hepburn, K., Narayan, S., Lally, R., Corcoran-Perry, S., Maddox, M., Dropkin,      K., & Haase, S. (2000). Decision making by family caregivers of elders experiencing      dementia. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 15, 6, 361-366.

Honors and Awards:

2005-07           Oncology Nursing Society Foundation/Oncology Educational Services
2005-06           Midwest Nursing Research Society Doctoral Dissertation Grant
2005                 Violet A. Shea Nursing Scholarship
2005                 U of M Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Grant
2004                 Helen Wells Nursing Research Award
2003                 Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
2004                 Sarah Harrison Knight Nursing Leadership Award, Methodist Hospital
2003                 Metro MN, Oncology Nursing Society, Nurse of Excellence
2003                 “Feature Nurse” profiled in “In Care of Nurses” Star Tribune
2003                 Oncology Nursing Society/SuperGen Chapter Newsletter Award for Metro

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