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Our PhD Students
Welcome, new PhD students! (Fall 2020 entry.)
Amanda Anderson, MSN, MPA, RN
10/15/20
Research interests: Care transitions; social networks; cross-sector collaboration
Samantha Auerbach, MSN, ANP-C, WHNP-BC
10/15/20
Research interests: Sexual and reproductive health disparities; contraceptive decision-making; reproductive autonomy
Leann Balcerzak, BS, RN
10/15/20
Research interests: Mindfulness; addiction; mental health
Jodie Brown, MSN, MBA, RN
10/15/20
Research interests: Health systems utilization; social determinants of health; nursing value
Chiahui Chen, MS, RN, FNP-BC
10/15/20
Research interests: End-of-life care; communication; critical care
Martha Curtin, MS, RN
10/15/20
Research interests: Human genetics; direct to consumer genetic testing
Cristina de Rosa, MSN, RN
10/15/20
Research interests: Caregivers; family caregivers of older adults
Margaret Doerzbacher, MS, RN, NNP-BC
10/20/20
Research interests: Breastfeeding for women treated for substance use disorders; Newborn and infant development
Esther Farley, BSN, RN, OCN
10/15/20
Research interests: Gynecology/oncology; lifestyle medicine; informatics
Mary Forgea, MSN, RN
10/15/20
Research interests: Stroke patient population; music therapy
Mary Rose Gaughan, MS, RN, CNE
10/15/20
Research interests: Patient deterioration
Melissa Hiscock, BSN, CWOCN, OCN
10/15/20
Research interests: Pressure injuries in the oncology patient; skin changes at end of life; unavoidable pressure injures
Misol Kwon, BS, RN
10/15/20
Research interests: Sleep health; behavioral sleep; substance use; adolescents; young adults
Kathryn Ledwin, MS, FNP-BC
10/15/20
Research interests: Transitions of care; utilization of technology to facilitate care; lateral violence in nursing
Norine Masella, MS, RN, CNE
10/15/20
Research interests: Interprofessional education; interprofessional collaborative practice
Caitlin Nye, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
10/15/20
Research interests: LGBTQ+ health inclusive nursing education; social justice
Lana Pasek, EdM, MSN, RNFA, ANP-BC, CCRN, CNRN
10/15/20
Research interests: Patient-reported outcomes; analytics for outcomes research
Areas of Interest
Addictions (1)
Care transitions (2)
Collaborative practice (2)
Communication (1)
Critical care (1)
Data science, informatics, analytics (2)
End-of-life care (2)
Genetics (1)
Health care technology (1)
Health disparities, inequity (1)
Health systems (1)
Interprofessional education (1)
Lifestyle medicine (1)
Mental health (2)
Mindfulness (1)
Music therapy (1)
Nursing education (1)
Nursing workforce (1)
Oncology (2)
Patient-reported outcomes (1)
Sexual and reproductive health (2)
Sleep (1)
Social justice (1)
Social networks (1)
Substance use (2)
Wound care (1)
Population of Interest
Adolescents (1)
Caregivers (1)
LGBTQ+ (1)
Pediatrics (1)
Stroke patients (1)
Young adults (1)