Center for Nursing Research
The Center for Nursing Research is located in Wende Hall on UB's South Campus.
Call for Abstracts
The Center for Nursing Research is now accepting abstracts for the School of Nursing's annual Research Day, taking place April 21, 2023. Learn more about abstracts and submissions here.
About the CNR
The Center for Nursing Research (CNR) is dedicated to providing resources to support faculty and students to develop and advance nursing and interprofessional science.
CNR staff provide methodological and clinical research consultation to the School of Nursing faculty, students and staff. The Center is a repository for information on internal and external sources of funding, including guidelines and application forms. The Center also houses a research library and research instrument repository.
- Expedite preparation of high quality grant proposals
- Foster energy and interest in research
- Support the creation of quality manuscripts and presentations on nursing research
- Stimulate the development of a community of scholars/researchers
- Increase the knowledge base of nursing
- Establish a repository of research resources
- Enhance research skills and productivity through multidisciplinary teams
- Statistical Analysis and Consultation
- Assistance with grant proposal preparation
- Editing of grant proposal documents
- Grant Proposal Review through Expert Panel
- Pilot/Preliminary Data Analysis
- Poster Preparation
- Literature Searches
- End Note Bibliography Management
- Designing data entry programs
- Funding Searches
- Manuscript Preparation
- Editing of Manuscripts
- Research Methods Library
Research Posters
Conferences
Shirley D. Devoe Doctoral Dissertation Award
Faculty and Staff
Senior Associate Dean
Professor
Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Endowed Professor
Chair - Family, Community and Health Systems Sciences
101 C Wende Hall
Telephone: 716-829-2015
Email: yc73@buffalo.edu
In addition to her role as the Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship, Yu Ping Chang, PhD, RN, is an associate professor teaching courses that include Quantitative Research Methods and Data Management and Analysis with SPSS. Her areas of research include substance use and prescription medication use in older adults and caregiving and medication management for individuals with dementia.
Research Associate Professor
303 Wende Hall
Phone: 716-829-3280
Email: cbarrick@buffalo.edu
As a part of the CNR, Christopher Barrick will continue his research in the substance use field. His research interests focus on two broad areas: looking at effective ways to disseminate evidence-based interventions into broad clinical practice and using technology to facilitate clinical substance abuse research. He has developed an alternate form of the telephone-based clinical skill assessment tool (T-CAT), with an interactive voice recording (IVR)-based approach to assessment. This has promise as a method to allow for improved clinical skill assessment for a variety of training methods in the alcohol and drug abuse treatment fields.
Diane Dempsey, MS, CRA
CNR and SON Grant Manager
101 D Wende Hall
Phone: 716-829-3105
Email: ddempsey@buffalo.edu
As the manager of the CNR and SON grants, Dempsey manages the finances and the application process for grants in the School of Nursing. She also supervises the CNR staff, coordinates the work flow for the RAs of the CNR and oversees the smooth running of the office. Dempsey brings her expertise in grant administration and her years of experience with UB Sponsored Projects to her role in the CNR.
Professor and Statistician
201 B Wende Hall
Phone: 716-829-3344
Email: chinshan@buffalo.edu
Through the CNR, Chin-Shang Li provides consultations in developing sample size estimates and data analysis plans for grant applications, conceiving, overseeing and conducting analyses of existing datasets and participating in research dissemination through the development of publications and presentation.
Nicole Roma
Staff Assistant
321 D Wende Hall
Phone: 716-829-3205
Email: njaloisi@buffalo.edu
Carleara Weiss, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
312 Wende Hall
Email: carleara@buffalo.edu
Research Assistants
Victoria is currently a PhD student University at Buffalo School of Nursing. Her previous experience as a registered nurse includes cardiac critical care, chemotherapy infusion and cardio-oncology. An appointed member of the American Heart Association's Cardio-Oncology Subcommittee and an International Cardio-Oncology Society Nurse Working Group leader, her aim is to contribute to existing specialty knowledge, increase patient education and ultimately decrease presenting anti-cancer treatment-induced cardiovascular effects in cancer patient populations. As a research assistant, a few of her responsibilities include conducting literature reviews and assisting with grant submissions, data analysis, and manuscript reviews.
Danielle Nazarenko is a first-year PhD student in the School of Nursing. Danielle’s research interests include perinatal outcomes, health disparities, informed consent/shared decision-making in perinatal care and the lived experienced of birthing people. Her responsibilities include assisting with literature reviews, grant proposals, posters, manuscript submissions and faculty research projects.
Cristina is a fourth-year PhD student in the School of Nursing. Her research focuses on older adults living with dementia and their family caregivers, particularly how their interpersonal interactions influence their health and well being. As a research assistant, Cristina reviews scientific literature, collects and manages data, and assists with abstract and poster preparation.
Yanjun (Katherine) is a fourth-year student in the BS to PhD program. Her research interest includes treatment of addiction especially for those who are cigarette and e-cigarette users. As a research assistant, her role includes literature review, data management, grant and manuscript preparation, and assisting faculty with research projects.
