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Explore the latest publications and presentation from the KU School of Nursing faculty.

Barnes, P. (PI), Serving the Need for Doctorally Prepared Nursing Faculty. Health Resources and Services Administration, 2020. 

Bozak, K. (PI), Systematic Development of an Implementation Intervention to Improve Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients. Jean Johnson Research Development Award, University of Kansas School of Nursing, 12/2020-11/2021.

Burns, J. (PI), Peltzer, J. (Co-I), Aligning PCPs and Patients with Alzheimer’s Research Efforts: My Alliance for Cognitive Health. National Institutes of Health (R24), 06/2020-03/2023. 

Cramer, E. (PI), Kansas University School of Nursing. Press Ganey Associates, 06/2020-12/2021. 

Cramer, E. (PI), Olds, D., Wulff-Burchfield, E. Evaluating Patient and Clinician Preferences for Electronic Symptom Assessment in Kidney Cancer. Jean Johnson Nursing Research Development Award, University of Kansas School of Nursing, 12/2020-11/2021.

Jensen, R. (PI), Kennedy, T. (Co-I), Patient and Investigator Voices Organizing Together (PIVOT) Across the Translational Research Continuum. National Institutes of Health (Administrative Supplement), 09/2020-09/2021. 

Mahoney, D. (PI), Godwin, A., Roby, K., Welch, D. Effects of Gastrointestinal Microbiota Dysbiosis on Inflammatory Markers, Ovarian Cancer Development, and Metastasis. University of Kansas School of Nursing MacArthur Collaboration Practice Award, 07/2020-06/2021. 

Myers, J. (PI), Maliski, S., Shen, X., & Siengsukon, C. (Co-I’s), Androgen Deprivation and Sleep Disturbance: Remote Assessment and Intervention. University of Kansas Cancer Center Spring Pilot Project Grant, 2020-2021. 

Myers, J. (PI), First-Line Immunotherapy with Check-point Inhibitors: Prospective Assessment of Cognitive Function, University of Kansas Medical Center. Lied Pre-Clinical Research Pilot Grant, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, 2020-2021. 

Olds, D. (PI), Kansas City Quality and Value Innovation Consortium (Opioid Project). Sub-award from St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, 08/2020-08/2021. 

Olds, D. (PI), Jarmolowicz, D. & LaPierre, T. (Co-I’s), Determining Implementation Variation and Outcome Measures for a Peer Recovery Coach Program. Clinical Research Pilot Grant, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, 07/2020-06/2021. 

Olds, D. (PI), LaPierre, T., Hagle, H. Kansas City Engaging Patients in Care Coordination (KC-EPICC): Tele-Peer Recover Coaching During COVID-19. 2020 University of Kansas School of Nursing COVID-19 Pilot Faculty Research Award, 06/2020-05/2021.

Peltzer, J. (PI), Johnson, G., Wilhoite, D, Solano, M. Experiences of Living with Chronic Health Conditions during a Public Health Emergency:  Narratives from Vulnerable Families Living in Wyandotte County. University of Kansas School of Nursing, Office of Grants and Research Award, 6/2020-5/2021.

Peltzer, J. (PI), Wilhoite, D., Johnson, J. Chen, Y., Potts, M. A Mixed Methods Study to Explore Opportunities for School Nurses to Close the Public Health Emergency Risk Communication Gap between County Health Departments and Communities. 2020 University of Kansas School of Nursing COVID-19 Pilot Faculty Research Award, 04/2020-04/2021.

Teel, C. (PI), FY21 Kansas Nursing Initiative Grant. Kansas Board of Regents, 07/2020-06/2021. 

Williams, K. (PI), Hu, J., Coleman, C., Strategies for Effective Caregiver Communication with Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias (SECC-AD). National Institutes of Health (R21), 02/2020-01/2022. 

Williams, K. (PI), Coleman, C., Cramer, E., Lee, R., Perkhounkova, Y., Carnahan, R., Changing Talk Online Training (CHATO): A National Trial to Reduce Behavioral Symptoms in Long Term Care Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias. National Institutes of Health (R01), 09/2020-05/2025. 

Book Chapters 

L’Ecuyer, K. (2020). Hemodialysis in the acute setting. In Counts, C. (Ed.). Core Curriculum of Nephrology Nursing (7th ed., pp. 1285-1349). American Nephrology Nurses Association.

Other Publications

Ashida, S., Robinson, E., Williams, K., Hejna, E., & Thompson, L. (2020). Social interactions between family and community-based service providers in dementia caregiving. Clinical Gerontologist, 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2020.1765932

Baernholdt, M., Yan, G., Hinton, I., Cramer, E., & Dunton, N. (2020). Effect of preventive care interventions on pressure ulcer rates in a national sample of rural and urban nursing units: Longitudinal associations over 4 years. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 105, 103455. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103455

Baird, M., Cates, R., Bott, M., & Buller, C. (2020). Assessing the mental health of refugees using the Refugee Health Screener-15. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 42(11), 910-917. DOI: 10.1177/0193945920906210

Brewington, J. & Godfrey, N. (2020). The professional identity in nursing initiative. Nursing Education Perspectives, 41(3), 201. DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000667

Brooks, J., Poague, C., Formagini, T., Sinclair, C., & Nelson-Brantley, H. (2020). The role of a symptom assessment tool in shaping patient-physician communication in palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59(1), 30-38. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.08.024

Bulova, P., Capone, G., Chicoine, B., Harville, T., Martin, B., McGuire, D., McKelvey, K., Peterson, M., Tsou, A., Tyler, C., Whitten, M., Gelaro, B., & Wells, M. (2020). Medical care of adults with Down syndrome: A clinical guideline. Journal of the American Medical Association, 324(15), 1543-1556. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.17024

Capone, G., Stephens, M., Santoro, S., Chicoine, B., Bulova, P., Peterson, M., Jaisen, J., & Smith, A. (2020). Co-occurring medical conditions in adults with Down syndrome: A systematic review toward the development of health care guidelines. Part II. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 182(7), 1832-1845. DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61604

Casler, K., Trees, K., & Bosak, K. (2020). Readiness for the epidemic: The adult non-alcoholic fatty liver disease toolkit for primary care nurse practitioners. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 32(4), 323-331. DOI: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000223

Casler, K., Trees, K., & Bosak, K. (2020). Providing care for fatty liver disease patients: Primary care nurse practitioners’ knowledge, actions, and preparedness. Gastroenterology Nursing, 43(5), E184-E189. DOI: 10.1097/SGA.0000000000000487

Castner, J., Barnett, R., Huntington-Moskos, L., & Folz, R., & Polivka, B. (2020). Home environment allergen exposure scale in older adult cohort with asthma. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 1-10. DOI: 10.17269/s41997-020-00335-0

Cavallazzi, R., Polivka, B., Beatty, B., Antimisiaris, D., Gopalraj, R., Vickers-Smith, R., & Folz, R. (2020). Current bronchodilator responsiveness criteria underestimate asthma in older adults. Respiratory Care, 65(8), 1104-1111. DOI: 10.4187/respcare.07132

Christian, B. (2020). Translational research —Developing partnerships between parents and pediatric nurses. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 53, 84-87. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.05.021

Christian, B. (2020). Translational research—Parental stress associated with hospitalization of children with critical life-threatening conditions and the long-term impact. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 51, 110-113. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.01.008

Christian, B. (2020). Translational research—Parents and pediatric nurses promoting children’s health in primary care and during hospitalization. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 52(91-94). DOI: 10.1016/jpedn.2020.04.007

Christian, B. (2020). Translational research —Pediatric nursing: Caring for children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 54, 103-105. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.08.002

Christian, B. (2020). Translational research —Promoting quality of life and reducing health disparities among children with chronic conditions and their families. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 55, 258-260. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.09.015

Clark, P., Crawford, T., Hulse, B., Polivka, B. (2020). Resilience, moral distress, and workplace engagement in emergency nurses. Western Journal of Nursing. DOI: 10.1177/0193945920956970

Dobbins, A., Krumme, J., Gaddis, M., Park, S., Varghese, M., Brancato, M., Shaw, C., & Wambach, K. (2020). Insurance does not affect adverse events while awaiting surgery for ankle trauma in one system. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 21(5), 1242-1248. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.46861

Downey, E. & Olds, D. (2020). Comparison of documentation on inpatient discharge and ambulatory end-of-visit summaries. Journal for Healthcare Quality: Official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality. DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000269

Ehmke, M. & Sanner-Stiehr, E. (2020). Improving attitudes toward poverty among DNP students: Implementing a Community Action Poverty Simulation©. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. DOI: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000361

French-Bravo, M., Nelson-Brantley, H., Williams, K., Ford, D., Manos, L., & Brooks, J. (2020). Exploring nurses’ perceptions of nurse managers’ communicative relationships that encourage nurses’ decisions to buy-in to initiatives that enhance patients’ experiences with care. Journal of Nursing Management, 28(3), 567-576. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12958

Gay, J. & Phillips, C. (2020). Classroom concepts in the clinical setting: Student perceptions of concept cards. Nursing Education Perspectives. DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000653

Godfrey, N. (2020). How to address racial injustice in the workplace and community. American Nurse Journal, 15(8), 55. 

Godfrey, N. (2020). How to think/act/feel like a nurse: Forming professional identity in nursing. Deans’ Notes, 41(4), 1-4.

Goodolf, D. & Godfrey, N. (2020). A think tank in action: Building new knowledge about professional identity in nursing. Journal of Professional Nursing. DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.10.007

Harper, E., Walpitage, D., Garcia, G., Welton, J., & Waitman, L. (2020, March 23-26). Integrating EHRs and human resource information systems to examine the impact of nurses’ characteristics on outcomes: An application to pediatric post-surgical care [Conference presentation]. AMIA 2020 Informatics Summit, Houston, TX, United States.

Herlihy, K. & Teel, C. (2020). Faculty perceptions of nursing student preparation in undergraduate clinical simulation. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 15(3), 181-185. DOI: 10.1016/j.teln.2020.03.001 

Hodgkins, S., Marian, K., Shrader, S., Averett, E., Crowl, A., Kalender-Rich, J., Laverentz, D., Shaw, P., Schell, K., & Johnston, K. (2020). A case of anaphylaxis: IPE simulation as a tool to enhance communication and collaboration. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 18. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjep.2019.100303

Icenogle, M., Busenhart, C., Buller, C., Peterson, J., Schwartz, L., Whitney, L., & Teel, C. (2020). A creative action plan for mental wellness: Tools for primary care in rural and underserved settings. Creative Nursing, 26(4), e102-e109. DOI: 10.1891/CRNR-D-19-00075

Joseph, M., Phillips, B., Edmonson, C., Godfrey, N., Liebig, D., Luparell, S., & Weybrew, K. (2020). The nurse leader’s role: A conduit for professional identity formation and sustainability. Nurse Leader. DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2020.10.001

Kennedy, T. (2020). Interprofessional practice and education through 100 years of Families in Society. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 101(2), 119-131. DOI: 10.1177/1044389419896918

Klenke-Borgmann, L. & Cantrell, M. (2020). The design and validation of three inter-professional simulations: A feasibility study. Nursing Education Perspectives. DOI: 10.1097/01.nep.0000000000000737

Klenke-Borgmann, L. (2020). High-fidelity simulation in the classroom for clinical judgment development in third-year baccalaureate nursing students. Nursing Education Perspectives, 41(3), 185-186. DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000457

Klenke-Borgmann, L., Cantrell, M., & Mariani, B. (2020). Nurse educator’s guide to clinical judgment: A review of conceptualization, measurement, and development. Nursing Education Perspectives, 41(4), 215-221. DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000669

Lake, E., Smith, J., Staiger, D., Hatfield, L., Cramer, E., Kalisch, B., & Rogowski, J. (2020). Parent satisfaction with care and treatment relates to missed nursing care in neonatal intensive care units. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8, 74. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.00074

Laverentz, D., Young, E., & Cramer, E. (2020). Effect of a Longitudinal Interprofessional Education Passport Program on Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Practice. Nursing Education Perspectives. DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000636

Liu, W., Batchelor, M., & Williams, K. (2020). Development and psychometric testing of the mealtime engagement scale in direct care providers of nursing home residents with dementia. The Gerontologist. DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaa097

Liu, W., Batchelor, M., & Williams, K. (2020). Ease of use, feasibility and inter-rater reliability of the refined Cue Utilization and Engagement in Dementia (CUED) mealtime video-coding scheme. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(12), 3609-3622. DOI: 10.1111/jan.14548

Liu, W., Tripp-Reimer, T., Williams, K., & Shaw, Claire. (2020). Facilitators and barriers to optimizing eating performance among cognitively impaired older adults: A qualitative study of nursing assistants’ perspectives. Dementia-International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 19(6), 2090-2113. DOI: 10.1177/1471301218815053

Liu, W., Perkhounkova, E., Williams, K., Batchelor, M., & Hein, M. (2020). Food intake is associated with verbal interactions between nursing home staff and residents with dementia: A secondary analysis of videotaped observations. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 109. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103654

Liu, W., Williams, K., Batchelor, M., Perkhounkova, Y., & Hein, M. (2020). Mealtime verbal interactions among nursing home staff and residents with dementia: A secondary behavioural analysis of videotaped observations. Journal of Advanced Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/jan.14647

Luckenbach, A., Nelson-Brantley, H., & Ireland-Hoffmann, G. (2020). Affiliate faculty in nursing clinical education student and faculty perceptions. Nurse Educator. DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000925

Manson, A., Ciro, C., Williams, K., & Maliski, S. (2020). Identity and perceptions of quality of life in Alzheimer’s disease. Applied Nursing Research, 52, 151225. DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2019.151225

Moyo, P., Walters, D., Siebens, H., Myers, J., Baynes, R., Cook-Wiens, G., Jo, M., & Asher, A. (2020). Perceptions of a health care notebook from female breast cancer survivors with cognitive impairment. Journal of Cancer Education: The Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education. DOI: 10.1007/s13187-020-01753-x

Mudderman, J., Nelson-Brantley, H., Wilson-Sands, C., Brahn, P., & Graves, K. (2020). The effect of an evidence-based practice education and mentoring program on increasing knowledge, practice, and attitudes towards EBP in a rural critical access hospital. Journal of Nursing Administration, 50(5), 281-286. DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000884

Mutchnick, I., Thatikunta, M., Braun, J., Bohn, M., Polivka, B., Daniels, M., & Moriarty, T. (2020). Protocol-driven prevention of perioperative hypothermia in the pediatric neurosurgical population. Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, 14(1), 1-7. DOI: 10.3171/2019.12.PEDS1980

Myers, J., Cook-Wiens, G., Baynes, R., Jo, M., Bailey, C., Krigel, S., Klemp, J., & Asher, A. (2020). Emerging from the haze: A multicenter, controlled pilot study of a multidimensional, psychoeducation-based cognitive rehabilitation intervention for breast cancer survivors delivered with telehealth conferencing. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 101(6), 948-959. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.01.021

Myers, J., Alissa, N., Mitchell, M., Dai, J., He, J., Moon, S., O’Dea, A., Klemp, J., Kurylo, M., Akinwuntan, A., & Devos, H. (2020). Pilot feasibility study examining pupillary response during driving simulation as a measure of cognitive load in breast cancer survivors. Oncology Nursing Forum, 47(2), 203-212. DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.203-212

Nallani, R., Fox, C., Sykes, K., Surprise, J., Fox, C., Reschke, A., Simpson, M., Polivka, B., & Villwock, J. (2020). Pain management and education for ambulatory surgery: A qualitative study of perioperative nurses. The Journal of Surgical Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.11.001

Nelson-Brantley, H., Bailey, K., Batcheller, J., Caramanica, L., Lyman, B., & Snow, F. (2020). Disruptive innovation: Impact for practice, policy, and academia. Journal of Nursing Administration, 50(2), 63-65. DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000843

Nelson-Brantley, H., Beckman, D., Parchment, J., Smith-Miller, C., & Weaver, S. (2020). Magnet and pathway to excellence: Focusing on research and evidence-based practice. Journal of Nursing Administration, 50(5), 245-247. DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000877

Nelson-Brantley, H., Buller, C., Befort, C., Ellerbeck, E., Shifter, A., & Ellis, S. (2020). Using implementation science to further the adoption and implementation of advance care planning in rural primary care. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 52(1), 55-64. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12513

Nunez, F., Wambach, K., & Cramer, E. (2020). Examining the measurement invariance of the Practice Environment Scale-Nursing Work Index in the United States. Research in Nursing & Health. DOI: 10.1002/nur.22088

Oliver, A., Garcia, A., Swanson, E., Moorhead, S., & Abe, N. (2020). Sharable and comparable data: The importance of embedding a nursing taxonomy in the electronic health record. Computers in Nursing.

Page, R., Peltzer, J., Burdette, A., Hill, T. (2020). Religiosity and health: A holistic biopsychosocial perspective. Journal of Holistic Nursing: Official Journal of the American Holistic Nurses’ Association, 38(1), 89-101. DOI: 10.1177/0898010118783502

Park, S. (2020). Nursing factors in value-based payment programs. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 42(12), 1008-1009. DOI: 10.1177/0193945920953013

Perales-Puchalt, J., Gauthreaux, K., Shaw, A., McGee, J. (2020). Risk of mild cognitive impairment among older adults in the United States by ethnoracial group. International Psychogeriatrics, 1-12. DOI: 10.1017/S1041610219002175

Pierce, J. D, Shen, Q., Vacek, J., Rahman, F., Krueger, K. J, Shah, Z., Bupta, B., Hiebert, J. B (2020). Potential use of ubiquinol and D-ribose in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 55, 77-80. DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.05.009

Ranjani P., Garcia, A., & Peltzer, J. (2020). Healthcare safety net for the homeless: A qualitative description. International Journal of Nursing Education, 12(4), 102-107.

Ryan, T. (2020). Active Learning Health Terminology Activity. Journal of Nursing Education, 59(4), 240. DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20200323-14

Sadun, T., Scott, V., Thum, L., Markowitz, M., Maliski, S., Kim, J., & Anger, J. (2020). Discrepancies in patient and physician perspectives of quality of care delivered to patients with recurrent urinary tract infections. Journal of Urology, 201(4S), e1033 

Salameh, T. & Polivka, B. (2020). Knowledge of and perceived competence in trauma-informed care and attitudes of NICU nurses toward mothers of newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, 49(4), 373-387. DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2020.05.003

Sanner-Stiehr, E. & Kueny, C. (2017). From the top-down: Transformational leadership considerations for health care organizations. Journal of Hospital Administration, 6(4), 1-9. DOI: 10.5430/jha.v6n4p1

Shaw, C., Williams, K., Lee, R., & Coleman, C. (2020). Cost-effectiveness of a telehealth intervention for in-home dementia care support: Findings from the FamTechCare clinical trial. Research in Nursing and Health. DOI: 10.1002/nur.22076

Shaw, C., Williams, K., Perkhounkova, Y., Hein, M., & Coleman, C. (2020). Effects of a video-based intervention on caregiver confidence for managing dementia care challenges: Findings from the FamTechCare clinical trial. Clinical Gerontologist, 43(5), 508-517. DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2020.1729917

Shen, Q., Mahoney, D., Peltzer, J., Rahman, F., Krueger, K., Hiebert, J. B., & Pierce, J. (2020). Using the NIH symptom science model to understand fatigue and mitochondrial bioenergetics. Journal of Nursing, 7(2), 1-9. DOI: 10.7243/2056-9157-7-2

Shen, Q., Hiebert, J. B., & Pierce, J. (2020). Underlying causes of high output heart failure. Journal of Integrative Cardiology Open Access, 3(6), 1-4. DOI: 10.31487/j.JICOA.2020.06.04

Shen, Q., Rahman, F., & Pierce, J. (2020). Ubiquinol and autonomic dysfunction in hypertension and heart failure: A short review. Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, 13(1), 555851. DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2020.12.555851

Sommers, C., & Bonnel, W. (2020). Nurse educators’ perspectives on implementing culturally sensitive and inclusive nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education, 59(3),126-132. DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20200220-02

Staggs, V., Turner, K., Potter, C., Cramer, E., Dunton, N., Mion, L., & Shorr, R. (2020). Unit-level variation in bed alarm use in US hospitals. Research in Nursing & Health, 43(4), 365-372. DOI: 10.1002/nur.22049

Taylor, D., Ferguson, H., Stevens, M., Kao, S., Yang, F., & Looney, S. (2020). Does including dexmedetomidine improve outcomes after intravenous sedation for outpatient dentoalveolar surgery? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Official Journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 78(2), 203-213. DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2019.08.016

Turner, K., Staggs, V., Potter, C., Cramer, E., Shorr, R., & Mion, L. (2020). Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States hospitals: A descriptive study. BMJ Quality & Safety, 29(12), 1000-1007. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010642

Turner, K., Staggs, V., Potter, C., Cramer, E., Shorr, R., & Mion, L. (2020). Fall prevention practices and implementation strategies: Examining consistency across hospital units. Journal of Patient Safety. DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000758

Waltpitage, L., Garcia, A., Harper, E., Sharma, N., & Waitman, R. (2019, November 16-20). Using electronic health record activity to represent interdisciplinary care teams and examining their contribution to hospital length of stay [Conference presentation abstract ]. AMIA 2019 Annual Symposium, Washington, DC, United States

Warshawsky, N., Caramanica, L., & Cramer, E. (2020). Organizational support for nurse manager role transition and onboarding: Strategies for success. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 50(5), 254-260. DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000880

Williams, K., Shaw, C., Perkhounkova, Y., Hein, M., & Coleman, C. (2020). Satisfaction, utilization, and feasibility of a telehealth intervention for in-home dementia care support: A mixed methods study. Dementia-International Journal of Social Research and Practice. DOI: 10.1177/1471301220957905

Zierold, K., Sears, C., Hagemeyer, A., Brock, G., Polivka, B., Zhang, C., & Sears, L. (2020). Protocol for measuring indoor exposure to coal fly ash and heavy metals, and neurobehavioural symptoms in children aged 6 to 14 years old. BMJ open, 10(11), e038960. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038960

Selected Presentations

—Poster Presentations

Busenhart, C. (2020, December). Disrupting discussion boards in online education: Building a better way for engagement and learning through innovation [Conference poster presentation]. Fall Faculty Forum, American Association of Colleges of Nursing Conference, Virtual.

Carter, S. & Christian, B. (2020, April). Concept analysis: Resilience and social support in homeless adolescents [Conference poster presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference, Schaumberg, IL, United States.

Castner, J., Huntington-Moskos, L., Folz, R., & Polivka, B. (2020, September). Environmental exposures, autoinflammatory comorbidity, and asthma outcomes in an older adult cohort [Conference poster presentation]. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Conference, Virtual.

Christian, B. & Mills, T. (2020, April). Adaptation to the chronic illness trajectory —adolescents and children balancing the demands of Cystic Fibrosis [Conference poster presentation]. 44th Annual Research Conference, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Schaumberg, IL, United States.

Christian, B., Potts, M., Trees, K., & Wambach, K. (2020, October). Collaboration through NEXus: Expanding our resources for doctoral educational in nursing [Conference poster presentation]. 45th Annual Research Conference, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Des Moines, IA, United States. 

Coleman, C., Williams, K., Berkley, A., Perkhounkova, Y., Hein, M., Shaw, C., & Beachy, T. (2020, July). Changing talk online training (CHATO): Developing and testing an implementation strategy for a national randomized clinical trial [Conference poster presentation]. Alzheimer’s Association International Research Conference, Virtual.

Cramer, E., Aronow, H., Miller, P., & Matthes, N. (2020, August). Impact of Work Environment on Emergency Department Outcomes, Throughput and Patient Experience of Care [Conference poster presentation]. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA, United States. 

Eldeirawi, K., Huntington-Moskos, L., Nyenhuis, S., & Polivka, B. (2020, September). Household disinfectant use in the era of Covid-19 and asthma control among adults with asthma [Conference poster presentation]. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Conference, Virtual. 

Flynn, A. & Polivka, B. (2020, April). Recruiting in ASL: Lessons learned the hard way [Conference poster presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference, Virtual.

Ford, K. (2020, December). A Leap of Faith: Crafting an Online Spirituality Course Utilizing Diverse Assessment Strategies [Conference poster presentation]. AACN Online Fall Faculty Forum, United States. 

Gort, T. & Shen, Q. (2020, April). Assess and improve intent to exclusively breastfeed among prenatal women in a rural primary care setting [Conference poster presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference, Virtual.

Hina, H., Christian, B., & Chlebowy, D. (2020, February). Social support and quality of life among women with breast cancer in Jordan [Conference poster presentation]. Graduate Student Regional Research Conference, Louisville, KY, United States. 

Huntington-Moskos, L., Barnett, R., Endicott, D., Beatty, B., Norton, C., Castner, J., Folz, R., & Polivka, B. (2020, April). Reporting back home environmental assessment findings to reduce asthma triggers in older adults with asthma [Conference poster presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference, Virtual.

Klenke-Borgmann, L. & DiGregorio, H. (2020, September). Addressing psychological safety among undergraduate nursing students in simulation [Conference poster presentation]. National League for Nursing Education Summit, Virtual.

Liu, W., Williams, K., Bachelor-Murphy, M., Perkhounkova, Y., & Hein, M. (2020, November). Characterizing mealtime verbal interactions among nursing home staff and residents with dementia [Conference poster presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Liu, W., Williams, K., & Chen, Y. (2020, November). Sequential Dependencies in Solid and Fluid Intake in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: A Multistate Model [Conference poster presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 

Mahoney, D. (2020, November). The role of microbiota in epithelial ovarian cancer: A scoping review [Conference poster presentation]. 46th Annual Oncology Nursing Society Congress.

Mahoney, D. (2020, February). Women’s reports of barriers to and facilitators of oral medication adherence during ovarian hyperstimulation [Conference poster presentation]. KUMC Black History Month Research Day, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Mahoney, D. (2020, April). Women’s reports of barriers to and facilitators of oral medication adherence during ovarian hyperstimulation [Conference poster presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference, Virtual.

Maliski, S. (2020, April). The differences in decisional conflict felt between potential and actual NDDs [Conference poster presentation]. American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania, PA, United States. 

Marchello, N., Daley, C., Hu, J., Nelson-Brantley, H., Sullivan, D., & Gibbs, H. (2020, June). Improving patient satisfaction through nutrition literacy assessment: A pilot study [Conference poster presentation]. Nutrition Live Online, American Nutrition Society.

Mattson, N. & Klenke-Borgmann, L. (2020, June). Bringing simulation into the classroom: Effects on knowledge and satisfaction [Conference poster presentation]. International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning Conference, Virtual.

Mattson, N. & Klenke-Borgmann, L. (2020, September). Bringing simulation into the classroom: Effects on knowledge and satisfaction [Conference poster presentation]. National League for Nursing Education Summit. 

Mattson, N. & Klenke-Borgmann, L. Bringing simulation into the classroom: Effects on knowledge and student satisfaction [Conference poster presentation]. International Nursing Association for Clinical and Simulation Learning Conference, Virtual.

Mitchell, S., Schwartz, L., & Trees, K. (2020, December). How to create a positive learning environment in the face of COVID-19: Transitioning to virtual standardized patient encounters [Conference poster presentation]. Fall Faculty Forum, American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Nelson-Brantley, H. & Brooks, J. (2020, November). Team learning and safety culture in perioperative hospital units: Understanding the nursing unit leader perspective [Conference poster presentation]. Association for Leadership Science in Nursing International Conference, Virtual. 

Olajuyigbe, T. & Christian, B. (2020, February 27). Health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: A systematic review [Conference poster presentation]. Graduate Student Regional Research Conference, Louisville, KY, United States. 

Olajuyigbe, T. & Christian, B. (2020, April 1-4). Health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: A systematic review [Conference poster presentation]. 44th Annual Virtual Conference, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Schaumberg, IL, United States. 

Olajuyigbe, T. & Christian, B. (2020). Improving Adherence to Hydroxyurea Therapy Among Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease: An Integrative Review [Conference poster presentation]. Research!Louisville, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.

Olds, D., Cramer, Cramer, E., & Dunton, N. (2020, April). Predictors of receiving non-pharmacologic pain interventions [Conference poster presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Meeting, Schaumburg, IL, United States. 

Olds, D., Cramer, E., & Dunton, N. (2020, April). Patient predictors of receiving non-pharmacologic pain interventions [Conference poster presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference, Virtual. 

Olds, D. & Dunton, N. (2020, July). Prevalence and predictors of opioid monotherapy [Conference poster presentation]. AcademyHealth Annual Research Conference, Virtual. 

Olds, D., Swiger, P., Taylor-Clark, T., Raju, A., Dickinson, C., & Loan, L. (2020, July). Nursing practice environments in military versus civilian magnet, magnet-applicant, and non-magnet hospitals [Conference poster presentation]. Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues, AcademyHealth, Postponed.

Park, S., Olds, D., He, J., Clark, L., & Wambach, K. (2020, August) Characteristics of hospital units with high patient turnover [Conference poster presentation]. AcademyHealth Annual Research, Boston, MA, United States. 

Polivka, B., Folz, R., Barnett, R., Endicott, D., & Norton, C. (2020, April). Individual and environmental characteristics related to longitudinal changes in quality of life in older adults with asthma [Conference poster presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference, Virtual. 

Ramirez H. (2020, November). A postpartum depression screening practice change to improve pediatric provider knowledge and identification of postpartum depression [Conference poster presentation]. Missouri Healthcare Association Annual Meeting.

Romero, K., Wambach, K., Peltzer, J., Williams, K., Liebel, L., & Hull, H. (2020, April). The experiences of mothers who attend breastfeeding support groups [Conference poster presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, Virtual. 

Shen, Q., Rahman, F., Johnson, S., Hiebert, J., Krueger, K., & Pierce, J. (2020, October). Investigation of cardiac effects of ubiquinol using a heart failure with preserved ejection rodent model [Conference poster presentation]. Faculty Research Day, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Shen, Q., Rahman, F., Johnson, S., Hiebert, J., Krueger, K., & Pierce, J. (2020, April). Effects of ubiquinol on cardiac gene expression in a heart failure with preserved ejection rodent model [Conference poster presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference.

Towne, K. & Polivka, B. (2020, April). English as an additional language from the nursing student perspective: A review of the evidence-based literature [Conference poster presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference, Virtual. 

Trees, K., Schwartz, L., & Mitchell, S. (2020, December). How to create a positive learning environment in the face of COVID-19: Transitioning to virtual standardized patient encounters [Conference poser presentation]. AACN’s Fall Faculty Forum: Virtual Poster Showcase.

Warshawsky, N., Cramer, E., & Grandfield, E. (2020, August). Determining effective job design of nurse managers [Conference poster presentation]. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA, United States.

Wilhoite, D., Gay, J., Luckenbach, A., & Busenhart, C. (2020, September). Mental wellness and self-care in undergraduate nursing students [Conference poster presentation]. National League of Nursing Conference, Virtual.

Wilhoite, D. & Gay, J. (2020, September). Mental wellness and self-care in undergraduate nursing students [Conference poster presentation]. National League for Nursing Education Summit, Virtual. 

Wilhoite, D., Johnson, R., Chen, Y., Potts, M., Alexander, G., Statler, A., & Peltzer, J. (2020, September). School nurses’ roles in public health risk communication [Conference poster presentation). American Academy of Nursing Annual Conference.

Williams, K., Coleman, C., Shaw, C., Perkhounkova, Y., & Hein, M. (2020, May). Satisfaction, utilization, and feasibility of a telehealth intervention for in-home dementia care [Conference poster presentation]. American Geriatrics Society, Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Williams, K., Shaw, C., Perkhounkova, Y., Hein, M., & Coleman, C. (2020, November). Dementia caregvier satisfaction and utilization of a telehealth app: Results from the FamTechCare trial in-home dementia care [Conference poster presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Winebrenner, S., Christian, B., Hermann, C., & Martin, R. (2020, April). Exploring ‘scanxiety’ in pancreatic cancer survivors: A qualitative pilot study [Conference poster presentation]. 44th Annual Research Conference, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Schaumberg, IL, United States. 

—Oral Presentations

Abbott, K., Hicks, N., Madrigal, C., Behrens, L., Robers, T., Qui, X., & Williams, K. (2020, November). From micro to macro: Exploring preference-based person-centered care from multiple perspectives [Conference presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 

Basque, S., Savundranayagam, M., Kimura, M., & Williams, K. (2020, November). The use of tag questions in person-centered communication [Conference presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 

Bosak, K. (2020, January). Digital technology for adherence to exercise in patients with heart failure: Pilot study and mechanistic study protocol [Conference invited presentation]. University of Edinburgh Cardiovascular Research Group, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. 

Cain, S., Sharp, S., & Whitney, L. (2020, October). Psychopharmacology: Pediatrics [Conference presentation]. BWELL TeleECHO, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States.

Clark, P., Hulse, B., Polivka, B., & Crawford, T. (2020, April). How resilience, moral distress, and workplace engagement are related in Emergency Department nurses [Conference presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference, Virtual. 

Coleman, C., Williams, K., Perkhounkova, Y., Hein, M., Beachy, T., & Shaw, C. (2020, November). Implementing changing talk online training (CHATO): A pragmatic trial to improve dementia care communication in NHs [Conference presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Cramer, E., Matthes, N., & Miller, P. (2020, October). Impact of work environment on emergency department outcomes, throughput and patient experience of care [Conference presentation]. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States. 

Ford, K., Wilhoite, D., & Kennedy, T. (2020, December). A leap of faith: Why integrating spiritual care can enhance nursing [Conference presentation]. Delta Chapter Fall Membership Meeting, Sigma Theta Tau International, Virtual. 

Gay, J. (2020, February). Nuts and bolts of the NCLEX exam introduction to NCLEX workshop for senior (N4) nursing students [Conference presentation]. Kansas University School of Nursing, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Godfrey, N. (2020, September). The language we need: Outcomes from an international think tank to define and operationalize professional identity in nursing [Conference presentation]. National League for Nursing Educational Summit. 

Godfrey, N., Brewington, J., Robinson, M., Godsey, J., & Hayes, T. (2020, December). Bridging the gap between nursing’s professional identity and the inconsistent brand image of nursing [Conference presentation]. Sigma Theta Tau International Webinar. 

Godfrey, N. (2020, January). Professional identity in nursing: A research proposition [Conference presentation]. Mosaic Health Care Meeting, St. Joseph, MO, United States. 

Godfrey, N. (2020, June). Nursing: Calling for a shared vision [Conference presentation]. Professional Identity in Nursing Sigmacast, Sigma Theta Tau.

Godfrey, N. (2020, January). Leading ethically from where you are [Conference presentation]. Webinar for Nursing NOW, American Nurses Association. 

Godfrey, N. (2020, November). Helping students form a professional identity [Conference presentation]. National Student Nurses Association Faculty Forum. 

Godfrey, N. (2020, November). Helping students form a professional identity [Conference presentation]. Organization of Associate Degree Nurses National Convention.

Godfrey, N. (2020, September). Professional identity in nursing: State of the science and next steps [Conference presentation]. Professional Identity in Nursing Forum, Virtual, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, United States.

Godfrey, N. (2020, June). Professional identity in nursing: An introduction [Conference presentation]. Sunflower Health Network, Chief Nursing Officer Meeting.

Godfrey, N. (2020, November). Professional identity in nursing [Conference presentation]. Undergraduate Honors Program, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.

Godfrey, N. (2020, September). Professional identity: State of Science [Conference presentation]. Professional Identity in Nursing Forum, Virtual, University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Godfrey, N., Young, E., & Linares, B. (2020, October). Understanding interprofessional professional identity: Commonalities and connections among nursing, medicine, veterinary medicine and pharmacy [Conference presentation]. NEXUS: National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Conference, Virtual, Minneapolis, MN, United States.

Grandfield, E., Villareal, M., & Cramer, E. (2020, January). Evaluating reasonableness tests for longitudinal measurement invariance using CFA [Conference presentation]. International Conference on Health Policy Statistics, American Statistical Association, San Diego, CA, United States. 

Hite, A. & Godfrey, N. (2020, November). Professional identity in nursing [Conference presentation]. Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing Convention.

Huntington-Moskos, L., Castner, J., Endicott, D., Norton, C., & Polivka, B. (2020, June). Reporting back home environmental assessment findings to reduce asthma triggers in older adults with asthma [Conference presentation]. ACHNE Annual Institute Conference, Virtual. 

Jao, Y., Coleman, C., Williams, K., Berish, D., Liu, W., Berkley, A., & Liao, Y. (2020, November). Measuring caregiver person-centered communication for persons with dementia via video observations [Conference presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Kennedy, T. (2020, July). Age-friendly health systems: An integrated interprofessional model [Conference presentation]. 2nd Annual Heartland Interprofessional Education Conference, Omaha, NE, United States. 

Kennedy, T. (2020, July). An evidence-based model for sustaining IPE initiatives [Conference presentation]. 2nd Annual Heartland Interprofessional Education Conference, Omaha, NE, United States. 

Kennedy, T. (2020, August). Better care, better value, and better education through strengths-based interprofessional practice and education (SB-IPE) [Conference presentation]. Nexus Summit National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Minneapolis, MN, United States. 

Kennedy, T. (2020, November). Why arts matter to people and families living with dementia: Interprofessional health humanities collaborations [Conference presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 

Kennedy, T. (2020, February). Preparing the health care workforce for interprofessional practice in sustainable age-friendly health systems [Conference presentation]. Schools of the Health Sciences (Dental Medicine, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health), School of Social Work, Pitt Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Working Group on Interprofessional Education, and Pitt Interprofessional Center for Health Careers, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. 

Kennedy, T. (2020, April). Rooted in strengths: The branching of a new model of strength-based interprofessional practice and education [Conference presentation]. Social Work Day Conference, The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, Lawrence, KS, United States. 

Kennedy, T. (2020, April). The right team at the right time: New models of care [Conference presentation]. Training and Employment Funds (TEF) Institute for Continuing Education, Improving Healthcare Delivery and Population Health Outcomes: An Interprofessional Education and Practice Collaborative Team-Based Approach, The Times Center, New York, NY, United States. 

Kennedy, T. (2020, December 3). Ceremony in the time of COVID-19 [Conference presentation]. Fall Membership Meeting, Virtual, Delta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Kennedy, T. & Burke, B. (2020, December 16). Age-Friendly Health Systems [Conference presentation]. Community Networking Event, Virtual, Health and Aging Policy Fellows, United States.

Klenke-Borgmann, L. (2020, June). Clinical Judgment in Primary and Supporting Pre-Licensure Nursing Students After Observation of Inter-Professional Simulations in the Classroom [Conference presentation]. International Nursing Association for Clinical and Simulation Learning Conference, Virtual. 

L’Ecuyer, K. (2020, October). Lab update-Sorting it all out! [Conference presentation]. Heart of America Educational Day, American Nephrology Nurses Association, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Liu, W., Perkhounkova, Y., Williams, K., Bachelor-Murphy, M., & Hein, M. (2020, November). Food Intake is Associated with Verbal Interactions in Nursing Home Staff and Residents with Dementia [Conference presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 

Mahoney, D. (2020, March). Precision health [Conference presentation]. 33rd Annual VISIONS Symposium, Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

Mahoney, D. (2020, February). Women’s reports of barriers to and facilitators of oral medication adherence during ovarian hyperstimulation [Conference presentation]. Black History Month Research Day, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States.

Mahoney, D. (2020, September). How do we in academics work towards achieving truly equitable research? [Conference presentation]. University of Kansas Medical Center Frontiers Renewal and Community Collaboration, Kansas City, KS, United States.

Nelson-Brantley, H. (2020, February). Creating effective and engaging presentations [Conference presentation]. ASCEND Series, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Nelson-Brantley, H., Ellerbeck, Greiner, E., Keith, A., McCrea-Robertson, S. & Befort, C. (2020, December). The impact of joining an accountable care organization on the uptake of cancer screening practices in rural primary care [Conference presentation]. 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, AcademyHealth & National Institutes of Health, Virtual.

Nelson-Brantley, H., Ellerbeck, E., Greiner, E., Allen, K., McCrea-Robertson, S., & Befort, C. (2020, October). The impact of joining an accountable care organization on the cancer screening practices of rural primary care clinics [Conference presentation]. Kansas University Cancer Center Research Symposium, Virtual, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Nelson-Brantley, H. (2020, April). An introduction to implementation science: Frameworks, designs, funding opportunities and training [Conference presentation]. University of Kansas School of Nursing Scholarship Forum, Virtual, Kansas City, KS, United States.

Olds, D. & Cramer, E. (2020, May). Structure and process predictors of successful unit-based quality improvement projects [Conference presentation]. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) International Forum, Postponed. 

Olds, D. & LaPierre, T. Research perspective: Determining implementation variation and outcome measures for a peer recovery coach program [Conference presentation]. Managing Opioid Use Disorder During COVID-19: Updates on KC EPICC, Quality and Value Innovation Consortium, Virtual.

Park, S., Olds, D., Clark, L., He, J., & Wambach, K. (2020, April). Hospital and unit characteristics associated with high patient turnover [Conference presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, Schaumburg, IL, United States. 

Park, S., Olds, D., He, J., & Wambach, K. (2020, April). Hospital and unit characteristics associated with high patient turnover [Conference presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society 43rd Annual Research Conference, Virtual.

Peltzer, J., Huntington-Moskos, L., & Polivka, B. (2020, April). Patient and community engagement efforts to support an equitable precision health future [Conference presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference, Virtual. 

Peltzer, J. & Mahoney, D. Let’s talk about 3 Rs: Racism, research, and advancing racial health equity [Conference presentation]. Kansas University School of Nursing Research Forum, Kansas City, KS, United States.

Pepper, R. & Godfrey, N. (2020, November). BSN workforce ready [Conference presentation]. AONL Webinar series, American Organization of Nurse Leaders. 

Pierce, J., Shen, Q., & Mahoney, D. (2020, March). Precision health [Conference presentation]. 33rd Annual VISIONS Symposium, Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Olathe, KS, United States. 

Polivka, B., Barnett, R., Folz, R., & Huntington-Moskos, L. (2020, September). Volatile organic compounds: Residential concentrations and impact on asthma in older adults [Conference presentation]. Impact of Residential and Workplace Indoor Air Quality on Health Outcomes of Vulnerable Population, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science. 

Polivka, B., Folz, R., Barnett, R., Endicott, D., & Norton, C. (2020, June). Home environments and asthma control in older adults [Conference presentation]. ACHNE Annual Institute Conference, Virtual. 

Rouse, M., Klenke-Borgmann, L., Sabus, C., & Bostic, D. (2020, January). IPE collaboration: Develop and design a longitudinal curriculum [Conference presentation]. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, San Diego, CA, United States. 

Savundranayagam, M., Williams, K., Basque, S., & Orange, J. (2020, November). Impact of BE EPIC on person-centered communication [Conference presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Schwartz, L., Trees, K., Austin, S., Eastman, B., Adams, D., Crossman, M. Addison, D., & Modares, N. (2020, August). How to create a positive learning environment in the face of COVID-19: Transitioning to virtual standardized patient encounters [Conference presentation]. Colleague 2 Colleague, Summer Institute on Distance Learning & Instructional Technology. 

Shaw, C., Gordon, J., & Williams, K. (2020, November). Understanding elderspeak: An evolutionary concept analysis [Conference presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 

Shen, Q. (2020, March). Mitochondrial bioenergetics in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) [Conference presentation]. University of Kansas School of Nursing Scholarship Forum, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Shen, Q. (2020, May). Roles of ubiquinol in reducing cellular injury in acute and chronic diseases [Conference presentation]. Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month Research Day, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Shen, Q. (2020, April). Tackling heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) from mitochondrial bioenergetics [Conference presentation]. Sigma Delta Chapter Spring Membership Meeting.

Trees, K. (2020, August). How to create a positive learning environment in the face of COVID-19: Transitioning to virtual standardized patient encounters [Conference presentation]. C2C’s 21st annual SIDLIT conference: COLLEAGUE 2 COLLEAGUE Facilitating staff development and collaboration between all educational institutions’ professionals in the Midwest, Summer Institute on Distance Learning and Instructional Technology. 

Tucker, J. & Christian, B. (2020, September). Mothers’ perceptions following a prenatal diagnosis of fetal anomaly through postpartum: What mothers value in the neonatal period [Conference presentation]. National Association of Neonatal Nurses Convention.

Wambach, K., Teel, C., Williams, K., Peltzer, J., & Park, S. (2020, January). Grant writing for nursing science: Online seminar and application course [Conference presentation]. Doctoral Education Conference, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Coral Gables, FL, United States. 

Whitney, L. (2020, July). Maintaining clinician wellness during COVID [Conference presentation]. Kansas Telehealth Summit, Webinar, Kansas City, MO, United States.

Williams, K., Nguyen, N., & Berkley, A. (2020, June). Quizzing persons living with dementia [Conference presentation]. 20th International Dementia Scholars Collaborative Conference, Centre for Medicine and Aging, Stavanger, Norway.

Young, E. & Kumm, S. (2020, September). Preventing death by discussion board: Scrambling the online classroom [Conference presentation]. National League for Nursing Education Summit, Orlando, FL, United States.

—Keynote/Plenary Address

Godfrey, N. (2020, December). Professional identity formation: Beyond competencies [Conference keynote/plenary address]. American Association of Colleges of Nursing Fall Faculty Forum.

Godfrey, N. (2020, October). Global ethics in nursing and challenges for professional ethics nursing science: Ethics in health care and nursing [Conference keynote/plenary address]. Finnish Doctoral Education Network in Nursing Science Conference, Nursing Science: Ethics in Health Care and Nursing, Turku, Finland.

McGee, J. (2020, February). Building capacity for the future: Fostering diversity, equity and inclusion in academe [Conference keynote/plenary address]. The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference, Orlando, FL, United States.

McGee, J. (2020, April). Diversity, equity and inclusion keynote [Conference keynote/plenary address]. Vice Chancellor’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award Ceremony, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

—Other Presentation Formats

Billings, S., McGee, T., Miller, G., & Olds, D. KC engaging patients in care coordination (EPICC) program panel [Conference presentation]. Annual Embracing Excellence Conference, Current Hot Topics in Healthcare: Vaping, Biohacking, CBD, Opioids and Alternative Therapies, Kansas City Sigma Theta Tau Collaborative (Chi Eta, Delta, Lambda Phi, MuMu, Omicron Nu, Pi Eta, Psi Xi, & Upsilon Tau), Kansas City, MO, United States. 

Bulova, P., Capone, G., Harville, T., Martin, B., McGuire, D., McKelvey, K., Peterson, M., Tsou, A., Tyler, C., Whitten, M., Gelaro, B., & Wells, M. (2020, October). GLOBAL guidelines for care of adults with Down syndrome [Conference presentation]. Global Down Syndrome Foundation. 

Busenhart, C. (2020, March). Midwifery education and student well-being [Conference panel presentation]. ACNM Town Hall: Midwifery Education and Student Well-Being, American College of Nurse-Midwives. 

Harrell, R. & Kennedy, T. (2020, March 3) Expanding a successful interprofessional approach with a strong community partner: Arizona’s nexus team [Conference presentation]. Webinar Series, Real Stories with Real Impacts: What Worked for Accelerating Initiative, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Minneapolis, MN, United States. 

Larson, L. (2020, February). Healthcare Exploration. Republic County High School, Belleville, KS, United States.

Kennedy, T. (2020, April). Health and aging: Policy & practice [Conference presentation]. Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Gerontology and Aging, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States. 

Kennedy, T., (2020, November 2). Celebrating life through ceremony [Community group invited presentation]. Spiritual Gathering, Virtual, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Kennedy. T. (2020, April 27). Searching for meaning: Living through the Pandemic [Community group invited presentation]. Spiritual Gathering, Virtual, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States.

Kennedy, T., Buller, C., & Barnes, P. (2020, June 4). Searching for meaning: Living, learning and practicing through the pandemic [Conference presentation, webinar]. University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Kroeker, S. & Woodall, D. (2020, April). Working in rural hospital settings during Covid-19 pandemic [Conference presentation]. Living and Learning in a Pandemic, Kansas University School of Nursing Wellness, Online Forum, Kansas City, KS, United States. 

Peterson, M. (2020, November). Care of people with disabilities [Conference presentation]. Panel Discussion as an Expert on Disabilities, Catholic Charities, Overland Park, KS, United States.

Whitney, L. (2020, December). Perinatal behavioral health screening 101 [Conference presentation]. Kansas Connecting Communities Perinatal Mental Health Series, Center for Public Partnerships & Research, Lawrence, KS, United States. 

STUDENT PROJECTS

—2020 BSN Honors Projects

Determining the Effectiveness of Presenting Requests to People Living with Dementia: A Secondary Analysis
Student: Matthew Moeder
Faculty Mentor: Kristine Williams, RN, Ph.D., FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN

Dissemination of COVID-19 Information Through Professional Nursing Association
Student: Courtney Sobek
Faculty Mentor: Barbara J. Polivka, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Effects of Facilitated Group Learning: How Do Students Perceive Facilitated Group Learning?
Student: Abibatou Salami
Faculty Mentor: Pamela Barnes, Ph.D., MBA

Immunotherapy Patient Education: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Patient Knowledge and Information Seeking
Student: Brynn Hammett
Faculty Mentor: Maryellen Potts, Ph.D.

Impact of Environment of Nurses’ Feeling of Support at Work During COVID-19
Student: Alex Vaoifi
Faculty Mentor: Amy L. Garcia, DNP, RN, CENP

Implementation of Clinical Guidelines and Evaluation Using Patient Reporting Outcomes: A Feasibility Study
Student: Nadeen Abusalim
Faculty Mentor: Kelly A. Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC

Observational Comparison of Spinal Accessory and Ulnar Nerve Using Stimpod-450 Acceleromyography Monitoring of Neuromuscular Blockade
Student: Gabrielle Thomure
Faculty Mentor: Paul Bennetts, CRNA, Ph.D.

Patterns of Depression Screening Across Healthcare Settings: A Look at NDNQI Pilot Data Results
Student: Tricia Ptasnik
Faculty Mentor: Emily Cramer, Ph.D.

Prevalence and Predictors of Peripheral Intravenous Infiltration/Extravasation in Pediatric and Neonatal Inpatient Setting
Student: Solveig Weinberg
Faculty Mentor: Danielle M. Olds, MPH, Ph.D., RN, CIC

The Association Between Nurse-Physician Collaboration and Patient and Nurse Outcomes in Adult Intensive Care Units
Student: Rachel Watson
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Dunton, Ph.D., FAAN

The Effect of Unit-Level Practice Environments on Nurse Overtime
Student: Annastasia Milton
Faculty Mentor: Shin Hye Park, Ph.D., RN

Treatment of Diabetes in Adults with
Down Syndrome
Student: Rachel Rosenberg
Faculty Mentor: Moya Peterson, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC

—2020 Master’s Research Projects

Big Data in Nursing Research: Applications, Benefits, and Challenges
Student: Jessica Shirley
Specialty: Healthcare Informatics
Instructor: Shin Hye Park, Ph.D., RN

Case Management in Emergency Departments Decreases Use by High System Utilizers: A Literature Review
Student: Teale Ryan
Specialty: Healthcare Informatics
Instructor: E. LaVerne Manos, DNP, RN-BC, FAMIA

Children with Food Allergies Living in Food Insecure Households
Student: Lydia Agee
Specialty: Public Health Nursing
Instructor: Amy L. Garcia, DNP, RN, CENP

Collective Impact Fostered by Community Leaders in Community-Based Research
Student: Faith Nightingale
Specialty: Organizational Leadership
Instructor: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS

Designing an Interprofessional Plan of Care in an Electronic Health Record
Student: Roseanna Schaffer
Specialty: Healthcare Informatics
Instructor: E. LaVerne Manos, DNP, RN-BC, FAMIA

Grounded Theory of African American Breast Cancer Survivors’ Return to Work
Student: Kacie Parimi
Specialty: Public Health Nursing
Instructor: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS

Impact of Nurse Extern Program on Nurse Retention Rates
Student: Melissa Rankin
Specialty: Healthcare Informatics
Instructor: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS

Integrative Review on the Use of mHealth Technology in Rural and Adolescent Populations
Student: Dominique San Juan Magno
Specialty: Healthcare Informatics
Instructor: Heather Nelson-Brantley, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K

Intent to Stay Study: My Research Participation and Knowledge Gained
Student: Christine L Jenkins
Specialty: Organizational Leadership
Instructor: Heather Nelson-Brantley, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K

Development of a Data Collection Tool to Assess Variation in the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Safety Standards in Ambulatory Oncology Clinics
Student: Chelsi Reilly
Specialty: Organizational Leadership
Instructor: Danielle M. Olds, MPH, Ph.D., RN, CIC

Online Survey of Cultural Competency Among the Nursing Staff at The University of Kansas Health System
Student: Martha Wolf
Specialty: Organizational Leadership
Instructor: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS

Parent Involvement in Newborn Swaddle Baths During Postpartum Hospitalization
Student: Tomi Miller
Specialty: Nursing Education
Instructor: Janet D. Pierce, Ph.D., APRN, CCRN, FAAN

Perioperative Nurse Work Hours
Student: Melissa Lopez
Specialty: Organizational Leadership
Instructor: Danielle M. Olds, MPH, Ph.D., RN, CIC

Professional Identity in Nursing: Transitioning from Direct Patient Care to Leadership
Student: Claire Poague
Specialty: Organizational Leadership
Instructor: Nelda Godfrey, Ph.D., RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN

Quizzing in Persons Living with Dementia
Student: Nhu-y Vu Nguyen
Specialty: Healthcare Informatics
Instructor: Kristine Williams, RN, Ph.D., FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN

—2020 DNP Projects

A Pilot Project: Developing, Implementing, & Evaluation the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Shared Survivorship Visit for Female Breast Cancer Survivors
Student: Dana McDaniel
Specialty: Advanced Practice
Committee Chair: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS
Committee Members: Moya Peterson, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC 

A Quality Improvement Project: Implementing the This Is Not About Drugs Program in Southwest Kansas
Student: Macy Millikan
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner Committee Chair: JoAnn M Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC
Committee Members: Diane Mahoney, Ph.D., DNP, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC 

Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioners’ Perceptions Of Burnout And Resiliency In Primary Care
Student: Megan Maloney
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: JoAnn M Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC
Committee Members: Heather Nelson-Brantley, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K

An Evidence-Based Practice Protocol Implementation for Postpartum Depression Screening
Student: Abbey Hughes
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., CNM, APRN, FACNM
Committee Members: Cindy Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Analyzing Relationships between the YMCA of Greater Kansas City and its Food Providers
Student: Carly Beck
Specialty: Public Health Nursing
Committee Chair: Lori Liebl, Ph.D., RN, CNE
Committee Members: Amy L. Garcia, DNP, RN, CENP; Danielle M. Olds, MPH, Ph.D., RN, CIC 

Assess and Improve Intent to Exclusively Breastfeed Among Prenatal Women in a Rural Primary Care Setting
Student: Taryn Gort
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Qiuhua Shen, Ph.D., APRN, RN
Committee Members: Janet D. Pierce, Ph.D., APRN, CCRN, FAAN

Beyond the Scope: Effects of Clinical Practice Environment on Level of Autonomy in Nurse Practitioners
Student: Monica Sanchez
Specialty: Advanced Practice
Committee Chair: Jerrihlyn L. McGee, DNP, RN, CNE
Committee Members: Jerrihlyn L. McGee, DNP, RN, CNE; Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., CNM, APRN, FACNM 

Creating a Foundation of Quality Improvement Through Accreditation Strategies
Student: Amanda Molski
Specialty: Leadership
Committee Chair: Pamela Barnes, Ph.D., MBA
Committee Members: Heather Nelson-Brantley, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K; Lori Liebl, Ph.D., RN, CNE 

Developing a Childhood Obesity Community Action Coalition in a Rural Community Setting
Student: Kari Hess
Specialty: Leadership
Committee Chair: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS
Committee Members: Pamela Barnes,
Ph.D., MBA

Developing a Standardized Depression Referral Process for Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Student: Alexandra Lee
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS
Committee Members: Suzanne S. Mitchell, Ph.D., FNP-BC, CWS; JoAnn M Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC 

Developing an Educational Document for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Participating in International Health
Student: Kimberly Kinsella
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D.,  APRN-CNS
Committee Members: Kelly A. Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC

Early Identification of Sepsis in the
Walk-in Setting
Student: Jordan Miller
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Carol Buller, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, GNP-C
Committee Members: Kelly A. Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC

Evaluating a Mental Health Crisis Intervention Program in a Rural Community Health Center
Student: Kayla Roecker
Specialty: Advanced Practice
Committee Chair: Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., CNM, APRN, FACNM
Committee Members: Cindy Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Asthma Action Plans as a Practice Guideline for Elementary School Nurses in a Midwestern Suburban School District
Student: Michelle Cochran
Specialty: Leadership
Committee Chair: Danielle M. Olds, MPH, Ph.D., RN, CIC
Committee Members: Amy L. Garcia, DNP, RN, CENP

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Inpatient Stroke Education for the Transition from Hospital to Primary Care Offices: An Education Needs Assessment
Student: Lenzi Kaub
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Qiuhua Shen, Ph.D., APRN, RN
Committee Members: Carol Buller, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, GNP-C; Shin Hye Park, Ph.D., RN 

How Non-Direct Care Nurses find Fulfillment Away from the Bedside
Student: Lindsey Sutanto
Specialty: Leadership
Committee Chair: Pamela Barnes, Ph.D., MBA
Committee Members: Karen Miller, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, FASAHP; Qiuhua Shen, Ph.D., APRN, RN 

Hypertension Screening Practices at BullDoc Clinic: Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research 
Student: Sarah Wakat
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner Committee Chair: Kelly A. Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC
Committee Members: Lori J. Schwartz, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC;

Identifying Barriers to Self-Management in Uninsured Patients with Diabetes at a Safety-net Clinic
Student: Laura Selanders
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner Committee Chair: JoAnn M Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC
Committee Members: Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., CNM, APRN, FACNM

Impact of a Process Mapping Intervention to Improve Depression Screening Rates among Hispanics with Type 2 Diabetes in an Urban Safety-Net Primary Care Clinic
Student: Ruth Penny
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner Committee Chair: JoAnn M Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC 
Committee Members: Carol Buller, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, GNP-C

Implementation of a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program to Reduce Compassion Fatigue among Spinal Cord Injury Nurses in a Veteran Health Administration Hospital
Student: Reena Varkey
Specialty: Leadership
Committee Chair: Jerrihlyn L. McGee, DNP, RN, CNE
Committee Members: Emily Cramer, Ph.D.

Implementation of a Resuscitative Care Policy in an Urban Primary Care Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project
Student: Michelle Clark-Galvan
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Karen K. Trees, DNP, RNC, CNM, WHCNP-BC, FNP-BC
Committee Members: Maryellen Potts, Ph.D.

Implementing a Provider Shared Decision-Making Program for Implantation of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device for Patients with Atrail Fibrillation
Student: Regina Doonan
Specialty: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Janet D. Pierce, Ph.D., APRN, CCRN, FAAN
Committee Members: Kelly A. Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC

Implementing the CDCs STEADI Toolkit in a Mobile Medical Clinic
Student: Brian Leduc
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner Committee Chair: Carol Buller, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, GNP-C
Committee Members: Kelly A. Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC

Improving Accuracy of Blood Pressure Measurements in Patients within a Primary Care Clinic
Student: Nina Lawson-Moore
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Carol Buller, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, GNP-C
Committee Members: Janet D. Pierce, Ph.D., APRN, CCRN, FAAN

Improving Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines in Women Living with HIV: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Student: Katie Fee
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner Committee Chair: Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., CNM, APRN, FACNM
Committee Members: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS

Improving Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening at a Safety Net Clinic
Student: Emily Baldwin
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: JoAnn M Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC
Committee Members: Jerrihlyn L. McGee, DNP, RN, CNE

Improving Pre-Transplant Experiences for ICU Patients on the Heart Transplant Registry
Student: Kacie Heid
Specialty: CNSADLTGR
Committee Chair: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS
Committee Members: Janet D. Pierce, Ph.D., APRN, CCRN, FAAN

Improving the Frequency of Diabetic Foot Exams for Patients in a Fedarlly Qualified Health Center
Student: Jayne Tedder
Specialty: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Carol Buller, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, GNP-C
Committee Members: Suzanne S. Mitchell, Ph.D., FNP-BC, CWS

Increasing Annual Diabetic Foot Exams in a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center
Student: Elizabeth Swanson
Specialty: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Carol Buller, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, GNP-C
Committee Members: Kelly A. Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC

Initiating a Mobile Wayfinding Application at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center: A Current State Assessment & Needs Analysis
Student: James Machauf
Specialty: Healthcare Informatics
Committee Chair: E. LaVerne Manos, DNP, RN-BC, FAMIA
Committee Members: Ellen Harper, DNP, RN-BC, MBA, FAAN

Interventions Addressing Mental Health Nurse Burnout: A Scoping Review
Student: Megan Kelly
Specialty: Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Cindy Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Committee Members: Maryellen Potts, Ph.D.

Nursing Informatics Practice Integration: A Baseline Assessment of Nurse Leader in Informatics Competency
Student: Kelly Resco-Summers
Specialty: Healthcare Informatics
Committee Chair: E. LaVerne Manos, DNP, RN-BC, FAMIA
Committee Members: Heather Nelson-Brantley, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K

Overcoming Barriers to Implementation of a Depression Screening Tool in Primary Care
Student: Emmanuel Uloko
Specialty: Advanced Practice
Committee Chair: Cindy Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Committee Members: Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., CNM, APRN, FACNM; Pamela Barnes, Ph.D., MBA 

Providing Diabetic Education in a Community Safety Net Clinic
Student: Timothy Roeser
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: JoAnn M Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC
Committee Members: Janet D. Pierce, Ph.D., APRN, CCRN, FAAN

Screening Military Veterans for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Civilian Primary Care Setting
Student: Megan Campbell
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS
Committee Members: Moya Peterson, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC

Shared Decision Making for CardioMEMS for Patients with Heart Failure
Student: Sarah Young
Specialty: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Kelly A. Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC
Committee Members: Suzanne S. Mitchell, Ph.D., FNP-BC, CWS

Supporting Breastfeeding Dyads and Families in Outpatient Pediatrics: A Pilot Breastfeeding Support Group
Student: Eva Chevreux
Specialty: Advanced Practice
Committee Chair: Karen Wambach, Ph.D., RN, IBCLC, FILCA, FAAN
Committee Members: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS; Karen K. Trees, DNP, RNC, CNM, WHCNP-BC, FNP-BC 

The Impact of Post-Operativce Ostomy Education
Student: Meredith Hill
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Moya Peterson, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Committee Members: Jerrihlyn L. McGee, DNP, RN, CNE; JoAnn M Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC 

Trauma Informed Care Training Using the Adverse Childhood Experiences Framework: Effects on Workplace and Care Environments in the Emergency Department
Student: Megan Hickson
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: Jerrihlyn L. McGee, DNP, RN, CNE
Committee Members: Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., CNM, APRN, FACNM

Understanding Medication Adherence in Bhutanese Refugees with Diabetes in Kansas City
Student: Muna Timsina
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Committee Chair: JoAnn M Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC
Committee Members: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS; Lori J. Schwartz, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC 

—2020 Ph.D. Dissertations

Defining the Characteristics and Instrument Development of Nurse Workarounds During Medication Administration
Student: Marian Savage
Committee Chairperson: Shin Hye Park, Ph.D., RN
Committee Members: Marge Bott, Ph.D., RN; Karen Wambach, Ph.D., RN, IBCLC, FILCA, FAAN; E. LaVerne Manos, DNP, RN-BC, FAMIA; Heather Gibbs, Ph.D., RD, LD

Examining the Nurse Manager Practice Environment Effect on Burnout
Student: Rebecca Miller
Committee Chairperson: Karen Wambach, Ph.D., RN, IBCLC, FILCA, FAAN
Committee Members: Karen Miller, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, FASAHP; Emily Cramer, Ph.D.; Danielle M. Olds, MPH, Ph.D., RN, CIC; Robert Lee, Ph.D.

Improving Breastfeeding Education
Student: Karman Romero
Committee Chairperson: Karen Wambach, Ph.D., RN, IBCLC, FILCA, FAAN
Committee Members: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., APRN-CNS; Kristine Williams, RN, Ph.D., FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN; Lori Liebl, Ph.D., RN, CNE; Holly R. Hull, Ph.D.

Late-Effect Symptoms, Tobacco and Alcohol Use, and Demoralization in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
Student: Andreanna Steinhoff
Committee Chairperson: Carol E. Smith, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Committee Members: Sally L. Maliski, Ph.D., RN, FAAN; Marge Bott, Ph.D., RN; Jamie S Myers, Ph.D., RN, AOCNS; Jill Hamilton-Reeves, Ph.D., RD, CSO

Prelicensure Nursing Faculty Experiences with Debriefing Adjuncts in Simulation
Student: Ashley Johnson
Committee Chairperson: Wanda Blaser Bonnel, Ph.D., RN, GNP-BC, ANEF
Committee Members: Kristine Williams, RN, Ph.D., FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN; Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., RN, CNE; Lori Liebl, Ph.D., RN, CNE; Carla Sabus, PT, Ph.D.

You Want Me to Document What: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Nurses’ Perceived Role in the use of Information in a Learning Healthcare System
Student: Kelly Hewins
Committee Chairperson: Karen Wambach, Ph.D., RN, IBCLC, FILCA, FAAN
Committee Members: Debbie Ford, Ph.D.; E. LaVerne Manos, DNP, RN-BC, FAMIA; Moya Peterson, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC; Christie Befort, Ph.D.


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