As we near the holiday season and wrap up a demanding semester, I am pleased to share the latest edition of our Office of Nursing Research newsletter. This Fall has been remarkable not only for the volume of activity across our research enterprise, but also for the resilience and determination our community has shown in an increasingly complex and changing federal funding landscape. While priorities at the national level evolve, our faculty and trainees continue to adapt, innovate, and secure support for work that advances the frontiers of nursing science.
In this issue, we highlight new grant successes, feature trainees, and share updates from our Centers. These achievements reflect the collective creativity, rigor, and commitment that define Penn Nursing’s research mission.
I am deeply grateful to our researchers and to the ONR staff whose expertise and dedication sustain the momentum of our growing enterprise. The Office of Nursing Research remains steadfast in its support of your scholarly endeavors and in ensuring that our community continues to thrive—no matter how the external environment shifts.
Warm regards,
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This Fall the Center for Global Women's Health curated two fireside chats that spoke to the federal cuts and their impact on women's health. The first was Federal Cuts and IPV Programming, the second was Medicaid Cuts and Women's Health: A Maternal Health Crisis. The Center is also on the planning team for the film screening and panel discussion of the documentary American Delivery which speaks to the maternal health crisis. The Penn Renfield Award selection committee has selected the 2026 awardee. An official announcement will be made after the holiday season.
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The Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing continues its work to advance knowledge in the history of nursing and healthcare. Most recently, the Center announced the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the largest specialty nursing association in the world, substantial deposit of historical materials the Center. The AACN materials will comprise one of the largest collections housed at the Bates Center. The comprehensive collection, with continued ownership by the association, includes physical and digital documents, correspondence, audiovisual assets, and other materials that chronicle the evolution of critical care nursing as one of the earliest specialties within the profession.
In October, the Center hosted artist Wendy Elliott-Vandivier for a two-week residency that included the opening of her exhibit, A Disabled Artist’s Journey Through Art and Activism. Elliott-Vandivier, whose autobiographical cartoons focus on attitudinal barriers and stereotypes regarding disabilities, also held a series of graphic medicine workshops for the Penn community to create cartoons of their own and engage in meaningful discussions about discrimination.
In collaboration with OSCE, the Bates Center hosted the Veterans Day event, From the Frontlines to the Bedside: Honoring the Legacy of Major Nancy Leftenant-Colon and Other Nurse Visionaries, which included the opening of the exhibit “Spit and Polish All the Time”: Nancy Leftenant-Colon and the experience of Black nurses during World War II. This exhibit will be up throughout the month of December on 2U for anyone who would like to visit!
Next year, the Center looks forward to celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States with a special exhibit + symposium on nursing in the American Revolution; Nursing the Revolution: Care Work in Revolutionary America will bring together scholars contributing to ongoing (and timely) conversations about whose labor is centered in Revolutionary War histories.
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The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) at Penn Nursing continues to advance evidence-based strategies that improve nurse staffing, work environments, and patient outcomes. CHOPR recently released a new Policy Brief on Safe Nurse Staffing, highlighting the national impact of staffing standards on patient safety and disparities. Faculty also contributed to the 40th Anniversary Symposium of the National Institute of Nursing Research, where CHOPR leaders Drs. Linda Aiken and Matthew McHugh presented on systems of care, policy reform, and mentorship of emerging nurse scientists. Penn Nursing faculty and alums were also prominently featured at the event, including Dean Antonia M. Villarruel moderating the keynote session and Mary D. Naylor serving as Master of Ceremonies and offering closing reflections.
CHOPR researchers continue to publish important new studies, including new work on missed nursing care and hospital readmissions, clinician well-being, and the role of equitable nurse work environments in advancing population health. Globally, CHOPR faculty participated in the Magnet4Europe Network Conference and the International Council of Nurses Congress in Helsinki, underscoring the Center’s international leadership in workforce and policy research.
CHOPR remains committed to advancing rigorous research, informing policy, and improving care for patients and communities worldwide.
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Penn Nursing’s NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health (NCTH) is leading an exciting initiative to develop a P01 program focused on creating Artificial Intelligence-enabled Decision Support Systems (AI-DSS) for older adults and caregivers navigating critical health transitions across diverse care settings. This work represents a significant shift from reactive crisis management requiring complex, time-sensitive decisions to proactive, AI-enhanced decision support that honors the lived experiences of older adults, caregivers, and clinicians during life’s most challenging transitions. To advance this effort, NCTH members are spearheading papers on factors influencing decision-making among older adults and caregivers, digital interventions, and conceptual models. The Caregiving NOW initiative continues its collaborative work, testing a communications app designed to improve handoffs between caregiving staff and enhance communication with families of residents at Germantown Home, a long-term care facility.
The NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health was proud to celebrate two major honors from faculty members. Dr. Kathryn Bowles, Professor of Nursing and van Ameringen Chair in Nursing Excellence, was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) as part of the Class of 2024, recognizing her groundbreaking research on care transitions for older adults. Her work spans nursing, informatics, and interdisciplinary health sciences, earning her NIH-funded studies, decision-support tools for post-acute care, and even a new CDC ICD-10 code added to the list to identify sepsis survivors. Additionally, Professor Emerita Dr. Barbara Riegel received the 2025 Clinical Research Prize from the American Heart Association, one of the most prestigious awards in cardiovascular research. Her pioneering work has transformed global understanding of self-care in heart failure and chronic illness. These achievements underscore NCTH’s leadership in translating evidence-based science into clinical practice and health policy.
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This section recognizes grants awarded between October 1st, 2024 through September 30th, 2025
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National Healthy Work Environments Survey
PI: Amanda Bettencourt, PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P
MPI: Matthew Mchugh, PhD, JD, MPH, RN
Other Named Personnel: Eileen Lake, PhD, RN, FAAN; Heather Brom, PhD, RN; Irene Hung, MPH; Kathryn Muir, PhD, MSHP, RN, FNP-BC; Karen Lasater, PhD, RN, FAAN; Kelly Farraday; Gary Rettberg; Timothy Cheney, MS
Sponsor: American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Major Goal: To conduct a national survey of healthcare providers to evaluate the state of the work environment and burnout and refine the existing AACN HWE survey instrument to reflect the measurement of critical elements within the current standards at the clinician and organizational level. We will also establish a baseline measure reflecting the new AACN adult critical care staffing standards within the appropriate staffing domain to evaluate progress toward implementation.
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SCALE-LHS: Synthesize, Coordinate, Amplify, Learn, and Evaluate the AHRQ/PCOR LHS network
MPIs: Amanda Bettencourt, PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P; Jennifer Myers, MD
Contact PI: Jaya Aysola, MD
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Major Goal: The goal of the project is to serve as the coordinating and evaluating center for AHRQ/PCORI's ESTAR Network of P30 funded centers in Learning Health Systems Science. Our team will provide comprehensive support for the network, and coordinate activities that identify and amplify best practices and synthesize learnings.
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| Streamlining Telehealth for Expanded PrEP Utilization through community Partnerships (STEP-UP)
PI: Stephen Bonett, PhD, MA, RN
Co-I: Laura Starbird, PhD, RN
Other Named Personnel: Hussein Safa, MD (Jefferson University)
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Major Goal: Disparities in HIV incidence persist in the United States, driven in part by uneven access to effective prevention tools like pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This research aims to develop and evaluate a novel partner site model for telehealth PrEP delivery, leveraging partnerships with community-based organizations to expand access and improve outcomes among populations most impacted by HIV. By establishing a new model of community-clinical partnerships, this work will not only advance scientific knowledge but also build capacity for sustained, community-driven efforts to reduce HIV transmission in high-priority communities.
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State Regulations, Organizational Constraints, and Telehealth: Evaluating Nurse Practitioners' Role in Expanding Access
PI: Heather Brom, PhD, RN
Co-I: Jacqueline Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN, FAAN
Other Named Personnel: Gary Rettberg; Daniela Golinelli, PhD, MS; Timothy Cheney, MS
Sponsor: National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Major Goal: This study will evaluate whether telehealth utilization varies by Nurse Practitioner scope of practice and organizational constraints. Using data from 10 states with varying scopes of NP practice, we will examine whether states restricting NP scope of practice also have less utilization of telehealth, potentially impacting the health of their state's constituents.
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| RWJF Health Policy Research Scholar
PI: Miller Celestin, MSN, RN, CEN
Other Named Personnel: Jacqueline Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN, FAAN
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Identifying Key Engagement Characteristics to Enhance the Effectiveness of Digital HIV Interventions for At-Risk Youth
PI: Seul Ki Choi, PhD, MPH
Co-I: Jose Bauermeister, PhD, MPH, FSBM
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Major Goal: Digital health interventions (DHIs) have shown significant promise in promoting HIV prevention and care among at-risk youth. However, there has been limited effort to understand engagement in DHIs, despite the varying effectiveness of DHIs, largely due to differing levels of participant engagement. This study aims to identify key engagement characteristics in DHIs for at-risk youth, with the goal of proposing optimized strategies to understand the characteristics driving higher engagement, propose optimized strategies to promote engagement, and ultimately improve the efficacy of DHIs.
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| Sense4Safety Intervention
PI: George Demiris, PhD, FACMI
Co-Is: Liming Huang, PhD, MS; Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA; Therese Richmond, PhD, RN, FAAN
Other Named Personnel: Sean Harrison; Joseph Rhodes; Ann Muramatsu
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging
Major Goal: The proposed research study aims to test the effectiveness of a technology mediated intervention to reduce fall risk for older adults with mild cognitive impairment. The intervention called Sense4Safety is designed to 1) identify escalating risk for falls real-time through in-home passive sensor monitoring; 2) employ machine learning to inform individualized alerts for fall risk; and 3) link older adults with a coach who will guide them in implementing evidence-based individualized plans to reduce fall-risk. Falls are a significant public health issue for older adults; therefore, the study is highly relevant to public health.
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Placebo-Controlled Phase II Randomized Clinical Trial of Photobiomodulation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors with Chronic Lymphedema
PI: Jie Deng, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN
Co-PI: Alexander Lin, MD
Co-Is: John Lukens, MD; Karthik Rajasekaran, MD, FACS; Roger Cohen, MD; Constantinos Koumenis, PhD; Erin McMenamin, PhD, CRNP; Liming Huang, PhD, MS
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute
Major Goals: Head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors often suffer from refractory, chronic lymphedema which is associated with significant symptom burden, loss of critical functions and decrease in overall quality of life. There is no known effective therapy for this potentially distressing late effect. We propose to conduct a triple-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm parallel, multi-site randomized phase II clinical trial comparing lymphedema and its associated outcomes in HNC survivors receiving photobiomodulation therapy versus sham therapy.
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A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Dementia Caregiver Stress when Caring for a Person with Empathy Loss
PI: Lauren Fisher, BA, BSN
Other Named Personnel: Jason Karlawish, MD; Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA; Lauren Massimo, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research
Major Goals: Training Goal 1: Gain expert knowledge related to understanding and measuring subjective experiences, such as emotions, in persons living with dementia and their caregivers a. Explore theoretical, empirical, and clinical evidence for empathy through a cross-disciplinary lens (e.g., nursing, ethics, neuroscience, medicine, psychology, statistics) b. Examine current methodologies used for measuring subjective experiences in PLWD (e.g. empathy) and caregivers (e.g. stress) Training Goal 2: Expand methodological and analytical skills required to conduct rigorous mixed methods research a. Develop skills in qualitative inquiry, including qualitative analysis and thematic analysis, to enhance experience in qualitative data collection techniques b. Expand quantitative methods to enhance the applicant’s understanding of advanced statistical analyses and study designs c. Foster fundamental skills in designing and analyzing mixed methods studies, expanding current knowledge of design typologies, analysis, and integration throughout the research design Training Goal 3: Develop foundational skills to develop a program of ethical and rigorous independent research with PLWD and their care partners, including ethical and representative recruitment, research, and dissemination. Gain professional development skills to advance in a rigorous academic environment a. Develop an ethical program of research that includes strategies to recruit and retain participants. b. Expand opportunities and proficiency in networking locally and nationally c. Improve techniques in grantsmanship, including identifying appropriate funding opportunities, grant development and writing, and offering and receiving peer review.
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Achieving Equity in the Diagnosis of Black Men's Distress and Depression
PI: Derek Griffith, PhD
Sponsor: Academy Health
Major Goal: The goal of the study is to refine how we understand, diagnose, and treat Black men in need of mental health services.
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| Real Face of Men's Health USA in 2025
PI: Derek Griffith, PhD
Sponsor: Movember Foundation
Major Goal: The goal is to develop and disseminate the 2025 Real Face of USA Men’s Health Report.
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| The Impact of Pletly App on Nursing Home Staff and Family Caregiver Communication and Engagement
PI: Karen Hirschman, PhD, MSW, FGSA
Sponsor: NewCourtland
Major Goal: This is a quality improvement project/implementation evaluation of a technology application to improve communication between staff members working between shifts in a nursing home and communication between staff and family members of nursing home residents, specific on day-to-day resident activities. This study has been reviewed and approved as QI/PI by the Penn IRB.
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| EMBRACE: Establishing Mechanisms of Benefit to Reinforce the Alzheimer's Care Experience
PI: Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA
Co-Leads Behavioral Intervention Development Core: Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Laura N. Gitlin, PhD (Drexel University)
Co-Lead Admin Core: Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN
MPIs: Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD (University of Minnesota); Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN (Brown University)
Sponsors: National Institute on Aging & University of Minnesota
Major Goal: Establishing Mechanisms of Benefit to Reinforce the Alzheimer’s Care Experience- AD/ADRD Roybal Center is to provide scientific infrastructure to support the testing of mechanisms in tailored, home- and community-based dementia care intervention trials across Stages I-V of the NIH Stage Model.
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Macrophage Expression Quantitative Trait Loci and Tuberculosis Pathogenesis
PI: Hyejeong Hong, PhD, FNP-BC
Other Named Personnel: Sunny Shin, PhD; Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA; Gregory Bisson, MD, MSCE; Daniel Beiting, PhD
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
Major Goal: Although several lines of evidence suggest that genetic variation influences susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection or tuberculosis (TB) disease, our understanding of the specific genes and variants associated with TB susceptibility remains incomplete. This proposal aims to investigate the roles and mechanisms of global human genetic regulators in Mtb-induced macrophage antimicrobial pathways. By combining an epidemiological approach with the study of underlying immunogenetic mechanisms, we aim to uncover potential targets for host-directed therapies and establish a means of TB risk screening.
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Short Course for Action-Oriented Research on Firearm Injury Prevention
PI: Sara Jacoby, PhD, MPH, MSN, FAAN
Co-PI: Catherine Mcdonald, PhD, RN, FAAN
Co-Is: Katelin Hoskins, PhD, MBE, CRNP; Therese Richmond, PhD, RN, FAAN
Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research
Major Goal: The Short Course for Action-Oriented Research on Firearm Injury Prevention (SAR) aims to equip developing nurse scientists and scientists in aligned fields with the knowledge, skills, mentoring, and connections necessary to advance research on firearm injury prevention and the prevention of its broad associated harms with a focus on the determinants of health. This 12-week training program designed for pre- and post-doctoral and early career nurse scientists and scientists in aligned fields who are novices in firearm injury research, combines in-person and virtual learning at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and in collaboration with the Penn Injury Science and Vanderbilt University. The intended outcome of SAR is a new and diverse cadre of scholars prepared to fill critical gaps in scientific knowledge on the determinants of firearm injury, innovative healthcare solutions, effective recovery strategies, and impactful community-partnered approaches to firearm injury prevention, in direct alignment with NINR’s mission and research lenses.
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Safe Nurse Staffing in Malaysian University Hospitals (Nurses4MalaysiaUH): A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
PI: Eileen Lake, PhD, RN, FAAN
Co-PIs: Azwa Shamsuddin, PhD (Edinburgh Napier University); Muhammad Kamil Bin Che Hasan, PhD (IIUM) (PI- MALAYSIA)
Sponsor: SIGMA THETA TAU Dr. Martha Pitel Global Nursing Research Grant
Major Goal: Amidst a critical nursing shortage where government hospital vacancy rates reached 40% in 2023, we analyze correlations between nurse staffing, education, and work environments with patient mortality, length of stay, satisfaction, and nurse intent-to-leave in Malaysia’s university hospitals to set up the work for expansion in government and private hospitals.
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| Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship Program 2025/2026
PI: Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN
Other Named Personnel: Nancy Blumenthal, DNP, ACNP-BC
Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson
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| Exploring the Role of Social Work at RMHC in Partnership with a Children's Hospital
PI: Amy Lisanti, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAHA
Co-I: Abigail Ross, LICSW, MPH, PhD (PSOM)
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Major Goal: The goal of the project is to serve as the coordinating and evaluating center for AHRQ/PCORI's ESTAR Network of P30 funded centers in Learning Health Systems Science. Our team will provide comprehensive support for the network, and coordinate activities that identify and amplify best practices and synthesize learnings.
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Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Zero Separation of Mothers and their Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease During the Golden Hour
PI: Amy Lisanti, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAHA
Co-I: Amanda Bettencourt, PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P
Sponsor: American Heart Association
Major Goal: Our goal is to rigorously develop evidence-based implementation strategies to support zero separation of mothers and their neonates with congenital heart disease during the golden hour.
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| Uncovering Bridge Pathways: How Biopsychosocial Stressors and Social Determinants of Health Influence Mood and Psychotic Symptoms in Diverse Midlife Women During
Menopausal Transition
PI: Se Hee Min, PhD, PMHNP-BC, RN
Sponsor: Global Korean Nursing Foundation INC
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Evaluating the Effects of Nurse Staffing and Hospital Crowding on Patient Outcomes and Workplace Violence
PI: Kathryn Muir, PhD, MSHP, RN, FNP-BC
Co-I: Matthew Mchugh, PhD, JD, MPH, RN, CRNP, FAAN; Benjamin Sun, MD, MPP
Other Named Personnel: Timothy Cheney MS (CHOPR); Daniela Golinelli, PhD, MS
Sponsor: Emergency Nurses Association Foundation
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A Social-Ecological Approach to Identify Nursing Models of Care to Improve Emergency Department Patient Outcomes
PI: Kathryn Muir, PhD, MSHP, RN, FNP-BC
Other Named Personnel: Jesse Chittams, MS; Daniela Golinelli, PhD, MS; Jacqueline Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN, FAAN; Kenrick Cato, PhD, RN, CPHIMS, FAAN; Matthew Mchugh, PhD, JD, MPH, RN, CRNP, FAAN; Raina Merchant, MD, MSHP, FAHA
Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research
Major Goal: This study will leverage nursing models of care to advance better patient outcomes in the safety net of the U.S. healthcare system—hospital emergency departments (EDs). The outcomes from this study will address a key objective of Healthy People 2030 to improve care in EDs where timely care is essential for improving health outcomes. This study has strong public health relevance given the focus on hospital EDs as important care settings in communities that provide a large proportion of care to underserved populations.
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Dementia Friendly in the Context of Hospitalization: A Qualitative Descriptive Study on Family Caregiver Inclusion
PI: Ellen Munsterman, APRN, AGCNS-BC, MSN
Consultants: Sarah Kagan, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, AOCN, GCNS-BC; Jason Karlawish, MD (PSOM)
Other Named Personnel: Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA; Pamela Cacchione, PhD, CRNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN
Sponsors: NIH & Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
Major Goal: This proposal will describe the perspectives of hospital dementia care triads comprised of nurses, hospitalized persons living with dementia, and their family caregivers regarding the concept of dementia friendly in the context of hospitalization and the effective inclusion of family caregivers during hospitalization. Guided by an implementation science framework, this qualitative approach supports the elicitation of perspectives of affected individuals. This will lay the foundation for the development and testing of interventions designed to improve the experience of hospitalization for persons living with dementia and their family caregivers.
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Motivational Enhancement and Device Support Interventions to Increase Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Adherence in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Contact PI: Jennifer Miller, PhD, RN (UNMC)
Site PI: Amy Sawyer, PhD, RN
Site Co-I: Philip Gehrman, Ph.D., CBSM, FAASM (PSOM)
Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) via University of Nebraska Medical Center
Major Goal: The overall objective of the proposed project is to identify an optimal adaptive intervention to promote CPAP adherence and improve outcomes of persons newly diagnosed with OSA and increase understanding of potential mediators and moderators of treatment response.
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| The Role of Central Amylin Receptor in Opioid-Mediated Behaviors
PI: Heath Schmidt, PhD
Co-Is: Matthew Hayes, PhD (PSOM); Benjamin Reiner, PhD (PSOM); Richard Crist, PhD (PSOM)
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Major Goal: The ultimate goal of these experiments is to identify novel pharmacotherapeutic approaches to treating opioid use disorder (OUD). Using rodent models of OUD, our pilot studies indicate that activation of amylin receptors in the brain is sufficient to attenuate voluntary opioid-taking and -seeking behaviors. These findings provide strong rationale for clinical studies examining the efficacy of amylin analogs to reduce OUD and support drug development strategies aimed at increasing amylin receptor signaling in the brain to selectively attenuate opioid-mediated behaviors.
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Identifying Low Barrier Wound Care Models for People Who Inject Drugs
PI: Eleanor Turi, PhD, RN
Contributor: Jacqueline Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN, FAAN
Mentors: David Metzger PhD; Margaret Compton, PHD, RN, FAAN
Other Named Personnel: Jesse Chittams, MS; Daniela Golinelli, PhD, MS; Courtney Wolk, PhD (PSOM)
Sponsor: NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse
Major Goal: Through a Social Ecological approach, this K23 proposal will identify low barrier wound care models (i.e., walk-in, outpatient, harm reduction settings) that are associated with improved patient outcomes such as engagement in medication treatment for opioid use disorder, while collecting data on implementation. This study will advance NIDA priorities by increasing the cadre of community-based researchers, studying the implementation of evidence-based strategies in real world settings, and ameliorating the effects of xylazine in the drug supply.
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Clustering of Rehospitalization Risk Factors and Identification of Associated Home Health Interventions in Aging Sepsis Survivors Receiving Home Healthcare
PI: Sang Bin You, MSN, RN
Other Named Personnel: Kathryn Bowles, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI; Mary Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN; Jiyoun Song, PhD, AGACNP-BC, APRN; Jesse Hsu, PhD (Penn Medicine); Miriam Ryvicker, PhD (VNS Health)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging
Major Goal: Millions of older adults with multimorbidity experience sepsis and are at risk for high rehospitalization risks, yet the complex needs of older sepsis survivors in home healthcare (HH) remain poorly understood, especially with coexisting rehospitalization risk factors. This proposal examines associations between risk factor clusters and rehospitalization outcomes (F99) and identifies HH interventions associated with lower rehospitalization (K00). Findings will inform the development of cluster-specific care pathways to improve care quality and outcomes for the vulnerable and growing population of older sepsis survivors.
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The purpose of this program is to support SON faculty and students in generating preliminary data that will serve as the basis for seeking long-term extramural funding from federal, foundation, and other sources. Please see this link to learn more.
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| Alexa J Watach, PhD, RN |
PennPALS: Enhancing Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Through Automated Telemonitoring and Troubleshooting – A Pilot Trial | | Rachel French, PhD, MSHP, RN | Improving Hospital-Based Interventions for Patients with Opioid Use Disorders | | Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, CRNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN
| Decreasing Anxiety and Agitation in Hospitalized Persons with Dementia and or Delirium with the PARO Robot vs Hugimal Weighted Plush Animals | | Eileen T. Lake, PhD, RN, FAAN |
Safe Nurse Staffing in Malaysian University Hospitals (Nurses4MalaysiaUH): A Cross-Sectional Observational Study | | Angela Gerolamo PhD, CRNP, PMHNP-BC | All in the Family: A Photovoice Study of Adolescents Living in Dementia Caregiving Families | | Kathryn Muir, PhD, MSHP, RN, FNP-BC
| Safety approaches and factors to improve healthcare work environments and resources (SAFER) | |
Rachel French PhD, MSHP, RN | What People on Methadone in Philadelphia Want: A Qualitative Study to Inform Practice and Policy |
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| Trissa Michelle Lyman, FNP-BC, MPH | The Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Hospital Nurse Staffing | | Yoonjae Lee DNP, FNP-BC | Data Science-Driven Analysis to Examine Key Predictors and Trajectories of New Persistent Opioid Use Among Opioid-naive Individuals Following Arthroplasty | | Claire Ellen Regan DNP, BSN, CRNP, AGPCNP-BC |
Patient Engagement Through Goal Setting in Transitional Care: Impact on Goal Achievement and Care Experience | | Sue Hyon Kim MSN, RN | Predicting ICU length of stay in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease: a focus on disease-specific predictors and social determinants of health |
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Leonard Davis Institute Small Grants Program |
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Eileen Lake PhD, RN, FAAN & Kenrick Cato PhD, RN, CPHIMS, FAAN | Impact of Patient Demographic Characteristics on Prediction of Unexpected ICU Transfer from Nursing Documentation | | Sang Bin You, MSN, RN |
Clustering of coexisting rehospitalization risk factors in older sepsis survivors transitioning from hospital to home healthcare |
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Ellen Munsterman, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC
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Ellen Munsterman is a predoctoral student at Penn Nursing with research interests related to the experience of hospitalization for older adults living with dementia. She is a recipient of an F31 grant.
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David Chinyeaka Agor, DNP, PMHNP-BC
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Dr. David Agor is a predoctoral student at Penn Nursing with a research focus on mental health utilization, access, and delivery for Sexual and Gender Diverse (SGD) survival migrant populations.
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Celsea Tibbitt is an NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research. Dr. Tibbitt’s work is grounded in Reproductive Justice and Intersectionality frameworks.
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Leigh Ann Difusco, PhD, RN
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Leigh Ann DiFusco is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Penn Nursing and CHOP. Dr. DiFusco’s research focuses on promoting health behaviors among adolescents with chronic health conditions.
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