Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
Faculty

Early identification and rehabilitation of cognitive impairment and vascular dementia among patients with acquired brain injuries such as stroke and mild traumatic brain injury

Identification and management of mood and anxiety disorders in chronic disease populations and informal caregivers

Diabetes, cancer, co-morbid diseases, diabetes distress, social determinants of health, adults.

Pediatric oncology, patient-reported outcomes, clinical trial management, nursing informatics

Acute and chronic pain management, provider situation awareness and mitigation of related adverse events.

Nursing workforce, Healthcare quality and safety, Interprofessional education, Educational innovations, simulation, e-learning 

Culture, health promotion, health practices /behaviors and beliefs, complementary/integrative therapies, Maternal child and woman’s health

Prevention and management of pulmonary complications; circadian rhythms, biomarkers, mechanical ventilation weaning, physiological monitoring

Food insecurity, stress among Hispanic immigrant families, housing instability and homelessness, obesity and diabetes, barriers to physical activity

Health promotion and disease prevention; chronic disease; use of technology to promote self-management; biobehavioral research; health informatics; eHealth; human-computer interaction

Aging, health promotion, cardiovascular disease, health disparities, minority health, Asian American health, physical activity, behavioral interventions.

Nursing education issues – particularly related to curricular design.  Focus on RN-BSN programs and student outcomes; nursing theory construction and evaluation

Aging, measures of complexity of biosignals, diet diversity, nonlinear dynamics of physiological systems, models of carcinogenesis

Health behavior decision-making, nursing education, ethics

Adolescent sexual health, HIV/STI prevention, pregnancy prevention, parenting support, protective factors for adolescent risk behaviors

Complementary/integrative therapies using touch therapies, women’s health, technology development

Cancer symptoms, symptom burden, patient reported outcomes, patient-provider communication, adults

Oncology, Pediatrics and Adult, Symptom management

Auricular medicine, cancer, aging, chronic care, pain management, palliative care.