Feasibility of a Positive Parenting Program for Women Experiencing Homelessness Who Have a History of Interpersonal Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Research team: Principal investigator Doncy J. Eapen, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC. Co-investigators Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN, Cizik School of Nursing; Tricia Zucker, PhD, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston; Katherine M. Iverson, PhD, Boston Healthcare System; Megan R. Gerber, MD, MPH, Albany Medical College; Susan Landry, PhD, McGovern Medical School.
- Funding sponsor: Hillman Emergent Innovation program
- Overview: This study recruits mother/child pairs served by Houston-area shelters to test an intervention using the Recovering from Intimate Partner Violence Through Strength and Empowerment (RISE) program, which was developed by the Veterans Administration for veterans who experience partner violence, and the Play and Learning Strategies (PALS) program developed at the Children’s Learning Institute at UTHealth Houston.
- Budget: $50,000
- Project period: Jan. 1, 2024-Dec. 31, 2024
Barriers to Leadership and Career Advancement in the Nursing Profession: Experiences and Perceptions of South Asian Immigrant Nurses in the United States
- Research team: Principal investigator Doncy Eapen, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC. Co-investigators Cizik School of Nursing Associate Professor Nitha Mathew Joseph, PhD, RN, CNE, and Assistant Professor Padmavathy Ramaswamy, PhD, MSN, MPH, FNP-C, FNAP, as well as Professor Shainy Varghese, PhD, CPNP-PC, CGNC, at the Barbara Gessner College of Nursing at the University of Houston, and Assistant Professor Nisha Mathews, PhD, MSN, RN, at the University of Houston-Clear Lake (Pearland).
- Funding sponsor: Zeta Pi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- Overview: Investigators interview nurses recruited from the IANAGH to identify barriers to SAI nurses pursuing leadership positions.
- Budget: $2,000
- Project period: May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025
