Research

Funded Projects

Pregnancy, Children and Family Health

Faculty Member	Project Title	Funding Source
Dallas, Constance	Paternal Involvement of Low-Income, African-American Multiple Partner Fertility Fathers	UIC College of Nursing
Dancy, Barbara	Mother/Daughter HIV Risk Reduction Intervention	National Institute of Mental Health
Gallo, Agatha	Adolescents With and Without Genetic Conditions: A Focus Group Study on Feasibility of Data Collection Techniques	UIC College of Nursing
Gallo, Agatha	CHOICES: Tailored Education for Informed Reproductive Decisions by People with Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait	National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Giurgescu, Carmen	Race Related Stressor and Preterm Birth in African American Women	National Institute of Nursing Research
Giurgescu, Carmen	A Stress Model to Understand Factors Influencing Preterm Birth in African-American Women	UIC College of Nursing
Hamilton, Rebekah	Development and Testing of a Social Network Analysis Web-based Tool	UIC College of Nursing
Hershberger, Patricia	Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: Couples’ Decision Making at the Genetic and Reproductive Interface	UIC College of Nursing
Hershberger, Patricia	PGD: Couples’ Decision Making at the Genetic and Reproductive Interface	National Institute of Nursing Research
Hill, Pamela	Initiation of Lactation in Pump-Dependent Mothers of a Preterm or Ill Term Infant	UIC College of Nursing
Magee, Tracy	Development of an Objective Measure of Infant Crying	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
McCreary, Linda	Psychometric Testing of a Measure of Family Functioning	National Institute of Nursing Research
McFarlin, Barbara	A Stress Model to Understand Factors Influencing Cervical Ripening in African-American Women	UIC College of Nursing
Vincent, Catherine	Pediatric Nurses' Cognitive Representations of Children's Pain	National Institute of Nursing Research
Vincent, Catherine	Pediatric Nurses’ Beliefs and Pain Management Practices: An Intervention Pilot	UIC College of Nursing
White-Traut, Rosemary	Mother Administered Interventions for VLBW Infants	National Institute of Nursing Research
White-Traut, Rosemary	Feeding & Transition to Home for Preterms at Social Risk	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Environment and Behaviors

Faculty Member	Project Title	Funding Source
Choi, Heeseung	Development of Mental Health Promotion Program and Assessment Instruments for KAAs	UIC College of Nursing
Choi, Heeseung	Testing the Feasibility and the Effectiveness of the “Be Connected” Mental Health Promotion Program for KAAs and Their Parents	National Institute of Nursing Research PILOT
Corte, Colleen	Identity Impairment: The Cognitive Foundation of Risk Behaviors in Hispanic Women	University of Michigan
Hughes, Tonda	Sexual Orientation, Substance Use and Mental Health	National Institute on Drug Abuse
Hughes, Tonda	Examining Health Risks Across Sexual Identity Groups	Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Lesbian Health Fund
Hughes, Tonda	Childhood Sexual Abuse and Health: Meaning Making in the Contexts of Race/Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation	National Institute of Nursing Research PILOT
Hughes, Tonda	Cumulative Stress and Hazardous Drinking in a Community Sample of Adult Lesbians	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Kim, Jin Hee	Mammography Promotion Intervention for Korean American Immigrant Women	Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Kim, Jin Hee	GO EARLY: Promoting Mammography Use Among Korean American Women	National Institute of Nursing Research
Lee, Eunice	Korean Immigrants & Mammography-Culture Specific Intervention (KIM-CHI)	National Cancer Institute
Matthews, Alicia	Development of a Tailored Cancer Screening Intervention for LGB Populations	Cancer Research & Prevention Foundation
Matthews, Alicia	Efficacy of Naltrexone in Women's Smoking Cessation	University of Chicago, Department of Medicine
Matthews, Alicia	Women's Health & Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People	Howard Brown Health Center
Matthews, Alicia	Development of a culturally targeted patient navigation curriculum for LGBT adults	National Institute of Nursing Research
Matthews, Alicia	Culturally Targeted & Individually Tailored Smoking Cessation Study: LGBT Smokers	National Cancer Institute
Menon, Usha	Increasing CRC Screening in Primary Care Settings	National Institute of Nursing Research
Miller, Arlene	Reducing Contextual Risk of Depressed Mood and Falls in Multiethnic Elderly Immigrants	UIC College of Nursing
Norr, Kathleen	Mobilizing Health Workers for HIV Prevention in Malawi	National Institute of Nursing Research
Norr, Kathleen	Mobilizing Health Workers for Community HIV Prevention in Chili	National Institute of Nursing Research
Schraeder, Sheryl	Money Follows the Person	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Smith, Carrol	Violence Prevention Methods Suggested by Women Who Formerly Abused Their Female Partners	Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Smith, Eva	Developing & Testing a Community Based Mammography Intervention for AAW	National Institute of Nursing Research
Zenk, Shannon	Impact of a New WIC Fruit and Vegetable Cash-Voucher on WIC Vendor Participation, Accessibility, and Fruit and Vegetable Characteristics	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research
Zenk, Shannon	Activity Space Envirnoments, Behaviors, and Body Weight Status in Urban Adults	National Institute of Nursing Research
Zenk, Shannon	Socioeconomic Status, Activity-Space Environments, and Health Behaviors	Chicago Center for Excellence in Health Promotion Economics
Zenk, Shannon	Environment & Weight-Related Behaviors in Urban Latinos	Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)

 

Chronic Disease, Injury and Aging

Faculty Member	Project Title	Funding Source
Bonner, Gloria	Advanced Care Treatment Plan (ACT-Plan) for African American Family Caregivers	National Institute of Nursing Research
Burgener, Sandy	Examining Perceived Stigma in Persons with Dementia	National Institute of Nursing Research
Carley, David	Overencapsulation and Packaging of Marinol for Stability and Release Testing	SteadySleep Rx. Co
Carley, David	Neurobiology of Sleep Apnea in Aging	National Institute on Aging
Collins, Eileen	Polestriding versus Walking for PAD Rehabilitation	National Institute of Nursing Research
Collins, Eileen	Weaning from Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation	National Institute of Nursing Research
Covey, Margaret	Sequential Resistance then Aerobic Training in COPD	National Institute of Nursing Research
Darwish, Hala	The effect of Vitamin D supplementation on inflammatory responses and cognitive function in aged animals	National Institute of Nursing Research PILOT
Ferrans, Carol	Breast Cancer Delay in Black, Hispanic, and White Women	National Cancer Institute
Kapella, Mary	Feasibility of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for People with COPD and Insomnia	National Institute of Nursing Research PILOT
Kapella, Mary	Nurse Managed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in People with COPD	National Institute of Nursing Research
Piano, Mariann	Binge Drinking & Cigarette Smoking: A Rodent Model	Nat' Inst' on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Ryan, Catherine	Prediction of Mortality in Advanced Heart Failure Patients Using Symptom Clusters	National Institute of Nursing Research

 

Quality of Life, Symptom Management and Decision-Making

Faculty Member	Project Title	Funding Source
Ferrans, Carol	Quality of Life of African American Cancer Survivors	National Cancer Institute
Finnegan, Lorna	Symptom Cluster Subgroups in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers	National Cancer Institute
Hacker, Eileen	Exercise in Cancer Patients Receiving Intensive Therapy	National Institute of Nursing Research
Hacker, Eileen	Quality of Life in People Receiving Allogeneic Islet Cell Transplantation	National Institute of Nursing Research PILOT
Jao, Chiang (Johnson)	Automated Maintenance of Problem-Drug Matches in the Electronic Medical Record to Promote Patient Safety	National Patient Safety Foundation
Kavanaugh, Karen	Life Support Decisions for Extremely Premature Infants	National Institute of Nursing Research
Keenan, Gail	HIT Support for Safe Nursing Care	Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Keenan, Gail	Strategic Plan to Implement Evidence Based Hand-Off and Improvement Outcome	Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Menon, Usha	Telephone Linked Care: An IT Enabled Integrated System for Cancer Symptom Relief	University of Utah
Wilkie, Diana	Computerized PAINRelieveIt Protocol for Cancer Pain	National Cancer Institute
Wilkie, Diana	Effects & Costs of Massage in Hospice Cancer Patients	National Cancer Institute
Wilkie, Diana	Computerized PAINRelieveIt for Adult Sickle Cell Disease	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Wilkie, Diana	Center for End-Of-Life Transition Research (CEoLTR)	National Institute of Nursing Research
Zerwic, Julie	Tailored Intervention to Increase MI Symptom Recognition	National Institute of Nursing Research

 

Educational and Development Research and Training Grants

Faculty Member	Project Title	Funding Source
Baldwin, Kathy	Advancing Public Health Nursing Education in Illinois	Health Resources & Services Admin
Baldwin, Kathy	Advanced Education Nursing Grant: Implementing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Health Resources & Services Admin
Berry, Jean	Adult and Geriatric Advanced Nursing Education	Health Resources & Services Admin
Berry, Jean	Addressing Cardio-Metabolic Risk in Advanced Practice Nursing	Health Resources & Services Administration
Burgener, Sandy	Creating Clinical Expertise Across Geriatric Care Settings	Health Resources & Services Admin
Corte, Colleen	Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Dancy, Barbara	Reducing Disparities in Underserved Populations	National Institute of Nursing Research
Dancy, Barbara	Nurse Faculty Loan Program	Health Resources & Services Admin
Dancy, Barbara	UIC PhD in Nursing Science Program	US Department of Education
Hacker, Eileen	Exercise in Cancer Patients Receiving Intensive Therapy	National Institute of Nursing Research
Kim, Mi Ja	Bridges to the Doctorate for Minority Nursing Students	National Institute of General Medicine
Lewis, Patricia	Advanced Education Training Traineeships	Health Resources & Services Admin
Lewis, Patricia	UIC Graduate Entry Program Nursing Scholarship	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Quinn, Lauretta	Training in Biobehavioral Nursing Research (III)	National Institute of Nursing Research
Simmons, Barbara	Advanced Practice Forensic Nursing Program	Health Resources & Services Admin
Robinson, Patrick	A Partnership for Advances in Registered Nurse Education	Illinois Board of Higher Education
Storfjell, Judith	Nurse Education, Practice and Retention: Enhancing Patient Care	Health Resources & Services Admin
White-Traut, Rosemary	Harris Visiting Professorship	Harris Foundation
White-Traut, Rosemary	Harris Faculty Scholar Initiative	Harris Foundation
Zerwic, Julie	Center for Reducing Risks in Vulnerable Populations	National Institute of Nursing Research

 

Community Outreach and Practice

Faculty Member	Project Title	Funding Source
Barnes-Boyd, Cynthia	Oral Health Education in Schools	Aetna Foundation
Barnes-Boyd, Cynthia	Student Theraputic Activities and Resources Services (STARS)	Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation
Barnes-Boyd, Cynthia	Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion & Nutrition Education	Illinois Dept of Human Services
Barnes-Boyd, Cynthia	Young Women's Leadership Charter School-Based Clinic	Polk Brothers Foundation
Barnes-Boyd, Cynthia	Integrated Medical & Mental Health Services	Lloyd Fry Foundation
Barnes-Boyd, Cynthia	Gladstone Community Health Center Partnership	Visiting Nurse Association Foundation
Barnes-Boyd, Cynthia	Greater Englewood Healthy Start Intiative	Chicago Department of Public Health
McElmurry, Beverly	China Nursing Leadership Initiative for HIV/AIDS reduction	Catholic Medical Mission
McElmurry, Beverly	AmeriCorps Services	Health Federation of Philadelphia
McElmurry, Beverly	AmeriCorps Community Services	Prince Charitable Trust
McElmurry, Beverly	Josephinum Health Center	Josephinum High School
McElmurry, Beverly	IHEC Services	Illinois Health Education Consortium
McElmurry, Beverly	KidCare Outreach Services	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
McElmurry, Beverly	LSNA Community Initiative	Illinois Health Education Consortium
McElmurry, Beverly	LSNA Outreach Health Activities	Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children
McElmurry, Beverly	CHC AmeriCorps Program	Chicago Community Trust
McElmurry, Beverly	CHC -AmeriCorps Community Services	Lloyd Fry Foundation
Sefton, Marlene	Consultant Partnership Child Program	Dept of Children & Family Services
Storfjell, Judith	Integrated Health Care Without Walls	Health Resources & Services Admin
Snyder, Marsha	Disabilities and Behavioral Health Administrative/Operational Agreement	Illinois Department of Mental Health

Student Projects

Student	Project Title	Funding Source
Bell, Aleeca	Neonatal Sucking Organization After Epidural Analgesia	National Institute of Nursing Research, Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Fritschi, Cynthia	Fatigue, Exercise, and Diabetes	National Institute of Nursing Research
Fink, Anne	Fatigue and Cytokines with Heart Failure	National Institute of Nursing Research, Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Fink, Anne	Cytokines and Fatigue in Heart Failure	Alpha Lambda Chapter, Sigma Theta
Fink, Anne	Fatigue and Cytokines with Heart Failure	Seth D. Rosen Graduate Student Research Award
Garfield, Lindsey	Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: A Search for a Biologic Marker	National Institute of Nursing Research
Ju, Su Kyung	Spousal Influence on the Physical Activity of Korean Immigrant Women	Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc.
Kujath, Amber	Bone Mineral Density in Type 2 Diabetic African American Postmenopausal Women	Seth D. Rosen Graduate Student Research Award
Nguyen, Mai	Interaction between Oxidative Stress-Related Genes and Nutrients in Pre-eclampsia	National Institute of Nursing Research, Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Sherry, Daisy	Physical Activity Pre/Post Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy	National Institute of Nursing Research, Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Stapleton, Stephen	Symptom Clusters in the Palliative Care Setting	National Institute of Nursing Research, Pre-Doctoral Fellowship