Research

Funded Projects

Research Grants

Aging & Disability	Health in Infants	Pain & Symptom Management
Chronic Illness & Care	Nutrition & Exercise	Pregnancy/Reproductive Health
Early Cancer Detection	Women & Gender
End-of-Life & Supportive Care	Substance Abuse

 

Aging & Disability

Investigator	Project Title	Funding Source
Burgener, Sandy	Examining Perceived Stigma in Persons with Dementia	National Institute of Nursing Research
Carley, David	Neurobiology of Sleep Apnea in Aging	National Institute on Aging
Pai, Yi-Chung	Motor Training for Fall Prevention: Adaptation and Retention in Older Adults	National Institute On Aging

 

Chronic Illness & Care

Investigator	Project Title	Funding Source
Carley, David	Overencapsulation and packaging of Marinol for randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study	SteadySleep Rx. Co
Collins, Eileen	Weaning from Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation	National Institute of Nursing Research
Eckhardt, Ann	Fatigue as a Symptom of Coronary Artery Disease	Midwest Nursing Research Society
Eckhardt, Ann	Fatigue as a Symptom of Coronary Artery Disease	Sigma Theta Tau International
Ferrans, Carol	Center of Excellence in Eliminating Disparities	National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Ferrans, Carol	Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Community Engagement Core	National Center for Research Resources
Ferrans, Carol	Health Promotion in Minority Childhood Cancer Survivors	National Cancer Institute
Fink, Anne	Fatigue and Cytokines in Heart Failure	National Institute of Nursing Research
Fink, Anne	Fatigue and Cytokines in Heart Failure	Midwest Nursing Rresearch Society
Finnegan, Lorna	Symptom Cluster Subgroups in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers	National Cancer Institute
Kapella, Mary	Nurse Managed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in People with COPD	National Institute of Nursing Research
Kent, Denise	Type I Diabetes: How do young people manage their diabetes?	UIC College of Nursing
Palu, Maria	Understanding the Mechanism Involved in Immune-mediated Cognitive Functioning	UIC College of Nursing
Quinn, Lauretta	Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Among Asian Indian Adolescents	University of Chicago Medical Centers
Quinn, Lauretta	Multivariable Closed Loop Technologies for Physically Active Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes	Illinois Institute of Technology
Quinn, Lauretta	Improving Diabetes Self-Management in Low-Income Minority Population in Primary Care Centers	National Institute On Aging
Roscigno, Cecelia	Understanding the Communication Needs of Parents Following Children’s Severe Traumatic Brain Injury When Receiving Prognostic Information from Health	Society of Pediatric Nurses
Ryan, Catherine	Prediction of Mortality in Advanced Heart Failure Patients Using Symptom Clusters	National Institute of Nursing Research
Waxman, Jonathan	Prediction of Physiological Events in People with Sleep-Disordered Breathing	National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
Zerwic, Julie	Center for Reducing Risks in Vulnerable Populations	National Institute of Nursing Research

 

Early Cancer Detection

Investigator	Project Title	Funding Source
Ferrans, Carol	Dispelling Cultural Myths to Promote Early Detection of Breast cancer in AA Women	National Institute on Aging
Smith, Eva	Developing & Testing a Community Based Mammography Intervention for AAW	National Institute of Nursing Research

 

End-of-Life & Supportive Care

Investigator	Project Title	Funding Source
Bonner, Gloria	Advanced Care Treatment Plan (ACT-Plan) for African American Family Caregivers	National Institute of Nursing Research
Kavanaugh, Karen	Life Support Decisions for Extremely Premature Infants	National Institute of Nursing Research
Stapleton. Stephen	Symptom Clusters in Palliative Care Settings	National Institute of Nursing Research
Wilkie, Diana	Center for End-Of-Life Transition Research (CEoLTR)	National Institute of Nursing Research
Wilkie, Diana	Effects & Costs of Massage in Hospice Cancer Patients	National Institute of Nursing Research

 

Health in Infants

Investigator	Project Title	Funding Source
Bell, Aleeca	Neonatal Sucking Organization After Epidural Analgesia	National Institute of Nursing Research
Lucas, Ruth	Maternal Breastfeeding Experiences and Neonatal Breastfeeding Behaviors of Children Diagnosed with Autism	UIC College of Nursing, Seth D. Rosen Graduate Student Research Award
Magee, Tracy	Development of an Objective Measure of Infant Crying	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
White-Traut, Rosemary	Feeding & Transition to Home for Preterms at Social Risk	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
White-Traut, Rosemary	Mother Administered Interventions for VLBW Infants	Duke University

 

Nutrition & Exercise

Investigator	Project Title	Funding Source
Dancy, Barbara	Reducing Health Disparities in AA Women: Lifestyle Physical Activity Adherence	Rush University Medical Center
Collins, Eileen	Polestriding versus Walking for PAD Rehabilitation	National Institute of Nursing Research
Collins, Monique	The relationship between ecologic variables and eating behaviors in early adolescent AA girls and their parents	Alpha Lambda Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau
Covey, Peg	Nurse Managed: Sequential Resistance then Aerobic Training in COPD	National Institute of Nursing Research
Daisy Sherry	Physical Activity in Pre/Post Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy	National Institute of Nursing Research
Poomsrikaew, Ornwanya	Social-Cognitive Factors and Exercise Behavior among Thais: An Application of the Health Action Process Approach Model	UIC College of Nursing
Zenk, Shannon	Environment & Weight-Related Behaviors in Urban Latinos	Midwest Nursing Research Society
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
Zenk, Shannon	Activity Space Envirnoments, Behaviors, and Body Weight Status in Urban Adults	National Institute of Nursing Research
Zenk, Shannon	Bridging The Gap: Research Informing Practice For Healthy Youth Behavior (ImpacTeen #3)	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Zenk, Shannon	Evaluating Economic Subsidies to Improve Dietary Intake Among Low Income Families	National Cancer Institute
Zenk, Shannon	Healthy Environments Partnership: Lean & Green in Motown	University of Michigan

 

Pain & Symptom Management

Investigator	Project Title	Funding Source
Vincent, Catherine	Parent's Management of Children's Pain at Home After Surgery	Children's Memorial Medical Center
Wilkie, Diana	Computerized PAINRelieveIt Protocol for Cancer Pain	National Cancer Institute
Wilkie, Diana	Computerized PAINRelieveIt Protocol for Adult Sickle Cell Disease	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Wilkie, Diana	CaMKII as a Mechanism & Intervention Target for Sickle Cell Pain	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

 

Pregnancy/Reproductive Health

Investigator	Project Title	Funding Source
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
Garfield, Lindsey	Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: A Search for Biological Marker	National Institute of Nursing Research
Giurgescu, Carmen	A Stress Model to Understand Factors Influencing Preterm Birth in African-American Women	UIC College of Nursing
Giurgescu, Carmen	Race-Related Stressor and Preterm Birth in AAW	National Institute of Nursing Research
Hershberger, Patricia	Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis: Couples Decision Making at the Genetic Reproductive Interface	UIC College of Nursing
Hershberger, Patricia	PGD: Couples Decision Making at the Genetic Reproductive Interface	National Institute of Nursing Research
McFarlin, Barbara	Biochemical, Biomechanical and Morphological Properties of Quantitative Ultrasound	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Nguyen, Mai	Interaction between Oxidative Stress-Related Genes and Nutrients in Pre-Eclampsia	National Institute of Nursing Research
Norr, Kathy	Peer groups for healthy pregnancy & HIV prevention for young Malawian women	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Vonderheid, Susan	Unpacking Group Prenatal Care: Impact & Change Mechanisms In Diverse Settings	Health Resources and Services Administration

 

Substance Abuse

Investigator	Project Title	Funding Source
Corte, Colleen	Self-Identity and Risk Behaviors in LGBT Adolescents: A Feasibility Study	UIC Chancellor
Hughes, Tonda	Cumulative Stress and Hazardous Drinking in a Community Sample of Adult Lesbians	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Health
Hughes, Tonda	Sexual Minority Women and High Risk Drinking	University of Washington
Matthews, Alicia	Efficacy of Naltrexone in Women's Smoking Cessation	University of Chicago
Piano, Mariann	Binge Drinking and Cigarette Smoking: A Rodent Model	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Health

 

Women & Gender

Investigator	Project Title	Funding Source
Corte, Colleen	Social Cognitive Model of Identity Development to Examine Risk Behavior in LGBT Adolescents	Lesbian Health Fund
Corte, Colleen	Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Corte, Colleen	Identity Impairment: The Cognitive Foundation of Risk Behaviors in Hispanic Women	University of Michigan
Hughes, Tonda	Examining Health Risks Across Sexual Identity Groups	Lesbian Health Fund
Hughes, Tonda	Childhood Sexual Abuse and Health: Meaning Making in the Contexts of Race/Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation	Center for Reducing Risks in Vulnerable Populations (CRRVP)
Matthews, Alicia	Women's Health and Health Disparities Among LGBT People	Howard Brown Health Center
Matthews, Alicia	Development of a culturally targeted patient navigation curriculum for LGBT adults	National Cancer Institute
Smith, Carrol	Violence Prevention Methods Suggested by Women Who Formerly Abused Their Female Partners	Gay and Lesbian Medical Association