Penn Nursing Upfront: Fall 2014 by PennNursing

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Nursing’s Impact and Influence Future of Nursing 5

Inclusivity 13

Our Research Centers 18

Sim Lab in Action 30

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The Norma M. Lang Distinguished Award for Scholarly Practice and Policy honors the dean emerita of the School of Nursing for her eminent contributions to health and science. This award is given annually to a Penn Nursing faculty member or a graduate from the School of Nursing's doctoral program who has made a distinguished contribution to nursing through scholarly practice.

2014 Award Recipient

Rosemary C. Polomano, GNu’79, PhD, RN, FAAN 3rd Annual Lecture

The Faces of Inspiration Shaping Pain Science, Practice and Policy Tuesday, October 21, 2014 – 3:00-5:00pm

School of Nursing – Claire M. Fagin Hall Ann L. Roy Auditorium Reception immediately following – Carol Elizabeth Ware Lobby RSVP: 215.746.8822 or http://lang-polomano.eventbrite.com

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Impact and Influence A Message from Dean Antonia M. Villarruel Leadership Meet the Dean – Q&A with Dean Villarruel

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Future of Nursing Innovation and Global Perspectives in the Current Healthcare Environment

13 Enhancing Health through Inclusivity

The Connection Between a Culturally Diverse Workforce and the Provision of Quality Care

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Science in Action Research Centers at Penn Nursing Science: Encouraging Discovery and Collaboration Spotlight on the Researchers Salimah H. Meghani, Jianghong Liu, Alison M. Buttenheim, and Connie M. Ulrich

28 Alumni Profiles

Ben Katz and Steven Larson

30 Innovation

Disaster Day in the Sim Lab

Alumni Connections

Faculty News Honors, Grants, Publications, Presentations, Appointments and Promotions, and Successfully Defended Dissertations

18 ON THE COVER: The cover artwork is part of a larger mural, entitled “The History of Nursing as Seen Through the Lens of Art” by Kathleen Shaver, HUP’76. The mural is on display in Fagin Hall at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. www.nursing.upenn.edu

Impact and Influence Nurses play a critical role in society as clinicians, educators and scientists. The demands of modern healthcare and the challenges confronted by people and communities require that we become more innovative in how we help promote health and manage illness. I think about how, as a preeminent School of Nursing, we can help our students, researchers, faculty and alumni take on that responsibility and leverage that influence to bring about the best impact on patients, communities and the national and global healthcare environment. That is why this issue focuses on three themes that summarize our profession’s influence: innovation, inclusivity and impact.

Innovation Healthcare challenges on a global scale are fueling a change in the scope of the practice of nursing. We have unprecedented opportunities to take up the reins of innovation and leverage our knowledge in order to enhance healthcare on every level. We are called to be agents of change, and we have plenty of excellent examples here at Penn Nursing of people who are influencing health policy, planning and care innovation. In this issue you will read how our faculty, students and alumni collaborate across academic disciplines and national and international boundaries. They work to discover and apply knowledge to meet the most pressing health needs of our time, including the aging population, an increase in chronic disease and the rising costs for medical care. At Penn Nursing, we are always seeking solutions to problems and ways to improve care. Consider the example of Ann Teitleman, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN – in collaboration with a team of researchers and technical experts in the Abramson Cancer Center, Dr. Teitleman created the Everhealthier Woman app, to help women of color who are diagnosed with cancer manage their healthcare, appointments and scheduling, while interacting with their network of friends and family for support. That’s just one example of our innovation. You’ll read about others in this issue.

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Inclusivity As the U.S. population continues to expand, disparities in race, ethnicity, culture, social class, language proficiency, gender and disability continue to exist. All nurses have a critical role in leading efforts to achieve an inclusive healthcare environment. In this issue, you will read about how Penn Nursing’s faculty and student body are connecting with diverse communities and populations to ensure research and practice are effective and relevant for all. Of course, keeping the nursing pipeline full – especially with students from underrepresented backgrounds – is an important way to build a diverse, well-trained leadership and workforce capable of meeting the needs of all people. We are intensely engaged in innovative programs to fill that pipeline. For example, our School is part of the Diversity Initiatives in Research for Underrepresented Minorities (DRUM) Program. Developed by Jesse Chittams, a biostatistician at Penn Nursing, the program is helping to increase the presence of underrepresented minorities within the fields of biomedical research by mentoring minority high school students who have a desire to attend college.

Impact Our School is known for research that advances scientific knowledge across the healthcare spectrum and guides improvements in care. Each day, collaborative efforts in our research centers are resulting in discovery, development and integration of discoveries into nursing practice and policy. Throughout this issue, you will read about the impact of our research and the work being accomplished in our research centers. Leading each study are nurse scholars, scientists and researchers who bring a very personal commitment to identifying the critical questions for healthcare and diligently working to build knowledge and establish the evidence base for change. Great examples include Therese Richmond, PhD, FAAN, CRNP, who was awarded a challenge grant by the School of Nursing to examine the contribution of biomarkers to predict depression and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); and Alison Buttenheim, PhD, MBA, for receiving funding from the

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Front entrance of Claire M. Fagin Hall, home of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to study vaccination status of children living in areas where it is easy to enter the education system without immunization – a research area that has not been studied and is of great importance to public and individual health of children and adults. You can read more about Dr. Buttenheim’s recent work on page 27. The themes explored in this issue of UPfront have been at the heart of our mission for decades and are underpinned by a deep sense of community. We have consistently led and nurtured partnerships that allow us to serve our communities in Philadelphia, throughout our state and nation, and across the globe. That focus is reflected in stories you will read that explore the ties we have with South Philadelphia’s Latino immigrant population, and veterans and military service members with PTSD.

As Penn Nursing continues to work toward our mission of caring to change the world, we are cognizant of the importance of your partnership with us. One of the most effective ways we can advance nursing and improve the world is through our global network of alumni and partners. Your support for Penn Nursing, and your dedication to making healthcare more accessible, more progressive and more effective, is making a difference around the world. Most sincerely,

Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN The Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing

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Dean Antonia Villarruel with her parents, Francisco and Amaila.

UPFRONT: Why did you choose to become a

nurse? Dean Villarruel: My parents promoted the expectation that my brothers and I would go to college. As the only daughter with three brothers, in a working-class family, I had the choice to be a teacher or a nurse. While I had limited options in choosing a career – I am now in a career where the options are limitless. UPFRONT: Could you talk about the impetus behind your research focus, and the range of health topics that you’ve been exploring? Dean Villarruel: I am Mexican-American and

bilingual. I realized I was in a unique position to focus on research that was going to have a benefit and impact on my community. The things that have been a constant in my career have been working with children and focusing on Latino and other populations that are affected by disparities. I am especially interested in developing adolescent and parent interventions to reduce sexual risk among Latino and Mexican youth. In addition, my research focuses on how to scale-up and sustain these and similar evidence-based interventions in schools and communities – focusing on designing different methods for capacity building and also local and national policies that support implementation and uptake. UPFRONT: You earned your master’s degree from Penn’s School of Nursing and taught here from 1995 to 2000. You have also had a distinguished career of almost 15 years with the University of Michigan School of Nursing. What led you to be interested in being the dean of Penn Nursing?

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Dean Villarruel: As an alum and former faculty member, Penn has had a profound influence on my professional development. I have been a proud member of the Penn community. I have witnessed the commitment, courage and impact of Penn Nursing’s outstanding faculty. I know firsthand that Penn attracts a high caliber of exceptional and motivated students. What led me back to Penn (again) was the opportunity to build on the extraordinary legacy that is Penn Nursing. My leadership in nursing, research, global affairs and health equity has prepared me well for this next chapter. The values and goals of the University – as outlined in the Penn Compact – are aligned with my values and provide opportunities for nurses to lead. The foundation of Penn Nursing is strong – so it is exciting to imagine – given this context – what comes next! UPFRONT: Penn Nursing faculty and students have had an important and long-standing connection to community. What does that kind of connection mean to you? Dean Villarruel: Context is everything. Nurses are

not just focused on healthcare – but on health. Where people live, work and play are important factors in staying healthy, managing illness and living well. Developing effective partnerships with and in communities is important to cocreate solutions and approaches that are going to achieve health. UPFRONT: If you were talking with a group of incoming Penn Nursing students, what words of wisdom would you share? Dean Villarruel: I would tell them that I am pleased

they chose Penn Nursing. They are at Penn because they have the intellectual capacity to undergo the rigors of a nursing science curriculum and they will be surrounded by world-class faculty who are invested in their success. They will leave Penn capable and confident to change the world! The School and University will provide them with an endless array of possibilities to discover and develop their passion. I would challenge them to take advantage of the opportunities, resources and challenges – and to enjoy their incredible journey!

Future of Nursing: Innovation and Global Perspectives in the Current Healthcare Environment An aging population, an increase in chronic disease and rising costs for medical care are the triumvirate of healthcare challenges on a global scale. These challenges are also fueling a change in the scope of the practice of nursing, widening paths for opportunities to take on new roles in health policy, planning, provision and innovation. These roles are not really new. After all, nurses have always been at the center of the patient-care arena. But now, that unique position is coming into its own as nurses are encouraged to practice at the fullest extent of their skills in order to increase quality, access and value in a patient-centered care environment.

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Impacting cost, quality and access in healthcare 7

Modeling and scaling a new method of care to improve health and reduce re-hospitalizations 8

Advancing health and nurse training through research 10

Helping veterans overcome PTSD 12

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Thought leadership for global healthcare As the world transitions to a healthcare system that tries to balance quality and cost, will health-system redesigns that minimize hospital expenditures adversely affect patient outcomes? Linda Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, the Claire M.

Fagin Leadership Professor in Nursing, professor of Sociology and director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, was interested in finding an answer. In one of the largest studies of its kind, Dr. Aiken led an international investigative team to understand the role that the nursing work environment and nursing staff deployment play in nurse recruitment, retention, productivity and patient outcomes. Known as the RN4CAST, the study was designed to inform decision-making about nursing, one of the largest components of hospital operating expenses. The RN4CAST showed that patients after surgery in hospitals throughout nine European countries were more likely to survive if treated in hospitals with adequate nurse staffing levels and higher numbers of nurses prepared at the baccalaureate degree level. “Our international research has demonstrated that nursing resources are an important explanation for large variations in hospital mortality across hospitals in every country,” says Dr. Aiken.

Results of Dr. Aiken’s study were published in The Lancet (see box below). In addition, Dr. Aiken’s research on lower mortality associated with bachelor’s-qualified nurses has resulted in preferential hiring of nurses with BSNs – almost all hospitals in markets like Philadelphia have transitioned to all-BSN nurses. “As a result of preferential hiring of BSNs, more than 100,000 RNs have returned to school to earn their BSNs,” she says. The RN4CAST Consortium has added studies in additional countries in Europe including Portugal, and is working to replicate the research in Chile, which would be the first such study in Latin America. Dr. Aiken has also recently received a large grant from National Institute of Nursing Research to study the impact of changes in hospital staffing and percentage of BSNs on patient outcomes over time in the United States. “This is a very important study as it will help establish the causal links between nursing resources and patient outcomes that have primarily been demonstrated at a single point in time,” says Dr. Aiken. “Being able to provide healthcare leaders with evidence that their actions to improve staffing and nurses’ educational qualifications will actually result in better patient outcomes and healthier bottom lines for hospitals will help motivate change in practice.”

Publication of the findings in The Lancet has had global impact • The European Parliament in 2013, for the first time since the establishment of the EU, recommended an educational pathway for standardizing nursing at the bachelor’s degree level. • In England, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), a public body sponsored by the Department of Health, called for patient-to-nurse ratios in NHS hospitals so that no nurse, outside an ICU, care for more than eight patients each. • U.S. Senate Bill S.2353, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Bill of 2014 and a comparable bill in the U.S. House, call for mandatory public reporting of hospital patient-to-nurse staffing ratios on the Medicare website HospitalCompare.

“This important study will help establish the causal links between nursing resources and patient outcomes.” Dr. LINDA AIKEN

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Impacting cost, quality and access in healthcare With the right tools, every job can be made more efficient. That includes those in healthcare, where hospital discharge planners can be overwhelmed with an escalating volume of patients with complex conditions. Combine that with shorter stays that preclude time to thoroughly inform the patient and family about care and coordination, and patients can leave hospitals without the knowledge necessary for recovery care, which, in turn, can increase patient readmissions within 30 days of discharge. To support hospital discharge planners, Kathryn Bowles, PhD, RN, FAAN, the van Ameringen Chair in Nursing Excellence and Director of the Center of Integrative Science in Aging, spent more than 10 years of academic research with her multidisciplinary team and roughly $3 million in aggregate NIH and foundation funding to develop the core of the RightCare software, the Discharge Decision Support System, also known as D2S2. As in most things, timing is everything, and Bowles needed to find the perfect opportunity to introduce her team’s invention to the healthcare marketplace. “I always felt this solution would be an important part of patient care, but the healthcare system was so fragmented during most of the development phase for D2S2,” says Bowles. “If I had pushed this into the healthcare marketplace any earlier, it wouldn’t have worked.” As health systems began to assume risk and enter into fee-for-value care models, efficiently transitioning patients to post-acute settings of care and preventing readmissions became increasingly important. So did D2S2, which is an evidence-based screening tool that supports clinicians’ discharge referral decision-making. Discharge planning requires critical decisions at two points: identifying high-risk patients before discharge and then determining if or when to refer a high-risk patient to post-acute care. The D2S2 software solution helps with both. Through Penn’s UPstart program, Dr. Bowles and co-inventor Mary Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology and the Director of Penn Nursing’s NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, licensed the D2S2 software tool to RightCare Solutions, a medical technology company co-founded by Bowles in 2011. The RightCare software uses D2S2 as part of the RightCare Risk Assessment tool that assesses all patients at admission who need post-acute care services because they are at

Efficiently transitioning patients from hospital stays to post-acute settings is at the core of the Discharge Decision Support System (D2S2).

high-risk for 30-day readmissions, recommends the most appropriate type of post-acute care service based on the patient’s risk and needs, and electronically alerts and refers the postacute care facility the patient chooses. Since 2011, additional functionality has been built into the software to increase its utility for discharge planners such as customized reporting on post-acute care performance, the ability to alert and refer patients directly to the post-acute care agency, and the software’s SMART capability which adjusts the algorithms automatically for each individual client based in the population they service. “Because D2S2 is evidence-based, it heightens the standards in discharge decisioning while still considering each patient as an individual,” says Bowles. “Our greatest hope is that D2S2 will be used nationwide.” That wish should prove prescient. Research has shown that D2S2 reduces readmission rates by as much as 35 percent. That data has garnered plenty of interest, including from the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies, which awarded RightCare Solutions its 2014 Game Changing Healthcare Company of the Year award. “People are often surprised that a nurse would start a business,” says Bowles. “I want other nurses to know that not only is it important to take your work and apply that to solve a realworld problem, but that success in doing so is absolutely achievable.” www.nursing.upenn.edu

The Transitional Care Model (TCM) has been clinically proven to reduce hospital readmissions by up to 30 percent while saving money for hospitals and Medicare.

Modeling and scaling a new method of care to improve health and reduce re-hospitalizations There are many truths in today’s healthcare landscape. One is that chronically ill older adults experience multiple transitions among healthcare providers and settings, resulting in increased healthcare costs. While care management programs were originally thought to be the solution to the disproportionate costs associated with care for these patients, it turns out that the entire care model needed to be revamped. “Better care, better quality of life and lower costs for care do not have to be mutually exclusive for anyone, especially for older adults living with multiple conditions,” says Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology and director of the NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, who is the architect of the renowned Transitional Care Model (TCM) for this vulnerable population.

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“With TCM, we created a model that aligns nurse-led, team-based care with the preferences, needs and values of high-risk individuals to deliver high-quality care and simultaneously reduce costs and improve outcomes.” The model, developed over 20 years by Dr. Naylor and her team, has been clinically proven to reduce hospital re-admissions by up to 30 percent while producing substantial savings for hospitals and Medicare. The model assigns an advanced practice nurse to support patients and their families through critical transitions, such as hospital to home. An individual nurse can manage as many as 20 patients at a time over a 60-day period. This model has been proven in multiple NIH-funded randomized clinical trials to significantly improve patients’ experiences with care and health, while reducing avoidable re-hospitalizations.

care to change the world “We are bringing forward rigorous science that impacts policy.” Dr. MARY D. NAYLOR

“This journey started a long time ago, when I was a fellow with the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging,” she explains. “I was fortunate to witness the impact of major changes in the financing of healthcare on the services received by Medicare beneficiaries. I quickly realized that the care system had to change to align with beneficiaries’ changing needs.” Dr. Naylor was intrigued by research from Dorothy Brooten, the then-director of the School’s Center for Low Birth Weight Research, with regard to improving the quality of transition of care for low birth weight infants and highrisk mothers. “We built a strong multidisciplinary team and designed the first of many studies to make the clinical and economic case for the Transitional Care Model,” she says. When multiple subsequent studies published in top-tiered journals resulted in little change, Dr. Naylor and her colleagues began asking the tough questions: How could they use the evidence they were collecting to change practice and policy? “Many strategies to move evidence into health systems and communities were not successful, but provided invaluable lessons. Our team persisted because we knew we offered a powerful solution that would directly benefit healthcare consumers and their families,” she says. “With the support of many foundations, health systems including our partners at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and enlightened payers, we have been able to use

evidence to effect major change. We have built the tools that have allowed us to spread our work to health systems and communities throughout the United States and beyond.” The Center for Evidence-Based Policy has identified the Transitional Care Model as a top-tiered evidence-based approach that, if scaled, could have a major, positive impact on the health and well-being of our society, while making much wiser use of finite resources. “Our goal is to have more immediate impact on care delivery and payment policies that will benefit a growing population of older adults who are counting on us,” says Dr. Naylor, who is also the only nurse currently serving on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission that advises the U.S. Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program. To take the model a step further, Dr. Naylor and her team worked with UPstart, a virtual incubator at the Penn Center for Innovation dedicated to supporting commercialization of pioneering research within the Penn community. TransCare Partners LLC was launched this year to commercialize and expand the use of the Transitional Care Model. The company offers health systems and plans a range of tools and services to organize and successfully execute delivery of the model. “What we are doing is bringing forward rigorous science that impacts policy,” says Dr. Naylor. “It helps the world better understand nursing’s contribution to quality, cost-effective healthcare.”

Penn Nursing faculty are frequently invited to speak in Washington DC, to provide nursing expertise and help shape policy.

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Advancing health and nurse training through research Nursing is an evidence-based practice. To assess and manage a patient’s symptoms, nurses employ their knowledge of the human biological processes of sleep and rest, mobility, respiration, circulation and nutrition. To truly understand these processes and provide appropriate patient care, Penn Nursing students and faculty are thoroughly engaged in the scientific research that explores interactions among biological, behavioral and social factors. “Here, our students and faculty look at realworld problems and investigate them on a sub-cellular level in order to improve care of every patient,” says Joseph R. Libonati, PhD, FAHA, associate professor of Nursing and director of the Laboratory of Innovative and Translational Nursing Research (LITNR) at the School of Nursing. “That research experience also makes

faculty more successful, students better prepared to think more deeply about patient care and prepares future researchers with the skills needed to operationalize strong methodologies in their work.” The LITNR is a translational research lab that conducts basic bench studies all the way through applied human investigations. In addition, faculty members are able to enhance their research programs by including genetic and biobehavioral markers produced by the lab. “Medical biology research is an important part of nursing science,” says Dr. Libonati. “It often surprises people that Penn Nursing is doing the kinds of research that helps all medical professionals better understand health and employ new paradigms to prevent disease and manage symptoms,” he says.

Students and faculty examine real-world clinical challenges on a sub-cellular level.

“The best research is interdisciplinary, and that’s one of the many areas in which Penn Nursing excels.” Dr. JOSEPH LIBONATI 10

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care to change the world (left): The Laboratory of Innovative and Translational Nursing Research (LITNR) conducts various types of bench studies exploring interactions among biological, behavioral and social factors. (below): Dr. Joseph Libonati at work in the Laboratory of Innovative and Translational Nursing Research (LITNR)

“This lab is a place of collaboration, with many different research foci and a permanent welcome mat for anyone interested in mentoring others or learning how to conduct good research.” Dr. JOSEPH LIBONATI

Building a large body of work takes time and collaboration, a specialty of the lab. “The best research is interdisciplinary, and that’s one of the many areas in which Penn Nursing excels,” says Dr. Libonati. “This lab is a place of collaboration, with many different research foci and a permanent welcome mat for anyone interested in mentoring others or learning how to conduct good research.” That means that at any given time, students in nursing, pre-med and engineering are likely to be working together with researchers on

projects that can run the gamut of physiology, nutrition and metabolism to neuroscience, biochemistry and genetics. Libonati is a great example himself, mentoring students while forging ahead with his own research into treatment strategies for heart disease and the amelioration of the development of heart failure. “My research has some impact,” he says. “But I believe those who are collaborating here will someday make a big discovery. The atmosphere here just sparks that kind of science.”

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Helping veterans overcome PTSD “PTSD can be treated and cured. Failed transitions from military life to civilian life are unacceptable outcomes.” DR. Nancy P. Hanrahan Nurses are often the first point of contact for veterans and military personnel seeking care.

Many people who experience traumatic events have difficulty coping; flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety and uncontrollable thoughts about the events make adjustment difficult. With time and good self-care, many get better. But for an estimated 500,000 veterans and military service members, the disabling agitation, nightmares and emotional withdrawal characterized by Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are a major hurdle to their ability to function. Because nurses often represent the first point of contact for veterans and military personnel when they seek care, providing them the skills and tools to assess, intervene and appropriately refer military members and veterans who are experiencing PTSD symptoms is imperative.

“PTSD can be treated and cured,” says Nancy P. Hanrahan, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN,

the Dr. Lenore H. Kurlowicz Term Associate Professor of Nursing. “Failed transitions from military life to civilian life are unacceptable outcomes.” Dr. Hanrahan is leading a team that has developed the PTSD Toolkit to help nurses assess patients who may have PTSD, communicate therapeutically, help patients determine their next steps and appropriately refer them to mental health experts. Supported by an $85,000 grant from The American Nurses Foundation (ANF), Dr. Hanrahan and her team developed an interactive PTSD website, an e-learning module based on advanced gaming techniques and a downloadable smartphone

app that provides nurses access to support materials. The site allows nurses to work through three case simulations to practice and hone their skills. “The Toolkit’s care interventions maximize the potential for self-care management and help move veterans to providers and programs that can help them,” she explains. The PTSD Toolkit will be released in the near future as a place for nurses to also receive continuing education credit. “We want nurses to have the tools to help veterans find the help they need to transition back to civilian life,” she says. LAUNCH the PTSD Toolkit

You can influence the future… Penn Nursing prepares students by providing excellent resources and experiences: a state-of-the-art simulation center featuring high-fidelity mannequins, student research opportunities across all levels of scholarship, classrooms with the latest hospital-based electronic medical records (EMR) technology and rigorous clinical experiences. Your support of the Penn Nursing Annual Fund is critical to ensuring students have those resources to learn to be tomorrow’s healthcare leaders and practitioners.

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Enhancing Health through Inclusivity Data underscore the strong connection between a culturally diverse nursing workforce and the provision of equitable and quality care that improves the health for all people. Yet, while ethnic and racial minority groups now comprise about one-third of the United States population,

non-white licensed registered nurses comprise only 17 percent of the nursing workforce. This gap is not unique to nursing. Similar gaps exist in medicine and other health professions. In order to create an inclusive environment where all perspectives are considered in the science

Penn Nursing has a strong history of training scholars and practitioners who are committed to ensuring our healthcare system can deliver the highest-quality care to every patient regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, social class or language proficiency.

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“Our study provides empirical evidence linking diversity pipeline programs to increased minority enrollment and graduation.” Dr. MARGO BROOKS CARTHON and delivery of care, it is imperative that nurses, nurse researchers and nursing faculty be as diverse as the patient population. Equally important is assisting all nursing students to develop cultural humility in the healthcare setting.

A deeper look at pipeline programs

(right): An infographic about nursing school diversity initiatives, based on Margo Brooks Carthon’s research and developed for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Nursing schools are finding that education pipeline programs can help nurture a culturally diverse workforce, address educational opportunity gaps and reduce health disparities. In their simplest form, these programs can encourage diverse students to consider nursing as a career by informing them about what that career looks like and inspiring them to see themselves in those positions. These programs can also help nurses develop and refine clinical skills and learn how to integrate those skills into practice environments. Pipeline programs enhance opportunities for minority students and inspire, prepare and ensure student success through workshops and mentoring, academic and financial support and exposure to clinical and research opportunities at various stages of students’ academic careers. New results from a five-year study that evaluated nursing school-based diversity initiatives on a nationwide scale indicate such programs can – and do – increase the diversity of student bodies. But the study also uncovered certain barriers that affect particular minority populations with regard to enrolling and then progressing in nursing programs. “I was most surprised and alarmed by the attrition of Black and Pacific Islander student graduation over the past four years,” says Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN, assistant professor of Nursing and Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar, who did the study. “This finding certainly points to the need for targeted measures to not only ensure that minorities enter schools of nursing, but that they are supported throughout their matriculation to graduation.” Targeted measures are taking hold, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Their data show that the pipeline into nursing is much more diverse, with students from minority backgrounds representing 28 percent of those in entry-level baccalaureate programs, 29 percent of master’s students, and 27 percent of students in research-focused doctoral programs.

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“Though nursing has made great strides in recruiting and graduating nurses that more closely mirror the patient population, more must be done before adequate representation becomes a reality,” explains Eileen Breslin, PhD, RN, FAAN, president of AACN. Diversity programs that consider and seek to help minority students overcome specific barriers are most effective, Dr. Brooks Carthon indicates. Her study found that Hispanic students are more likely to enroll in nursing schools that offer academic support, mentoring, community service opportunities and workshops on diversity. Conversely, Black/African American students are more likely to enroll in schools that provide financial support, academic, psychosocial support, mentorship and clinical experiences.

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“This finding suggests that diversity programs are being tailored to meet the needs of the students that they are serving,” says Dr. Brooks Carthon. Research like Dr. Brooks Carthon’s helps underpin bold solutions that can help enhance diversity in nursing schools. “No one school or organization can effectively tackle an issue of this magnitude without a broad community of stakeholders all working to realize a shared vision,” says Dr. Breslin. Dr. Brooks Carthon’s study, the first of its kind to measure effectiveness of nurse pipeline programs, is part of a larger body of research she engages in which progressively focuses on the nursing workforce and the healthcare needs of minority communities. Primarily funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections Program, Dr. Brooks Carthon expects the outcomes of this recent study will help policy makers, school administrators and other stakeholders determine the best way to design pipeline programs. “Our study provides empirical evidence linking diversity pipeline programs to increased minority enrollment and graduation. For those involved in the design and implementation of diversity programs, psychosocial support, mentoring, academic support and financial aid should certainly be included as core features due to their presence among successful diversity initiatives. Once these core service offerings are in place, programs should tailor services to meet the needs of the minority student,” she says.

Partnering for inclusiveness A broader healthcare delivery system requires nursing leadership that comes equipped with broader perspectives and a willingness to challenge their own assumptions and those of their colleagues and students. The development of this body of leaders is a significant step in eliminating health disparities and ensuring our healthcare system can deliver the highest-quality care to every patient regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, social class or language proficiency. Penn Nursing has a 20-year history of partnering to attract culturally diverse scholars and train them to contribute to health equity research. Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and the Center for Global Women’s Health (CGWH) have continually led the development of advanced, culturally appropriate, interdisciplinary research strategies.

Their National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)-funded T-32 training grant on Research on Women, Children, and Families not only works to identify and reduce health disparities, but also trains novice researchers who have gone on to further that research at Penn and other universities. Similarly, CHER’s Summer Nursing Research Institute, a one-week intensive research program for novice researchers, is another of the School’s 20-year success models. Approximately two-thirds of the scholar trainees in both programs are from under-represented minority groups. Another example of how Penn Nursing is leading efforts for research inclusiveness is a partnership between the School of Nursing and Hampton University School of Nursing, a historically black university (HBCU) developed almost 15 years ago. “As an alumna of Hampton University and Penn Nursing, I was immediately interested when Hampton approached us to help them establish a nursing doctoral program,” says Loretta Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusivity at Penn Nursing. “At Penn, we had the knowledge about how to organize and maintain a viable doctoral program. Hampton had the strong desire and it was a perfect union.” The Teagle Foundation provided the funding for Penn to partner with Hampton to develop faculty in research training and grant funding, and in planning, creating and implementing a doctoral program. Within three years, the Hampton University School of Nursing PhD Program was up and running and is still the only PhD nursing program at a HBCU. “Nursing science is collaborative by nature, and that was one of the reasons this program got off the ground so quickly and so successfully,” says Dr. Jemmott. “Faculty from both schools poured themselves into the project because we all wanted this program to succeed. We all knew that it was important to develop a program that would successfully add more black nursing scholars and we were willing to commit all the resources necessary to make it work.” Once off the ground, the partnership expanded when the NINR issued a Request for Application for a collaborative approach to building health disparities research centers at both a majority and minority institution. The Hampton-Penn Center for Reducing Health Disparities was formed and successfully was one of seven www.nursing.upenn.edu

“I still find that work in the field of diversity is more mind-boggling than neuroscience and physiology.” Dr. NANCY TKACS

partnerships awarded NIH funding. Its goals were to foster deeper partnership between researchers and students at both schools; further the development and dissemination of research and interventions related to health disparities; and enhance the recruitment, retention and training of racial/ethnic minority nurses into research careers. “This inter-university nursing partnership promoted cultural humility in health promotion and disease prevention. It examined how culture, race and ethnicity in healthcare and society influence access and health outcomes and the occurrence of health disparities,” explains Jemmott.

“Collaboration like this is mutually beneficial and important in advancing inclusive healthcare,” says Dr. Jemmott. “We learn from each other about cultural competence and then apply that understanding in all the ways we practice, whether that is as researchers, teachers, or caregivers.”

Uncovering bias to achieve inclusive care Today, healthcare that is inclusive and respectful requires a workforce with a broad appreciation of differences in language and culture, and knowledge of health disparities experienced by racial, ethnic and sexual minorities. That workforce needs to be culturally diverse as well, and committed to improving care across a wide range of ages, physical abilities and disabilities. It’s a balance not easy to achieve. “I still find that work in the field of diversity is more mind-boggling than neuroscience and physiology,” says Nancy Tkacs, PhD, RN, Associate Professor of Nursing who was the School’s Assistant Dean of Diversity and Cultural Affairs from 2011 to 2014.

(above) From left: Kenya Beard, EdD, GNP-BC, NP-C, ACNPBC, Assistant Professor, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, City University of New York, Guillermo Prado, PhD, Acting Chief of Division of Epidemiology and Population Health Sciences at the University of Miami Medical School and Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN, CPH Assistant Professor at the University of Miami School of Nursing & Health Studies speak to attendees at the Diversity Forum held at Penn Nursing in March, 2014.

One of the outcomes from the partnership was the development of methodologies sensitive to answering research questions from diverse communities. The initiative also enhanced the career development of minority health investigators who conducted research designed to promote health and prevent disease through inclusive research designs and interventions. Dr. Bertha Davis, Director of the Hampton-Penn Initiative at Hampton’s School of Nursing at the time of the partnership, said “This partnership was wonderful. In a spirit of mutual learning and support, it met the requirements for building the research programs and faculty development at Hampton and for enhancing minority presence at Penn. It also facilitated my ability to obtain NIH funding in partnership with Dr. Jemmott.” Additional Hampton-Penn partnerships, including the Undergraduate Nursing Scholars Program, and pre-doc and post-doc training programs, further enhanced this research. Today, Hampton faculty continue to train other faculty and students, conduct research, write grants, publish papers and become independent researchers.

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Her concerns mirror those of most who are involved in increasing diversity in academia, business, non-profit and public sectors in order to leverage the benefits of a workforce that includes a variety of ethnicity, cultural background, age, gender, sexual orientation and physical ability. But an important component of diversity programs and initiatives is selfawareness and reflection – uncovering one’s unconscious bias. “Every nurse has to recognize their own culture, their own biases and preferences, and also recognize that every patient encounter may result in an unconscious reaction to that patient because of provider biases and preferences,” says Dr. Tkacs. “As nurses, we must deliver equitable, high-quality care to all patients despite these unconscious biases. That’s the importance of this department – understanding that we must convey the ethos of nursing to care for all, while understanding where we come from and about our unconscious biases.”

Nancy Tkacs, PhD, RN, former Assistant Dean for Diversity and Cultural Affairs at Penn Nursing, speaks during the Diversity Forum convened in March, 2014.

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National Thought Leadership: Promoting and Sustaining Diversity in Academic Nursing There’s an elegant chain reaction that underpins a nursing school’s ability to promote and sustain diversity. It starts with attracting and retaining diverse faculty to train a cadre of diverse nurse researchers. Those researchers then, in turn, develop the science and train the nurses who will be able to provide culturally competent care to an increasingly diverse population.

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To tackle the complexities of diversity in academic nursing, Penn Nursing and the Office of Diversity and Cultural Affairs assembled thought leaders from national schools of nursing, ethnic nursing associations and research institutions this past spring, for the forum: Diversity in Academic Nursing: A Time to Build. Nursing faculty members from junior faculty through deans of schools of nursing from around the country joined representatives from the National Institutes of

Health/National Institute of Nursing Research; the American Nurses Association; and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among others, to share best practices, highlight barriers and celebrate successes. The participants overwhelmingly agreed that the forum helped to move an important national conversation forward, and that follow up every two to three years would be influential in shaping the future of nursing for a diverse society.

Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN, engages participants during the March 2014 Diversity Forum held at Penn Nursing.

“Diversity in academic and research nursing is necessary, but not sufficient. We must also encourage diversity of informed opinion.” Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN President of the American Academy of Nursing

“Diversity is not the icing, it’s the cake.” Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN National Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars

“We can’t allow our Fellows, who may be a sole voice of diversity at their institutions, to feel alone. We must surround them with thought leaders to help them gain confidence and become competent.” Faye A. Gary, EdD, RN, FAAN Executive Consultant, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Program

“What is most lacking in diversity are diverse leaders. Diversity may be well represented on the diversity committee at many institutions, but not necessarily as chairs of committees.” Bette Keltner Jacobs, PhD, MSPH, BSN National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association www.nursing.upenn.edu

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Penn N u rs ing Research Centers: Penn Nursingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Research Centers focus scholarly activity and intellectual creativity to solve important healthcare challenges that affect adults, children and families around the world. Each day you can find researchers, students and faculty working in these Centers to advance the science of nursing and healthcare. Their pioneering discoveries generate academic programs of study, community outreach and partnerships with government and industry. At their core, our Research Centers are dedicated communities of scholars who share a vision for advancing specific scientific knowledge. But they all share additional commonalities as well: a desire to train future scientists and translate knowledge into effective practice. To accomplish that, the Centers are aligned with research priorities set by national institutes and work diligently in collaboration to advance a monumental body of work that is nationally and internationally respected.

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Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing The Science in :60 Through scholarship and global research, the Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing increases the understanding of the importance of the history of nursing and healthcare issues, and supports the development of effective health policy and patient-care strategies.

Action & Influence: • The Federal Trade Commission’s policy paper, Competition and the Regulation of APRNs, suggesting that state legislators should be cautious when evaluating proposals to limit the scope of practice of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) and that expanded APRN scope of practice is good for competition and American consumers, was influenced by research conducted by the Center. This research was also recently cited in testimony to Congress. • The Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing Report used the historical perspective of nursing provided by the Bates Center to shape its recommendations, including that nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training; the importance of higher levels of education and training for nurses through an improved education system; the need for nurses to be full partners in the redesign of healthcare in the United States; and the need for an improved data collection and an improved information infrastructure for more effective workforce planning and policy making.

The Future: Digitization of the Mercy Douglass School of Nursing Collection

Mercy Douglass Hospital was one of more than 100 historically Black healthcare institutions which existed during the era of segregation. Many of the Mercy Douglass School of Nursing alumni were instrumental to civil rights efforts in desegregating healthcare. The Center has an extensive collection of photos, papers and oral histories from these pioneering nurse leaders. Digitizing the collection will give the public access to this important history. Nurse Pioneer Project

Gathering, organizing and preserving the personal papers and archives of nurse leaders from extensive diverse ethnic backgrounds has not been done before now. The historic chronicles from nurse leaders like Mary Starke Harper, an early leader in minority health, and Ildaura Murillo-Rohde, founding president of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, are a rich resource of important history that can effectively inform the future of culturally competent healthcare. The initiative is underway with contacts being made to individuals and organizations to identify and collect these important records.

Graduates of Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 1897.

“We are the preeminent nursing history archive and research center in the world. By examining nursing history, and giving others the opportunity to do the same, we lay a solid foundation that informs research, patient care initiatives and policy.” Julie A. Fairman, PhD, RN, FAAN Nightingale Professor of Nursing Director of the Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing

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Center for Biobehavioral Research The Science in :60 By applying a scientific approach to the study of the complex interactions among biological, social, behavioral and environmental factors, the Center for Biobehavioral Research is helping to identify how these factors interact to influence outcomes, and is intervening in these processes to influence health.

Action & Influence: • A collaborative research effort at the Center between a Penn Nursing nutritionist, epidemiologist and nurse advanced the understanding about the interrelationships between increased food neophobia, food selectivity, diet quality and gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The insight has important implications for clinical nursing practice and caregiver care. • Laboratory-Based Biological Measures is a new course for doctoral students designed by the Center. Students will learn protein expression (western blotting), gene expression, cell culture and hormone measurement of hormones and gain experience in critiquing the theoretical underpinnings of specific biological measurements. The course will help prepare students to effectively advance more research.

The Future: Targeting Emotional Responses After Injury to Improve Recovery

Tens of millions of Americans require emergency care for physical injuries each year, and a significant portion of them develop depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after discharge that negatively impact recovery. This research is studying a targeted intervention to assess patients for risk and then prevent or mitigate depression and PTSD in order to improve recovery. Music Training to Improve Neural Plasticity in Older Adults

Music therapy has had positive effects in helping people recover from injury and improve mood. This new study at the Center will investigate the effects of music therapy on older adults suffering from memory-related diseases in order to understand how to tailor music therapy to leverage neural plasticity for better outcomes.

“I believe biobehavioral research is the future of nursing. It’s here that we advance nursing knowledge to improve diagnosis and treatment, prevent disease and enhance patient outcomes.”

Members of the Biobehavioral Research Center gather in the lobby of Fagin Hall.

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Barbara J. Riegel, DNSc, RN, FAAN, FAHA Professor of Nursing, Edith Clemmer Steinbright Chair of Gerontology Director of the Center for Biobehavioral Research

Center for Global Women’s Health The Science in :60 The Center for Global Women’s Health uses interdisciplinary research methods, integrated biological measures, community partnerships and advanced analyses techniques and technology to promote health in women and girls around the world. The Center’s focus is in three distinct areas: safety from violence and harm; equity, empowerment, and advocacy; and health promotion and disease prevention.

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Thailand is just one of the countries where Penn Nursing faculty and students from the women’s healthcare nurse practitioner program volunteer their skills.

• Health Promotion for Women and Girls in Chalkidiki, Greece. This ongoing outreach by the Center helps women and children in a rural community in Greece lead healthier and more productive lives. By providing the community’s healthcare practitioners and lay members with health science training, interventions including detection of early-stage breast and cervical cancer in women and congenital and infectious illnesses in children are ensuring a healthier and higher quality of life for a fragile population. • Women’s health and midwifery faculty and students in the women’s healthcare nurse practitioner and midwifery programs volunteer their clinical skills nationally and internationally to provide health screenings for women in remote areas and continuing education to community midwives. This work has helped eradicate barriers to preventive health practices in rural Appalachia, Thailand and Central and Latin America.

The Future: Training Next-Generation Health Scientists

The Center trains doctoral and post-doctoral fellows in best-in-class research techniques in the areas of vulnerable women, children and families. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Center prepares the next generation of women’s health scientists, practitioners and leaders with a focus on decreasing and eliminating health inequity. Reducing Confinement of Female Sex Workers in Philadelphia

The Center is responsible for the evaluation plan for a Philadelphia project that moves female sex workers out of jail and provides them with treatment, education and job training. This program effectively identifies, supports and rehabilitates female victims of human trafficking and gives them opportunities to take control of their lives and their health.

“We work to improve the health and well-being of women and girls, recognizing that as the health of women goes, so goes the health of the world.” Marilyn S. Sommers, PhD, RN, FAAN Lillian S. Brunner Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing Director, Center for Global Women’s Health

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Center for Health Equity Research The Science in :60 The Center for Health Equity Research unites rigorous science, a social justice framework and community engagement to advance health equity, promote health and prevent diseases among vulnerable, underserved and marginalized populations through research, education and practice. The Center’s researchers elucidate the marked disparities in health among vulnerable populations created by a myriad of social determinants and use that data to design, evaluate and translate innovative evidence-based interventions to promote health outcomes and health equity across the lifespan.

Action & Influence: • From research, to policy, to practice. An HIV-prevention program of research funded by the National Institutes of Health led to the development of nine evidenced-based HIV prevention programs for various vulnerable populations and was selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health and programs to be disseminated nationally and globally. From left: Christopher L. Coleman, PhD, MS, MPH, FAAN; Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN; and Janet Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN at the Center for Health Equity Research’s Summer Nursing Research Institute.

• Mentorship and training programs. The Center’s Summer Nursing Research Institute, a one-week intensive summer program, has trained more than 200 novice nurse researchers on designing health promotion interventions to reduce health disparities of potentially vulnerable populations. • Research on vulnerable women, children and families. This collaborative research partnership with the Center for Global Women’s Health, funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research since 1998, studies multi-system level factors that contribute to health disparities among vulnerable women, children and families. More than one-third of the scholars are from underrepresented groups.

The Future: Vaccination of Children

A new two-year research project will study vaccination of children living where it is easy to get into school without immunization – a research area that has not been studied and is of great importance to public and individual health of children and adults. Innovation Technology Development

Development of new technology at the Center includes an automated management system to assess Type 1 diabetes management and the psychosocial burden among adolescents; a mobile app to improve the prevention and treatment of breast, cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancer; an iPad app to reduce HIV/STD sexually-risky behavior among young African American men; and a web-assisted intervention for caregivers of young adult brain tumor survivors.

“This Center is committed to people and helping them make behavioral changes and attain their full health potential. Our faculty research programs are diverse, reflecting the multitude of health problems that impact vulnerable populations, the various questions and methodologies needed to promote health and health equity, and the importance of community engagement to tackle critical health needs of various populations. Our vision is to eradicate health inequities and disparities across the lifespan.” Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN van Ameringen Professor In Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Co-director of the Center for Health Equity Research

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Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research The Science in :60 The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research uses healthcare performance indicators from hospitals and other healthcare organizations to demonstrate the impact of nursing on patient outcomes in the United States and abroad, in order to inform changes in policy, education and healthcare.

Action & Influence: • Informing legislation. Published research by the Center showing each patient added to a nurses’ workload is associated with a 7 percent higher mortality rate is cited in U.S. House and Senate bills proposing public reporting of hospital nurse staffing on the Medicare.gov/hospitalcompare website as a strategy to improve patient safety. Similar Center findings in Europe motivated the government quality board in England to propose minimum safe staffing ratios for its hospitals. • International study confirms strong link between nursing education and patient outcomes. Findings from Center research, published in The Lancet, emphasize the risk to patients that could emerge in response to nurse staffing cuts under recent austerity measures, and suggest that an increased emphasis on bachelor’s education for nurses could reduce hospital deaths. The European Parliament approved, for the first time, a new pathway for nursing education in Europe requiring a bachelor’s degree. The research indicates that a safe level of hospital nursing staff might help to reduce surgical mortality, and challenges the widely held view that nurses’ experience is more important than their education.

The Future: The Impact of Nursing on Patient Outcomes

This new study by the Center will research changes in nurse staffing, proportion of baccalaureate qualified nurses and the quality of nurse work environments in hundreds of hospitals between 1999 and 2015. The results will provide evidence of causal linkages between nursing resource investments and patient and financial outcomes. Building Global Nursing Outcomes Research

The Center has collaborated with nurses in more than 20 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and elsewhere to undertake rigorous research to inform national policy decisions that enable nurses to improve healthcare. The Center is now focusing on replicating research in Latin America, beginning in Chile, where all nurses have baccalaureate degrees.

“The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research is known nationally and internationally as the most successful nursing research organization in the nursing outcomes and policy research realm.” Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor in Nursing, Professor of Sociology Director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research Dr. Linda Aiken and Dr. Thomas Mackey, University of Texas School of Nursing, consult with nurses at West China Hospital, Sichuan University, on research about nurse managed care.

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Center for Integrative Science in Aging The Science in :60 By building science, translating it into practice and policy and training the next generation, the Center for Integrative Science in Aging addresses common and complex phenomena associated with aging and improves the ability of older adults to live independently, cope with illness and achieve optimal health-related quality of life.

Action & Influence: • Individualized-Sensory Enhancement for the Elderly (I-SEE). This Center research resulted in an intervention to improve vision and hearing in older adults, which helped enhance their cognitive performance, physical function and mood as well as decrease delirium episodes. • Entrepreneurship translates research to practice. A Penn Nursing Science start-up company, RightCare Solutions, commercialized the D2S2 decision support algorithm that assists discharge planners to identify patients in need of post-acute care. Use of the software reduced readmissions by 35 percent.

The Future: Homecare nursing interventions for older adults

In partnership with the McKesson Corporation, the Center will leverage national Electronic Health Record data to demonstrate the relationship between what nurses do in homecare and the health and quality of life outcomes of older adults. This research will build evidence about the impact of home care nursing for older adults. Developing and testing robots to assist frail older adults with instrumental activities of daily living

A new inter-professional research team comprised of Center members, older adults at LIFE (Living Independently For Elders, a program of Penn Nursing), and our colleagues in engineering and physical medicine and rehabilitation, have submitted a National Science Foundation study to identify ways an affordable robot can improve daily activities for older adults participating in the LIFE program.

“Our Center maintains a long tradition of creating innovative solutions for translation into practice and policy to improve the ability of older adults to live independently, cope with illness and achieve optimal health-related quality of life. We also are dedicated to interdisciplinary training for the next generation of gerontological nurse scientists.” Improving the ability of older adults to live independently, cope with illness and achieve optimal health-related quality of life is the focus of the Center for Integrative Science in Aging.

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Kathryn H. Bowles, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI van Ameringen Chair in Nursing Excellence; Professor of Nursing Director of the Center for Integrative Science in Aging

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NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health The Science in :60 The NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health generates, disseminates and translates science regarding the number-one public health issue in the United States and globally: the impact of chronic illness on adults, especially older adults, and their family caregivers.

Action & Influence: • Creating the future research agenda. Center members crafted a research agenda for the National Institute on Aging (NIA) related to the central role of the “invisible workforce,” family caregivers. Center members also collaborated on a series of published papers related to the impact of multiple complex conditions on the health and well-being of older adults that is shaping the science related to comorbidity. • Generating new evidence. Among ongoing studies, a longitudinal study funded by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research is mapping out the effects of major health transitions on health, quality of life and use of both health and long-term resources among frail older adults. • Fostering impact. The evidence produced by Center members has shaped national health policies related to access, quality and reimbursement of transitional care and is informing Institute of Medicine recommendations related to patient engagement, collaborative team-based care, cancer care, ethics, pain management among diverse populations and learning health systems.

The Future: Building and Sustaining New Partnerships

The Center has launched partnerships with health service delivery systems such as Health Quality Partners, with scholars in other disciplines including teams at U.C. Berkeley’s School of Public Health and the Hastings Center – all designed to accelerate the Center’s capacity to create a learning health system and promote the use of evidence to have major clinical and policy impact.

“This multidisciplinary Center is at the forefront of creating knowledge, in partnership with leaders in healthcare and policy makers, to assure that new evidence has a major impact on the care and outcomes of chronically ill people during the most vulnerable times of their lives, while making the most of increasingly finite resources.” Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology Director of NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health

Addressing the impact on chronic illness on older adults and their caregivers is a critically important public health issue.

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SPOTLIGHT ON THE RESEARCHERS For a complete listing of School of Nursing faculty publications from the past academic year, see page 50.

Helping Practitioners Make Better Cancer Pain Treatment Decisions As published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing When she witnessed many patients in her home country of Pakistan die in agonizing pain because of the unavailability of effective pain medication, Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing, became determined to make a difference by studying global disparities in opioid availability. She came to the United States to embark on research focused on the access and availability of pain medication. Instead, she became intrigued by the complex nature of clinical disparities in pain outcomes despite access and availability of effective pain medications. In a paper published this past summer in The Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Meghani explained the results of her research that uncovered disparities in cancer pain treatment and also provided a window into the sources of these disparities. In her study, African-American cancer patients with renal impairment were more likely to be prescribed morphine to control

pain, even though morphine has toxic metabolites that accumulate in the presence of kidney disease. White cancer patients were significantly more likely to be prescribed the safer choice of opioid, oxycodone. Even after controlling for health insurance type, AfricanAmericans had a 71 percent lower chance of receiving oxycodone than white patients. Dr. Meghani’s findings are unique in that they show that provider biases may operate despite presence of clinical risks. “Oxycodone has higher street value than morphine,” says Dr. Meghani, explaining that provider-implicit bias may play a role in these prescription patterns. “Racial disparities in opioid prescription for pain exist despite the consistent national survey findings that prescription drug abuse remains highest among whites.” Her study also uncovered a possible reason why African Americans are less likely to adhere to pain medications despite moderate-to-severe

cancer pain. “If you are prescribed an inappropriate choice of opioid, you may have to choose to either deal with the pain or deal with the side effects,” she says. Dr. Meghani, an academic researcher with formal training in nursing, bioethics and health disparities, believes that by understanding the mechanisms of disparity in pain treatment, she can apply those findings to help healthcare practitioners make better assessments and treatment decisions, particularly in pain management. “I am most proud of working in a research area that can ameliorate cancer pain management disparities,” she says. “This work has real significance and applies to populations who are already vulnerable and should not be subject to additional inequities.”

Identifying Early Health Risk Factors and Their Effect on Behavior As published in JAMA Pediatrics Jianghong Liu, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing Think of the benefits of being able to identify early risk factors that could lead to behavioral and emotional problems in children: interventions could make at-risk children healthier and help alleviate a rise in violent crime. That’s the hope and challenge for Jianghong Liu, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing, who developed a model to investigate early health risk factors. “Identifying early health risk factors is an important first step in preventing behavior problems. I want to help nurses better elucidate and implement interventions necessary to prevent the development of behavioral problems, which may have significant impact on the lives of many children and their families,” says Dr. Liu. Her longitudinal studies have already shown how simple steps can enhance children’s health. For example, she has demonstrated that eating breakfast reduces blood lead poisoning and can increase child IQ, and that second-hand smoke before birth adversely affects a child’s behavior during preschool. 26

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“I am proud of these studies because simple interventions, such as regular breakfast consumption and reducing second-hand smoke exposure during pregnancy can have important implications on children’s developmental health,” she says. Dr. Liu is also taking a health-risk perspective in studying the effects of lead on children’s behavior. It’s been understood for decades that a child’s rapidly developing brain is highly vulnerable to lead toxicity, but her research indicates that low lead, even at concentrations lower than the previously defined CDC’s level of concern, is associated with increased child behavior problems. In an article published this summer in JAMA Pediatrics, she reports that even low lead levels in children are associated with internalizing behavior problems, such as depression, anxiety and pervasive developmental problems, in addition to externalizing behavior problems. “We believe that continued monitoring of blood lead concentrations is necessary and that nurses

should recommend screening for behavioral problems for children with lead exposure whose blood lead concentration is above 5 μg/dL,” she recommends. Leveraging her research experience in public health, epidemiology, psychology and psychiatry, Dr. Liu is continuing her research to understand the neurobiological mechanism of how lead affects children’s IQ and behavior. She is using psychophysiology studies to elucidate the mechanism of lead effects on the autonomic system and brain, and plans to study nutritional interventions and if they can combat lead exposure in children. “While my past research has mostly focused on risk factors, going forward I want to study protective factors and how these factors affect children’s positive emotion and behavior.”

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Drawing Attention to the Problem of Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccine Refusal in the United States As published in The American Journal of Public Health Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Nursing Before entering kindergarten, it is recommended children receive vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B and chicken pox to protect them from disease and to protect the general population from infectious disease outbreaks. Yet, parents can request a vaccination exemption if a physician certifies an immunization is, or may be, detrimental to the child’s health, or for the parents’ religious or personal reasons. “Personal belief exemptions and the ease of obtaining a personal beliefs exemption have been implicated in rising exemption rates and disease outbreaks, respectively,” explains Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Nursing. “I am excited by the challenge of figuring out how to change behaviors so that parents and providers make easy life-saving choices about child health.”

To further that goal, Dr. Buttenheim recently surveyed California school administrators with regard to their preparation in managing the state’s new law. The legislation requires an exemption request form be signed by a healthcare practitioner who has provided vaccine benefit and risk education to the parent no more than six months prior to the child being subject to the school entry immunization requirements. The purpose is two-fold: to provide an opportunity for vaccine education and to reduce convenience use of the personal beliefs exemption. “We are doing lots of studies on the new law, but one thing we really wanted to know was how ready schools were to implement it,” says Dr. Buttenheim. “The biggest surprise – and, frankly, concern – was the very low levels of knowledge and awareness among school officials responsible for tracking immunization records and exemptions.” Her research,

published in September in The American Journal of Public Health, also hypothesized how the new law would likely affect exemption rates given the existing patterns and clustering observed of conviction exempters, and showed that conviction exempters tend to be more clustered spatially and socially than convenience exempters. That clustering is particularly associated with increased disease outbreak risk. “I hope that this research will help schools get needed resources to comply with the legislation: forms and guidelines from the state; Spanishlanguage materials; staff training; and support for school staff who are responsible for responding to requests for immunization exemptions,” she says. “I also hope this research will focus attention on California’s new law, particularly as other states look to change their exemption laws.”

Linking Ethics Preparation and Quality of Care As published in Applied Nursing Research Connie M. Ulrich, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing, Associate Professor of Bioethics, Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine Distilled to its most elemental degree, nursing is about decision-making. But making the best healthcare decision requires more than medical training. It also requires that a nurse integrate his or her personal and professional experiences with ethical insight, a balancing act that, in today’s complex healthcare arena, results in stress. “In my years as a pediatric nurse working at a major children’s hospital, I saw how nurses are distressed by the lack of support for the ethical issues they are facing in clinical practice, such as end-of-life concerns, allocation of resources and informed consent of patients,” says Connie M. Ulrich, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate professor of Nursing. Dr. Ulrich’s research is the first to link ethics with nursing outcomes of satisfaction and retention and to show that having some ethics education helps nurses and other practitioners, like social workers, take moral action. “We need nurses to have a voice within the healthcare system and

my research measures the importance of ethical issues and how that affects the voice of nursing,” says Dr. Ulrich, who was the first nurse trained in bioethics at the National Institutes of Health. In an article recently published in Applied Nursing Research, Ulrich explains the outcomes of her research and how ethics education increases the confidence of healthcare providers and the quality of care. Her research showed that ethics preparedness and confidence were significantly associated with perceived quality of care as were work-related characteristics such as the percentage of patients with Medicare and Medicaid, patient demands, physician collegiality and practice autonomy.

Affordable Care Act, which will require a well-trained group of clinicians to work with a large aging and chronically ill population.” While furthering her research on ethics education and the link to patient outcomes, Dr. Ulrich is also working on a series of articles focused on nursing, ethics and health policy for the Hastings Center Report Supplement. Other projects include collaborating with colleagues from Dartmouth College and Penn to train and establish a new institute of research and clinical bioethics at The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania; and research into how patients make risk-benefit decisions in their care.

“Those practitioners who perceived higher levels of ethics preparedness and ethics confidence perceived that they could provide quality care,” says Dr. Ulrich. “This is especially important with the passage of the Patient Protection and

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HOW I CARE TO CHANGE THE WORLD Entrepreneurship and Nursing: Leveraging Risks for Rewards Entrepreneur Ben Katz, Nu’02, WH’02, WG’02 believes that nursing school is an excellent platform from which to leap into business. “I learned as much about leadership and more about perseverance from my time at the School of Nursing,” says this thirdgeneration nurse and business leader. Katz is the innovator of Card.com, the online bank that not only offers consumers a convenient, fast and secure way of banking using mobile technology, but also prepaid debit cards fun-branded from a choice of thousands of designs. Plus, he started Coveroo.com, the largest internet seller of personalized iPhone and Android cases; glutenfreematzo.com, a gluten-free and artisanal Kosher food company; and bearbottle.com, a pediatrician-recommended transitional bottle for toddlers. If you think he is off the nursing path, think again. He ascribes his business success to his nursing education. “The most important thing I learned from studying nursing at Penn, which I use every day, is to take a holistic approach to problems and opportunities,” he says. This approach is useful at the bedside and in the board room.

“Nursing brings together technology, family, community, the human touch and so much more, when properly treating a patients’ health,” he says. “Similarly, when building companies, you need to apply diverse skills to manage projects, outcomes and people in order to be successful.” Katz is especially encouraging to other nurses in the pursuit of healthcare entrepreneurship, a multi-billion dollar market. “If a nurse sees a way to make even something he deals with on a weekly basis 5 percent better, faster or cheaper, then, with a team, it might be 15 percent better,” he explains. “Multiplied across the country – or the world – that could have a major impact, improve patient health outcomes and save billions of dollars, some of which ends up in the nurse entrepreneur’s pocket.” To be successful entrepreneurs, nurses just need to be encouraged to take a risk and step out into business. “Take it from me,” he says. “You know more than you think you do, so take the leap.”

“Penn Nurses use their education to excel as entrepreneurs – like Ben – clinicians, parents, educators, policy-makers, administrators, recruiters and more. There is so much we can learn from each other, so it is important that Penn Nursing Alumni stay connected.” To learn more, see page 65. Terri Cox Glassen, Nu’91, President, Penn Nursing Alumni

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Nurse Mentors Inspire a New Model of Community Healthcare When Steven Larson, M’88, MD first volunteered his medical services to a nurse-managed clinic for Mexican migrant workers living in Chester County, he had no idea he would be inspired to develop a better model of providing community healthcare. “I was intrigued by how comprehensive and effective the clinic was at reaching the healthcare needs of the under-resourced community,” he says. “I was hooked.” Today, Dr. Larson, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, is cofounder and the Executive Director of Puentes de Salud, which means “bridges of health” in Spanish. Puentes de Salud is a nonprofit clinic that caters to a population who find it difficult to navigate the healthcare system because of a lack of insurance and legal immigration status, and poor or non-existent English. The clinic is distinguished from other community health groups because it addresses the social determinants of health through a myriad of education programs ranging from nutrition to afterschool education.

Dr. Larson ascribes the birth and success of Puentes de Salud to mentorship from two remarkable nurses: Margaret Harris, who initiated Project Salud in Chester County, and Margaret Cotroneo, PhD, APRN, Associate Professor Emerita of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and one of the founders of the Health Annex at Myers Recreational in West Philadelphia. “Peggy Harris served as my mentor for 10 years, introducing me to a holistic, community-centered level of care and advocacy that did not exist in my medical vocabulary,” explains Dr. Larson. “Then I was introduced to Margaret Cotroneo, who became my sounding board and helped me explore the creation of Puentes de Salud.” Since its opening in 2003, Puentes de Salud has been staffed mostly by volunteer physicians, nurses and medical students. That collaborative environment and practice that impacts healthcare delivery was recognized and Dr. Larson was awarded the 2014 Lillian Sholtis Brunner Award for Innovation. “We have a firm foundation in place,” says Larson. “It’s exciting to see the growth and potential of something that started as a simple desire to encourage multi-disciplinary healthcare and dismantle the traditional physician-centric approach.”

Dr. Steven Larson was the first recipient of the expanded Lillian Brunner Award for Innovative Practice, now honoring a Penn graduate of any program for innovation in inter-professional, collaborative practice that impacts the nursing profession and/or the healthcare delivery system. Nominated by alumnus Martin Camacho, GNu’03, Dr. Larson represents just one of many innovators yet to be recognized by alumni. In addition to the Brunner Award,

Penn Nursing annually presents five additional awards for outstanding leadership, clinical expertise, advocacy for the profession or “spirit,” and more. Each fall, nominations are encouraged from alumni, family, friends, co-workers and students. See our website for details and complete the nomination form before December 31: www.nursing.upenn.edu/alumni/volunteer/ Pages/Penn-Nursing-Alumni-Awards.aspx

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D i s a s t e r Day in the S i m Lab

By Amanda Mott Photos by Scott Spitzer

This story originally appeared in Penn News Today. To sign up for this newsletter, visit www.upenn.edu/pennnews/penn-news-today This past summer, Penn Nursing conducted its second annual summer mass casualty emergency simulation exercise in the Helene Fuld Pavilion. More than 80 senior-level nursing students enrolled in the School’s “Nursing in the Community” course were joined by about 20 actors and facilitators – simulation instructors who are trained by the School of Nursing to assist and debrief in simulation scenarios. WATCH the simulation video.

VISIT the Penn Nursing simulation website.

The gruesome scene had all the characteristics of a true emergency with actors and facilitators posing as victims of serious injuries and trauma. The air filled with smoke, and there was chaos and noise as students cared for the injured.

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The nursing students also got a lesson in emergency medicine by applying critical care utilizing more than 10 high-fidelity patient simulators â&#x20AC;&#x201C; computerized manikins that can be programmed to mimic physical responses to medical interventions such as CPR and defibrillation.

Working with experts from Penn Nursing, the Division of Public Safety, and the School of Social Policy & Practice, as well as emergency preparedness, safety and management staff at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Philadelphia, the students conducted an assessment of

scene safety, identified a team leader, identified their roles to their team, triaged patients, provided basic life support and identified available resources, such as the incident command center, Penn Police and social workers.

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ALUMNI CONNECTIONS From the Penn Nursing Alumni Board President Dear Penn Nursing Alumni, Welcome to the 2014-2015 Penn Nursing school year! I hope everyone enjoyed a restful summer and is looking forward to a school year filled with new beginnings. For Penn Nursing Alumni, this year is a great symbol of contemplation, excitement and new beginnings – • Contemplation for all that will be the next phase of the school’s history. • Excitement and support of Dean Villarruel as she comes home as an alumna to lead the school as the 6th dean. • New beginnings for all new graduates as your alumni journey begins and for the many alumni who will choose this year to engage with Penn Nursing. Over the past two years, many more alumni have reached out and connected. Some alumni connect to seek professional networking connections. Some alumni are looking to connect with Penn alumni who share similar experiences. Some want to connect with or thank a favorite professor who taught them something valuable. Some want to share the successes of fellow alumni who are great examples of our profession. Some are contemplating a return to school for themselves or a family member. Some of you connect often – serving as a liaison, guest lecturer, preceptor, alumni award nominee or nominator, or as event attendees. Some serve as dedicated volunteers on the Penn Nursing Alumni Board or its committees, you have my many thanks for your time and commitment. Some connect with their graduate program faculty providing updates and sharing stories. Some have been so busy in their careers, family and life that they have not had time to connect. It’s a new school year. We have a new Dean, enthusiastic new alumni who just graduated, and many new opportunities to connect.

Make this the year you re-connect with Penn Nursing! The Alumni Board, in association with the Office of Institutional Advancement, hosts numerous events, programs and volunteer opportunities locally, regionally and even globally and virtually. I encourage all my fellow alumni to get involved and have an immediate impact on the success of our nursing school, its current students and our alumni community.

How do you get connected? First, make sure we have your email address, contact and employment information. Students are very interested in knowing where our alumni work and what you do (Don’t worry: we won’t give out your individual information without your specific permission.) Second, consider getting involved! See page 65 to learn about the many ways you can engage with students, one another, faculty and the School. Whenever you choose to re-connect, Penn Nursing is always there for its Alumni Community! Go Quakers! Terri Cox Glassen, Nu’91 President, Penn Nursing Alumni

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From the HUP Nursing Alumni Association President Dear Fellow Alumni, Welcome Dean Villarruel! HUP alumni join me in lending our generous support of your future endeavors and our enthusiastic collaboration for the benefit of the School of Nursing and our associations. We are eagerly looking forward to honoring our new dean at the Annual Spring Luncheon in April 2015. Time changes us and gives us new opportunities to grow, share and improve the lives of others. Accepting change while caring to meet the challenges it brings is the strength of nurses and the opportunity to positively impact the lives of others. Wherever we are, we look to see how we can help, how we can make things better, how we can strengthen our ties as part of humanity. Many of you have created or weathered change in a way that that gives great pride to our Association and glory to our Legacy. In particular, I am thrilled to recognize two of our own: Dr. Pamela Cipriano, HUP’76 and Dr. Rosemary Polomano, HUP’74. Each alumna has been recognized for exemplary nursing skills and diligence impacting the lives of others. Dr. Pamela Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, has been elected president of the venerable American Nurses Association! She is senior director at Galloway Advisory by iVantage and a research associate professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. Dr. Rosemary Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Pain Practice, Penn Nursing, and Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Penn Medicine, has been named this year’s recipient of Penn Nursing’s top practice award – the Norma M. Lang Distinguished Lecture Award for Scholarly Practice. The award ceremony will be October 21, 3:00-5:00 pm at Fagin Hall with reception to follow. To each of these outstanding HUP Alumna we say, “The Board of Directors, on behalf of the entire membership of the alumni associations of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the School of Nursing, congratulates you. Your achievement is truly well-deserved and we are certain that your continued hard work and dedication to nursing will greatly benefit all nurses.” Time is bringing us closer to our reunion in 2016, when we celebrate the lives of all alumni with much joy and mutual admiration. In the meantime, I hope to see many of you at the Annual HUP Alumni Association Fall Luncheon on October 18, 2014. Best Regards, Cleo Wolfe Libonati, HUP’68, Nu’72 President, HUP School of Nursing Alumni Association

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Alumni Weekend 2014 In Review Alumni Weekend 2014 was jam-packed with a variety of events. A story-filled Legacy Breakfast included the honorary additions of Dr. Meleis and Dr. Rich to the HUP Fountain. A discussion on mentorship was a highlight, as was our prominent place in the Penn Parade at Penn Park. We bid good-bye and looked to the future as we welcomed the MSN Psychiatric Mental Health CNS and NP program alumni to join our traditional pool of HUP and Penn Nursing graduates. Don’t miss your chance to meet Dean Villarruel and take part in Alumni Weekend 2015, scheduled for May 15-17. For more information on future Penn Nursing events, see the calendar on page 35 or email nursalum@pobox.upenn. edu to learn how you can get involved.

We want to hear from you. We welcome your input and encourage your participation at nursalum@pobox.upenn.edu or 215.898.9773.

Congratulations to our 2014 Alumni Award Winners Congratulations to the following alumni award winners who were honored on Friday, May 16, along with faculty award winners, during Alumni Weekend 2014. Outstanding Alumni Award for Leadership in Nursing

Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence

Jane H. Barnsteiner, Nu’70, GNu’73, PhD, RN, FAAN

Wendy Hobbie, GNu’83, GNu’10, MSN, RN, CRNP, FAAN

Lillian Sholtis Brunner Alumni Award for Innovative Practice

Honorary Nursing Alumni Award

Steven Larson, M’88, MD See page 29 for more about Dr. Larson Student Spirit Award

Natalie Ball, Nu’14 Alumni Spirit Award

Krista Malovany Pinola, Nu’86

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Afaf I. Meleis, PhD, DrPS (hon), FAAN Distinguished Service to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Ann Burgess, DNSc, RN, FAAN Freida H. Outlaw, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN

care to change the world Penn Nursing Alumni Board The Penn Nursing Alumni Board represents you in planning activities, programs and professional opportunities. We are always looking for alumni of all programs and degree levels who are interested in giving back and advancing their professional network by involvement on the board. For information on joining the board or a project-focused committee, please email nursalum@pobox.upenn.edu or call 215-898-9773. Meet the current members of the 2014-2015 Penn Nursing Alumni Board: President

Board of Directors

Terri Cox Glassen, Nu’91 (California)

Mary Walton, Nu’74, GNu’81, GR’10, GR’12 (Philadelphia) Jennie Dougherty, GNu’13 (Philadelphia)

President-Elect

Ashley Zampini, Nu’07, GNu’10 (Philadelphia) Vice President for Alumni Support

Maya Clark-Cutaia, Nu’03, GNu’06 (Philadelphia) Vice President for Student & School Support

Lisa Hilmi, Nu’97 (Maryland) Secretary

Katherine Bowles, Nu’07 (California) Board of Directors, Nominating Committee

Suzanne Conaboy, Nu’07 (Pennsylvania) Sarah Emily Farkash, Nu‘06, GNu’10 (Texas) Kathryn Sugerman, Nu’91, GNu’93 (New York)

Board of Directors, Young Alumni Rep

Amelia Cataldo, Nu’11 (New York) Stephanie Chu, Nu’05, GNu’08 (New York) Meredith Mooney-Levin, Nu’11 (Pennsylvania) Amanda Bevilacqua, Nu’11 (Philadelphia) Recent Graduate Representatives

Ainsley Sutton, Nu’12 (Philadelphia) Lorelei Phillips, Nu’12 (Virginia) Amber Stark, Nu’13 (New Jersey) Julia Golden, GNu’13 (Ohio) Ex-Officio Member, HUP Alumni President

Cleo Wolfe Libonati, HUP’68, Nu’72 (Pennsylvania)

Events Calendar Watch for announcements about upcoming webinars featuring Penn Nursing faculty.

November 8, 8:30am-2:00pm

September 19, 9:00am-2:00pm

Join our faculty and Admissions staff to learn more about our exciting educational offerings and what you need to know to apply. For additional information visit http://tinyurl.com/nursingevents.

PhD Open House, Fagin Hall Join our faculty and Admissions staff to learn more about our exciting educational offerings and what you need to know to apply. For additional information visit http://tinyurl.com/nursingevents. October 18

HUP Alumni Association Fall Luncheon Location and time TBA October 21, 3:00-5:00pm

Norma M. Lang Distinguished Lecture Award for Scholarly Practice featuring award recipient, Rosemary Polomano, HUP’74, Nu’76, GNu’79, PhD, RN, FAAN

Graduate/MSN Open House, Fagin Hall

December 11

Hillman Alumni Nurse Network Reception, New York More details to come! April 16, 2015, 3:00pm

Save the Date for the annual Claire M. Fagin Distinguished Researcher Award and Lecture May 15-17, 2015

Alumni Weekend 2015. Save the Date!

October 31-November 1

Homecoming featuring Arts & Culture Join us for an alumni and student networking event on Saturday, Nov. 1, 11:30am-12:30pm on College Green, for your opportunity to meet Dean Villarruel. See www.alumni.upenn.edu/homecoming for details and to register.

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ALUM NI NOTES If you are a HUP or Penn Nursing alum, we want to hear about your life! Send us a personal or professional update at nursalum@pobox.upenn.edu or call us at 215.746.8812.

Anne Wilkinson Hance, HUP’55, is living in

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Sun City, AZ, in a retirement home. She enjoys weaving, reading, playing cards, sewing and crafts. She does not miss the snow or cold weather. Although she is not able to travel any longer, she likes hearing about HUP Alumni gatherings.

Helen Arlene Spaulding Plourde, HUP’47,

Mary Ellen Bachman, HUP’56, was part of

writes that she has had a wonderful life. She is thankful to her two super parents who valued education, her husband who is 91, her children and grandchildren for making her life so fulfilled.

the last group to complete the five-year program at HUP. She completed an anesthesia program after receiving her degree and worked at Lancaster General Hospital for 34 years.

Jessie Barnes Buck, HUP’48, was recovering

Carol Strike Tinsley, HUP’61, remarried after having been widowed. Carol writes from her home in Bryn Mawr, PA that she has a step-daughter and a step-grandson who live in Montana. Carol and her husband also have a home in Silverthorne, CO.

Jo Dougherty Keiser, HUP’48, appreciates

since 1992 and has been busy quilting, sailing and being involved with River Hills Women’s Club. Nan has started a private Facebook page for her 1962 classmates and welcomes all to join her there. Nan has three grown children and two grandchildren.

Jean Martin Spangler, HUP’49, and her

husband Ernest, are in “good health and grateful for each day.” Jean and Ernest celebrated their 62nd anniversary in June.

1950s Virginia Seitz Slaugh, HUP’51, reports that

she is loving life at Brethren Village in Lancaster, PA. She relocated in May 2013. She volunteers at the thrift shop, plays lots of bridge and uses the fitness center when she is not busy having fun with her 13 great-grandchildren. Jacqueline Hitchings Bellezza, HUP’52,

recovered from back surgery this year. She and husband Richard moved to a senior residence in May 2012. Sadly, Richard passed away the following March. Jackie enjoys receiving news from HUP and hearing from her “old comrades.” Her email address is rujax31gmail.com.

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Jane Barnsteiner, Nu’70, GNu’73, Mary Walton, Nu’74, GNu’81, GR’10, GR12,

and Joanne Disch are co-authors of Person and Family Centered Care, which was recently published by Sigma Theta Tau International. The book offers a new approach that emphasizes the person as partner, embraces the family and encompasses all care delivery locations.

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nicely from aortic valve replacement surgery. She retired as a nurse practitioner at the student health services at UMass in Amherst, MA. Jessie is grateful for her continued friendship with two classmates, Marguerite Carver Schaefer and Ruth Bartlett Daley. She has many fond memories of King’s Court. receiving the HUP alumni newsletter. Jo “reads every word of the newsletter when it arrives.” She sent special recognition to Isabel Stainsby Harrison, HUP’49 and Betty Shields Irwin, HUP’50 for “hanging in there” with their continuous service to the HUP alumni. Jo also commented on Dean Meleis’ retirement, “She was so good for us.”

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Nanette Rice Reid, HUP’62, has been retired

Mary Lou Usilton Notardonato, HUP’63,

Ann L. O’Sullivan, Nu’70, GNu’72, GR’84, was

re-elected to the Board of Directors for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), for which she leads Area IV (Northeast region). She recently represented the NCSBN at this year’s Tri-Regulators Board of Directors meeting, a historic gathering of the governing boards of the three organizations representing the state boards that license physicians, nurses and pharmacists.

enjoyed reconnecting with classmates at her 50th reunion last September. Patricia A. Polansky, Nu’65, is now the Director of Policy and Communication at AARP. Ruth Cook King, HUP’69, spent 22 years at HUP working as a head nurse in Labor and Delivery. During that time she worked toward her BSN at LaSalle University. Ruth later worked in Women’s Health at Phoenixville Hospital, Genesis Healthcare and Valley Forge OB/GYN. She retired from nursing in April 2014 with 44 years of active practice. Ruth is married to John B. King and is mom to two sons and grandmom to two boys. She and her husband reside in Downingtown, PA.

Georgia Robins Sadler, HUP’70, works as a full-time Professor of Surgery at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She is also the Director of Community Outreach at UCDS Moores Cancer Center where her research is focused on addressing health disparities. Georgia and her husband Blair would be delighted to have classmates visit them in San Diego. Georgia also honored her classmate VeRita Barnette Lynch, HUP’70, by making a donation to one of our funds at the Philadelphia Foundation, “for welcoming me into her home so many years ago. Good memories never fade, they just become more special.”

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Frances Dunn Butterfoss, Nu’72, GEd’75, is the Foundation Professor in Pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA., in its Division of Community Health and Research. Also president of Coalitions Work, she wrote Ignite! Getting Your Community Coalition “Fired Up” for Change, which was published by AuthorHouse last September. Jeanne Matjkovic Cashion, HUP’72, sent her Lifetime membership recently. She retired in June after a 26-year career at a free-standing emergency department. Jeanne has been married for 43 years and has three children and 7 grandchildren. Susan Sharkey McKelvey, HUP’73, and Julia Tierney Davis, HUP’73, were honored at the

University of Pennsylvania Health System 25 Year Club Annual Dinner in September. Both nurses celebrated 40 years of service at HUP. Susan works in the operating room and Julie is Technical Director of the Vascular Lab at HUP. Patricia Davis Kerber, Nu’74, is now a home health registered nurse with AseraCare Home Health. Pamela Cipriano, HUP’76,

was recently elected to serve as president of the American Nurses Association, the only full-service professional organization representing the interests of registered nurses in the U.S. A senior director at Galloway Advisory by iVantage and a research associate professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing, Pamela has also served as the Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer of the University of Virginia Health Systems and as a Distinguished Nurse Scholar in Residence at the Institute of Medicine. She received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Penn Nursing in 2008. Elaine Lantieri Donahue, HUP’78, JoAnne Swan Connor, HUP’78, and Susan McCloskey, HUP’78, spent five days in Disney

together to celebrate their collective 60th birthday back in December. Mary Wilby, HUP’78, received her PhD in

November in Interdisciplinary Studies from the Union Institute and University in Cincinnati, OH. The title of her dissertation is Among the Missing: Experiences of Vietnamese American Nursing Students. Mary teaches nursing full-time at La Salle University and works at Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse.

Lynn Davis Lansdowne, GNu’88, is now the

1980s Lisa Bujno, Nu’83, GNu’87, is now the

Associate Chief Nurse at White River Junction VA Medical Center. Cynthia Armstrong Persily, GNu’84, GR’93, is now the President and Chief Executive Officer at Highland Hospital Association. Betsy Robbins Weiss, Nu’84, was made the Director of Saint Francis Medical Center. Kathleen Brewer-Smyth, GNu’85, GR’01,

recently received the 2013 Doctorate-Prepared Researcher Role Award for her interdisciplinary research involvement with the American Epilepsy Society and her numerous publications and presentations focusing on rehabilitation research, specifically neuroendocrinology, behavior and neuroscience nursing. BrewerSmyth is also a strong advocate for the rights of people with disabilities and continues to be a voice in public health. She has been an Associate Professor with tenure at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE and has been an Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) member for 23 years. Karen D’Alonzo, GNu’87, has been selected

as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and will be inducted into the Academy at its national meeting in October. D’Alonzo is Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the Nursing doctoral program at Rutgers School of Nursing. Her primary focus is on involving community members in research and program development to improve health and well-being in their own communities, with particular emphasis on promotoras, lay Hispanic/Latino community health workers, who are trained to provide basic health education to their neighbors and help them to access health resources. Karen Flaherty Oxler, GNu’85, has been

named President of Lancaster General Hospital, responsible for oversight of nursing functions, hospital operations, emergency and trauma services, patient care services and patient support functions. She will also remain the system’s Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations and Nurse Executive. Karen joined LG Health in 2012 after retiring from her 38-year career in the United States Navy. Diane Spatz, Nu’86, GNu’89, GR’95, recently visited

Chief Administrative Officer for Pocono Medical Center. Beth Anne Blazevich, GNu’89, joined the staff of Lawrence & Memorial Hospital as a supervisor of neonatal nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

1990s Phyllis Kranch Roth, GNu’91, is now a staff member at the University of Arizona Health Plan Network. Amy Edgar, GNu’96, founded the Children’s

Integrated Center for Success in Allentown, PA. This center is designed to provide diagnostic evaluations for mental health disorders of children and offer a variety of other therapeutic services. Deborah L. Faust, GNu’97, principal at the

Aerial Group, a consultancy for pharmaceutical marketing and advertising, has joined the board of the Hepatitis B Foundation, based in Doylestown, PA. Darlene D. Pedersen, GNu’97, writes that she is the 2013 first-place winner of the Book of the Year Award in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing from the American Nurses Association for her PsychNotes: Clinical Pocket Guide. The fourth edition, published last September by FA Davis, Philadelphia, “incorporates all the changes from the DSM-5, includes new rating scales on depression, anxiety, hoarding, and suicidal behaviors, as well as the latest coverage on the military and PTSD, and current psychotropic information.” Deborah Watkins Bruner, GNu’99, is the top-ranked nurse researcher in terms of total grant support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bruner was awarded $2.8 million in NIH research grants in 2013 – the highest amount of support given to any nurse researcher. She is ranked among the top 2 percent of NIH investigators from all disciplines for funding. This national ranking is based on data provided by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research about principal investigator recipients of NIH funding in 2013. She is currently the Woodruff Professor of Nursing at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and is the Associate Director of Cancer Outcomes at Winship Cancer Institute.

Thailand and met with the Dean of the School of Nursing at Mahidol University. www.nursing.upenn.edu

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( c o n ti n u ed ) Sarah Wittig Riley, Nu’08, was hired at

2000s Thomas Kisimbi Nu’02, W’02, writes that he has been working in Somalia to rehabilitate and staff health facilities that were destroyed during two decades of civil war. He is also collaborating with the federal government to secure aid for maternal and child health over the next three years. H. Michael Dreher, GR’03,

Professor, Department of Advanced Role Development, College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA has been appointed Dean of the School of Nursing at The College of New Rochelle, in New Rochelle, NY, effective June 2014. Dr. Dreher was the founding chair of doctoral nursing department at Drexel 2004-2010 and is a two-time first place winner of the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award (2011 and 2012). He is the Associate Editor of Clinical Scholars Review: The Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center as a nurse practitioner. Sofia Wronski, Nu’08, GNu’13, was accepted

to the Penn Medicine Critical Care Advanced Practitioner Fellowship Program, which she will complete in early 2015. This is a post graduate fellowship program designed for those who have a lifelong commitment to learning and seeking a career in traumatology, surgical critical care & emergency surgery and neurocritical care at Penn Medicine with opportunities for employment following successful completion of the program. Sofia is the only recipient who has BSN and MSN degrees from Penn Nursing. Laura “Lucky” Anderson Nu’09, GNu’12, is currently working as a nurse at Hospital Atitlán in Guatemala where they have recently reached a milestone of 25,000 patients served. Yana Sigal Banerjee, Nu’09, GNu’12, is now a

nurse practitioner with Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc.

JoAnne Reifsnyder, GR’03, co-authored

Nurse’s Law: Legal Questions & Answers for the Practicing Nurse with attorney Michele Mathes. Recently published by Sigma Theta Tau International, the book is intended to help nurses understand their legal obligations and the legal basis for nursing standards and patient-nurse relationships. Kevin Hook, GNu’06,

accepted a position as Vice President for Nursing Practice and Education at Genesis Health Care. Previously, Kevin served as the Chief Nursing Officer for Penn’s Living Independently for Elders (LIFE) Center, where he led the health care team and ensured the financial sustainability of the organization. Kara Waters, Nu’06, GNu’09, joined the staff

of the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, TX, as a nurse practitioner. Nancy Erickson, GNu’07, retired from her

position as a school nurse at Highland Park Elementary School in Upper Darby, PA.

Cynthia Domanska, Nu’10, GNu’12, recently became a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner for La Comunidad Hispana, a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing healthcare services to low-income residents of southern Chester County, PA. Robert Li, Nu’10, GEn’13, is now a software

developer with Bloomberg, L.P. Maura Rinehimer, Nu’10 writes that she has

graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in December 2013 with her MSN and has become a certified AGACNP. She now works for St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital in the ICU. Maura includes that she is one of the first-ever NPs to work for this hospital and says it is a” great opportunity to be a trailblazer.” Her hope is to help this NP program grow with the ultimate goal of creating a closed ICU unit basically run by NPs and a few intensivists. Even though it is a community hospital, it is working on becoming a high-level hospital comparable to those found in large medical centers. Finally, on April 4 she married Daniel Smith, who is a respiratory therapist in Houston, and jokes that her name soon will be Maura Smith, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN. Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Gr’11, is an assistant professor at New York University.

Alexandra Solomon, Nu’09, married Brad

Dulay, C’08 on New Year’s Eve in Morristown, NJ. Allie and Brad live in Brooklyn: she is a pediatric nurse at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and he is a business manager at Bloomingdales, and both are working toward master’s degrees. Sarah Watkins, Nu’09, GNu’13, is now a

nurse practitioner at Johns Hopkins University.

2010s Stuart Davidson, Nu’10, married Nikki Inman

on June 21, 2014. Stuart is currently a medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Katherine N. Baker, GNu’12, is now a family nurse practitioner at Esperanza Health Center. Rebecca Berger, Nu’12, GNu’13, is now a registered nurse at Florida Hospital for Children. Audrey Meg Colflesh, GNu’12, recently started work as a nurse practitioner with Planned Parenthood. Mohammad I. Mojadidi, Nu’12, was recently hired as a Critical Care nurse by University of Pennsylvania Health System. Jennifer Pothoven Dougherty, GNu’13, is a

pediatric nurse practitioner with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Correction:

The spring 2014 issue of UPFront listed Pamela Baj, HUP’72 as having recently become a professor at San Francisco State University; she has been a faculty member there for 23 years.

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In M e m o r ia m 1930s Margaret Mooney, HUP’34, York, PA., a

retired nurse. Mary D. Nicodemus, HUP’31, of Dover, PA,

died on May 2, 2014 at Westminster Health Center, two months short of her 104th birthday. She will be remembered for a positive outlook, smiles for others, her independence and ability to live by herself in her home on Division Street until age 99. After earning her degree, she worked as an emergency room nurse, a public health nurse serving soldiers from World War II, and a private duty nurse in Philadelphia. Before relocating to Dover in 1975, she continued her nursing duties with elderly parents who lived with her during their final years. “Nicky” had a zest for living and enjoyed dancing, listening to music, caring for her pet Yorkies and observing the wonders of nature and wildlife. She voted in elections spanning 60 years. Most of all, she liked to travel. At age 90, she climbed a cliffside kiva ladder in New Mexico to visit ancient dwellings. She drove a red Buick until age 99, the age at which she took her last motorcycle ride. Accepting of others and generous in her love, Mary was beloved by family and friends. Adele Payavis Bordiga, HUP’38, 97, passed

away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of January 14, 2014. She became an Army field nurse in 1942, achieving the rank of first lieutenant. She served with honor and distinction in India, where she met the love of her life, Carl, who was also serving his country there as an Army Engineer. After their marriage in 1946, she became a devoted wife and mother to her three children. Adele was known for her warmth and kindness, ceaseless optimism and cheerful nature.

1940s Grace Kindig Coulson, HUP’40, 94, of

Gettysburg, PA passed away on June 15, 2013. She was a World War II veteran serving as a captain of the US Army Nurse Corps and was the recipient of a Bronze Star. She also graduated from Pierce Business School as a medical secretary. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg University and was a nursing instructor at Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing and South Mountain Restoration Center. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church where she served on a

task force ministry of people with special needs. Grace is survived by her two children, four grandchildren and a sister. Ruth Troth Partridge, HUP’41, 93, of

Mellville, NJ died on May 26, 2013. She was the wife of the late Harry C. Partridge. Prior to retirement, Ruth worked as an industrial nurse for 35 years at Kerr Glass. She was a member of the National Red Cross Nurses Association and was active with her bible study group. She was predeceased by her son Harry and her grandson, Harry III. She is survived by her granddaughter, three great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. Dorothy Synder Empey, HUP’42, of Portland,

OR died on August 17, 2012 at the age of 91. She was a World War II veteran who served during the war and later at the Portland VA Medical Center. She also worked as a nurse at her husband’s medical practice. She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Marcel Empey. They were married for 65 years. She is survived by her two daughters and four grandchildren. Joan Mellott Winter, HUP’43, passed away

on July 7, 2012. She is survived by her four children. Joan lived in McConnelsburg, PA. Barbara Smith Nauta, HUP’45, of Norristown,

PA, passed away on May 1, 2012. A registered nurse and homemaker, Barbara was married to the late Donald Nauta and had one daughter, Marjorie C. Nauta. Christina Kutalek Zelienka, HUP’45, passed away on December 18, 2011. Her son, Jim Zelienka, recently sent the following message: “In going over my mother’s belongings it became very apparent how proud she was to be a graduate of the HUP School of Nursing and to serve as a nurse most of her life. I wanted to pass on these thoughts to your institution. From working for a private doctor, to a public hospital, directing a nursing home, to private duty after the passing of her husband, John Zelienka, in 1983, she was committed to nursing and helping others. Born and raised in Nesquehoning, PA, married and moved to the northern suburbs of Chicago, IL in 1947. There she raised two sons, Jack and Jim, while carrying on a career in nursing. She upheld the ethics and standards of the medical profession regardless of who she may offend and was highly respected. She was a credit to the HUP training and the institution

of nursing. Active in church and community, she loved her family, travel and her hometown and her close friend, Jack Forney of Mt. Gretna, PA. Chris was a true ‘coal miner’s daughter’ and proud of it. She is dearly missed.” Janice Davies, HUP’46, passed away on

December 6, 2011. Mary Hall Dull, HUP’46, 90, of Greensburg,

PA died on October 6, 2013. She was a 50year member and past deacon and elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Greensburg. She was active in the Girl Scouts as a leader and council member, past president of the Westmoreland County Medical Auxiliary, member of the Westmoreland Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, past president of the PEO Sisterhood, a volunteer for the Red Cross bloodmobile and the Westmoreland Hospital Hospitality Shop. Her husband, Dr. James A. Dull, predeceased her. She is survived by her four daughters and 11 grandchildren. Jeanne Jackson, HUP’46, 88, of Wooster,

OH, passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at her home. She was born Feb. 4, 1925, the daughter of Ray and Ada Ramsey Mort, and married Dr. Thomas William Jackson of Piedmont, W.Va., in 1946. Surviving in addition to her husband are children, Michael M. Jackson and Elisabeth J. (Curt) Herzog, both of Wooster; a grandchild, Alex; and a great-grandchild, Jasmine. She was preceded in death by her parents and her stepfather, Myron T. Brenneman. Suzanne Metzner, HUP’46, passed away

on June 28, 2014, at her home in Myersville, MD. Sue was the first Jewish student to be admitted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, where she attended and graduated, as a member of the U.S. Army Nursing Corps. She cherished the nursing profession and worked at various times throughout her life as a registered nurse, working with individuals such as former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. In her earlier years in Hagerstown, she was employed by Washington County Hospital and later in life, due to her love of the profession, returned to work at Colton Villa Nursing Home. She was loved by her patients

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and respected by her colleagues. While she was a prolific artist and avid gardener, Sue’s greatest passion was her family. She was a devoted wife to her husband Sidney, and loving mother of five children. Constance Hopkins Millet, HUP’47 of Utica, NY died on January 12, 2012 at the age of 85. She was married to William Lonstreth Kurtz for 25 years. After her divorce, she married Dr. J. Bradford Millet. She was survived by her husband, three children and three stepchildren. Nancy Smith Leary, HUP’48, 85, of

Alexandria, VA, died on May 1, 2013. Born in Somerset, PA on January 26, 1928, Nancy grew up in central Pennsylvania and earned her nursing degree at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in 1948. While at HUP, she met the love of her life, Jack Leary. They were married in 1950 and set off for a life of adventure and service in the U.S. Diplomatic Corps. Nancy embraced her role as foreign service wife with gusto. In addition to the United States, the Learys lived in Cherbourg, France; Düsseldorf, Germany; Istanbul, Turkey; Tokyo, Japan; Ottawa, Canada; Vienna, Austria; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and St. George’s, Grenada. Along the way, she also managed to raise five children and have a career as a NICU nurse. After retirement in 1988, Nancy became active in a variety of community and social activities. She was an avid bowler and volunteered at INOVA Alexandria Hospital as a Patient Representative and at the Visitors’ Information Desk. Nancy was a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Community and provided food for Christ House on a regular basis. She frequently attended symphony concerts and other cultural events. Monthly, she would gather with “Brazil Group” friends for lunch. Nancy was a genuine sports fan, following professional tennis, the Nationals, the Redskins, and above all, she was a faithful fan and season ticket holder of the Washington Capitals hockey team.

1950s Florence Donatelli Nebeling, HUP’52,

passed away on July 2, 2013 at her home in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. she was predeceased by her husband Jacob and survived by their four children. After graduation from HUP, she

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travelled the world as a flight attendant for Pan American Airlines. Judith Wills Cooper Eshleman, HUP’52, born

June 27, 1931 died on February 2, 2014. She graduated from the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in 1952 and was the recipient of the Nightingale Award. Judy became the head nurse of the Neurology Department at HUP. She and her husband S. Kendrick Eshleman III, MD, had a daughter and granddaughter and lived in Lancaster, PA and then Paradise, PA for many years. Her interests included gardening, gourmet cooking, needlework, bird watching, and above all else, helping others. Up until her death, she maintained close friendships with many nursing school classmates. Elizabeth H. Flemming, Nu’53, passed away

on December 2, 2013. She was 87 years of age and a resident of Southampton, PA. Elizabeth served as a Second Lieutenant Nurse in the United States Army, was a missionary, a member of the Drexel Hill Baptist Church, The Church of the Brethen and Addisville Reformed Church. She will be missed by all who knew her. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles H. Flemming, the devoted sister of Mary Catherine Morris and her husband Robert and the late Amelia J. Smith and her husband Michael. She is also survived by her many nieces and nephews. Antoinette (“Toni”) Finn, Nu’54, 81, died at The Glen at

Willow Valley Retirement Community on July 13, 2013. She is survived by her loving husband Michael, after 56 years of marriage. A graduate of Allentown High School, she attended Penn State University for two years, then transferred to the inaugural class of a five-year program at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1954 with both her RN and BS degrees. She joined Pan American World Airways in 1954 as a flight attendant and was able to visit many of the great cities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Toni and Michael resided in Westchester County, raising three children in Bronxville, where Toni was active in a number of community and school activities and often served as a substitute school nurse at Bronxville High School. Once her children were grown, Toni went to work on a full-time basis as a school nurse/teacher at the high school in Yorktown

Heights and retired to Williamsburg, VA, before moving to the Willow Valley Retirement Community three years ago. She was an avid tennis player and golfer, enjoyed bridge and book club with her many friends, and continued to travel worldwide with Michael. Toni was also a gourmet cook and loved to entertain family and friends. Mary W. Galindo, Nu’54, was born on November 13, 1911 and passed away on January 29, 2013. Mary was a resident of Jenkintown, PA. Sonia D. Chwastiak, Nu’56, of St. Clair, PA,

passed away on January 30. A retired nursing supervisor at Pottsville Hospital, she was the widow of Michael Chwastiak, Esq., and is survived by daughters Marsha and Lydia, four grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Doris Andrews Hazen, HUP’56, of Scottsdale,

AZ died on September 19, 2013 after a three year battle with cancer. She was married to Dr. Richard Hazen. The couple lived in Willmar, MN, Hartford, CT and Rochester, NY. She moved to Arizona in 1981 where she enjoyed participating in the arts. She is survived by her four children, six grandchildren and a great-grandson. Patricia “Patti” Shubeck Loveland, HUP’56

passed away on April 30, 2013. We were notified by her classmate, Dorothy Braun Martin, who wrote, “Patti was the gal with THE smile, who always had kind words, and who practiced the profession with loyalty and dignity. She was loved by all and will be missed greatly by her classmates.” Mildred Stern, Nu’58, passed away on

January 31, 2014. Ruth Lennox Dubois, Nu’59, 80, of Cortland, NY, passed away on May 8, 2014. A native of Cambridge, MA, Ruth was a registered nurse, dedicated volunteer and a loving mother. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in nursing, Ruth worked at Massachusetts Memorial Hospital, Boston. She lived and traveled all over the world, eventually visiting every continent, including Antarctica. She was active in the Episcopal Church, serving on the vestry and in other leadership positions in several congregations. While in London, she worked as a nurse and advocate with Age Concern (now Age UK), providing support to the elderly in her

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community. Ruth enjoyed reading, theater, classical music, singing, gardening, travel and welcoming guests into her home. She loved the ocean and spent many years vacationing and living near a beach.

1960s Dorothy J. Schwika, Nu’60, GNu’70, passed

away on December 1, 2010. Elizabeth Creato Abbamondi, Nu’61, 78, of

Wenonah, NJ, passed away on May 30, 2010 in Aria Health Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Betty was a naturally inquisitive person. She had diverse and varied interests ranging from restoring her home, traveling throughout Europe, coaching youth sports at St. Margaret’s School and practicing and teaching nursing. When illness entered her life, her spirit was always strong. She loved time with her family and certainly doted on her grandchildren. Patricia Sanborn, HUP’61, passed away on

June 8, 2013. Josephine Thompson, HUP’61, died

peacefully on June 28, 2013 in Los Altos, CA. She was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. She worked as a nurse practitioner at Kaiser Permanente in Cleveland Heights, OH, for 32 years. She was a long-serving volunteer with the Cleveland Free Medical Clinic. She moved to California in 2001, to be with family, where she continued to volunteer at a literacy program and health library. Josephine’s strong spirit and keen intellect will be missed by the wonderful friends she had throughout life. She will be missed most deeply by her two daughters and her eight grandchildren. Geraldine Weil, Nu’63, of Collegeville, PA,

passed away on December 17, 2013. Geraldine was a hard worker, first as a home care nurse and then later as a retirement home manager. She will be remembered as a devoted wife of 49 years, mother, grandmother and sister.

Anne J. McGuigan, Nu’64, 89, of Bridgeton, NJ, died March 25, 2013. She received her nurse’s training at Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia where she received her RN in 1946. In 1964 she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Maryland in 1974. For many years she worked for the Community Nursing Service and later was the Director of Nurses for the Cumberland County Health Department – Visiting Nurses. Anne was an active member of the community and a valued member of the board of Community Health Care (now Complete Care). She is survived by two sons, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Anne was predeceased by two sisters, Barbara and Marcia Johnson. Elaine Prather GNu’64, passed away January

14, 2013 at the age of 83. She was a beloved twin sister of Eileen R. Lanzetta and survived by many nieces and nephews, as well as great nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her loving friend Oliver Shaw. Jane Benson Pond HUP’65, GNu’82 of

Tarrytown, NY, passed away on March 19, 2014. An extremely engaged alumna and supporter of both HUP Nursing and Penn Nursing, Jane was generous with her time and resources. Since graduation, she gave regularly to several Penn Nursing funds, primarily in support of Annual Giving and the Center for the Study of Nursing History, and also included Penn Nursing in her will and became a member of the Harrison Society. Jane also served with multiple alumni organizations at Penn, including the Board of the HUP Alumni Association the Society of the Alumni at the School of Nursing, and the Executive Committee of the General Alumni Society. In 2003, Jane and her mother created an endowed scholarship fund for nursing students. An extremely involved donor, Jane was known to take her scholarship recipient out for lunch each year, and once took the whole family out for a post-graduation celebration. A regular attendee at Penn Nursing events and Alumni Weekend, Jane’s presence will be deeply missed. She is survived by a brother, Dave.

Joanne Boucher Griffith, Nu’65, passed away at the age of 70 on June 4, 2013. She was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Pennsylvania. She married Dave Griffith in 1965 and in 1969 they moved to California to raise their family. In addition to being a caring and nurturing wife and mother, Joanne was a passionate educator and nurse and an outspoken human rights advocate with a strong sense of humor. Joanne had a lifelong love of learning. She constantly read and considered the world and current issues around her. Joanne was an active member of First United Methodist Church of Loomis as well as Pleasanton Presbyterian Church. She was a fantastic cook and enjoyed hosting friends and family for good food and lively conversation. She was always inclusive of others both at home and abroad. She is survived by her husband Dave, her four daughters and eight grandchildren. Grace S. Hamm, GNu’66, passed away on

April 19, 2014, in Asheville, NC. After graduating from Temple University Hospital School of Nursing in 1938, she served as a 1st Lieutenant during World War II in the US Army Nursing Corps in England, France, Spain and Italy and after VE day, in Hawaii. She worked as a nursing supervisor at the former Pennhurst State School & Hospital for the Mentally Retarded and returned to Temple University for a BS in Nursing Education in 1956. She received her Master’s degree in Psychiatric Nursing Education from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966, and taught nursing at Norristown State Hospital, retiring in 1975. She is survived by two daughters, 14 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Kathleen Waring, HUP’66, passed away on January 6, 2014. She worked for a number of hospitals in the Philadelphia area including Rolling Hill Hospital, Parkview Hospital, and Albert Einstein Medical Center. For 20 years, she served as an administrator at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ before her retirement in 2009. Kathleen is survived by her husband, daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren. Lydia K. Hebestreit, GNu’68, passed away on

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1970s Elizabeth Allen Reese, GNu’72, of

Middletown DE, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2014 at the age of 66. Born March 6, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of William and Marie Allen. Elizabeth was raised in Philadelphia and graduated from St. Leonard’s Academy. She also graduated from Villanova, the University of Pennsylvania, and State University of New York. Elizabeth worked at the VA Medical Center in Diane McGivern

The Penn Nursing community was saddened by the news of Diane McGivern’s passing on June 30, 2014. Dr. McGivern was a dedicated nurse leader, whose contributions to Penn Nursing were many. Dr. McGivern was the first to officially hold the title of Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Penn Nursing when she worked closely with then Dean, Dr. Claire Fagin, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In this role, she not only launched a state-of-the-art undergraduate program but also laid the groundwork for the establishment of our School’s dual majors with other Penn Schools. She was also ahead of her time in understanding the importance of interdisciplinary education and practice and the need for nursing’s engagement in policy. As a Kellogg Fellow, she established an interdisciplinary program that took students from different disciplines to Washington, D.C., to attend meetings and seminars with various government agencies. She was the founder of the Milton Terris Society, named after the national public health leader and champion, which brought together nurses, physicians, public health experts, as well as healthcare and Philadelphia administration to discuss and address healthcare access issues in Philadelphia. After leaving our School, Dr. McGivern became the Head of the Division of Nursing in Steinhardt at NYU. Diane was the beloved wife of Dr. Bernard E. McGivern, Jr. and the loving mother of Ryan Neill McGivern. 42

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Philadelphia and went on to a teaching career at Binghamton University NY and practiced at BCHD and SVSD. She is survived by her husband and soul mate David G. Reese and her sons John-David Reese and Stephen S. Reese. Judith “Judy” Murray, GNu’77, passed away at the

age of 69 on January 14, 2014. She was raised in Norwood, MA, and was educated at Mt. St. Joseph Academy in Brighton, Regis College, the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. Judy worked as a Registered Nurse Practitioner at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield in Quincy for many years. She is survived by her brother, three sisters and several nieces and nephews. Geraldine A. Paumen, Nu’73, GNu’77, of

Coatesville, PA, passed away on February 16, 2010 at the age 80. She was beloved wife of the late Richard T. Paumen, and loving mother and grandmother to seven children. For over 30 years Geraldine was a nurse educator at both Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing and Chester County Hospital School of Nursing.

1980s Althea Bragg Miley, GNu’81, of Mays

Landing, NJ, died on December 5, 2011 at the age of 67. Beloved partner of Sharon Hart, devoted mother and proud grandmother, Althea will be fondly remembered. She recently retired from JFK Hospital where she served as Patient Relations Manager. Previously she was a long-time employee of Virtua Health Systems where she worked as a Nursing Administrator. She was a kind and gentle person who spent most of her life caring for others. Early in her career served the U.S. Air Force as a Registered Nurse and later as a patient advocate. She loved her family, her friends and her pets. She enjoyed drawing, painting, wildlife and the outdoors. She was loved dearly and will be sadly missed.

1990s Susan Vancamp Lockyer, GNu’95, of Elkins Park, PA, passed away on December 22, 2012. She was the beloved wife of Robert Lockyer, loving mother of Robert J. Lockyer, Sara J. Murphy and Benjamin J. Lockyer, devoted grandmother of four and sister of John VanCamp.

Karen L. Anderson, GNu’98, 54, died

May 13, 2014. Born in Providence, RI, she was the beloved daughter of Marilyn A. (Nelson) Anderson of North Kingstown and the late Jeffrey P. Anderson. She was the granddaughter of Ellen “Buddy” Anderson and Ruth and Milton Nelson. Karen was a graduate of South Kingstown High School Class of 1977, Community College of Rhode Island, where she received her Associates Degree in Nursing, and a graduate of the University of Rhode Island where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Plant and Soil Science. She also studied at The University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University and Yale University. She was employed as a Registered Nurse at Rhode Island Hospital, Butler Hospital, Johns Hopkins, and most recently as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Project Manager at Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center. Karen loved gardening, animals, hiking, the outdoors, traveling, adventures, coffee and a good book.

2000s Pamela Irvin-Lazorko, GNu’03, GNu’06, 54,

of Philadelphia, PA, died February 1, 2014. She earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from La Salle University in 1993, and a Master’s degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002. She juggled her career and education while being a devoted mother to her four children, her family said in a tribute. For more than 30 years ending in 2009, she practiced critical care nursing at Pennsylvania Hospital and other area hospitals. She was known for her compassion to the very ill patients she attended. She published articles in the fields of philosophy and health science. Mrs. Lazorko had a soft spot for the homeless. She dedicated her charitable giving to their welfare, and spent time helping to feed and clothe those in need, especially children. For many years, she cared for foster children in her home and she also volunteered as a docent for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In addition to her husband, she is survived by sons Kyle and Jared; daughters Kara and Hannah; parents James and Barbara Irvin; nieces and nephews; and two brothers.

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FACULTY N E W S Faculty Honors

July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 Linda Aiken 2013 Anvar and Pari Velji Global Health Project of the Year Award Consortium of Universities for Global Health Joseph Boullata 2014 Fellow American Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Kathryn Bowles 2014 Edge Runner American Academy of Nursing 2014 Game Changing Company of the Year Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies 2014 TiE50 Award TiE Silicon Valley, Inc. Christine Bradway 2013 President’s Trophy Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates Bridgette Brawner 2014 Emerging Scholar Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Magazine 2014 Junior Standing Faculty Scholarship Award University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Department of Family and Community Health 2014 Outstanding Fieldwork Supervisor Award Temple University Department of Public Health Cynthia Connolly 2014 Agnes Dillon Randolph Award for Sustained Contributions to Nursing History University of Virginia School of Nursing - Eleanor Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry 2014 J. Worth Estes Prize American Association for the History of Medicine Martha A.Q. Curley 2014 Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 2013 ACCM Distinguished Investigator Award Society of Critical Care Medicine 2013 Presidential Citation Society of Critical Care Medicine Patricia D’Antonio 2013 M. Mary Roberts Award American Association for the History of Nursing for Nursing Interventions through Time: History as Evidence Janet Deatrick 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award University of Cincinnati College of Nursing 2014 Joan Lynaugh Faculty Mentorship Award Family and Community Department 2013 Suzanne Brouse Lecturer Award University of Michigan School of Nursing

Maureen George 2013 Lifestyle Champion AmeriHealth Caritas Karen Glanz 2013 Elected Member Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences Wendy Grube 2014 Marilyn Stringer Academic Practice Award, Department of Family & Community Health University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

2013 Elected Secretary, Board of Directors Executive Committee National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health Mary Naylor 2013 Anthony J. Jannetti Award for Extraordinary Contributions to Health Care Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Ann O’Sullivan 2014 25 Top Nurse Practitioner Program Professors Sechel Ventures

2013 Dean’s Award for MS/MSN Scholarly Mentorship University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

2014 Exceptional Contribution Award National Council of State Boards of Nursing

2013 The Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence by Non-Standing Faculty University of Pennsylvania

Aleaha Peoples 2014 SNAP Undergraduate Award for Teaching Undergraduate Class

Mary Guidera 2014 Excellence in Teaching Award American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Foundation

Rosemary Polomano 2014 Dean’s Award for Exemplary Citizenship University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Eun-Ok Im 2014 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Award Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 2014 Invited Participant: NIH/NINR Technology Workshop & Innovative Questions (IQ) Workshop National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) 2013 Member, Addressing Disparities (AD) Merit Review Standing Panel Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Sharon Irving 2013 Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine Society of Critical Care Medicine 2013 Honorable Mention: APN of the Year, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Sarah Hope Kagan 2013 Honorary Doctor of Science School of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford UK Salimah Meghani 2014 Dean’s Award for Exemplary Teaching University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing 2013 Elected Chair American Pain Society Pain Disparities Special Interest Group Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos 2014 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

2014 Norma M. Lang Distinguished Award for Scholarly Practice and Policy University of Pennsylvania Therese Richmond 2014 Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award Eastern Nursing Research Society Barbara Riegel 2014 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching University of Pennsylvania 2013 President’s Award Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research Award for Research on Chronic Disease Management & Impact Nursing in Promoting Self-care Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers 2014 Alumni Transformer in Nursing & Healthcare The Ohio State University College of Nursing Centennial Celebration 2013 Founders Award, Elizabeth McWilliams Miller Award for Excellence in Research Sigma Theta Tau International Margaret Souders 2013 Clinical Practice Award Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences Diane Spatz 2013 Frances A. Matsuda Visiting Scholar University of Hawaii at Manoa Nursing Jean Whelan 2014 Elected President American Association for the History of Nursing

2014 Philadelphia Tri-State Area GEM Award Nurse.com, Education and Mentorship category 2013 Book of The Year American Journal of Nursing 3rd Place Child Health Category

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Fellowship Grants July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

Kamila Alexander Narratives of sexuality and sexual safety among black emerging adult women National Institute of Nursing Research (F31-NR013121) 9/1/2011 - 8/31/2013 Mentor: Loretta Sweet Jemmott Fellow: Kamila Alexander Sara Jacoby Experiences of Black trauma patients: Why are there disparate racial outcomes? National Institute of Nursing Research (F31-NR013599) 6/1/2012 - 5/31/2015 Mentors: Therese Richmond; Loretta Sweet Jemmott Fellow: Sara Jacoby Youjeong Kang Re-hospitalization predictors in telehomecare older adults with heart failure National Institute of Nursing Research (F31-NR014403) 12/1/2013 - 11/30/2015 Mentor: Kathryn H. Bowles Fellow: Youjeong Kang Matthew Lucas Caregiver functional expectations for survivors of childhood brain tumors National Institute of Nursing Research (F31-NR013091) 9/1/2011 - 8/31/2014 Mentors: Lamia Barakat; Janet A. Deatrick Fellow: Matthew Lucas Lauren Massimo The cognitive and neural basis of apathy in frontotemporal degeneration National Institute of Nursing Research (F31-NR013306) 1/1/2012 - 6/30/2014 Mentors: Lois Evans; Murray Grossman Fellow: Lauren Massimo Ruth Masterson Creber Profiling the heterogeneous response of exercise therapy in heart failure patients National Institute of Nursing Research (F31-NR014086) 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2015 Mentor: Barbara J. Riegel Fellow: Ruth Masterson Creber Kim Mooney-Doyle Exploring family decision-making in pediatric palliative care National Institute of Nursing Research (F31-NR011533) 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2013 Mentors: Connie M. Ulrich; Janet A. Deatrick Fellow: Kim Mooney-Doyle Jessica Rearden Examining opportunity for participation in cancer clinical trials National Institute of Nursing Research (F31-NR014076) 9/30/2013 - 9/29/2015 Mentors: J. Margo Brooks Carthon; Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers; Connie M. Ulrich Fellow: Jessica Rearden

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Terease Waite Real-time data capture of the experiences of Blacks in cancer clinical trials National Institute of Nursing Research (F31-NR013847) 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2015 Mentors: Christine K. Bradway; Karen Glanz; Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers; Connie M. Ulrich Fellow: Terease Waite

Terri-Ann Kelly Relationship between sensitivity to reward and body weight and eating phenotypes in an urban sample of predominantly African American women School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentor: Tanja Kral Principal Investigator: Terri-Ann Kelly

Other Student-Related Grants

Hyejin Kim Patricia G. Archbold Predoctoral Scholar Award Program Gerontological Society of America 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2014 Mentor: Mary Ersek Fellow: Hyejin Kim

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Kaitlin Best Iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome in critically ill children: Developing a clinical definition of risk School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentor: Martha A.Q. Curley Principal Investigator: Kaitlin Best Elizabeth Froh Breastfeeding the infant with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 6/1/2013 - 5/31/2014 Mentor: Diane Spatz Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Froh Hayley Germack Relationship between missed care and patient satisfaction School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentor: Eileen Lake Principal Investigator: Hayley Germack Madelyn Green School of Nursing LGBTQ climate study School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentor: Ann Marie Walsh Brennan Principal Investigator: Madelyn Green Margaret Griffiths Nurse Faculty Loan Program Bureau of Health Professions 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Margaret Griffiths Lisa Hilmi Urban environmental risk and protective factors for adolescent motor vehicle crash injury School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentor: Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers Principal Investigator: Lisa Hilmi Youjeong Kang Predictors of re-hospitalization in order adults with heart failure receiving telehomecare School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 6/1/2013 - 5/31/2014 Mentor: Kathryn H. Bowles Principal Investigator: Youjeong Kang

Su Kim Exploring Korean American womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community response to the unmet needs of abused Korean American women School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentor: Anne M. Teitelman Principal Investigator: Su Kim Matthew Lucas Caregiver functional expectations for survivors of childhood brain tumors American Cancer Society 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Matthew Lucas Meredith MacKenzie Hospice care outcomes in the heart failure population School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 6/1/2013 - 5/31/2014 Mentor: Barbara J. Riegel Principal Investigator: Meredith MacKenzie Amanda Mahoney Nurses and the socio-technical system of medical research in U.S. hospitals, 1940-1965 School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentor: Julie A. Fairman Principal Investigator: Amanda Mahoney Susan Malone The importance of chronotype in adolescent sleep and obesity research National Association of School Nurses 5/17/2013 - 5/16/2014 Principal Investigator: Susan Malone Does chronotype modify the relationship between sleep duration and body mass index in adolescents? School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentor: Terri H. Lipman Principal Investigator: Susan Malone Nesta Marley Disease management in HIV-positive Black men with comorbid hypertension: A cross-sectional examination of quality of life, stress, medication adherence and blood pressure School of Nursing Undergraduate Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentors: Lisa M. Lewis; Joseph R. Libonati Principal Investigator: Nesta Marley

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Ruth Masterson Creber John A. Hartford Foundation BAGNC Predoctoral Scholarship American Academy of Nursing 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2014 Mentor: Barbara J. Riegel Fellow: Ruth Masterson Creber Tailoring self-care interventions Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation 7/1/11 - 10/31/14 Principal Investigator: Ruth Masterson Creber Kathleen McCauley Jonas 2014-2016 Nurse Scholars Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2016 Principal Investigator: Kathleen McCauley Afaf Meleis Penn Nursing/Helene Fuld Health Trust Partnership for the Future of Nursing Helene Fuld Health Trust 3/1/2011 - 5/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Afaf Meleis Briana Ralston Nursing and Newborn Intensive Care: How nurses were involved in the development of the system of neonatal intensive care at Boston Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital between 1955 and 1982 School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentors: Julie A. Fairman; Cynthia A. Connolly Principal Investigator: Briana Ralston Jessica Rearden Examining opportunity for cancer clinical trial participation among underrepresented groups American Nurse Foundation 9/1/2013 - 8/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Jessica Rearden Justine Sefcik The Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Predoctoral Scholarship American Academy of Nursing 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2014 Mentor: Pamela Cacchione Fellow: Justine Sefcik Maxim Topaz Developing a tool to support decisions on patient prioritization at admission to home health care School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentor: Kathryn H. Bowles Principal Investigator: Maxim Topaz Molly Viscardi Relationship Between Missed Care and Patient Satisfaction School of Nursing Doctoral Student Research Award 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015 Mentor: Eileen Lake Principal Investigator: Molly Viscardi

Research Grants

July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 Linda H. Aiken Policy-relevant evidence to advance the future of nursing Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 4/15/2013 - 4/14/2015 Principal Investigator: Linda H. Aiken ASA contribution to four state nurse survey American Staffing Association 12/1/2013 - 11/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Linda H. Aiken Outcomes of nurse workforce policy and practices in New Jersey, 2005-2014 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2017 Principal Investigator: Linda H. Aiken Co-Investigator: Jeannie Cimiotti Nursing impact on care outcomes for chronically ill and minority patients National Institute of Nursing Research (R01-NR004513) 6/1/2010 - 6/29/2014 Principal Investigator: Linda H. Aiken Co-Investigator: Douglas Sloane Co-Investigator: Matthew McHugh Co-Investigator: Ann Kutney Lee Co-Investigator: Herbert Smith Kathryn H. Bowles Technology application to enhance discharge referral decision support Rightcare Solutions 9/27/2012 - 8/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Kathryn H. Bowles Co-Investigator: Alexandra L. Hanlon Visiting Nurse Service of New York Scholars Program Visiting Nurse Service of New York 9/1/2011 - 8/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Kathryn H. Bowles Decision support: Optimizing post acute referrals and effect on patient outcomes National Institute of Nursing Research (R01-NR007674) 9/29/2010-6/30/2015 Principal Investigator: Kathryn H. Bowles Co-Investigator: Mary D. Naylor Co-Investigator: John Holmes Co-Investigator: Sarah Ratcliffe Barriers and facilitators to implementation and adoption of EHR in home care AHRQ/Drexel University (R21-HS021008) 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2013 Principal Investigator: Paulina Sockolow Co-Investigator: Kathryn H. Bowles Comparative effectiveness of intensive home health and MD visits in health failure AHRQ/Visiting Nurse Service of New York (R01HS020257) 9/01/2012 - 8/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Christopher Murtaugh Co-Investigator: Linda H. Aiken Co-Investigator: Kathryn H. Bowles

Patient and provider perspectives on reasons for hospital readmission Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute 5/1/2012-6/1/2014 Principal Investigator: Stephen Kimmel Co-Investigator: Kathryn H. Bowles Christine K. Bradway Geriatric Education Center of Greater Philadelphia Consortium Grant Health Resources and Services Administration 7/1/2010-6/30/2015 Principal Investigator: Mary Ann Forciea Co-Principal Investigator: Christine K. Bradway Co-Investigator: Valerie Cotter Co-Investigator: Salimah H. Meghani Co-Investigator: Pamela Cacchione Bridgette M. Brawner HIV/STI prevention among Black adolescents with mental illnesses Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U01-PS0033004) 1/1/2012-12/31/2015 Principal Investigator: Bridgette M. Brawner Co-Investigator: Loretta Sweet Jemmott Alison M. Buttenheim Can policies change norms? Measuring school vaccine exemption norms in the context of regulatory change School of Nursing Faculty Research Award 6/1/2013 - 5/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Alison M. Buttenheim Retail pharmacy vouchers to promote Tdap vaccination for adults living with infants University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute/ Center on Behavioral Economics and Health 1/1/2013-12/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Kristen Feemster Co-Investigator: Alison M. Buttenheim Brain vs. gain: A randomized trial of cognitive engagement and incentives to increase frequency and duration of tooth brushing and health outcomes Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics Basic Science Pilot Grant 2/4/2014-12/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Alison M. Buttenheim Co-Principal Investigator: Iwan Barankay Co-Principal Investigator: Pangiota Stathopoulou Brain vs. gain: A randomized trial of cognitive engagement and incentives to increase frequency and duration of tooth brushing and health outcomes University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute/ Center on Behavioral Economics and Health 2/4/2014-12/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Alison M. Buttenheim Co-Principal Investigator: Iwan Barankay Co-Principal Investigator: Pangiota Stathopoulou Brain vs. gain: A randomized trial of cognitive engagement and incentives to increase frequency and duration of tooth brushing and health outcomes University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Mack Institute for Innovation Management, 2/4/2014-12/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Alison M. Buttenheim Co-Principal Investigator: Iwan Barankay Co-Principal Investigator: Pangiota Stathopoulou

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J. Margo Brooks Carthon Expanding access to health care by removing APRN practice barriers: Lessons from Pennsylvania Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 5/1/2013 - 4/30/2015 Principal Investigator: J. Margo Brooks Carthon Principal Investigator: Kelly L. Wiltse Nicely Co-Investigator: Linda H. Aiken Co-Investigator: Julie A. Fairman The diversity imperative: Assessing the impact of recruitement and retention pipeline initiatives to increase minority representation in nursing Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 11/15/2011 - 11/14/2013 Principal Investigator: J. Margo Brooks Carthon Nursing, patient, and other determinants of disparities in hospital readmissions among older minorities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 9/1/2013 - 8/31/2016 Principal Investigator: J. Margo Brooks Carthon Charlene W. Compher A one-year, open-label study with teduglutide for subjects with parenteral nutrition-dependent short bowel syndrome who completed study cl0600-021 NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 7/25/2012 - 11/1/2013 Principal Investigator: Charlene W. Compher Co-Investigator: Joseph Boullata Clinical outcomes in critically ill patients associated with protein delivery Aspen Foundation 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Charlene W. Compher Cynthia A. Connolly A prescription for a healthy childhood: A history of children and pharmaceuticals in the United States Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 6/1/2010 - 8/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Cynthia A. Connolly Martha A.Q. Curley Sedation management in pediatric patients with acute respiratory failure study (RESTORE) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U01HL086622) 4/1/2008 - 3/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Martha A. Q. Curley HALF-PINT: Heart and lung failure-pediatric insulin titration trial National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL108028) 7/1/2011 – 6/30/2016 Principal Investigator: Michael Agus Principal Investigator: Darshana Nadkarni Co-Investigator: Martha A. Q. Curley Predicting immobility-related and medical devicerelated pressure ulcer risk in pediatric patients American Association of Critical Care Nurses 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Martha A. Q. Curley

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Sedation strategy and cognitive outcome after critical illness in early childhood Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development 9/20/2013 - 5/13/2014 Principal Investigator: Martha A. Q. Curley Patricia D’Antonio A history of health demonstration projects in the United States,1920 -1940: The perspective of the New York City Department of Health American Association for the History of Nursing 11/19/2012 - 11/18/2013 Principal Investigator: Patricia D’Antonio Bart C. De Jonghe Neural mechanism of Glucagon-Like-Peptide-1 Receptor-mediated nausea/malaise National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R03-DK093874) 3/5/2012 - 2/28/2014 Principal Investigator: Matthew Hayes Co-Investigator: Bart C. De Jonghe The role of NTS POMC neurons in energy balance University of Pennsylvania Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center 04/01/13-3/31/14 Principal Investigator: Bart C. De Jonghe The role of Hindbrain POMC Neurons in Energy Balance and Obesity Development University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Behavioral Research Center 02/01/13-1/31/14 Principal Investigator: Bart C. De Jonghe A rat model to identify new strategies for nausea treatment University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Vice Provost for Research 8/1/13-7/31/14 Principal Investigator: Bart C. De Jonghe Janet A. Deatrick Mothers and fathers perspectives: Family management of young adult survivors of childhood brain tumors Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation 1/3/2011 - 1/2/2015 Principal Investigator: Janet A. Deatrick Co-Investigator: Wendy Hobbie Family management patterns of caregivers for AYA childhood brain tumor survivors Oncology Nursing Society 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2015 Principal Investigator: Janet A. Deatrick A goal-based quality of life measure for adolescent/ young adult cancer survivors Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation 2/15/2013-2/16/2014 Principal Investigator: Lisa Schwartz Principal Investigator: Janet A. Deatrick

Mary Ersek Can concurrent hospice care and cancer treatment achieve superior outcomes? Veterans Health Administration HSR&D Merit Review Award (HX-000956) 4/1/2013 - 3/31/2016 Principal Investigator: Vincent Mor Co-Investigator: Mary Ersek Co-Investigator: Susan Miller Co-Investigator: Cari Levy Co-Investigator: Karl Lorenz Optimizing patient transfers, impacting medical quality, and improving symptoms: Transforming institutional care Indiana University 9/24/2012 - 9/23/2013 Principal Investigator: Mary Ersek Development of a multidimensional pain measure for persons with dementia Veterans Health Administration HSR&D Merit Review Award (HX-000507) 10/1/2012 - 12/31/2015 Principal Investigator: Mary Ersek Principal Investigator: Lynn Snow Co-Investigator: Karon Cook Co-Investigator: Nayak Polissar The OPTIMISTIC Project – Optimizing patient transfers, impacting medical quality, and improving symptoms: Transforming institutional care Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation 11/1/2012 - 10/31/2016 Principal Investigator: Greg Sachs Co-Investigator: Kathleen Unroe Co-Investigator: Susan Hickman Co-Investigator: Mary Ersek Exploring end-of-life care in VA community living centers Veterans Health Administration HSR&D Merit Review Award 5/1/2013-11/30/2013 Principal Investigator: Mary Ersek Co-Investigator: Joshua Thorpe Julie A. Fairman Anesthesia delivery models and best practices American Association of Nurse Anesthetists 5/1/2013 - 5/1/2014 Principal Investigator: Kelly L. Wiltse Nicely Principal Investigator: Julie A. Fairman RWJ Campaign for Action Research Manager Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 4/15/2013 - 4/14/2014 Principal Investigator: Julie A. Fairman Karen Glanz Advancing measurement and modeling of healthy food and activity U.S. Department of Agriculture (2010-85215-20659) 4/1/2010-3/31/2015 Principal Investigator: Karen Glanz

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Penn Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Survivor Center National Cancer Institute (U54-CA155850) 6/24/2011-5/31/2016 Principal Investigator: Kathryn Schmitz Co-Director, Education-Training-Dissemination Core: Karen Glanz University of Pennsylvania Clinical and Scientific Translational Award (CTSA) National Center for Research Resources (UL1TR-000003) 7/1/2011-6/30/2016 Principal Investigator: Garret FitzGerald Director, Community Engagement and Research Core (CEAR Core): Karen Glanz Comprehensive Center of Excellence to Reduce Prostate Cancer Disparities National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (P60-MD006900) 7/1/2012-6/30/2017 Principal Investigator: Timothy Rebbeck Co-Investigator and Core Director, Pro-CEED Core: Karen Glanz University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center Core Support Grant National Cancer Institute (P30-CA016520) 12/1/10-11/30/15 Principal Investigator: Chi Van Dang Core Director, ROAR Core: Karen Glanz Impact of the NYC sugar sweetened beverage policy on calories purchased and consumed National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01-DK099241) 2/8/2013-1/14/2017 Principal Investigator: Brian Elbel (New York University) Penn subcontract Principal Investigator: Karen Glanz Evaluation of the California FreshWorks Fund The California Endowment 1/1/2013-12/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Sallie Yoshida (Samuels Center) Penn subcontract Principal Investigator: Karen Glanz Does a new supermarket improve the diet and food environment of low-income residents? National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01-DK102324) 2/25/2014-1/31/2018 Principal Investigator: Allison Karpyn (The Food Trust) Penn subcontract Principal Investigator: Karen Glanz Evaluating the impacts of the New Jersey financing initiative Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2014-2016 Principal Investigator: Allison Karpyn (The Food Trust) Penn subcontract Principal Investigator: Karen Glanz Nancy P. Hanrahan Joining forces toolkit for nurses American Nurses Foundation 2/28/2013 - 2/27/2014 Principal Investigator: Nancy P. Hanrahan

The PFT intervention: Linking triply-diagnosed inpatients to community care National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01-DA036503) 9/1/2013 – 8/31/2018 Principal Investigator: Michael Blank Co-Investigator: Nancy P. Hanrahan Real-time wireless tracking of pharmacy refill data in Botswana University of Pennsylvania Global Engagement Fund 2014-2015 Principal Investigator: Nancy P. Hanrahan MyDiaText: Feasibility of a text messaging system for youth with Type 1 diabetes University of Pennsylvania CTSA- Community Engagement and Research Core 7/1/13 - 6/30/14 Principal Investigator: Nancy P. Hanrahan Co- Principal Investigator: Terri H. Lipman Experience of recovery from a mental illness: videography documentation University of Pennsylvania Center for Public Health Initiatives 2012-2014 Principal Investigator: Nancy P. Hanrahan

Local adaptations of the Transitional Care Model Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 4/1/14-3/31/16 Principal Investigator: Mary Naylor Principal Investigator: Mark Pauly Co-Investigator: Olga Jarrín Co-Investigator: Karen Hirshman Loretta Sweet Jemmott Barbershop-based HIV/STD risk reduction for African American young men National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01-HD061061) 8/1/2009-5/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Loretta Sweet Jemmott Co-Investigator: John Jemmott Co-Investigator: Christopher Lance Coleman Health promotion for positives: A randomized trial with HIV-positive black men National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01-MD006232) 03/21/2012-12/13/2016 Principal Investigator: John Jemmott Co-Investigator: Loretta Sweet Jemmott

Patient safety in inpatient psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH086722) 9/20/2010 – 5/31/2015 Principal Investigator: Steven Marcus Co-Investigator: Nancy P. Hanrahan

Reducing risk of HIV/STD infection among African American men National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 MD004075) 12/19/2009-11/30/2014 Principal Investigator: John Jemmott Co-Investigator: Loretta Sweet Jemmott

Karen B. Hirschman Palliative needs of cognitively impaired patients during healthcare transitions National Institute on Aging (R03-AG040320) 9/1/2011 - 12/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Karen B. Hirschman Co-Investigator: Alexandra L. Hanlon

Tanja Kral Comparison of the satiating properties of egg- versus cereal grain-based breakfasts for appetite and energy control in 8- to 10-year-old children American Egg Board 12/5/2011 - 8/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Tanja Kral

Eun-Ok Im An internet cancer support group for Asian American breast cancer survivors The Population Science Pilot Project Award, The NCI Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA016520) 2/1/2014 - 11/30/2015 Principal Investigator: Eun-Ok Im

Buy 1 Get 1: Role of grocery coupons in promoting obesogenic home food environments and eating behaviors University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute/ Center on Behavioral Economics and Health 9/1/2012 - 8/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Tanja Kral

Web-based physical activity promotion program Chang Gung University of Science and Technology 5/1/2014 - 11/30/15 Principal Investigator: Eun-Ok Im

Individual differences in children’s susceptibility to overeating (R03-DK091492) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 4/1/2011 – 3/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Tanja Kral

Olga Jarrin Understanding the role of nursing factors in home care patient outcomes National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2015 Principal Investigator: Olga Jarrin Comparative effectiveness of home care environments for diverse elders’ outcomes Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (K99-HS022406) 8/1/2013 - 7/31/2015 Principal Investigator: Olga Jarrín

Eating behaviors among weight-discordant siblings (K01-DK078601) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 4/1/2008 – 8/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Tanja Kral Ann M. Kutney-Lee The magnet transformation: A panel study of outcomes in emerging magnet hospitals American Nurse Foundation 9/1/2013 - 8/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Ann M. Kutney-Lee Co-Investigator: Linda H. Aiken

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Yzette Lanier Exploring effects of first sexual intercourse on mental health & HIV risk behaviors among African American youth Yale University 9/1/2013 - 7/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Yzette Lanier Lisa M. Lewis A longitudinal study of adherence to medication in Black men with hypertension National Institute of Nursing Research (R01-NR013491) 9/1/2012 - 6/30/2016 Principal Investigator: Lisa M. Lewis Co-Investigator: Barbara J. Riegel Joseph R. Libonati Exercise and stem cell engraftment in the heart following myocardial infarction National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R21HL113777) 2/15/2013 - 1/31/2015 Principal Investigator: Joseph R. Libonati Biomarker measurements Emory University 3/1/2013 - 12/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Joseph R. Libonati Co-Investigator: Geetha Muthukumaran Human cardio-metabolic research capacity in the School of Nursing University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Vice Provost for Research 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Joseph R. Libonati Can acute exercise increase myocardial retention of exogenously-infused Mesenchymal Stem Cells School of Nursing Biobehavioral Research Center 3/1/2013 - 2/28/2014 Principal Investigator: Joseph R. Libonati Terri H. Lipman Technology-enhanced Type 1 diabetes education and support (T1DES) system National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R41-DK097932) 8/1/2013 - 10/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Terri H. Lipman MyDiaText: Feasibility of a text messaging system for youth with Type 1 diabetes University of Pennsylvania CTSA- Community Engagement and Research Core 7/1/13 - 6/30/14 Principal Investigator: Terri H. Lipman Co- Principal Investigator: Nancy P. Hanrahan Jianghong Liu Mechanisms that mediate the link between lead exposure and child behavior problems National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (K02-ES019878) 9/1/2011-5/31/2016 Principal Investigator: Jianghong Liu

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Lead exposure, externalizing behavior, and neurobiological mediating factors National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (R01-ES018858) 9/8/2010-4/30/2015 Principal Investigator: Jianghong Liu Co-Investigator: Adrian Raine Co-Investigator: Alexandra L. Hanlon Lea Ann Matura Proinflammatory cytokines and symptoms in pulmonary arterial hypertension American Nurse Foundation 9/1/2012 - 8/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Lea Ann Matura Co-Investigator: Steven Kawut Feasibility of slow-paced respiration therapy for treatment of a symptom cluster in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension School of Nursing Faculty Research Award 6/1/2013 - 5/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Lea Ann Matura Co-Investigator: Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers Co-Investigator: Steven Kawut Co-Investigator: Barbara J. Riegel Impact of fatigue in pulmonary arterial hypertension University of Pennsylvania Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships 8/1/2013 - 7/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Lea Ann Matura Co-Investigator: Barbara J. Riegel Co-Investigator: Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers Kathleen McCauley Jonas Veterans Healthcare Program Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence 8/1/2012 - 7/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Kathleen McCauley Catherine McDonald Promoting teen health: A web-based intervention to prevent risky driving National Institute of Nursing Research (K99-NR013548) 8/1/2012 - 7/31/2014 Mentor: Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers Mentor: Flaura Winston Fellow: Catherine McDonald PA Department of Health tobacco cure formulary grant for 2010-2013 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 8/1/2012 - 12/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Flaura Winston Co-Investigator: Catherine McDonald Understanding and predicting human driving behaviors via machine learning models Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 5/1/2013-4/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Yi-Ching Lee Co-PI: Santiago Ontanon Co-Investigator: Catherine McDonald Co-Investigator: Flaura Winston

Matthew D. McHugh Nurse staffing public reporting laws: Effects on staffing and patient safety Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 11/1/2013 - 10/31/2015 Principal Investigator: Matthew D. McHugh Co-Investigator: Linda H. Aiken Hospital care environment, neighborhood, and racial disparities in elder outcomes National Institute on Aging (R01-AG041099) 9/15/2011-8/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Matthew D. McHugh Co-Investigator: Charles Branas Co-Investigator: Douglas Sloane Co-Investigator: Herbert Smith Co-Investigator: Rachel Werner Co-Investigator: Linda H. Aiken Nursing care environment, neighborhood, and racial and ethnic disparities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 9/1/2011 - 8/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Matthew D. McHugh Collaborative nursing research project Kaiser Permanente 8/18/2013 - 7/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Matthew D. McHugh Co-Investigator: Linda H. Aiken The impact of nursing on in-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes School of Nursing Faculty Research Award 6/1/2013 - 5/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Matthew D. McHugh Co-Investigator: Monica Rochman Barbara Medoff-Cooper Transitional telehealth home care: REACH Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 9/1/2011 - 6/30/2016 Principal Investigator: Barbara Medoff-Cooper Co-Investigator: Kathryn H. Bowles Co-Investigator: Martha A. Q. Curley Co-Investigator: Alexandra L. Hanlon Salimah H. Meghani Patient-centered integration of acupuncture for cancer pain University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine 11/1/2013 - 10/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Jun Mao Co-Investigator: Salimah Meghani Mary D. Naylor New care delivery model for older adults with multiple chronic conditions Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation 8/1/2011 - 7/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Mary D. Naylor Co-Investigator: Alexandra L. Hanlon Co-Investigator: Kathryn H. Bowles Co-Investigator: Kathleen McCauley Co-Investigator: Ronald Barg Co-Investigator: Karen B. Hirschman Co-Investigator: Mark Pauly

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NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health pilot projects NewCourtland Elder Services 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2015 Principal Investigator: Mary D. Naylor Co-Investigator: Helene Moriarty Co-Investigator: Melissa Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Co-Investigator: Mark Toles Co-Investigator: Connie M. Ulrich Co-Investigator: Karen B. Hirschman Technical assistance for the Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 10/1/2012 - 3/31/2014 National Program Director: Mary D. Naylor Co- Program Director: Mark Pauly Local adaptations of the Transitional Care Model Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 5/15/2014 - 5/14/2016 Principal Investigator: Mary D. Naylor Co-Principal Investigator: Mark Pauly Co-Investigator: Karen B. Hirschman Co-Investigator: Olga Jarrin Jennifer A. Pinto-Martin Centers for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research & Epidemiology (CADDRE): Study to explore early development (SEED) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U10-DD000182) 7/1/2011-6/30/2016 Principal Investigator: Jennifer A. Pinto-Martin Co-Investigator: Ellen Giarelli Rosemary C. Polomano Reiki for the management of neuropathic pain in soldiers with extremity trauma Geneva Foundation 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Rosemary C. Polomano Regional anesthesia millitary battlefield pain outcomes study (RAMBPOS) Philadelphia Research and Education Foundation 1/1/2013 - 11/30/2013 Principal Investigator: Rosemary C. Polomano Therese Richmond Psychological effects of injuries in urban black men: A disparate health issue National Institute of Nursing Research (R01-NR013503) 9/21/2012 - 7/31/2016 Principal Investigator: Therese Richmond Injury and trauma research training for Guatemala NIH Fogarty International Center (D43-TW008972) 4/1/2011-3/31/2016 Principal Investigator: Charles Branas Co-Investigator/Co-Director: Therese Richmond Micro-environments and daily routines of housing-unstable children and parents Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Program Research and Education Fund 4/1/2013-8/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Therese Richmond

Examining the contribution of biomarkers to predicting risk for the emergence of depression & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after serious injury in urban Black men University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Biomedical Challenge Grant 6/1/14 - 5/31/15 Principal Investigator: Therese Richmond Patient centered patient regional trauma care: eliciting patient, family, & physician perspectives in trauma center transfer University of Pennsylvania Patient Centered Outcome Research Project Pilot Grant 11/1/14 - 10/31/15 Principal Investigator: M.K. Delgado Co-Investigator: Therese Richmond Barbara J. Riegel Implementation of Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for at-risk families National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R18HL107217) 8/18/11 - 7/31/15 Principal Investigator: Benjamin Abella Co-Investigator: Barbara J. Riegel Monica Rochman The relationship between nurse characteristics and in-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes American Association of Critical Care Nurses 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Monica Rochman Co-Investigator: Timothy Cheney Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers Injury in Latina women after sexual assault: Moving toward healthcare equity National Institute of Nursing Research (R01-NR011589) 9/30/2009-6/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers Principal Investigator: Yadira Regueira Co-Investigator: Jamison Fargo Co-Investigator: David Margolis Co-Investigator: Konstantinos Daniilidis Co-Investigator: Kathleen Brown Co-Investigator: Connie M. Ulrich An RCT of brief intervention for problem drinking and partner violence National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01-AA018705) 9/1/2010-5/31/2015 Principal Investigator: Karin Rhodes Co-Investigator: Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers Margaret Souders A tailored behavioral intervention for insomnia in children with Autism Specitrum Disorders Department of the Army 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2015 Principal Investigator: Margaret Souders Co-Investigator: Alexandra L. Hanlon Anne M. Teitelman Do brain differences influence HIV risk behavior? A study of young urban women National Institute of Mental Health (R21-MH097583) 5/18/2012 - 4/30/2015 Principal Investigator: Anne M. Teitelman Principal Investigator: Anna Childress

Step up to prevention: A nurse-practitioner guided health promotion intervention American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Foundation 11/1/2012 - 12/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Anne M. Teitelman Step up to prevention: A nurse-practitioner guided health promotion intervention Merck Investigator Initiated Research Program 7/1/13 - 12/30/14 Principal Investigator: Anne M. Teitelman Everhealthier women enhanced mobile app: Connecting women to cervical cancer preventive care practices Patricia Bleznak Silverstein and Howard A. Silverstein 05/01/14 - 04/30/15 Principal Investigator Anne M. Teitelman Co-Investigator: Marilyn Stringer Portable non-invasive neuroimaging capacity in the School of Nursing University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Vice Provost for Research 04/01/2014 - 03/31/2015 Principal Investigator Anne M. Teitelman Rebecca Trotta Developing geriatric resource nurse-led interprofessional collaborative practice Health Resources & Services Administration 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2016 Principal Investigator: Rebecca Trotta Connie M. Ulrich Inter-professional practice and education: A collaborative initiative with two African countries Office of the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives 1/15/2013 - 1/14/2014 Principal Investigator: Connie M. Ulrich Co-Investigator: Barbra Mann Wall Co-Investigator: Marjorie Muecke Co-Investigator: Linda Hoke Cross-national comparisons at end-of-life Commonwealth Fund 5/1/2013 - 4/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Ezekiel Emanuel Co-Investigator: Connie M. Ulrich Co-Investigator: Scott Halpern Co-Investigator: Justin Bekelman Dartmouth/UPENN Research ethics training and program development for Tanzania NIH Fogarty International Center (R25-TW007693) 6/1/2011 - 5/31/2016 Principal Investigator: Jon Merz Principal Investigator: Richard Waddell Co-Investigator: Connie M. Ulrich End of life healthcare utilization patterns and costs of care in chronically ill aging adults NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health University of Pennsylvania 4/1/2013 - 12/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Connie M. Ulrich Co-Investigator: Kenneth Coburn Co-Investigator: Alexandra Hanlon Co-Investigator: Karen B. Hirschman Co-Investigator: Hyejin Kim Co-Investigator: Sherry Marcantonio Co-Investigator: Meredith McKenzie www.nursing.upenn.edu

Beyond caring: Nursing’s role in addressing ethics and health policy changes NewCourtland Elder Services Principal Investigator: Connie M. Ulrich Co-Investigator: Ann Hamric Jean C. Whelan Bates Nursing History Center: Implementing the recommendations of the Preservation Needs Assessment, Phase 1 National Endowment for the Humanities 1/1/2014 - 6/30/2015 Principal Investigator: Jean C. Whelan Imaging the African-American nurse University of Pennsylvania, Provost’s Excellence through Diversity 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Jean C. Whelan Kelly L. Wiltse Nicely Expanding access to health care by removing APRN practice barriers: Lessons from Pennsylvania Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 5/1/2013 - 4/30/2015 Principal Investigator: Kelly L. Wiltse Nicely Principal Investigator: J. Margo Brooks Carthon Co-Investigator: Linda H. Aiken Co-Investigator: Julie A. Fairman Anesthesia delivery models and best practices American Association of Nurse Anesthetists 5/1/2013 - 5/1/2014 Principal Investigator: Kelly L. Wiltse Nicely Principal Investigator: Julie A. Fairman Amy Witkoski Stimpfel Magnet hospitals: More satisfied patients and nurses? American Nurse Foundation 9/1/2012 - 8/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Amy Witkoski Stimpfel

Training Grants

July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 Linda H. Aiken Advanced training in nursing outcomes research National Institute of Nursing Research (T32-NR007104) 6/1/1999 - 3/31/2014 Director: Linda H. Aiken Assistant Director: Matthew D. McHugh Julie A. Fairman Nurse leaders collaborative program Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 8/1/2013 - 10/30/2013 Principal Investigator: Julie A. Fairman Future of Nursing Scholars Program United Health Foundation 11/27/2013 - 11/28/2014 Principal Investigator: Julie A. Fairman Margaret Griffiths Expanding enrollment in NP and NMW programs Health Resources & Services Administration 9/30/2010 - 9/29/2015 Co-Investigator: Margaret Griffiths

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing: Enhancing accelerated student enrollment and diversity Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 9/1/2012 - 8/31/2013 Principal Investigator: Margaret Griffiths Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Program (NAT) Health Resources and Services Administration 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Margaret Griffiths IBC Scholars – Graduate Independence Blue Cross Foundation 12/1/2013 - 2/28/2014 Principal Investigator: Margaret Griffiths IBC Scholars – Undergraduate Independence Blue Cross Foundation 12/1/2013 - 2/28/2014 Principal Investigator: Margaret Griffiths Kathleen McCauley Jonas Nursing Scholars Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence 4/1/2012-3/31/2014 Principal Investigator: Kathleen McCauley Expanding enrollment in NP and NMW programs Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) 9/30/2010-9/29/2015 Principal Investigator: Kathleen McCauley Co-Investigator: Margaret J. Griffiths Therese Richmond The Hillman Scholars Program in Nursing Innovation Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2015 Principal Investigator: Therese Richmond Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers Research on vulnerable women, children and families National Institute of Nursing Research (T32-NR007100) 7/1/2009-6/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers Co-Director: Janet A. Deatrick Co-Director: Loretta Sweet Jemmott Research training to promote health in vulnerable women, children, and families: Scholars Training in Interdisciplinary Methods, Analytic Techniques and Technologies (STIMULATE) National Institute of Nursing Research (T32-NR00710014S1) 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2014 Principal Investigator: Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers Co-Director: Barbara Medoff-Cooper Co-Director: Eun-Ok Im Co-Director: Therese Richmond

Faculty, Staff, and Student Publications July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

Linda Aiken Aiken, L.H. (2013). The impact of research on staffing: An interview with Linda Aiken. Part 1. Nursing Economics, 31, 216-220. Aiken, L.H. (2013). The impact of research on staffing: An interview with Linda Aiken. Part 2. Nursing Economics, 31, 273-276. Ausserhofer, D., Zander, B., Busse, R., Schubert, M., De Geest, S., Rafferty, A., Ball, J., Scott, A., Kinnunen, J., Heinen, M., Stromseng, S., Moreno-Casbas, T., Kozka, N., Lindqvist, R., Diomidous, M., Bruyneel, L., Sermeus, W., and Aiken, L.H., Schwendimann, R. (2013). Prevalence, patterns, and predictors of nursing care left undone in European hospitals: Results from the multicountry cross sectional RN4CAST study. BMJ Quality and Safety. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002318 Bruyneel L., Li B., Aiken, L.H., Lesaffre, E., Van den Heede, K., Sermeus, W. (2013). A multi-country perspective on nurses’ tasks below their skill level: Reports from domestically trained and foreign trained nurses from developing countries. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, 202-209. Cho, E., Lee, H., Choi, M., Park, S.H., Yoo, I.Y., Aiken, L.H. (2013). Factors associated with needlestick and sharp injuries among hospital nurses: A cross sectional questionnaire study in South Korea. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, 1025-1032. Neff, D.F., Cimiotti, J., Sloane, D.M., Aiken, L.H. (2013). Utilization of non-U.S. educated nurses in U.S. hospitals: Implications for hospital mortality. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 25, 366-372. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzt042 Shang, J., Friese, C., Wu, E., Aiken, L.H. (2013). Nursing practice environment and outcomes for oncology nursing. Cancer Nursing, 36, 206-12. doi:10.1097/ nnc.06013e31825e4293 Squires, A., Aiken, L.H., Van den Heede, K., Sermeus, W., et al. (2013). A systematic survey instrument translation process for multi-country, comparative health workforce studies. 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.02. 015. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, 264-273. Van den Heede K, Florguin M, Bruyneel, L., Aiken, L.H., Diva, L., Lesaffre, E., Sermeus, W. (2013). Effective strategies for nurse retention in acute hospitals: A mixed method study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, 185-194. You, L.M., Aiken, L.H., Sloane, D.M., Liu, K., et al. (2013). Hospital nursing, care quality, and patient satisfaction: Cross-sectional surveys of nurses and patients in hospitals in China and Europe. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, 154-161. doi:10.1016/j ij Aiken, L.H., McHugh, M.D. (2014). Is nursing shortage in Israel inevitable? Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. doi:10.1186/2045-4015-3-10

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Aiken, L.H., Rafferty, A.M., Sermeus, W. (2014). Caring nurses hit by a quality storm. Nursing Standard, 28(35), 22-25.

Gannon, W., Becker, D. (2013). The acute care nurse practitioner and the transition to pay for performance. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 9(4), 249-251.

Boullata, J.I. (2014). Comments on linezolid in morbid obesity. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 48(3), 429. doi:10.1177/1060028013518901

Aiken, L.H., Sloane, D.M., Bruyneel, L., Van den Heede, K., Griffiths, P., Busse., R., Diomidous, M,, Kinnunen, J., Kozka, M., Lesaffre, E., McHugh, M., Moreno-Casbas, M.T., Rafferty, A.M., Schwendimann, R., Tishelman, C., van Achterberg, T., Sermeus, W. (2014). Association of nurse staffing and education with hospital mortality in 9 European countries. The Lancet, 383, 1824-1830.

Becker, D., (2014). Central line insertion procedure. In ACNP Skills and Procedure Toolkit, NONPF Acute Care SIG manual.

Bradway, C., & Boullata, J. (2014). Pharmacologic therapy for female sexual dysfunction. The Nurse Practioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, 39(1), 16-27. (PMID: 24296816). doi:10.1097/01. NPR.0000440641.32261.7c

Shang, J., You, L.M., Altares, D., Sloane, D.M., Aiken, L.H. (2014). Nurse employment contracts in Chinese hospitals: Impact of inequitable benefit structures on nurse and patient satisfaction. Journal of Human Resources for Health, 12, 1. doi:10.1186/1478-449112-1 Bruyneel, L., Li, B., Aiken, L.H., Lesaffre, E., Van den Heede, K., Sermeus, W.(2014). A multi-country perspective on nurses’ tasks below their skill level: Reports from domestically trained nurses and foreign trained nurses from developing countries. In Buchan, J., Wismar, M., Glinos, I.A., Bremner, J. (Eds.), Health Professional Mobility in a Changing Europe: New Dynamics, Mobile Individuals, and Diverse Responses (Observatory Studies Series No. Ed.). (251-266). European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies: World Health Organization. Jane Barnsteiner Barnsteiner, J., Disch, J., Johnson, J., & McGuinn, K. (2013). QSEN Issue. Journal of Professional Nursing: Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), 29(2), 65. Barnsteiner, J., Disch, J., Johnson, J., McGuinn, K., Chapell, K.,& Swartout, E. (2013). Diffusing QSEN competencies across schools of nursing: The AACN/ RWJF faculty development institutes. Journal of Professional Nursing: Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), 29(2), 68-74. Disch, J., Barnsteiner, J., & McGuinn, K. (2013). Taking a “Deep Dive” on integrating QSEN content in San Francisco Bay area schools of nursing. Journal of Professional Nursing: Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), 29(2), 75-81. Disch, J., & Barnsteiner, J. (2014). Developing a reporting tool and data repository for nursing student errors and near-misses. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 5(1), 4-10. Sherwood G., & Barnsteiner, J. (Eds)(2013). Quality and safety in Nursing: A competency based approach to improving outcomes, Swedish translation. Sweden: Studentlitteratur, AB, Lund. Barnsteiner, J., Disch, J., & Walton, MK. (Eds)(2014). Person and Family Centered Care. Indianapolis IN: Sigma Theta Tau International. Deborah Becker Becker, D. (2013). Review of the book EKGs for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant, by M.A. Knechtel. Critical Care Medicine. doi:10.1097/ CCM.0b013e3182a82ac7

Jangland, E.; Becker, D.; Borjeson, S.; Doherty, C.; Grimm, O.; Griffith, P.; Johansson, A.; Juhlin, C.; Pawlow, P.; Sicoutris, C. & Yngman-Uhlin, P. (2014). The development of a Swedish nurse practitioner program – a request from clinicians and a process supported by US experience. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 4(2), 38-48. doi:10.5430/jnep.v4n2p38 Becker, D.(2013). Emerging Roles of the Advanced Practice Nurse. In L. Joel (Ed.) Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential for Role Development (3 Ed.). Philadelphia, Pa.: F.A. Davis Company. Becker, D.(2013). The Effective Use of Simulation in Academic Environments. In Ulrich, B., Mancini, M.B. (Eds.), Mastering Simulation: A Nurse’s Handbook for Success. (205-224). Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International. Joseph Boullata Boullata, J.I. (2013). Drug-nutrient interactions in the oncology patient. Oncology Nutrition Connection, 21(3), 269-271. Boullata, J.I. (2013). Drug and nutrition interactions: Not just food for thought. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 38(4), 269-271. (PMID: 23710968). doi:10.1111/jcpt.12075 Boullata, J.I. (2013). Trace elements in critically ill patients. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 36(1), 16-23. (PMID: 23271148). doi:10.1097/ NAN.0b013e3182787504 Boullata, J.I., Guenter, P., & Mirtallo, J.M. (2013). A parenteral nutrition use survey with gap analysis. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 37(2), 212-222. (PMID: 23112276). doi:10.1177/0148607112464781 Guenter, P., & Boullata, J. (2013). Nursing2013 survey results: Drug administration by enteral feeding tube. Nursing 2013, 43(12), 26-33. (PMID: 24165280). doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000437469.13218.7b Nicolo, M., Stratton, K.W., Rooney, W., & Boullata, J. (2013). Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy for enterally fed patients with cystic fibrosis. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 28(4), 485-489. (PMID: 23753650). doi:10.1177/0884533613491786 Ayers, P., Adams, S., Boullata, J., Gervasio, J., Holcombe, B., Kraft, M.D., et al. (2014). A.S.P.E.N. parenteral nutrition safety consensus recommendations. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 38(3), 296-333. (PMID: 24280129). doi:10.1177/0148607113511992 Boullata, J., Gilbert, K., Sacks, G., Labossiere, R.J., Crill, C., Goday, P., et al. (2014). A.S.P.E.N. clinical guidelines: Parenteral nutrition ordering, order review, compounding, labeling, and dispensing. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 38(3), 334-377. (PMID: 24531708). doi:10.1177/0148607114521833

Hudson, L.M., & Boullata, J.I. (2014). A quality improvement case report: An institution’s experience in pursuing excellence in parenteral nutrition safety. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 38(3), 378-384. (PMID: 24398398). doi:10.1177/0148607113518802 Wales, P.W., Allen, N., Worthington, P., George, D., Compher, C., Teitelbaum, D., et al. (2014). A.S.P.E.N. clinical guidelines: Support of pediatric patients with intestinal failure at risk of parenteral nutritionassociated liver disease. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Published online 4/2/2014, (PMID: 24696095). Boullata, J.I. (IN PRESS). Peripheral neuropathy associated with nutritional deficiency. In Carp, S.J. (Eds.), Peripheral neuropathy: Evaluation and intervention for the rehabilitation professional. Philadelphia, Pa.: FA Davis. Nicolo, M., Henry, J.R., Stewart, C., Pompeii, C., Boullata, J.I., & Compher, C. (IN PRESS). Nutrition assessment in obese patients. In Mullin, G.E., et. al. (Eds.), Integrative weight management: A guide for clinicians. New York, N.Y.: Springer. Kathryn Bowles Cipriano, P.F., Bowles, K.H., Dailey, M., Dykes, P., Lamb, G., Naylor, M. (2013). The importance of health information technology in care coordination and transitional care. Nursing Outlook, 61(6), 475-489. Naylor, M.D., Bowles, K.H., McCauley, K.M., Maislin, G., Pauly, M.V., & Krakauer, R. (2013). High value transitional care: Translation of research into practice. Journal of Evaluation of Clinical Practice, 19(5), 727-733. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01659.x Radhakrishnan, K., Bowles, K., Zettek-Sumner, A. (2013). Contributors to telehealth false alerts for patients with heart failure: A mixed methods exploration. Applied Clinical Informatics, 4(4), 465-475. doi:10.4338/ACI-2013-06-RA-0039 Rogers, M.L., Sockolow, P.S., Bowles, K.H., Hand, K.E, George, J. (2013). Use of a human factors approach to uncover informatics needs of nurses in documentation of care. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 82(11), 1068-74. Sockolow, P.S., Bowles, K.H., Rogers, M., Adelsberger, M.C., Chittams, J.L., Liao, C. (2013). Interdisciplinary care team adoption of electronic point-of-care documentation systems: An unrealized opportunity. Studies in Health Technology & Informatics, 192, 939. Topaz, M., Rao, A., Masterson-Creber, R., Bowles, K.H. (2013). Educating clinicians on new elements incorporated into the electronic health record. Theories, evidence, and one educational project. Computers Informatics Nursing (CIN), 31(8), 375-379. www.nursing.upenn.edu

Bowles, K.H. (2014). Developing evidence-based tools from EHR data. Nursing Management, 45(4), 18-20. Bowles, K.H., Hanlon, A.L., Holland, D.E., Potashnik, S., Topaz, M. (2014). Impact of discharge planning decision support on time to readmission among older adult medical patients. Professional Case Management, 19(1), 29-38. Bowles, K.H., Latimer, G., Wesorick, B., Gelinas, L., Molkina, D. (2014). Lessons learned and barriers discussed by beacon communities as they aim to improve health outcomes through health information technology: An interview by the Informatics and Technology Expert Panel. Computers Informatics Nursing (CIN), 32(4), 153-155. doi:10.1097/ CIN.0000000000000065 Holland, D.E., Vanderboom, C.E., Ingram, C.J., Dose, A.M., Borkenhagan, L.S., Skadahl, P., Pacyna, J., Austin, C.M., Bowles, K.H. (2014). The feasibility of using technology to enhance the transition of palliative care for rural patients. Computers Informatics Nursing (CIN), 32(6), 257-266. doi:10.1097/ CIN.0000000000000066 Naylor, M.D., Hirschman, K.B., Hanlon, A.L., Bowles, K.B., Bradway, C., McCauley, K.M., & Pauly, M.V. (2014). Comparison of evidence-based interventions on outcomes of hospitalized, cognitively impaired older adults. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, 3(3), 245-257. doi:10.2217/cer.14.14 O’Connor, M., Hanlon, A. L., & Bowles, K. H. (2014). Impact of frontloading of skilled nursing visits on the incidence of 30-day hospital readmission. Geriatric Nursing, 35 (2 suppl), S37-44. doi:10.1016/j. gerinurse.2014.02.018 Sockolow PS, Bowles KH, Adelsberger MC, Chittams JL, Liao C. (2014). Impact of homecare electronic health record on timeliness of clinical documentation, reimbursement, and patient outcomes. Applied Clinical Informatics, 5, 445-462. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ ACI-2013-12-RA-0106 Sockolow, PS, Rogers, M, Bowles, KH, Hand, KE, George, J (2014). Challenges and facilitators to nurse use of a guideline-based nursing information system: Recommendations for nurse executives. Applied Nursing Research, 27(1), 25-32. doi:10.1016/j. apnr.2013.10.005 Topaz, M., Golfinshtine, N., & Bowles, K. (2014). Omaha System: A systematic literature review of the recent literature. Journal of American Medical Informatics Association, 21(1), 163-170. Zega, M., D’Agostino, F., Bowles, K.H., De Marinis, M.G., Rocco, G., Vellone, E., Alvaro, R. (2014). Development and validation of a computerized assessment form to support nursing diagnosis. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 25(1), 22-9. doi:10.1111/2047-3095.12008 Christine Bradway Bradway, C., Bixby, M.B., Hirschman, K.B., McCauley, K., & Naylor, M.D. (2013). Case study: Transitional care for a patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia and recurrent urinary tract infections. Urologic Nursing, 33, 177-179, 200.

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Felix, H.C., Thostenson, J.C., Bursac, Z., & Bradway, C (2013). Effect of weight on indwelling catheter use among long-term care facility residents. Urologic Nursing, 33, 194-200.

Wheeler, M.C., & Buttenheim A.M. (2013). Vaccine concerns and intentions to vaccinate: The relationship between concerns, information source and schedule choice. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 9(8), 1782-1789.

Robinson, J. P., Bradway, C. W., Bunting-Perry, L., Avi-Itzhak, T., Mangino, M., Chittams,J., & Duda, J.E. (2013). Lower urinary tract symptoms in men with Parkinson disease. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing: Journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, 45, 382-392.

Buttenheim, A.M., Paz-Soldan, V., Barbu, C.M., Skovira, C., & Levy, M.Z. (2014). Is participation contagious? Evidence from a household vector control campaign in Peru. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68(2), 103-109.

Bradway, C. & Boullata, J. (2014). Pharmacologic therapy for female sexual dysfunction. The Nurse Practioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, 39, 16-27.

Su, A. & Buttenheim, A. (2014). Maintenance of smoking cessation in the postpartum period: Which interventions work best in the long-term? Maternal & Child Health Journal, 18(3), 714-728.

Naylor, M.D., Hirschman, K.B., Hanlon, A.L., Bowles, K.H., Bradway, C., McCauley, K.M., Pauly, M.V. (2014). Comparison of evidence-based interventions on outcomes of hospitalized, cognitively impaired older adults. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, 3(3), 245-257.

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Chernoff, R., Bradway, C.(2014). Pressure ulcers. In T. L. Griebling (Eds.), Geriatric Urology. (103-113). N.Y.: Springer Science and Business Media. Bridgette Brawner Brawner, B.M., Baker, J.L., Voytek, C.V., Leader, A., Cashman, R. Silverman, R., Peter, N., Buchner, B.J., Barnes, C.A., Jemmott, L.S., & Frank, I. (2013). The development of a culturally relevant, theoretically driven HPV prevention intervention for urban adolescent females and their parents/guardians. Health Promotion Practice, 14(4), 624-636. doi:10.1177/1524839912462389 Stewart, J.M., Sommers, M.S., & Brawner, B.M. (2013). The Black church, sexual health and sexuality: A conceptual framework to promote health through faith-based organizations. Family & Community Health, 36(3), 269-279. doi:10.1097/FCH.0b013e318292eb2d Jemmott, L.S., Jemmott, J.B., III., Ngwane, Z., Icard, L., O’Leary, A., Gueits, L., & Brawner, B.M. (2014). “Let us protect our future!”: A culturally congruent evidencebased HIV/STD risk-reduction intervention for young South African adolescents. Health Education Research, 29(1), 166-181. doi:10.1093/her/cyt072 Alison Buttenheim Buttenheim, A.M., & Asch, D.A. (2013). Behavioral economics: The key to closing the gap on maternal, newborn and child survival for millennium development goals 4 and 5? Maternal & Child Health Journal, 17(4), 581-585. Buttenheim, A.M., & Asch, D.A. (2013). Making vaccine refusal less of a free ride. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 9(12), 2674-5. Buttenheim, A.M., Cherng, S.T., & Asch, D.A. (2013). Provider dismissal policies and clustering of unvaccinated children: An agent-based modeling approach. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 9(8), 1819-1824. Taylor, N.K., & Buttenheim, A.M. (2013). Improving utilization of and retention in PMTCT services: Can behavioral economics help? BMC Public Health, 13, e406.

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Jennifer Pinto-Martin Movsas, TZ, Pinto-Martin, JA, Whitaker, AH, Feldman, JF, Lorenz, JM, Korzeniewski, SJ, Levy, SE & Paneth, N. (2013). Autism Spectrum Disorder is associated with ventricular enlargement in a low birth weight population. The Journal of Pediatrics, 163(1), 73-8.

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Mahoney, A.D., Pinto-Martin, J., Hanlon, A. (2014). Home environment, brain injury, & school performance in LBW survivors. The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 39(1), 18-25. Barbara Reale McCool, W., Guidera, M., Reale, B., Smith, A., & Koucoi, J. (2013). Professional issues related to obstacles to midwifery practice in the Americas: A pilot survey. Midwifery, 29, 838-844. Loretta Reilly Metzger, T., Mignogna, K., & Reilly, L. (2013). Child life specialists: Key members of the team in Pediatric Radiology. Journal of Radiology Nursing, 32(4), 153-159. Susan Renz Renz, S,. Boltz, M., Wagner, L., Capezuti, E., & Lawrence, T. (2013). Examining the feasibility and utility of an SBAR protocol in long-term care. Geriatric Nursing, 34(4), 295-301. Therese Richmond Liu, J., Richmond, T.S., Raine, A., Cheney, R., Brodkin, E.S., Gur, R.C., & (2013). The healthy brains and behavior study: Objectives, design, recruitment, and population coverage. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 22, 204-216. doi:10.1002/ mpr.1394 Richmond, T.S., Guo, W., Ackerson, T., Hollander, J., Gracias, V., Robinson, K., & Amsterdam, J. (2013). The effect of post-injury depression on quality of life following minor injury. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Published online, 12/19/2013, (PMID: 24354500). doi:10.1111/jnu.12064 Angel, C.M., Sherman, L.W., Strang, H., Ariel, B., Bennett, S., Inkpen, N., Keane, A., & Richmond, T.S. (2014). Short term effects of restorative justice conferences on post-traumatic stress symptoms among robbery and burglary victims: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Experimental Criminology, Published online 3/2014. doi:10.1007/s11292-014-9200-0 Wiebe, D.J., Richmond, T.S, Poster, J., Guo, W., Allison, P.D., & Branas, C.C. (2014). Adolescents’ fear of violence in transit environments during daily activities. Security Journal, 27, 226-241. doi:10.1057/ sj.2014.8 Richmond, T., & Ulrich, C.(2013). Ethical foundations for critical care nursing research. Aliso Viejo, Calif.: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

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Cocchieri, A., Riegel, B., D’Agostino, F., Rocco, G., Fida, R., Alvaro, R., & Vellone, E. (2013). Describing self-care in Italian adults with heart failure and identifying determinants of poor self-care. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Published online 12/23/2013, (PMID: 24366984). doi:10.1177/1474515113518443 Driscoll, A., Tonkin, A., Stewart, A., Worrall-Carter, L., Thompson, D.R., Riegel, B., et al. (2013). Complexity of management and health outcomes in a prospective cohort study of 573 heart failure patients in Australia: Does more equal less? Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22(11-12), 1629-1638. (PMID: 23387324). doi:10.1111/ jocn.12073 Jaarsma, T., Stromberg, A., Ben Gal, T., Cameron, J., Driscoll, A., Duengen, H.D., et al. (2013). Comparison of self-care behaviors of heart failure patients in 15 countries worldwide. Patient Education and Counseling, 92(1), 114-120. (PMID: 23579040). doi:10.1016/j.pec.2013.02.017 Jurgens, C.Y., Lee, C.S., Reitano, J.M., & Riegel, B. (2013). Heart failure symptom monitoring and response training. Heart & Lung, 42(4), 273-280. (PMID: 23623564). doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.03.005 Lee, C.S., Gelow, J.M., Mudd, J.O., Green, J.K., Hiatt, S.O., Chien, C., & Riegel, B. (2013). Profiles of self-care management versus consulting behaviors in adults with heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Published online 12/31/2013, (PMID: 24381162). doi:10.1177/1474515113519188 Masterson Creber, R., Lee, C.S., Lennie, T.A., Topaz, M., & Riegel, B. (2013). Using growth mixture modeling to identify classes of sodium adherence in adults with heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Published online 2/14/2013, (PMCID: PMC3695034). Masterson Creber, R., Topaz, M., Lennie, T.A., Lee, C.S., Puzantian, H., & Riegel, B. (2013). Identifying predictors of high sodium excretion in patients with heart failure: A mixed effect analysis of longitudinal data. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Published online 12/23/2013, (PMID: 24366985). doi:10.1177/ 1474515113517606 Meghani, S.H. Hanlon, A., Bubanj, J., Riegel, B., & Bruner, D. (2013). Do self-reported analgesic barriers translate into objective analgesic adherence for cancer pain? Journal of Pain, 14(4), S38. doi:10.1016/j. jpain.2013.01.447

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Moser, D.K., Heo, S., Lee, K.S., Hammash, M., Riegel, B., Lennie, T.A., et al. (2013). ‘It could be worse … lot’s worse!’ Why health-related quality of life is better in older compared with younger individuals with heart failure. Age and Ageing, Published online 7/12/2013, (PMID: 23832262). Riegel, B. (2013). Hypnosis for smoking cessation: Group and individual treatment – A free choice study. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 61(2), 146-161. (PMID: 23427839). doi:10.108 0/00207144.2013.753824 Riegel, B., & Moser, D.K., (2013). 20 things you didn’t know about heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 28(2), 109-110. (PMID: 23392523). doi:10.1097/JCN.0b013e318281a1ae Riegel, B., Hanlon, A.L., Zhang, X., Fleck, D., Sayers, S.L., Goldberg, L.R., & Weintraub, W.S. (2013). What is the best measure of daytime sleepiness in adults with heart failure? Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 25(5), 272-279. (PMID: 24170569). doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2012.00784.x Sethares, KA., Sosa ME., Fisher, P., Riegel, B. (2013). Factors associated with delay in seeking care for acute decompensated heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, [Epub ahead of print], PMID: 24088620. Stawnychy, M., Masterson Creber, R., & Riegel, B. (2013). Using brief motivational interviewing to address the complex needs of a challenging patient with heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Published online 11/13/2013, (PMID: 24231890). doi:10.1097/JCN.0000000000000098 Tang, H.Y., Sayers, S.L., Weissinger, G., & Riegel, B. (2013). The role of depression in medication adherence among heart failure patients. Clinical Nursing Research, Published online 4/2/2013, (PMID: 23548500). Vellone, E., Chung, M.L., Cocchieri, A., Rocco, G., Alvaro, R., & Riegel, B. (2013). Effects of self-care on quality of life in adults with heart failure and their spousal caregivers: Testing dyadic dynamics using the Actor-partner Interdependence Model. Journal of Family Nursing, Published online 11/4/2013, (PMID: 24189325). doi:10.1177/1074840713510205 Vellone, E., Riegel, B., Cocchieri, A., Barbaranelli, C., D’Agostino, F., Antonetti, G., et al. (2013). Psychometric testing of the Self-care of Heart Failure Index version 6.2. Research in Nursing & Health, 36(5), 500-511. (PMID: 23832431). doi:10.1002/nur.21554 Vellone, E., Riegel, B., Cocchieri, A., Barbaranelli, C., D’Agostino, F., Glaser, D., et al (2013). Validity and reliability of the caregiver contribution to Self-care of Heart Failure Index. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 28(3), 245-255. (PMID: 22760172). doi:10.1097/ JCN.0b013e318256385e Vellone, E., Riegel, B., D’Agostino, F., Fida, R., Rocco, G., Cocchieri, A., et al. (2013). Structural equation model testing the situation-specific theory of heart failure self-care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, Published online 3/21/2013, (PMID: 23521633). doi:10.1111/jan.12126

Yancy, C.W., Jessup, M., Bozkurt, B., Butler, J., Casey Jr., D.E., Drazner, M.H., et al. (2013). 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/ American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines. Circulation, Published online 6/5/2013, (PMID: 23741058). Yancy, C.W., Jessup, M., Bozkurt, B., Butler, J., Casey Jr., D.E., Drazner, M.H., et al. (2013). 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/ American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines. Circulation, Published online 6/5/2013, (PMID: 23741057). Yancy, C.W., Jessup, M., Bozkurt, B., Masoudi, F.A., Butler, J., McBride, P.E., et al. (2013). 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/ American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines. Journal of American College of Cardiology, 62(16), 1495-1539. (PMID: 23747641). doi:10.1016/j. jacc.2013.05.020 Yancy, C.W., Jessup, M., Bozkurt, B., Masoudi, F.A., Butler, J., McBride, P.E., et al. (2013). 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/ American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines. Journal of American College of Cardiology, Published online 6/5/2013, (PMID: 23747642). doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.019 Clark, A.P., McDougall, G., Riegel, B., Joiner, G., Innerarity, S., Meraviglia, M., … Davila, A. (2014). Health status and self-care outcomes following an education-support intervention for people with chronic heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Published online 6/24/2014, (PMID: 24978157). doi:10.1097/JCN.0000000000000169 Dickson, V.V., Melkus, G.D., Dorsen, C.G., Katz, S., & Riegel, B. (2014). Improving heart failure self-care through a community-based skill-building intervention: A study protocol. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Published online 5/24/2014, (PMID: 24831730). Dickson, V.V., Melkus, G.D., Katz, S., Levine-Wong, A., Dillworth, J., Cleland, C.M., & Riegel, B. (2014). Building skill in heart failure self-care among community dwelling older adults: Results of a pilot study. Patient Education and Counseling, Published online 5/5/2014, (PMID: 24910422). doi:10.1016/j. pec.2014.04.018 Johansson, P., Riegel, B., Svensson, E., Brostrom, A., Alehgen, U., & Jaarsma, T. (2014). Sickness behavior in community-dwelling elderly: associations with impaired cardiac function and inflammation. Biological Research for Nursing, 16(1), 105-113. (PMID: 23162010). doi:10.1177/1099800412466170 Lee, C.S., Mudd, J.O., Hiatt, S.O., Gelow, J.M., Chien, C.V., & Riegel, B. (2014). Trajectories of heart failure self-care management and changes in quality of life. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Published online 6/30/2014, PMID: 24982435. doi:10.1177/1474515114541730

Matura, L.A., McDonough, A., Hanlon, A., Carroll, D.L., & Riegel, B. (2014). Sleep disturbance, symptoms, psychological distress and health-related quality of life in pulmonary arterial hypertension. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Published online 5/27/2014, (PMID: 24867878). Moser, D.K., Lee, K.S., Wu, J.R., Mudd-Martin, G., Jaarsma, T., Huang, T.Y., … Riegel, B. (2014). Identification of symptom clusters among patients with heart failure: An international observational study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, Published online 2/28/2014, (PMID: 24636665). doi:10.1016/j. ijnurstu.2014.02.004 Riegel, B., & Knafl, G.J. (2014). Electronically monitored medication adherence predicts hospitalization in heart failure patients. Patient Preference and Adherence, 8, 1-13. (PMCID: PMC3862652). doi:10.2147/PPA.S54520 Eileen Ryan Howard, D., Finn Davis, K. Phillips, E., Ryan, F., Scalford, D., Flynn-Rother, R., Ely, E. (2013). Pain management for pediatric tonsillectomy: An integrative review through the perioperative and home experience. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 1, 1-12. Scalford, D., Flynn-Roth, R., Howard, D., Phillips, E., Ryan, E., Finn Davis, K., Ely, B. (2013). Pain management of children aged 5 to 10 years after adenotonsillectomy. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 28(6), 353-360. doi:10.1016/j. jopan.2013.05.010 Victoria Sherry Socinski, M., Lilenbaum, R., Zakowski, M., Sherry, V (2014). Applying emerging evidence in lung cancer practice. (2014). i3Health. http://www.i3health.com/ LCpod Sherry, V(2014). Cough. In D. Camp-Sorrell & R. Hawkins (Eds.), Clinical Manual for the Oncology Advanced Practice Nurse (3 Ed.). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society Publication Division. Sherry, V(2014). Clinical Manual for the Oncology Advanced Practice Nurse (3 Ed.). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society Publication Division. Sherry, V(2014). Pulmonary Edema. In D. Camp-Sorrell & R. Hawkins (Eds.), Clinical Manual for the Oncology Advanced Practice Nurse (3 Ed.). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society Publication Division. Sherry, V(2014). Orthopnea. In D. Camp-Sorrell & R. Hawkins (Eds.), Clinical Manual for the Oncology Advanced Practice Nurse (3 Ed.). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society Publication Division. Sherry, V(2014). Pneumonia. In D. Camp-Sorrell & R. Hawkins (Eds.), Clinical Manual for the Oncology Advanced Practice Nurse (3 Ed.). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society Publication Division. Julie Sochalski Sochalski, J., Melendez-Torres, G.J. (2013). What is a nurse? “A missioner of health”. Academic Medicine, 88, 1616. doi:10.1097IACM.0b013e3182a8ee95

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Marilyn (Lynn) Sawyer Sommers Beacham, B., Fargo, J.D., & Sommers, M.S. (2013). Skin color to quantify injury and therapeutic outcomes in diverse populations: Intra- and inter-rater reliability of digital image analysis. Nursing Research, 16(2), E106-E107. Fannin, E.F., & Sommers, M.S. (2013). Distinguishing resources from the heart’s desires: Promoting reproductive health equity in unintended pregnancy measures. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10(S5), 373. Fannin, E.F., Brawner, B.M., & Sommers, M.S. (2013). Exploring variations in sexual decision-making and disparities in unintended sexual health outcomes: A behavioral economics approach. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10(S5), 317. Ho, N., Sommers, M.S., & Lucki, I. (2013). Effects of diabetes on hippocampal neurogenesis: Links to cognition and depression. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 37(8), 1346-1362. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.03.010 Rearden, J., & Sommers, M.S. (2013). Examining opportunity for cancer clinical trial participation among underrepresented groups. Nursing Research, 62(2), E51-E52. Sommers, M.S. (2013). Bridge to the future: Discourse on research supporting global health equity. Nursing Research, 62(2), E36. Volpe, E.M., Hardie, T., Cerulli, C., Sommers, M.S., & Morrison-Beedy, D. (2013). What’s age got to do with it? Partner age difference, power, intimate partner violence, and sexual risk in urban adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28(10), 2068-2087. doi:10.1177/0886260512471082 Byun, E., Riegel, B.J., Sommers, M.S., Tkacs, N.C., & Evans, L.K. (2014). Factors affecting uncertainty in caregivers of stroke survivors. Stroke, 45, ANS6. McDonald, C.C., Sommers, M.S. & Fargo, J.D. (IN PRESS).Risky driving, mental health, and healthcompromising behaviors: Risk clustering in late adolescents and adults. Injury Prevention. Rhodes, K.V., Rodger, M., Sommers, M.S., Hanlon, A., & Crits-Cristoph, P. (2014). The Social Health Intervention Project (SHIP): Protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial assessing the effectiveness of a brief motivational intervention for problem drinking and intimate partner violence in an urban emergency department. BMC Emergency Medicine, 14, 10. doi:10.1186/1471-227X-14-10 Margaret Souders Kral, T.V., Souders, M.C., Eriksen, W. Pinto-Martin, J. (2013). Eating Behaviors, Diet Quality, and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Brief Review. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 28(6), 548-56. Tang, S.X., Yi, J., Calkins, M., Whinna, D.A. Kohler, C.G., Souders, M.C. McDonald- (2013). Psychiatric Disorders in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome are Prevalent but Under-Treated. Psychological Medicine, 44(6), 1267-77.

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Yi, J., Tang, S.X., McDonald-McGinn, D.M., Calkins ME, Whinna DA, Souders MC, Zackai (2013). Contribution of congenital heart disease to neuropsychiatric outcome in school-age children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics, B Neuropsychiatr Geneicst, 165B(2), 137-47. Gur, R.E., Yi, J.J., McDonald-McGinn, D.M., Tang, S.X., Calkins, M.E., Whinna, D., Souders, M.C., Savitt, A., Zackai, E.H., Moberg, P.J., Emanuel, B.S., Gur, R.C. (2014). Neurocognitive development in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: comparison with youth having developmental delay and medical comorbidities. Molecular Psychiatry, 19. doi:10.1038/mp.2013.189 Guy, L., Souders, M.C., Bradstreet, L., DeLussey, C., Herrington, J.D (2014). Emotional regulation and respiratory sinus arrhythmia in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, [epub, ahead of print]. Kennedy, WP., Mudd, PA., Maguire, MA., Souders, MC., McDonald-McGinn, DM., Marcus, CL., Zackai, EK., Solot, CB., Mason, TB., Jackson, OA., Elden, LM. (2014). 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 78(8), 1360-4. Kerns, C. M., Kendall, P.C., Berry, L., Souders, M. C., Franklin, M. E., Schultz, R. T., Miller, J., (2014). Traditional and atypical presentations of anxiety in youth with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, [epub, ahead of print]. Schmitt, E.J., Vandekar, S., Yi, J., Ruparel, K.,Roalf, D.R., Whinna, D., Souders, M.C., (IN PRESS). Aberrant cortical morphometry in the 22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Towards an understanding of the neural substrates of psychosis. American Journal of Neuroradiology. Shmitt, JE., Yi, JJ., Roalf, DR., Loevner, LA., Ruparel, K., Whinna, D., Souders, MC., McDonald-McGinn, DM.,Yodh, E., Vandekar, S., Zackai, EH., Gur, RC., Emanuel, BS., Gur, RE. (2014). Incidental Radiologic Findings in the 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. American Journal of Neuroradiology, [epub, ahead of print]. Anne Teitelman Brawner, B.M., Teitelman, A.M., Webb, A.L., & Jemmott, L.S. (2013). Personalized biobehavioral HIV prevention for women and adolescent girls. Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2(5), 100-108. Teitelman, A.M., Tennille, J., Bohinski, J.M., Jemmott, L.S., & Jemmott, J.B. (2013). Urban adolescent girls’ perspectives on multiple partners in the context of the sexual double standard and intimate partner violence. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 24, 4, 308-321. Kimberly Trout Eshkevari, L., Trout, K.K., & Damore, J. (2013). Management of postpartum pain. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 58(6), 622-631.

Trout, K.K., Ellis, K.A., & Bratschie, A. (2013). Prevention of obesity and diabetes in childbearing women. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 58(3), 297-302. Trout, K.K.(2014). Chapter 23: Gestational diabetes. In R.G. Jordan, J. Engstrom, J. Marfel, & C.L. Farley (Eds.), Prenatal and postnatal care: A woman-centered approach (1st Ed.). (387-396). Ames, IA: WileyBlackwell. Trout, K.K., & Eshkevari, L.(2015). Chapter 28: Support for women in labor and beyond. In T.L. King, M.C. Brucker, J.M. Kriebs, J.O. Fahey, C.L. Gegor, & H. Varney (Eds.), Varney’s midwifery (5th Ed.). (883-914). Burlington, Mass.: Jones & Bartlett. Connie Ulrich Ulrich, C.M. (2013). Who am I? Reflections on self-image among patients with cancer in clinical trials. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 17(6):, E68-70. Ulrich, C. (2014). Who am I? Reflections on selfimaging in cancer clinical trials. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 17(6), e68-70. doi:10.1188/13.CJON. E68-E70 Ulrich, C. (2014). Letter to editor: Doctors, hospitals and dollars. New York Times, 0, May 26. Ulrich, C.M., Zhou, Q.P., Hanlon, A., Danis, M., Grady, C. (IN PRESS). The impact of ethics and work-related factors on nurse practitioners’ and physician assistants’ views on quality of primary healthcare in the United States. Applied Nursing Research. doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2014.01.001. Antonia Villarruel Alvarez, C., & Villarruel, A. (2013). Sexual communication among young adult Latinos: A qualitative descriptive study. Hispanic Health Care International, 11(3), 101-110. Villarruel, A.M., Bigelow, A., & Alvarez, C. (2014). Integrating the 3Ds: A nursing perspective. Public Health Reports, 129 (Suppl 2), 37-44. Barbra Mann Wall Wall, B.M. (2013). The role of catholic nurses in women’s healthcare policy disputes: A historical study. Nursing Outlook, 61, 367-374. Wall, B.M.(2013). Beyond the imperial narrative: Catholic missionary nursing, medicine, and knowledge translation in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1945-1980. In E. Fleischmann, et al (Eds.), Transnational and Historical Perspectives on Global Health, Welfare, and Humanitarianism. (90-109). Kristiansand, Norway: Portal Forlag Publishers. Jean Whelan Whelan, J.C. (2013). “All who nurse for hire”: Nursing and the mixed legacy of legislative victories. Nursing Outlook, 61, 353-359.

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Keynotes, Invited Lectures, and Presentations July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

Linda Aiken Nursing and quality of hospital care. Karolinska Institute and Keynote Speaker, The Congress, the General Assembly of Vardforbundet. Stockholm, Sweden. May 2014. Achieving quality in health care. International Symposium. Kings College, London. May 2014. Nursing and patient safety. X International Nursing Symposium. University of the Andes, Santiago, Chile. June 2014. Impact of nursing on patient safety. National Conference on Patient Safety and Quality of Care. University of Andes, Santiago, Chile. June 2014. Christine Bradway Obesity and continence care for nursing home residents. Geriatric Educational Conference. University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa. January 2014. Obesity and continence. National Association of Bariatric Nurses Spring Conference. Greenville, N.C. May 2014. The morbidly obese patient moving from hospital to home or nursing home: What are the problems? National Association of Bariatric Nurses Spring Conference. Greenville, N.C. May 2014. Bridgette Brawner Bitter roots: Depression in females across the lifespan. Breaking the Silence: A Summit on Mental Wellness. Philadelphia, Pa. April 2014. A spatially-based approach to understand HIV/AIDS in urban environments. Eastern Nursing Research Society, 26th Annual Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, Pa. April 2014. Project GOLD: We are kings and queens: HIV/STI prevention for Black adolescents. Research, Policy and Practice Conference, The School District of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pa. April 2014. Mapping the urban HIV epidemic: The role of geobehavioral vulnerability. Healthy Cities: Healthy Women the Global Future. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. May 2014. Charlene Compher Nutrition assessment in patients with severe obesity. Food and Nutrition Exposition, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Houston, Texas. December 2013. Martha Curley How to introduce changes in a pediatric hospital to promote the presence of parents in invasive procedures and CPR. Avedis Donabedian Research Institute. Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. November 2013. Using the Braden Q Scale to predict pressure ulcer risk in pediatric patients. APT Feridas Congress 2013, 15th Anniversary. Porto, Portugal. November 2013.

Janet Deatrick Success through collaboration: A partnership between nurse practitioner students and high school students to address nutrition-related disorders in the community. 30th Annual Pediatric Nursing Conference. Philadelphia, Pa. July 2013. Young adult survivors of childhood brain tumors and their mothers: Associations between neurocognitive and family functioning and maternal demand and worry. Society of Pediatric Psychology. Philadelphia, Pa. March 2014. Karen Glanz Changing social environments to promote health. Arizona State University College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation. Phoenix, Ariz. February 2014. A 10-year review of the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey (NEMS) in research and practice. Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference. Philadelphia, Pa. April 2014. Perceived Nutrition Environment Measures Survey (NEMS-P): Development and evaluation. Poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference. Philadelphia, Pa. April 2014. Health behavior, obesity and the built environment. Healthy Women Conference. Philadelphia, Pa. May 2014. Using retail grocery store marketing strategies to promote healthier food choices. Policy Link/The Food Trust. Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pa. May 2014. Dissemination and implementation science: Beyond efficacy and effectiveness. Dissemination and Implementation Science: Beyond Efficacy and Effectiveness Workshop. Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, Pa. May 2014. Socioeconomic and race/ethnic inequalities in observed park quality. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. San Diego, Calif. May 2014. Relation of afterschool environment to adolescents’ afterschool PA. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. San Diego, Calif. May 2014. A multicenter study of inferior vena cava filters in children. American Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. Chicago, Ill. May 2014. Using retail grocery store marketing strategies to promote healthier food choices. Cancer Prevention and Control Program. Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pa. June 2014. Mapping barriers and facilitators to retention in care and antiretroviral therapy adherence to Andersen’s Behavioral Model. International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC). Miami, Fla. June 2014. Social desirability bias in assessment tools used with HIV+ adolescents in Botswana. International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC). Miami, Fla. June 2014.

Patient and provider perspectives on the outpatient HIV clinic experience and its impact on retention in care. International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC). Miami, Fla. June 2014. Barriers to care differ for patients retained and not retained in HIV care. International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC). Miami, Fla. June 2014. Eun-Ok Im A counseling program combined with music skipping rope exercise: Implications for practice with overweight/obese children. The 2013 American Academy of Nursing Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. October 2013. For future development of web-based interventions. The 2013 American Academy of Nursing Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. October 2013. Supporting Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. The 2013 American Academy of Nursing Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. October 2013. Development of a web-based education/support program for menopausal symptom management. The 141th APHA Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Boston, Ma. November 2013. Differences in psychosocial and behavioral characteristics between normal weight and overweight/obese children. The 141th APHA Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Boston, Ma. November 2013. Ethnic-specific midlife women’s attitudes toward physical activity. The American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions 2013, Top Nursing Trials 2011-2013. Dallas, Tx. November 2013. Sharon Irving Comparison of nurses versus ordering provider perceived barriers to anthropology measurements in critically ill children. Sigma Theta Tau International, 42nd Biennial Convention. Indianapolis, Ind. November 2013. Alternative Media: Medscape Nurses. CHOP Expert Commentary, http://www.medscape.com/ viewarticle/817995. December 2013. Jinyoung Kim The effect of snoring on carotid atherosclerosis over 6 years. SLEEP 2014 Conference. Minneapolis, Minn. June 2014. Terri Lipman Rising incidence of Type 1 diabetes in young children. 3rd World Diabetes and Obesity Online Conference. September 2013. Addressing racial disparities in children with diabetes through University/Hospital/Community Partnerships. University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas. March 2014. Dance for Health: Increasing fitness and fun in the community. Eastern Nursing Research Society, 26th Annual Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, Pa. April 2014.

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Coordination of growth hormone treatment: Reducing time from diagnosis to treatment. Balancing the benefits of growth hormone replacement therapy: Managed Care recommendations to optimize clinical, economic, and humanistic outcomes, Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia, Pa. April 2014. Writing for publication. Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society Conference. Louisville, Ky. May 2014. Growth failure in a patient with Type 1 Diabetes: Drowning in differential diagnoses. Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society Conference. Louisville, Ky. May 2014. Philadelphia Pediatric Diabetes Registry: Continued marked rise in the incidence of Type 1 Diabetes in young children. 74th Annual Meeting of the American Diabetes Association. San Francisco, Calif. June 2014. Lea Ann Matura Biological mechanisms of symptoms including genomic susceptibility of fatigue and sleep and intervention implications. Nursing Year in Review, American Thoracic Society. San Diego, Calif. May 2014. Measuring symptom severity in pulmonary arterial hypertension. American Thoracic Society. San Diego, Calif. May 2014. Validity and reliability of the pulmonary arterial hypertension symptom burdeen scale. American Thoracic Society. San Diego, Calif. May 2014. Marjorie Muecke What’s different about global health research? International Doctoral Seminar, Faculty of Nursing. ChiangMai University, Thailand. August 2013. Excellence in global health research. Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine. Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. August 2013. Pointers on developing a research center. Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine. Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. August 2013. Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos There’s an app for that: Technology improving clinical practice. 16th National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health Conference. San Diego, Calif. September 2013. Mary Naylor Setting the stage – Current state of evidence. Setting the Stage – Current State of Evidence. Washington, D.C. July 2013. Transitional care model: A journey from evidence to impact. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, 22nd Annual Convention. Nashville, Tenn. September 2013.

Transitional care model: A journey from evidence to impact. WellSpan Annual Quality Forum. Gettysburg, Pa. September 2013. Transforming patient care: Aligning interprofessional education with clinical practice redesign. Institute of Medicine, 43rd Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. October 2013. Transitional care model: A journey from evidence to impact. COPD Readmissions Summit, COPD Foundation. Washington, D.C. October 2013. Transitional care model: A journey from evidence to impact. Gerontological Society of American. New Orleans, La. November 2013. Transitional care model: Evidence to impact-tackling care coordination. University of Illinois at Chicago, 16th Annual Power of Nursing Leadership. Chicago, Ill. November 2013. Session VII: Managing transitions. Leading Healthcare Practices and Training: Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care. Disability Practice Institute, IHI, and the Lewin Group, Webinar. November 2013. Physician-nurse collaboration on research in the 21st century. National Cancer Institute, Process of Care Research Branch, Health Care Team Lecture Series. Rockville, Md. January 2014. From evidence to impact: An interdisciplinary journey to achieving quality. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Graduate Nursing Student Academy, Webinar. May 2014. The transitional care model: A journey from evidence to impact. Joint Research in Patient Services Colloquium and Health Services Research (HSR) Matrix Community Seminar. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. May 2014. End-of-life and palliative care workshop. National Institute of Nursing Research. Bethesda, Md. May 2014. Jennifer Pinto-Martin Integrating public health into medical student education: A new model for academic health centers. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education. Nashville, Tenn. January 2014. Neuro-developmental disorders in 2-9 year old children in india: Public health approach to screening & diagnosis. American Academy of Neurology 66th Annual Meeting. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pa. May 2014. Development and Validation of diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, epilepsy and neuro-motor impairment. American Academy of Neurology 66th Annual Meeting. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pa. May 2014. Increasing medical students’ public health experience: A new model curriculum. 47th STFM Annual Spring Conference. San Antonio, Texas. May 2014.

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Loretta Reilly Time is on our side: Pediatric acute care nurse practitioner students and physical assessment in community-based daycare centers. American Association of Colleges of Nursing Master’s Education Conference. Scottsdale, Ariz. February 2014. Role of the advanced practice nurse in sedation. Society for Pediatric Sedation Conference. Charleston, S.C. May 2014. Therese S. Richmond Injury & violence: A global priority for nursing science. 25th International Research Congress. Prague, Czech Republic. July 2013. Barbara Riegel Highlighting significance and innovation in scientific writing. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Dallas, Texas. November 2013. Recognition and symptom monitoring in patients with heart failure. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Dallas, Texas. November 2013. Influence of cognitive dysfunction on cardiovascular outcomes. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Dallas, Texas. November 2013. Self-care of chronic illness. University of Illinois at Chicago, Research Day. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill. March 2014. The future of nursing science. Nursing Science: Past, present and future. Tor Vergata Sora University, Sora, Italy. May 2014. Seminar on self-care in chronic conditions. State of the science on self-care in Italy. Campus Biomedico University, Rome, Italy. May 2014. Writing for publication. Tor Vergata University two-day seminar for graduate students. Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. June 2014. Connie Scanga Bringing together science knowledge and clinical practice: A novel course entitled “Integrated anatomy, physiology & physical assessment.” 2013 AACN Baccalaureate Education Conference. New Orleans, La. November 2013. Marilyn Sommers Comparison of adult and teen driver crash scenarios in a nationally representative sample of serious crashes. 57th Annual Association of the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Conference. Quebec City, Quebec. September 2013. Distinguishing resources from the heart’s desires: Promoting reproductive health equity in unintended pregnancy measures. 21st World Congress for Sexual Health, World Association for Sexual Health. Porto Alegre, Brazil. September 2013. Exploring variations in sexual decision-making and disparities in unintended sexual health outcomes: A behavioral economics approach. 21st World Congress for Sexual Health, World Association for Sexual Health. Porto Alegre, Brazil. September 2013.

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Preventing risky driving and alcohol misuse among young adults: A randomized controlled trial in the emergency department. Safety 2012 World Conference: 11th World Conference on Injury. Wellington, New Zealand. October 2013. Understanding virginity in Arab and Muslim societies. Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Sexuality, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. San Diego, Calif. November 2013. Uncertainty can help identify risk for stress and burden in caregivers of stroke survivors. Katharine A. Lembright Award/Lecture and Martha N. Hill New Investigator Finalists Oral Presentation, 2013 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Dallas, Texas. November 2013. Global nursing, geographic information systems (GIS), and health disparities: Three case studies depicting resource allocation, intervention, and access. Nursing Leadership in Global Health Symposium. Nashville, Tenn. February 2014. Factors affecting uncertainty in caregivers of stroke survivors. State-of-the-Science Stroke Nursing Symposium, 2014 International Conference. San Diego, Calif. February 2014.

Faculty Appointments and Promotions Appointments: Jinyoung Kim – Assistant Professor of Nursing effective August 1, 2013 Antonia Villarruel – Professor of Nursing and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing effective July 1, 2014 Kimberly Trout – Assistant Professor of Women’s Health effective July 1, 2014 Catherine McDonald – Assistant Professor of Nursing effective August 1, 2014 Promotions: Patricia D’Antonio – Professor of Nursing effective July 1, 2014 Mary Ersek – Professor of Pain and Palliative Care effective July 1, 2014 Tanja Kral – Associate Professor of Nursing effective July 1, 2014 Alexandra Hanlon – Research Professor of Nursing effective July 1, 2014 Connie Scanga – Practice Professor of Nursing effective July 1, 2014 Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos – Senior Lecturer effective July 1, 2014 Lori Ann Winner – Senior Lecturer effective July 1, 2014 Patricia Pawlow – Senior Lecturer effective July 1, 2014 Anne Caputo – Senior Lecturer effective September 1, 2013 Conversion to tenure of Joseph Libonati effective July 1, 2014

Genital injury and HIV infection: Links among menstrual phase, hormonal birth control, and injury frequency and prevalence in women. Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference. St. Louis, Mo. March 2014. Women’s health: The need for a global focus. U.S. State Department. U.S. Consulate General, Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki, Greece. May 2014. Connie Ulrich Nursing’s role in clinical research: What are the ethical issues? Ethics Summit. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. March 2014. Everyday ethical challenges in clinical practice: Why are we so distressed. University of Pennsylvania Hospital Ethics Committee. Philadelphia, Pa. April 2014. Barbra Mann Wall The changing face of medical missions in Nigeria, 1937-1970. UK Association for the History of Nursing Colloquium, History of Colonial and Post-Colonial Nursing. Oxford, UK. July 2013. Blurring the boundaries when disasters strike. 2013 European Association for the History of Medicine and Health Conference. Lisbon, Portugal. September 2013. Nursing research disasters: The possibilities and promises. 2014 Launch of Health and Emergency Disaster Nursing Journal, Sponsored by the Disaster Global Leader Degree Program. Kobe, Japan. February 2014. Jean Whelan ‘Well trained and prudent nurses’: Educating and distributing nurses in 19th century Philadelphia. 30th Annual Conference, American Association for the History of Nursing. Cleveland, Ohio. September 2013.

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Successfully Defended Dissertations August 2013 Barbara Beacham Perspectives of family management from school-aged children with chronic health conditions: Through the eyes of the children Linda Maldonado Midwives’ collaborative activism in two U.S. cities, 1970-1990 Mary Melanie Lyons Use of Tat-HSP70 fusion protein to attenuate sepsis-induced lung injury in rodents with acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by cecal ligation and double puncture (2CLP) Kelly Delaney Sustainable emergencies: The paradox of community management of acute malnutrition programs December 2013 Lisa Winter Quinn Throughput and nurses’ workloads: Influences on nurse and patient outcomes

May 2014 Meredith Ann Mackenzie Comparing heart failure and cancer caregiver satisfaction with hospice care Corbett Dransfield Brown Adolescent and adult perceptions of adolescent diet, physical activity, body size, and obesity prevention in Botswana Sherry A. Greenberg Fear of falling among high-risk, urban, community-dwelling older adults Lauren M. Massimo The cognitive and neural basis for apathy in frontotemporal degeneration Jill Marie Vanak The effects of changes in the hospital nursing workforce and practice environment on the outcomes of surgical oncology patients: A two-stage panel study Matthew Steven Lucas Caregiver expectations for survivors of childhood brain tumors Sarah Abboud Understanding virginity from the perspectives of Arab-American women: A phenomenological approach Briana Lafferty Suicide risk in homeless veterans with traumatic brain injury

Board of Overseers Dean Kehler, W’79, Chair Rosemarie Morrissey Greco, Immediate Past Chair Carolyn Bennett, Nu’91 Carol Lefkowitz Boas, Nu’77 Cornelius Bond (emeritus) Lillian S. Brunner (emerita), HUP’40, Ed’45, HON’85 Gilbert F. Casellas, L’77 Eleanor L. Davis, Nu’82 Kim Dickstein, W’87 William Floyd Jr., C’67, WG’69 Seth Ginns, C’00 Terri Cox Glassen, Nu’91 (ex officio) Stephen J. Heyman, W’59 Daniel Hilferty

Gail Kass Eunice King, Nu’71 Wendy Hurst Levine Patricia Martín, M’85 Barbara Nichols Melanie Nussdorf, CW’71 Vivian W. Piasecki (chair emerita) Krista Pinola, Nu’86 Marjorie O. Rendell, CW’69 Ralph F. Reynolds, W’84 Robert D. Roy, W’59 Sandy Samberg, Nu’94, GNu’95 Marie A. Savard, HUP’70, Nu’72, M’76 Martin J. Silverstein, GL’08 Patricia B. Silverstein, C’81 Susan Drossman Sokoloff, C’84 Carol Elizabeth Ware, Nu’73

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