Current Scholars
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“Unless a man undertakes more than he can possibly do, he will never be able to do all he can.” That Haile Sellasie quote motivates Angela Amar, Ph.D., R.N., as she conducts research that explores the individual, interpersonal, institutional and community-level factors that affect whether college-age women will report and/or seek help after experiencing intimate partner violence. Read more about Dr. Amar’s work and her commitment to scholarship, teaching and service at Boston College>>
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Cindy Anderson, Ph.D., R.N., is conducting research to identify the nutritional determinants and vascular mechanisms underlying the development of preeclampsia, a cardiovascular condition which affects more than 300,000 women in the United States each year. Read more about Dr. Anderson and her role as a nurse-physiologist, researcher, and educator at the University of North Dakota >>
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While working as a school nurse in Camden, New Jersey, Bob Atkins, Ph.D., R.N., was struck by the number of children and adolescents who had nothing constructive to do after school. That led Dr. Atkins to found the STARR Program, a non-profit youth development agency, and to conduct nursing research designed to improve the life chances of children and youth living in high-poverty, urban neighborhoods. Learn more about Dr. Atkins’ work at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey>>
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Devon Berry, Ph.D., R.N., Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Nursing, is studying the mechanisms by which religiosity influences substance abuse, depression and anxiety, and if these influences persist across religious groups. The study represents the confluence of Dr. Berry’s experiences as a Pastor and as a nursing professor. Learn more about Dr. Berry and his vision for nursing and healthcare>>
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Dr. Casida is an Assistant Professor at Wayne State University College of Nursing in Detroit, Michigan. His research goal is to develop foundational knowledge for the care trajectory of people living with life-sustaining technological devices such as mechanical hearts, and establish a scientific basis for developing interventions to improving healthcare utilization and quality of life outcomes.
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Maren J. Coffman completed her B.S.N. at Weber State University, her M.S.N. at Syracuse University, and her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut. Presently, she is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her current study aims to improve health literacy, access to health care, and diabetes self-management in Latina immigrant women with type 2 diabetes.
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Jennifer Doering, Ph.D., R.N., is passionate about creating evidence to solve practical health problems and using this evidence to create policy change that will improve health care for lower income women and infants. Her work will develop and test the efficacy of an intervention to prevent postpartum depression in lower-income urban women. Read more about Dr. Doering, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee School of Nursing>>
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Dr. Galik is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Her research interest is in developing and testing interventions to improve functional performance, physical activity, and quality of life among older adults with dementia. She also teaches in the adult and geriatric nurse practitioner program, and maintains a clinical practice focused on dementia symptom management.
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Dr. Gates is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at San Diego State University. His research interests include the nursing workforce, workplace diversity, and the utilization of technology in nursing education. He is particularly interested in the link between the supplemental nursing workforce and outcomes of care. He has current work underway that examines nurse labor market behaviors, nurse migration, and nursing employment trends.
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Dr. Goodman is an Associate Professor at MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing. Her research is focused on the mental health of women and families with the primary goal of developing interventions for preventing and treating maternal postpartum depression and the associated negative effects on the mother-infant relationship and child development.