The Center
for
Nursing Research
Winter 2012
CELEBRATING SUCCESSES!
Dear Colleagues
Lynne R. Crawford, MSN, RN, MBA, CNE received the Excellence in Nursing 2011 Distinguished Alumnae Award from the Kent State University
College of Nursing on October 22, 2011.
Peggy Doheny, PhD, CNS, ONC, CNE has been appointed to the Nursing
Advisory Council, and as a Board Member of the National Osteoporosis
Foundation, 2011-present. She was also re-certified in 2011 to be
Orthopaedic Nurse Certified.
Barb Drew - Psychiatric Nurse of the Year, American Psychiatric Nurses
Association, October 2011.
Carol Sedlak, PhD, CNS, FAAN has been appointed to the Nursing Advisory
Council, and as a Board Member of the National Osteoporosis Foundation,
2011-present. She was also re-certified in 2011 to be Orthopaedic Nurse Certified.
Anthony Stearns, PhD (2011). Invited Keynote Speaker, Florence Cellar
Conference on Aging and Technology, April 8th, Case Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, OH. Finalist, TiEQuest Global Business Plan
Competition on April 6th, Toronto, ONT, Canada; 1st Place Winner,
TiEQuest Ohio Business Plan Competition on March 23rd, Westlake, OH.
Susan Taft, PhD, Recipient of Kent State University Distinguished Teaching
Award 2011.
Barbara L. Yoost, MSN, RN, CNS, CNE, ANEF was inducted as a Fellow
into the National League for Nurses Academy of Nursing Education on
September 24, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Distinguished Alumnae from the
KSU College of Nursing on October 22, 2011.
NEW GRANTS AWARDED
Welcome to the Winter, 2012 edition of the
Center for Research Newsletter. With this edition, we welcome our new grants coordinator,
Marjorie Benjamin. Marj will be supporting you
with your grants and other scholarly endeavors. If
you haven’t already, please stop by to introduce
yourself.
Exciting initiatives are occurring in the college
within the next few weeks. “Driving the Future
12” on Monday, March 5th is dedicated to selfcare and wellness, which is followed by a fundraising event held on Monday evening with Donna
Karan as the featured guest. On March 6th, the
College of Nursing will be hosting an all day summit of invited guests to continue the discussion of
the scientific and curriculum
issues that need to be addressed
for the future of self-care in
nursing. Stay tuned!
Regards,
Mary K. Anthony, PhD, RN, CS
Associate Dean for Research
Student Notes
Cassandra Dando and Jessica Lanzarotta, underLewandowski, W., & Drew, B. (2011, July). Expanding the base of advanced pracgraduate nursing students, collaborated with Prof.
tice psychiatric mental health nursing in northeast Ohio. $100,000. Funded by the
Barbara Yoost in presenting the continuing eduMargaret Clark Morgan Foundation.
cation event, WHO and ICN: Alphabet Soup or
Motter T., Hays, J. (2011). New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program, Round IV.
Global Movers and Shakers? to the Greater Cleve$100,000 funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
land Nurses Association on December 6,
Taft, S.H. (2011, June 1). Using Non-Traditional Educators for Online Nursing
2011. Cassandra and Jessica participated in the
Courses. Nurse Education Grant Program (NEGP), $33,043. Funded by Ohio
College of Nursing's first Global Health ImmerBoard of Nursing. (2 years).
sion course which was designed by Prof. Yoost
Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation was pleased to continue their partnerand held in Geneva, Switzerland last May.
ship with the College of Nursing with a commitment of $100,000.00 toward
the Spring 2012 “Care for the Caregiver” program. Funds for this project will
Upcoming session of the
also be used to expand the program to Ursuline College and Cleveland State
Engagement Series: Brown Bags
University’s nursing schools. Congratulations to Tracey Motter and Barbara
Noon to 1 pm - Room 207, Henderson
Drew for their continued efforts!
Find us in Henderson Hall, Room 214
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April 2 - with Ann Jacobsen,
Wendy Umberger & Denice Sheehan
Bring your lunch and join the discussions!
CELEBRATING SUCCESSES! Faculty Notes
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Doheny, M. O., Sedlak, C.A., & Estok, P. J. & Zeller, R. (2011). Bone
density, health beliefs, and osteoporosis preventing behaviors in men.
Orthopaedic Nursing. 30 (4). 266–272.
Draucker, C. B., Martsolf, D. S., Roller, C., Knapik, G., Ross, R., &
Stidham, A. (2011). Healing from childhood sexual abuse: A theoretical
model. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 20, 435-466.
Ghosh, D., Sterns, A. A., Drew, B. L., & Hamera, E., (2011) A geospatial
analysis of availability and need for psychiatric mental health advanced
practice nurses in the United States. Psychiatric Services, 62, 1506-1509.
Lewandowski, W., Jacobson, A., Palmieri, P., Alexander, T., &
Zeller, R. (2011). Biological mechanisms related to the effectiveness of
guided imagery for chronic pain. Biological Research for Nursing, 14, 364-375.
Travis, L., & Anthony, M. K. (2011). Energizing the research enterprise at nonacademic health center Schools of Nursing. Journal of Professional Nursing, 27
(4), 215-220.
White, J. & Taft, S. (2012). Frameworks for teaching and learning business
ethics within the global context: Background of ethical theories. In G.K.
Stahl, M.E. Mendenhall, & G.R. Oddou, Readings and cases in international
human resource management and organizational behavior (5th ed.), 397-409. N.Y.:
Routledge.
Yoost, BL. (2011). Mobile technology & nursing education, practice: Instant,
current information can be available to any student or nurse. Advance for
Nurses. Available at: http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Columns/NursingInformatics/Mobile-Technology-Nursing-Education-Practice.aspx .
Friendly Reminder… Have you updated your CV and NIH Bio-sketch lately?
Follow this link to find a blank NIH form: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Upcoming Funding Cycles/Proposal dates
for NIH: New R01: June 5, October 5
New R03, R21, R33, R21/R233, R34, R36:
June 16, October 16.
Sigma Theta Tau International/American
Nurses’ Foundation Application deadline
is May 1, 2012. Funding (max) of $7,500
available October 2012. Follow this link to
the online system:http://
www.nursingsociety.org/Research/Grants/
Pages/grant_anf.aspx .
MNRS 2012 Annual Research Conference
Innovative Transition Care Models
April 12—15, 2012 in Dearborn, Michigan.
Please encourage your students to attend! Early Bird registration deadline:
March 16 The Hotel reservation cut off
date is March 25. Follow this link for more
information: http://www.mnrs.org/annualconference/general-information .
The Future of Nursing: Leading Change,
Advancing Health: The Institute of
Medicine report sets a blueprint for the
future of nursing. Read it from: http://
www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?
id=69909&cid=XEM_205591 .
MOST RECENT PRESENTATIONS
Anthony, M. K., Farag, A., Vidal, K., Lukosavich, B., & Reeber, B. (2011, October). Bridging the link between relational capital and
outcomes: Models of care built on caring relationships. Paper presentation at the 2011 International Nursing Administration Research
Conference, Denver, CO.
Drew, B. L., Motter, T., & Ross, R. (2011, November). The effect of a mind-body self-care module for accelerated nursing students on perceived
stress and mindfulness. Paper presented at American Association of College of Nursing’s 2011 Baccalaureate Education Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Drew, B. L., Motter, T., & Schulz, M. (2011, October). Evaluation of an innovative teaching strategy for nursing students: The effects of mindbody self-care on perceived stress and mindfulness. Poster presented at the 25th Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses
Association, Anaheim, CA.
Jacobson, A., Doheny, M., & Sedlak, C. (2011, May). Adult/gerontology CNS DNP curriculum. Society for Clinical Nurse Specialist
Education First Annual National Conference, Louisville, KY.
Motter, T. & Drew, B. (2011, October). Care for the caregiver: Implementing a self-care module for accelerated nursing students. Poster
presented at New Careers in Nursing Annual Summit, Washington, DC.
Ross, R., Stidham, A., & B. Drew. (2011, October). To tell or not to tell? Disclosure of HIV status among HIV-positive perinatal Thai
women. A poster presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 25th Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.
Smith, Y. & Caplin, M. (2011, November). Teaching the Literacy of Professionalism: When Clinical Skills Are Not
Enough. AACN Baccalaureate Education Conference, St. Louis Missouri.
Sterns, A. A. and Hughes, J. (2011, November). Smartphone-enhanced self-management and active aging. Part of a symposium presented
to the Gerontological Society of America annual conference, Boston, MA.
Taft, S.H. (2011, July ). The Ohio PIN Project: Expanding faculty capacity in Nursing. Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA).
Webinar presentation to CCNA audience.
Yoost, B. (2011, December). WHO and ICN: Alphabet Soup or Global Movers and Shakers? Greater Cleveland Nurses Association,
Euclid, OH.
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