Faculty Name
1. Barbara Aronson
2. Karen Barnett
3.Leslie Neal-Boylan
4.Pennie Sessler-Brandon
5.Christine Denhup
6.Maryanne Glendon
7.Sara Johnson
8. Kim Lacey
9. Bunny Madara
10. C. O’Sullivan
Updated 4/13/2011 LNB
Area of Interest
Type of Research Expertise
Evidence-based practice, the
scholarship of teaching and learning,
simulation, instrument development,
measurement of student learning
outcomes.
Admission criteria, predicting student
outcomes, concept maps
Rehabilitation, chronic illness, home
health, disability, work force issues for
nursing
Maternal Child health (Obstetrics,
newborn, women’s health, family
health). Midwifery, mentoring,
advocacy (by nurse for patient and
profession), health policy, leadership
Qualitative and quantitative research
methodologies. Mixed method study on
promoting adherence with antibiotics in college
students
Mental health issues; interpersonal
violence and sexual assault, caregiver
stress and burden
Emergency Nursing/Trauma
Simulation
Learning strategies
Quantitative
Patient /Staff ed. ,Diabetes and
Cardiovascular disease, obesity,
community/public health issues,
school health
End-of-life issues; linking patient
problems with advanced practice
Qualitative
Qualitative (grounded theory, focus groups);
survey method
Qualitative, grounded theory
Young adults & asthma
Meleis’ Transition theory
Quantitative (interest in mixed methods as well)
NHANES data exploration
Phenomenological method
Meta synthesis
Instrument development
Quasi-experimental, questionnaire
development, quantitative
Any research related to education
Mixed methodology; content analysis; coding
reliability testing; Use of the Omaha System as a
nursing interventions and patient
outcomes; psychological distress with
serious physical illness (especially
oncology and critical care); education
regarding end-of-life care for nurses,
patients, and families
11. Tammy Testut
12. Lisa Rebeschi
13. Susan Westrick
14. Antoinette Towle
15. Maryanne Davidson
Updated 4/13/2011 LNB
Nursing Education, Educational
Technologies, program development,
Pediatric nursing issues
Legal and Ethical Issues, Pediatrics,
Health care law, Educational strategies
Community health, school aged
children especially teen agers, mental
health especially children and
adolescents, Hospice, and Nursing
Leadership
Pediatric diabetes and obesity. Child
and family management of chronic
illness.
tool to generate quantifiable data form medical
records
Quantitative
Qualitative, Quantitative, and Participatory
Research
Qualitative and mixed method. Constant
comparative analysis. Some experience with
concept analysis