COGNATES 2013
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NRS 703: Pathophysiology of Altered Health States I (5 credit hours): Analysis of
theories and research regarding alterations of heath states across the lifespan with an
emphasis on pathophysiological processes. Included content on cell biology related to
metabolism, cell growth, and neoplasia.
NRS 704: Pathophysiology of Altered Health States II (5 credit hours): Analysis of
theories and research regarding alterations of health states across the lifespan, with an
emphasis on pathophysiological processes. Included content on muscle and
cardiovascular function.
NRS 694: Cancer Survivorship Care (3 credit hours): An in-depth examination of the
short-term and long-term biopsychosocial needs of cancer survivors, including cancer
survivorship care planning and cancer survivorship care.
Nursing 694: Cancers in Women (3 credit hours): An in-depth examination of cancers
affecting women.
PUBHEPI 715 :Principles and Procedures of Human Clinical Investigations (4 credit
hours): An in depth analysis of clinical trials, with an emphasis on the research question,
experimental design, randomization and blinding, sample size calculations, recruitment
and adverse events.
Nursing 999: Independent study in the laboratory of Dr. McCarthy and Dr Wold to
learn lab animal methods/techniques relevant to dissertation project and to develop pilot
data for this application.
Biochemistry 511: Introduction to Biochemistry (4 Credit hours): An introductory
course in biochemistry dealing with the molecular basis of structure and metabolism of
plants, animals and microorganisms.
Pharmacy 785: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2 credit hours): This
elective course is designed to increase the student’s awareness of complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) modalities including herbs and dietary supplements,
Ayurveda, homeopathy, acupuncture and therapies such as yoga. This course will help
students develop skills to effectively counsel a patient regarding CAM modalities.
Nursing 694: Responsible Conduct of Research (Audited): The course is designed to
provide a context for the historical evolution of current Human Subjects Protection
Programs and the mechanisms developed to guide researchers and protect the rights of
research subjects. This course will also provide an in-depth examination of the ethical
issues encountered in conducting clinical research including research with vulnerable
populations, conflict of interest, and scientific misconduct. The course intent is to provide
opportunities for student to develop study protocols, progress reports, journal
publications, and scientific presentations.
NINR Fatigue and Sleep Methodologies Boot Camp (July 2012): An extensive 5 day
seminar taking an in-depth look at the underlying causes of fatigue and how sleep
disorders contribute to symptoms of fatigue.
The pathophysiology cognates and NINR Fatigue and Sleep Bootcamp, are designed to
improve my understanding of the basic physiology of the body and the underlying mechanisms
behind the pathophysiology of cancer, cardiac dysfunction and fatigue. The women health
courses are designed to improve and strengthen my understanding of how the various cancers
and treatment impacts the quality of life of survivors and their families. The Principles and
Procedures of Human Clinical Investigations class is to introduce me to the basics of human
research including: experimental designs, sampling methods, recruitment problems and adverse
events. The CAM class is to introduce me to alternative methods of treating illness and disease
with herbal supplements, yoga, and various other treatment modalities used. The ethics class is
designed to make sure I fully understand the responsibility to people that I have as a
researcher.