Ph.D. Faculty Research Interests

The Ph.D. in Nursing program is a joint program with the University of Akron and includes faculty from both universities.

The list below includes the faculty member's contact information and research interests.

Kent State University

Mary K. Anthony, Ph.D., RN

Professor & Associate Dean for Research

manthony@kent.edu

Healthcare Delivery Systems, Decision Making, Models of Care, Team Interactions, Patient-Centered Care, Nursing
Barbara Broome, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Dean

bbroome1@kent.edu

Incontinence, Psychometrics and scale development, Mentoring, Cultural Diversity, Nursing
Marcy Caplin, Ph.D., RN, CNE

Assistant Professor

mcaplin@kent.edu

RN to BSN education, Professional identity development, Online education, Community of Practice, Nursing
Yea-Jyh Chen, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor

ychen58@kent.edu

Rehospitalization, Personalized self-care with chronic illness, Telehealth, Oncology in-home symptom management, Nursing interventions in complementary approach, Patient outcome measures and quality of life, Online teaching and learning, symptom management, community self-care, cancer populations, family caregivers, complementary alternative approaches and strategies
Jo A Dowell, Ph.D., APRN, CNP, PNP, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor

jdowell1@kent.edu

Children's Health Outcomes, Pediatric Asthma Health Outcomes, symptom management, Chronic illness self-management, Healthcare provider-caregiver-child communications, Community-Based Participatory Research
Dana M. Hansen Ph.D., RN, ACHPN

Assistant Professor

dhansen1@kent.edu

Palliative care, Hospice Care, Family Caregiver, Hospice Nursing
Timothy W. Meyers, Ph.D, MSN, RN

Professor & Honors Coordinator & Accelerated BSN Director

tmeyers2@kent.edu

Diversity, Socioeconomic Status Educational Gap, Nursing, Nursing Simulation
Amy Petrinec, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor

apetrine@kent.edu

Critical Care Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Family Caregiver, End of life
Denice Sheehan, Ph.D., RN

Associate Professor

dsheeha1@kent.edu

Adolescence, End-of-Life Care, Parentally-Bereaved Adolescents, Cancer, Hospice, Nursing, family impact
Yvonne M. Smith, Ph.D., APRN-CNS

Assistant Professor

ysmith@kent.edu

Health Policy, Leadership, Nursing Regulation, Online teaching and learning, Distance Education, Self-study of practice, Mixed methods research, Nursing and Healthcare Management, Instrument Development
Pamela Stephenson, Ph.D., RN, AOCNS

Assistant Professor

pstephe2@kent.edu

End-Of-Life, Oncology, Spirituality, Spiritual Uncertainty, Qualitative methods
Wendy A. Umberger, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC

Associate Dean for Graduate Programs & Professor

wlewando@kent.edu

Chronic Non-Cancer Pain, Family Therapy Models, Integrated Care Models, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Patricia Vermeersch, Ph.D., APRN

Director of Ph.D. Program & Associate Professor

pvermeer@kent.edu

Gerontological nursing, Geriatrics, Technology, online teaching
Ya-Fen Wang, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor

ywang95@kent.edu

Pediatric nursing, Pediatrics, Resourcefulness, Childhood overweight and obesity, Physical activity, self-control, overeating, physical activity in pediatric populations, children's chronic stress, lead, executive functions, family dynamics
Andrea Warner Stidham, Ph.D., MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

awarner@kent.edu

Posttraumatic growth, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Qualitative Research
Kimberly A. Williams, DNS, RN

Associate Professor

kwill190@kent.edu

Psychiatric Nursing, Public Health Nursing, Instrumentation, Screening, SBIRT/Motivational Interviewing, Non-suicidal self-injury

University of Akron

Sheau-Huey Chiu, Ph.D., MS, BSN
Associate Professor

Research interests: Child health/health promotion and information technology

Email: schiu@uakron.edu

Michelle Dumpe, Ph.D., MS, MSN, BSN
Visiting Associate Professor

Research interests: Supply of and Demand for Nurses

Email: mdumpe@uakron.edu

Christine Heifner-Graor, Ph.D., MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Associate Professor

Research interests: Health promotion and intentional self-change, related to health/weight loss maintenance, croup involvement, associated meanings, Qualitative methods.

Email: graor@uakron.edu

Marlene Huff, MSN, Ph.D.
Director, School of Nursing

Research interests: Health promotion in vulnerable populations, Oral health care, Mother-infant health

Email: mhuff@uakron.edu

Lori Kidd, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Professor

Research interests: Interventions that increase mindfulness, Awareness and decrease stigma towards at risk populations (seriously mentally ill, those living in poverty), Educational effectiveness of simulation strategies in mental health nursing

Email: kidd@uakron.edu

Carolyn Murrock, Ph.D., MEd, RN
Associate Professor

Research interests: Testing behavior interventions, specifically dance, to improve health outcomes in vulnerable populations

Email: cjm4@uakron.edu

Carrie Scotto, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor

Research interests: Heart Failure, Cardiac Rehab, Adherence to prescribed treatment and self-management Ethics, Ethical decision making, Acute and Critical care nursing interventions

Email: cscotto@uakron.edu

Linda Shanks, Ph.D., DNP, RN
Associate Professor, DNP Coordinator, Interim Assistant Director of Graduate Programs

Research interests: Teaching and Learning Cardiac Nursing (Health Beliefs, Quality of Life)

Email: shanks@uakron.edu

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