Ph.D. Faculty Research Interests

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

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Mary K. Anthony, Ph.D., RN
Professor
manthony@kent.edu
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Decision Making, Models of Care, Team Interactions, Patient-Centered Care, Nursing
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Jo A Dowell, Ph.D., APRN, CNP, PNP, FNP-BC, CFNE
Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Ph.D. Program
jdowell1@kent.edu
Pediatric Asthma, Health disparities, Community Engagement, Asthma Symptom Management, Healthcare Provider Communications
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Dana M. Hansen Ph.D., APRN, ACHPN, FPCN
Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Ph.D. Program
dhansen1@kent.edu
Hospice and palliative care, Family Relationships at the End-of-Life, Social Media Illness Stories, Final Conversations, Catalyzing Family Relationships at the End-of-Life (CAREol) Program, Creating Meaning in Relationships at the End-of-Life.
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Amy Petrinec, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor
apetrine@kent.edu
Critical Care Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Family Caregiver, End of life
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Denice Sheehan, Ph.D., RN, FPCN
Professor
dsheeha1@kent.edu
Adolescence, End-of-Life Care, Parentally-Bereaved Adolescents, Cancer, Hospice, Nursing, family impact
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Ya-Fen Wang, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor
ywang95@kent.edu
Pediatric nursing, Resourcefulness, Childhood overweight and obesity, overeating, Physical activity, children's chronic stress, family dynamics
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Andrea Warner Stidham, Ph.D., MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
awarner@kent.edu
Posttraumatic growth, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Qualitative Research