Ph.D. Faculty Research Interests

Healthcare Delivery Systems, Decision Making, Models of Care, Team Interactions, Patient-Centered Care, Nursing

Pediatric Asthma, Health disparities, Community Engagement, Asthma Symptom Management, Healthcare Provider Communications

Palliative care, Hospice Care, Family Caregiver, Hospice Nursing, Family relationships during serious illness, social media illness stories as a communication mechanism

Critical Care Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Family Caregiver, End of life

Adolescence, End-of-Life Care, Parentally-Bereaved Adolescents, Cancer, Hospice, Nursing, family impact

Health Policy, Leadership, Nursing Regulation, Online teaching and learning, Distance Education, Self-study of practice, Mixed methods research, Nursing and Healthcare Management, Instrument Development

End-Of-Life, Oncology, Spirituality, Spiritual Uncertainty, Qualitative methods

Chronic Non-Cancer Pain, Family Therapy Models, Integrated Care Models, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Pediatric nursing, Resourcefulness, Childhood overweight and obesity, overeating, Physical activity, children's chronic stress, family dynamics

Posttraumatic growth, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Qualitative Research