Ph.D. Faculty Research Interests

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

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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
Interim Associate Dean, Associate Professor
apetrine@kent.edu
Critical Care Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Family Caregiver, End of life
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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