Tondi M. Harrison, RN, MS

Office Address: K6/374 - Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI, 53792
Office Phone: 608/263-9040
Email: tmharrison@wisc.edu

DEGREE INFORMATION:

DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH FOCUS:

I am interested in studying how the interaction between child and environment affects that child’s social and emotional development. Specifically, I am interested in how nursing behaviors in the context of the child’s health care environment affect the developmental transition wherein the child’s affect and socialization shifts from being regulated by others (parents) to being regulated by self. My ultimate goal is to improve the implementation of family centered, developmentally supportive care to families in diverse health care settings.

MAJOR ADVISOR:

Sandra Ward, RN, PhD

SECONDARY AREA OF CONCENTRATION:

Educational Psychology

SECONDARY AREA ADVISOR:

Ron Serlin, PhD

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

Presentations:

Harrison, T., Krolikowski, M., Mussatto, K., Winters, J., & Pridham, K. (2005, September). Parents of infants with heart disease and their relationship with health care providers. Poster session presented at the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Harrison, T. & Ward. S. (2005, May). Parental health beliefs and asthma self-regulation. Poster session presented at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Research Fair, Madison, WI.

Harrison, T. & Ward, S. (2005, April). Parental health beliefs and asthma self-regulation. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Cincinnati, OH.

Harrison, T., & Ward, S. (2004, March). Parental health beliefs and management of asthma in preschool children. Paper presented at the University of Wisconsin- Madison School of Nursing Research Colloquia, Madison, WI.

Stewart, S., Harrison, T., & Ball, K. (2003, June). Clinical focus emphasis: On line learning facilitates collaboration between hospitals and a college of nursing. Poster session presented at the meeting of Nursing Informatics, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Stewart, S., Harrison, T., & Ball, K. (2003, January). Clinical focus emphasis: On line learning facilitates collaboration between hospitals and a college of nursing. Poster session presented at the meeting of Health Care Professionals: Dialoguing Globally and Culturally, Chennai India.

Stewart, S., Harrison, T., & Ball, K. (2002, December) Clinical focus emphasis. Poster presented at the meeting of the Wisconsin Nurse Redesign Project, Milwaukee, WI.

RESEARCH TEAM AFFILIATION:

Karen Pridham's Research Team