Susan Heidrich, PhD, RN

Title: Professor
Phone: (608) 263-5191
Fax: (608) 263-5332
E-mail: smheidrich@wisc.edu
Support Staff: Kay Martin
Office Address:

K6/362 CSC
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-2455

Education:

Description of Research Focus:

My  research is focused on understanding and improving physical and psychological well-being and quality of life in old age. I am begun testing  psychoeducational nursing interventions aimed at improving self care and symptom management in older women with chronic illnesses. I have also examined social-cognitive mechanisms related to successful coping and mental health in old age in both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.

Teaching/Course Responsibilities:
(excluding independent study courses)

Honors and Awards/Professional Service:

Representative Publications:

Thananowan, N. & Heidrich, S.M. (in press).  Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Among Thai Pregnant Women. Violence Against Women.
 
Phelan, C. H. & Heidrich, S.M. (in press).  Patterns of Pain and Well-being in Older Women:  A 10-year Longitudinal Study. Women and Aging.
 
Donovan, H.S., Ward, S.E., Song, M.K., Heidrich, S.M., Gunnarsdottir, S., & Phillips, C.M. (accepted for publication 2007).  An Update on the Representational Approach to Patient Education. Journal of Nursing Scholarship.Plach, S.K., Heidrich, S.M., & Jeske, L. (2006, in press). Fatigue representations in women with chronic heart failure. Research in Nursing and Health.

Plach, S. K., Stevens, P. E., & Heidrich, S. M. (2006). Social roles and health in women living with HIV/AIDS: A pilot study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 17(2), 58-64.

Heidrich, S.M., Egan, J., Hengudomsub, P., & Randolph, S. (2006).  Symptoms, symptom beliefs, and quality of life older breast cancer survivors:  A comparative study.  Oncology Nursing Forum, 33(2), 315-322.

Plach, S.K., Heidrich, S.M., & Jeske, L. (2006). Fatigue Representations in Women with Chronic Heart Failure. Research in Nursing and Health, 29, 452-464.