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NURSING RESEARCH & SPONSORED PROGRAMS OFFICE

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RESEARCH RESOURCES & TRAINING

RESEARCH COMMITTEE

FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

Current Funded Projects

Investigator

Funding Agency
Project Title

End Date

L Baumann, Professor

Division of Information Technology (DoIT), UW-Madison
Engage Phase III Games/Simulation Design Award

06/30/08

L Baumann, Professor

UW-Madison School of Nursing Research Committee 2007
Cross cultural comparison of diabetes care in two resource challenged countries

06/30/08

B Bowers, Professor
Drezner* (PI)

NCRR/NIH
Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (UW-Madison)

05/31/12

B Bowers, Professor
Zimmerman* (PI)

HRSA
Nurse Education, Practice and Retention: Enhancing A Clinical/Cultural Work Model for Nurse Retention

06/30/08

B Bowers, Professor
Gustafson* (PI)

NIH
Cancer Communications Systems/Expanded Uses

08/31/08

B Bowers, Professor
Carnes* (PI)

NIH
Training & Education To Advance Multidisciplinary Clinical Research (TEAM)

07/31/09

B Bowers, Professor
Baik* (PI)

NIH/NIMH
Depression in Primary Care: Just Another Illness?

05/31/08

B Bowers, Professor
(Advisor), M Krause**, Graduate Student

NIH/NINR
Implementation of Resident-Centered Care

08/31/08

B Bowers, Professor
Karon* (PI)

Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services
Development of Methods and Training for Assessing Personal-Experience Outcomes for Adults with Developmental or Physical Disabilities and Frail Elders in Wisconsin's Medicaid Funded HCBS and Managed Long-Term Care Programs

06/30/08

B Bowers, Professor
Webber (PI)

Australian Research Council
Accommodating the Needs of People with Lifelong Intellectual Disability in Residential Aged Care

12/31/10

B Bowers, Professor

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Role of Nursing in THE GREEN HOUSE™ Model

10/15/08

B Bowers, Professor
Zahner (PI)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Structural capacities, processes, and performance of essential public health services by small local public health systems

01/31/09

B Bowers, Professor
(Advisor), B King**, Graduate Student

American Academy of Nursing/Hartford Foundation
Functional Decline in Hospitalized Elderly

06/30/09

B Bowers, Professor
(Advisor), M Krause**, Graduate Student

Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program/Hartford Foundation
The Impact of Stability of Care Staff on Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents

08/31/10

P Brennan, Professor

NIH
Custom Computer Support: Home Care of CABG

04/30/09

P Brennan, Professor
Gustafson* (PI)

HCPR
Internet Telehealth for Pediatric Asthma Case Management

05/31/08

P Brennan, Professor
Carayon* (PI)

AHRQ
CPOE Implementation in ICUs

08/31/08

P Brennan, Professor
Carnes* (PI)

NIH
Training & Education To Advance Multidisciplinary Clinical Research (TEAM)

07/31/09

P Brennan, Professor

NIH/NLM
Modeling Participation in the NHII

09/29/08

P Brennan, Professor (Advisor); J Peace**, Graduate Student

NIH/National Library of Medicine
Nurse Practitioner Access to Genetics Health Literature

09/29/08

P Brennan, Professor

HRSA-NEPR
WI Faculty Development: Integrated Technology into Nursing Education and Practice Initiative

08/31/11

P Brennan, Professor
Wood* (PI)

DHFS/HHS/CMS
Evaluation of Wisconsin's Medicaid TransGrants

09/30/08

P Brennan, Professor

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Project HealthDesign: Rethinking the Power and Potential of Personal Health Records

05/31/08

P Brennan, Professor
Zahner (PI)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Structural capacities, processes, and performance of essential public health services by small local public health systems

01/31/09

P Brennan, Professor

California Healthcare Foundation
Project Health Design: Testing & Building Working Prototypes

12/31/08

P Brennan, Professor

University of Wisconsin Foundation
Lillian S. Moehlman Bascom Professorship

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R. Brown, Professor
Karsh* (PI)

NIH/NLM
The value of CPOE in pediatric inpatient units and its impact on safety and work

11/30/09

R. Brown, Professor
Kirchhoff (PI)

AHRQ/NIA
Patient centered approach to advance care planning

07/31/08

R. Brown, Professor
Carayon (PI)

AHRQ
CPOE Implementation in ICUs

08/31/08

R. Brown, Professor
Riesch (PI)

NIH/NINR
Parent-Child Communication and Health Risk Behavior

05/31/09

R. Brown, Professor
Svarstad* (PI)

NIH
Team Model of Hypertension Care in African Americans

06/30/09

R Brown, Professor
Shriberg* (PI)

NIH
Developmental Phonological Disorders

04/30/08

R Brown, Professor
Ward (PI)

NIH
Center for Patient-Centered Interventions (P20)

04/30/10

R Brown, Professor
Brennan (PI)

NIH
Custom Computer Support: Home Care of CABG

04/30/09

R Brown, Professor
Heidrich (PI)

NIH/NIA
Improving Symptoms in Older Breast Cancer Survivors

07/31/09

R Brown, Professor
Pridham (PI)

NIH/NINR
Working Models for Care of Infants with a Heart Defect

07/31/08

R Brown, Professor
Oakley (PI)

Wisconsin Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future
Planning a Multicultural Women's Education Program to Eliminate the Stigma of Depression

08/30/09

R Brown, Professor
Zahner (PI)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Structural capacities, processes, and performance of essential public health services by small local public health systems

01/31/09

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L Galarowicz*, Clinical Professor

Genzyme
Dialysis Nurse and Registered Dietician Advanced Training

 

L Galarowicz*, Clinical Professor

Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Point-of-HCV Care

 

S Heidrich, Professor

NIH/NIA
Improving Symptoms in Older Breast Cancer Survivors

07/31/09

S Heidrich, Professor
Weindruch* (PI)

NIH/NCI
Aging and Cancer Program

08/31/08

S Heidrich, Professor
Carnes* (PI)

NIH
Training & Education To Advance Multidisciplinary Clinical Research (TEAM)

07/31/09

S Heidrich, Professor
Friedman* (PI)

NIH
Psychosocial Functioning and Inflammation: An Integrative Analysis

07/31/12

K Kirchhoff, Professor

AHRQ/NIA
Patient-Centered Approach to Advance Care Planning

07/31/08

K Kirchhoff, Professor
Greenberg (PI)*

NIH
Research Training on Families and Mental Health Services

08/31/09

K Kirchhoff, Professor
Gustafson (PI)*

NIH/NCI
Clinician Links to Patient Cancer Communication Systems

06/30/08

K Kirchhoff, Professor
Ward (PI)

NIH/NINR
Center for Patient-Centered Interventions (P20)

04/30/10

K Kirchhoff, Professor
Ward (PI)

NIH/NINR
Patient-Centered Informational Interventions (T32)

06/30/10

K Kwekkeboom, Assistant Professor

University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School 2007
Feasibility of Patient Controlled Nondrug Therapy for Symptom Management in Cancer

06/30/08

K Kwekkeboom, Assistant Professor

University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School 2008
The Influence of Cognitive-Behavioral Coping Strategies on Pain, Fatigue, and Sleep Disturbance in Cancer Survivors

06/30/09

K Kwekkeboom, Assistant Professor (Mentor); K. Kehl, Post Doc/Scholar

Oncology Nursing Society
Hospice preparation of families for the last hours of life

09/30/08

D Lanuza, Professor
Jubran (PI)*

NIH
Weaning from Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

06/30/09

D Lauver, Professor

UW-Madison Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Award
Support for current research on patient-centered, goal-focused research

06/30/08

D Lauver, Professor

UW-Madison School of Nursing Research Committee
Developing Study Materials for Health Promotion Reserach Among Spanish Speaking Women

09/30/08

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K Lutz, Asst. Professor

UW-Madison Graduate School 2006
Transition to Parenthood and Early Parenting in High Risk Multiple Birth Families: A Feasibility Study

06/30/08

K Lutz, Asst. Professor

UW School of Nursing Research Committee 2006
Transition to Parenthood and Early Parenting in High Risk Multiple Birth Families: A Feasibility Study

06/30/08

K. May, Dean and Professor

LaCrosse Medical Health Science Consortium
Nurse Educator Program for Western Wisconsin Hospitals

07/31/08

M E Murray, Professor
Kleinpell (PI)*

NIH
Improving Community Dwelling Elder's Outcomes (CABG II)

11/30/08

M E Murray, Professor
Kleinpell (PI)*

AHRQ
Discharge Planning and Telehealth for Post CABG Elders

06/30/09

M E Murray, Professor
Carayon (PI)*

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Nursing, technologies and medication management: New multidimensional measures of cost and quality

05/31/09

N Nehls, Professor

HRSA
Advanced Education Nurse Traineeship Program

06/30/08

N Nehls, Professor

HRSA
Advanced Practice Nurse Education for the Underserved

06/30/08

N Nehls, Professor
Brennan (PI)

HRSA-NEPR
WI Faculty Development: Integrated Technology into Nursing Education and Practice Initiative

09/30/11

LD Oakley, Professor

The Wisconsin Partnership Program
Planning a Multicultural Women's Education Program to Eliminate the Stigma of Depression

08/30/09

P Pletsch, Professor

NIH/NINR
Smoking Resumption-Prevention in Postpartum Women

03/31/13

K Pridham, Professor Emerita

NIH/NINR
Working Models for Care of Infants with a Heart Defect

07/31/08

K Pridham, Professor Emerita
McCain* (PI)

NIH/NINR
Transition to Nipple Feeding for Preterm Infants

03/31/09

K Pridham, Professor Emerita
Andrews* (PI)

NIH/NINR
Communicating and Relating Effectively (CARE Project)

01/31/09

K Pridham, Professor Emerita
Pickler* (PI)

NIH/NINR
Feeding Readiness in Preterm Infants

10/31/10

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S Riesch, Professor

NIH/NINR
Parent-Child Communication and Health Risk Behavior

05/31/09

S Riesch, Professor

NIH/NINR P20 Pilot Study
Factors that contribute to a obesogenic family environment

04/30/09

S Riesch, Professor
Carnes* (PI)

NIH
Training & Education To Advance Multidisciplinary Clinical Research (Team)

07/31/09

S Riesch, Professor
Durkin* (PI)

NIH/NICHHD
National Children’s Study – Waukesha County Vanguard Center

09/29/10

S Riesch, Professor
Sarto* (PI)

NIH
Health Disparities Research Scholars Program

03/31/12

P. Scheibel, Clinical Professor

UW System Office of Learning and Information Technology
Building a Collaborative EMR System with UW System Nursing

06/30/09

D. Severtson , Asst. Professor

NIH/NINR P20 Pilot Study
Exploring the Influence of Geographic Environmental Health Risk Information on Beliefs and Behavioral Interventions

04/30/09

D. Severtson , Asst. Professor

UW Madison Graduate School
Groundwater Maps and Well Water Test Results: Influence on Beliefs and Behavioral Intentions

06/30/09

D. Severtson , Asst. Professor

The Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program
Wisconsin Well Water: Planning Web-based Resources to Promote Safe Drinking Water for Wisconsin Residents

06/30/09

D. Severtson , Asst. Professor

UW-Madison School of Nursing Research Committee Award 2008
Using Maps & Graphics to Convey Geographic and Househouse Environmental Risk Information

06/30/09

A Tluczek, Asst. Professor

NIH/NHGRI
Developing a Family-Centered Approach for Genetic Counseling: A New Paradigm

03/31/10

A Tluczek, Asst. Professor
Farrell (PI)

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis Psychosocial Outcomes

03/31/11

A Tluczek, Asst. Professor

UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Wisconsin Model of Family-Centered Genetic Counseling

03/30/09

A Tluczek, Asst. Professor

UW-Madison Graduate School 2007
Family-Centered Approach for Genetic Counseling

06/30/08

A Tluczek, Asst. Professor

UW School of Nursing Research Committee 2007
Newborn Screening and Parent-Infant Feeding Interaction

06/30/08

E Ward, Asst. Professor

NIH/NINR P20 Pilot Study
Oh Happy Day Depression Intervention

04/30/09

E Ward, Asst. Professor

UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
The Oh Happy Day Depression and Alcohol Intervention (OHDDA)

06/30/09

S Ward, Professor
Kirchhoff, (PI)

AHRQ/NIA
Patient-Centered Approach to Advance Care Planning

07/31/08

S Ward, Professor

DHHS/PHS/NIH
Center for Patient-Centered Interventions (P20)

04/30/10

S Ward, Professor

NIH/NINR
Patient-Centered Informational Interventions (T32)

06/30/10

S Ward, Professor
Heidrich (PI)

NIH/NIA
Improving Symptoms in Older Breast Cancer Survivors

07/31/09

S Ward, Professor
Song* (PI)

NIH/NINR
Improving Communication about End-of-life Care with ESRD African American Patients

06/30/09

S Ward, Professor
Carnes* (PI)

NIH
Training & Education To Advance Multidisciplinary Clinical Research (Team)

07/31/09

S Ward, Professor (Advisor); T Harrison**, Graduate Student

NIH/NINR
NRSA: Early Neurobiologic Regulation in Infants with Congenital Heart Defects

03/31/09

S Ward, Professor (Advisor); M Ezenwa**, Graduate Student

NIH/NINR
NRSA: The Influence of Race on Pain Outcomes

09/30/10

S Ward, Professor
J Dahl* (PI)

Lance Armstrong Foundation
Cooperative Agreement between the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives

06/30/08

S Ward, Professor
J Dahl* (PI)

Medtronic
Evaluation of the Hmong Translation of the Brief Pain Inventory and Pain Diagram

06/30/08

S Zahner, Assistant Professor

HRSA-NEPR
Linking Education and Practice for Excellence in Public Health Nursing (LEAP for Excellence Project)

06/30/09

S Zahner, Assistant Professor

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Structural capacities, processes, and performance of essential public health services by small local public health systems

01/31/09

S Zahner, Assistant Professor

UW-Madison School of Nursing Research Committee
Baseline PHN Practice Competency Survey

06/30/08

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*Academic Staff or non-SON tenure track
**Graduate Student

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