The College of Nursing is nationally known for research in the management of chronic illness, from prevention to
palliative care. Innovative aspects of this research include the use of technology to improve the continuity of safe,
patient-centered care and the quality of patient and family outcomes.
Research in the College of Nursing is organized into two broad-based categories:
Healthy Families and Populations
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Title: Enhancing Social-Emotional Functioning in Infants and Toddlers Using Relationship-Based Infant Mental Health Approach
Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families
Award Period: 9/05-9/07
PI: Holly Brophe-Herb
CI: Mildred Horodynski, Esther E. Onaga, Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Laurie Anne Van Egeren, Karen A. Shirer
Title: A Pilot Study of Diabetes Risk Reduction Program with Overweight Mothers
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Award Period: 9/06-8/07
PI: Mei Wei Chang
Title: Measuring Toddler-Parent Feeding Behaviors in Diverse Population
Funding Agency: Agency for Children, Youth and Families
Award Period: 9/04-9/07
PI: Millie Horodynski
CI: Manfred Stommel
Chronic Conditions
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Title: Family Home Care for Cancer: A Community Based Model
Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health
Award Period: 4/93-3/07
PI: Barbara Given
CI: Charles Given, Mohammad Rahbar, Aaron Scholnik
Title: Frequency, Intensity and Distress Associated with Chemotherapy Symptoms
Funding Agency: Oncology Nursing Foundation
Award Period: 4/06-3/08
PI: Barbara Given
Title: Automated Telephone Monitoring for Symptom Management
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Award Period:
PI: Bill Given
CI: Barbara Given
Title: Senior Scientist Core
Funding Agency: Walther Foundation
Award Period:
PI: Bill Given
CI: Barbara Given
Title: Mixed Method Analysis of Depressed Japanese Women
Funding Agency: NIMH
Award Period: 9/05-8/07
PI: Denise Saint Arnault
Title: Reflexology: An Intervention for Advanced Breast Cancer
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Award Period: 6/05-7/07
PI: Gwen Wyatt
CI: Mohammad Rahbar, Alla Sikorski
Title: Healthy Toddlers and Strong Families Through a Positive Environment
Funding Agency: USDA
Award Period: 4/07-3/10
PI: Mildred Horodynski