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Susan Buchholz, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Susan Buchholz

Susan Buchholz, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Associate Dean for Research and the PhD Program, Professor

Research

1355 Bogue St. #C284, East Lansing, MI 48824

(517) 432-9159

buchho44@msu.edu

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Area of Expertise

Health Promotion and Illness Prevention

Biography

Dr. Susan Buchholz brings to nursing science her background as a nurse researcher, nurse practitioner, and nurse educator. As a nurse researcher, she studies how to increase health promotion in a wide range of adult populations. Her interest in health promotion began with examining physical activity in African American women. She expanded that work with women to look at physical activity interventions and fitness measures that could be easily implemented in clinical practice settings with older

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PhD, Wayne State University

MSN, Indiana University

BSN, Capital University

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Awards

2022 Literature Review Team: President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Science Board

2022 MNRS Health Promoting Behaviors Across the Lifespan Senior Investigator Award

2020 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)

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2023–2028 (Co-I). Evidence-Based intervention to improve walking engagement in El Paso, Texas. Funded 2023 by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health (J. Salinas, University of Texas at El Paso, PI; $4,408,600).

2023-2024 (Co-I). Impact of Direct Patient Care Clinical Hours on National Certification Pass Rates and Domain Scores. Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (S. Idzik, University of Maryland; $3000).

2019–2021 (Mentor). Feasibility study of Walk4Memory, a walking exercise program using activity monitors and text messaging for older African American adults with mild cognitive impairment. Funded 2019 by Research Centers in Minority Institutions Investigator Development Core (S. Nadarajah, Howard University, PI; $100,000).

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