Karla Palmer, PhD, RN

Education

PhD, Michigan State University

MSN, Indiana Wesleyan University

BSN, Michigan State University

Awards

2023 The Emeline Hamilton Completed PhD Dissertation Award

2022 MNRS Adolescent Health Graduate Student Award

2022 Dissertation Completion Fellowship

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Publications

Palmer K., Robbins L., West, P., Ling, J., Kao, T., Pathak, D., & Smith, A. Perspectives of Rural High School Students Involved in a Multi-Component, After-School Physical Activity Intervention. The Journal of School Nursing. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/10598405241271257 (IF=1.5)

Palmer, K., Robbins, L., Ling, J., Kao, T., Voskuil, V. & Smith, A. (2020). Adolescent autonomous motivation for physical activity: A concept analysis. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 54:e36-e46. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.04.020.

Palmer, K., Robbins, L., Ling, J., Kao, T., Pathak, D. & Smith, A. (2022) Testing an Intervention to Increase Adolescent Autonomous Motivation for Physical Activity and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Among Rural Adolescents. ProQuest Dissertation and Theses Database. Doctoral Dissertation, Michigan State University, College of Nursing.

Research and Grants

Testing an Intervention to Increase Adolescent Autonomous Motivation for Physical Activity and Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Among Rural Adolescents. Funded 2022 by Michigan State University Graduate School, Dissertation Completion Fellowship (L.Robbins, Co-I; $10,000).

Youth Action Coalition, Capital Region Community Foundation $5,000