Faculty

PhD Prepared Faculty

Kari R. Lane

PhD, RN

  • Associate Teaching Professor
Dr. Kari Lane

Dr. Lane is a gerontologist with research interests in long-term care, sensors to detect illness early, and communicating with older adults with hearing loss. As a long-time nursing educator, she has taught at various schools and levels. Dr. Lane was a Claire M. Fagin Scholar and a NHCGNE Fellow.

  • Customized Health Alerts and Consumer-Centered Interfaces Using In-Home and Wearable Sensors, NIH/NINR R01, (Skubic, PI), Lane, K. (Co-I), 2018-2021
  • N3200/N3260 Pathophysiology Course Redesign, University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing, Gambaro Endowment, Lane, K. (Co-I), 2020
  • iHEAR App Development and Feasibility Testing, MU Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Center, Lane, K. (PI), 2018-2019
  • Nominated for Byler Distinguished Professor Award University of Missouri 2019
  • Patient-Centered Application Development to Assist Older Adults in Adjusting to Hearing Aids, MU Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Center, Lane, K. (PI), 2017-2018
  • Hybrid Cochlear Implants Candidates and Barriers to Implantation, University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Center on Aging, READ grant, Lane, K. (PI), 2016-2018
  • Pentoxifylline for the treatment of Imbalance, University of Missouri Research Board, (Rivera, PI), Lane, K. (Co-PI), 2016-2017
  • Award for Excellence in Research, MU Nursing Alumni Association, 2016
  • Popejoy, L.L., Zaniletti, I., Anderson, L., Lane, K., Anderson, L., Miller, S., & Rantz, M. (2022). Longitudinal analysis of aging in place at Tiger Place: Resident function and well-being. Geriatric Nursing 45, 47-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.02.030
  • Babka, J. R., Lane, K. R., & Johnson, R. A. (2021). Animal-assisted interventions for dementia: A systematic review. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 14(6), 317–324. https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20210924-01
  • Anderson, L. K., & Lane, K. R. (2021). The diagnostic journey in adults with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders: A synthesis of qualitative literature. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (Advance online publication). https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000672
  • Wu, W., Keller, J.M., Skubic, C., Popescu, M., Lane, K. (2021). Early detection of health changes in the elderly using in-home multi-sensor data streams. ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare, 2(3), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3448671
  • Mishra, A.K., Skubic, M., Popescu, M., Lane, K., Rantz, M., Despins, L.A., Abbott, C., Keller, J., & Miller. (2020). Tracking personalized functional health in older adults using geriatric assessments. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 20(20). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-020-01283-y https://bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12911-020-01283-y
  • Anderson, L. & Lane, K. (2020). Characteristics of falls and recurrent falls in residents of an Aging-in-Place community: A case-control study. Applied Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2019.151190 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0897189719302605
  • Robinson, E.L., Park, G., Lane, K., Skubic, M., Rantz, M. (2020). Technology for healthy independent living: Creating a tailored in-home sensor system for older adults and family caregivers. FAAN Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46(7), 35-40.
  • Robinson, E., Park, G., Shalini, S., Levins, T., Lane, K.R., Skubic, M., Markway, B. (2019). Harnessing voice-assisted technology and in-home sensors to manage older adult health: A user preference study. Innovations in Aging, 3(S1). DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.3374
  • Shalini S., Levins T., Robinson E.L., Lane K., Park G., Skubic M. (2019). Development and Comparison of Customized Voice-Assistant Systems for Independent Living Older Adults. In: Zhou J., Salvendy G. (Eds.) Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Social Media, Games and Assistive Environments. HCII 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 11593. Springer, Cham
  • Lane, K., Galambos, C., Phillips, L., Popejoy, L., and Rantz, M. (2019). Aging in Place: Transitional Housing and Supported Housing Models. In Fulmer et al., (Eds). Handbook of Geriatric Assessment. 5th Ed. Jones and Bartlett Publishers
  • Robinson, E.L., Lane, K., Skubic, M., Park, G., Shalini, S., Levins, T., Rantz, M., Koopman, R. (2018). “Creating a Tailored, In-Home, Sensor System to Facilitate Healthy Aging: The Consumer Perspective,” Innovation in Aging, 9(1), 912.
  • Anderson, L. & Lane, K. (2022). The diagnostic journey in adults with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders: A synthesis of qualitative literature. 46th Annual Midwest Nursing Research Conference, March 30-April 2, 2022, Schaumburg, IL, USA.
  • Anderson, L. & Lane, K. (2021). The diagnostic journey in adults with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders: A synthesis of qualitative literature. MU Health Sciences Research Day 2021, Columbia, MO, November 19, 2021.
  • Anderson, L. K. & Lane, K. R. (2021). Characteristics of falls and recurrent falls in residents of an aging-in-place community: A case-control study. [Poster presentation]. 2021 Midwest Nursing Research Society 45th Annual Research Conference, online.https://mnrs.org/annual-conference/2021-annual-research-conference-2/. March 24-27, 2020.
  • Mishra, K., Skubic, M., Despins, L. A., Popescu, M., Rantz, M.J., Keller, J. and Lane, K. (2019). Development of a Functional Health Index for Older Adults using the Electronic Health Record. in IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI), May 19-22, 2019, Chicago, IL, USA
  • S. Shalini, T. Levins, E.L. Robinson, K. Lane, G. Park and M. Skubic. (2019). Development and Comparison of Customized Voice-Assistant Systems for Independent Living Older Adults, accepted for the HCII conference, Orlando, FL, July, 2019.
  • Lane, K., Robinson, E., Minner, D., Popejoy, L., Rantz, M., Skubic, M., Koopman, R., Park, G. (2019). How Can Family-Centered Case Management Be Utilized in a Case of Rapidly Progressive Dementia? 43rd Annual Midwest Nursing Research Conference, March 27-30, 2019, Kansas City, MO (poster presentation)
  • Robinson, E.L., Park, G., Shalini, S, Levins, T., Lane, K., Skubic, M., & Markway, B. (2019). Harnessing voice-assisted technology and in-home sensors to manage older adult health: A user preference study. Gerontological Society of America, 72nd Annual Scientific Conference, November 13-17, 2019, Austin, TX. Poster Presentation.
  • Lane, K. R., Rantz, M.J., & Skubic, M. (2019). Translating Research to Practice: Using Change Model to Improve Sustainability of Health Alerts for Chronic Illness. Gerontological Society of America, 72nd Annual Scientific Conference, November 13-17, 2019, Austin, TX. Paper Presentation.
  • Lane, K., Robinson, E.L., Minner, D., Skubic, M., Rantz, M. (2019). How Can Family-Centered Case Management Be Utilized in a Case of Rapidly Progressive Dementia? Midwest Nursing Research Society, 43rd Annual Conference. Kansas, City, MO. March 28, 2019.
  • Wood, L. & Lane, K. (2019). Integrating Telehealth into Simulation. Preparing Nurses for the Future. 19th Annual Nurse Educator Institute. April 11, 2019.
  • Wood, L. & Lane, K. (2019). Integrating Telehealth into Simulation. Preparing Nurses for the Future. 29th Annual Frail Elderly Conference, Columbia Missouri. August 16, 2019.
  • Usop, K. & Lane, K. (2019). Patient Centered Research: iHEAR: Application Development using International Web-based Focus Groups. MU Apps Development Conference 2019, April 10, 2019.
  • Lane, K., & Skubic, M. (2019). Bright light therapy intervention to decrease agitation in dementia patients. National Science Foundation: Where Discoveries Begin. Center and Innovations Conference. Austin TX.
  • Mishra, M. Skubic, M. Popescu, J. Keller, A. Buck, L.A. Despins, M. Rantz, and K. Lane. (2019). Development of a Fuzzy Functional Health Index for Older Adults using Geriatric Assessments, IEEE Intl. Conf. on Fuzzy Systems, New Orleans, LA, June, 2019 (poster presentation).