Faculty and Postdoctoral Funded Research and Clinical Scholarship

Principal Investigator/
Multi PI
TitleFunding AgencyDate
Allison AnbariQualitative Evaluation of Health Warning Messages about Alcohol Health HarmsHarriet H. Werley Faculty Research Fund10/1/25 – 9/31/26
Elizabeth Anderson, PhD, RNNurses Surviving Breast Cancer: An Exploration of Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Reported Lymphedema Symptoms, and Lifestyle Status in the Nurses’ Health SurveyNational Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute R039/24 – 8/26
Kelli Cash DNP, FNPMidwest Integration of National HIV CurriculumHealth Resources & Services Administration (Sub-contract with University of Illinois at Chicago)9/1/23 – 8/31/26
Maithe Enriquez PhD, APRN, FAANBuilding capacity for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research on diabetes in MissouriPatient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI)11/1/25 – 10/31/2026

 
Maithe Enriquez PhD, APRN, FAAN

Viviendo Bien: Development of a Community-Partnered Research Agenda with Under-Resourced Hispanic Communities in Two Missouri CountiesWashington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (Wash Univ ICTS) Clinical & Translational Sciences Research Funding Program (CTSRFP)3/01/25 – 2/28/26
Maithe Enriquez PhD, APRN, FAAN
Effectiveness of and implementation strategies for ‘Disfrutando’: A tailored, bundled intervention to address type 2 diabetes mellitus in high-burden populationsWashington University Center for Diabetes Translation Research Pilot & Feasibility Program7/01/25 – 6/30/26
Robin Harris, DNP, RN &
Amber Vroman, MS(N), RN, CMSRN
SSON Clinical Program ExpansionMissouri State Board of Nursing Education Incentive Program1/1/26 – 12/31/26
Jennifer Hulett, PhD, RN
(Site PI)
Missouri Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Education and Retention Program (SANE-ER)Health Resources & Services Administration – Advanced Nursing Education (Sub-contract with Office of Women’s Health, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Delp, PI)11/06/24 – 6/30/27
Jennifer Hulett, PhD, RN






Jennifer Hulett, PhD, RN

Using Technology to Explore Relationships between Nurses’ Workload, Burnout, and Well-being: A Feasibility Study



Exploring the Correlation Between Workload, Stress level and Health Status of Nurses through Wearable Technology and Shift Data: A Feasibility Study
 
MU Research Council






Harriet H. Werley Faculty Research Fund



12/5/24 – 12/4/26






10/1/25 – 9/30/26



Alisha Johnson, PhD, RN (Site PI)Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement ProgramHealth Resources & Services Administration (Sub-contract with St. Louis University Geriatric Education Center)7/01/24 – 6/30/26
Alisha Johnson, PhD, RNThe Lived Experience of Older Adults with Monitoring Technologies: An Interpretive PhenomenologyAssociation of Rehabilitation Nurses & Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society9/1/24 – 8/31/26 
Alisha Johnson, PhD, RNUnderstanding the Unique Contribution of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to Achieve Improved Nursing Home OutcomesThe Donaghue Foundation1/1/23 – 12/31/26
Knoo Lee, PhD, RNExpanding Horizons: Collaborative Enhancement of Open-Access VR Simulations to Empower Nursing Competency Across Regional and Cultural BoundariesMU South African Education Program9/2/24 – 9/1/26
Knoo Lee, PhD, RNRemote Sensing for ADRD-Specific Activities Identification in Older AdultsAlzheimer’s Association Research Grant — New to the Field8/01/24 – 7/31/27
Jamie Morton PhD, RNMixed Methods Exploration of Chronic Pelvic Pain Management Needs of Childbearing-Aged Females.2025-2026 MNRS Seed Grant, Midwest Nursing Research Society4/1/26 – 3/31/27
Jennifer O’Conner, PhD, RN, CFCN, CNE &
Robin Harris, DNP, RN
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Training to Address the Nursing Shortage: A Partnership with MU Sinclair School of Nursing and University of Missouri Health CareMissouri Department of Economic Development1/20/23 – 9/30/26

Lori Popejoy, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA & Blaine Reeder, PhDDemonstration for ASSETS for Aging in PlaceMissouri Department of Social Services9/1/21 – 9/30/26
Kimberly Powell, PhD, RN, FAMIAReducing Avoidable Nursing Home-to-Hospital Transfers of Residents with ADRD: An Analysis of Interdisciplinary Team Communication Using Text MessagesNIH/National Institute on Aging R018/15/22 – 5/31/26
Kimberly Powell, PhD, RN, FAMIAEnhancing Dementia Care: Bridging the Rural Gap with TelehealthBetty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders & Innovators, University of California, Davis7/01/24 – 6/30/27
Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN, FAANQuality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO)Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services7/1/24 – 6/30/26
Anne Sales, PhD, RN, FAAN
(Site PI)
Aligning Financial Incentives to Promote Rational Use of Active Surveillance for Prostate CancerNIH/National Cancer Institute R01 (Sub-contract with University of Michigan, Shahinian & Hollenbeck, MPIs)4/1/22 – 3/31/27
Anne Sales, PhD, RN, FAAN
(Site PI)
Stent Omission After Ureteroscopy and Lithotripsy in the Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement
Collaborative (SOUL MUSIC)
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (Sub-Contract with University of Michigan, Ghani, PI)12/1/22 – 11/30/26
Anne Sales, PhD, RN, FAAN & M. Maciejewski (Duke University), & D. Arterburn (Kaiser Permanente Washington)Developing robust anti-Obesity medication ImplemeNtatiOn approaches to maximize population health (the DOMINO study)NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases R017/01/24 – 6/30/28
Anne Sales, PhD, RN, FAAN & B. K. Hollenbeck, & V. B. ShahinianPlanning to implement high-quality active surveillance in new-onset favorable risk prostate cancerNIH/National Cancer Institute R349/13/24 – 8/31/26
Anne Sales PhD, RN(Site PI)An Integrated Intervention to Address the Double Burden of Maternal Child Malnutrition in GuatemalaNIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development R01 (Sub-Contract with The Brigham & Women’s Hospital, PI Rolhoff)12/24/24 – 12/23/29

Karry Weston, PhD, RN
Advanced Practice Nurses’ ECHO InvolvementMU Postdoctoral Association Research Grant12/19/24 – 12/18/25
Amy Vogelsmeier, PhD, RN, FAAN & Lori Popejoy, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSADeveloping Improved Guidelines for Nursing Home-Associated Viral Respiratory Infections: Learning From the COVID-19 ExperienceAgency for Healthcare Research & Quality R019/1/21 – 8/31/26
Amy Vogelsmeier, PhD, RN, FAAN (Site PI)Implementing Decision Support in Long Term CareAgency for Healthcare Research & Quality R18 (Sub-Contract with University of Colorado – Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, PI Ozkaynak)9/1/24 – 8/31/27