Dissertation Title: Family Impacts of Diabetic Extremity Wounds: A Qualitative Case Study
 
Research Grant: Toni & Jim Sullivan Endowed PhD Student Research Grant, 01/2023
 
Initial Placement After Graduation: TBD

Dissertation Title: The Relationship Between Internet Adoption and Diabetes Prevalence in U.S. Counties
 
Research Award: 1st Place Poster Award, Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2024 MU Graduate Professional Council Research & Creative Arts Forum
 
Initial Placement After Graduation: Director of Clinical Operations at CoxHealth in Springfield, Missouri & Senior Research Scientist, MU Sinclair School of Nursing

Dissertation Title: The Experiences of Using Telehealth in Older Adults in Thailand: A Mixed-Methods Study

 
Initial Placement After Graduation: Instructor, Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Instructor, Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

Dissertation Title: Factors That Influence BSN Student Nurse Performance In The Medication-Administration Process
 
Research Grant: Toni & Jim Sullivan Endowed PhD Student Research Grant, January 2024
 
Initial Placement After Graduation: Assistant Professor, Research College of Nursing, Kansas City, MO

Dissertation Title: The Lived Experience Of Bilateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy And Impact On Body Image In Young Women With Increased- Lifetime Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk
 
Research Grant: Alpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Research Grant 04/2023
 
Research Award: 1st Place Poster Award, Social & Behavioral Sciences – Grad/Postdoc Category, 2024 MU ShowMe Research Week
 
Initial Placement After Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH T32 Cancer Control and Prevention, School of Nursing, University of Indiana

Dissertation Title: Impact of Rural Habitus on First-Time Mothers’ Feeding Choices
 
Research Training Grant: NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research F31 Predoctoral NRSA, 03/2022 – 02/2024
 
Initial Placement After Graduation: Preparing Future Faculty for Inclusive Excellence (PFFIE) Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Missouri-Columbia

Dissertation Title: Health-Related Quality of Life Older Women with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders
 
Initial Placement After Graduation: Adjunct Assistant Research Professor, Consultant for Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Columbia

Dissertation Title: Hospital Nurse Managers’ Perceived Use of Dashboards for Quality and Performance Improvement: A Qualitative Study
 
Initial Placement After Graduation: Nurse Scientist, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Dissertation Title: Signal Detection For Pediatric Patient Deterioration In Simulation With Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study

Initial Placement After Graduation: Assistant Professor, Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth, Texas

Dissertation Title: Using Therapeutic Suggestions in a Preoperative Analgesia Education Intervention to Improve Postoperative Pain Outcomes in Endometriosis Surgery: A Feasible Study

Initial Placement After Graduation: Assistant Professor & Faculty Chair of Nursing, Creighton University, Phoenix, AZ

Dissertation Title: The Return-to-work Experiences of Thai Women With Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema

Initial Placement After Graduation: Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand

Awards: 2024 Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference – First place poster ribbon – PhD Student Poster Competition

Dissertation Title: Exploring Perinatal Prescription Opioid Use and Misuse in Rural Settings.

Initial Placement After Graduation: Postdoctoral Scholar, T32 Interdisciplinary Training Program in Pain Research, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Dissertation Award: 2023 Midwest Nursing Research Society, Perinatal, Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Interest & Implementation Group

Dissertation Title: Strain, Satisfaction and Hospitalization in Caregiver/Veteran with Heart Failure Dyads: A Secondary Analysis
Initial Placement After Graduation: Adjunct Instructor, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Dissertation Title: Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Health Action Process Approach Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Self-Guided Workbook in Rural Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.

Initial Placement After Graduation: Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Iowa College of Nursing

Dissertation Award: 2023 Midwest Nursing Research Society, Self-Care Research Interest & Implementation Group

Dissertation Title: Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury In Adult Orthopedic Spine Surgery Patients: Risk Factors & Risk Assessment Tools.

Initial Placement After Graduation: Director of Perioperative Education for the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Dissertation Title: A Duty to Care: Male Perspective on Their Role as Caregivers for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementia

Initial Placement After Graduation: Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor & Academic Practice Partner for UCI Health for the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at the University of California, Irvine

Dissertation Award:  2023 Midwest Nursing Research Society, Family Health Research Interest & Implementation Group

Dissertation Title: Animal Assisted Interventions For Military Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Dissertation Title: Enhancing Diabetes Health Outcomes Among Haitian Migrants Living in Dominican Bateyes

Initial Placement After Graduation: Assistant Professor at Research College of Nursing in Kansas City, Missouri

Dissertation Award: 2023 Midwest Nursing Research Society, Health of Diverse Populations Research Interest & Implementation Group

Dissertation Title: Evaluating Organizational Research Climate to Assess Research Integrity

Initial Placement After Graduation: Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at University of Missouri-Columbia

Dissertation Title: A Meta-Analysis Exploring the Effect of Age on Weight Loss Following a Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Initial Placement After Graduation: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Division of Pediatric Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (CHOP)

Dissertation Title: Using Photo-Elicitation to Explore Challenges and Creativity in Self-Managing Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema and Work in U.S. Hispanic/Latina Survivors: A Case Study Approach

Initial Placement After Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, MU Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Dissertation Award: 2022 Midwest Nursing Research Society, Self-Care Research Interest & Implementation Group

Dissertation Title: Walk a Hound and Lose of Pound and Stay Fit for Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis

Initial Placement After Graduation: Assistant Professor of Nursing, Tennessee  Tech University Cookeville, Tennessee

Dissertation Title: It’s All Country Boys: Rural Young Male Perceptions of Risk and Protective Factors for Dating Violence and Digital Interventions as an Acceptable Response

Initial Placement After Graduation: Assistant Professor of Nursing, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL

Dissertation Award: 2022 Midwest Nursing Research Society, Qualitative Methods Research Interest & Implementation Group

Dissertation Title: Factors that Impact Assigned Female at Birth Sexual Minority Individuals’ Healthcare Experiences:  A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Initial Placement After Graduation: Assistant Professor at the Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Dissertation Title: Does Geography Matter? Comparing Maternal Stressors to Birth Outcomes in Rural and Urban Missouri

Initial Placement After Graduation: Assistant Professor and Director of the Simulation Laboratory for Health Sciences at SIU Edwardsville School of Nursing

Dissertation Title: The Experience of Living with Hypertension: A Narrative Analysis

Initial Placement After Graduation: Student of Master of Health Administration in the Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri – Columbia

Dissertation Award: 2022 Midwest Nursing Research Society, Health of Diverse Populations Research Interest & Implementation Group

Dissertation Title: Salud Paso por Paso:  A Culturally-Tailored Physical Activity Intervention with Hispanic Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Initial Placement After Graduation: Assistant Professor of Nursing at University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, AZ

Dissertation Title: Primary Care PrEP Prescribing Practices: Southern United States

Initial Placement After Graduation: Student at the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine in San Antonio, TX

Dissertation Title: Nursing Professional Development in Ambulatory Care:  What is It?

Initial Placement After Graduation: RN Program Manager-System Clinical Education, SSM Health, Madison, WI

Dissertation Title: Communication at the End of Life Among Advanced Cancer Patients in Ghana:  What Patients Have to Say

Initial Placement After Graduation: Post-Degree Academic Trainee, Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Dissertation Title: Systematic Review & MetaAnalysis of Primary-Care Based Physical Activity Interventions Among Older Adults

Initial Placement After Graduation: Associate Professor of Nursing, Baker College, Jackson, MI

Dissertation Title: Factors Influencing Nursing Student Academic Success: A Mixed-Methods Study

Initial Placement After Graduation: Head of Monitoring and Evaluation, Directorate of Quality Assurance, Muscat, Oman

Dissertation Title: The Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Intervention of Quality of Life for Family Caregivers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Initial Placement After Graduation: Associate Professor, Phrapokklao Nursing College, Chanthaburi, Thailand

Dissertation Title: The Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of an Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Older Nursing Home Residents

Initial Placement After Graduation: Assistant Professor in the Nursing Department at Alfred State College in Alfred, NY

Dissertation Title: The Relationship Between Medication Adherence, Health Literacy and Social Support Network in the Hypertensive Emergency Department Patient

Initial Placement After Graduation: Adjust Assistant Teaching Professor, MU Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Dissertation Title: Mental Health Education in New York State Schools: The Teachers’ Perspective

Initial Placement After Graduation: Quality Management Coordinator, Northwell Health, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Queens, NY

Dissertation Title: Decision-Making Involvement, Self-Efficacy and the Relationship to Transition Readiness in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease

Initial Placement After Graduation: Research Nurse Scientist, UC Health, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO

Dissertation Title: We Have a Duty to Eradicate HIV in the Community, in the World: Successful Prep Use Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men

Initial Placement After Graduation: Head, Office of Infection Control & Clinical Trials Coordinator, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City

Dissertation Title: Transforming the Ethical Behavior of Clinicians through Pedagogical Innovation: Sensemaking as a Means to Promote Ethical Practice in the Face of Moral Ambiguity

Initial Placement After Graduation: Associate Professional Practice Professor, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Dissertation Title: Exploring Novice RN’s Perception ACLS Simulation: Recognition and Prevention of Failure to Rescue

Initial Placement After Graduation: Assistant Professor, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, St. Louis MO