Recent Dissertations & Graduate Outcomes

PhD Program Announces the Public Defense of a Doctoral Dissertation

Tobey Stosberg
PhD Candidate, MSN, MAE, RN
Title: Factors That Influence BSN Student Nurse Performance In The Medication-Administration Process

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
2 – 3 p.m.
Sinclair School of Nursing Room S402 or Via Zoom
For Zoom link questions, contact Nursing IT at 573-884-7247; Michael Haynes at haynesme@health.missouri.edu or Susan Silvey at silveysu@missouri.edu .
573-884-7411.

Linda Anderson, PhD'23

Advisor: Dr. Kari Lane

Dissertation Title –Health-Related Quality of Life Older Women with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders
 
Initial Placement After Graduation – TBD

Lisa Young, PhD'23

Advisor: Dr. Amy Vogelsmeier

Dissertation Title –Hospital Nurse Managers’ Perceived Use of Dashboards for Quality and Performance Improvement: A Qualitative Study
 
Initial Placement After Graduation – Clinical Quality Leader, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL

Leslie Zimpelman, PhD'23

Advisor: Dr. Laurel Despins

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

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

Heather "Hez" Naylor, PhD'23

Advisor: Dr. LeeAnne Sherwin

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

Natsayakarn "Gift" Narthong, PhD'23

Advisor: Dr. Jane Armer

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

Jamie Morton, PhD'22

Advisor: Dr. Linda Bullock

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

Janet M. Delgado, PhD'22

Advisors: Dr. Bonnie Wakefield and Dr. Deidre Wipke-Tevis

Dissertation Title – Strain, Satisfaction and Hospitalization in Caregiver/Veteran with Heart Failure Dyads: A Secondary Analysis

Chelsea Howland, PhD'22

Advisor: Dr. Bonnie Wakefield

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

Colleen Becker, PhD'22

Advisor: Dr. Deidre Wipke-Tevis

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.

Mike Bueno, PhD'22

Advisor: Dr. Jo-Ana Chase

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

Michele Butkiewicz, PhD'22

Advisor: Dr. Bonnie Wakefield

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

Rosalia Molina, PhD'22

Advisor: Dr. Maithe Enriquez

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

Michele Kennett, PhD'22

Advisor: Dr. Lori Popejoy

Dissertation Title – Evaluating Organizational Research Climate to Assess Research Integrity

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

Danielle Karasko, PhD'22

Advisor: Dr. Jo-Ana Chase

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)

Elizabeth Anderson, PhD'21

Advisor: Dr. Jane Armer

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

Lynette Harvey, PhD'21

Advisor: Dr. Kari Lane

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

Chuka Nestor Emezue, PhD'21

Advisor: Drs. Tina Bloom & Linda Bullock

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

Maureen Rabbitte, PhD'21

Advisor: Dr. Maithe Enriquez

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

 

Amy Reed, PhD'21

Advisor: Dr. Linda Bullock

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

Christiana Oyewusi, PhD'21

Advisor: Dr. Maithe Enriquez

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

Julio Loya, PhD'21

Advisor: Dr. Maithe Enriquez

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

Daryl Traylor, PhD'21

Advisor: Dr. Maithe Enriquez

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

Elizabeth Fritz, PhD'21

Advisor: Dr. Amy Vogelsmeier

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

Justina Yevu Johnson, PhD '21

Advisor: Dr. Lori Popejoy

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

Jennifer Otmanowski, PhD '20

Advisor: Dr. Jo-Ana Chase

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

 

Initial Placement After GraduationAssociate Professor of Nursing, Baker College, Jackson, MI

Reem Al Alawi, PhD '20

Advisor: Dr. Chelsea Deroche & Greg Alexander

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

Rungnapha "Lek" Khiewchaum, PhD '20

Advisor: Dr. Kari Lane

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

 

Jody Blankenship, PhD '20

Advisor: Dr. Kari Lane

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

Benjamin Coe, PhD '20

Advisor: Dr. Maithe Enriquez

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

Neethu Arikupurathu Phillips, PhD '20

Advisor: Drs. Tina Bloom & Linda Bullock

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

Maureen Varty, PhD '20

Dr. Lori Popejoy

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

Laura Remy, PhD '20

Advisor: Dr.Maithe Enriquez

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

Lea Brandt, PhD '20

Advisor: Dr. Lori Popejoy

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

MaryAnn Niemeyer, PhD '20

Advisor Dr. Amy Vogelsmeier

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

Poungkamon Krisanabud, PhD'19

Advisor: Drs. Deidre Wipke-Tevis & LeeAnne Sherwin

Dissertation Title –Symptoms, Walking Behaviors, and Mobility of Thai Patients After Colonoscopy-rectal Cancer Surgery

 

Initial Placement After Graduation –Instructor, Department of Adult & Gerontology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand

Lynn Glenn, PhD'19

Advisor: Dr. Maithe Enriquez

Dissertation Title –A socioecological Perspective: The “Ups and Downs” pf Living with Type 2 Diabetes among Working Adults int he Rural South

 

Initial Placement After Graduation –Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Augusta University Augusta, GA

Tipparat Udmuangpia, PhD '19

Advisor: Tina Bloom

Dissertation Title –A Mixed-Methods Research: Predicting Intentions and Perceptions about Intimate Partner Violence Screen Among Nursing Students and Nurse Educators in Thailand

Initial Placement After Graduation –Instructor, Department of Maternal-Child Health and Midwifery, Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Jennifer O'Connor, PhD '19

Advisor: Dr. Deidre Wipke-Tevis

Dissertation Title –Effects of a Community-Based Foot Care Self-Management Program in Older Adults without Diabetes

 

Initial Placement After Graduation –Assistant Teaching Professor, MU Sinclair School of Nursing, Columbia, MO 

Karen Clark, PhD '19

Advisor: Dr.Kari Lane

Dissertation Title –Custodial Grandparents: An Analysis of Parenting & It’s Impact on Health

 

Initial Placement After Graduation –Assistant Professor, College of Nursing & Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Jeri Sindt, PhD'19

Advisor: Dr. Bonnie Wakefield

Dissertation Title –The Development of Clinical Reasoning in Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Students

 

Initial Placement After Graduation –Associate Professor, Graceland University School of Nursing, Lamoni, Iowa

Jan Akright, PhD '19

Advisor: Dr. Lawrence Ganong

Dissertation Title –Maternal-Child Nurses Social Judgments About Types of Fathers

 

Initial Placement After Graduation –Academic Dean, Blessing-Rieman College if Nursing and Health Sciences, Quincy, IL

Sharon Van Wicklin, PhD '19

Advisor: Drs. Jo-Ana Chase & Vicki Conn

Dissertation Title –Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Trendelenburg And Prone Position on Intraocular Pressure in Adult Patients Undergoing Surgery

Initial Placement After Graduation –Perioperative Consultant & Professional Legal Nurse Consultant, Denver, CO