PhD Dissertations

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