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