Faculty and Postdoctoral Funded Research and Clinical Scholarship

Principal Investigator/
Multi PI
TitleAgencyDate
Allison Anbari, PhD, RN & Zachary Massey, PhD (Journalism)Examining Reactions to Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Health Warnings: The ABC Health Warning Experiment with Young Adult Women in the USMissouri Center for Addiction Research and Engagement (MO-CARE)7/1/23 – 6/30/24
Valerie Bader, PhD, APRNMidwest Integration of National HIV CurriculumHealth Resources & Services Administration (Sub-contract with University of Illinois at Chicago)9/1/23 – 8/31/26
Robert Bautista, PhD, MPH, RNTAS Hub and Good Systems Strategic Partnership – Seminar on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) to Promote Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) at the University of Missouri-ColumbiaUniversity of Nottingham, UK (sub-contract)05/01/2024 -04/30/2025
Robin Harris, DNP, RNNurse Faculty Loan ProgramHealth Resources and Services Administration7/1/24 – 6/30/25
Robin Harris, DNP, RN &
Amber Vroman, MS(N), RN, CMSRN
Success Coach Initiative: Student Success Care ModelMissouri State Board of Nursing Education Incentive Program12/4/23 – 12/4/24
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)7/01/24-6/30/27
Alisha Johnson, PhD, RNThe Lived Experience of Older Adults with Monitoring Technologies: An Interpretive PhenomenologyAssociation of Rehabilitation Nurses & Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society9/1/2024 – 8/31/2026 
Alisha Johnson, PhD, RNUnderstanding the Unique Contribution of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to Achieve Improved Nursing Home OutcomesThe Donaghue Foundation1/1/23 – 12/31/24
Alisha Johnson, PhD, RNUnderstanding Typology, Facilitators, and Barriers to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Use in Missouri Long Term Care FacilitiesMU Research Council6/1/23 – 5/31/25
Alisha Johnson, PhD, RN & Marjorie Skubic, PhD (Engineering) (Site PIs)Using Contactless Sensors to Remotely Monitor FallingNational Science Foundation, Industry-University Cooperative Research Center Phase 1: Center to Stream Healthcare in Place (Sub-contract with University of Arizona, Wung, PI)7/1/23 – 12/31/24
Knoo Lee, PhD, RNBuilding Bridges: Collaborative Development of an Open-Source Virtual Reality (VR) Simulation for Nursing Education to Empower Diverse Nursing StudentsMU South African Education Program9/4/23 – 9/3/25
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 – 9/1/25
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
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 – 2/28/25
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 – 5/31/25
Kimberly Powell, PhD, RN, FAMIA & Ashley Woods, PhD Student RecipientReducing Avoidable Nursing Home-to-Hospital Transfers of Residents with ADRD: An Analysis of Interdisciplinary Team Communication Using Text Messages (Diversity Supplement)NIH/National Institute on Aging Diversity Supplement11/1/23 – 5/31/25
Kimberly Powell, PhD, RN, FAMIAEnhancing Dementia Care: Bridging the Rural Gap with TelehealthBetty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders & Innovators, University of California, Davis7/01/24-06/30/27
Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN, FAANQuality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO)Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services7/1/24 – 6/30/25
Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN, FAANHAI/Infection Control and Assessment Response Team (ICAR)Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services1/1/22 – 7/31/25
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 – 11/30/25
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
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 – 8/31/25
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 – 8/31/2027