| Principal Investigator / Sponsor | Title | Funding Agency | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamelia (Pam) Bertrand, PhD student & Susan Scott PhD, RN, CPPS, FAAN (MPIs) | Attributes of a Successful and Sustainable Peer Support Team: A Delphi Study | The Research Foundation – Kansas City | 2/29/24 – 12/1/25 |
| Drew Herbert, PhD candidate | Development and Testing of a Fine-Tuned Large Language Model Conversational Agent for Inclusion in a Prototype for Accessing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment During Pregnancy | Toni & Jim Sullivan Endowed PhD Student Research Grant | 9/11/24 – 9/10/26 |
| Tywana Lawson, PhD candidate | Exploring Novice Nurses’ Perceptions When Communicating with Physicians | Alpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Research Grant | 11/9/22 – 11/9/25 |
| Jennifer (Jenni) Schmitz, PhD candidate | Providing Wound Care Activities to a Child in the Home: Family Caregiver Experiences and Social Determinants of Health | Toni and Jim Sullivan Endowed PhD Research Grant | 7/25/25 – 7/24/27 |
| Jennifer (Jenni) Schmitz, PhD candidate | Providing Wound Care Activities to a Child in the Home: Family Caregiver Experiences and Social Determinants of Health | MU Graduate Professional Council/Research Development Award | 5/12/25 – 5/11/26 |
| Edith (Edie) Sperling, PhD graduate | An Exploration of Somatic Symptoms in Health Profession Students | MU Graduate Professional Council | 11/20/24 – 11/19/25 |
| Nuha Wareg, PhD Candidate | The Perspective of American Muslim Breast Cancer Survivors: A Study to Explore Experiences, Needs, and Expectations | MU SSON Toni & Jim Sullivan Endowed Research Fund for PhD Students | 3/14/25 – 3/13/27 |
| Ashley Woods, PhD candidate | Exploring Pain Assessment and Management Experiences in Recently Hospitalized Minoritized Older Adults: A Qualitative Study | MU SSON Toni & Jim Sullivan Endowed Research Fund for PhD Students | 3/14/25 – 3/13/27 |
| Ashley Woods, PhD candidate | Exploring Pain Assessment and Management Experiences in Recently Hospitalized Minoritized Older Adults: A Qualitative Study | Alpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Research Grant | 11/7/24 – 11/6/25 |
| Ashley Woods, PhD candidate | Exploring Pain Assessment and Management Experiences in Recently Hospitalized Minoritized Older Adults: A Qualitative Study | MU Graduate Professional Council | 11/20/24 – 11/19/25 |
| Arthur Zacharjasz, PhD candidate | Explaining Covid-19 vaccine decision-making among rural nursing home staff: A grounded theory approach | Alpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Research Grant | 4/01/25- 3/31/26 |
| Arthur Zacharjasz, PhD candidate | Explaining Covid-19 vaccine decision-making among rural nursing home staff: A grounded theory approach | MU Graduate Professional Council | 5/12/25 – 5/11/26 |
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