Graduate Students Funded Research

Principal Investigator /
Sponsor
TitleAgencyDate
Pamelia (Pam) Bertrand, PhD student & Susan Scott PhD, RN, CPPS, FAAN (MPIs)Attributes of a Successful and Sustainable Peer Support Team: A Delphi StudyThe Research Foundation – Kansas City 2/29/24 – 12/1/25
Daphne Chakurian, PhD candidateCoping with Social Stigma: Correlates and Predictors of loneliness in Middle and Older Adult Family Caregivers of Adults with Autism Spectrum DisorderAlpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Research Grant4/5/23 – 4/4/25
Elizabeth Doss, PhD candidateFamily Impacts of Diabetic Extremity Wounds: A Qualitative Case StudyToni & Jim Sullivan Endowed PhD Student Research Grant1/6/23 – 1/31/25
Jessica Hoehne, DNP graduateNurse Resident Job Satisfaction with a Formal Mentorship Program Alpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Evidence-Based Practice Project Grant4/5/23 – 5/31/23
Tywana Lawson, PhD candidateExploring Novice Nurses’ Perceptions When Communicating with PhysiciansAlpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Research Grant11/9/22 – 11/9/23
Natsayakarn “Gift” Narkthong, PhD graduateThe Work Experiences of Thai Women with Breast Cancer-Related LymphedemaToni & Jim Sullivan Endowed PhD Student Research Grant7/28/22 – 5/31/23
Heather Naylor, PhD graduateUsing Therapeutic Suggestions to Improve Postoperative Pain Outcomes Through Written Preoperative Analgesia Education: A Feasibility StudyAlpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Research Grant6/1/22 – 5/31/23
Malaika Gallimore, PhD candidate
Sponsor – Blaine Reeder, PhD
Information Needs of Vaccine-hesitant Parents for User-centered Design of a Consumer Vaccine Management ApplicationNIH/National Institute of Nursing F31 Predoctoral NRSA1/2/22 – 12/31/23
Taryn Sandheinrich, PhD candidatePerceptions of Adolescent and Young Adult Males Newly Diagnosed with Cancer on the Decision to Bank SpermToni & Jim Sullivan Endowed PhD Student Research Grant7/19/23 – 7/19/25
Alexa Snodgrass, DNP candidateMobile APP Stress Management and Public School TeachersAlpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Evidence-Based Practice Project Grant4/5/23 – 3/31/24
Tobey Stosberg, PhD CandidateFactor’s That Influence BSN Student Nurse Performance in the Medication Administration ProcessToni & Jim Sullivan Endowed PhD Student Research Grant1/16/24 – 1/15/26
Christa Torrisi, PhD candidateThe Lived Experience of Bilateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy and Impact on Body Image in Young BRCA-Positive WomenAlpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Research Grant4/5/23 – 3/31/24
Karry Weston, PhD candidate
Sponsor Linda Bullock, PhD, RN, FAAN
Impact of Rural Habitus on First-Time Mothers’ Feeding ChoicesNIH/National Institute of Nursing Research F31 Predoctoral NRSA3/2/22 – 2/29/24