Research Support from Graduate Nursing Programs Office

Make an appointment. The support you can anticipate is as follows:

• Developing resources
• Working closely with Faculty/Investigator to coordinate a timeline that facilitates the development, preparation and submission of an application to a funding agency.  
• Assisting in the identification of funding sources based on Faculty research interest
• Assisting with grant proposal preparation
• Assisting with development, maintenance, and upkeep of biosketches
• Editing grant proposal documents
• Supporting budget preparation
• Facilitating grant-writing consultation
• Linking with TAMUCC RCO
• Developing abstract submissions
• Supporting the preparation of Poster and Podium presentations (using templates)
• Editing Manuscripts

 

Last Name	First	Degree	Major	Research & Method Expertise
Acker	Kat	PhD(c)	Nursing	Sleep Apnea behavior and health promotion, Quantitative
Baldwin	Sara	PhD	Nursing	Health Promotion and disease prevention, intervention development
Barker	Connie	PhD	Nursing	Chronic disease management; health promotion - ethnography
Bell	Eva	DNP	Nursing	Psychiatry, Gero-psych, IBH, Social Justice, Culture, Practice Man, QI, Edu. QI, IR, Qualitative & Mixed Methods
Day	Cristi	DNP	Nursing	Patient-centered management of chronic diseases including diabetes. Quality Improvement Projects.
Degrande	Heather	PhD (c)	Nursing	Workforce, New Nurse Transitions
DeLaRosa	Denise	DNP	Nursing	Obesity, Advanced Practice, DNP Practice Human Trafficking
Dyess	Susan	PhD	Nursing	Holistic Leadership, Faith Based Responses, Faith Community Nursing, CBPAR, Mixed Methods
Fomenko	Julie	PhD (c)	Educational Leadership	Simulation, Transition to Practice, Community Partnerships r/t Transition Educational Innovations
Forgione	Bunny	PhD	Nursing	Maternal Child, Workforce, Nursing Education
Garcia	Theresa	PhD	Nursing	Pediatrics, Lifespan Obesity/Diabetes Prevention, Health Law/Policy
Greene	Pam	PhD	Nursing	Mental Health, Suicide, Nursing Leadership, Qualitative Methods.
Hamilton	Mary Jane	PhD	Nursing	Symptom Management HIV/AIDs Underserved Populations including Veterans, Mixed Methods
Miller	Cathy	PhD	Nursing	Sex Trafficking, Disadvantaged population health, human trafficking and multidisciplinary health care provider education; mixed-methods
Keys	Yolanda	DHA	Health Care Administration	Nurse Executive Leadership Experience/Generational Characteristics
Murphey	Christina	PhD	Nursing	Systemic Oral health, Perinatal health promotion, maternal mental health Genetic and Genomics, IPE, curriculum innovation and Clinical trials.
Owens	Deana	DDS	Dentist	Oral Health & IPE
Peck	Jessica	DNP	Nursing	Immunizations, Human Trafficking
Reinhardt	Mark	DNP	Nursing	Emergency Department Responsiveness
Saladiner	Jason	EdD	Educational Leadership	Military, Education, Collaboration
Sefcik	Elizabeth	PhD	Nursing	Symptom Management HIV; Care and technology for the older adult
Zhao	Meng	PhD	Nursing	Breast Cancer Screening Scale Development, Smartphone/Community Interventions

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External
Faculty/Role	Year/#Years	Study Title	Funding Source	Amount
Forgione, F. PI	2017/4 years	READY	Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)	$2,000,000.00
Greathouse, S.  Co-PI	2017/2 years	Building Simulation and Skills Lab Capacity	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)	$199,845.00
Greene, P.  PI Project Director	2016/ 3 years	Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant	Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)	$260,000.00
Hamilton, MJ. PI	2016/4 years	Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students	Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)	$2,000,000.00
Hamilton, MJ. PI	2015/3 years	Veterans Building and Strengthening Nursing	Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)	$1,000,000.00
Keys, Y. PI	2017/1 years	Chief nursing officer perspectives on hospital-based building or remodeling projects	Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing (CGEAN)	$2,000.00
Internal
Faculty/Role	Year/#Years	Study Title	Funding Source	Amount
Miller, C.  PI	2017/1 year	Role of DNP	University Research Enhancement Funds	$5,000.00

Faculty Publications

 1-1-2017 through 12-31-2017

Refereed Publications *=data based

*Corless, I.B., Hoyt,A. J.,Tyer-Viola, L. Sefcik E., Kemppainen, J., Holzemer, W., Hamilton, M. J., &7 Nicholas, P.,K. (2017) 90-90-90 Plus: Maintaining Adherence to Antiviral Therapies, AIDS Patient Care & STDs, 31(5):227-236.

*Day, C., Barker, C., Bell, E., Sefcik, E., Flournoy, D. (2017). Flipping the OSCE: A teaching innovation in Graduate Nursing Education. Nurse Educator. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000421.

Davila, L., Miller, C., (2017). Health Insurance Status: Is There a Difference in Patient Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Literature. McNair Scholars Journal. Volume VIII, Summer 2016.

*Dyess, S.M., Callaghan, D. & Opalinski, A. (2017). Exploration and description of Faith Community Nurses’ documentation practices and perceived documentation barriers International Journal of Faith Community Nursing. Vol. 3 : Iss. 1 , Article 2.

Dyess, S.M., Sherman, R.O., Opalinski, A., & Eggenberger, T. (2017). Structured coaching programs to develop staff. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 48(8), 373-378.

*Dyess, S.M., Prestia, A., Marquit, D.E., & Newman, D. (2017). Self-care for nurse leader in acute care environment reduces perceived stress: A pilot study merits further investigation. Journal of Holistic Nursing.

Gallardo, L., Miller, C., (2017). Best Practice for Nurses on Education for Pregnant Women and Families Related to the Prevention of Pertussis in Infants: A Systematic Review of  Literature. McNair Scholars Journal. Volume VIII, Summer 2016.

Hebert, P., Barice, J., Park, J.Y., Dyess, S.M., McCaffrey, R., & Hennekens, C, (2017).

Treatments for inflammatory arthritis: Potential but unproven role of topical copaiba.

Integrative Medicine: A Clinicians Journal 16 (2), 40-42.

Opalinski, A., Dyess, S.M. Stein, N. L., Saiswick, K., & Fox, V. (2017). Broadening practice perspective by engaging in academic-practice collaboration: A faith community nursing exemplar. International Journal of Faith Community Nursing. Vol. 3 : Iss. 1 , Article 1.

*Opalinski, A. Dyess, S.M., & Gropper (2017). Food culture of faith communities and potential impact on childhood obesity. Public Health Nursing 0(0)1-7.

Reinhardt, M.R. (2017). A systematic approach to evaluation of performance deficiencies in emergency department triage. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 43(4): 364-66.

Ricks, N., Comer, L., Liu, F.Q., Comer, L., DeGrande, H., & Adeniran, O. (2017). Substance abuse and preconception care: A review of the literature. International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction, (4) 1, 3 - 10. doi: 10.15296/ijwhr.2017.02

Chapters in Books:

Opalinski, A., Dyess, S.M., & Stein, N.L. (2017). An evolutionary process of capturing images of people experiencing homelessness. In Stein, N. L.& Renteln, A. Images and Human Rights: Local and Global Perspectives (178-199). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Monthly Gathering of Faculty PATH (Program for Advancing The Health of South Texas)

Purpose: Advancing the health of residents of South Texas through scholarship that focuses on understanding individual, family, community, and population needs. The program provides a mechanism for coordinating faculty effort and enhancing support services.

Program Goals:

1. Advance nursing research within the CONHS through coordinated faculty effort.
2. Develop an effective research support team.
3. Establish an ongoing source of scholarship opportunities to support doctoral student scholarly experiences.

Organizing Assumptions:

• Research and program/outcome evaluation are equivalent scholarly products.
• Faculty members who have earned their PhD have the essential skills to conduct research.
• Faculty who have earned their DNP have the essential skills to isolate and articulate clinical problems of significant importance to warrant investigation and design of interventions with the potential to resolve the problems.
• Skills of faculty who hold DNP or PhD are not independent of each other.

Expected Outcome:

The design of efficient and effective interventions that improve the health of individuals, families, communities, and patient populations.

Membership: All faculty members engaged in the design and implementation of scholarly activities as part of their assigned responsibilities.

2017- 2018 Academic Year Co Chairs Dr. Yolanda Keys & Dr. Susan Dyess

ALL CONHS Students & Faculty- Please plan to attend

The Texas A&M Corpus Christi Spring Research and Scholarly Works Exposition

May 1, 2018 in the University Center Anchor Ballroom from 5:30-7:30

Theme: Practice Excellence & Quality Outcomes

The purpose of the Research and Scholarly Expo is to:

1. Facilitate enthusiasm for research and evidence-based inquiry,

2. Foster life-long learning,

3. Align with University goals of becoming an emerging research institution and

4. Provide a platform for knowledge dissemination for undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty to share

a. Systematic Literature Reviews

b. Original Research

c. Quality Improvement Projects

Submit Abstracts to: CONHSEXPO@tamucc.edu

ABSTRACT DIRECTIONS

Research Enhancement Awards College Level – Deadline October 15 and April 1

Research Enhancement Awards University Level – Deadline to be announced for Spring 2018

Academic Year 2017-2018 Recipients Dr. Cathy Miller & Dr. Denise DeLaRosa

 

Coming in January International HIV Researcher Network Meeting January 11 & 12

All invited:  Registration Information Link

For more information Contact

Dr. Elizabeth Sefcik

e-mail: elizabeth.sefcik@tamucc.edu

 

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi sponsored 12 Islander students in attending the 14^th annual Pathways Student Research Symposium, 2 Graduate Nursing Students placed in the competition. Both were mentored by Dr. Theresa Garcia.

Congratulations to:

Amelia Quizon – 2^nd place in Master’s Life Science. Her research was titled “Effectiveness of Resistive Warming for Prevention of Hypothermia: A Systematic Review of Literature” . 

Callie Crawford – 3^rd place in Life Sciences Poster Presentation. Her research was titled “Addition of Nurse Practitioners to the Trauma Team: An Integrative Systematic Review of the Literature”