Research Support

For assistance with the following, please make an appointment with Sheryl McMillan, Senior Research Development Officer at sheryl.mcmillan@tamucc.edu. The support you can anticipate is as follows:

• Developing resources, interdisciplinary collaborations, and community partnerships
• 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 and maintenance of biosketches
• Editing grant proposal documents
• Supporting budget preparation
• Facilitating grant-writing consultation
• Linking with Research & Innovation
• Developing abstract submissions
• Supporting the preparation of poster and podium presentations (using templates)
• Editing manuscript

To streamline the research development process, the CONHS is implementing the Principal Investigator Early Request (PIER) process. PIER was designed to enhance support for faculty who wish to develop a proposal for external funding to support their research and/or community engagement.  

When you have a prospective research topic or project, log on to the PIER page, complete the simple Qualtrics survey that includes your contact information, a few sentences about your prospective research project, and the type of support that you may need (funding source, editing, interdisciplinary partner, budget preparation, etc.).  Your PIER will then be routed to the CONHS Dean, Associate Dean, and Senior Research Development Officer who will arrange to meet with you to discuss your project and provide you with ongoing support and resources necessary to achieve your research goals.  

The PIER link: https://tamucc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Vx8qQMvN5eLBjf

Faculty Publications

 1-1-2017 through 12-31-2020

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.

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

*Monahan, L., Sparbel, K., Heinschel, J., Rosenberger, K., Rugen, K. (2018). Medical and pharmacy students shadowing advanced practice nurses to increase role awareness. Applied Nursing Research Journal, 39(1), 103-108. DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2017.11.012

*McGarity, T., Reed, C., Monahan, L., Zhao, M. (2019). Innovative nurse leader professional development program. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development. Retrieved from https://journals.lww.com/jnsdonline/Abstract/9000/Innovative_Frontline_Nurse_Leader_Professional.99921.aspx DOI: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000628

*Monahan, L., Monahan, M., Chang, L. (2019). Applying art observation skills to live standardized patients.  Applied Nursing Research Journal, 48(1), 8-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2019.05.004

Walker-Smith, T., Murphey, C., & Peck, J. L. (2019). CME. Addressing Whole-Genome Sequencing and Breast Cancer in Primary Care. Clinical Advisor, 22(1), 24-31.

Walker-Smith, T. L., & Baldwin, S. (2020). A Quality Improvement Initiative: Improving Mammogram Screening Rates Among Low-income Hispanic Women in Primary Care. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, 13(1), 71-78. doi:10.1891/2380-9418.JDNP-D-19-00004

Walker-Smith, T. L., & Peck, J. (2019). Genetic and Genomic Advances in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. Nursing for Women's Health, 23(6), 518-525. doi:10.1016/j.nwh.2019.09.003

DeGrande, H., Acker, K., Saladiner, J., Shaver, L., & Harrel, C. (2019). Lights, camera, action! An innovative synchronous approach improving online nursing students' engagement. Nurse Educator.

Keys, Y. (2019). Chief nursing officers' perspectives on hospital-based building or remodeling projects. Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(11), 556-560. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000811

Wingler, D., & Keys, Y. (2019). Understanding the impact of the physical health care environment on nurse fatigue. Journal of Nursing Management, 27(8), 1712-1721. doi:10.1111/jonm.12862 

Keys, Y. & Stichler, J. (2018). Safety and Security Concerns of Nurses Working in the Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Study. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly. 

Hampton, D. & Keys, Y. (2017). Generation Z students: Will they change our nursing classrooms? Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 7(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v7n4p111

Brewer, B. B., Carley, K. M., Benham-Hutchins, M., Effken, J. A., & Reminga, J. (2020). Exploring the stability of communication network metrics in a dynamic nursing context. Social Networks, 61, 11-19. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2019.08.003

Johnson, A. H., & Benham-Hutchins, M. (2020). The Influence of Bullying on Nursing Practice Errors: A Systematic Review. AORN Journal, 111(2), 199-210. doi:10.1002/aorn.12923

Olson, C., & Benham-Hutchins, M. (2020). Exploring Online RN-to-BSN Student Perceptions of Learner Presence. Nursing Education Perspectives, 41(2). doi: 10.1097/01.Nep.0000000000000529 https://journals.lww.com/neponline/Fulltext/publishahead/Exploring_Online_RN_to_BSN_Student_Perceptions_of.99617.aspx 

Benham-Hutchins, M., Carley, K. M., Brewer, B. B., Effken, J. A., & Reminga, J. (2018). Nursing Unit Communication During a US Public Health Emergency: Natural Experiment. JMIR Nursing, 1(1), e11425. https://doi.org/10.2196/11425

Benham-Hutchins, M., Brown, S.A., Donovan, E. E., Guevara, H., & Johnson, Alisha. (2018). Spanish speaking Hispanic patients’ information preferences during hospitalization: An exploratory pilot study. Journal of Participatory Medicine, 10(4), e10782. https://doi.org/10.2196/10782

Brewer, B.B., Carley, K., Benham-Hutchins, M., Effken, J.A., & Reminga, J. (2018). Nursing unit design, nursing staff communication networks and patient falls: Are they related? HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal. doi: 10.1177/1937586718779223. PMID: 29916273.

Brewer, B. B., Carley, K. M., Benham-Hutchins, M., Effken, J. A., Reminga, J., & Kowalchuck, M. (2018). Relationship of Staff Information Sharing and Advice Networks to Patient Safety Outcomes. Journal of Nursing Administration, 48(9), 437-444. doi:10.1097/nna.0000000000000646 Retrieved from https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/Fulltext/2018/09000/Relationship_of_Staff_Information_Sharing_and.8.aspx

Benham-Hutchins, M., Staggers, N., Mackert, M., Johnson, A.H. & deBronkart, D. (2017). “I want to know everything”: A qualitative study on patient perspectives about sharing health information during hospitalization. BMC Health Services Research 7(1), 529. doi:10.1186/s12913-017-2487-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2487-6. Journal: 2.291 impact factor

Benham-Hutchins, M., Brewer, B.B., Carley, K., Kowalchuk, M. & Effken, J.A. (2017). Design and implementation of a data collection system for social network analysis. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 21(2), Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni

Tenenbaum, J. D., Avillach, P., Benham-Hutchins, M., Breitenstein, M. K., Crowgey, E. L., Hoffman, M. A., Jiang, X., Madhavan, S., Mattison, J.E., Nagarajan, R., Ray, B., Shin, D., Visweswaran, S., Zhao, Z., & Freimuth, R. R. (2017). An Informatics Research Agenda to Support Precision Medicine: Seven Key Areas. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 23, 791-795.  doi:10.1093/jamia/ocv213. Retrieved from http://jamia.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/4/791

DeGrande, H., Liu,F., Greene, P. & Stankus, J. (2018).Developing professional competence among critical care nurses: An integrative review of literature. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. 49, 66-71. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2018.07.008.0964-3397

DeGrande, H., Liu,F., Greene, P. & Stankus, J. (2018). The experiences of new graduate nurses hired and retained in adult intensive care units. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. 49, 72-79. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2018.08.005.0964-3397/

Gerlach, J. & Greene, P. (Submitted November 2019). Stigma of suicide: A thematic analysis of a university participatory public art project. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health.

Sara, S.; Owens, S. “Texas Tooth Steps”. 2019. TPHA Journal, Vol 71, Issue 2 Spring 2019

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.

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.