Faculty Research Interests
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Carmen Alvarez, PhD, CRNP, CNM, FAAN
Research areas: Community-based research, health promotion, adverse childhood experiences, intimate partner violence, trauma-informed care, Latinx health
Shoshana V. Aronowitz, PhD, MSHP, FNP-BC
Research areas: substance use, opioid use disorder treatment, harm reduction services, equitable access to care, innovative treatment delivery models
José A. Bauermeister, PhD, MPH, FSBM
Research areas: LGBTQ+ Health; HIV/AIDS; mHealth; Public Health; Behavior change; Community-based Research
Casey Benchimol (they/them), MSN, CRNP WHNP-BC AGPCNP-C
Research areas: Queer and trans health, transgender family building, inducing lactation, HIV, STI care, nursing education, weight neutrality, health equity promotion, health education via social media.
Kathryn H. Bowles, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
Research areas: Health information technology, health informatics, older adults, technology, telehealth, Discharge Decision Support System, D2S2, Readmission, Discharge
J. Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Health equity; Inequality in health care; Vulnerable; Older adults; Seniors; Minority groups; Racial inequities; Patient outcomes; Hospital care
Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA
Research areas: Behavioral economics, Household health decision-making, Global maternal-child health, Vaccine acceptance
Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, CRNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN
Research areas: Gerontology, Gerontological nursing, Older adults, Elders, Clinician educator, Sensory enhancement, Vision and hearing interventions, Dementia, Delirium, Mental health
Kenrick Cato, PhD, RN, CPHIMS, FAAN
Research areas: Oncology and emergency Nursing, Clinical informatics, Data engineering, Data science, Software development, Implementation and evaluation of technology systems, Clinical decision support
Rebecca Clark, PhD, MSN, RN, CNM, WHNP-BC
Research areas: birth, health equity, midwifery, maternity care, intrapartum care, postpartum care, maternal outcomes, opioid dependence in pregnancy, maternity nursing, health services research
Charlene W. Compher, PhD, RD, LDN, FASPEN
Research areas: Nutrition, Gut microbiome, Parenteral nutrition, Gastrointestinal disease, Clinical guidelines, Clinician educator
Peggy Compton, PHD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Opioids, Pain Management, Addiction, Health Promotion
Cynthia Anne Connolly, PhD, RN
Research areas: Pediatric nursing, Healthcare history, Nursing history, Children, Children and pharmaceuticals, Tuberculosis, TB
Martha A.Q. Curley, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Critically ill children; Families of critically ill children; Pediatric critical care; Pediatric intensive care; Synergy Model
Patricia D’Antonio, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Nursing knowledge, History of nursing, History of health care, Nursing profession, Health care practice, Health policy
Bart C. De Jonghe, PhD, BS
Research areas: Nutrition, Energy balance, Nausea, Vomiting, Chemotherapy, Brain
George Demiris, PhD, FACMI
Research areas: Gerontology, telehealth, informatics, hospice, smart homes
Jie Deng, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN
Research areas: Oncology
Monique Dowd, EdD, RD, CDCES, CSG, LDN
Research areas: Clinical dietician, Penn Nursing lecturer, Certified diabetes educator, Certified gerontological nutritionist, Community nutritionist
Dalmacio Dennis Flores, PhD, ACRN, FAAN
Research areas: HIV and STI transmission among sexual minority youth, parent-child sex communication, GBQ adolescents, risky sexual behavior
Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH
Research areas: Health behavior, Health Disparities, Obesity prevention, Cancer prevention and control, Nutrition
Hanne S. Harbison, MHSPH, MSN, WHNP-BC
Research areas: HIV, STD
Holly Harner, PhD, MBA, MPH, RN, WHCNP-BC, FAAN
Research areas: nursing public Health, women’s health, women and incarceration, violence prevention
Karen B. Hirschman, PhD, MSW
Research areas: Transitional care, Transitional Care Model, Cognitive impairment, Dementia, Palliative care, Decision making
Nancy A. Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Palliative care, Dementia, Older adults, Gerontology, Nursing home, End-of-life care, Caregiving
Sharon Y. Irving, PhD, CRNP, FCCM, FAAN, FASPEN
Research areas: Pediatric critical care, Pediatric intensive care, Pediatric critical care nurse practitioner, Nutrition in pediatric critical illness; Critically ill infants; Clinician educator
Sara F. Jacoby, MPH, MSN, PhD, FAAN
Research areas: injury science, injury recovery, health systems and urban environments, patient outcomes, gun violence
Sarah Hope Kagan, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, AOCN, GCNS-BC
Research areas: Gerontological nursing, Gerontology, Older adults, Seniors, Cancer, Oncology, Qualitative research methods, Grounded theory, Clinician educator
Melanie L. Kornides, ScD, RN, FNP-BC
Research areas: HPV, STD, sex disparities in pediatric and women’s health
Tanja V.E. Kral, PhD
Research areas: Obesity; adult and pediatric obesity; nutrition; prevention and treatment of obesity; familial predisposition; behavioral economics; behavioral genetics; Autism Spectrum Disorder
Eileen T. Lake, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Patient outcomes, Hospital environments, Nurse staffing, NICU, Practice Environment Scale
Karen B. Lasater, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: nurse staffing, patient outcomes, healthcare policy, hospital re-admissions, nursing work environments, end of life care
Joseph R. Libonati, PhD
Research areas: Cardiovascular disease, Exercise training, Exercise, Exogenous stem cell therapy, Heart disease treatment, Heart failure, Physiology
Amy Jo Lisanti, PhD, RN, CCNS
Research areas: parent stress, mental health, developmental care, infant growth, family-centered care, intensive care, congenital heart disease
Jianghong Liu, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Child, adolescent, emotional and behavioral outcomes, early risk and protective factors, environmental influences, maternal, infant, public health, epidemiology, nutrition, behavior, cognition, sleep, brain
Lauren Massimo, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
Research areas: neurodegenerative disease, older adults, cognitive decline, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, non-pharmacological intervention and neuroimaging
Lea Ann Matura, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN
Research areas: Biobehavioral research, symptoms management in cardiopulmonary disease, fatigue and sleep difficulty symptoms, pulmonary arterial hypertension
Catherine C. McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Injury prevention, Teen, Adolescent, Driving, Pediatrics, Health promotion, Web-based intervention, Risky behaviors
Matthew D. McHugh, PhD, JD, MPH, RN, CRNP, FAAN
Research areas: Nursing outcomes, Health outcomes, Policy, Health policy, Nurse staffing, Nursing and health care administration, Training in nursing outcomes research
Steven Paul Meanley, PhD, MPH
Research areas: HIV treatment and prevention, LGBTQ+ health, mental health, health disparities, life course, stigma, resilience
Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Palliative and serious illness care; Social Determinants of Health; cancer pain and symptom management in the context of opioid crisis
Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Care of older adults and family caregivers, Transitional Care Model, Advanced practice nurses, Team-based care, Health system redesign, Transitional care, Population health
Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN
Research areas: Hispanic, Latino, Geriatrics, Older adults, Seniors, Health policy, Health promotion, Physical activity, Health insurance literacy
Jennifer A. Pinto-Martin, PhD, MPH
Research areas: Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental delays, Children, Public health, SEED, Epidemiology
Rosemary Carol Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Pain science, Pain management, Pain measurement, American Pain Society Patient Outcomes Questionnaire, Military, Veterans, Anesthesiology and critical care
Therese S. Richmond, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Trauma nursing, Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Health equity, Gun Violence, Injury and violence prevention research, Trauma research, Vulnerable populations, Community-engaged research
Halley Ruppel, PhD, RN
Research areas: pediatric critical care nursing, pediatric intensive care units, physiologic monitoring, health information technology, patient safety, clinical informatics, nurse work environments and outcomes
Amy M. Sawyer, PhD, RN
Research areas: sleep disorders, behavioral clinical trials and clinical trial methodology, evidence-based practice, engagement science
Heath D. Schmidt, PhD
Research areas: Drugs of abuse, Drug addiction, Relapse, Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Obesity, Cocaine, Nicotine, Opioids
Margaret C. Souders, PhD, CRNP
Research areas: autism spectrum disorder, phylogenetics, genetics, sleep medicine, insomnia
Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, FAWHONN
Research areas: Breastfeeding, Lactation, Human milk, Infant, Critically ill, Premature, NICU, Evidence-based practice, Policy, Clinical educator
Laura Starbird, PhD, RN
Research areas: Substance use disorder, HIV, Hepatitis C, Women’s health, population health, health promotion, risk reduction
Connie M. Ulrich, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research areas: Clinical research ethics, informed consent, bioethics, ethical concerns, medical systems, ethical issues, nurse practitioners, patients, families
