Tenure


Professor Emerita
Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership
Room 2248 NURS1

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482

Telephone: (734) 763-1138
Fax: (734) 647-2416
Marita Titler is accepting new PhD students.

Interests

  • Older adults
  • Translation
  • Outcomes effectiveness
  • Patient/stakeholder engagement in research
  • Evidence-based practice

Dr. Titler is an internationally recognized leader in evidence-based practice. Dr. Titler’s scholarship is in health services research with a focus in translation/implementation science, and outcomes effectiveness research with older adults. As a result of her expertise, she has received federal and foundation funding for her research, serves on NIH and AHRQ study sections, and has published over 150 clinical and research articles on outcomes effectiveness, evidence based practice, and translation science. In 2016 she was inducted into to the National Academy of Medicine.  She is the founder and director of the National Nursing Practice Network, a collaborative network of over 100 US and international health systems. Dr. Titler provides educational and consultation services to  health systems and national and international communities such as the Hawaii State Center for Nursing, NIH, Veterans Healthcare Administration, Tri-Services Nursing Research, and Singapore Ministry of Health. 

Current Research Grants and Programs

  • RO1NR016116. Cognitive Intervention to Improve Memory in Heart Failure Patients. (Co-investigator). PI: Pressler. National Institute of Nursing Research. 9/1/2016-8/31/2021.
  • R01AT009003 NIH. The availability of chiropractic care and use of health services for back pain. (Co-investigator). PI: Davis. 1/1/16-12/31/2020.
  • Older adults and informal caregiver perceptions on prevention of falls during care transitions. PI. U-M Injury Center. 6/1/2016-7/31/2017
  • T32NR016914. Complexity: Innovations in Promoting Health and Safety. Program Director. National Institute of Nursing Research. 7/1/2017-6/30/2022. (Pending).
  • 1 P20 NR015331 Center for Complexity and Self-management of Chronic Disease (CSCD). (Co-investigator and executive committee member). National Institute of Nursing Research. PI: Barton. 9/26/2014-7/31/2019.
  • K08HS022908 Clinical Decision Support Optimizing NEC prevention Implementation in NICU. (Co-Sponsor). AHRQ. PI: Shelia Gephart. 10/1/2014-9/30/2019.
  • Effectiveness and Implementation Science for Health Promotion and Chronic Illness Care in Vulnerable Populations. (Co-Investigator) Hillman Scholars Program in Nursing Innovation; Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation. PI: P. Abbott. 7/1/2012-6/30/2017.

Teaching

Dr. Tilter serves as faculty for a variety of areas including leadership, evidence-based practice, outcomes effectiveness research, and implementation science. Since 2000, she has trained 15 pre- and four postdoctoral trainees, and currently has two pre- and one postdoctoral trainees. Dr. Titler has taught as a visiting professor in the DNP program at the University of Kentucky and the PhD Nurse Executive Program in the Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University. To share her expertise she teaches short courses on evidence-based practice and implementation science for staff nurses, nurse leaders, advanced practice nurses, and faculty. These short courses have been taught at agencies such as Oakwood Health System, the Alaskan Native Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Hawaii State Center for Nursing. 

Affiliations / Service

  • Institutional Review Board Member, NCI Cancer Prevention and Control Central, 2016-present
  • Invited reviewer, NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health study section, 2016
  • Member, Best Practices Identification and Dissemination Work Group: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2016-present
  • NCI Symptom Management and Health-related Quality of Life Steering Committee (SxQoL SC): Special Expert, 2015-present
  • Director, National Nursing Practice Network, 2005-present
  • Member, Multidisciplinary Assessment Committee, Canadian Foundation Innovation Grants, 2015
  • Member, Special Emphasis Panel, NIH NCI Community Oncology Research Program Community Sites (UM1). 2014
  • Member, Institute of Medicine Committee on Standards for Developing Trustworthy Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2009-2011
  • Member, Special Emphasis Panel, NIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Member, Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee, 2009-2010
  • Member, Healthcare Delivery and Methodologies IRG [HDM] Panel, 2009-2010
  • Member, ZRG1 HDM-G (58) RRFA OD-09-003: Challenge Grants Editorial Panel 3, 2009-2010
  • Member, ZRG1 PSE-J (58) RRFA OD-09-003: Challenge Grants Panel, 2009-2010
  • Member, ZRG1 PSE-C (58) RRFA OD-09-003: Challenge Grants Panel, 2009-2010
  • Member, ZRG1 HDM-P (58) Challenge Grant Editorial Panel 26, 2009-2010
  • Member, Health Care Technology and Dissemination Sciences Study Section for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2006-2010

Notable Awards / Honors

  • Member, National Academy of Medicine, 2015
  • Distinguished Alumni Recipient from the University of Iowa Alumni Association, 2013
  • President’s Award from Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research for Translation Science (FNINR), 2010
  • Women of Influence Award, Corridor Business Journal, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Iowa, 2008
  • Nurse Researcher Award, American Organization of Nurse Executives, 2008
  • Elizabeth McWilliams Miller Award for Excellence in Research, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2005

Education

  • PhD, University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, IA,1992
  • MA, University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, IA,1978
  • BS, Mt. Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA, 1974

Publication Highlights

  • Dockham, B., Schafenacker, A., Yoon, H., Ronis, D. L., Kershaw, T., Titler, M.G., & Northouse, L. (2016). Implementation of a psychoeducational program for cancer survivors and family caregivers at a cancer support community affiliate: A pilot effectiveness study. Cancer Nursing. 39(3), 169-180. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000000311

  • Shuman, C. J., Liu, J., Montie, M., Galinato, J.G., Todd, M.A., Hegstad, M., & Titler, M.G. (2016). Patient perception and experiences with falls during hospitalization and after discharge. Applied Nursing Research. 31, 79-85. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2016.01.009

  • Titler, M.G., Conlon, P., Reynolds, M. A., Ripley, R., Tsodikov, A., Wilson, D. S., & Montie, M. (2016). The effect of a translating research into practice intervention to promote use of evidence-based fall prevention interventions in hospitalized adults: A prospective pre-post implementation study in the U.S. Applied Nursing Research. 31, 52-59. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2015.12.004

  • Wilson, D.S., Montie, M., Conlon, P., Reynolds, M.A., Ripley, R., & Titler, M.G. (2016). Nurses’ perceptions of implementing fall prevention interventions to mitigate patient-specific fall risk factors. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 38(8), 1012-1034. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945916644995

  • Henly, S., McCarthy, D., Wyman, J., Heitkemper, M., Redeker, N., Titler, M.G., Dunbar-Jacob, J. (2015). Emerging areas of science: Recommendations for nursing science education from the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Idea Festival. Nursing Outlook. 63(4), 398–407. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2015.04.007

  • Henly, S., McCarthy, D., Wyman, J., Stone, P., Redeker, N., McCarthy, A., Alt-White, A., Dunbar-Jacob, J., Titler, M.G., Moore, S., Heitkemper, M., & Conley, Y. (2016). Integrating emerging areas of nursing science into PhD programs. Nursing Outlook. 63(4), 408–416. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2015.04.010

  • Pressler, S. J., Titler, M., Koelling, T., Riley, P. L., Jung, M., Hoyland-Domenico, Ronis, D.L., Smith, D.G., Bleske, B.E., Dorsey, S.G., Giordani, B. (2015) Nurse-enhanced computerized cognitive training increases serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels and improves working memory in heart failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 21(8): 630–641. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.05.004

  • Schoville, R., Titler, M. (2015) Guiding Healthcare Technology Implementation: A New Integrated Technology Implementation Model. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 33(3): 99-107. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000130

  • Moore, JE; Titler, MG; Kane-Low, L; Dalton, VK; Sampselle, CM. (2015) Transforming Patient-Centered Care: Development of the Evidence-Informed Decision-Making through Engagement Model. Women’s Health Issues. 25(3): 276-282. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2015.02.002

  • Anderson, C., Titler, M. (2014) Development and verification of an agent-based model of opinion leadership. Implementation Science. Implementation Science.: 9(136) 1-13. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-014-0136-6

  • Titler, M.G. (2014) Overview of Evidence-based Practice and Translation Science. Nursing Clinics of North America. 49(3): 269-274. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2014.05.001

  • Mark, D., Titler, M.G., & Latimer, R. (Ed.). (2014). Integrating Evidence into Practice for Impact. Nursing Clinics of North America, 49(3), 269-452. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0029-6465(14)00052-8

  • McCormack, B., Rycroft-Malone, J., Decorby, K., Hutchinson, A.M., Bucknall, T., Kent, B., Schultz, A., Snelgrove-Clarke, E., Stetler, C., Titler, M.G., Wallin, L., Wilson, V. (2013). A realist review of interventions and strategies to promote evidence-informed healthcare: A focus on change agency. Implementation Science. 8(1), 1-12. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-8-107

  • Newhouse, R., Bobay, K., Dykes, P.C., Stevens, K.R., Titler, M. (2013) Methodology Issues in Implementation Science. Medical Care 51(4 Suppl 2): 32-40. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0b013e31827feeca

  • Titler, M.G., Wilson, D.S., Resnick, B., Shever, L.L. (2013) Dissemination and Implementation: INQRI's Potential Impact. Medical Care 51(4 Suppl 2): 41-6. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182802fb5


Professor
Research Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School
Department of Health Behavior and Clinical Sciences
Room 3218 NURS1

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482

Telephone: (734) 764-4545
Fax: (734) 615-1666
Janis Miller is not accepting new PhD students.

Interests

  • Pelvic organ prolapse
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Overactive bladder
  • Obstetric fistula
  • Sexual violence related fistula

Dr. Miller's research expertise lies in finding causative factors and opportunities for prevention of disorders and injuries to a woman’s “private body parts.”  She has had a lead role in the internationally recognized Pelvic Floor Research Group at the University of Michigan for over 20 years. In her clinical practice as a Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Miller draws on her particular research expertise, seeing patients at the University of Michigan urogynecology clinic, which specializes in pelvic floor disorders (incontinence, prolapse, and birth-related injury). Additionally, Dr. Miller collaborates with a team of investigators at Panzi Hospital and the Evangelical University in Africa, in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo in research pertinent to conflict-related sexual violence, obstetric fistula, and other related matters.

Current Research Grants and Programs

  • Fluids and Beverages Underlying Lower Urinary Symptoms (FABULUS I & II) Pfizer & Blue Cross/Blue Shield Michigan (Principle Investigator/Co-Investigator). Goal: This two –phase RCT study will provide insights about the degree to which beverage habits relate to symptoms of overactive bladder, distinguishing ingredient type from volume of intake overall. Insights gained will guide further testing on whether specific ingredient types (caffeine, acidic beverages, alcohol) or overall volume intake of any beverage should be a primary focus in prevention initiative for common overactive bladder troubles.
  • The Truly Healthy Bladder: Understanding Normal as a Pathway to Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract symptoms in Women NIH/NIDDK (site Principal Investigator). Goal: This project will provide us with critical evidence to guide primary care providers in understanding what constitutes a healthy bladder. From knowledge gained, we can initiate prevention strategies aimed at reducing the risk for and incidence of lower urinary tract symptoms over the lifespan.
  • Maternal Birth-Related Neuromuscular Injury and Recovery III: Evaluating Maternal Recovery from Labor and Delivery III (EMRLD3), NIH/NICHD/ORWH (Principal Investigator/Project Lead). Goal: This project will provide us with critical evidence to guide women in determining their risk for a major full loss of the support muscle to the pelvic organs. two-phase that a second birth doubles the risk of genital prolapse offers the opportunity to prevent the associated injury (levator ani loss) and its consequences later in life.
  • The International Center for Advanced Research and Training (ICART) in Bukavu, DRC (principal investigator of founding grant in 2013, founding member, founding and current advisory steering board member). ICART is a novel research center located in a post-conflict region as a collaborative between award-winning Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Evangelical University in Africa (EUA) in Bukavu, and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ICART’s mission is “Building local capacity to solve local problems” http://icart-bukavu.org/. Collaborations between local and international investigators (University of Michigan and others) center on the strength of Panzi Hospital’s databases on sexual violence/obstetric fistula (lead collaborator Panzi CEO and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize awardee Dr. Denis Mukwege). EUA’s unique strengths in agriculture/environment/economic sciences complement the work and offer university-to-university opportunity (lead collaborator EUA President Gustave Mushagalusa).
  • Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation SWAN V, NIH/NINR (Co-Investigator) Goal: This well-known longitudinal trial, over two decades in operation, originally was designed to study the natural history of the transition to menopause. The cohort of women is followed into old age and now includes survey data on prolapse as well as incontinence. Prior well-documented life events, such as lifestyle, hormonal, and obstetric information. Specific to Dr. Miller’s interests, SWAN will greatly enhance our knowledge about risk factors and natural history of pelvic floor disorders, along with its numerous broader contributions in knowledge about women’s health across mid to old age.

Teaching

Dr. Miller has an extensive background in teaching, having taught 8 in-class courses; but much of her teaching experience comes from one-on-one advising, having advised or mentored 65 people, including high school students, undergraduates, research fellows, doctoral and postdoctoral students, international scholars and fellows, and junior faculty. Dr. Miller has presented at nearly 50 invited internal and external teaching presentations and well over 100 extramural refereed presentations, 13 of them being award-winning.

Affiliations / Service

  • Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, 2012-current
  • American Academy of Nursing, 2012-current
  • National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, 2012-current
  • Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners, 2010-current
  • International Continence Society, 2003-current
  • American Urogynecology Society, 2003-current
  • Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Association, 1999-current
  • Society of Urological Nurses, 1999-current
  • National Association for Continence, 1995-current
  • Sigma Theta Tau, Rho Chapter, 1988-current
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society, 1987-current
  • American Nurses Association, 1986-current

Notable Awards / Honors

  • Editor’s Choice manuscript, American Journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2015
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, 2012
  • American Urogynecological Society Best Clinical/Evaluation/Testing Paper Award, 2012
  • American Urogynecological Society Best Clinical Paper Award, 2010

Education

  • Post-Master's Certificate ANP, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001
  • Postdoc, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1999
  • PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1996
  • MSN, Loyola University of Chicago, IL, 1988
  • BSN, Goshen College, Goshen, IN, 1981

Publication Highlights

  • Harlow BL, Bavendam TG, Palmer MH, Brubaker L, Burgio KL, Lukacz ES, Miller JM, Mueller ER, Newman DK, Rickey LM, Sutcliffe S, Simons-Morton D. The Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium: A Transdisciplinary Approach Toward Promoting Bladder Health and Preventing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Women Across the Life Course. J Women’s Heal. 2018;27(3):283-289. doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2017.6566 PubMed PMID: 29634445; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5865253.

  • Mukwege D, Peters L, Amisi C, Smith A, Miller JM. Panzi Score as Parsimonious Severity Indicator for Uro-Genital Fistula derived from Goh and Waaldijk Classification at Panzi Hospital DR Congo. Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 2018; 142(2):187-193. PMID: 29705989 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12514

  • Miller, J. A plea for recognizing all causes of gynaecological fistulae. BJOG: Int J Obstet Gyn. 2017;124. 965. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.14357

  • Wagner T, Scott JY, Newman DK, Miller JM, Kirk K, DiCamillo M, Raghunathan TE, Diokno A, Sampselle S. Costs and Sustainability of a Behavioral Intervention for Urinary Incontinence Prevention. Urology Practice. 2018; 5(4):266-271 doi.org/10.1016/j.urpr.2017.05.003

  • Harlow SD, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Elliott MR, Bonarenko I, Avis NE, Bromberger JT, Brooks MM, Miller JM, Reed B. It is not just menopause: Symptom clustering in the study of women’s health across the nation. Women’s Midlife Health, 2017;3:2: doi.org/10.1186/s40695-017-0021-y

  • Sampselle C, Newman D, Miller JM, Kird K, DiCamillo MA, Wagner T, Raghunathan T, Diokno A. A randomized controlled trial to compare 2 scalable interventions for lower urinary tract symptoms prevention: Main outcomes of the TULIP study. J Urol. 2017; 197(6), 1480-1486. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.12.099.

  • Zielinski R, Low LK, Miller JM. Body after baby: A pilot survey of genital body image and sexual esteem following vaginal birth. Int J. Womens Health. 2017;13;9:189-198. PMID: 28450789. PMCID: PMC5399976. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S123051.

  • Miller JM, Rodseth S, Guo Y, Garcia C, Schimpf M. Does instruction to eliminate caffeinated, artificially sweetened, and alcoholic beverages improve lower urinary tract symptoms: a prospective trial. WOCN 2016, 43(1): 69-79. PMCID: PMC4799659 PMID: 26727685 doi:  [10.1097/WON.0000000000000197]

  • *Miller JM, Low L, Zielinski R, Smith A, DeLancey J, Brandon C. Evaluating maternal recovery from labor and delivery: bone and levator ani injuries. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. AJOG 2015; 213(2): p188e1 – 188e11. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.05.001. Award winning best clinical/evaluation/testing paper at the American Urogynecologic Society annual meeting, 2012. Accompanying Editorial: Nygaard, I. New directions in understanding how the pelvic floor prepares for and recovers from vaginal delivery. AJOG. 2015; 213 (2): 121–122.

  • Ashton-Miller J, Zielinski R, DeLancey J, Miller JM, Validity and reliability of an instrumented speculum designed to minimize the effect of intra-abdominal pressure on the measurement of pelvic floor muscle strength. Clin Biomech. 2014;29(10): 1146-50. PMID: 25307868, PMCID: PMC 4372800. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2014.09.011

  • Betschart C, Kim J, Miller J, Ashton-Miller J, DeLancey J. Comparison of muscle fiber directions between different levator ani muscle subdivisions: in-vivo MRI measurements in women. Int Urogynecol J. 2014; 25 (9): 1263-8. PMID: 24832855; PMCID: PMC4140951 doi: 10.1007/s00192-014-2395-9

  • Low LK, Zielinski R, Tao Y, Galecki, A, Brandon C, Miller J. Predicting birth-related levator ani tear severity at first vaginal birth. Open J Obstet Gnecol, 2014;4(6):266-278. PMID: 25379356 PMCID: PMC4219623. doi:  [10.4236/ojog.2014.46043]

  • Low LK, Miller JM, Guo Y, Ashton-Miller JA, Delancey JO, Sampselle CM. Spontaneous pushing to prevent postpartum urinary incontinence: a randomized, controlled trial. Int Urogynecol J. 2013 24(3):453-60. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-1884-y. PMCID: PMC3980478.

  • Seng J, Miller J, Sperlich M, van de Ven CJ, Brown S, Carter CS, Liberzon I. Exploring dissociation and oxytocin as pathways between trauma exposure and trauma-related hyperemesis gravidarum: a test-of-concept pilot. J Trauma Dissociation. 2013;14(1):40-55. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2012.694594.

  • Zielinksi R, Miller J, Kane Low L, Sampselle C, Delancey JOL. The relationship between pelvic organ prolapse, genital body image, and sexual health. Neurourol Urodyn 2012; 31(7): 1145-8. PMID: 22473490 PMCID: PMC3394912 doi:  [10.1002/nau.22205

  • Zielinksi R, Kane Low L, Miller J, Sampselle C. Validity and reliability of a scale to measure genital body image. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 2012;38(4):309-24. PMID: 22712817 doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2011.569639

  • Brandon C, Jacobson J, Low L, Park L, DeLancey JO, Miller J. Pubic bone injuries in primiparous women: magnetic resonance imaging in detection and differential diagnosis of structural injury. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2012; 39(4):444-51. doi: 10.1002/uog.9082. PMID: 21728205.

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Professor
Carolyn M. Sampselle Collegiate Professor of Nursing
Senior Associate Dean for Professional Graduate Studies and Professional Relations
Department of Health Behavior and Clinical Sciences
Room 3160A NURS1

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482

Telephone: (734) 647-0136
Fax: (734) 763-0681
Lisa Kane Low is accepting new PhD students.

Interests

  • Perineal and pelvic floor
  • Childbirth care
  • Childbirth practices in low resource settings
  • Physiological or normal childbirth
  • Dissemination of evidence based practices within the maternity care system

Dr. Kane Low focuses her research on advancing evidence based care practices during childbirth that promote optimal outcomes for childbearing women and their families. She conducts clinical research aimed at answering significant questions about the ways in which women can best be cared for during the process of normal birth particularly during second stage labor to prevent pelvic floor injury. Currently, Dr. Low is involved in a number of NIH-funded and internally grant supported studies focusing on the process of care during childbirth including: Clinical and Non-Clinical Factors Influencing the use of Electronic Fetal Monitoring, the SCOR Sex and Gender Factors Affecting Women’s Pelvic Floor Health During Childbirth directed by Dr. John De Lancey, Promoting Optimal Outcomes to Prevent Prolapse with Dr. Dee Fenner, Defining Events during Second Stage Labor and a prevention and treatment series of projects focused on incontinence in childbearing women and older age women. She had worked with a model program called Doulas Care to provide volunteer Doulas for low income women and has conducted studies in Honduras aimed at the prevention of post partum hemorrhage. She also has extensive experience working with multi-stakeholder groups to develop and implement model practice and national guidelines focused on the provision of maternity care. She also works as a certified nurse midwife at the University of Michigan Health System.

Current Research Grants and Programs

  • Co-Investigator, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women’s Health, SCOR 3 Prevention of Birth Related Pelvic Floor Injury, Role: Expertise on Intrapartum Care Variables, Measurement and Recruitment of Participants for Birth Related Studies Focused on Second Stage Labor and Muscle Injury Identification and Prevention
  • Principal Investigator, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Clinical and Non-Clinical Factors Influencing Use of Electronic Fetal Monitoring
  • Investigator, M-Cubed Program, University of Michigan, Clinical and Non-Clinical Factors Influencing the Use of Electronic Fetal Monitoring, To explore the multi-stakeholder perspective on the use of Electronic Fetal Monitoring outside of evidence based guidelines.
  • Investigator: National Institutes of Health: NINR, PERL IV: Promoting Effective Recovery from Labor, RCT focused on prevention of post-partum incontinence in a diverse population of womensing bladder health training program initiated in pregnancy through 3 years post-partum.
  • Site Principal Investigator, (Project PI Ananias Diokno, MD; Beaumont Health System), National Institutes of Health: NIA, Group Learning Achieves Decreased Incidents of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (GLADIOLUS) RCT across 3 sites nationally focused on treatment of urinary incontinence in a diverse population of women over 55.
  • Principle Investigator, MICHR/MICHIN University of Michigan P-30 National Institutes of Health, DiMEND, Defining Measures and Events of Normal Delivery with an emphasis on Management of 2nd stage labor and pelvic floor changes.

Teaching

While Dr. Kane Low has extensive teaching experience across the nurse midwifery education curriculum, her primary teaching responsibility is the course entitled Care of Childbearing Women whose subject matter compliments her own research and clinical expertise. She has also taught an International Women’s Health course in the Doctoral program and provides research mentoring for doctoral and master’s students in the School of Nursing. In addition to training future nurses, Dr. Low teaches Perspectives in Women’s Health in the U-M Women’s Studies Department, and works with almost 400 undergraduates every year, showcasing the value of a nursing and feminist perspective in addressing women’s health issues for non-nursing students. Outside of the classroom, Dr. Kane Low enjoys the opportunity to work with students through non-traditional service learning mechanisms to foster their interests in Midwifery, Women’s Health and Maternal Child Health both domestically and abroad and works with graduate midwifery and medical students during their clinical experiences at the University of Michigan Women’s Hospital Birth Center where she practices as a certified nurse midwife.

Affiliations / Service

  • Immediate Past President, American College of Nurse Midwives
  • Chair, Subcommittee to develop BirthTOOLS.org, American College of Nurse Midwives
  • Member, Homebirth Task Force, American College of Nurse Midwives
  • Member, Collaboration Task Force, Homebirth Summit
  • Editorial Board, International Journal of Childbirth
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
  • Member, International Confederation of Midwives, Research Standing Committee
  • Optimality Index-U.S Workgroup, American College of Nurse Midwives
  • Member, Midwest Nursing Research Society, (Past Chair, Childbearing Research Section, 2008-2009)

Notable Awards / Honors

  • Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing 2014 and American College of Nurse Midwives, 2002
  • Distinguished Service Award, American College of Nurse Midwives 2013
  • Excellence in Teaching, American College of Nurse Midwives, 2009, 2014
  • Excellence in Research, Rho Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2007
  • Excellence in Undergraduate Education, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan, 2006
  • Mae Edna Doyle Teacher of the Year Award, University of Michigan School of Nursing, 1996

Education

  • PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001
  • Graduate Certificate, Women’s Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1999
  • Post Master’s Certificate in Teaching, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1995
  • MS, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 1987
  • BSN, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1984

Publication Highlights

  • Moore, J. Kane Low, L., Titler, M., Dalton, V. Sampselle, C.. Moving Towards Patient Centered Care: Women’s Decisions, Perceptions, and Experiences of the Induction of Labor Process. Birth. 2014 June 41(2) 138-46.

  • Torres J, De Vries R, Low LK. Consumer information on fetal heart rate monitoring during labor: a content analysis: a content analysis. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2014 Apr-Jun;28(2):135-43.

  • Nieuwenhuijze, M, Low, Kane L; Korstjens, I.; Lagro-Janssen, T. The role of maternity care providers in enabling women to use birthing positions during second stage labor. J Midwifery Women's Health 2014; May; 59 (3) 277-85.

  • Low, Kane L. , Zielinski, R. , Tao, Y. , Galecki, A. , Brandon, C. and Miller, J. (2014) Predicting Birth-Related Levator Ani Tear Severity in Primiparous Women: Evaluating Maternal Recovery from Labor and Delivery (EMRLD Study).Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4, 266-278. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2014.46043.

  • Nieuwenhuijze, M and Kane Low, L. Facilitating women’s choice in maternity care. The Journal of Clinical Ethics, 2013; 24(3) 271-277.

  • Kane Low L, Bailey JM, Sacks E, Robles C. Reduced post partum hemorrhage after implementation of active management of the third stage of labor in rural Honduras. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2012 Dec;119(3):217-20.

  • Moore J, Kane Low L. Factors influencing elective induction of labor: What does the evidence tell us? Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 2012, 26(3) 242-350.

  • Kane Low L, Miller J, Gao Y, Ashton-Miller J, DeLancey JOL, Sampselle C. Spontaneous pushing to prevent postpartum urinary incontinence: A randomized, controlled trial. International Journal of Urogynecology, 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1884.

  • Hipp L, Kane Low L, Van Anders S. Exploring Women’s Postpartum Sexuality: Social, Psychological, Relational, and Birth-Related Contextual Factors. Journal of Sexual Medicine. Article first published online: 6 JUN 2012.

  • Fullerton J, Kane Low L, Batista-Shaw J, Murphy P. The Development and Use of the Optimality Index US: Ten years of experience and evolution. International Journal of Childbirth. 2011; 1(3): 171-178.

  • Zielinski R, Kane Low L, Sampselle C, Miller J. Validity and Reliability of a Scale to Measure Genital Body Image, Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 2011; 38(4): 309-324. DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2011.569639

  • Seng JS, Kane Low, L, Sperlich M, Ronis DL, Liberzon I. Post-traumatic stress disorder, child abuse history, birth weight and gestational age: a prospective cohort study. BJOG. 2011; 118(11):1329-39. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03071.x Times Cited: 1

  • Seng, JS, Low LK, Sperlich M, Ronis DL, Liberzon I. Prevalence, Trauma History, and Risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Nulliparous Women in Maternity Care. Obstetrics & Gynecology October 2009; 114(4):839-847.

  • Kane Low L, Seng J, Miller J. Use of the optimality index-United States in perinatal clinical research: A validation study. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health 2008; 53(4):302-309. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.01.009.

  • Kane Low L, Scheib H, Bailey J, Sacks E. Challenges for traditional birth attendants in northern rural Honduras. Midwifery 2006; 22(1): 79-87. DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2005.03.005

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Professor Emerita
Sally L Lusk Collegiate Professor of Nursing
Director, Occupational Health Nursing Program
Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership
Room 3180 NURS1

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482

Telephone: (734) 763-3450
Fax: (734) 647-0351
Marjorie McCullagh is not accepting new PhD students.

Interests

  • Community/public/population health
  • Health behavior
  • Worker health and safety
  • Intervention effectiveness & translational research
  • Randomly-controlled trials

The aim of Dr. Marjorie McCullagh’s program of research is to promote the health of agricultural and other workers through healthy environments, behaviors, and policies. This work is primarily focused on toxic noise exposure and its multiple negative health effects among farm operators and farm and rural youth. Watch a University of Michigan video about Dr. McCullagh's work. 

She has worked to understand how farmers and workers get information about their health and safety and developed and validated instruments to measure hearing protector use and related attitudes. Much of her work has addressed testing the effectiveness of novel interventions to improve health behavior. In doing so, she has developed successful strategies for high subject enrollment and retention, and established strong interdisciplinary partnership in efforts to address important health issues. These include work with such fields as sociology, health communications and behavior, audiology, agronomy, web design, social work, demography, and applied statistics. Her work is published in top-tier peer-reviewed journals in nursing and other disciplines. She has presented her work nationally and internationally.

Dr. McCullagh also serves a director of The University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering (COHSE), which is a NIOSH Education and Research Center (ERC)
 

Current Research Grants and Programs

  • University of Michigan Education and Research Center, NIOSH T42, Director
  • Feasibility and Acceptability of Motivational Interviewing to Reduce the Negative Health Effects of Noise Exposure among Agricultural Producers

Teaching

Dr. McCullagh is experienced in teaching nursing at the undergraduate and graduate levels, in both didactic and clinical settings. Her methods accommodate learners from a wide range of learning styles, and include a high level of student-teacher interaction. Dr. McCullagh employs a variety of teaching-learning methods, including case study analyses, videos, gaming, and web-based technologies in both face-to-face and distance learning formats. Course teaching focuses on population-focused nursing (e.g., Evaluation in Health Systems), core graduate nursing curriculum (e.g., Leadership Immersion), and specialty-focused (e.g., Issues in Occupational Health Nursing). 

Affiliations / Service

  • Member, Midwest Nursing Research Society, 1996-present (Health-Seeking Behavior Research Section, Co-Chair, 1999-2000; Chair, 2000-2001; Membership Committee member, 2001-2010; Membership committee chair, 2003-05, 2005-07, 2007-present; Pre-conference Planning Committee Member, 2002-2003; Scientific Session Moderator, 2000, 2002; Scientific Program Reviewer, 2010-present
  • Member, University of Michigan Health System Nursing Health and Safety Council, 2008-present
  • Member, North Dakota Department of Health Public Health Emergency Reserve/Medical Reserve Corps, 2004-present
  • Member, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, 1997-present
  • Member, American Public Health Association, 1997-present
  • Staff, American National Red Cross, Disaster Health Services, 1978-present

Notable Awards / Honors

  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Researcher Hall of Fame (2022)
  • American Academy of Nursing Edge Runner Designation (2018)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (2015)
  • Fellow, American Association of Occupational Health Nursing (2014)
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Rho Chapter, Excellence in Nursing Research Award (2014)

Education

  • PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1999
  • MS, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 1986
  • BS, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 1977

Publication Highlights

  • McCullagh, M.C.; Cohen, M.A.; Haberkorn, E.; & Wood, M. (2020). Evaluating the implementation fidelity of a community-based intervention to promote hearing conservation among farm and rural youth. Translational and Behavioral Medicine, 10(3), 734–740. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibz037

  • McCullagh, M.C., Yang, J.J. & Cohen, M.A. (2020). Community-based program to increase use of hearing conservation practices among farm and rural youth: A cluster randomized trial of effectiveness. BMC Public Health 20, 847. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08972-3.

  • McCullagh, M.C.; Mecomber, J.; McBride, K.M.; Hubscher, J.J.; Kingsinger, O.G.; Park, S.; Souksay, K.J.; Velasquez, C.M.; Yake, L.M. (2020).  Development and testing of a practicum matching program for baccalaureate nursing education and a local public health unit. Public Health Nursing, (37) 812–817. DOI: 10.1111/phn.12767.

  • Friese, C.; Mendelsohn-Victor, K.; Fauer, A.; McCullagh, M.C.; Wong, M. (2020). Oncology Nurses’ Exposure to Hazardous Drugs in Ambulatory Settings: Case Report Analysis from a Prospective, Multi-Site Study. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 24(3):249-255. DOI: 10.1188/20.cjon.249-255 PMID: 32441682.

  • Lusk, S.L. & McCullagh, M.C. (2020). Environmental noise impacts health and well-being. In Leffers, J.; Smith, C.M.; Huffling, K.; McDermott-Levy, R.; & Sattler, B. (Eds.). Environmental Health in Nursing [e-textbook, https://envirn.org/e-textbook/]. Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments: Mt. Ranier, MD.

  • Ullman, E.D.; Smith, L.M.; McCullagh, M.C.; Neitzel, R.L. (2021). Hearing loss as a predictor for hearing protection attenuation among miners. Occup Environ Med. doi:10.1136/ oemed-2020-106838

  • Rosemberg, M.A.; Yang, L.; Seng, J.; McConnell, D.; McCullagh, M.C. (2021). Stressors, allostatic load, and health outcomes among women hotel housekeepers: A pilot study. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene.

  • Aebersold, M.; McCullagh, M.; Titler, M.; Jiang, X.; Zhang, X.; Tschannen, D.; Friese, C. (2019). Center for improving patient and population health: Using ‘why’ to develop a transformative research center. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice.

  • Lusk, S.L.; McCullagh, M.C; Dickson, V.V.; Xu, J. (2017). Reduce noise: Improve the nation’s health. Nursing Outlook (65)5, 652–656. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2017.08.001

  • McCullagh, M.C.; Cohen, M.A.; Haberkorn, E.; & Wood, M. (2019). Evaluating the implementation fidelity of a community-based intervention to promote hearing conservation among farm and rural youth. Translational and Behavioral Medicine, ibz037, https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibz037


Professor
Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership
Room 4306 NURS1

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482

Telephone: (734) 936-3055
Fax: (734) 647-2416
Milisa Manojlovich is accepting new PhD students.

Interests

  • Cancer care delivery
  • Interdisciplinary communication
  • Visual-based methodologies
  • The role of communication in diagnostic error

Dr. Manojlovich studies how communication can be used to improve healthcare delivery for cancer patients. She uses innovative visual-based methods (both video and photo) to improve care delivery by understanding the patient perspective and guiding the development of education materials that patients will comprehend and use. Patient education is a modifiable aspect of cancer care delivery that could contribute to better treatment outcomes and improved quality of life. Her research is agnostic to cancer type or population because the vast majority of cancer patients enter the healthcare system at some point for cancer care and how that care is delivered is dependent on communication.

Dr. Manojlovich studies communication from two angles – conceptual and methodological - to provide the greatest impact. Conceptually, in health care communication is commonly defined as information exchange, borrowing heavily from aviation which focuses on sender-receiver characterizations and thus a transactional view of communication. Dr. Manojlovich promotes a broader view of communication, one focused on developing shared understanding between communicators and the transformational nature of communication that results when two people – with different perspectives – come to understand one another and learn something new. Methodologically, Dr. Manojlovich is expanding the focus of communication to include how education is provided to, and received by, oncology patients who are prescribed oral anti-cancer agents (OAAs) to treat their cancer. OAAs cause a wide range of worrisome toxic reactions, leading to non-adherence. Since improving adherence may have a far greater impact on clinical outcomes than advances in new drug treatments, innovative methods based on the transformational power of communication are needed because of the recognition that improved adherence will ultimately reduce morbidity and mortality from cancer. Dr. Manojlovich is currently co-investigator on studies, listed below.

Visit her Prevent Harms through Discovery and Innovation (PIVOT) Hub website.

Current Research Grants and Programs

  • Patient Engagement in Reporting Medication Events during Transitions of Care (PI Jiang). 1R01HS02784601. Role: co-I
  • Engineering whole health into hospital care to improve wellness: The M-Wellness Laboratory (M-Well) (PI Saint). 1R18HS028963. Role: co-I
  • Ensuring Safe and Effective Delivery of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for Veterans (Co-PIs Harrod & Krein). VHA. 1I01HX003691-01. Role: co-I
  • Comparing inotrope practice variation in Cardiac Survey. (PI Mathis). 1R01HL167790-01. Role: co-I
  • VIGIL - Vectors of intelligent guidance in long-reach rural healthcare. ARPHA-H. Role: co-I

Teaching

Dr. Manojlovich’s teaching philosophy is a blend of constructivism and humanism. She uses the principles of adult education to provide structure within which learning can occur. She invites her students to engage in learning along with her and facilitates the exploratory process by creating an environment where students feel safe to express their thoughts and ideas. Dr. Manojlovich uses creative teaching strategies to enhance classroom experiences and includes components of cooperative learning in every class session. She teaches at both undergraduate and graduate levels, in clinical and didactic courses. As a faculty member she believes that, to facilitate the School’s teaching mission, her primary responsibility is to support and advocate for students.

Affiliations / Service

  • Co-Director, National Clinician Scholars Program at Michigan
  • Senior Editor, BMJ Quality & Safety

Notable Awards / Honors

  • Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Dissertation Grant, 2003
  • New Investigator Award, Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues, AcademyHealth, 2008
  • Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan, Spring/Summer Research Grants Program, 2012
  • Award for Excellence in Nursing Research: Sigma Theta Tau International – Rho Chapter, 2015
  • Recognized "Top-Cited Scientist", Science-Wide Author Databases for Standardized Citation Indicators, Sept. 2022
  • Ruth M. Colket Visiting Professor, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Feb. 22-23, 2022

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • MS, Rush University, Chicago, IL
  • ADN, Indiana University, Gary, IN
  • BEd, University of Windsor, Windsor Ontario, Canada
  • BA, Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario, Canada

Publication Highlights

  • Manojlovich, M., Rizvi-Toner, A., DasGupta, R., Farris, K., Friese, C. R., Kostoff, D., Mackler, E., Millisor, V., & Titler, M. G. (2023). Video reflexive ethnography as an intervention to improve oral anti-cancer agent patient education: A pilot study. PEC Innovation, 2 100148. doi: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2023.100148

  • Manojlovich, M., Blok, A.C., Wright, N., Azhari, E., Farris, K.B., Friese, C.R., Mackler, E., Titler, M., & Byrnes, M. (2023). Photo elicitation, an approach to better understanding the patient experience with OAAs: Pilot study and future implications. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31(652). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-08128-0 

  • Jiang, Y., Hong, M., Cho, Y., Friese, C.R., Hawley, S., Manojlovich, M., Krause, J., & Gong, Y. (2024). Acceptance and use of digital technologies for medication safety events self-reporting after care transitions to home in patients with cancer: A survey study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26, e47685. https://doi.org/10.2196/47685

  • Manojlovich, M., Bettencourt, A.P., Mangus, C.W., Parker, S.J., Skurla, S.E., Walters, H.M., & Mahajan, P. (2024). Refining a framework to enhance communication in the emergency department during the diagnostic process: An eDelphi approach. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 50(5), 348-356.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.01.013

  • Guetterman, T. & Manojlovich, M. (2024). Grand rounds in methodology: Designing for integration in mixed methods research. BMJ Quality & Safety, 33, 470-478. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016112   

  • Bunni, D., Walters, G., Hwang, M., Gahn, K., Mason, H., Manojlovich, M., Gong, Y., & Jiang, Y. (2024) Oncology patients’ willingness to report their medication safety concerns from home: A qualitative study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(6), 352. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08565-5

  • Rizvi Toner, A., Coe, T., Friese, C.R., Manojlovich, M., Wallner, L., & Farris, K.B. (2024). Patient symptoms, self-management, and unscheduled health care use during the first six months of targeted oral anticancer agent therapy: A mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ Open, 14(2): e081375. PubMed PMID: 38355181; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10868296  

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Professor
Sara H. & Robert B. Rothschild Endowed Professor in Global Nursing
Department of Health Behavior and Clinical Sciences
Room 3320A NURS1

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482

Telephone: (734) 763-0097
Fax: (734) 615-9771
Jody Lori is accepting new PhD students.

Interests

  • Global health
  • Reproductive rights
  • Vulnerable populations
  • Community-based participatory research

Dr. Lori is Director, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center.

Dr. Lori’s program of research contributes to the design and testing of innovative models of care to improve maternal and newborn health in areas of the world challenged by a lack of human resources, long distances to care, and cultural, gender, and socio-economic barriers. The design of the interventions utilizes a human rights framework to tackle the intractable problems of preventable maternal and newborn death through strengthening health systems and influencing reproductive health policy. Her research has contributed to the development of models of care to reduce the burden of maternal and newborn mortality on individuals, their families, and society through a program of participatory action research in low-resource countries.

The key policy issues driving her research are the 300,000 maternal deaths, 2.6 million stillbirths, and 2.8 million neonatal deaths that occur each year worldwide – with the vast majority occurring in low resource countries. Funding for her program of research has come from diverse intramural and extramural sources including the National Institutes of Health/Fogarty International Center, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), multiple private foundations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ELMA, and Merck for Mothers. She has extensive field work experience in Ghana, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Liberia, Mexico, and Zambia.

Current Research Grants and Programs

  • Group Antenatal Care to Promote a Healthy Pregnancy and Optimize Maternal and Newborn Outcomes: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, NIH/NICHD (PI) 2018-2023.
  • WhatsApp Triage, Referral & Transfer System: Increasing Access & Quality, Grand Challenge Award, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (PI) 2020-2022.

Teaching

Dr. Jody Lori developed and teaches an inter-professional education course with medicine, pharmacy, and public health in the business school (BA620). 

Affiliations / Service

  • Midwifery Network, World Health Organization Collaborating Centers for Nursing and Midwifery, developed to advocate for midwifery worldwide, 2020-present
  • World Health Organization (WHO), MCA Department and Office of the Chief Nurse, Lead for Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to coordinate 14 WHO Collaborating Centers to review an ANC course/curriculum developed for the AFRO region based on the 2016 WHO Antenatal Care Guidelines, 2018
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Committee on Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care, Washington DC, 2016-2018
  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 2012-present
  • Fellow, American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2010-present
  • Internal Advisory Committee, Center for Global Health Equity, University of Michigan, 2021-present
  • Advisory Board, Center for Global Health Equity, University of Michigan, 2020-2021

Notable Awards / Honors

  • Sarah Goddard Power Award, Academic Women’s Caucus, University of Michigan, 2019

Education

  • AACN Wharton Executive Leadership Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
  • PhD, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2009
  • MS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1992
  • BSN, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI ,1980

Publication Highlights

  • Lori JR, Munro-Kramer ML, Liu H, McGlasson KL, Zhang X, Lee H, Ngoma T, Kaiser JL, Bwalya M, Musonda G, Sakala I, Perosky JE, Fong RM, Boyd CJ, Chastain P, Rockers PC, Hamer DH, Biemba G, Vian T, Bonawitz R, Lockhart N & Scott NA. (2021). Increasing facility delivery through maternity waiting homes for women living farthest from a health facility in rural Zambia: a quasi-experimental study. BJOG. PMID:33993600. DOI: 10.22541/au.160249344.42235507.

  • Buser J, Cranmer JN, Dzpmeku VM, Ngoma-Hazemba A, Ngabirano T, Bakari A & Lori, JR. The call for global health research mentorship for doctorally prepared nurses in low- and middle-income countries, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104(5):1932-1935. PMID: 33755590. PMCID: PMC8103468 https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1603.

  • Buser J, Moyer CA, Boyd CJ, Veliz PT, Zulu D, Ngoma-Hazemba A, Mtenje JT, Jones AD & Lori, JR. (2021).The association between maternity waiting home use and maternal newborn knowledge: latent class analysis Journal of Nursing Measurement. PMID: 33795487. DOI: 10.1891/JNM-D-19-00093.

  • Lee H, Veliz PT, Maffioli, E, Munro-Kramer M, Sakala I, Chioboola NM, Kaunda J, Phiri T & Lori JR. (2021). The role of Savings and Internal Lending Groups (SILCs) in improving household wealth and financial preparedness for birth in rural Zambia.  Health Policy and Planning. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czab049.

  • Dzomeku, VM, Mensah ABB, Nakua EK, Agbadi, P, Lori JR, Donkor, P. (2021). Midwives’ experiences of implementing respectful maternity care knowledge in daily maternity care practices after participating in a four-day RMC training. BMC Nursing 20, 39,  PubMed PMID: 33691686; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7945050. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00559-6.

  • Beck D, Veliz PT, Munro-Kramer M, Ngoma T, Scott N, Kaiser JL, Musonda G and Lori JR. Homebirth in rural Zambia: the role of intimate partner violence and autonomous decision-making. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.13208.

  • Moyer CA, Sakyi KS, Sacks E, Compton SD, Lori JR & Williams JEO. (2021). COVID‐19 is increasing Ghanaian pregnant women’s anxiety and reducing healthcare seeking. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 152(3):444-445. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13487 Epub 2020 Dec 10. PubMed PMID: 33222215.

  • Buser J, Munro-Kramer ML, Veliz PT, Zhang X, Lockhart N, Biemba G, Thandiwe N, Scott N & Lori JR. (2021). How maternity waiting home use influences attendance of antenatal and postnatal care. PlosOne, 16(1): e0245893. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245893 PubMed PMID: 33481942; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7822518.

  • Buser JM, Moyer CA, Boyd CJ, Zulu D, Ngoma-Hazemba A, Mtenje JT, Jones AD & Lori JR.  (2020). The Association Between Maternity Waiting Home Use and Maternal-Newborn Knowledge: Latent Class Analysis. Journal of Nursing Measurement. PMID: 33795487. DOI: 10.1891/JNM-D-19-00093.

  • Lori, JR & Madigan, E. (2020). Global engagement competencies for PhD nursing students, Journal of Professional Nursing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.08.009. PubMed PMID: 33674095.

  • Lee H, Veliz PT, Ray ET, Chioboola NM, Phiri TK, Musonda G, & Lori JR. (2020). Financial preparedness for birth among rural Zambian women Do antenatal care visits make a difference, Maternal Child Health Journal.  DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-03043-w. PubMed PMID: 33222107.

  • Grenier L, Lori JR, Darney B, Noguchi LM, Maru S, Klima C, Lundeen T, Walker D, Patil C, Suhowatsky S, & Musange S. (2020). Building a global evidence base to guide policy and implementation for group antenatal care in low-and middle-income countries: Key principles and research framework recommendations from the Global Group Antenatal Care Collaborative, Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health 65(5): 694-699.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.13143 . PubMed PMID: 33010115.

  • Lori JR, Perosky JE, Rominski S, Munro-Kramer ML, Cooper F, Kofa A, Nyanplu A, James KH, Cole GG, Coley K, Liu H, & Moyer CA. (2020). Maternity waiting homes in Liberia: results of a countrywide multi-sector scale-up, PlosOne, 15(6): DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0234785. PubMed PMID: 32574182; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7310707.

  • Dzomeku VM, Mensah BAB, Nakua EK, Pascal A, Lori JR & Donkor P. (2020). Exploring midwives’ understanding of respectful maternal care in Kumasi, Ghana: Qualitative Inquiry, PlosOne, 15(7): DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0220538. PubMed PMID:32644991; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7347175. 

  • Dzomeku, VM, Mensah BAB, Nakua EK, Agbadi, P, Lori JR & Donkor, P.  (2020). Developing a tool for measuring postpartum women’s experiences of respectful maternity care at a tertiary hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, Heliyon, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04374. PubMed PMID:32685719; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7355990.  

  • Buser JM, Moyer CA, Boyd CJ, Zulu D, Ngoma-Hazemba A, Mtenje JT, Jones AD & Lori JR. (2020).  Maternal Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care in Rural Zambia, Health Care for Women International, 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2020.1781125. PubMed PMID: 32658563.

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Professor
Shake Ketefian Collegiate Professor of Nursing
Department of Health Behavior and Clinical Sciences
Room 2160 NURS1

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482

Telephone: (734) 763-0011
Fax: (734) 936-5525
Janet Larson is accepting new PhD students.

Interests

  • Exercise and COPD
  • Stigma with COPD
  • Functional status in COPD
  • Anxiety and depression in COPD

Dr. Larson is an expert in the pulmonary rehabilitation of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She maintains an active program of research, studying factors that influence symptoms, physical activity, and quality of life for people with COPD. Most of her research focuses on exercise interventions for people with COPD and includes a series of studies to examine the effects of inspiratory muscle training and cycle ergometry training (NIH NR01428). In the past, Dr. Larson has conducted a prospective longitudinal study to examine factors that influence deterioration of respiratory muscle strength and functional status in people with COPD (NIH NR04129). More recently, she completed a randomized controlled trial of upper body strength training with a self-efficacy enhancing intervention to promote exercise adherence in people with COPD (NIH NR 08037). She is currently conducting studies to examine daily physical activity and the effects of an exercise intervention to increase physical activity in people with COPD.

Current Research Grants and Programs

  • Monitoring Physical Activity Behavior in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a preliminary study (Larson, JL, PI; Han, ML Co-I)
  • Lifestyle physical activity intervention for people with COPD (Larson, JL, PI; Gretebeck, K, Co-I; Han, ML, Co-I)
  • “Center for complexity and self-management of chronic disease,” (Multiple PI, D Barton and I Dinov), P20NR15331,9/2014-72019. The center was established to support the development of research that advances the self-management of people with complex co-morbid conditions and the use of complex interventions. Dr. Larson is director of the pilot core.

Teaching

Dr. Larson mentors students in her research laboratory and regularly teaches research seminars for graduate students as well as lectures on topics of respiratory physiology and respiratory pathophysiology at the undergraduate and graduate level. She lectures on topics related to conducting exercise research in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and measurement issues related to tests of functional performance. In addition, Dr. Larson (in collaboration with Marie Driever, PhD, RN) has regularly conducted research workshops for nurses in Russia, sponsored by the Russian Nurses Association.

Affiliations / Service

  • American Thoracic Society, 1986-present (multiple leadership roles 1987-2010; Nursing Assembly Chair and Board of Directors Member 2005-2007)
  • Respiratory Nursing Society, 1989-present (Co-Founder, President 1989-1992, multiple leadership roles 1992-1999)
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society, 1983-present (multiple leadership roles 1992-2010; Treasurer 2004-2009; President Elect 2010-2011)
  • NIH Center for Scientific Review, (multiple ad hoc reviews 1995-2001, Nursing Study Section member 2001-2004; Nursing Science: Adults and Older Adults Study Section member 2005-2009 and chair 2008-2009)
  • American College of Sports Medicine, 2000-present (member)

Notable Awards / Honors

  • University of Michigan Shaké Ketefian Collegiate Professor of Nursing, 2015 -
  • University Scholar, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003-2006
  • Distinguished Contribution to Research in the Midwest, Midwest Nursing Research Society, 2002
  • Founders Award, Respiratory Nursing Society, 2000
  • Service Award, Respiratory Nursing Society, 1995
  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 1994

Education

  • PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1985
  • MN, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1978
  • BSN, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1975

Publication Highlights

  • Chan, R, Giardin N, Larson JL. (2015). A Pilot Study: Modified mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention in COPD. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 10:445-454. PMID:25767382

  • Hacker ED, Kapella M, Park C, Ferrans CE, Larson JL. (2015). Oncology Nursing Forum. 42:371-379. PMID:26148316.

  • Larson, JL, Covey, MK, Kapella, MC, Alex, AG, McAuley, E. (2014). Self-efficacy enhancing intervention increases light physical activity in people with COPD International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 9:1081-1090. doi:10.2147/COPD.S66846. eCollection 2014. PMID 25336939

  • Driever, MJ, Sarkisova, V, Serebrennikova, N, Mandleco, B, Larson, JL. (2014). Capacity building for global health nursing. In MJ Upvall, JM Leffers Eds. Global Health - Nursing Building and Sustaining Partnerships. New York, Springer Publishing Co. pp. 149-158.

  • Lin, YP, McCullagh, MC, Kao, TS, Larson, JL. (2014). An Integrative Review: Work Environment Factors Associated With Physical Activity Among White-Collar Workers. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 36(2):262-83. doi: 10.1177/0193945913503417. Epub 2013 Sep 24.

  • Park, SK, Richardson, CR, Holleman, RG, Larson, JL. (2013). Physical Activity in People with COPD, using the National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey dataset (2003-2006). Heart & Lung. ;42(4):235-40. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.04.005. Epub 2013 May 29. PMID:23726356

  • Larson, JL, Vos, CM, Fernandez, D. (2013). Interventions to increase physical activity in people with COPD: Systematic review. Annual Review of Nursing Research. 31: 297-326.

  • Lin, Y. P., Kao, T. S., McCullagh, M. C., Edington, D. W., & Larson, J. L. (2012). Work environment and psychosocial factors affecting physical activity among Taiwanese information technology professionals: a structural equation modeling approach. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 54: 1092-1100. PMID22929795

  • Covey MK, McAuley E, Kapella MC, Collins EG, Alex CG, Bernbaum, ML, Larson, JL. (2012) Upper-Body Resistance Training and Self-Efficacy Enhancement in COPD. J Pulmon Resp Med S9:001. doi:10.4172/2161-105X.S9-001

  • Berger, B, Kapella, MC, Larson, JL. (2011). The experience of stigma in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 33(7):916-932.PMID: 20940446

  • Tzeng, H-M, Larson, JL. (2011). Exploring the relationship between patient call-light use rate and nurse call-light response time in acute care settings. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 29:138-143.PMID: 21099676

  • Driever, MJ, Mandleco, BL, Larson, JL (2011). Formulating Questions to Guide the Use of Evidence in Nursing Practice, Russian Nurses’ Association Tribune, 11(4):10- 13.

  • Plonczynski, D.J., Wilbur, J.E., Larson, J.L., Thiede, K. (2008) Lifestyle Physical Activity of Older Rural Women. Research in Nursing and Health, 31, 501-513.

  • Woith, W.M., & Larson, J.L. (2008). Delay in seeking treatment and adherence to tuberculosis medication in Russia: A survey of patients from two clinics. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45, 1163-1174.

  • Larson, J.L. (2007). Functional performance and physical activity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Theoretical perspectives. The Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 4, 237-242.

  • Kapella, M.C., Larson, J.L., Patel, M.K., Covey, M.K., Berry, J.K. (2006). Subjective fatigue, influencing variables and consequences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nursing Research, 55, 10-17.

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Professor Emerita
Barbara A. Therrien Collegiate Professor Emerita of Nursing
Department of Health Behavior and Clinical Sciences
Room 2160 NURS1

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482

Telephone: 734-763-0001
Janean Holden is not accepting new PhD students.

Interests

  • Neuropathic pain

Dr. Holden’s preclinical research builds on identifying the mechanisms underlying pain modulation in the spinal cord that alter pain perception in the brain. Specifically, her research is aimed at mechanisms of hypothalamic nociceptive and neuropathic pain modulation in the spinal cord dorsal horn, and includes preliminary work using the chemotherapy agent paclitaxel in a rat model of hypothalamic pain modulation.

Current Research Grants and Programs

  • Forebrain Modulation of Neuropathic Pain, NIH, NINR, 2R01 NR004778; 2008-2013; PI
  • Posterior Hypothalamic Modulation of Pain, NIH, NINR, 1R01 NR013861; 2012-2017; PI
  • Alpha-adrenergic Modulation of Oxaliplatin-Induced Hyperalgesia, MICHR Translational Research Grant, U-M; 2017-2018
  • Alpha-adrenergic Modulation of Oxaliplatin-Induced Hyperalgesia, Janet Gatherers Boyle Pilot Study, U-M School of Nursing; 2017-2018

Teaching

Dr. Holden’s teaching expertise lies in the area of pathophysiology.  She teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including an online master’s level pathophysiology class.  She especially enjoys teaching and working with students in her laboratory, and has a dozen graduate and undergraduate students working as research technicians.

Affiliations / Service

  • President, Midwest Nursing Research Society, 2016-2017 (March, 2017)
  • Member, Midwest Nursing Research Society, 1988-present (Vice President, 2006-2010)
  • Secretary-Treasurer and Founding Member, Midwest Nursing Research Society Foundation, 2006-2014
  • Member, American Pain Society, 2006- present, (small grants review committee)
  • Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Anesthesiology, 2011- present

Notable Awards / Honors

  • Fellow, Committee on Institutional Cooperation Academic Leadership Program, 2015-2016
  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 2009
  • Senior Scientist Recognition Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society, 2009
  • Ehrlich II World Wide Conference On Magic Bullets; invited to compete for Ehrlich Prize, 2008
  • Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, presented at the White House, April 2000 (first nurse scientist to receive this award)

Education

  • Post-doctoral Fellowship, Pharmacology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1993-1996
  • PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1993
  • MS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1987
  • BSN, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1974

Publication Highlights

  • Stapleton S.J., Holden J.E., Wang E., Epstein J. & Wilkie D.J. (2016). Symptom clusters in patients with cancer in the hospice/palliative care setting. Supportive Care in Cancer: Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 24(9), 3863-3871. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-016-3210-6

  • Wagner M.A., Jeong Y., Banerjee T., Yang J. & Holden J.E. (2016). Sex differences in hypothalamic-mediated tonic norepinephrine release for thermal hyperalgesia in rats. Neuroscience, 324: 420-9. PMID: 27001177

  • Wardach J., Wagner M., Jeong Y. & Holden, J.E. (2016). Lateral hypothalamic stimulation reduces thermal hyperalgesia through spinally descending orexin-A neurons in neuropathic pain. Western Journal of Nursing Research 38: 292-307. PMID: 26475681

  • Stapleton S.J., Wilkie D.J., Holden J.E., & Epstein J. (2015). A systematic review of the symptom distress scale in advanced cancer studies. Cancer Nursing, 39(4): E9-E23. PMID: 26252436

  • Holden J.E., Wang E., Moes J.R., Wagner, M., Maduko A., & Jeong Y. (2014). Differences in carbachol dose, pain condition and sex following lateral hypothalamic stimulation. Neuroscience, 270:226-35. PMID:24759771

  • Moes J.R. & Holden J.E. (2014). Characterizing activity and muscle atrophy changes in rats with neuropathic pain: A pilot study. Biological Research for Nursing. 16:16-22. PMID:24057222

  • Jeong Y., Moes J.R., Wagner M. & Holden J.E. (2012). The posterior hypothalamus exerts opposing effects on nociception via the A7 catecholamine cell group in rat. Neuroscience. 227:144-153. PMID:23036619

  • Ngamkham S., Vincent, C., Finnegan L., Holden J.E., Wang Z.J. & Wilkie D.J. (2012). The McGill Pain Questionnaire as a multidimensional measure in people with cancer: An integrative review. Pain Management Nursing, 13(1), 27-51. PMID:22341138.

  • Holden J.E. (2011). Putting the bio in biobehavioral research: Animal models. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 33(8):1017-1029. PMID:21454886.

  • Ngamkham S., Holden J.E., & Wilkie D.J. (2011). Differences in pain location, intensity and quality by pain pattern in outpatients with cancer. Cancer Nursing: An International Journal for Cancer Care, 34(3):228-237. PMID:21512345.

  • Prasertsri N., Holden J.E., Keefe F.J., & Wilkie D.J. (2010). Repressive coping style: Relationships with pain, pain coping strategies, and depression in lung outpatient cancer patients. Lung Cancer, 71(2):235. PMID:20557973.

  • Holden J.E., Pizzi J.A. & Jeong Y. (2009). An NK1 receptor antagonist microinjected into the periaqueductal gray blocks lateral hypothalamic-induced antinociception in rats. Neuroscience Letters, 453:115-119. PMID:19356605.

  • Jeong Y. & Holden J.E. (2009). Lateral hypothalamus-induced alpha-adrenoceptor mediated nociceptive modulation acts on c-fibers in rat. Biological Research for Nursing, 10(4):331-339. PMID:19114413.

  • Jeong Y. & Holden J.E. (2009). The role of spinal orexin-1 receptors in posterior hypothalamic modulation of neuropathic pain. Neuroscience, 159:1414-1421. PMID:19409203.

  • Jeong Y. & Holden J.E. (2008). Commonly used preclinical models of pain. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 30:350-364. PMID:18029542.

  • Holden J.E. & Pizzi J.A. (2008). Lateral hypothalamic-induced antinociception is mediated by a substance P connection with the rostral ventromedial medulla. Brain Research, 1214:40-49. PMID:18457815.

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Professor
Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing
Professor, Health Management and Policy School of Public Health
Associate Director for Cancer Control and Population Sciences, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Director, Center for Improving Patient and Population Health (CIPPH)
Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership
Room 4154 NURS1

Dr. Friese is on sabbatical leave from September 1, 2023 through May 21, 2024.

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482

Telephone: (734) 647-4308
Christopher Friese is not accepting new PhD students.

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Interests

  • Cancer
  • Health Services Research
  • Quality and Safety
  • Nursing Work Environments
  • Health Policy

Dr. Christopher R. Friese is a national authority in measuring and improving the quality of cancer care delivery. Over his career,  he has led pivotal studies to develop and test strategies to improve outcomes of high-risk care.  His research findings were among the first to establish a significant relationship between favorable nurse practice environments and lower surgical mortality. With over 120 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Friese’s research findings have informed clinical practice guidelines, and state and federal health policy. Dr. Friese spent 2016-2017 as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow in the United States Senate. Dr. Friese is a clinical expert in the nursing care of patients with hematological malignancies and advanced cancers. In 2021, the President appointed Dr. Friese to a six-year term on the National Cancer Advisory Board, which sets national cancer research policy. 

Current Research Grants and Programs

  • Making the right choice: Medicare plan selection and access to cancer care, 2022-2024 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Consultant
  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Support Grant, 2018-2023, National Cancer Institute, Co-I
  • Interdisciplinary Research Training Center in Cancer Care Delivery, 2020-2025, National Cancer Institute, PI

Teaching

Dr. Friese focuses his teaching on action-oriented learning. Borrowing from Benjamin Franklin, he believes his students should learn the “most useful and most ornamental.” He has taught across the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. He developed an interprofessional elective in Cancer Care and frequently teaches policy analysis, organizational theory, and systems assessment for health care.  In recent years, Dr. Friese has focused his energies on mentoring the next generation of health care leaders and scientists, as the Program Director in Cancer Care Delivery Research Training at the University of Michigan.

Affiliations / Service

  • Member, Oncology Nursing Society, 1995-Present (several service roles, 1999-present)
  • Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2000-present (several service roles, 2000-present)
  • Member, AcademyHealth, 2005-Present
  • Member, Patient Centered-Outcomes Research Board of Governors, 2018-2024
  • Member, National Academy of Medicine Committee on the Use of Elastomeric Respirators in Health Care, 2017-2018
  • Member, National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine, 2017-2020 (Co-Chair, 2019-2020)
  • Member, National Cancer Policy Forum, 2023-2026
  • Member, National Cancer Advisory Board, 2021-2026

Notable Awards / Honors

  • International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2022
  • Distinguished Researcher Award, Oncology Nursing Society, 2021
  • Elected Member, National Academy of Medicine, 2020
  • Research Mentorship Award, AcademyHealth Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues, 2020
  • Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Endowed Professorship (inaugural holder), 2017
  • Henry Russel Award, University of Michigan, 2016

Education

  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard University, Boston, MA, 2008
  • Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2005
  • BSN, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1997

Publication Highlights

  • Medvec, B. R., Marriott, D. J., Khadr, L., Ridge, L. J., Lee, K.  A., Friese, C. R., & Titler, M. G. (2023). Patterns and correlates of nurse departures from the health care workforce: Results from a statewide survey. Medical Care, 61(5), 321-327. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001837.

  • Costa, D. K., & Friese, C. R. (2022). Policy strategies for addressing current threats to the U.S. nursing workforce. The New England Journal of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp2202662.

  • Fauer, A., Wright, N., Lafferty, M., Harrod, M., Manojlovich, M., & Friese, C. R. (2021). Influences of Physical Layout and Space on Patient Safety and Communication in Ambulatory Oncology Practices: A Multisite, Mixed Method Investigation. HERD, 14(4), 270–286. https://doi.org/10.1177/19375867211027498. 

  • Friese, C.R., Choueri, T.K., Duma, N., Farmakiotis, D., Grivas, P., Rini,  B.I.,  Shah, D.P., Thompson, M.A., Pergam, S.A., Mishra, S., & Warner, J.L. 2021. Care without a compass: Including patients with cancer in COVID-19 studies. Cancer Cell, 39, 895-896, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2021.04.006.

  • Tubbs-Cooley, H., Lavin, R.P., Lyndon, A.,…& Friese, C.R. 2021. Stronger together: The case for multidisciplinary tenure track faculty in academic nursing. Nursing Outlook, 69, 531-533, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2021.03.016.

  • Davis, M.A., Cher, B., Friese, C.R., & Bynum, J.P.W. 2021. Association of U.S. nurse and physician occupation with risk of suicide. JAMA Psychiatry. 78, 1-8, https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0154. 

  • Fauer A., Choi S.W., Wallner L.P., Davis M.A., & Friese, C.R. 2021. Understanding quality and equity: Patient experiences with care in older adults diagnosed with hematologic malignancies. Cancer Causes & Control, 32, 379-389, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-021-01395-4. 

  • Aebersold, M.L., Kraft, S., Farris, K.B., Mendelsohn-Victor, K., Scherdt, M., Olsen, M., Polovich, M., Shelton, B.K., Montgomery, G.H., & Friese, C.R. (2020). Evaluation of an interprofessional training program to improve cancer drug safety. Journal of Clinical Oncology: Oncology Practice. e1551-e1558, https://doi.org/10.1200/op.20.00816. 

  • Fauer, A., Wallner, L. P., Davis, M. A., Choi, S. W., & Friese, C. R. (2020). Health care experiences for older adults diagnosed with leukemia and lymphoma: Factors associated with emergency department use, timeliness and access of health care. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 12, 250-255, https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13574.

  • Friese, C.R., Fauer, A.J., Kuissel, C., Mendelsohn-Victor, K., Wright, N.C., Griggs, J.J., Manojlovich, M. (2020). Patient-reported toxicity outcomes collected from a diverse sample of ambulatory oncology practices: Feasibility, patterns, and correlates. Health Services Research, 55, 966-972.

  • Mason, D.J., & Friese, C.R. 2020. Protecting health care workers against covid-19—and being prepared for future pandemics. JAMA Health Forum, doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2020.0353.

  • Friese, C. R., Veenema, T. G., Johnson, J. S., Jayaraman, S., Chang, J. C., & Clever, L. H. (2020). Respiratory Protection Considerations for Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Health security, 18, 237-240, https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2020.0036.    

  • Friese, C. R., Wong, M., Fauer, A., Mendelsohn-Victor, K., Polovich, M., & McCullagh, M. C. (2020). Hazardous Drug Exposure: Case Report Analysis From a Prospective, Multisite Study of Oncology Nurses' Exposure in Ambulatory Settings. Clinical journal of oncology nursing, 24, 249–255, https://doi.org/10.1188/20.CJON.249-255.

  • Lafferty, M., Manojlovich, M., Griggs, J. J., Wright, N., Harrod, M., & Friese, C. R. (2020). Clinicians Report Barriers and Facilitators to High-Quality Ambulatory Oncology Care. Cancer nursing, 44, E303-E310, https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000000832.  

  • Lafferty, M., Fauer, A., Wright, N., Manojlovich, M., & Friese, C.R. 2020. Causes and consequences of chemotherapy delays in ambulatory oncology practices: A multi-site qualitative study. Oncology Nursing Forum, 47, 417-427, https://doi.org/10.1188/20.onf.417-427.

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Professor
Professor, School of Public Health
Department of Health Behavior and Clinical Sciences
Room 4148 NURS2

University of Michigan School of Nursing
426 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2003

Telephone: (734) 763-3218
Fax: (734) 763-0681
Barbara Brush is accepting new PhD students.

Interests

  • Community-based participatory research (CBPR)
  • Health disparities
  • Family homelessness
  • Best practice models
  • Nurse workforce

Dr. Brush’s research delves into the social determinants influencing health, with a specific emphasis on their role in fostering health disparities and inequalities within urban communities. Most studies are conducted collaboratively with partners in Detroit, using a community-based participatory research approach. Over the past fifteen years, Dr. Brush has been actively engaged with Detroit partners in understanding and addressing elements contributing to housing instability and homelessness among African American families. Recent work, with researchers from Henry Ford Hospital and community partners, is dedicated to enhancing Black participation in cancer clinical trials, ultimately aiming to improve health outcomes. In addition to her community research, Dr. Brush explores critical aspects of nurse workforce development and capacity building and is a prominent authority on primary care practice and international nurse migration.

Current Research Grants and Programs

  • Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS): An Innovative Tool for Assessing Long-Standing CBPR Partnerships. (Co-PI: RO1/NINR), 2016-2023.
  • Community-Based Participatory Research: Extending the Use of Innovative Methodologies in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (Co-I: R25/NIEHS). 2020-2024.
  • Participatory Action for Access to Clinical Trials (PAACT). (Co-PI: Genentech), 2021-2023.
  • COVID-19 and Nail Salon Workers: Taking Stock of the Pandemic's Impact on Occupational Health and Safety (Co-I: R03/CDC/NIOSH). 2023-2025.

Teaching

Dr. Brush’s dedication to critical thinking is evident throughout her teaching. At the doctoral level, she teaches several core courses and provides guidance to doctoral and post-doctoral students in nursing and other disciplines in their research pursuits. With over 40 years of experience as a nurse practitioner, Dr. Brush also teaches, precepts, and supervises students specializing in primary care. Dr. Brush extends her teaching and mentorship to undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students across health disciplines, overseeing their involvement in community-based research activities. In recognition of her outstanding teaching contributions, Dr. Brush was honored with the Mae Edna Doyle Teacher of the Year Award in 2010.

Affiliations / Service

  • Nurse Practitioner, Hope Medical Clinic, Inc., Ypsilanti, MI, 2008-present
  • Associate Director, National Clinician Scholars Program, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovative, 2020-2023
  • Grants Reviewer, National Library of Medicine Study Section, 2010-present
  • Board Member, The Detroit Urban Community-Academic Research Center, 2014-2023

Notable Awards / Honors

  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 1999
  • Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award, Sigma Theta Tau, 2007
  • Mae Edna Doyle Teacher of the Year, University of Michigan School of Nursing, 2010

Education

  • PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1994
  • MSN, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1982
  • BSN, Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, MA, 1979

Publication Highlights

  • Brush, B.L., Israel, B.A., Coombe, C., Lee, D.S.Y., Wilson-Powers, E., Gabrysiak, A., & Lachance, L. (2023). Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS): A validated survey questionnaire to assess partnership outcomes. Health Promotion and Practice: Research, Education, and Action. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399231206088

  • Lachance, L., Brush, B.L., Mentz, G., Baker, E., Coombe, C., de Maio, R., Jensen, M., Lee, S.Y.D., Reyes, A., Rowe, Z., Schulz, A., Gabrysiak, A., Wilson-Powers, E., Israel, B.A. (2023). Validation of the Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS) questionnaire. Health Education and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981231213352

  • Wilson-Powers, E., Jensen, M., Gabrysiak, A., Brush, B.L., Coombe, C., Israel, B.A., Lee, D.S.Y., Richmond, A., & Lachance, L. (2023). Using a CBPR approach to guide successful recruitment for an online survey: The Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS) case study. Health Promotion Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399231211532

  • Choi, K.R., Brush, B.L., Chapman, S.A., Costa, D., Feder, S., Gutierrez, J.I., Heilemann, M.S., Manojlovich, M., Noonan, D., Park, L.G., Potempa, K., & Sochalski, J.A. (2023). Preparing nurse scientists for health services and policy research: Five-year outcomes of interprofessional postdoctoral training in the National Clinician Scholars Program. Nursing Outlook, 71(4), 102024. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2023.102024 

  • Chandanabhumma, P.P., Berry, J., Wilson-Powers, E., Rowe, Z., Reyes, A., Lachance, L., Brush, B.L., & Israel, B.A. (2023). Understanding the utility of an evaluation instrument and feedback mechanism in community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships (Abstract). Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 7(s1), 72. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2023.303

  • Gultekin, L., Gilchrist, C., Hinebaugh, A., Walker, A., & Brush, B.L. (2023). Trauma disclosure, meaning making, and help seeking in mothers experiencing homelessness: Results from a trauma focused clinical ethnographic narrative intervention. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231170860

  • Chandanabhumma, P., Gabrysiak, A., Brush, B.L., Burhansstipanov, L., Coombe, C., Eng, E., Jensen, M., Lachance, L., Shepard, P., Wallerstein, N.B., & Israel, B.A. (2023). Cultivating an ecosystem: A qualitative exploration of sustainability in long-standing community-based participatory (CBPR) partnerships. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 17(3), e5. 

  • Brush, B.L., Lee, D.S.Y., Gabrysiak, A., Chandanabhumma, P., Jensen, M., Coombe, C., Valerio, M., Israel, B.A., & Lachance, L. (2022). A CBPR-enhanced Delphi method: The Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS) case study. Health Education and Behavior. doi: 10.1177/10901981221076400

  • Arring, N.M., Aduse-Poku, L., Jiagge, E., Saylor, K., White-Perkins, D., Israel, B., Walker, E., Harb, R., DeWitt, J., Molnar, M., Wilson-Powers, E., & Brush, B.L. (2022). A scoping review of strategies to increase Black enrollment and retention in cancer clinical trials. Journal of Clinical Oncology-Oncology Practice, 18(9), 614-632. doi: 10.1200/OP.21.00863.

  • LaChance, L., Coombe, C., Brush, B.L., Lee, D.S.Y., Jensen, M., Taffe, B., Bhardwaj, P., Muhammed, M., Wilson-Powers, E., Rowe, Z., Caldwell, C., & Israel, B, (2020). Understanding the benefit-cost relationship in longstanding community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships: Findings from the Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS) Study. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 58(3), 1-24. doi: 10.1/77/0021886320972193.

  • Wagner, L.M., Brush, B.L., Castle, N.G., Engberg, J.B., & Capezuti, E.A. (2020).  Nursing home patient safety culture perceptions among U.S. and immigrant nurses. Journal of Patient Safety, 16(3), 238-244. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000271

  • Coombe, C.M., Chandanabhumma, P., Bhardwaj, P., Brush, B.L., Greene-Moton, E., Jensen, M., LaChance, L., Lee, D.S.Y., Meisenheimer, M., Minkler, M., Muhammad, M., Reyes, A.G., Rowe,  Z., Wilson-Powers, E., & Israel, B.A. (2020). A participatory mixed methods approach to define and measure partnership synergy in longstanding equity focused CBPR partnerships. American Journal of Community Psychology, 66 (3-4), 427-438. 

  • Israel, B.A., LaChance, L., Coombs, C., Lee, D.S.Y., Jensen, M., Wilson-Powers, E., Mentz, G., Muhammad, M., Rowe, Z., Reyes, A., & Brush, B.L. (2020) Measurement approaches to partnership success: Theory and methods for measuring success in long-standing CBPR partnerships. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 14,1 (Spring): 129-140.  

  • Brush, B.L., Mentz, G., Jensen, M., Jacobs, B., Saylor, K., Israel, B.A., Rowe, Z., & LaChance, L. (2020). Success inlong-standing community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships: A scoping literature review. Health Education and Behavior, 47(3), 556-568. doi: 10.1177/1090198119882989

  • Gultekin, L., Brush, B.L., Ginier, E., Cordom, A., & Dowdell, E. (2019). Health risks and outcomes of homelessness in school-age children: A scoping review of the literature. The Journal of School Nursing, 36(1): 10-18. doi: 10.1177/1059840519875182.

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