Stephanie Meyers - President and Rebecca Tsusaki - President-Elect at the

40th Biennial Convention of Sigma Theta Tau International

 

 

Zeta Pi Chapter Accolades:

 

Upon approval of the SON and the University APT Committee and other authorities, Dr. Kathleen Pace-Murphy has been appointed to the position of the Suzie Conway Endowed Professor.  The Professorship is focused on chronic illness in the elderly.  Congratulations, Dr. Pace-Murphy!

 

Congratulations to Dr. Debra Fowler who has been promoted to Assistant Professor, Clinical Track effective January, 2010.

 

 

Zeta Pi Chapter Presentations, Publications and Awards:

 

Giardino, A.P., & Giardino, E.R. (Eds.), (2010). Intimate partner violence . St. Louis, MO: STM Learning.

 

Chapters:

Giardino, E. R. (2010). Dating violence among high school and college students. In A. P. Giardino, & E. R. Giardino, (Eds.), Intimate partner violence . (pp. 55-75). St. Louis, MO: STM Learning.

 

Varela, J.B., Giardino, E.R. , & Giardino, A.P.  (2010). Social work intervention in intimate partner violence. In A.P. Giardino, & E.R. Giardino, (Eds.), Intimate partner violence . (pp. 183-216). St. Louis, MO: STM Learning.

 

Congratulations to Mary Ellen Ross, DrPH, APRN, BC, assistant professor, Department of Nursing Systems, and her co-investigators, Duck-Hee Kang, PhD, RN, FAAN, Lee and Joseph D. Jamail Distinguished Professor and Director of the Biosciences Laboratory, Center for Nursing Research, and Stanley G. Cron, MSPH, research instructor and statistician, Center for Nursing Research, on receipt of a FY 10 Dean's Research Award in the amount of $2,500 for the project “Psychological profile, salivary cortisol, and perceived health of grandmothers with child-rearing responsibility.”

 

Congratulations to the following faculty, staff and students who will present at the Southern Nursing Research Society annual meeting in Austin, Texas next week.

 

Amy Calvin , PhD, RN, Associate Professor Nursing-Clinical, Department of Acute and Continuing Care, “Understanding of Advance Care Planning by Family Members of

Persons Undergoing Hemodialysis,” Paper in the Qualitative Research session on February 4, 2010

 

Theresa Carroll , PhD, RN, Professor, Department of Nursing Systems, "Career Transition Theory and Nurse Executive/Manager Job Loss," Paper in the Improving Nursing Practice session on February 5, 2010

 

Rebecca Casarez , PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Nursing Care, “Development of a Culturally and Spiritually-Based Self-Management

Curriculum for African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes,” Paper in the Improving Health in Communities session on February 6, 2010

 

Sandra K. Hanneman , PhD, RN, FAAN, Jerold B. Katz Distinguished Professor, Department of Acute and Continuing Care, "Exploration of Porcine Stress-Hormone Response to Critical Care," Paper in the Biobehavioral Perspective session on February 5, 2010

 

Kathleen Murphy , PhD, MS, GNP, CNS, Professor, Department of Integrative Nursing Care, “Stress Effects on Immune Function of Spousal Caregivers”, Poster in the Poster Session II on February 5, 2010

 

Kristen Starnes-Ott , PhD Student, “Factors Associated with Female Breast Cancer Recurrence: A Critical Review of the Literature,” Poster in the Doctoral Student Poster Session, February 4, 2010; Janet C. Meininger, PhD, RN, PhD Program Advisor

 

Montalvo-Liendo, N., Wardell, D., Engebretson, J. & Reininger, B. (2009). Factors influencing disclosure of abuse by women of Mexican descent. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 41 (4), 359.

 

Marcus, M.T. & Zgierska, A. (2009). Mindfulness-based therapies for substance use disorders: Part 1 Editorial. Substance Abuse, 30 (4), 1-3.

 

Vidrine, J.I., Businelle, M.S., Cincirpini, P., Yisheng,L., Marcus, M . T , Waters, A.J., Reitzel, L.R., Wetter, D.W. (2009). Associations of mindfulness with nicotine dependence, withdrawal, and agency. Substance Abuse, 30 (4), 318-327.

 

Waters, A.J., Reitzel, L.R., Cincirpini, P., Yisheng, L., Marcus, M.T, Vidrine, J.I., Wetter, D. W., (2009). Association between mindfulness and implicit cognition and self-reported affect. Substance Abuse, 30 (4), 328-337.