Lab News

(09/21/23)

Hear Dr. Karen Moss speak on the GeriPal Podcast for a discussion on black/African American caregivers of older adults living with dementia. Check out the link below to listen to the podcast!

GeriPal Blog Post

GeriPal Podcast on Youtube


(01/01/23)

Congratulations to Dr. Karen Moss on being selected as one of the 2022 Sojourns Scholar Leadership Program grant recipients! Her project is “Pair 2 Care: Peer Support for Caregivers of African Americans Living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias”.

Cambia Health Foundation Announces 12 New Sojourns Scholars


(11/04/22)

PAAL members Michelle Crum and Ashleigh Fletcher attended the Caring for the Caregiver Expo in Columbus, Ohio – this annual event provides support and resources to caregivers.


(7/31/22)

Research Assistant Ted Dimitrov attended the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in San Diego. He presented on pain interference, cognition, and depressive symptoms in Alzheimer’s. Congratulations on presenting at the AAIC!


(2021)

Congratulations to Dr. Todd Monroe for receiving the Excellence in Nursing Award for Pain Management of the Older Adult: American Society for Pain Management Nursing!


(12/03/21)

Congratulations to Dr. Kathy Wright for being selected for RWJF’s Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program!

Kathy Wright, PhD, RN, CNS. Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project titled, “Improving stress and hypertension outcomes in African American female caregivers of persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.”


(11/09/21)

Congratulations to Dr. Ray Romano for being selected as the 2021-2022 recipient of AACN’s Excellence in Advancing Nursing Science Award!


(10/30/2021)

Announcing CBI Grand Rounds on Wednesday , November 17th, 12pm-1pm. If you are interested in attending virtually, here is the link: https://discovery.osu.edu/chronic-brain-injury-activities-events

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(04/26/2021)

We are so proud of Dr. Karen Moss for receiving the MNRS Gerontological Nursing Science RIIG New Investigator Award. Congratulations Dr. Moss!


(02/24/2021)

Dr. Todd Monroe and collaborators Dr. Ray Romano and Dr. Ronald Cowan were featured in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease; they discuss how their research in pain perceptions investigates a new way to diagnose the potential for Alzheimer’s Disease.

Researchers Find New Way to Diagnose Potential for Alzheimer’s Disease


(02/13/2021)

Our very own Dr. Todd Monroe and Alison Anderson are featured in the linked article from The Atlantic, titled How Dementia Locks People Inside Their Pain.” Click the link below to learn more about pain in Alzheimer’s Disease.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/02/alzheimers-dementia-pain-memory/617994/


Picture(02/03/2021)

Our very own Dr. Todd Monroe is now the new faculty advisor for Buckeye’s Against Alzheimer’s, an undergraduate organization at The Ohio State University devoted to promoting awareness, grasping understanding, and serving our community to combat Alzheimer’s Disease. If you are interested in learning more or getting involved, follow the links below.

https://buckeyesagainstalzheimers.weebly.com/

https://www.facebook.com/BucksAgainstAlzheimers/


(01/14/21)

Congratulations Dr. Wright on receiving the Racial Justice Seed Grant. Keep reading to learn more!

In collaboration with a group of Black/African American women and our community partners, this team is co-creating a virtually-delivered self-care program, to improve stress and emotion management, in Black/African American middle-aged women with high blood pressure, in a COVID-19 pandemic.”

Citation: Wright, KD., Adams, I., Klatt, M., Nguyen, C.M., Dillard, W., Scharre D., Mion, L., Rose, K., Tan, A., Lin.C., Lawson-Wilson, K., Shields, P., Dixon, K., Briggs, D. & DeLaney, J. (2021). Stress and Emotion Management for Black/African American Women With Hypertension in a COVID-19 Social Distancing Society. The Ohio State University Racial Justice Seed Grant


(01/14/21)

Congratulations to Drs. Karen Moss, Todd Monroe, Celia Wills, Karen Rose, and Kathy Wright for receiving a MAYDAY Fund Scholar Award! This research focuses on caregiver support of pain and advanced care planning in lower socioeconomic African Americans living with dementia.


(01/14/21)

Happy New Year from the Monroe Lab! Interested in eating healthier in the New Year? Check out the NIA’s “10 Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget.” Read more at:

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/10-tips-eating-healthy-budget?utm_source=partner-mailchimp&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=healthyaging-20210104


(2020)

Dr. Todd Monroe has been selected as Outstanding Nurse Researcher: Ohio State College of Nursing. Congratulations Dr. Monroe!


(10/28/20)

Congratulations to Dr. Todd Monroe, Dr. Karen Rose, and Dr. Kathy Wright for being selected as National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Distinguished Educators in Nursing!


(10/01/20)

We are excited to welcome a new member of our team, Dr. Michelle Failla, as a Research Assistant Professor. Read more about Dr. Failla on the People page.


(09/21/20)

We are excited to announce that Dr. Todd Monroe has been invited to present at Florida State University’s Research Seminar in the College of Nursing this November. He will be sharing his knowledge and presenting on the topic of Pain in Alzheimer’s Disease.


(8/11/20)

Congratulations to Larkin Iversen! Larkin just accepted an offer to pursue a master’s degree in translational data analytics at Ohio State. This part-time, interdisciplinary program will allow Larkin to develop a skill set in big data analysis and visualization while continuing his work in the Monroe Lab.

 

 


(7/01/20)

Congratulations to Dr. Karen Moss who was selected and participated in the National Institute on Aging highly competitive 2020 Butler-Williams Scholars Program. This program is designed to offer early career researchers the unique opportunity to gain insight on aging research from a number of perspectives, including grantsmanship, mentorship, and increasing diversity in aging research. Congratulations Dr. Karen Moss!

 


(6/24/20)

Dr. Kathy Wright was recognized for her research on Ohio State Insights, an OSU research platform. Click below to read and watch the video.

https://insights.osu.edu/health/wright-minute-professor


(3/22/20)

Check out Dr. Monroe’s interview with the WellMed Charitable Foundation on pain management for patients with Alzheimer’s:

Interview with Dr. Monroe – pain management


(2019)

Congratulations to Dr. Todd Monroe for receiving the Outstanding Alumni Award from The University of Tennessee Health Science Center!