Cindy Anderson, PhD, WHNP-BC, FNAP, FAHA, FAAN
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Educational Innovation
Associate Professor
Research Interest: Dr. Anderson’s research is focused on the study of hypertension in pregnancy and the influence that the maternal pregnant environment has on future development of hypertension in offspring. Recent investigation is targeted towards gene-environment interactions that increase heritable risk for preeclampsia, including the study of disrupted gene function due to changes in DNA methylation. The findings of her research have the potential to significantly improve health outcomes of women and their children through early screening and identification of individuals at risk for preeclampsia across the lifespan.
Contact Information: anderson.2765@osu.edu (614) 292-4179
Michele Balas PhD, RN, APRN-NP, CCRN
Associate Professor
Research Interest: Dr. Balas’s research career focuses on developing, testing, disseminating, and implementing interventions aimed at improving the cognitive, functional, and quality of life outcomes of critically ill older adults. She has extensive experience forming, leading, and working with interprofessional teams in clinical practice and practice-based research. Her doctoral and post-doctoral research, supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity program, focused on determining the prevalence and consequence of delirium in the critically-ill, older adult population. She is presently co-leading a number of important Society of Critical Care Medicine initiatives aimed at disseminating their new Pain, Agitation, and Delirium Guidelines.
Contact Information: balas.17@osu.edu (614) 688-2050
John Brion PhD, RN,
Director Graduate Entry Program; Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing,
Research Interest: Self compassion, Psychosocial factors enhancing the individual response and adaptation to chronic illness: HIV. Medication/treatment adherence
Contact Information: brion.1@osu.edu (614) 688-4984
Kristine Browning PhD, CNP
Assistant Professor, Clinical Nursing
Research Interest: Dr. Browning’s program of research includes examining underlying determinants of tobacco use in order to further understand tobacco use behavior. Using this knowledge, she is interested in the development and testing of nicotine dependence treatment among disadvantaged or underserved groups. Her research has been concentrated among several groups of smokers: disadvantaged persons, Ohio Appalachians, Hispanics, oncology patients, orthopedic surgery patients, and HIV positive persons. Recently, Dr. Browning has begun to examine salient oncology survivorship issues; which are congruent with her clinical practice interests as well as a broader umbrella that includes nicotine dependence treatment.
Contact Information: browning.99@osu.edu (614) 247-8116
Esther Chipps PhD, RN
Clinical Associate Professor
Research Interest: Patient safety and oral care in hospitalized patients.
Contact Information: esther.chipps@osumc.edu (614) 292-7882
Sonia Duffy PhD, RN, FAAN
Mildred E. Newton Endowed Chair
Research Interest: Dr. Duffy is the Mildred E. Newton Endowed Chair at Ohio State University, College of Nursing and also is a Research Scientist at the Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System. During her National Cancer Institute-sponsored pre-doctoral fellowship, Dr. Duffy was educated in cancer prevention and control, health behavior change, and epidemiology. Since then, Dr. Duffy’s research interests have focused on health behavior change among cancer patients, veterans, and blue collar workers. For example, over 16 years, Dr. Duffy tested and refined the Tobacco Tactics intervention across a variety of populations. Recently, she designed and tested the Sun Solutions intervention among blue collar workers. In addition, she is an expert in implementation/dissemination research.
Contact Information: duffy.278@osu.edu (614) 688-5646
Jodi Ford PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Interest: The social determinants of health and health care, particularly on the contribution of social contexts to adolescent and young adult health and the psychosocial, behavioral and biological pathways through which they operate.
Contact Information: ford.553@osu.edu (614) 292-6862
Christine Fortney PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Interest: Dr. Fortney’s research focuses on aspects of palliative and end of life care in infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. She is interested in characterizing the symptom burden of infants in the NICU and identifying associations between parents’ perceptions of their infant’s symptom experience and their decision-making, coping, and distress.
Contact Information: Fortney.19@osu.edu (614-355-6652)
Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Distinguished Professor of Critical Care Research; Director, Center of Excellence in Critical and Complex Care
Director, Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
Research Interest: Critical care gerontology, patient care and communication during mechanical ventilation, symptom management, and family bedside presence during critical illness, end-of-life care and treatment decision making in the ICU, patient and family outcomes in acute-critical illness.
Contact Information: happ.3@osu.edu (614) 292-8336
Tondi Harrison PhD, RN, CNPN
Principal Investigator, Center for Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Research, Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ohio State University
Research Interest: Dr. Harrison’s research interest’s center on examining the effect of maternal caregiving on the development of stress neurobiology in full-term infants hospitalized shortly after birth because of life-threatening, chronic health conditions. She is particularly interested in infants with congenital heart disease. The experiences of being in the intensive care unit, undergoing multiple invasive diagnostic or therapeutic treatments, receiving care from multiple professionals, and being separated from mother may result in permanent changes in infant neurobiology, including autonomic nervous system function. Development of adaptive autonomic responses to stress or challenge is the foundation upon which self-regulation of emotion and behavior is built. Patterns of response of the infant’s autonomic system are directly influenced by interactions with the mother. She is interested in developing interventions that will enhance infant autonomic function and the establishment of patterns of maternal caregiving supportive of the infant’s emotional, behavioral, and social self-regulation.
Contact Information: harrison.473@osu.edu (614) 355-3623
Jie Hu PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
Research Interest: Dr. Hu’s area of research has focused on developing and testing culturally appropriate, family-focused nursing interventions to improve diabetes self-management among Hispanic Americans. In China, Dr. Hu tested culturally appropriate and low-literacy interventions for behavior change among older adults with chronic illnesses. As a Principal Investigator on several NIH funded grants with focus on diabetes-self management for Hispanics with type 2 diabetes and their family members, Dr. Hu tested the effectiveness of diabetes self-management intervention for low literacy minority populations and successfully delivered cultural tailored diabetes intervention programs to Hispanics with type 2 diabetes and their family members. Dr. Hu has over 50 publications in peer-reviewed nursing and multi-disciplinary journals.
Contact Information: hu.1348@osu.edu (614) 688-0394
Jennifer Kue PhD
Assistant Professor
Research Interest: Dr. Jennifer Kue has over 15 years of experience working with refugees and immigrants, and medically underserved minority populations. Her expertise is in community health promotion and achieving health equity in underserved ethnic minorities, community-engaged research, and refugee and immigrant health. Dr. Kue’s research applies the principles of community-based research to understanding and addressing cancer health disparities, including cervical cancer, cancer screening, and survivorship. Dr. Kue’s research examines the influence of culture, race, historical and refugee trauma, and intergenerational communication on cancer screening and health behavior. Her research interests are also focused on global health issues, in particular early detection of cervical cancer in low-resource countries.
Contact Information: kue.2@osu.edu (614) 292-4078
Timothy Landers PhD, RN, CNP
Assistant Professor
Research Interest: Dr. Lander’s research focus is on the epidemiology of antibiotic resistant infections. He is particularly interested in how Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and antibiotic-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) are transmitted. Some individuals are colonized with SA and MRSA without symptoms while others develop severe infections. His current projects include looking at the role of companion animals in transmission of SA and MRSA and methods used to prevent transmission in the healthcare setting. He is also interested in hygiene measures which can reduce the risk of transmission such as hand washing and good oral care.
Contact Information: landers.37@osu.edu (614) 292-0309
Jacqueline M. Loversidge, PhD, RNC-AWHC, CNS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
Research Interest: Dr. Loversidge’s research interests focus on advances in health professions education which have an impact on healthcare quality and safety and are informed by an evidence base. Two major areas fall under that umbrella: 1) health policy, regulation, and advocacy, including licensure and scope of practice; and 2) interprofessional education, including supporting foundations found in organizational structures and cultures.
Contact Information: loversidge.1@osu.edu (614) 292-6379
Jodi McDaniel PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Research Interest: Dr. McDaniel’s nursing research career began in the operating room where she became fascinated with the intricacies of wound healing. Dr. McDaniel’s program of research addresses the molecular mechanisms of chronic wound states and specifically, whether omega-3 fatty acids have the ability to facilitate the healing of chronic wounds.
Contact Information: mcdaniel.561@osu.edu (614) 292-1345
Bernadette Melnyk PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Dean, Associate Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, Professor and Dean, College of Nursing, Professor of Pediatrics & Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Research Interest: Interventions to enhance coping, mental health outcomes, and healthy lifestyle behaviors in children, adolescents, and parents; obesity prevention; interventions to improve outcomes in premature infants and critically ill children and their families.
Contact Information: melnyk.15@osu.edu (614) 292-8900
Janine Overcash PhD, GNP-BC
Clinical Associate Professor
Research Interest: Dr. Overcash’s research interests include understanding falls, performance status and independence in older cancer patients. Dr. Overcash speaks nationally and internationally on aspects of geriatric assessment and care of the older person diagnosed with cancer.
Contact Information: overcash.1@osu.edu (614) 247 2365
Thelma Patrick PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Research Interest: The long-term consequences of and behavioral interventions for women with high-risk complications during pregnancy, particularly preeclampsia and preterm birth.
Contact Information: patrick.166@osu.edu (614) 292-6217
Rita Pickler PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN
Research Interest: Dr. Rita Pickler is the FloAnn Sours Easton Endowed Professor of Child and Adolescent Health and Director of the PhD and Masters in Nursing Science Programs at the Ohio State University College of Nursing. Dr. Pickler, whose research on the care of the preterm infant spans over 35 years, is a well-funded, nationally/internationally known researcher whose work has improved quality of life for an extremely defenseless population. She has served as principal investigator, co-investigator, or significant contributor on 18 externally funded grants and 20 significant internally funded grants. Her research has improved care provided to preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), particularly feeding care. Building on her research, she is now advancing knowledge and care provision to improve short and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants who are born preterm.
Contact Information: pickler.1@osu.edu
Jennie Rowell PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Interest: One of the greatest scientific questions of our time is what genetic factors account for common complex diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and mental illness. There are > 15,000 SNPS associated with disease in humans; yet, they account for less than 10% of the overall known genetic basis for these diseases. This suggests that new models are needed to explore this missing heritability. Dr. Rowell’s research focuses on using the domesticated dog as a model to 1) Identify variation that leads to common complex diseases 2) Develop new computational models for genomewide studies and 3) Conduct comparative translational work in humans.
Contact Information: rowell.14@osu.edu
Laureen Smith PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Co-director of the Appalachian Translational Research Network
Research Interest: Health promotion, risk reduction and youth development in children and adolescents, specifically interventions targeting obesity in youth residing in Appalachia. Past research interests include adolescent male sexuality and at risk sexual behaviors as well as predictors of undergraduate nursing student success.
Contact Information: smith.5764@osu.edu (614) 292-4578
Janna Stephens PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Interest: Dr. Stephens focuses on cardiovascular disease prevention in young adults through the use of mobile technologies for enhancing physical activity and healthy eating.
Contact Information: stephens.653@osu.edu
Deborah Steward PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Research Interest: Investigating nutritional and physiologic factors that impact the growth of extremely preterm infants born prior to 30 weeks gestation, specifically those preterm infants who subsequently develop Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
Contact Information: steward.20@osu.edu (614) 292-4978
Judith Tate PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Interest: Dr. Tate’s program of research focuses on symptoms experienced by critically ill patients and their families with an emphasis on psychobehavioral symptom identification and management. She is interested in interventions that manage symptoms during critical illness and improve long-term outcomes for ICU survivors.
Contact Information: tate.230@osu.edu (614) 292-4907
Susan Thrane PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Interest: Complementary/integrative therapies for symptom management in children. Dr. Thrane has over 10 years’ experience using Reiki therapy and massage for symptom management with children and adults receiving either palliative or hospice care. She is also interested in many other complementary/integrative therapies including various types of distraction (such as listening to music), hypnosis, and others too numerous to mention. Dr. Thrane focuses on complementary/integrative therapies that are within nursing scope of practice which can be used as interventions for symptom management during general nursing care.
Contact Information: thrane.2@osu.edu
Barbara Warren, PhD, RN, CNS-BC, PHM, FAAN
Professor of Clinical Nursing
Research Interest: Interrelated perspectives of mental health, wellness and illness in the context of systems and organizational structures; focus on these perspectives in the context of culture, inclusion and healthcare disparities in relation to individuals, communities and populations.
Contact Information: warren.4@osu.edu (614) 292-4847
Celia E. Wills PhD, RN
Associate Professor & Graduate Studies Chairperson
Research Interest: Health-related decision processes, shared decision making of health care consumers/providers, and patient/consumer-centered interventions for improving decision-making and health-related outcomes. This includes basic health-related judgment/decision-making processes using laboratory-based survey methods and the development and testing of interventions in primary care and community-based settings to improve the quality of patient/consumer and shared decision making and associated health-related outcomes.
Contact Information: wills.120@osu.edu (614) 292-4699
Loren Wold PhD FAHA FAPS
Director of Biomedical Research and Associate Professor
Research Interest: Dr. Loren Wold’s area of research is focused on external triggers of cardiovascular disease, with special emphasis on the role of cancer cachexia and air pollution. Both projects are NIH R01 funded and investigate how the cardiovascular system is affected by these stressors. State-of-the art in vivo and in vitro technologies are utilized to investigate how the heart responds to these stressors, and attempts are made to treat with novel pharmacological agents. Dr. Wold is also very involved in training undergraduates, graduate students, medical students and postdoctoral fellows in basic lab techniques, as well as tools for effective manuscript and grant writing.
Contact Information: wold.5@osu.edu (614) 688-4251