Faculty Areas of Interest

Samereh Abdoli

Empowerment in living with diabetes, especially related to self-management, quality of life, and psychosocial aspects for young adults

Sangwoo Ahn

Effective strategies to delay the onset of dementia and non-pharmacological interventions to support persons with dementia and family caregivers

Integrative strategies to support patients with dementia and their family caregivers

Simulation

Schizophrenia and related disorders, community care, physical and mental health promotion

Tom Berg

Enhance delivery of healthcare, contribute to advancing nursing education efforts through the application of system engineering concepts focusing on computer simulation, predictive analytics, big data and the development/application of advanced technologies to improve performance in healthcare.

Tamara Bland

Adverse childhood experiences, immunizations, school-based health, interprofessional practice

Julie Bonom

Professional advocacy and health policy, simulation, substance abuse

Evidence-based practice, quality and improvement science, obstetrics, neonatal and pediatric nursing, lactation

Lisa Davenport

Community-based participatory research, emergency/disaster management, community health, practice in low resource settings, and the health impacts of displacement, migration and refugee resettlement

Diversity and health disparities, professional advocacy, health policy

Gut microbiome research focusing on mental health promotion and neurodevelopment through interprofessional collaboration

Lizanne Elliott

Diabetes intervention, serving the uninsured, change of provider standard of care

Nan Gaylord

Nurse-led care, school-based health care, inter-professional care, access to care, underserved children, telehealth services, primary care of children, education of the advanced practice register nurse, ethics

Mary Gunther

Healthy Work Environment, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence

Pamela Hardesty

Building and sustaining organizational cultures of excellence/patient safety, Nurse Executive Practice, leadership/mentorship

Robin Harris

Cardiovascular Nursing, Nursing Education, Chronic Disease Management

Innovative solutions for healthcare education, improving simulation through observer engagement

Contraceptive management and access, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer risk assessment in primary care, adolescent reproductive health and behaviors, lactation, evidence-based practice improvement

Utilizing Mobile Health and Peer Educators to improve health care access for vulnerable populations

Chronic illness in vulnerable underserved populations including those with HIV/AIDS and cancer, advanced care planning and end-of-life care, science guided by intersectionality theory

Karen M. Lasater

Academic community partners, clinical preceptors, serving the underserved

Access, cost, and quality of pediatric hospice care, pediatric end-of-life policy

Program and policy evaluation, schools and health, political conflict and health

Pediatric ENT Disorders, Use of Technology to Support Nursing Education, and Innovative Teaching Strategies

Underserved populations, culturally congruent end-of-life care, cultural competence

Phillip Moore

Innovation in instructional technology

Implementation and Knowledge Translation for Nursing in rural and undeserved areas

Multi-chronic conditions, interprofessional collaboration, and OneHealth (environmental health)

Policymaking, access to care, health care reform, TennCare, public health programs, and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) issues

Trauma/Stress related to Adverse Childhood Experiences, Family/Community stress, and social determinants of health which can be mitigated through neuroplasticity, resiliency skills taught in unconventional settings to self-regulate the nervous system

Neonatal and pediatric clinical outcomes, neonatal sepsis, respiratory management with focus on neurodevelopmental care

Barriers to Childhood Immunizations, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Nursing Leadership, Nursing Workforce

Patricia Roberson

Family systemic approach to understanding the influence of family and marriage on symptom management and long-term quality of life particularly for underserved populations. Current research focuses on couple diabetes management and caregiver support during breast cancer treatment.

fatigue, sleep deficiency, shiftwork, naps, absenteeism, work and aging

Health outcomes in children born with prenatal substance exposure. Barriers to care and stigma association with substance use disorders during pregnancy.

Radion (Rodi) Svynarenko

pediatric end-of-life, family financial burden, and cost analysis with special skills in data analytics and statistics

Shelia Swift

Nursing administration issues in acute care and academic settings, nursing errors, second victims

Women’s stress, anger, depression and health-promoting behaviors

Innovation, simulated fetal monitoring, telemedicine, newborn care, parental education related to care of children

Ageism, cardiovascular disease, postoperative complications and psychological distress in patients with associated effects on caregivers.

Mobile health, innovation, instructional technology and design, asthma interventions, school health, simulation