Faculty Research Directory

Lioness Ayres Associate Professor Emeritus lioness-ayres@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Family management of chronic illness Children with physical disabilities Qualitative and mixed methods research Select Publications	Kathleen Buckwalter Professor Emeritus kathleen-buckwalter@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Geriatric mental health Caregivers of persons with dementia Long-term care staff training Rural delivery systems
Jacinda Bunch Assistant Professor jacinda-bunch@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Patient safety Team communication and dynamics Health systems as high reliability organizations Safety culture in acute hospital settings simulation Select Publications	Howard Butcher Associate Professor Emeritus howard-butcher@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Testing written emotional expressive as a meaning to enhancing health in informal family caregivers Standardized language development and use (Nursing Intervention Classification [NIC]) Nursing intervention testing research Identification and treatment of depression and dispiritedness in later life Rogers science of unitary human beings research and practice methodologies Interpretive and descriptive phenomenological methods Select Publications
Jill Cawiezell Professor jill-cawiezell@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Patient Safety International Health Care Capacity Building Select Publications	Catherine Cherwin Assistant Professor catherine-cherwin@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Cancer symptom management Symptom clusters, gastrointestinal symptoms Non-pharmacologic interventions Select Publications
Mary Clark Professor mary-clark@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Biologically-based weight management interventions Behavioral, biologic, and hormonal determinants of bone density and body composition Depo-provera and bone mineral density Consequence of estrogen deficiency in premenopausal women Women's health Patterns of change in weight, fat mass, lean mass and fat distribution among young adult women Select Publications	Laura Cullen EBP Scientist laura-cullen@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Evidence-based practice Translation research/implementation science Select Publications
Kennith Culp Professor ken-culp@uiowa.edu Research Focus: International health Agricultural workplace hazards Cognitive functioning in older adults Aging workforce Select Publications	Sandra Daack-Hirsch Associate Professor, Director, PhD Program sandra-daack-hirsch@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Comprehension and communication of genomic risk Genetic disorders and families Select Publications
Amany Farag Assistant Professor amany-farag@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Safety and quality Work environment (climate and culture) Nursing workforce Nursing leadership Organizational behavior Select Publications	Sue Gardner Professor sue-gardner@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Wound healing Wound infection Diabetic foot ulcers Chronic wound microbiome Wound pain Select Publications
Stephanie Gilbertson-White Associate Professor stephanie-gilbertson-white@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Stress response, cognitive and emotional appraisals, and coping in patients with advanced cancer. Genotype-to-phenotype associations of pain and associated symptoms in cancer. Timely introduction of palliative and supportive care in patients with chronic, life-limiting diseases. Select Publications	Ruth Grossmann Adjunct Assistant Professor ruth-grossmann@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Impact of vitamin D supplementation on clinical outcomes in cystic fibrosis Impact of nutrient dense diet on clinical outcomes in primary and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis Select Publications
Patricia Groves Assistant Professor patricia-groves@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Patient safety Hospital safety culture Nursing work Select Publications	Kirsten Hanrahan Director, Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice at UI Hospitals & Clinics kirsten-hanrahan@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Select Publications
Keela Herr Kelting Professor in Nursing, Associate Dean for Faculty keela-herr@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Pain in older adults End of life care Promoting evidence-based practice Translation science Select Publications	Diane Huber Professor, Director, Health Systems/Administration diane-huber@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Innovation in nursing Health Systems Administration Case, Disease and Population Health Management Select Publications
Charmaine Kleiber Associate Professor Emeritus charmaine-kleiber@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Select Publications	Melissa Lehan Mackin Assistant Professor melissa-lehan@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Sexual and reproductive health Impact of social context on sexual and reproductive health Sexual education for special needs populations Select Publications
Wen Liu Assistant Professor wen-liu-1@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Antecedents, characteristics and consequences of compromised eating performance and low intake in dementia Mealtime dyadic interaction and caregiver engagement Dining environmental stimulation Non-pharmacological interventions for optimal dementia mealtime care Measurement and statistics Select Publications	Ann Marie McCarthy Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship ann-mccarthy@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Pediatric psychology, children with chronic conditions, school health/school nursing Cognitive-behavioral interventions to alleviate child distress during painful procedure Select Publications
Chooza Moon Assistant Professor chooza-moon@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Select Publications	Sue Moorhead Associate Professor, Director, Center for Nursing Classification and Clinical Effectiveness sue-moorhead@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Standardized language development and use (NIC NOC) Outcomes of care and effectiveness research Select Publications
Pamela Mulder Assistant Professor (Clinical) pamela-mulder@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Breastfeeding Newborn behavior Maternal-newborn interaction Childhood obesity	Barbara Rakel Professor barbara-rakel@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Pain management in older adults Hyperalgesia Nonpharmacologic pain interventions Acute care Evidence-based practice Select Publications
Sandra Ramey Associate Professor of Instruction sandra-ramey@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Biological markers of stress CVD risk and morbidity Health promotion and resilience intervention development Select Publications	Lisa Segre Associate Professor lisa-segre@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Development and evaluation of maternal depression screening and treatment programs with an emphasis on low income and ethnic minority women Select Publications
Marianne Smith Associate Professor marianne-smith@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Improving the lives of older adults who experience depression, anxiety, and/or dementia by developing innovative and pragmatic ways to reduce disability and promote function Select Publications	Barbara St. Marie Assistant Professor barbara-stmarie@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Acute pain Chronic pain Substance use disorder Coexistence of chronic pain and substance use disorder Prescription opioid misuse Palliative care Primary care
Victoria Steelman Associate Professor victoria-steelman@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Perioperative patient safety Evidence-based practice Select Publications	Elizabeth Swanson Associate Professor Emeritus elizabeth-swanson@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Nursing outcomes Simulation in patient care Select Publications
Janette Taylor Associate Professor janette-taylor@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Intimate partner violence (e.g., domestic violence) Incarcerated women Health disparities, underserved populations and women's health Select Publications	Toni Tripp-Reimer Professor toni-reimer@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Ethnicity and health behaviors Ethnogerontology Self-care Chronic illness Qualitative methods Select Publications
Janet Williams Professor janet-williams@uiowa.edu Research Focus: Disclosure of genetic information Huntington disease Select Publications