2012- Principal Investigator Exploring cognitive representation of treatment-related side effects in women with breast cancer UCF- Office of Research & Commercialization Intramural $7,500 2011- Principal Investigator Evaluating the Impact of a Death & Dying Class on Nursing Student Attitudes and Feelings towards Caring for Patients at End of Life Co-PI: Norma Conner Not funded 2011 Principal Investigator Cognitive representation on fatigue and hot flashes in older breast cancer survivors and their perceptions about side effect management: Implications for intervention Robert Wood Johnson- Faculty Scholar program. Submitted-Not funded 2010 Assessment of of older nurses and factors that would delay retirement: A mixed methods study. Daleen Penoyer, PI, Joy Solomita, Co-PI, Valerie Danesh, Co-PI. Florida Center for Nursing Extramural $6,799 2009- 2010 Principal Investigator Theory development: Older women surviving with breast cancer. UCF College of Nursing Start-up funding Intramural $2,100 2008- 2010 Principal Investigator Older Women Surviving Breast Cancer: An exploration of their lives. American Nurses Foundation, 2008 Virginia Stone, RN Scholar, Extramural $5,000 2009 Principal Investigator women living with advanced breast cancer. Co-PI: Dr. Susan Schneider- Duke University Theta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Oncology Nursing Foundation- not funded Extramural $500 2009- 2012 An examination of the education needs of elective lumbar fusion patients, Susan Tocco, PI, Darlene Adams, Co-PI. Orlando Health unit based research study. Theta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Extramural $500 Principal Investigator Ovarian Cancer- Nurses Educational Initiative Study. Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida & Teresa Rosebrough Research Fund Extramural $5,000 Principal Investigator Quality of life in older breast cancer survivors. Dissertation research, University of Central Florida College of Nursing Not funded 2007 Consultant Rural Breast Cancer Survivors Intervention. Dr. Karen Meneses, PI National Cancer Institute (5R01CA120638-03) Extramural 2004 Consultant Fertility after breast cancer: A program. Dr. Karen H. Dow, PI Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation $250,000 Extramural
2002- 2007 Project Director Quality of life intervention for breast cancer survivors Dr. Karen H. Dow, PI National Institute of Nursing Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NR-RO1-5332-04) $1.6 million Extramural 1996 Research Assistant Effects of virtual reality on symptom distress in children receiving cancer chemotherapy, Dr. Susan Schneider, PI. American Cancer Society Extramural Research with Students Date Role Title Agency Type Amount Co-PI, mentor The Acquisition of Student Nurses’ Knowledge Base of Genetics and Genomics and Attitudes Toward the Application of Their Knowledge Base in Clinical Practice PI: HIM student, Theresa Munroe Not funded 2012 Co-PI, mentor Nursing Attitudes Toward the use of Reprocessed Single-use Medical Devices PI: HIM student, Laura Not Funded Tracheostomy Care Anxiety Relief through Education and Support Mary Lou Sole PI, William Crosby(HIM Student), Ellen Rising UCF Office of Undergraduate Research $500 PRESENTATIONS—NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL Date Type Title Conference Title, City/State Refereed/ Invited Nov 2013 Poster Preparing nurses for end of life care- Outcomes of an online death and dying course. Loerzel, V and Conner, N. Oncology Nursing Society Connections Conference in Dallas TX Refereed Nov 2012 Poster A Pap test does not screen for everything: practitioner students knowledge of ovarian cancer Oncology Nursing Society Connections: Advancing Care Through Science Conference in Phoenix, AZ Refereed Feb 2011 Poster A bump in the road: Understanding the process of integrating breast cancer into lives of older women ONS 11th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, Los Angeles, CA Refereed July 2010 Poster Assessing knowledge of ovarian cancer in baccalaureate nursing students. Assessing knowledge of ovarian cancer in baccalaureate nursing students Sigma Theta Tau International 21st International Nursing Research Conference, Orlando FL Refereed 2013-
NUR 4907H-0201 (21645) DIR READING RESEARCH (Independent Study) 1 Instructor Fall 2011 DEATH & DYING: NURSING CONSID ( 40 Instructor NURSING RESEARCH 39 Instructor THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSE 119 Lead Instructor HON DIRECT RDG II 1 Instructor DIR READING RESEARCH 1 Instructor Summer 2011 NURSING RESEARCH 31 Instructor PRINCIPLES OF ONCOLOGY NURSING 39 Instructor THESIS OR PROJECT (Other) 1 Instructor Spring 2011 NUR 3165-0W61 (15150) NURSING RESEARCH 40 Instructor NUR 3167-0M01 (15151) NURSING RESEARCH SEMINAR 23 Instructor NUR 3795-0W91 (15279) PRINCIPLES OF ONCOLOGY NURSING 23 Instructor Fall 2010 DEATH & DYING: NURSING CONSID 23 Instructor NURSING RESEARCH 30 Instructor THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSE 119 Lead instructor NUR 4904H-0204 (94918) HON DIRECT RDG II (Independent Study) 2 Instructor Summer 2010 NURSING RESEARCH 34 Instructor PRINCIPLES OF ONCOLOGY NURSING 31 Instructor RESEARCH 1 Instructor Spring 2010 NURSING RESEARCH 50 Instructor NURSING RESEARCH 46 Instructor PRINCIPLES OF ONCOLOGY NURSING 43 Instructor THESIS OR PROJECT 2 Instructor Fall 2009 DOCTORAL RESEARCH 1 Instructor NURSING RESEARCH 31 Instructor THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSE 137 Instructor DEATH & DYING: NURSING CONSID 37 Instructor NUR 4971H-0205 (94346) THESIS OR PROJECT (Other) 2 Instructor Summer 2009 NURSING RESEARCH 56 Instructor PRINCIPLES OF ONCOLOGY NURSING 40 Instructor Spring 2009 DOCTORAL RESEARCH (Research) 1 Instructor NURSING RESEARCH 49 Instructor PRINCIPLES OF ONCOLOGY NURSING 41 Instructor
SPECIAL TOPICS (Laboratory) 11 Instructor Fall 2008 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CLIN (Laboratory) 12 Instructor THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL 118 Instructor DEATH & DYING: NURSING CONSID 32 Instructor Summer 2008 NURSING RESEARCH 37 Instructor PRINCIPLES OF ONCOLOGY NURSING 40 Instructor Spring 2008 NURSING RESEARCH 53 Instructor PRINCIPLES OF ONCOLOGY NURSING 39 Instructor SPECIAL TOPICS (Laboratory) 9 Instructor Fall 2007 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CLIN (Laboratory) 12 Instructor PRINCIPLES OF ONCOLOGY NURSING 51 Instructor NUR 4932-0002 (89340) SPECIAL TOPICS (Lecture)- ADULT II 112 Co-instructor