Currently Funded Grants and Contracts

Research

Lorraine Mion
Early Nurse Detection of Delirium Superimposed on Dementia (END-DSD)
National Institutes of Health/Pennsylvania State University
4/01/2010 – 2/08/2015
$732,533

Todd Monroe
Age-Related Differences in Psychophysical and Neurobiological Response to Pain
National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging
4/01/2014 – 3/31/2016
$431,750

Shelagh Mulvaney
Using Social Learning to Improve Adolescent Diabetes Adherence Problem Solving
National Institutes of Health-National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
12/01/2012 – 8/31/2016
$1,798.029

Sheila Ridner
Promoting Adherence to Lymphedema Self-Care in Breast Cancer Survivors
Supported by the Research Scholar Grant, Number RSG-13-022-01-CPPB, from the American Cancer Society.
1/01/2013 – 12/31/2016
$720,000

Sheila Ridner
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Yoga in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
National Institutes of Health-National Cancer Institute
8/01/2013 – 7/31/2015
$367,123

Micah Skeens
Adherence in Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Patients
Micah A. Skeens, MS, was supported by a Doctoral Degree Scholarship in Cancer Nursing, DSCN-14-075-01-SCN from the American Cancer Society.
7/01/2014 – 3/30/2016
$30,000

Leanne Boehm
ABCDE Bundle Efficiency and Factors Influencing Adherence: A Feasibility Study
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
12/01/2013 – 8/01/2014
$9,989

Peter Buerhaus
Health Workforce Studies Program
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
7/01/2013 – 6/30/2017
$2,202,124

Peter Buerhaus
Measuring Successful Collaboration: Nurse Practitioners & Physician Specialists and the Work Health Care Teams
Johnson & Johnson Foundation
1/01/2013 – 12/31/2014
$374,930

Karen D’Apolito
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Management and Trends in Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Health
4/01/2014 – 3/31/2015
$52,200

Terrah Foster-Akard
Impact of a Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC)-Supported Legacy Interventions in Pediatric Palliative Care
National Institutes of Health-National Institute of Nursing Research
9/26/2014 – 6/30/2018
$1,857,880

Mary Jo Gilmer
Canines and Childhood Cancer: Examining the Effects of Therapy Dogs
American Humane Association
10/03/2013 – 12/02/2014
$20,000

Academic Training

Rene Love
PREPARE – Providing Support, Reaching Educators, Parents/Students And Restoring Community with Effective Interventions Program
Tennessee Department of Education
11/01/2013 – 9/30/2015
$40,718

Mavis Schorn
Southeast Consortium for Inter-professional Education
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation/University of Kentucky. This is part of a larger award to the University of Kentucky.
7/01/2012 – 6/30/2014
$23,867

Mavis Schorn
2014 White Coat Ceremony
Arnold P. Gold Foundation
8/04/2014 – 12/12/2014
$3,000

Elizabeth Weiner
Faculty Development: Integrated Technology into Nursing Education and Practice Initiative (ITNEP): Bridging the Gap to Quality Care
Health Resources & Services Administration-Bureau of Health Professions
7/01/2009 – 6/30/2015
$1,297,204

Clinical-Community Partnerships

Bonita Pilon
Clinic at Mercury Courts
The Memorial Foundation, Inc.
1/01/2013 – 12/20/2013
$30,000

Bonita Pilon
Inter-professional Collaborative Practice: The Mercury Courts Model
Health Resources & Services Administration-Bureau of Health Professions
9/01/2012 – 6/30/2015
$1,394,204

Bonita Pilon
Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) – Utilizing Prenatal Groups to Promote Breastfeeding
United Way
7/02/2014 – 6/30/2015
$15,000

Bonita Pilon
Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) Program Evaluation
Catholic Charities
10/01/2013 – 9/29/2016
$367,800

Tonya Elkins
Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) Program
Charles M. and Mary D. Grant Foundation
9/01/2014 – 8/31/2016
$70,000

Bryn Evans
Nashville After Zone Alliance (NAZA)
Metro Nashville & Davidson County
7/1/12 – 6/30/17
$960,000

Bryn Evans
Nashville After Zone Alliance (NAZA) Coordinating Agency
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
7/1/14 – 6/30/15
$97,222

Deborah Froeber
Communities And Students Together for Learning-Enhanced Service (CASTLES) – Metro Community Enhancement Fund
Metro Nashville & Davidson County
7/01/2014 – 6/30/2015
$44,900

 

 

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