Faculty Research Interests

PhD and DNP Faculty

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Alison Colbert, PhD, APRN, BC
colberta@duq.edu
Community health
Incarcerated adults
Health literacy
HIV/AIDS/infectious disease
Adherence
Health promotion and care in vulnerable populations
Mark Crider, PhD, MSN, BS
criderm@duq.edu
Community mental health
Psycho-social rehabilitation
Chronic mental illness
Health policy
Leadership development and professions
Bonnie Dean, PhD, RN
deanb@duq.edu
Simulation performance evaluation in laboratory/clinical settings
Patient safety/quality
Outcomes assessment
Sister Rosemary Donley, PhD, ANP-BS, FAAN
donleyr@duq.edu
Vulnerable populations
Social justice
Nursing education
Linda Goodfellow, PhD, RN
goodfellow@duq.edu
Complementary therapies
Oncology nursing
Caregiver stress
Psychoneuroimmunology
Health promotion
Mary Elizabeth Guimond, PhD, WHNP-BC
guimondm@duq.edu
Evaluation of educational technologies in nursing education
Women’s health (adolescent STI, ovarian cancer screening, menopause)
Elaine Hardy, PhD, MS, RN
hardye@duq.edu
Women’s health
Physical activity
Obesity 
Social cognitive theory
Michalene King, PhD, RN
kingm1@duq.edu
Faith community/parish nursing
Spiritual well-being
Clinical simulation (high-fidelity and standardized patients)
Linda Koharchik DNP, MSN, CNA-BC
koharchikl@duq.edu
Medical-surgical nursing
Nursing administration 
Evidence-based nursing practice
Rebecca Kronk, PhD, CRNP
kronkr@duq.edu
Sleep in children
Vulnerable pediatric populations (i.e. Fragile X syndrome)
Autism
Charles Larew, PhD, RN
larewc@duq.edu
Clinical simulation methods for teaching and evaluation
Internet based research methods
Family caregiver education 
Quality of life measurement
Joan Such Lockhart, PhD, RN, CORLN, AOCN, CNE, FAAN
lockhart@duq.edu
Health promotion/early detection (chronic disease such as cancer/heart disease)
Vulnerable, high-risk, culturally diverse populations
Nursing education
Denise Lucas, PhD, RN, CRNP
lucasd2495@duq.edu
Women
Working women who remain poor
The uninsured
Well-being
Learned resourcefulness
Carolyn Nickerson, EdD, MA, MSN, RN
nickersonc@duq.edu
Spiritual self-care in relation to health and healing
Young adult/adult learning and development, particularly cognitive development
Curriculum design in nursing education
Joyce Ott, DNP, RN
ottj1@duq.edu
Shared governance
Mental health issues
Behavioral health simulation
Karen Paraska, PhD, RN
paraskak@duq.edu
Oncology
Barriers to mammography screening
Chronic disease self-management
Health promotion in nursing
Self-efficacy
Health Belief Model
Lenore Resick, PhD, RN, CRNP, APRN, BC, NP-C
resick@duq.edu
Vulnerable populations
Culturally diverse groups
Russian and Iraqi refugee women
Older adults
Older African Americans and wellness
Health of immigrant/refugee families
Appalachian culture 
Women’s health issues
Environmental health issues
Luann Richardson, PhD, RN, NP-C
richardson@duq.edu

Clinical cardiology
Heart failure
Depression in heart disease
Smoking cessation
Health promotion strategies
Integrating mental health into primary care

Khlood Salman, Dr.PH, RN
salmank@duq.edu
Health promotion and disease prevention related to chronic diseases, focusing specifically on women's health issues (such as cancer screening) and health issues associated with immigrant and refugee status.
Global/international health issues
Environmental health
Interfaith dialogue studies
Kathleen Sekula, PhD, APRN
sekula@duq.edu
Vulnerable populations
Victims of violence
Domestic violence
Sexual assault
Lynn Simko, PhD, RN, CCRN
simko@duq.edu
Quality of life
Congenital heart disease
Intensive care nursing
Simulation and student outcomes
Quantitative research
Melanie Turk, PhD, RN
turkm@duq.edu
Obesity, weight loss and maintenance
Health promotion 
CVD risk reduction
Rick Zoucha, DNSc, APRN
zoucha@duq.edu
Community based research
Psychiatric nursing
Transcultural/international nursing
Cultural competence/Mexican Americans and
African Americans
Refugee/immigrants health needs
Eileen Zungolo, EdD, RN, FAAN, CNE
zungolo@duq.edu
Education issues
Curriculum
Student learning
Teaching practices
Addictions
Spiritual domain of recovery
Nancy Brom, MSN, RN
brom@duq.edu
Medical-surgical nursing
Clinical critical care
OB 
Teaching strategies
Diane Colizza, MN, RN, APRN, BC
colizza@duq.edu
Pediatrics
Pediatric trauma
Preceptored experiences
Leah Cunningham, MNEd, RN
cunningh@duq.edu
End of life issues in oncology nursing
Cervical cancer
International research
Gerontology
End of life
Palliative care
Curriculum design
Carolyn Griffin, MSN, RN
griffinc1399@duq.edu
Diabetic care issues
Clinical research
Student evaluation
Goals outcomes
Rosanna Henry, MSN, RN
henryr@duq.edu
Skill acquisition
Simulation
Karen Jakub, MSN, BSN, RN
jakubk@duq.edu
Chronic heart disease
Qualitative research methods
Technology interventions for cardiac arrhythmias
Maureen Leonardo, MN, CNE, CRNP, BC
leonardo@duq.edu
Older adult and primary care - clinical research
Debra Lewis, MSN, RN, CPN
lewisd@duq.edu
Simulation
NCLEX
Kathy Mayle, MNEd, MBA, RN
mayle@duq.edu
Nursing administration
Diversity, minority recruitment and retention
Community networking
Cindy Walters, MSN, RN
walters362@duq.edu
Forensic nursing
Incarcerated women
Exercise
Yvonne Weideman, DNP,  MSN, RN
weidemany@duq.edu
Nutrition in sports related activities
Kathy Wilt, MSN, RN
wiltk@duq.edu
Medical/surgical nursing
Community health nursing
Health promotion