Rebecca Kronk, PhD, MSN, CRNP, FAAN CNE, ANEF

2018 - 2019
Nurses' Perspectives on Patient Dismissal after Parental Refusal of Recommended Childhood Immunizations, Principal Investigator

2017 - 2018
Using a Delphi study to develop consensus on disability related competencies for BSN curriculum, Principal Investigator

2016 - 2019
Healthy Nursing Students 2020: A Prospective Cohort Study

2015 - 2019
Experiences and Perceptions of Postpartum Women with Substance Use Disorders Inclusive of Opioids Regarding Their Care, Faculty Advisor & Dissertation Chair

2014 - 2016
Investigating a Newly Developed Genetics Course and Acquisition of Genetic and Genomic Nursing Competencies, Principal Investigator

2014 - 2016
Mastery Learning Theory: Assessing the Impact of an Innovative Approach to Educating Nurses to Clinical Competence, Faculty Advisor & Dissertation Chair

2014 - 2015
Assessing Distress Levels of Refugee Women to Provide Insight for Enhanced Psychosocial Interventions Faculty Advisor & Dissertation Chair

2013 - 2014
Comparing Two Teaching Strategies: Simulation of Newborn Assessment vs, In-Class Instruction, Faculty Advisor & Dissertation Chair

2012 - 2013
Investigating the lived experience of grandparents raising their grandchildren, Principal Investigator

2012 - 2013
Nursing and Healthcare in Nicaragua-what is the impact on undergraduate nursing students' personal, professional and cultural development? Co-Investigator

2012 - 2013
Increasing Healthy Nutritional and Physical Activity Behavior Changes Through a WIC Educational Intervention, Faculty Advisor & Dissertation Chair

2011 - 2013
What is the Cultural Climate among Faculty, Students, and Staff within the School of Nursing at Duquesne University? Co-Investigator

2011 - 2012
Effect of an Educational Intervention on Nurse Knowledge and Attitude with Discharge Instruction in Children Following Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury, Faculty Advisor & Dissertation Chair

2009 - 2016
Fragile X Clinical and Research Consortium Registry, Co-Investigator

2008 - 2013
Developmental functioning of children in the FXS gray zone alleles, Co-Investigator

2006 - 2013
Sleep Patterns in children with fragile x syndrome, Principal Investigator

2005 - 2016
Fragile X syndrome registry, Co-Investigator

Kronk, R., Lucas, D., & Williams, S. (under review). Nurse Practitioner Education: Uniting the New Essentials with The Core Competencies on Disability Health Care Education. JAANP.

Kronk, R., Mihailescu, M. R., & Kalarchian, M. (2022). Engaging Doctoral-Level Nurses in Genomic and Genetic Education Through an Online Professional Development Course. Nurse Educator, 10-1097.

Kronk, R., Kim, I., & Nolfi, D. (2022). Sleep in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities during COVID-19: An Integrative Review. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 1-14.

Kronk, R. (2022). Improvements in Accessibility to Cancer Screenings Are Needed for Individuals with Disabilities. Oncology Nursing News. https://www.oncnursingnews.com/view/improvements-in-accessibility-to-cancer-screenings-are-needed-for-individuals-with-disabilities

Concilio, L., Lockhart, J. S., Schreiber, J. B., Oermann, M. H., Kronk, R., & Brannan, J.D. (2021). The impact of a digital intervention on perceived stress, resiliency, social support, and intention to leave among newly licensed nurses: A randomized controlled trial. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 52(8), 367-374.

Kronk, R., Williams, S., Kaczor, C., & McDanald, A. (2021). Exploring nursing students’ attitudes and knowledge in caring for people with disabilities. SSRG International Journal of Nursing and Health Science 7(2), 9-12.

Potvin, N., Kronk, R., & Hicks, M. (2021). Music therapy and nursing co-treatment integrative hospice and palliative care. The Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing.
DOI:10.1097/NJH.0000000000000747

Lengetti, E., Kronk, R., & Cantrell, M. A. (2020). A theory analysis of Mastery Learning and Self-Regulation. Nurse Education in Practice, 102911.

Kronk, R., & Subasic, K. (2020). Genetic testing and the risk of uninformed consent. Nursing2020, 50(9), 16-19.

Colbert, A. & Kronk, R. (2020). Equity Access: Online Nursing Education on Care for People with Disabilities. J Nurs Educ. 59(6):349–351.

Deem, M., Kronk, R., Staggs, V., & Lucas, D. (2020). Nurses’ Perspectives on the Dismissal of Vaccine-Refusing Families from Pediatric and Family Care Practices. American Journal of Health Promotion. DOI:10.1177/0890117120906971

Subasic, K., Kronk, R., Mantione, A., & Vital, M. (2020). Exploring Genetic Literacy in a Small Hispanic Population. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 1043659620938127.

Chan, T. E., Lockhart*, J. S., Thomas, A., Kronk, R., & Schreiber*, J. B. (2020). Determining nurse practitioner core competencies utilizing a Delphi Approach. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 32(3), 200-217.

Chan, T., Lockhart, J. S., Thomas, A., Kronk, R., & Schreiber, J. (2020). An integrative review of nurse practitioner practice and its relationship to the core competencies. Journal of Professional Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.11.003

Kronk, R., Colbert, A., Smeltzer, S., & Blunt, E. (2019). Development of prelicensure nursing competencies in caring for people with disabilities through Delphi methodology. Nurse Educ. 45(3): E21-E25. DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000712.

Concilio, L., Lockhart, J. S., Oermann, M. H., Kronk, R., & Schreiber, J. B. (2019). Newly Licensed Nurse Resiliency and Interventions to Promote Resiliency in the First Year of Hire: An Integrative Review. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 50(4), 153-161.

Felsman, I., Humphreys, J., & Kronk, R., (2019). Measuring distress levels of refugee women to enhance community-based psycho-social interventions. Mental Health Nursing. DOI:  10.1080/01612840.2018.1543744

Alexander, K., Kronk, R., Sekula, K., Short, V., & Abatemarco, D. (2019). Implementation of a mindfulness intervention with women in treatment for opioid use disorder. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2019.1585499

MANUALS 
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition (2021). American Nurses Association Task Force.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Kronk, R., (June 2023) Consultants with Disability Simulation Program – Measuring Impact Over Time; Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education (ADHCE) Annual Conference (Competitive; National).
Loiseau, A M., Kronk, R., & Seiler, T. (June 2023). Genetic Testing For Pharmaceutical Effectiveness. 22nd Annual Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Conference (Invited; Regional)  

Kronk, R., Ortman, D., & Ortman, E. (November 2022). Equity Access:
Influencing the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Future Nurses and Other Healthcare Providers, AUCD 2022 Conference (Competitive; National).

Kronk, R., Subasic, K., Marlett, M., & Scassa, C. (November 2022). Are Informed Consents Really Informed in the Era of Precision Health? Impact Reading Level has on Consumers, 2023 International Society of Nurses in Genetics Annual Congress (Competitive; International).

Potvin, N., & Kronk, R. (September, 2022). Music Therapy: A Core Service in Integrative Palliative Care, Fritzky Family Integrative Health Summit (Invited; Regional)

Kronk, R., Williams, S., & Henry, R. (July 2022) Creating a Culture of Care by Implementing Consultant with Disability Simulation Program, Sigma's 33rd International Nursing Research Congress (Competitive; International).

Potvin, N., Hicks, M., & Kronk, R. (February 2022). Positioning Music Therapy as a Core Service in Hospice & Palliative Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association (Invited; Regional)

Kronk R. (February 2022) Genetics Nursing. Genetics Services in Appalachia Lecture Series (NIH R13), West Virginia University (Invited; Regional)

Kronk R. (June 2021) Building a Community of Educators & Students Focused on Disability Health Care. Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing Fellowship Program (Invited; International)

Kronk R. (May 2021) The Intersection of Nursing Disability and Competencies. Ohio University (Competitive; National).

Kronk R. (February 2021) Peer to Peer P&T Conversation. Center for Community-Engaged Teaching and Research. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA (Invited: Local).

Kronk R. (November 2020) The Intersection of Nursing, Genomics, and Disability. International Society of Nurses in Genetics Virtual Congress (Competitive review, International).

Kronk R. & Weideman, Y. (November 2020) Photovoice and Community-Based Participatory Research. Center for Community-Engaged Teaching and Research. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA (Invited: Local).

Kronk R. (November 2019) The Ins and Outs of Delphi Methodology - is it for you? Center for Community-Engaged Teaching and Research. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA (Invited: Local).

Kronk, R. (October 2019) The Benefits of Theater for Children with Disabilities. Integrative Health Summit, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. (Invited: Local).

Kronk, R. (May 2019). Fragile X Associated Disorders Across Generation An Update with Clinical Application. ISONG Regional Conference, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA. (Invited; Regional).

Subasic, K., & Kronk, R. (May 2019). Genetic Health Literacy and Its Relationship to Implementation Science. ISONG Regional Conference, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA. (Invited; Regional).

Deem, M., & Kronk, R. (April 2019). Nurses’ Perspectives on Patient Dismissal after Parental vaccine- Refusal. Society of Pediatric Nurses Annual Conference, Washington DC. (Competitive Review, National).

Kronk, R., Colbert, A., Smeltzer, S., & Blunt, E. (2019). Development of prelicensure nursing competencies in caring for people with disabilities through Delphi methodology. Nurse Educator, DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000712.

Concilio, L., Lockhart, J. S., Oermann, M. H., Kronk, R., & Schreiber, J. B. (2019). Newly Licensed Nurse Resiliency and Interventions to Promote Resiliency in the First Year of Hire: An Integrative Review. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 50(4), 153-161.

Felsman, I., Humphreys, J., & Kronk, R., (2019). Measuring distress levels of refugee women to enhance community based psycho-social interventions. Mental Health Nursing. DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1543744

Chan, T., Lockhart, J. S., Thomas, A., Kronk, R., & Schreiber, J. (Submitted May 2019). An integrative review of nurse practitioner practice and its relationship to the core competencies. Journal of Professional Nursing.

Alexander, K., Kronk, R., Sekula, K., Short, V., & Abatemarco, D. (2019). Implementation of a mindfulness intervention with women in treatment for opioid use disorder. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2019.1585499

Lengetti, E., Wilf, K., Murphy, D., Rosanelli, M., Ulmer, K., Taylor, A., & Kronk, R. (2018). An innovative approach to educating nurses to clinical competence: A randomized controlled trial. Nurse Education in Practice.

Kramlich, D., Kronk, R., Marcellis, L., Colbert, A., & Jakub, K. (2018). Rural postpartum women with substance use disorders. Qualitative Health Research, 28 (9). 1449-1461.

Kronk, R., Lengetti, E., & Colbert, A. (2018). Assessment of Competency-based undergraduate course on genetics and genomics. Nurse Educator, 43 (4), 201-205.

Felsman, I., Humphreys, J., & Kronk, R., (Submitted April 2018). Measuring distress levels of refugee women to enhance community based psycho-social interventions. Mental Health Nursing.

Alexander, K., Kronk, R., Sekula, K., Short, V., & Abatemarco, D. (Submitted April 2018). The effect of a mindfulness intervention on the depression symptoms of women in treatment for an opioid use disorder. Maternal and Child Health Journal.

Lengetti, E., Wilf, K., Murphy, D., Rosanelli, M., Ulmer, K., Taylor, A., & Kronk, R. (Submitted February 2018). An innovative approach to educating nurses to clinical competence. Nurse Education in Practice.

Kramlich, D., Kronk, R., Marcellis, L., Colbert, A., & Jakub, K. (Accepted February 2018). Rural postpartum women with substance use disorders. Qualitative Health Research.

Kronk, R., Lengetti, E., & Colbert, A. (2017). Making it meaningful: Assessment of a competency based undergraduate course on genetic and genomics. Nurse Educator. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000000443

Kramlich, D., Kronk, R., & Jakub, K. (2017). Challenges and Facilitators of recruitment: Lessons learned from conducting a focused ethnography in a vulnerable rural population. The Qualitative Report, 22(3). 818-830. Retrieved from http://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol22/iss3/9

Kramlich, D., & Kronk, R. (2015). Relational care for perinatal substance use disorder: A systematic review. The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 40 (5): 320-6.

Bassell, J., Phan, H., Leu, R., Kronk, R., & Visootsak, J. (2015) Sleep profiles in a clinical sample of children with Down syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37096.

Kronk, R., Weideman, Y., Cunningham, L., & Resick, L. (2015) Capturing student transformation from a global service learning experience: The efficacy of photo-elicitation as a qualitative research method. Journal of Nursing Education, 54 (9), S99-S102.

Lengetti, E., Cantrell, M. A., Dean, B., & Kronk, R. (Submitted July, 2015). A theory analysis of mastery learning and self-regulation. Journal of Theory Construction and Testing.

Kronk, R., & Weideman, Y. (2014). Use of photovoice to integrate a community-engaged scholarship model of research into an undergraduate clinical nursing course. Journal of Nursing Education, 53 (9), S114-117.

 

• 2023-2024 Mentor for the Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing Fellowship at St. John Fisher College
• 2021 Pittsburgh Magazine Excellence in Nursing Academia Award, Honorable Mention 
• 2021-2022 Mentor for the Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing Fellowship at St. John Fisher College
• 2020 Pittsburgh Magazine Excellence in Nursing Research Award, Honorable Mention
• 2020 - Present Fellow, National League of Nursing Academy of Nursing Education 
• 2018 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Nurses 

Edith Trees Foundation
The purpose of this project is to continue a summer theater camp for youth with disabilities that will provide training on how to act in healthcare scenarios that can be applied to the standardized patient role plus gain confidence in communication skills and self-advocacy.
Role: PI (2022-2023) Status: Funded $30,000

Edith Trees Foundation
The purpose of this project is to continue a summer theater camp for youth with disabilities that will provide training on how to act in healthcare scenarios that can be applied to the standardized patient role plus gain confidence in communication skills and self-advocacy.
Role: PI (2021-2022) Status: Funded $30,000

National Human Genome Research Institute
R25HGO11228 - Genomic Competencies for Nurses from Theory to Application: An Online Long Course will increase genomic literacy among a diverse group of nursing doctoral faculty and students. Participants will gain expertise in genetic and genomic competencies, resulting in significant benefits for nursing science, the nursing workforce, and ultimately, for patients. Role: PI (2021-2026), Status: Funded $794,448

Hearst Foundation
To help the Duquesne University School of Nursing research and develop an undergraduate simulation program that will incorporate standardized patients with disabilities in the curriculum-learning environment.  Role: PI (2018 – 2021) Status: Funded $100,000

Edith Trees Foundation
The purpose of this project is to continue a summer theater camp for youth with disabilities that will provide training on how to act in healthcare scenarios that can be applied to the standardized patient role plus gain confidence in communication skills and self-advocacy.
Role: PI (2020 deferred to 2021 due to COVID) Status: Funded $30,000

FISA Foundation
The purpose of this project is to build on what was accomplished during our first grant cycle, and to build Equity Access as the infrastructure that can accommodate multiple projects focused on improving care for people with disabilities and to increase the educational offerings and provide support for faculty who might lack the time or expertise to integrate this content into their courses and curricula.
Role: Project Consultant (2020 – 2022) Status: Funded $60,000

Edith Trees Foundation
The purpose of this project is to create a summer theater camp for youth with disabilities that will provide training on how to act in healthcare scenarios that can be applied to the standardized patient role plus gain confidence in communication skills and self-advocacy.
Role: PI (2019) Status: Funded $25,000