Rick Zoucha

Anuforo, P., Zoucha, R., Salman, K., & McFarland, M. R. (2024). Influences of widowhood cultural practices, values, and beliefs on the health and well-being of Nigerian women: An integrative review. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 36(2), 184-194. https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596241286244

Batista, G., Zoucha, R., Colbert, A. M., & Duarté-Vélez, Y. (2024). Understanding cultural values and beliefs of Puerto Ricans regarding suicide and suicide prevention: An ethnonursing study. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 36(4), 394-403. https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596241297978

Filchner, K., Zoucha, R., Lockhart, J. S., & Denlinger, C. S. (2023). Empowering lung cancer survivors in post-treatment survivorship care using participatory action research. Oncology Nursing Forum, 50(5), 563-575. https://doi.org/10.1188/23.ONF.563-575

Horton, D., Spigelmyer, P., Rebmann, T., & Zoucha, R. (2023). Disaster preparedness in K-12 schools: An integrative review. Journal of School Health, 93(8), 726-732. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13319

Stephen, J. M., Zoucha, R., Cazzell, M., & Devido, J. (2023). Cultural care needs of Spanish speaking parents with limited English proficiency whose children are hospitalized: An ethnonursing study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 69, 62-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.12.019

(Funded) PI: Zoucha, R., Understanding the cultural values, beliefs, and perceptions of COVID-19 and the COVID vaccines in the African American community: A Focused Ethnography. Chi Eta Phi National fund Grant for $2000.00.

(Funded) PI: Zoucha, R., Braxter, B., Scott, A., Kelley,P., Toward Mental Health Equity, Empowering Female Veterans: Promoting Mental Health First Aid. Highmark Foundation Grant, funded $25000.00 January 1- February 28, 2020.

(Funded) PI: Zoucha, R., Co-PI: Braxter, B., Scott, A., "All of Us" education project Celebrating Health in Pittsburgh's Diverse Communities. AACN/NIH $10000.00 Funded October 2018 to February 28, 2019.

(Funded) PI: Turk, M., Co-PI: Zoucha, R., Fapohunda, A., Exploring African Immigrants' Perceptions and Practices Around Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Through Photovoice. Duquesne University Faculty Development Fund Grant $10,000.Funded 2013-2014.

(Funded). Salman. K., Zoucha, R., & Nawafleh, H. Understanding the Values and Beliefs Related to Breast Cancer, Early Detection, and Mammography Screening in Women Living in Ma'an City-Jordan (Collaborative research funded by Duquesne University School of Nursing/ Faculty Development Fund in 2012, ($5000) and Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussien College of Nursing/Al-Hussein Bin Talal University approximately $4000.00 for Housing and transportation Grant. Total $9000.00

Principal Investigator: Zoucha, R. Co-investigators: Colbert, A., Sekula, K., Walters, C. Exploring Safe Sleep and SIDS Risk Perception in a High-Risk Community. $4000.00 Sponsored by SIDS of PA and the Birmingham Foundation April 2011-March 2012.

(Funded) PI: Turk, M., Co-PI: Zoucha, R., Fapohunda, A., Exploring African Immigrants' Perceptions and Practices Around Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Through Photovoice. Duquesne University Faculty Development Fund Grant $10,000.Funded 2013-2014.

(Funded). Salman. K., Zoucha, R., & Nawafleh, H. Understanding the Values and Beliefs Related to Breast Cancer, Early Detection, and Mammography Screening in Women Living in Ma'an City-Jordan ( Collaborative research funded by Duquesne University School of Nursing/ Faculty Development Fund in 2012, ($5000) and Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussien College of Nursing/Al-Hussein Bin Talal University approximately $4000.00 for Housing and transportation Grant. Total $9000.00

Competitive Faculty Development Grants for Presentations on Multicultural College Teaching and Learning. Connecting the Philosophy and Values of a Professional Doctoral Program to that of a Global Perspective for Students, 2nd International Conference on Professional Doctorates, UK Council of Graduate Education and Middlesex University. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. $700.00

Zoucha, R., Weideman, Y., Colbert, A., Turk, M., Assessing Transcultural Self-Efficacy in Graduate Nursing Students, $200.00 School of Nursing Summer 2011-2012.

Principal Investigator: Zoucha, R. Co-investigators: Colbert, A., Sekula, K., Walters, C. Exploring Safe Sleep and SIDS Risk Perception in a High-Risk Community. $4000.00 Sponsored by SIDS of PA and the Birmingham Foundation April 2011-March 2012.

Principal Investigator: Zoucha, R. Co-investigators: Mayle, K., Smith, S. Promoting Health and health Care Access in the African Refugee and Immigrant Community:  A Participatory Action Research Study.  $58,045.50 funded from the Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (C.U.R.E.) program from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, January 1 2011 to January 1, 2013      

Principal Investigator:  Zoucha, R., Smith Glasgow, M.E., The Experiences of Doctor of Nursing Practice Graduates in their Current Professional Positions: A Phenomenology. $1000.00 Supported by the Duquesne University and Drexel University Schools of Nursing, May 1, 2010.

Co-investigator:  Turk, M., Zoucha, R. Burke, L., Exploring the Correlates and Experiences of Weight Loss Maintenance. $5000.00, May, 1, 2010, School of Nursing Faculty Research Grant.

Fellow in the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing, 2025

Fellow in the Transcultural Nursing Society Scholars 

Fellow in the European Transcultural Nursing Association

Inducted to Chi Eta Phi, Inc. Kappa Chapter in 2017.

Installed as the Joseph A. Lauritis, C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair for Teaching and Technology, September 2015.

Inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in October 2014

Cribs for Kids Starfish Award (For Safe and Sound Sleep research and education project) April 2013

Community Nomination: 
Nominated for the Racial Justice Award of the YWCA, Pittsburgh, PA

Scholarly Awards
Inducted as a Charter member to Transcultural Nursing Scholars, October 8, 2004.

Poster Award
Understanding the Meaning of Mental Health and Illness in an Urban   Nicaraguan Barrio:  A Focused Mini-Ethnography.  Cunningham, L, Zoucha, RD., Gross, J. at the 30^th Annual Transcultural Nursing Society Conference, June 14, 2004, Alicante, Spain.

Leininger Award, Transcultural Nursing Society, October 14, 1998.

Awarded Honorable Mention at the Southern Nursing Research Society Conference in Miami, Fl. March 1, 1996 for Poster Presentation titled: "The Experience of Mexican Americans Receiving Professional Nursing Care: An Ethnonursing Study."

Teaching Award
Awarded a 1998-99 Duquesne University Creative Teaching Award for the bilingual on-line journal, "Issues in Psychosocial Nursing."

Nominated for the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Award from the School of Nursing, Duquesne University, March 1999.

Nominated as Teacher of the Year from the Student Nurses' Organization of the Harris College of Nursing, Texas Christian University, 1996.