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Research Committee Members: Areas of Expertise 2009 - 2010 NAPNAP Research Committee The following NAPNAP Research Committee members are available to serve as consultants to NAPNAP members. Their areas of expertise are listed below. If you have a specific request or want to contact one of these individuals, please contact Suzette Harper at the NAPNAP National Office at sharper@napnap.org. Rita H. Pickler, PhD, RN, PNP, Chair (Richmond, VA)
Quantitative/Qualitative
Neonatal intensive care and followup
Neurobehavioral development
Well child care and development management
Infant feeding
Family relationships and effects on child heath and development Christina Calamaro, PhD, CRNP (Newtown Square, PA)
Quantitative
Association of sleep and obesity
Family interventions for obesity
Health outcomes in pediatric primary care/health
Outcomes in pediatric primary care in nurse-managed health centers Juanita C. Dale, PhD, RN, CRNP (Grand Prarie, TX)
Quantitative
Health-related quality of life in children/adolescents/families with chronic disorders Sharron Docherty, PhD, CPNP (Hillsborough, NC)
Quantitative/Qualitative
Longitudinal designs using both quantitative and qualitative methods
Quality of life of children and their families undergoing intensive treatments for life threatening illnesses Catherine Goodhue, MSN, RN, CPNP (El Segundo, CA)
Areas of focus include disaster preparedness and pediatric trauma Lois S. Sadler, PhD, PNP-BC (Cheshire, CT)
Quantitative/Qualitative
Interdisciplinary Research
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Adolescent Parenting
At-Risk Young Families Kathleen Sawin, DNS, CPNP, (Glendale, WI)
Quantitative and Qualitative
Adaptation and resilience in children and families
Outcomes such as functional status, self-management, mental health, quality of life and developmental competence in adolescents with chronic conditions and the risk and protective factors associated with these outcomes Leigh Small, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC (Chandler, AZ)
Quantitative
Pediatric Patients
Obesity Treatment, Obesity Prevention Kathleen Speer, PhD, Rn, NPc (McKinney, TX) Quantitative Evidence-Based Practice Professional Practice of Nursing Students Dissertation Pediatric Falls Victoria Niederhauser, DrPH, APRN, BC, PNP, AFPNP Liaison (Honolulu, HI)
Quantitative
Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
Barriers to Immunization
Pediatric Obesity
Survey Research Design
Instrument Development
Catherine Burns, PhD, CPNP, NAPNAP Foundation Liaison (Sherwood, OR)
Quantitative/Qualitative
Survey PNPs regarding role and demographics Additional Research Consultants The following NAPNAP researchers are available to serve the research consultation role. Their areas of expertise are listed below. If you have a specific request or want to contact one of these individuals, please contact Suzette Harper at the NAPNAP National Office at sharper@napnap.org. Margaret Brady, PhD, RN, CPNP (Irvine, CA)
Quantitative
Role Delineation
PNP Students
Childhood depression Barbara Deloian, PhD, RN, CPNP (Castle Rock, CO)
Triangulation of both Quantitative & Qualitative
Parent-child interaction
Infant mental health issues
Prematurity
Children with special needs
Feeding: developmental issues and growth Mary Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP (Columbus, OH)
Triangulation of both Quantitative & Qualitative
Parent-child interaction
Testing of nursing interventions using standard experimental designs Margaret Grey, PhD, CPNP (Hamden, CT)
Quantitative
Diabetes in children and adolescents
Preventing type 2 diabetes in high risk youth
Practice based research networks in primary care Ann O'Sullivan, PhD, FAAN, CPNP (Philadelphia, PA)
Quantitative
Team building
Leadership
Infant injuries Beth Richardson, DNS, RN, CPNP (Indianapolis, IN)
Quantitative
Burnout in CPNPs
Breastfeeding
Learning styles in BSN students Nancy Ryan-Wenger, PhD, CPNP (Columbus, OH)
Quantitative
Stress and coping
Stress-related symptoms
Psychosomatic symptoms
Children's drawings as a source of data
Clinical decision-making by NPs
Military families Arlene Sperhac, PhD, RN, CPNP (Hinsdale, IL)
Quantitative
PNP education/curriculum
Credentialing/privileging
PNP role
Outcomes research Pam Hellings, PhD, CPNP (Portland, OR)
Quantitative
Faculty practice
Program administration
Breastfeeding-family and clinician competency issues
Working and breastfeeding
Genetics
Pediatric content in NP programs Lisa Kohr, MSN, MPH, CPNP, CCRN (Newtown Square, PA)
Quantitative
Cardiovascular disease in children
Outcome research
Impact of PNP care
Arlene Butz, ScD, RN, CPNP (Freeland, MD)
Quantitative
Childhood asthma
Nurse home-based inteventions
Adherence to asthma medications in children
In-utero drug exposed infants and children Agatha Gallo, PhD, CPNP (River Forest, IL)
Qualitative
Family (chronic illness)
Siblings in childhood chronic illness
Information Management (genetics) Linda C. Lewin, PhD, APRN-BC (Westlake, OH)
Quantitative and Qualitative
At-risk parenting, parent-child relational quality, child maltreatment
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