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Reethee Antony, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences; Division of Speech and Language Pathology
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Jane Bear-Lehman, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP
Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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Karen Browne, PhD, RN, CWOCN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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Sharon A. Bryant, PhD
Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Decker College; Associate Director; Associate Professor, Master of Public Health (MPH) Program; Director
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences; Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity (HTC); Public Health; McNair Scholars Program
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Michael Buck, PT, PhD, ATC, Cert MDT, CSCS
Founding Director and Associate Professor, Physical Therapy Program
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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Rosemary Collier, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor; Chapter Vice President for Academics
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences; United University Professions (UUP)
Research Interests
- Addiction behaviors
- Tobacco use and cessation
- Research and nursing education
- Qualitative research
Nannette Cowen, PhD, FNP-BC
Clinical Associate Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Diabetes prevention
- Wellness and health promotion
- Physical activity
- Motivational interviewing
- Telehealth
Rosa Darling, PhD, RNC-NIC
Bartle Associate Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Simulation
- Neonatal care
- Maternal child health
- Population health
- Obesity
Cody Dew, MA, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Division of Speech and Language Pathology; Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Stuttering and fluency disorders
- Therapeutic interventions
- Counseling
- Social and emotional impact of disability
Ann E. Fronczek, PhD, RN
Associate Professor and Director UG and PhD Programs
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Telehealth and mHealth
- King's Dynamic Interacting Systems Framework and Theory of Goal Attainment
- Nursing workforce development: telehealth
Rodney Gabel, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Vice Chair, Faculty Senate; Professor and Founding Director of SLP
Faculty Senate; Division of Speech and Language Pathology; Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Psychological and social adjustment in people who stutter
- Occupational experiences of people who stutter
- Social stereotyping and stigma related to stuttering
- Clinical outcomes research
Joshua Garrett, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Endothelial barrier function
- Angiogenesis
- Inflammation
Susan Glodstein, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Program Coordinator of Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Suicide prevention
- Attitudes towards suicide
- Language promoting mental health
Yvonne Johnston, DrPH, MS, FNP
Founding Director; Associate Professor/Founding Director, MPH Program
Public Health; Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Public health
- Epidemiology
- Nursing
- Population health
- Program evaluation
- Chronic disease risk reduction
- Health promotion
- Fall prevention among older adults
- Evidence-based practice
- Data analytics
- Social determinants of health
- Translational research
Jolene Kittle, PhD, RN, ACCNS-AG
Assistant Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Trauma and critical care nursing
- Social determinants of health
- Contemporary nursing and innovation
- Well-being
Amy Lorino, OTD, MS, OTR/L
Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director of Occupational Therapy
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Experiences of health management occupations
- Occupational therapy for adults with multiple chronic conditions
- Health literacy
- Patient self-advocacy
Miesha Marzell, PhD
Associate Professor; Associate Professor, Public Health Division
Public Health; Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Substance abuse prevention among racial/ethnic minorities
- Athlete substance use
- mental health and wellness
- Marijuana policy reform
- Community-based interventions
- Interdisciplinary approaches to social and behavioral health science research
Wendy Moore, PhD, RN-C, CNE
Associate Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Nursing education
- Innovative teaching and assessment practices
Matthew Murphy, PT, DPT
Clinical Assistant Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- ACL rehabilitation
- Motor learning and corrective exercise
- Biomechanics related to sport
- Nutritional impacts on musculoskeletal health
Sue O鈥橞rien, PT, PhD, CEEAA
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Balance and falls in older adults
- Clinical reasoning development and measurement
Mario R. Ortiz, PhD, RN, PHCNS-BC, FNP-C, FNAP, FAAN
Dean; Professor; Decker Endowed Chair in Community Health Nursing
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Qualitative research
- Living experiences of health
- Nursing theory-guided research
Alyson Pasquale, OTD, MS, OTR/L
Clinical Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy and Post-Professional Program Coord.
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Pain management in OT curricula
- Interprofessional education in health science curricula
- Simulation
Judith E. Quaranta, PhD, RN, CPN, AE-C
Associate Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Childhood asthma
- Pediatric well-being
Joyce M. Rhodes-Keefe, PhD, RNC-MNN
Clinical Associate Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Maternal-newborn nursing
- Simulation in education
- Tobacco use
Patima Silsupadol, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Falls in older adults
- Balance and gait
- Training and rehabilitation
- Smartphone-based assessment and intervention
Gurpreet Singh, PhD, PT
Assistant Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Gait and balance disorders as a result of neurodegenerative disorders, with a focus on developing novel exercise strategies to reduce falls in this population
Lori-Marie Sprague, PhD, RN, CHSE
Assistant Director of Innovative Simulation and Practice / Clinical Associate Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Tobacco research and education
- The effectiveness of simulation on student perceptions, empathy and knowledge
Jodi L. Sutherland, PhD, RN, ACNR, CNE
Assistant Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Primary and secondary prevention of HIV/AIDS
- Community health education
Nicholas Terela, MS, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Emergency nursing
- Disaster nursing
- Emergency preparedness
- Psychological flexibility
- Resilience in nursing
Sundeep Venkatesan, MS, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Division of Speech and Language Pathology; Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Adults with swallowing disorders
- Adults with neurocognitive communication disorders
- Professional issues
- Interdisciplinary work with nursing, occupational therapy and physical therapy in the area of swallowing, dementia and neurocognitive communication disorders