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Debra Huffman Brandon

Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
Box 3322, 307 Trent Drive, School of Nursing, Durham, NC 27710
School of Nursing Room 3077A, Pearson Building, Durham, NC 27710
Office hours By Appointment  

Research Interests


RESEARCH INTERESTS:

 

  1. Improving outcomes for infants, children and their families during and after a life-threatening condition:
    1. Impact of the environment of care on health and development of high-risk infants and their families
    2. Models of infant caregiving including family centered care and parent-partnered care, neonatal and pediatric palliative care, and parent and provider decision-making
    3. Preterm infant skin health and its intersection with developmental care
  2. Maternal newborn health and development
  3. Parenting

 RESEARCH METHODS EXPERTISE: 

  1. Intervention research
  2. Longitudinal and mixed methods research
  3. Visual analysis
  4. Observational methods

Selected Grants


Nurse LEADS: Training in Nurse-LEd models of care ADdressing the Social Determinants of Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Implementation of an Evidence-based Parentally Administered Intervention for Preterm Infants

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Children's Hospital of Wisconsin · 2020 - 2026

Decision Making for Infants with Neurologic Conditions

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2026

Trajectories of Maternal Needs and their Impact on Mother Infant Interactions in the First Six Weeks Postpartum

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2023

Maternal Postpartum Symptom Profiles and Associated Social Determinants of Health

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2023

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Intraoperative Lung Protective (LPV) on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (PPCs)

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Association of Nurse Anesthetists · 2020 - 2021

Future of Nursing Scholars 2018

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · 2018 - 2021

Decision Making for Critically Ill Infants

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Kennedy Krieger Institute · 2018 - 2020

Future of Nursing Scholars 2017

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · 2017 - 2020

Very Low Birthweight (VLBW) Preterm Infant Skin Health with Bundled Care in the NICU: A RCT

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kimberly-Clark Global Sales, LLC · 2017 - 2019

Future of Nursing Scholars 2016

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Pennsylvania · 2016 - 2019

Perceptions of Family Centered Care and Trajectory of Parental Role among Parents of Infants with Complex Chronic Conditions

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2019

Trajectory of Parenting Confidence

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Association of Neonatal Nurses · 2017 - 2019

Jonas Nurse Scholar Program 2016-2018

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence · 2016 - 2018

MSN Nursing Program Partnership for Bridges to the Doctorate

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2018

MICROBIAL SUCCESSION AND ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSES IN THE PREMATURE INFANT

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2017

Trajectories of Parental Bereavement Challenges and their Health Risks; A Case-based Mixed Methods Study

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Nurses Foundation, Inc. · 2014 - 2016

Parental Bereavement Trajectories: Relationship to Health Risk Indicators

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Association of Indian Nurses of America · 2014 - 2016

Mother-Daughter Relationship Influences on Daughters' Dietary Practices

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2016

Sleep-Wake State and Feeding Competency in Very Preterm Infants

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Nurses Foundation, Inc. · 2014 - 2015

Decision-making for Infants with Complex Life-Threatening Conditions

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2015

Nurses' Information Needs while Caring for Hospitalized Children

FellowshipMentor · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2011 - 2012

Mental Health Assessment for Pediatric Advanced Practice Nurses

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2007 - 2010

Preterm Infants:Light Effects on Health and Development

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2009

Combined NNP/PNP program for Rural Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by Department of Health and Human Services · 2001 - 2004

External Relationships


  • National Association of Neonatal Nurses

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