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Eleanor Schildwachter McConnell

Associate Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
Box 3322 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
School of Nursing, 307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Models of Post-Acute Care in Complex Older Adults with Fracture

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2024 - 2029

Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Simulation Education Training (SET) Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2023 - 2026

Behavior and Physiology in Aging

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2015 - 2025

Developing a Mobile App-Based Intervention to Promote Cognitive Health in Older Chinese Americans

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025

Duke Creating ADRD Researchers for the Next Generation - Stimulating Access to Research in Residency Program (CARiNG-StARR)"

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2024

Models of Post-Acute Care in Complex Older Adults with Fracture

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2024 - 2029

Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Simulation Education Training (SET) Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2023 - 2026

Behavior and Physiology in Aging

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2015 - 2025

Developing a Mobile App-Based Intervention to Promote Cognitive Health in Older Chinese Americans

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025

Duke Creating ADRD Researchers for the Next Generation - Stimulating Access to Research in Residency Program (CARiNG-StARR)"

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2024

Development and Implementation of "Nursing Home Prevention of Injury in Dementia" (NH PRIDE)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Hebrew Rehabilitation Center · 2019 - 2024

Dynamics of Symptom Experience and Functional Recovery in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia after Hip Fracture Surgery

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Southern Nursing Research Society · 2022 - 2023

Dementia Inclusive Durham: Durham Center for Senior Life/HHS-2019-ACL-AOA-ADPI-0360

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Center for Senior Life · 2019 - 2023

Duke Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP): Communities Caring for Seniors

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo Investigator · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2015 - 2020

Impact of PTSD on Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms among Veterans with Dementia: a Mixed Method Study

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Foundation, Inc. · 2017 - 2019

GWEP CC

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Geriatrics Society · 2017 - 2018

Advanced Nursing Education Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2013 - 2017

Geriatric Education Center (GEC)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2007 - 2016

Evidence Based Practice in Geriatric Care: A Grand Challenge Approach

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2003 - 2015

Behavior And Physiology In Aging

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2015

Enhanced Geriatric Content for Family Nurse Practitioners

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEFaculty Member · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2010 - 2013

IPA- Kyung Hee Lee

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2013

IPA, Markedia Mason

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2013

IPA, Thomas Skeuse

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2013

Developing Interventions to Improve Function in Seniors with Comorbid Conditions

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2013

Trajectories of Aging and Care in Nursing Science

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2004 - 2008

Evidence Based Nursing Practice in Geriatric Settings

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Health and Human Services · 2003 - 2006

Disability In Nursing Home Residents With Dementia

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1998 - 2004

Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Centers

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1992 - 1997

External Relationships


  • FAIR Health
  • University of Maryland

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