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Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor Emerita in the School of Nursing
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2009 - Present
School of Nursing
Recent Publications
Sibling bereavement in late life
Journal Article · January 1, 2019 Elders are more likely to confront the death of a sibling than any other kinship bereavement. Yet we know almost nothing about the impact of sibling deaths on older adults. We used attachment theory to generate hypotheses about the impact of this life even ... CiteThe ethics of international studies.
Journal Article Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · September 2011 Full text CiteClergy-laity support and patients' mood during serious illness: a cross-sectional epidemiologic study.
Journal Article Palliat Support Care · September 2011 OBJECTIVES: Religious participation is positively associated with mental health, but attendance at worship services declines during serious illness. This study assessed whether home visits by clergy or laity provide benefits to seriously ill patients who m ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Preventing Pressure Ulcers with Repositioning Frequency and Precipitating Factors (PECASE)
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2023Trajectories of Serious Illness: Patients and Caregivers
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2010Duke SON Accelerated BSN Basic Education Grant
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Health and Human Services · 2003 - 2006View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Yale University ·
1991
Ph.D.