Overview
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Ann Henshaw Gardiner Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nursing
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2012 - Present
School of Nursing
Professor Emerita in the School of Nursing
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2012 - Present
School of Nursing
Recent Publications
Adapters, strugglers, and case managers: a typology of spouse caregivers.
Journal Article Qualitative health research · November 2014 Although family home care problems are frequently described in the health care literature, the ways in which families and other informal caregivers manage those problems are not often addressed. We conducted a descriptive analysis of interviews in which sp ... Full text CiteCompassion fatigue in adult daughter caregivers of a parent with dementia.
Journal Article Issues in mental health nursing · October 2014 Adult daughters face distinct challenges caring for parents with dementia and may experience compassion fatigue: the combination of helplessness, hopelessness, an inability to be empathic, and a sense of isolation resulting from prolonged exposure to perce ... Full text CiteChasing the care: soldiers experience following combat-related mild traumatic brain injury.
Journal Article Military medicine · August 2014 ObjectiveOne of the most common, yet most difficult to detect injuries sustained by U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan is mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Left untreated, mTBI can negatively impact soldiers' postdeployment adjustment. This r ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Behavior And Physiology In Aging
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2015Compassion Fatigue in Adult Daughter Caregivers
FellowshipCo-Sponsor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2013Project ASSIST for Chronic Illness Caregivers
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2008View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Maryland, College Park ·
1984
Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1974
M.S.