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Paula J Tanabe

Laurel Chadwick Distinguished Professor of Nursing
School of Nursing
307 Trent Drive, School of Nursing, #4273, Ipe Building, Durham, NC 27710

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

Predictors of Pain Severity and Pain-Related Outcomes in Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2023 - 2028

North Carolina Sickle Cell Data Collection

Public ServiceCo Investigator · Awarded by NC Department of Health and Human Services · 2024 - 2024

1/2 A comparison of individualized vs. weight based protocols to treat vaso-occlusive episodes in Sickle Cell Disease (COMPARE VOE)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

Duke CTSA (TL1) Year 5

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

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

Predictors of Pain Severity and Pain-Related Outcomes in Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2023 - 2028

North Carolina Sickle Cell Data Collection

Public ServiceCo Investigator · Awarded by NC Department of Health and Human Services · 2024 - 2024

1/2 A comparison of individualized vs. weight based protocols to treat vaso-occlusive episodes in Sickle Cell Disease (COMPARE VOE)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

Duke CTSA (TL1) Year 5

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

Dissemination and Implementation Science in Cardiovascular Outcomes (DISCO)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2024

Duke Pain Early-phase Research Clinical Center (PERC)

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2024

NCDHHS Sickle Cell Data Collection Program in North Carolina Year 3

Public ServiceCo Investigator · Awarded by NC Department of Health and Human Services · 2022 - 2023

Sickle Cell Data Collection Program in North Carolina - Optional

Public ServiceCo Investigator · Awarded by NC Department of Health and Human Services · 2021 - 2022

Sickle Cell Data Collection Program in North Carolina

Public ServiceCo Investigator · Awarded by NC Department of Health and Human Services · 2021 - 2022

Disseminating NIH Evidence Based Sickle Cell Recommendations in North Carolina

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2016 - 2021

Symptom Burden and Quality of Life in Multiple Myeloma Patients

FellowshipMentor · Awarded by American Cancer Society, Inc. · 2019 - 2021

Advanced symptom burden and quality of life in multiple myeloma patients

FellowshipCo-Sponsor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2021

Capacity Building for Sickle Cell Disease Surveillance in North Carolina (Component A)

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2019 - 2020

Caregiver-Guided Pain Management Training in Palliative Care

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2019

Understanding the Intersection of Stigma and Self-Management in Sickle Cell Disease

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

A Mindfulness-based Intervention For Pain Catastrophizing In Sickle Cell Disease

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

Comparing Acute Pain Management Protocols for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

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

Improving the Quality of Care for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

ConferenceCo Investigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2016 - 2017

Improving Emergency Department Management of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2011 - 2015

Improving the management of persons with sickle cell disease in the emergency department setting

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina Community of Care Network, Inc. · 2014 - 2015

External Relationships


  • CDC
  • CSL Behring
  • Childrens hospital of Los Angeles
  • ED SC3 - Emergency Department Sickle Cell Care Coalition professional organization, non-paid
  • NIH
  • CDC
  • CSL Behring
  • Childrens hospital of Los Angeles
  • ED SC3 - Emergency Department Sickle Cell Care Coalition professional organization, non-paid
  • NIH
  • St. Jude Children's Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported outside activities with the companies, institutions, or organizations listed above. This information is available to institutional leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts of interest.