Dr. Kitty Montgomery was awarded a one-year Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation (MMCF) Research Grant funded by the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses to support the study Risk-Stratified Approaches to Symptom Management for Children with Advanced Cancer.
Symptom Science & Palliative Care
Dr. Kitty Montgomery Wins JOPHON Writing Award
Selected by the Editorial Board of The Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing, the recipient of this award is a first author of a manuscript accepted for publication in the journal in the last year and who has had three or more manuscripts published previously.
Dr. Kristen Pecanac Receives Grant to Improve Surrogate Decision Making
The primary goal of Dr. Pecanac’s project is to improve the process and experience of surrogate decision-making by identifying effective provider communication strategies when engaging with racially diverse surrogate decision makers.
Dr. Maichou Lor Awarded Grant to Study Pain Assessment for Bilingual Hmong Caregivers
The primary goal of Dr. Lor’s project is to pilot test a web-based communication training intervention to help Hmong bilingual caregivers document their care recipients’ pain information.
Dr. Kristine Kwekkeboom in Oncology Nursing News: Nurse Intervention Approach Feasible in Addressing Cancer Symptom Clusters
The article details the results of a pilot study which proved that a nurse-coordinated approach shows promise in treating more than just one symptom among patients with cancer.
Dr. Kris Kwekkeboom Receives Grant to Study Rural Cancer Patients
Kris Kwekkeboom, PhD, RN, FAAN was awarded a Palliative and Supportive Care pilot grant to support the study entitled, Rural Cancer Patients’ Symptom Self-Management Information Sources and Evaluation of a Web-based Self-Management Intervention.
Dr. Wan-chin Kuo Awarded Grant to Study Cardiorespiratory Disparities in Truck Drivers
Wan-chin Kuo, PhD, RN was awarded a School of Nursing Research and Scholarship Committee grant to support the project entitled, Cardiorespiratory disparities in truck drivers: The role of behavior environmental interactions.
Dr. Maichou Lor develops first hearing test for Hmong community
After her father was unable to receive a hearing test because it didn’t exist in Hmong, School of Nursing Assistant Professor Maichou Lor, PhD, RN, spent years to develop the first Hmong hearing test of its kind.
Dr. Wan-chin Kuo Awarded Grant to Study Environmental Determinants of Premature Aging
Drs. Wan-chin Kuo and Tony Mcdonald (co-PI, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering) were awarded a pilot grant to support the study Environmental Determinants of Premature Aging in Transportation and Construction Workforce.
Easing the Burden
For Assistant Professors Anne Ersig and Kitty Montgomery, pediatric palliative care and symptom science drive their innovative research.