Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
Education
- BSN, University of Iowa
- MSN, University of Iowa
- PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
External Funding
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Nurse Faculty Scholar (2008-2011). PI. Memory Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors.
General Clinical Research Center (2005-2008). PI. Serotonin and Cognitive Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Survivors.
Oncology Nursing Society Foundation (2005-2006). PI. Genetics Fellowship to Enhance Oncology Symptom Management.
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Birmingham Affiliate (2002-2003). PI. Social Support: Impact on Outcomes in Breast Cancer.
Biosketch
Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN is an assistant professor in Adult Health at the School of Nursing at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Von Ah completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Iowa and her doctorate from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2003. From 2003 to 2005, Dr. Von Ah was an Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville and served as the Program Coordinator for the Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Track. From 2005 to 2008, Dr. Von Ah was a post-doctoral fellow on the National Institute of Nursing Research-funded training grant at Indiana University School of Nursing. Dr. Von Ah’s research in cancer symptom management has been funded by the Susan G. Komen Foundation Birmingham Affiliate, Sigma Theta Tau International Nu Chapter, Oncology Nursing Society Foundation and the Indiana University General Clinical Research Center. Dr. Von Ah has been recognized nationally for her research. She has published her work in Cancer Nursing, Research in Nursing and Health, and Oncology Nursing Forum. She also received a first prize poster award at the 9th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, was named the 2008 Midwest Nursing Research Society Women's Health Research Section New Investigator, and will start a Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship in August, 2008.
Selected Publications
Von Ah, D. Russell, K. M., Storniolo, A. M., Carpenter, J. S. (In Press). Cognitive dysfunction and its relationship to quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Oncology Nursing Forum.
Russell, K., Von Ah, D. Giesler, B., Storniolo, A.M., & Hasse, J. (In Press). Quality of life of African American breast cancer survivors: What do we know? Cancer Nursing.
Von Ah, D. Kang, D.H. & Carpenter, J. (2008). Cancer-related fatigue in women with breast cancer prior to, during, and after adjuvant therapy. Cancer Nursing, 31(2), 134-144.
Von Ah, D. & Kang, D.H. (2008). Correlates of mood disturbance in women with breast cancer: Patterns over time. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 61(6), 676-689.
Von Ah, D., Kang, D.H., & Carpenter, J. (2007). Stress, optimism, and social support: Impact on immune responses in breast cancer. Research in Nursing and Health, 30(1), 72-83.
