Barbara Habermann, PhD, RN
- Associate Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
Education
- Postdoctoral fellowship, University of Washington
- PhD, University of California, San Francisco
- MN, University of Washington
- BSN, University of San Francisco
External Funding
1K01NR10854-01. Co-Mentor. Improving Care of Persons with Cognitive Impairment and their Family Caregivers.
1 R01 NR08285 (2002-2007). Co-investigator (2002-2004); PI (2005); Consultant (2006-2007). Project ASSIST for Chronic Illness Caregivers.
1RO1 NR08802 (2003-2006). (PI, 2004-2006). Scientific Misconduct: Role of the Research Coordinator.
Neuroscience Nursing Foundation (2001-2003). PI. Family Management of Parkinson's Disease Across the Adult Lifespan.
Biosketch
Dr. Habermann’s research focuses on improving the quality of life for persons and their family members living with chronic, progressive neurologic illness. Her preliminary work in this area has been predominately qualitative describing the needs and challenges experienced by persons with Parkinson’s disease and their spouses and how they manage this as a family. This, in collaboration with colleagues, lead to a five-year skill building intervention trial for family caregivers of those with chronic neurologic illness. Her current work focuses on identifying the dyad needs in couples with advanced to end stage Parkinson’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis. Dr. Habermann serves as a co-director of the T32, Training in Behavioral Nursing. She is active in a number of nursing organizations, having previously served on the Board of the Southern Nursing Research Society and served as Chair of the American Nurses Foundation Research Review Committee.
Selected Publications
Habermann, B., & Davis, L.L. (2005). Caring for family with Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease: Needs, challenges and satisfactions. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 31(6), 49-56.
Davis, L.L., Weaver, M, Habermann, B., & Buckwalter, K. (2005). Participant-centered adaptations in caregiver trials: Strategies for managing confounds. Nursing Outlook, 53, 73-78.
Bingham, V., & Habermann, B. (2006). Spirituality: An influence on how families manage Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 38(6), 422-427.
Habermann, B., & Davis, L.L. (2006). Lessons learned from a Parkinson’s Caregiver Intervention Pilot Study. Applied Nursing Research, 19, 212-215.
Davis, L. L., Weaver, M., & Habermann, B. (2006). Differential attrition in a caregiver skill training trial. Research in Nursing and Health, 29, 498-506.
Pryor, E., Habermann, B., & Broome, M. E. (2007). Scientific misconduct from the perspective of research coordinators: A national survey. Journal of Medical Ethics, 33, 365-369.
