School of Nursing

Education

• PhD, University of Illinois
• MS, University of Illinois
• BSN, University of Illinois

External Funding

R21 CA93454-01A1 (2002 – 2005). PI. Increasing screening in families with colorectal cancer.

R15 NR07999-01A1 (2003-2006). PI. Telehealth intervention for colorectal cancer screening.

R01NR008434-01A2 (2004-2009). Co-Investigator. Promoting breast cancer screening via computer versus phone.

R01 CA115983-01 (2006-2011). PI. Promoting colon cancer screening among African Americans.

R01CA122330-01 (2007-2011). Co-Investigator. Facilitating risk-appropriate colorectal cancer testing.

Biosketch

Susan M. Rawl, PhD, RN, Associate Professor in the Adult Health Department, is a member of the Cancer Control Program at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center and a scientist with the Walther Cancer Institute. Dr. Rawl's program of research is focused in the area of behavioral oncology, with a special emphasis on interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening and reduce cancer risk. Her studies,  funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute for Nursing Research, have tested computer-based, tailored health promotion interventions to motivate colorectal cancer screening. She also conducts intervention research to promote psychosocial and physical adjustment after a cancer diagnosis. She has conducted and served as co-investigator on several studies testing nurse-driven interventions to enhance symptom management and improve quality of life for cancer patients undergoing treatment and their caregivers. Dr. Rawl has authored or co-authored over 30 research-based articles in multidisciplinary journals and more than 44 research presentations. She is actively involved in several organizations, currently serving on the Executive Board of the American Cancer Society’s Great Lakes Division and the Board of Directors of the Midwest Nursing Research Society.

Selected Publications

Rawl, S.M., Champion, V., Skinner, C. S., Scott, L. Zhou, H., Monahan, P., Ding, Y., Loehrer, P. (2008).  A Randomized Trial of Two Print Interventions to Increase Colon Cancer Screening Among First-Degree Relatives. Patient Education & Counseling, 71: 215-227.

Rawl, S.M. Focus on Colorectal Cancer: Advancing the Science of Screening. In J. Phillips and Cynthia King (Eds). Advancing Oncology Nursing Research
(in press).

Carpenter, J. S., Rawl, S. R., Porter, J., Schmidt, K., Tornatta, J., Ojewole, F., Helft, P., Potter, D. A., Sweeney, C., & Giesler, R. B. (in press). Oncology outpatient and provider responses to a computerized symptom assessment system. Oncology Nursing Forum.

Krouse, R.S., Grant, M., Rawl, S.M., Mohler, J., Baldwin, C.M., Coons, S.T., McCorkle, R., Schmidt, M., & Ko, C.Y. Coping and Acceptance: The Greatest Challenge for Veterans with Intestinal Stomas. (in press). Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

Pittman, J., Rawl, S.M., Schmidt, C.M., Grant, M., Ko, C., Baldwin, C.M., Wendel, C., & Krouse, R.S.  Demographic and Clinical Factors Related to Ostomy Complications and Quality of Life (in press).  The Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing.

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