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Training in Health Behavior Research

Interdisciplinary Faculty & Mentors

A – C  | D – G | H – M | N – Z

A – C

Joan Austin, DNS, RN, FAAN
Distinguished Professor, Faculty Emeritus
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Child and family adaptation to childhood epilepsy

 
Mary Guerriero Austrom, PhD
Wesley P. Martin Professor of AD Education
Indiana University Department of Psychiatry & Education Core
Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center
IU School of Medicine
Research Areas: Aging, Late life transitions, and Adjustment to retirement
 
Tamilyn Bakas, DNS, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
Interim Director, Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness (CEQL)
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Areas: Caregivers of stroke survivors, Stress and Coping, Theory-based Interventions
 
Linda G. Bell, PhD
Professor, Communication Studies (SLA), Department of Family Health Nursing
Indiana University Schools of Nursing and Liberal Arts
Research Areas: The relationships between family communication and family system processes and the health and well-being of family members, particularly adolescents
 
Silvia M. Bigatti, PhD
Assistant Professor, Indiana University Department of Psychology
Research Areas: Chronic stress regarding both health- and academic-related stressors
 
Marion Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean and Distinguished Professor
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Areas: Research Ethics, Pediatric Pain, Child response to illness, Family adaptation to chronic illness
 
Janice Buelow, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Areas: Psychosocial issues of chronic illness, Epilepsy, Self-management issues
 
Joe Burrage, Jr., PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Areas: Barriers and facilitators to health care access Cultural and Psychosocial aspects of HIV Infection and other stigmatizing illnesses, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
 
Christopher Callahan, MD
Cornelius and Yvonne Pettinga Professor in Aging Research
Director of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research
Research Areas: Improving the primary care of older adults
 
Janet Carpenter, PhD, MSN
Professor, Department of Adult Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Areas: Behavioral Oncology, Cancer Symptom Management, Menopausal Symptoms
 
Victoria L. Champion, DNS, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean of Research
Distinguished Professor, Department of Environments for Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Areas: Oncology Care, Early Detection, Symptom Intervention, Quality of Life
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D – G
Teresa Damush, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Areas: The development and implementation of chronic disease
management interventions in primary and specialty care, Translation of guidelines into practice, Evaluation of implementation strategies to change practice
 

Phyllis Dexter
Assistant Scientist, Editor, Center for Research and Scholarship
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): medical sociology, health behaviors

 
Brad Doebbeling, MD, MSc
Director, Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research
Director, VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence in Implementing Evidence-based Practice
Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Areas: Epidemiology, Transforming the Health Care System
 
Stephen M. Downs, MD
Director of General Pediatrics and Children’s Health Services Research,
Director of the Regenstrief Institute Biomedical Informatics Training Program,
Adjunct Professor of Informatics,
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Area(s): Medical Informatics, Computer-based decision support systems for primary care, expected utility theory, decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis and their application to guideline development and computer based decision support.
 
Joanne R. Duffy, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, Department of Environments for Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Areas: Relationship-centered care, Improving quality, and Patient safety
 
David Dunn, MD
Professor of Child Neurology and Psychiatry
Arthur B. Richter Professor
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Areas: Behavioral aspects of childhood epilepsy, Neuropharmacology of ADHD and bipolar disorders
 

Patricia Ebright, DNS
Associate Dean Graduate Programs
Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area: RN decision-making, Nursing Administration, Patient Safety

 
Marsha Ellett, DNS, RN
Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Areas: Enteral tube placement in children, Infant Colic, Quantitative
Research Methods
 

Betsy Fife, PhD, RN
Senior Research Scientist, Department of Family Health Nursing
Indiana University School of Nursing
Affiliate Faculty Member, Indiana University Center for Bioethics
Research Areas: Bone marrow transplantation, Process of Adaptation,
Breast Cancer, HIV/AIDS

 
Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Area(s): Longitudinal research related to adolescent health
risk and health protective behaviors, including immunizations
 
Janis Gerkensmeyer, PhD, RN
Director of the Child/Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health MSN Major
Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Parent satisfaction with mental health services, Quality of life
of parents who care for children with mental health needs, Addressing the needs of parents caring for a child with mental health problems
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H – M
Joan Haase, PhD, RN, FAAN
Holmquist Professor in Pediatric Oncology Nursing
Co-director of the T32, Training in Behavioral Nursing
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Behavioral Oncology; Resilience, quality of life interventions; Child, adolescent/young adult family; Research methods triangulation
 
Barbara Habermann, PhD, RN
Co-director of the T32, Training in Behavioral Nursing
Associate Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Family management of chronic neurologic illness; Elders quality of life; Family needs at advanced stage illness, end of life
 
Kathleen Hanna, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Adolescent health, Chronic illness, Family
 
Soengkum Heo, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Health Related Quality of Life in Heart Failure
 

Susan Hickman, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
Indiana university School of Nursing
Research Area(s):
End of life care, Research Ethics

 
Kurt Kroenke, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Clinical Investigator Training Enhancement (CITE) Program
Director, Master of Science in Clinical Research degree.
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Area(s): depression, pain, and common symptoms
 
Yvonne Lu, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Improving care of adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and at early stage of AD and their family members
 
David Marrero, PhD
J.O. Richey Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Area(s): Health care delivery, Technology and disease management,
Psychological and social Coping with disease
 
Rose Mays, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor Emerita
Indiana University School Of Nursing
Research Area(s):
factors affecting parents’ and adolescents’ acceptance of vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases
 
Anna McDaniel, DNS, RN, FAAN
Assistant Dean, Research
Professor, Department of Environments for Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Cancer prevention/control, Smoking cessation, Informatics
 
Sharon Moe, MD
Vice Chair for Research, Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine at Indiana University
Research Area(s): bone and mineral metabolism in both basic science and clinical investigations, vascular calcification, renal osteodystrophy and osteoporosis, and the expression of bone-like proteins in vascular tissue.
 
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N – Z
Susan Perkins, PhD
Associate Professor
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Area(s): categorical data analysis
 
Susan Rawl, PhD, RN
Director, Training in Health Behavior Research Indiana University School of Nursing
Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Tailored Interventions, Cancer prevention/early detection,
Health Behavior Theory, Quality of Life
 

Vaughn Rickert, PsyD
Director of the Section of Adolescent Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Area(s): adolescent health, with emphasis on adolescent contraceptive behaviors and on dating violence

 
Michelle Pensec Salyers, PhD
Co-Director, ACT Center of Indiana,
Research Scientist,
VA HSR&D Center on Implementing Evidence-based Practice, Roudebush VAMC,
IU Center for Health Services & Outcomes Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc.
Associate Research Professor,
Department of Psychology,
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Area(s): Mental Illness
 
Rebecca Sloan, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Chronic illness, Family dynamics, Meaning of illness
 
Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN
Assistant professor, Department of Adult Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Behavioral oncology, Cancer symptom management Biomarkers and genetics, Quality of life
 

Michael Weaver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Director, Statistical Service, Center for Nursing Research and Scholarship
Professor, Department of Environments for Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Health Promotion, Biostatistics & Research Methods

 
Janet Welch, DNS, RN
Chairperson, Department of Adult Health
Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research Area(s): Fluid and dietary management, Hemodialysis, Renal failure
 
Linda Williams, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Area(s): Cerebrovascular disease; research outcomes
 

Greg Zimet, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Psychology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Area(s): Prevention of cervical cancer, Development of brief interventions that
may increase participation in health screening programs and prevention programs, Identification of barriers to participation in clinical trials

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