Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Advanced Training in Self-Management Interventions for Serious Chronic Conditions
Interdisciplinary Faculty and Mentors
Liana G. Apostolova, MD, MSc, FAAN
Barbara and Peer Baekgaard Professor of Alzheimers Disease Research
Professor in Neurology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research areas: early symptomatic and presymptomatic stages of Alzheimer's Disease and on the development and validation of sensitive imaging and genetic biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease and other dementing disorders
Janet Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN
Distinguished Professor Department of Science of Nursing Care
Associate Dean for Research
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research areas: behavioral oncology; cancer symptom management; menopausal symptoms
Victoria L. Champion, PhD, RN, FAAN
Distinguished Professor Department of Science of Nursing Care
Edward and Sarah Stam Cullipher Endowed Chair
Associate Director of Population Science, IU Simon Cancer Center
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: oncology care; early detection; symptom intervention; quality of life
Daniel O. Clark, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Co-Director of the Eskenazi Office of Applied Research
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research areas: health promotion intervention design and evaluation in vulnerable middle and older aged adults
Claire Draucker, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor Department of Community and Health Systems
Angela Barron McBride Endowed Professorship in Mental Health Nursing
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: interpersonal violence; mixed methods interventions
Tatiana Foroud, PhD
Chair, Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics
Joe C. Christian Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics
Distinguished Professor
Chancellor's Professor, IUPUI
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research areas: medical and molecular genomics and identification of genes that contribute to serious chronic conditions
Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Donald Orr, M.D. Professor of Adolescent Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research areas: longitudinal research related to adolescent health risk and health protective behaviors including immunizations
Joan Haase, PhD, RN, FAAN
Holmquist Professor in Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Department of Science of Nursing Care
Co-director Research in Palliative And End-of-life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: behavioral oncology; resilience, quality of life interventions; child, adolescent/young adult family; research methods triangulation
William Hetrick, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Department Chair Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Center
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research areas: behavioral, cognitive, and biological bases of severe psychological disorders,
Susan Hickman, PhD
Professor Department of Science of Nursing Care
Co-director Research in Palliative and End-of-life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: palliative and end-of-life care; research ethics
Amelia Knopf, PhD, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor Department of Community and Health Systems
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: engaging marginalized populations, community-engaged research, emerging biomedical HIV prevention technologies
Kurt Kroenke, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director Clinical Investigator Training Enhancement (CITE) Program and Associate Director Training Research in Behavioral Oncology and Cancer Control Program
Director Indiana CTSI Research Education and Career Development Program and KL2 Postdoctoral Program
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research areas: depression; pain; common symptoms
Yvonne Lu, PhD, RN, FGSA
Associate Professor Department of Science of Nursing Care
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: older adults with cognitive impairment and their family members, meaningful activity engagement interventions
Wendy Miller, PhD, RN, CNS, CCRN, FAAN
Associate Professor Department of Community and Health Systems
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: developing and testing self-management interventions to improve outcomes for people living with epilepsy
Robin Newhouse, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Dean and Distinguished Professor Department of Science of Nursing Care
Executive Chair of the IU Addictions Crisis Grand Challenge Steering Committee
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: health system interventions to improve care processes and patient outcomes in those with serious chronic illness
Ukamaka Oruche, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Associate Professor Department of Community and Health Systems
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: improving outcomes for adolescents with serious mental health problems and their families
Peter Pang, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vice Chair of Strategic Innovation
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research areas: emergency management of acute heart failure
Susan Perkins, PhD
Associate Professor
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research areas: categorical data analysis methods, cancer, health services, epilepsy, and quality of life
Bernice Pescosolido, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Sociology
Director Indiana Consortium for Mental Health Services Research
College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington
Research areas: Social issues in health, illness, and healing
Susan J. Pressler, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Professor Sally Reahard Endowed Chair, Department of Science of Nursing Care
Co-Director Advanced Training in Self-Management Interventions for Serious Chronic Conditions
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: heart failure; quality of life; cognitive function; cognitive training interventions
Susan Rawl, PhD, RN, FAAHB, FAAN
Professor Department of Science of Nursing Care
Co-Director Advanced Training in Self-Management Interventions for Serious Chronic Conditions
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: tailored interventions; cancer prevention/early detection; health behavior theory; quality of life
Sheri Robb, PhD, MT-BC
Professor Department of Science of Nursing Care
Director of the Indiana CTSI KL2 Young Investigator Program
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: behavioral oncology; child, adolescent/young adult and family; music-based interventions
Michelle Pensec Salyers, PhD
Professor Department of Psychology
Director ACT Center of Indiana
Affiliated Scientist Regenstrief Institute
Purdue University School of Science
Research areas: mental illness; psychiatric rehabilitation; assertive community treatment and illness self-management programs for adults with severe mental illness
Peter Schwartz, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of the IU Center for Bioethics
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research areas: patient decision-making and risk communication in preventive and personalized medicine
Kathleen Unroe, MD, MHA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Research areas: use of hospice in heart failure and how it varies by race; identify factors influencing outcomes of nursing facility patients with heart failure and evaluated a quality improvement program for these patients.
Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor and Chair Department of Community and Health Systems
Indiana University School of Nursing
Research areas: behavioral oncology; cancer symptom management; biomarks and genetics; quality of life
Stuart Warden, PhD, PT, FACSM
Professor
Associate Dean for Research
Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Research areas: assessing functional performance and musculoskeletal properties in diverse populations