Mary H. Palmer, PhD, RNC, FAAN, AGSF
Professor Emerita
Professor Emerita
Dr. Palmer is Professor Emerita at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Prior to her retirement, she was the Helen W. and Thomas L. Umphlet Distinguished Professor in Aging from 2002 to 2021. She is the author of over 130 research papers, book chapters, and award-winning books on urinary incontinence and other lower urinary tract symptoms in older adults and women. She is the co-author of the Toileting Behaviors – Women’s Elimination Behaviors Scale (TB-WEB) that is used to quantify behaviors women use for urinary elimination and to identify behaviors that could compromise bladder health. The TB-WEB has been translated into multiple languages.
Dr. Palmer received her B.S.N. and M.S. degrees from the University of Maryland at Baltimore, her Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health (now JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health), and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Goddard College. She received her postdoctoral research training at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research and the National Institute on Aging. Dr. Palmer is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the Gerontological Society of America, and the American Geriatrics Society. She previously served as Chair of the Clinical Medicine Section of the Gerontological Society of America, the chair of the American Geriatrics Society Public Education Committee, Associate Editor of the Journal of American Geriatrics Society, member of the Advisory Council of the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health, chair of the Steering Committee of the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) a 9- center research consortium funded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), and member of the External Expert Panel of the Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunctions Research Network (LURN) funded by NIDDK. Dr. Palmer was the co-chair of the 6th International Consultation on Incontinence Committee on Primary Prevention, Continence Promotion, Models of Care and she was the project director of the First Quality Bladder Health Initiative at the School of Nursing.
Dr. Palmer currently serves as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and she serves on the Editorial Boards of Geriatric Nursing, and Faculty of 1000 Medicine. She is a member of the 7th International Consultation on Incontinence’s Committee on Primary Prevention, Continence Promotion, Models of Care and Education.
2020 | Outstanding Service, Public Education Committee, American Geriatrics Society |
2020 | F1000 Faculty Member of the Year Award 2019 for Urology |
2017 | Appointed Chair, Public Education Committee, American Geriatrics Society |
2016 | F1000 Faculty Member of the Year Award 2015 for Urology |
2015 | Appointed to the Advisory Committee, NIH Office of the Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health 2015-2018 |
2015 | F1000 Faculty Member of the Year Award 2014 for Urology |
2014 | Carolina Women’s Health Research Faculty Scholar Award, Fall 2014 |
2014 | Nominated for Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentorship and Education, Doctoral Student Organization, UNC, School of Nursing. |
2014 | Appointed Vice-Chair, Public Education Committee, American Geriatrics Society 2014-2016 |
2012 | Senior Scientist, Institute on Aging, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
2010 | Fellow, American Geriatrics Society |
2009 | National Association for Continence and American Geriatrics Society Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion Award |
2009 | Outstanding Service, Public Education Committee, American Geriatrics Society |
2008 | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Arts and Humanities, Academic Leadership Program, Fellow |
2005 | Urologic Nursing, Nurse Competence in Aging Literary Excellence Award |
1998 | Urinary Continence: Assessment and Promotion selected as one of Brandon/Hill Selected List of Nursing Books and Texts, Nursing Outlook 46(10), 7-18. |
1997 | Urinary Continence: Assessment and Promotion selected by Doody’s Rating Service as one of the 250 Best Health Sciences Books. |
1997 | The National Institutes of Health, NIH Director’s Award, CC/NINR Group Award. |
1996 | Fourth Annual Faye G. Abdellah U.S. Public Health Service Publication Award. |
1994 | Maryland Nurses’ Association/American Journal of Nursing 1994 Writing Competition. |
1994 | Second Annual Faye G. Abdellah U.S. Public Health Service Publication Award. |
1993 | Special Act or Service Award, National Institute of Nursing Research |
1992 | Excellence in Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau, Pi Chapter. |
1992 | Fellow, American Academy of Nursing. |
1992 | Fellow, Gerontological Society of America. |
Click here for a list of publications in PubMed.
Refereed Papers/Articles *data-based; †publication with student; ‡senior author
Rickey, L.M., Constantine, M.L., Lukacz, E.S., Lowder, J.L., Newman. D/K/, Brubaker, L., Rudser, K/, Lewis, C/E/, Low, L.K., Palmer, M.H. & Rockwood, T. (2021). Measuring Bladder Health: Development and Cognitive Evaluation of Items for a Novel Bladder Health Instrument. Journal of Urology, 205(5), 1407-1414. DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001581.
*†‡Wu, C., Newman, D.K., Miller. J., Schwartz, T., Zhou, B & Palmer, M.H. (2021). Effects of unsupervised behavioral and pelvic floor muscle training programs on nocturia, urinary urgency, and urinary frequency in postmenopausal women: secondary analysis of a randomized, two-arm, parallel design, superiority trial (TULIP study) Maturitas.146:42-48. DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.01.008.
*†‡Usanun Intamas, Rawiworrakul, T. Amnatsatsue, K. Nanthamongkolchai, S. & Palmer, M.H. (2021). Care of Stroke Survivors in Community: A Case Study of Rural Thai Community. Journal of Health Research, 35(1), 77-87. DOI: 10.1108/JHR-07-2019-0172.
Rickey, L.M., Constantine, M.L., Lukacz, E.S., Lowder, J.L., Newman, D.K., Brubaker, L., Rudser, K., Lewis, C., Low, L.K., Palmer, M.H. & Rockwood, T.J. (2020). Measuring Bladder Health: Development and Cognitive Evaluation of Items for a Novel Bladder Health Instrument. Urololgy. DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001581. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33350312.
* †‡ Wu, C., Newman, D. & Palmer, M.H. (2020). Unsupervised pelvic floor muscle training programs for lower urinary tract symptoms in women: a systematic review. International Urogynecology Journal (12):2485-2497. DOI: 10.1007/s00192-020-04498-9.
*†Angelini, K., Hutchinson. M.K., Sutherland, M., Palmer, M.H. & Newman, D.K. (2020). College women’s experiences with urinary storage symptoms. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 16(5), 371-377. DOI: 10.1016/nurpa.2020.02.004.
Palmer, M.H., Cockerell, R., Griebling, T., Rantell, A., van Houten, P. & Newman, D.K. (2020). Review of the 6th International Consultation on Incontinence: Primary Prevention of Urinary Incontinence. Neurourology & Urodynamics. 39:66-72. DOI: 10.1002/nau.24222.
*†Wu, C. Palmer, M.H. & Sha, K. (2020). Professional identity and its influencing factors of first-year post-associate degree baccalaureate nursing students: a cross-sectional study in China. Nurse Education Today; 84. DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104227.
*†Jung, A., Nielsen, M.E., Crandell, J.L., Palmer, M.H., Smith, S.K., Bryant, A.L. & Mayer, D.K. (2020). Health-related quality of life among non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer survivors: a population-based study. BJU International.125(1):38-48. DOI: 10.1111/bju.14888.
*†‡Wu, C., Xue, K. & Palmer, M.H. (2019). Toileting behaviors related to urination in women: A scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16204000.
*Sutcliffe, S., Bavendam, T., Cain, C., Epperson, C.N., Fitzgerald, C.M., Gahagan, S., Markland, A.D., Shoham, D.A., Smith, A.L., Townsend, M.K., Rudser, K. & Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Research Consortium. (2019). The spectrum of bladder health: The relationship between lower urinary tract symptoms and interference with activities. Journal of Women’s Health (Larchmt). 28(6):827-841. DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2018.7364. Epub 2019 May 6.
*Sutcliffe S, Bavendam T, Cain C, Epperson CN, Fitzgerald CM, Gahagan S, Markland AD, Shoham DA, Smith AL, Townsend MK, Rudser K; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Research Consortium. (2019). The spectrum of bladder health: the relationship between lower urinary tract symptoms and interference with activities. Journal of Women’s Health. 28(6): 827-841. DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2018.7364.
Lowder, J.L., Bavendam, T., Berry, A., Brady, S.S., Fitzgerald, C., Fok, C.S., Goode, P.S., Lewis, C.E., Mueller, E., Newman, D.K., Palmer, M.H., Rickey, L.M., Stapleton, A.E., Lukacz, E.S. For the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium (2019). Terminology for bladder health research in women and girls – PLUS transdisciplinary consortium definitions. Neurourology & Urodynamics. 38(5):1339-1352. DOI: 10.1002/nau.23985.
*‡ Sha, K., Palmer, M.H. & Yeo, S. (2019). Yoga’s biophysiological effects on lower urinary tract symptoms: A scoping review. Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine. 25(3):279-287. DOI: 10.1089/acm.2018.0382.
*†‡ Angelini, K., Newman, D.K. & Palmer, M.H. (2019). Psychometric evaluation of the Toileting Behaviors: Women’s Elimination Behaviors (TB-WEB) scale in a sample of college women. Female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. Mar 15. DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000711. [Epub ahead of print].
*†Palmer, M.H., Wu, J., Marquez, C., Rupp, B., Conover, M. & Newman, D. (2019). A secret garden: Focus groups about women’s toileting behaviors. BMC Women’s Health. 19(1):44. DOI: 10.1186/s12905-019-0740-3.
*†Galbraith-Gyan K.V., Lechuga J., Jenerette C.M., Palmer M.H., Moore A.D. & Hamilton J.B (2018). African-American Parents’ and Daughters’ Beliefs about HPV Infection and the HPV Vaccine. Public Health Nursing. DOI:10.1111/phn.12565. [Epub ahead of print].
Abelson, B, Sun, D, Que, L., Nebel, R.A., Baker, D., Popiel, P., Amundsen, C.L., Chai, T., Close, C., DiSanto, M., Fraser, M., Kielb, S.J., Kuchel, G., Mueller, E.R., Palmer, M.H., Parker-Autry, C. Wolfe, A. & Damaser, M. S. (2018). Sex Differences in Lower Urinary Tract Biology and Physiology. [Review]. Biology of Sex Differences. Oct 22: 9(1): 45. DOI: 10.1186/s13293-018-0204-8.
Brady, S., Bavendam, T., Berry, A., Fok, C., Gahagan, S., Goode, P., Haracker, C., Hebert-Beine, J., Lewis, C., Lewis, J., Low, L., Lowder, J., Palmer, M.H., Wyman, J. & Lukacz, E. (2018). The Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) in Girls and Women: Developing a Conceptual Framework for a Prevention Research Agenda. Neurourology & Urodynamics. 37(8):2951-2964. DOI: 10.1002/nau.23787. Epub 2018 Aug 22.
Harlow, B.L., Bavendam, T.G., Palmer, M.H., Brubaker, L., Burgio, K.L., Lukacz, E.S., Miller, J., Mueller, E., Newman, D.K., Rickey, L., Sutcliffe, S., & Simons-Morton, D. (2018). The PLUS research consortium: a transdisciplinary approach toward promoting bladder health and preventing lower urinary tract symptoms in women across the life course. Journal of Women’s Health. 27(3):283-289. DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6566. Epub 2017 Sep 15.
*†‡Zhou, F., Newman, D. & Palmer, M.H. (2018). Urinary urgency in working women: What factors are associated with urinary urgency progression? Journal of Women’s Health. 27(5): 575-583. DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6555. Epub 2018 Feb 2.
Lukacz, E.S., Bavendam, T.G., Berry, A., Brady, S.S., Fok, C.S. Gahagan, S., Goode, P.S., Hardacker, C.T., Hebert-Beirne, J., Lewis, C.E., Lewis, J., Low, J.K., Lowder, J.L., Palmer, M.H. & Smith, A.L. (2018). A Novel Definition of Bladder Health in Women and Girls: Implications for Research and Public Health Promotion. Journal of Women’s Health. 27(8): 974-981. DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6786. PMID: 29792542.
†Chen, M-C., Palmer, M.H. & Lin, S.Y. (2018). Creating a conceptual model for family caregivers of older adults’ intervention research: A narrative review of learned resourcefulness, resourcefulness, and the transtheoretical model. Geriatric Nursing. Mar 21. pii: S0197-4572(18)30073-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2018.02.012. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29573892.
*†Jung, A., Nielsen, M., Crandell, J., Palmer, M.H., Bryant, A., Smith, S. & Mayer, D. (2018). Quality of life in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer survivors: A systematic review. Cancer Nursing, DOI.10.1097/NCC.0000000000000606.
*†‡Long, J.E., Khairat, S., Chmelo, E. & Palmer, M.H. (2018). Mind over Bladder: Women, Aging and Bladder Health. Geriatric Nursing. 39(2):230-237. DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.09.003. [Epub ahead of print 2017 Oct 16].
*‡Willis-Gray, M., Wu, J., Sripad, A., Newman, D. & Palmer, M.H. (2017). Toileting Behaviors in Women Presenting to Urogynecology Clinic. Urologic Nursing. 37(5), 251-255; 265.
*Palmer M.H., Willis-Gray M.G., Zhou F., Newman D.K., & Wu J.M. (2017). Self-reported toileting behaviors in employed women: Are they associated with lower urinary tract symptoms? Neurourology & Urodynamics. 2017 Jul 3. DOI: 10.1002/nau.23337. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28671729.
*Chang C.J., Pei D., Wu C.C., Palmer M.H., Su, C.C., Kuo S.F. & Liao Y.M. (2017). Correlates of nocturia and relationships of nocturia with sleep quality and glycemic control in women with Type 2 diabetes. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 49(4):400-410. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12302. Epub 2017 May 23. PubMed PMID: 28544465.
*†Galbraith-Gyan K.V., Lechuga J., Jenerette C.M., Palmer M.H., Moore A.D. & Hamilton J.B. (2017). HPV vaccine acceptance among African-American mothers and their daughters: an inquiry grounded in culture. Ethnicity & Health. 29:1-18. DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2017.1332758. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28553758.
*†‡Meng, Q., Busby-Whitehead, J. & Palmer, M.H. (2016). Absorbent products use and symptom distress in women who have urinary incontinence and heart failure. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 70(12), 1019-1026. DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12910.
*Bretschneider, C.E., Nieto M., Geller, E.J., Palmer, M.H. & Wu, J.M. (2016). The association of the Braden Scale and postoperative morbidity following urogynecologic surgery. Urologic Nursing. 36(4), 191-197.
*†‡Park, J., Lavelle, J. & Palmer, M.H. (2016). Voiding dysfunction in older women with overactive bladder symptoms: a comparison of urodynamic parameters between women with normal and elevated post-void residual urine. Neurourology & Urodynamics. 35(1);95-9. DOI: 10.1002/nau.22689.
*†Palmer, M.H., Marquez, C., Li, Y, Hawkins, S., Smith, F. & Busby-Whitehead, J. (2015). A Feasibility Study for a Post-Hospital Intervention for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Adults with Heart Failure. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing. 42(5):539-46. DOI: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000163.
*†‡Hong, G-R., Kang, H-K. & Park, J. & Palmer, M.H. (2014). Activities of daily living and cognitive status: Associations with urinary incontinence. International Journal of Urological Nursing. 8(3), 130-6.
*Wu, C., Wang, K., Sun, T., Xu, D. & Palmer, M.H. (2014). Predicting help-seeking intention of women with urinary incontinence in Jinan, China: A theory of planned behavior model. Journal of Clinical Nursing. May 10. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12623.
Wagg, A., Gibson, W., Hermanns, R., Kuchel, G., Johnson, T. Palmer, M.H. & Szonyi, G. (2014). Urinary incontinence in frail elderly persons: Report from the 5th International Consultation on Incontinence. Neurourology & Urodynamics. Apr 2. DOI: 10.1002/nau.22602.
*†Palmer, M.H., Marquez, C., Kline, K., Morris, E. & Carlson, B. (2014). Hydrate for Health. Listening to Older Adults’ Need for Information. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 40(10):24-30. DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20140721-02. PMID: 25275782.
*Nyrop, K., Grover, M., Palsson, O., Heymen, S., Palmer, M.H., Whitehead, W., & Busby-Whitehead, J. (2012). Likelihood of nursing home referral for focally incontinent elderly patients is influenced by physician views on nursing home care and outpatient management of fecal incontinence. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 13(4), 350-4. DOI. 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.01.010.
*†‡So, A., DeGagne, J., & Palmer, M.H. (2012). Prevalence of urinary incontinence in older Korean women. International Journal of Urological Nursing. 6(2), 51-59.DOI.10.1111/j.1749-771X.2012.01147.x.
*Baumgarten, M., Rich, S., Shardell, M., Hawkes, W., Margolis, D., Langenberg, P., Orwig, D., Palmer, M.H., Jones, P., Sterling, R., Kinosian, B. & Magaziner, J. (2012). Care-Related Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers Among Elderly Hip Fracture Patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 60(2), 277-283. DOI.10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02245.x.
*†Wang, K., & Palmer, M.H. (2011). Development and validation of an instrument to assess women’s toileting behavior related to urinary elimination: preliminary results. Nursing Research. 60(3), 158-164. DOI. 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3182159cc7.
*†Chompunud, S., Charoenyooth, C., Palmer, M.H., Pongthavornkamol, K., Korapongsathorn, T., & Jitapunkul, S. (2010). Prevalence, associated factors, and predictors of elder abuse in Thailand. Pacific Rim International Journal of Nursing Research. 14(4), 283-296.
*Grover, M., Busby-Whitehead, J., Palmer, M.H., Heymen, S., Palsson, O.S., Goode, P. Turner, M. & Whitehead, W. (2010). Survey of geriatricians on the impact of fecal incontinence on nursing home referral. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 58(6), 1058-1062. DOI. 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02863.x.
*Baumgarten, M., Margolis, D., Orwig, D., Hawkes, W., Rich, S., Langenberg, P., Sharnell, M., Palmer, M.H., McArdle, P. Sterling, R., Jones, P. & Magaziner, J. (2010). The use of pressure-redistributing support surfaces among elderly hip fracture patients across the continuum of care: Adherence to prevention guidelines. The Gerontologist. 50(2), 253-262. DOI. 10.1093/geront/gnp101.
*†‡Hawkins, S., Park, J. & Palmer, M.H. (2010). Interest in Information About Urinary
Incontinence Among Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Heart Failure Patients. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing. 37(5), 536-541. DOI. 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181edac17.
DuBeau, C.E., Kuchel, G.A., Johnson, T., Palmer, M.H., & Wagg, A. (2010). Incontinence in the frail elderly. Report from the 4th International Consultation on Incontinence. Neurourology & Urodynamics. 29(1), 165-178. DOI. 10.1002/nau.20842.
*†Ham, E., Choi, H., Seo, J., Kim, H., Palmer, M.H. & Kim I. (2009). Risk factors for female urinary incontinence among middle-aged Korean women. Journal of Women’s Health. 18(11), 1801-1806. DOI:10.1089/jwh.2008.1039.
*Benner, J., Becker, R., Fanning, K., Jumadilova, Z., Bavendam., T, Brubker, L. & OAB Medication Use Study Steering Committee (2009). Bother related to bladder control and health care seeking behavior in adults in the United States. Journal of Urology, 181, 2591-2598. DOI. 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.018.
*†Liao, Y., Doughtery, M., Biemer, P., Boyington. A., Liao, C., Palmer, M.H., & Lynn, M. (2007). Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms among female elementary school teachers in Tapei. International Urogynecology Journal. 18(10), 1151-1161. DOI. 10.1007/s00192-006-0293-5.
*‡DuBeau, C., Ouslander, J., & Palmer, M.H. (2007). Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Home Staff and Surveyors about the revised Federal Guidance for Incontinence Care. The Gerontologist. 47(4), 468-479. DOI.10.1093/geront/47.4.468.
*†Choi, H., Palmer, M.H. & Park, J. (2007). The Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Women with Urinary Incontinence: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Nursing Research. 56(4), 226-234.DOI. 10.1097/01.NNR.0000280610.93373.e1.
*Palmer, M.H., Baumgarten, M., Langenberg, P., & Carson, J. (2002). Risk factors for hospital-acquired incontinence in female hip fracture patients. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. 57A(10), M672-M677. DOI. 10.1093/gerona/57.10.M672.
*†Fitzgerald, S., Palmer, M.H., Kirkland, V., & Robinson, L. (2002). The impact of urinary incontinence in working women: A study in a production facility. Women & Health. 35(1), 1-16. DOI. 10.1300/J013v35n01_01.
*†Palmer, M.H., Fitzgerald, S., Berry, S., & Hart, K. (1999). Urinary incontinence in working women: An exploratory study. Women and Health, 29(3), 67-82. DOI. 10.1300/J013v29n03_05.
*‡Lekan-Rutledge, D., Palmer, M., & Belyea, M. (1998). In their own words: nursing assistants’ perceptions of barriers to implementation of prompted voiding in long-term care. The Gerontologist, 38(3), 370-378. DOI. 10.1093/geront/38.3.370.
Palmer, M.H., Athanasopoulos, A., Lee, K.-S., Takeda, M., & Wyndale, J. (2012). Sociocultural and environmental influences on bladder health. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 66(12), 1132-1138. DOI. 10.1111/ijcp.12029.
Lukacz, E.S., Sampselle, C., Gray, M., MacDiarmid, S. Rosenberg, M. Ellsworth, P., & Palmer, MH. (2011). A Healthy Bladder – Consensus Statement, International Journal of Clinical Practice, 65(10), 1026-36. DOI. 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02763.x.
Palmer, M.H. (2011). Urinary incontinence and mobility: A review. BJU International, DOI: 10.1002/BJUIw-2011-007-web.
Palmer, M.H. (2008). Urinary incontinence quality improvement in nursing homes: Where we have been? Where are we going? Urologic Nursing, 28(6), 439-444. PMID:19241782.
Palmer, M.H. & Newman, D. (2004). Urinary incontinence in nursing homes. American Journal of Nursing,104(11), 57-59. DOI. 10.1067/mjw.2002.120962.
Palmer, M.H. (1983). Alzheimer’s disease and critical care. Interactions, implications, interventions. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 9(2):87-90; 116. PMID 6550069.
Palmer, M.H. (1982). Assisting the older woman with cosmetics. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 8(6):340-2. PMID: 691561.
Dowling-Castronovo, A., Bradway, C., Kitson, J., Ostaazkiewicz, J. & Palmer, M.H. (2020). A Call to action – Nursing must do more to reduce lower urinary tract symptoms. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 107: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103577.
Palmer, M.H. (2019). Editorial comment. Journal of Urology, 201(1):134. PMID: 30577405 DOI:10.1097/01.ju.0000550166.58711.7e.
Palmer, M.H. (2018). Invited commentary on Artero-Lopez, C., Marquez-Hernandez, V., Estevez-Morales, M. & Grandados-Gamez, G. Inertia in nursing care of hospitalized patients with urinary incontinence. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 27:1488-1496. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/eb-2018-102963.
†Park, J. & Palmer, M.H. (2016). Response to Sumer and Colleagues. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64(2), 457-8. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13961.
*†‡Lindeman, K., Li, Y., & Palmer. M.H. (2012). Help-seeking behavior for urinary incontinence in adults with heart failure [letter to the editor]. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 60(10), 1994-1995. DOI. 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04176.x.
Training Grants
Role | Title | Total Direct Amount (FTE if available) | Percent Effort | Agency | Dates |
Co-I | Interprofessional Education Nursing Team Leader
Jan Busby-Whitehead, PI Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Grant # 6U1QHP28733-01 |
$2.55million | 10% | Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services | July 1, 2015- June 30, 2018 |
PI | Improving Nursing Care for Acutely Ill Elders
Grant # D62HP01913
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$431,170 | Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services | Funding period: July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2012. No cost extension through October 31, 2012 | |
CoPI | Interdisciplinary Aging Research Center: Uniting Scientists. | $300,000 | RAND/Hartford, Grant | Funding period: January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008 | |
PI | Improving Nursing Care for Acutely Ill Elders.
# D62HP01913 |
$564,170 | Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. | Funding period: July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2009 | |
PI | Building capacity in the nursing workforce: Caring for culturally diverse elders.
PI: Palmer, M.H. Grant # 2001-0323D |
$75,000 | John A. Hartford Foundation.
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Funding period: no cost extension, January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005 | |
Co-lead | Closing the gap on minority aging and health. Research Working Group.
PI: Dilworth-Anderson, P. Grant # AG023113-01A1 |
$100,000 | National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging. | Funding period: September 01, 2004 to August 30, 2009 | |
PI | Improving Nursing Care for Acutely Ill Elders.
Grant # 1 D62HP01913 |
$648,231 | Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services | Funding period: September 1, 2003 to June 30, 2006. |
Research Grants: Funded (Active)
Role | Title, Grant number, PI(s) | Total Direct Amount (FTE if available) | Percent Effort | Agency | Dates |
Chair, Steering Committee | $5,333,909/ 5 years | 2016-2021
Vice-chair 2015 |
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CoI | $2,583,736/ 5 years
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1% | September 25, 2017 – June 30, 2022 |
Funding (Completed)
Role | Title | Total Direct Amount (FTE if available) | Percent Effort | Agency | Dates |
PI | “Enhancing Women’s Lives Through Bladder Health.”
No grant number assigned. |
$10,000 | UNC Carolina Women’s Center | July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015 |
Other Funding (Active)
Role | Title | Total Direct Amount (FTE if available) | Percent Effort | Agency | Dates |
PI | FQ Bladder Health Initiative | $225,000/3 years | 20% | School of Nursing Foundation | August 2017-July 2020 |
Other Funding (Complete)
Role | Title | Total Direct Amount (FTE if available) | Percent Effort | Agency | Dates |
PI | “Hydrate for Health: The UNC Institute on Aging Water Initiative.” No grant number assigned | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC University Research Council | May 1, 2013- April 30, 2015. | ||
CoI | “Development of A Couple-focused eHealth Intervention for Prostate Cancer-Related Symptom Management.”
No grant number assigned. [PI: Song, L] |
$35,000 | 2013 UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Population Sciences Developmental Research Award. | July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014
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CoI | “Conservative treatment for fecal incontinence in the elderly” Grant number R01 HS018695 [PI: Whitehead, W] | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. | March 1, 2012 to January 1, 2015 | ||
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“Geriatric Clinical Simulations: An Educational Collaboration between UNC-CH School of Nursing and Flinders University School of Nursing and Midwifery. | Fogarty International Framework Grant, UNC School of Public Health
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2007 | ||
PI | “Connecting the Dots: Geriatric Nursing, Education and Clinical Simulation.”
Grant #R13HS 1 R13 HS018023-01 |
$50,000 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. | February 2009 to January 2011 | |
CoI | “Transferring scientific discoveries in gastrointestinal motility disorders from the laboratory to community practitioners: treating fecal incontinence and constipation in the frail elderly and women.”
No grant number assigned. [PI: Whitehead, W.] |
$580,000 | UNC School of Medicine, Investments for the future. | July 2007 to June 2010
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CoI | “Preventive home visits”
Grant #R21 AG029502 [PI: Cutchin, M.] |
NIH, NIA | July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009 | ||
CoPI | “Self-management of urinary incontinence and overactive bladder in heart failure patients. A pilot study.”
[Co-PI: Hawkins, S.] |
$36,500 | Interdisciplinary Center for Aging Research: Uniting Scientists. John A. Hartford Foundation/RAND | January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 | |
PI | “Urinary incontinence and overactive bladder in chronic heart failure patients: An exploratory study.” | $50,000 | Detrol LA Research Grants, Pfizer, Inc. | June 1, 2005 to May 31, 2007
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Sub | “Locus of Care & Pressure Ulcers.”
Grant# 1 R01 AR47711-01A1 [PI: Baumgarten, M.] |
$3,261,525 | NIH, NIAMS. | 2002 to 2007 | |
PI | “Urinary Incontinence Research, Practice and Policy Issues.”
Grant #R13HS12088-01 |
$20,000 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. | July 2002 to June 2003 | |
PI | “Senior Citizens Focus Groups: Health Promotion Needs.” | $16,209 | Kimberly Clark Adult Product Division. | August 2000 to December 2000 | |
CoI | “Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Incontinence in Elderly Female Hip Surgery Patients.”
[PI: Baumgarten, M.] |
$4,552 | University of Maryland School of Medicine, Women’s Health Research Group | September 1999 to September 2000 | |
PI | “Intergenerational Creative Writing: Does It Change High School Students Attitudes and Career Choices?”
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$10,000 | University of Maryland Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research. | March 1998 to March 1999. | |
PI | “Coping With Urinary Incontinence After Treatment For Prostate Cancer.” | $7,500 | University of Maryland Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research | March 1998 to March 1999 | |
PI | “Urinary Continence: Issues and Impact in Working Women.” | $5,678 | University of Maryland School of Medicine, Women’s Health Research Group | August 1998 |