CAROLINA NURSES ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING HEALTH FOR ALL.
Our faculty are discovering innovative solutions to the world’s most challenging health care problems. By reducing disparities and promoting health equity, Carolina Nurses are improving lives and leading the profession. Learn more about our currently funded projects and faculty experts by exploring the areas of excellence below:
Areas of Excellence
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Community Engagement
Health disparities persist across racial and ethnic groups in North Carolina and nationwide. School of Nursing faculty collaborate with community partners to understand and address the factors contributing to these inequalities and promote equitable access to care for all.
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Multilevel Determinants of Health
The health of individuals and communities is affected by many factors, including their social environment, biology, behavior, physiology and psychology. By studying and addressing these determinants, Carolina Nursing faculty are improving lives on a local and global scale.
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Nursing and Health Systems
As North Carolina and the world face new and unprecedented health crises and an aging population, nurses are ever more central to the health and well-being of patients, families, and communities. Carolina nurse faculty are building on the essential role nurses play across a wide range of settings and are improving patient safety, quality of care, and outcomes.
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Preventing Chronic Illness and Promoting Health
Carolina Nursing faculty are actively engaged in developing, testing and implementing interventions to reduce the risk of chronic disease and promote health among those living with a chronic condition.
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Digital Innovation
We are applying cutting-edge information and communication technologies to improve healthcare delivery and health outcomes.
Ongoing Funded Projects
Community Engagement
Consortium for Cancer Implementation Science
Rachel Hirschey, PhD, RN, FAAN
Community Engagement
Scaling What Works – Improving and Accelerating Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Survivorship
Rachel Hirschey, PhD, RN, FAAN
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Early Education, School Readiness, and Early School Success Among Children In Poverty: Exploring the Role of Parasympathetic Function in the Preschool Classroom
Cathi Propper, PhD
Community Engagement
Cancer Control Collaborating Center of North Carolina
Rachel Hirschey, PhD, RN, FAAN
Community Engagement
An AI-Powered Decision Aid for Advancing Women’s Health Choices
Kandyce Brennan, DNP, CNM
Digital Innovation
CIVIC-PG Track B: Integrating Drone Delivery of AEDs Into EMS Response (IN-AIR) Study
Jessica Zègre-Hemsey, PhD, RN, FAHA
Nursing and Health Systems
Scaling-Up Integrative Pain Management in Federally-Qualified Health Centers
Isabel Roth, DrPH, MS
Nursing and Health Systems
Transitional Care for Skilled Nursing Facility Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias and their Caregivers: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Mark Toles, PhD, RN, FAAN
Nursing and Health Systems
Promoting Healthy Work Environments and Confronting Workplace Violence Through Simulation Training
Valerie Howard, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN
Nursing and Health Systems
Closing the Gaps: Strengthening Nursing Education through Partnerships to Improve Care for Underserved and Rural Communities
Susana Barroso, PhD, RN
Nursing and Health Systems
Partners in Practice, Engagement, & Education in Rural NC: Preparing Nurse Practitioners for Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care: Vulnerable Populations
Victoria Soltis-Jarrett, PhD, PMHCNS/NP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Bridging Research Gaps: Building Capacity for Measuring and Addressing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Maternal Health Research
Jessica Williams, PhD, MPH, PHNA-BC, FAAN
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Feasibility of Medically Tailored Meals for Pediatric Populations at Risk for Disparities in Serious Illness Outcomes due to Inequities in Food-Related Social Drivers of Health
Sheila Santacroce, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Nursing and Health Systems
Understanding the Implementation Process for HPV Vaccine Standing Orders Support in Large Healthcare Systems
Lisa Mansfield, PhD, RN
Community Engagement
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (4CNC)
Rachel Hirschey, PhD, RN, FAAN
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Characterizing Delays in Cancer Diagnosis for Underserved Populations in North Carolina
Lorinda A. Coombs, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Digital Innovation
Re-examining links between screen time, health behaviors, and executive functioning
Cathi Propper, PhD
Digital Innovation
Real World Treatment Experience of Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Lung Cancer Using Remote Symptom Monitoring
Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN
Multilevel Determinants of Health
The Development of Gut Microbiota and Behavioral Inhibition in Childhood
Cathi Propper, PhD
Digital Innovation
Center for Virtual Care Value and Excellence
Saif Khairat, PhD, MPH
Community Engagement
Examining the impact of a filmed dramatized story intervention for HIV prevention in Latinas
Natalia Villegas Rodriguez, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, FAAN
Community Engagement
Mind Your Heart Intervention for American Indian Women
Jada Brooks, PhD, MSPH, RN, FAAN
Nursing and Health Systems
A Nurse-Led Palliative and Supportive Care Intervention for Newly Diagnosed Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN
Preventing Chronic Illness and Promoting Health
Interventions for Preventing and Managing Chronic Illness
Sheila Santacroce, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN Shawn Kneipp, PhD, RN, ANP, APHN-BC
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Symptom Trajectories in Infants and Toddlers at Risk for Chronic Feeding Problems
Suzanne Thoyre, PhD, RN, FAAN
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Promoting Stretching Exercise to Reduce Cardiovascular Health Risk in Late Pregnant Women with Obesity
SeonAe Yeo, RNC, PhD, FAAN
Digital Innovation
Improving Providers’ Decision-Making and Reducing Information Overload Using Information Visualization in Electronic Health Records
Saif Khairat, PhD, MPH
Community Engagement
NC WORKS4HEALTH: Reducing Chronic Disease Risks in Socioeconomically disadvantaged, unemployed populations
Shawn Kneipp, PhD, RN, ANP, APHN-BC
Multilevel Determinants of Health