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.

With many of our researchers focused on cancer prevention and control, the School of Nursing is optimally located in walking distance to both UNC’s N.C. Basnight Cancer Hospital and the NIH-funded Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, providing an ideal environment for faculty research across the cancer control continuum from prevention to survivorship.

Community Engagement

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

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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

Real World Treatment Experience of Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Lung Cancer Using Remote Symptom Monitoring

Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN

Community Engagement

The HARMONY Study — A Culturally-Relevant, Randomized-Controlled, Stress Management Intervention to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk in African American

Cheryl Woods Giscombe, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN

Additional Preventing Chronic Illness and Promoting Health Research Projects

Values assessment tailored for women with metastatic breast cancer and their caregivers: Adaptation and Pilot Study of a Values Assessment Tool (VAST) | Dr. Lorinda Coombs | Funded by Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Our Lives, Our Stories: Young People with Chronic Health Conditions Tell Their Own Stories | Dr. Beth Cosgrove | Funded by the UNC School of Nursing Dhillon Jordan Shah Innovation Fund
The Recognize and Report Heart Symptoms (REHEARSE)-2 Trial | Dr. Leslie Davis | Funded by Sigma Theta Tau International Alpha Alpha Chapter
REHEARSE 2: The Recognize and Report Heart Symptoms Pilot | Dr. Leslie Davis | Funded by a 2023 Deans Office Pilot Grant Proposals
Rehearse Self-care | Dr. Leslie Davis | Funded by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Diagnostic Delay in Multiple Myeloma: A Qualitative Exploration| Dr. Matthew LeBlanc | Funded by the UNC Junior Faculty Development Award
Patterns of multiple myeloma care and survival in North Carolina: An exploration of the influence of race, place, and time | Dr. Matthew LeBlanc | Funded by Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (4CNC) | Dr. Rachel Hirschey | Funded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Disinhibited Eating and Cardiovascular Diseases in Stressed Police Force: The Carolina Blue Project | Dr. Grace Wu | Funded by a 2023 Deans Office Pilot Grant and Splendor-NC
Gene Expression of Metabolic Hormones in Disordered Eating after Bariatric Surgery | Dr. Grace Wu | Funded by the Alpha Alpha chapter of STTI
Measuring Electrophysiological Responses to Clozapine in Individuals with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia and their iPSC-derived Organoids | Dr. Rose Mary Xavier | UNC Jr. Faculty Development Award
Psychiatric provider perspectives on the diagnostic and therapeutic utility of copy number variant testing in schizophrenia | Dr. Rose Mary Xavier | Funded by a 2023 Deans Office Pilot Grant

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Preventing Chronic Illness and Promoting Health

Current Related Projects

Consortium for Cancer Implementation Science

Scaling What Works – Improving and Accelerating Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Survivorship

Cancer Control Collaborating Center of North Carolina

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

Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (4CNC)

Characterizing Delays in Cancer Diagnosis for Underserved Populations in North Carolina

Real World Treatment Experience of Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Lung Cancer Using Remote Symptom Monitoring

Examining the impact of a filmed dramatized story intervention for HIV prevention in Latinas

Mind Your Heart Intervention for American Indian Women

A Nurse-Led Palliative and Supportive Care Intervention for Newly Diagnosed Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Interventions for Preventing and Managing Chronic Illness

Symptom Trajectories in Infants and Toddlers at Risk for Chronic Feeding Problems

Promoting Stretching Exercise to Reduce Cardiovascular Health Risk in Late Pregnant Women with Obesity

NC WORKS4HEALTH: Reducing Chronic Disease Risks in Socioeconomically disadvantaged, unemployed populations

The HARMONY Study — A Culturally-Relevant, Randomized-Controlled, Stress Management Intervention to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk in African American

Additional Preventing Chronic Illness and Promoting Health Research Projects

Areas of Excellence in Research and Scholarship