Research

Areas of Research Focus

CHP faculty members are currently working on several studies within the following research areas.

Current Faculty Research Topics

• Developing self-compassion and well-being with a hybrid mindfulness-based intervention: Lessons learned from health professions students, faculty, and staff. (Sophie Kaufman, PhD, John Damiao, PhD, Esma Paljevic, EdD, and Christine Amendola, MS)
• Bringing greater research fluency into our educational vision: A Qualitative Research Study on Improving East Asian Medicine Research Education. (Belinda Anderson, PhD)
• Survey analysis of institutional research partnerships in complementary and integrative health: Identifying barriers and facilitators. (Belinda Anderson, PhD)
• Application of the ICF and OTPF-4 to Conceptualize the Dual Diagnosis of COVID-19 and Stroke: Implications for Occupational Therapy Practice. (Jennifer Tokash, MA)
• Attitudes of Registered Nurses Caring for Adults with Intellectual and Development Disabilities (Marie Lourdes Charles, EdD)
• Awareness of Disease Status among Patients with Cancer. (Catherine Finlayson, PhD)
• Cognitive-communication impairments in a woman with right hemisphere disorder. (Scott Youmans, PhD)
• Communicative stress due to the Coronavirus pandemic in individuals with neurogenic communication disorders- A pilot investigation (Linda Carozza, DMH)
• COVID-19 vaccine beliefs and intentions, and the practice of prevention behaviors among college students: In search of an integrative model of determinants in an evolving pandemic (Erica Gollub, DrPH, and Joshua Mendelsohn, PhD)
• Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease (Jean Covino, DHSc)
• Disclosure of HIV-serodiscordant relationships and association with viral suppression. (Joshua Mendelsohn, PhD)
• Effect of a Robotic Pet on Social and Physical Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. (Lin Drury, PhD and Sharon Wexler, PhD)
• Evaluation of Transfer of Learning from University Based Simulation Experiences to New Graduate Nurses Professional Practice (Joanne Knoesel, PhD)
• Exploring best practices of shape capturing methods for creating custom-contoured wheelchair cushions for the purpose of reducing pressure injury risk. (John Damiao, PhD)
• Firearm legislation and firearm use in female intimate partner homicide using CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System data (Erica L. Gollub, DrPH)
• How do children learn to speak? A study on public opinion (Sethu Karthikeyan, PhD)
• Hypothetical Acceptability of an HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Ring Device among Latina community clinic patients (Erica L. Gollub, DrPH)
• Learning from healthcare professionals’ experience providing care for minorities during COVID-19: A pilot study (Ana Amaya, DrPH, Tiffany Henley, and Kyomi Gregory Martin, PhD)
• Minority Care during the First Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Ana Amaya, DrPH and Kyomi Gregory-Martin, PhD)
• Mobile applications for promoting and evaluating visual perceptual skills in preschool children with special needs (Supawadee Lee, PhD)
• National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE)
• Parental perception of perceived emotional QOL of their children with cerebral palsy as compared to children without (Esma Paljevic, EdD)
• Reflections on global health efforts in Haiti. (Marie Lourdes Charles, EdD)
• Shared Decision-Making to Improve Medication Adherence. (Jason Slyer, DNP)
• Simulation Exposure in Undergraduate Nursing Education and its Effect on Clinical Judgement and Critical Thinking Development. (Joanne Knoesel, PhD)
• The effects of training on the quality of complex information dissemination to a naïve audience (Scott Youmans, PhD)
• The use of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture, including during the Covid-19 pandemic. (Belinda Anderson, PhD)
• The use of unique words that spark multiple senses and emotions in speech-language assessment and treatment. (Sethu Karthikeyan, PhD)
• Using Systems Thinking to Build Sustainable Food Systems for Seniors. (Denise Tahara, PhD)

Faculty Profiles

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Grants

Top Research Funding Priorities

• Geriatric Health Care
• Chronic Disease Management
• Regulatory Policy/Access to Care and Role of Nurse Practitioner & Health Services Research
• Disease Prevention
• Pediatric Health Promotion
• Global Health

Top Programmatic Funding Priorities

• Student Scholarships (all levels)
• Student Study Abroad Scholarships
• Student Retention Initiatives (all levels)
• Technology Resources for Students
• Building Expansion for CHP Growth