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Areas of Research Focus
CHP faculty members are currently working on several studies within the following research areas.
Current Faculty Research Topics
- All of Us informational event for the Caribbean community living in the greater New York City area (Drs. Rhonda Maneval, Millie Hepburn-Smith, and Marie Lourdes Charles)
- Examining the Feasibility of a Novel Animatronic Pet to Increase Walker Use in A Sample of Community Dwelling Older Adults (Dr. Sharon Wexler)
- Responding to Covid-19 Crisis through Simulated Teaching Strategies (Dr. Rhonda Maneval)
- Promoting Interprofessional Education and Improving Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patient Outcomes with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (Dr. Lucille Ferrara)
- Evaluation of Transfer of Learning from University Based Simulation Experiences to New Graduate Nurses Professional Practice (Dr. Joanne Knoesel)
- Parental perception of perceived emotional QOL of their children with cerebral palsy as compared to children without (Dr. Esma Paljevic)
- The Experiences of Ghanaian Diaspora Stroke Survivors and Their Family Caregivers in the Bronx (Dr. Keville Frederickson)
- The experiences of psychiatric nurses and psychiatric nurse practitioner, who are in recovery from mental illness (Dr. Krystyna de Jacq)
- Attitudes of Registered Nurses Caring for Adults with Intellectual and Development Disabilities (Dr. Marie Lourdes Charles)
- Music after Stroke to Enhance Recovery (Master) (Dr. Millie Hepburn-Smith)
- A Randomized Study of Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Stress Management in Veteran College Students (Drs. Joanne Singleton and Lucille Ferrara)
- SWERV: Supporting Women of Color Experiencing Recent Violence (Dr. Millie Hepburn-Smith)
- Learning from healthcare professionals’ experience providing care for minorities during COVID-19: A pilot study (Drs. Ana Amaya, Tiffany Henley, and Kyomi Gregory)
- The knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s), attitudes, and normative beliefs of safer sex practices among adults age fifty years of age and older that date online (Dr. Natalie Stepanian)
- Paws & Breathe, an evidence-based stress reduction intervention offered in partnership with a canine (Dr. Joanne Singleton)
- The effects of training on the quality of complex information dissemination to a naïve audience (Dr. Scott Youmans)
- Communicative stress due to the Coronavirus pandemic in individuals with neurogenic communication disorders- A pilot investigation (Dr. Linda Carozza)
- Strengthening Community-Based Surveillance for COVID-19 in South Asia (Dr. Joshua Mendelsohn)
- Mobile applications for promoting and evaluating visual perceptual skills in preschool children with special needs (Dr. Supawadee Lee)
- How do children learn to speak? A study on public opinion (Dr. Sethu Karthikeyan)
- 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 (Drs. Erica Gollub, and Joshua Mendelsohn)
- National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE)
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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