UW–Milwaukee College of Nursing
Current Funded Projects

Faculty PI/PD

Project Title

Funding Agency

Project Period

Mary Jo Baisch & Sally Lundeen

Comprehensive Coordinated School Health Program (CCSHP) -Nursing

Milwaukee Public Schools

09/01/06—08/31/08

Aaron Buseh

Individual and Community Environment Effects on HIV Stigma

UWM Research Growth Initiative (RGI) Award

07/01/06—08/31/08

Loren Galvão & Patricia Stevens
[Lance Weinhardt, PI]

Pathways Linking Poverty, Food Insecurity, and HIV in Rural Malawi

Medical College of Wisconsin P/C DHHS PHS NIH NICHD

04/01/08–01/31/12

Eugenie Hildebrandt

Longitudinal Narrative Study of Women Who Were Unsuccessful in Work-based Welfare

DHHS PHS NIH NICHD

03/13/07 — 08/31/09

Teresa Johnson

Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Project of Racine

Center for Urban Population Health Center Scientist Development Award

05/21/07—05/25/08

Tae Youn Kim

Using Electronic Patient Records to Measure Pressure Ulcer Prevalence

UWM Graduate School Research Committee

07/01/07—06/30/08

Christine Kovach

Effect of a Pain Protocol on Discomfort in Dementia

DHHS PHS NIH NINR

02/01/07 — 11/30/10

Mary Pat Kunert

The Influence of Estrogen on the Structure and Function of Skeletal Muscle Microcirculation in the Dahl S Female Rat

UWM Research Growth Initiative (RGI) Award

09/01/08—08/31/10

Norma Lang & Sally Lundeen

Aurora/Cerner/UWM Partnership Agreement for Development of Innovative Health Care Information [ACW]

Aurora Healthcare, Inc & Cerner Corporation

07/01/05—06/30/08

Sally Lundeen & Norma Lang

Collaborative Intelligent Health Information Systems Initiative

National Science Foundation

03/01/07—02/28/09

Karen Marek

Home Care Medication Management for the Frail Elderly

DHHS PHS NIH NINR

04/01/06—01/31/11

Karen Marek (PI)
Christine Kovach (Methods Core Director)

Center for Enhancement of Self-Management in Individuals and Families

DHHS PHS NIH NINR & UWM Graduate School

09/30/07—06/30/12

Sandra Plach
P20 Feasibility Project PD

Patient-Centered Intervention to Improve Symptom Management in Older Heart Failure Patients

 

01/01/08—06/30/10

Beth Rodgers
P20 Feasibility Project PD

Experiences of Persons Living With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

 

01/01/08—12/31/09

Jennifer Runquist
P20 Feasibility Project PD

Self-Management of Postpartum Fatigue in Poor Urban Women

 

Planned for:
01/01/10—06/30/12

Sarah Morgan
P20 Feasibility Project PD

Family Caregiver Self-Management of the Unmet Needs of Persons with Dementia

 

Planned for:
01/01/10—06/30/12

Elizabeth Rice
P20 Feasibility Project PD

Self-Management of Diabetes and Schizophrenia

 

Planned for:
07/01/10—06/30/12

Lucy Mkandawire-Vahlmu

Violence in the Lives of HIV-Infected Women in Malawi : A Critical Ethnography

UWM Research Growth Initiative (RGI) Award

06/01/08—05/31/09

Carol Ott

A Grief Intervention Study for Spouses and Adult Children of Persons with End-Stage Alzheimer's Disease

UWM Research Growth Initiative (RGI) Award

05/01/06—12/31/08

Jennifer Runquist & Kris Barnekow

Improving the Health of Children with Special Needs in Birth to 3 Programs Through Health Literacy and Maternal Depression Screening

Center for Urban Population Health Center Scientist Development Award

05/21/07—05/25/08

Jennifer Runquist

A Pilot Investigation of Fatigue After Childbirth in a Vulnerable Community

UWM Graduate School Research Committee Award

07/01/07—06/30/08

Polly Ryan

Tailored Computerized Intervention for Behavior Change

DHHS PHS NIH NINR

09/26/06—08/31/08

Kathleen Sawin

Adaptation in Spina Bifida: A Longitudinal Study of Adolescents and Young Adults

UWM Research Growth Initiative (RGI) Award

05/01/07—04/30/08

Patricia Stevens

Piloting a Community Based Participatory Research Approach to Investigate the Health Issues and Resource Needs of Latinas Living with HIV

Center for Urban Population Health Center Scientist Development Award

05/21/07—05/25/08

Patricia Stevens

Feasibility Study Involving Monolingual Spanish-Speaking Hispanic Women Living with HIV

UWM Research Growth Initiative (RGI) Award

10/01/07—09/30/08

Sandra Underwood

Cancer Control Community Collaborative [CCCC]

Milwaukee Affiliate, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

04/01/07 — 03/31/09