Doctoral Projects from 2020
Mindful Matters: Addressing Barriers To Classroom-Based Mindfulness, Kirsten Munk
Evaluating the Experience of Patient and Provider Satisfaction in Participation in a Hybrid Virtual Perinatal Care Model in a Private Practice Setting, Gretchen Ann DeLong Nelson
The Mental Health Experience among Parents of Children with Autism, Thao Tran
Respiratory Distress Observation Scale Implementation for Comfort Care Patients in the Acute Care Setting, Marianne Wachalovsky
Doctoral Projects from 2019
Exploring ways to improve healthcare access for the homeless population in Merced County, Stella Nwasoka Adesokan
Nurse Managers: An Association between Empowerment and Burnout, Sonja Lynn Avery
Comparing Two Surgical Outcomes: Minithoracotomy or Full Sternotomy in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery, Shirin Badrkhani
Identifying Predictors of Airway Complications in Conscious Sedation Procedures, Rosemary Bray
Understanding the Skills Necessary for Advanced Practice Nurses in Oncology to Deliver Bad News to Patients with Cancer: The Results of a Delphi Analysis, Matthew Michael Burke
Outcomes of Communication, Workflow Efficiency, & Patient Care Quality Resulting from a Hands-free, Wireless Communication Device, Hyacinth Flores Carreon
Is There a Relationship Between Limited English Proficiency (LEP), Medication Adherence Behaviors, and Adverse Asthma Outcomes in Hispanic Adults with Moderate to Severe Persistent Asthma?, Archana Kartik Chandra
Losing Weight and Improving A1c Level by Adding a 30-Minute Walk to Individuals' Daily Activities, Lobat Danehvar-Jahromi
Caregiver Outcomes of a Dementia Care Program, Leslie Chang Evertson
Pilot Study of a Breastfeeding Support Training Program Designed Particularly for Infants with Common Congenital Anomalies and Defects, Gretchen Nelson Ezaki
Follow-Up among Homeless Patients at San Francisco General Hospital: Examining the Social Determinants of Health, Robert Gnat
Does Preoperative Ostomy Education Decrease Anxiety in the New Ostomy Patient?, Michelle Suzann Harris
Identifying Perceived Barriers to Primary Health Care Access in Rural, Medically Underserved Areas, Suzanne Hewitt
Caring for the Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type-1 Patient: Improving Nursing Knowledge through an Innovative Educational Tool, Samantha Ingerick
Pediatric Patients with Diabetes Transition to Adult Care, Sara Jennings
Barriers in Hypertension Management among Culturally Diverse Patients in an Urban Urgent Care Setting, Navpreet Kaur
Promoting Self-Efficacy among Head and Neck Cancer Patients, Lily Lam
Nurses’ Perception of Discharging the Medically Complex Pediatric Patient, Stacie Camille Licon
Advanced Informatics Competencies of Nurses at Sutter Maternity and Surgery, Jessica Liston
Comparison of a Numeric and a Descriptive Pain Scale in the Occupational Medicine Setting, George Francis McMahon III
Surgical First Assist: An Educational Program for Advanced Practice Providers, Sandra Walton Mobley
Complete Care Model Impact on Glycemic Control in California State Prisons, Diane M. O’Laughlin
Pilot Study: Program Evaluation of Peanut Oral Immunotherapy in a Private Clinic, Kinga Olson
Addressing Disparities in Nurses’ Understanding of Congestive Heart Failure, David Tomas Palecek
In Situ Pediatric Mock Codes: The First Five Minutes, Josephine N. Ruiz
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Program, Magdalena Ruiz
A Retrospective Chart Review Pilot Study of Fall Prevention through a New and Innovative Care Model, Lydia Smith
Barriers in Health Care in Hmong Men and Women with Cardiac Diseases, Ying Thao
Perceptions of Adult Patients Accessing Telehealth in an Urban Medical Group, Katharine Shepherd West
Doctoral Projects from 2018
A Pediatric Respiratory Care Curriculum for Emergency Department Nurses, Luzmaria Alcala-Van Houten
Obstetric Nurses’ Perceived Barriers to Immediate Skin to Skin Contact after Cesarean Birth, Joelene Sarmiento Balatero
Perceptions of Caring in the Pediatric Medically Complex Population, Ivette Becerra-Ortiz
Retrospective Analysis of Obstetric Sepsis Screening, Holly A. Champagne
Understanding Occupational Injuries, Hanbit (Joyce) Choi
Improving Teen and Pediatric Provider Communication through Education and Technology, Kathy A. Connor-Prows
School Nurses’ Experience of Barriers to Care in Children with Type 1 Diabetes, Eden Joseph Donahue
Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Reduction for College Students, Mary Kathryn Dowling
Culturally Sensitive Diabetic Group Education, Kelly Marie Flores
Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education: Evaluation of a Clinical Residency Model, Lisa Wilson Hood
Perceptions of Chinese Women Coming to the United States to Give Birth: Birth Tourism, Juanita Childs Jaramillo
Assessment of Nurse Behaviors that Influence Care and Maintenance of Pediatric Oncology Central Venous Catheters, Susan Elizabeth McKenna
Patient Perceptions of Google Glass in the Outpatient Dermatology Setting, Sandra Odenheimer
The Effectiveness of Insulin Pump Therapy after Transition from Multiple Daily Insulin Injections In Type 1 Diabetes, Sima Sapkota
Prevalence and Prevention of Diabetes in School Age Children: A Parent Education Module, Christine Mary Whitmyer
Adolescent Sexual Health: Provider Evaluation of a Sexual History Tool at a School-Based Health Clinic, Gillian Marie Williams
Enhancing Elderly Advance Care Planning Experience at a Primary Care Clinic, Oi Shan Wong
Doctoral Projects from 2017
Impact of Behavioral Genetic Traits on Weight Maintenance Success Following Medically Supervised Very Low Calorie Diet, Lori Elizabeth Arguello
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Incentives and Barriers to Implementation in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Gloria M. Escalona
End of Life Care Practices for Patients Who Die in Intensive Care Units (ICU), Jila Ghabeljoo
Efficacy of Continuous Passive Motion after Total Knee Arthroplasty in Veteran Patients, Jaimee Riza B. Hare
Stress in New Graduate Nurses: Can They Sweat It? A Correlational Study of Exercise and Stress in New Graduate Nurses, Kathleen Helgesen
Developing a Clinical Tool for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, Amanda Jill Horrocks
An Assessment of the Associate Degree Nursing Students’ Understanding of Health Literacy Concepts When Providing Health Promotion for the Diabetic Patient, Donna L. LeBaron
Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention in 18 to 24-Year-Old Heterosexual Men: Pilot Study, Susan P. McKeefrey
The Influence a Multiple Teaching Modalities Course on Knowledge and Self-Confidence of Newly Trained Emergency Nurses, Anna C. Montejano
Preconception Care of Women on Prescribed Opioids, Rebecca-Maria Norwick
Factors That Affect Turnover Intention of Registered Nurses in the Acute Hospital: A Meta-Analysis from 2006-2016, Helen Pagilagan
Attitudes and Perceptions of Advanced Practice Nurses towards Health Information Technology and Its Effects on Caring, Debbie Ramos Shih
African American Men and Ostrich Behavior, Debbie Slack-Gay
The Perceptions of Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students of Motivational Interviewing, Christie M. Smart
An Assessment and Analysis of the Complexity of the Frontline Nurse Leaders' Role, Robert Alan Vos
Doctoral Projects from 2016
Barriers to Preoperative Teaching in a Culturally Diverse Healthcare Environment, Rancelle Ablan
A Comparison of Educational Approaches to the End-of-Life-Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Course, Jennifer L. Bodine
The Effect of Music Intervention on CAM Scores of Hospitalized Older Adults Experiencing Delirium, Mae Lavente Dizon
How to Start a Nurse Practitioner Faculty Managed Clinic: Missing Components?, Johnna Edmunds
The Effectiveness of California Assembly Bill 2109: Personal Belief Exemptions for Kindergarten Immunizations, Lilli Shizuka Goishi-Bessey
Constructivist Learning Strategies in a Nurse Residency Program, Floyd M. Hammon III
Development and Evaluation of a Chronic Care Management Toolkit, Heidi Hongxin He
Effect of an Emergency Nurse Heart Failure Educational Intervention, Lori Hudgens
Therapeutic Listening Communication in Children with Autism and Hyperacusis, Jennifer Margaret Hughes
The Impact of Intensive Case Management on Hospice Utilization, Debra Lowry Hummel
A Phenomenological Assessment of Factors that Affect Medication Adherence Among Hypertensive Nigerian Immigrants, Beulah Iroegbu
Exploring the Needs and Preferences for a Diabetes Self-Management Program in Hispanics Living in the Central Valley of California, Emily Lane Kimble
An Exploration of Social Capital among Nurses in the Ambulatory Setting, Anna Lutz and Tamara McKinnon
Teaching and Evaluation of Suicidal Assessment, Five-Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) in the Emergency Department, Evangeline Rico
Effectiveness and Feasibility of In-office versus Smartphone Text-delivered Nutrition Education in the College Setting: A Mixed-methods Pilot Study, Jordan Rose, Deepika Goyal, Mary Ellen Wilkosz, and Anita Catlin
Exploring Asian Indian's Perceptions Regarding Organ Donation, Sandip Suprai
Nursing Input During Interprofessional Rounds in the Intensive Care Unit, Kathrine A. Winnie
Examining the Satisfaction Levels of Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses in Education, Clinical Confidence and Knowledge of Self Care Practice, Monica Wooldridge
Undiagnosed Depression in the Elderly and Healthcare Education, Nancy J. Wynn-Grundy
Doctoral Projects from 2015
Sexually Transmitted Disease Education and Effects on Condom Use in College Students, Patricia Alvarez
Family-Centered Pediatric Radiation Therapy: A Nurse-Led Quality Improvement Collaboration Model, Elizabeth A. Austin
Implementation of a Patient Satisfaction Survey in a Federally Qualified Health Center, Ricardo Jose Ballin II
Developing a Patient Care Standard for Adolescents Based on a Nursing Needs Assessment, Kathryn Blake
A Comparison of Pedagogical Approaches to Error Communication Training, Marie Annette Gilbert
Admission Medication Reconciliation Process to Improve Patient Outcomes, Vanessa Ann Irwin
Exploring College Students' Perceptions of College Gun Violence: A Meta-Analysis, Julia Chaw Chih Lee
Heath Care Providers’ Perceptions of the Reproductive Challenges and Experiences among Asian Indian Women Living in Silicon Valley, Olga Alexandra Libova
