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Research & Scholarship
The College of Nursing at Montana State University is dedicated to supporting the
endeavors of the faculty and students engaging in research and
scholarly projects. The research priorities of the college are directed
toward rural health issues. The College of Nursing is a national leader in rural
nursing research and is responsive to the evolving health needs of the people of
Montana and the nation.
Faculty members in the College of Nursing contribute, through
their research, to a variety of important health and health care topics. We
invite you to review the information below for topics of interest to you and
some of the exciting research opportunities available in our college.
Research Programs/Offices
Faculty Research Profiles
To facilitate the research endeavors of faculty and students, the
Office of Research & Scholarship, under the direction of the
Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Education, provides pre and post award
services. For more information about other research projects not listed below please visit:
http://www.montana.edu/conors/.
The ERRNIE Project (Environmental Risk Reduction Through Nursing
Intervention and Education) is dedicated to improving the health of
children and families. The mission of the project is to learn how nurses can
help families reduce environmental risks to children. To learn more about the
ERRNIE project please go to
http://www.montana.edu/errnie
The Women to Women Project (WTW) is an innovative
multidisciplinary telehealth project that provides a research-based model for
conducting computer support groups and health education via personal computers
for chronically ill rural women between the ages of 35 and 65. All participants
are rural dwellers defined as living in a small town, or on farms/ranches at
least 25 miles away from cities of 12,500 people or more.
http://www.montana.edu/cweinert/wtw.html
Rita Cheek, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Dr. Rita
Cheek’s research interests include sleep, sleep habits,
sleeplessness, and behavioral interventions for sleeplessness.
Her current focus is on use of strategic naps for night shift
nurses.
Web page:
Phone: 406-243-2610
E-mail: rcheek@montana.edu
Yoshiko Colclough, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Dr.
Colclough’s research centers on
generational and cultural differences in
end-of-life decision making, especially
minority population in particular
Japanese Americans and American Indians.
More broadly, her interest includes
nursing ethics, qualitative method, a
community-based participatory research
approach, and gerontology.
Web page:
Phone: 406-994-6048
E-mail:
yoshikoc@montana.edu
Wade Hill, PhD, APRN, BC
Associate Professor
Dr. Hill is a public health clinician
and researcher who investigates
ecological determinants of human
environmental exposures.
Web page: www.montana.edu/whill/
Phone: 406-994-4011
E-mail: whill@montana.edu
Patti A. Holkup, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Dr.
Holkup’s research interests relate to
Native American elder abuse which, is
both a hidden health disparity in tribal
communities as well as a nexus for other
better-known disparities. The Caring for
Native American Elders project uses a
community-based participatory research
approach to study elder abuse and to
offer a culturally anchored family
conference intervention to address this
complex and sensitive concern.
Web page: www.montana.edu/conors/research/grasslandsproject.htm
Phone: 406-243-2543
E-mail: pholkup@montana.edu
Elizabeth Kinion, EdD, MSN, APN-BC, FAAN
Professor
Dr.
Kinion’s research area of interest is
vulnerable populations (low income,
uninsured, minority and rural) with a
specific focus on chronic illness(s)
and oral health care.
Web page:
Phone: 406-994-2725
E-mail: ekinion@montana.edu
Sandra W. Kuntz,
PhD, APRN, CNS-BC
Assistant Professor
Dr. Kuntz is a
community/public health clinical nurse specialist with a research
focus in environmental health, disaster, health disparities and
community-based participatory approaches in rural and Native
American communities.
Web Page:
Phone: 406-243-2551
E-mail: skuntz@montana.edu
Laura Larsson,
PhD, MPH, BSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Dr. Larsson’s research
interests are in the field of environmental public health nursing.
Her research focuses on improving the health of vulnerable families
with children by reducing their exposures to harmful agents in the
places where they live, work, and play.
Web Page:
Phone: 406-994-7504
E-mail: llarsson@montana.edu
Susan Luparell,
Ph.D, CNS-BC, CNE
Assistant Professor
Dr. Luparell has a long
standing interest in incivility in nursing and nursing education.
More recently she has begun to explore the role of simulation in nursing education.
Web page:
Phone: 406-771-4459
E-mail: luparell@montana.edu
A. Gretchen McNeely,
DNSc, RN
Associate Professor
Dr. McNeely’s research
interests are in professional nursing issues approached from a
historical perspective. These include the study of professional
organizations, nursing education, professional regulation, and
legislation related to professional nursing
education and practice.
Web page:
Phone:
406-994-3783
E-mail: gmcneely@montana.edu
Elizabeth Nichols,
DNS, RN, FAAN
Professor
Dr. Nichols’ research
focuses on the use of complementary and alternative therapies
(frequency and reason for use) with a particular focus on elderly
and rural populations. Research approaches used include qualitative
(grounded theory) and survey designs.
Web page:
Phone:
406-994-3784
E-mail: egnichols@montana.edu
Clementine Rice,
PhD, RN, CS
Assistant Professor
Dr. Rice’s primary
research interest is the effect of mental health disorders on the
family in terms of preservation, function, and satisfaction.
Additionally she is interested in assessment of mental health issues
in rural Montana.
Web page:
Phone: 406-771-4458
E-mail:
clementine.rice@montana.edu
Kathleen Schachman,
PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Dr. Schachman’s research interest focuses on military families, specifically, the stressors they encounter during the transition to parenthood. Recent research completed by Dr. Schachman includes a study of postpartum depression in military wives, and a qualitative study exploring adaptation to fatherhood in men returning from combat.
Web page:
Phone: 406-994-2705
E-mail: kathleen.schachman@montana.edu
Jean Shreffler-Grant,
PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Dr. Shreffler-Grant’s
program of research focuses on access to and quality of formal
(allopathic) and informal (complementary) health care services for
people living in sparsely populated rural areas. Her recent research
activities concern health literacy about complementary care among
rural residents.
Web page:
Phone: 406-243-2540
E-mail: jeansh@montana.edu
Christina Sieloff,
PhD, RN, CNA, BC
Associate Professor
Dr. Sieloff's program of
research focuses on how the power, embedded naturally within groups
of clinicians, can impact patient outcomes directly. As a theorist,
Dr. Sieloff facilitates the work of nurse researchers, at any level,
to further the development and testing of nursing knowledge, and its
application to nursing situations.
Web page:
theoryofnursinggrouppower.googlepages.com
Phone: 406-657-2614
E-mail: csieloff@montana.edu
Clarann Weinert,
SC, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Dr. Weinert studies various
aspects of healthy management of long-term chronic health problems.
As a nurse sociologist her program of research focuses on:
individuals and families, rural health, the role of social support
in chronic illness, the research application of technology as an
intervention modality, and instrument development.
Web page:
www.montana.edu/cweinert/
Phone: 406-994-2782
E-mail: cweinert@montana.edu
Donna A. Williams,
PhD
Associate Professor
Dr. Williams is a
cardiovascular physiologist with a specific research focus on
microcirculation and control of water permeability by intact, living
capillaries. Clinical significance includes hydration, exercise,
edema formation, and cardiovascular health and disease.
Web page:
Phone:
406-994-3783
E-mail: dwilliams@montana.edu
Charlene Winters,
PhD, APRN, BC
Associate Professor
Dr. Winters’ research
interests include chronic illness (adaptation, illness
self-management, heart failure), rural health (rural nursing,
factors influencing health), and rural nursing theory development.
She has expertise in qualitative research methods.
Web page:
Phone: 406-243-4608
E-mail: winters@montana.edu
Karen Zulkowski,
DNS, RN, CWS
Associate Professor
Dr. Zulkowski's research centers on
wounds and pressure ulcers. This includes risk and skin assessment,
dressings, and nurse's knowledge. She has also conducted multiple
evidence based projects related to wound care.
Web page:
Phone: 406-657-1739
E-mail: karenz@montana.edu
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