In the Journals
Advancing the Science of Care: Highlights from the ENRS Scientific Sessions
In March, the Connell School represented its commitment to evidence-based practice at the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) Annual Scientific Sessions. Doctoral students and faculty presented scholarly work addressing some of today’s most pressing health care challenges, from end-of-life pediatric care to groundbreaking type 2 diabetes tools. Two presentations were selected for conference awards:
Named First in School-Selected Posters for D.N.P. Students
“” by Melissa Rogers ’17, Yan Liu, and Jacquelyn Bentley (all D.N.P. ’26) with faculty mentors Sarah Given and Megan Clancy.
Named Second in Peer-Reviewed Doctoral Student Posters
“” by Ph.D. student Jill Doyle with faculty mentors including Christopher Lee.
By the Numbers
21
# of posters presented
65
# of students involved
16
# of faculty mentors
Participation in the ENRS Scientific Sessions is made possible through the generous support of Connell School alumni.
Faculty Publications and Presentations, spring 2026
Presentations
Ahn, S., Bonnet, K., Sellers, A., Lee, C., & Mogos, M. (2025). Caregivers’ Perspectives on Their Self-Care Practices while Caring for Older Adults with Chronic Illness. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA: Gerontological Society of America.
Ahn, S., & Hwang, D. (2025). Temporal Associations between Daily Affect, Sleep, and Physical Activity in Family Caregivers of Older Adults. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting.
Publications
Kuklinski, M. R., Gibbons, B. J., Bowser, D. M., McCollister, K. E., Smart, R., Dunlap, L. J., … Yilmazer, T. (2025). Investing in Interventions to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder in Adolescents and Young Adults: Start-Up Costs from NIDA’s HEAL Prevention Initiative. Prevention Science, 26(7), 1045-1055. DOI: 10.1007/s11121-025-01835-6
Mauricio, K., Bulger, A. L., Jurgens, C., Ruscitti, B., Gregory, K., & Bowser, D. (2025). Nurse Practice Environment, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover and Patient Falls. JAMA Network Open, 8(12), e2551223. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.51223
Pineros-Leano, M., Agarwal-Harding, P., Ruscitti, B., VĂ©lez-Grau, C., Costas-RodrĂguez, B., PĂ©rez-Flores, N., … Bowser, D. (2025). Mental Health of Female Venezuelan Migrant Caregivers in Colombia: A Multi-Study, Mixed-Methods Analysis. Global Mental Health (Cambridge, England), 12, e103. DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2025.10056
Mottl-Santiago, J., Dukhovny, D., Feinberg, E., Moore, J., Parker, V., Cabral, H., … Bowser, D., Declercq, G. (2025). Return-on-Investment Analysis of an Enhanced Community Doula Program: Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Considerations. Birth, 52(2), 299–307. DOI: 10.1111/birt.12886
Publications
Broden Arciprete, E. G., Ouyang, N., Wawrzynski, S. E., Eche-Ugwu, I. J., Batten, J., Costa, D. K., … Snaman, J. M. (2025). Improving Intensive End-of-Life Care for Infants and Children: A Scoping Review of Intervention Elements. Children, 12(11), 1485. DOI: 10.3390/children12111485
Broden Arciprete, E. G., Eche-Ugwu, I. J., DeCourcey, D. D., Rosenberg, A. R., & Snaman, J. M. (2025). “Leave No Question Unanswered”: Nurses’ Role in Preparing Children's Families During End-of-Life Care. American Journal of Critical Care, 34(5), 380–384. DOI 10.4037/ajcc2025791
Eche-Ugwu, I. J. J., Aronowitz, T., Broden Arciprete, E. G., Merz, A., White-Hammond, G. E., Umaretiya, P. J., … Feraco, A. M. (2025). Psychosocial Experiences of African American Parents of Children with Cancer. Pediatrics, 155(6), e2024070319. DOI 10.1542/peds.2024-070319
Publications
Petreca, V. G., Barros, J., & Burgess, A. W. (2025). When Active Shooter Drills Become the Threat: Organizational Trauma and Nursing Implications. Nursing Outlook, 73(6), 102579. DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102579Â
Petreca, V. G., Barros, J. T., Popp, A., Burgess, A. A., & Harding, S. (n.d.). Keeping Crisis from Becoming an Emergency: Predictors of ED Diversion in Police-Led Behavioral Health Responses. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 55, 151860. DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2025.151860
Petreca, V. G., Uveges, M., Burgess, A. A., Popp, A., & Barros, J. T. (2025). Contributing Factors to Beneficence and Nonmaleficence in Police-Led Jail Diversion Programs. Law & Human Behavior, 49(5), 459–472. DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000622
Publications
Han, J., Son, Y., Jang, M., Cho, E., & Ahn, J. (2025). Barriers to and Facilitators of Shared Decision-Making Implementation in Fertility Preservation for Patients with Cancer: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 57(6), 891–905. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.70014
Cho, E., Gilmer, M. J., Dietrich, M. S., Bakitas, M., Carpenter, L. M., Hills, T. J., & Akard, T. F. (2025). Feasibility and Acceptability of a Digital Storytelling Intervention for Children with Serious Illness. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 85, 754–762. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.10.002
Presentations
Cho, E. (2025, December). Understanding Netnography as a New Lens for Nursing Research in the Digital Era. Presented at the Korea University College of Nursing Academic Seminar, Online.
Publication
Croke, B., & O’Reilly-Jacob, M. (2025). Policy Options to Improve the Retention of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care. Nursing Economics, 43(6), 268–294. DOI: 10.62116/NEC.2025.43.6.268
Publication
Adebiyi, T., Delva, S., Chang Chiu, A., Wolf, C., & Baptiste, D. (2026). An Integrative Review of Community Health Volunteerâ€Led Training to Improve Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices in Haiti. Public Health Nursing. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1111/phn.70078
Publications
Keels, J. N., LaPlante, R. D., Lee, C. S., & Dwyer, A. A. (2026). Prevalence of New-Onset Diabetes Following COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 4, 3182-3192. DOI: 10.1111/dom.70508
Dwyer, A. A., & Stamou, M. (2025). Reversal of Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 111(2), e352-e361. DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaf610
Tonkin, E. T., Dwyer, A. A., Dewell, S., Badzek, L., & Calzone, K. A. (2025). Global Health and Genomics. The Nursing Clinics of North America, 60(2), 217–228. DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2024.12.001
Blocker, E. S., McDonald, I. R., Weyman, E. A., Jarvis, D. L., Bryce, J., Welt, C. K., & Dwyer, A. A. (2025). Person Centered Care for Primary Ovarian Insufficiency: Developing and Testing Patient-Facing Materials Co-Created with Patients. Frontiers in Communication, 10, 1509966. DOI: 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1509966
Presentations
Uveges, M., Garcia Ramos, R., Rhee, A., Dwyer, A. A., & deFerranti, S. (2025, November). Informed Consent Components for Pediatric Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genetic Testing: A Scoping Review. Presented at the International Society for Nurses in Genetics (ISONG), Montreal, Canada: International Society for Nurses in Genetics (ISONG).
Publications
Flanagan, J. M. (2026). Margaret Newman: Health as Expanding Consciousness. In Alligood, M. R., & Hardin, S. R. (Eds.), Nursing Theorists and Their Work (11th ed.). Elsevier.
LeBlanc R., Lysaght Hurley S., Chan S. H., Dahlin C., DeSanto-Madeya S., Flanagan J., Morgan J., Murphy A., Pare J., Gazarian P. K. (2025). The Massachusetts Model: A Roadmap for Advancing Serious Illness Care in Nursing Education. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 27(6), E256-E260. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001162
Presentations
Flanagan, J. M. (2025). ABC Paving the Path to Wellness: A Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study of a Nurse-Led Healthy Lifestyle Counseling Intervention for Advanced Breast Cancer Survivors. Presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress. Berlin, Germany.
Flanagan, J. M. (2025). Loneliness among Older Adult Caregivers: An Integrative Review. Presented at the Geriatric Society of America.
Flanagan, J. M. (2025). Healthy Aging Lifestyle Interventions to Address Loneliness in Older Adult Informal Caregivers of People Experiencing Dementia. Benson Henry Institute Mind Body Conference, Harvard Medical School.
Publications
Gennaro, S. (2026). Fundamental Care: The Foundation for the Profession of Nursing. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 58(1), e70068. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.70068
Gennaro, S. (2025). What Do You Need to Know and What Knowledge Does the Discipline of Nursing Need to Discover? Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 57(6), 885–886. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.70054
Gennaro, S. (2025). Writing So That Your Work Will Be Read. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 57(5), 711–712. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.70043
Presentations
Gennaro, S., & Melnyk, B. (2025, November). Successful Strategies for Disseminating Your Research and Evidence-based Quality Improvement Projects: Presentations, Publications, and Real-World Practice. Presented at the Convention 2025, Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau.
Gennaro, S., & Melnyk, B. (2025, November). Tips and Tricks for Publication Success. Presented at the Convention 2025, Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau.
Gennaro, S., & Melnyk, B. (2025, November). Workshop: From Research to Publication: An Action-Oriented Writing Workshop. Presented at the Convention 2025, Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau.
Publication
Mauricio, K., Bulger, A. L., Jurgens, C., Ruscitti, B., Gregory, K., & Bowser, D. (2025). Nurse Practice Environment, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover and Patient Falls. JAMA Network Open, 8(12), e2551223. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.51223
Publications
Abshire Saylor, M., Taylor, J. L., Liu, Y., Jung, W., Spaulding, E. M., & Ornstein, K. A. (2026). Caregiving Activities and Activity-Limiting Pain among African American Caregivers. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 71(1), 119–126. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.09.022
Ogawa, E. F., Harris, R., Ward, R. E., Brach, J. S., Halasz, I., Smith, M. L., … Bean, J. F. (2025). Can an Innovative Physical Therapy Program Improve Executive Function? A Study Among Veterans with Slow Gait Speed. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73(11), 3604-3607. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.70040
Yoo-Jeong, M., Singer, J., Bergeron, C. D., Southerland, J. L., Chai, H. W. W., Pickett, A. C., … Smith, M. L. L. (2025). Factors Related to Social Disconnectedness among Older Unpaid Caregivers. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1589103. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1589103
Vazquez, C., Falk, D., Urbanski, D., Kwong, K., Abudu-Birresborn, D., Bacsu, J.-D., … Smith, M. (2025). The Relationship between Social Media Use and Loneliness across the Lifespan in the United States: Population-Based Study Using Health Information National Trends Survey Data. Advances in Patient-Reported Outcomes, 1(2), 100196. DOI: 10.1016/j.apro.2025.100196
Presentations
Jung, W., Hwang, D., & Taylor, J. (2025, December). Social Integration, Functional Independence, and Depressive Symptoms: Long-Term Effects After TBI in Older Adults. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America.
Jung, W., Chernauskas, T., & Wu, K.-C. (2025, December). The Impact of Social Isolation and Loneliness on Health Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Scoping Review. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America.
Jung, W. (2025, November). Nursing Academic Career as An Internation Scholar. Presented at the Guest speak, University of Washington.
Publications
Delaney, A. E., Jurgens, C., Gurvitz, M., & Lee, C. (2026). Clinician Perspectives on Emerging Adults and Parents Managing Heart Disease. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 22, 105636. DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105636
LaPlante, R. D., Jurgens, C., & Gould, K. A. (2025). Examining Well-Being through the Concepts of Professional Fulfillment, Psychological Safety, and Resilience in Relation to Burnout: A Pilot Study. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 55(11), 652–658. DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001657
Mauricio, K., Bulger, A. L., Jurgens, C., Ruscitti, B., Gregory, K., & Bowser, D. (2025). Nurse Practice Environment, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover and Patient Falls. JAMA Network Open, 8(12), e2551223. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.51223
Presentations
Jurgens, C. (2025). Cardiovascular Symptom Monitoring: A Decade of Progress. Presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, New Orleans LA: American Heart Association.
Jurgens, C. (2025). Navigating Clinical Excellence & Quality Via Collaboration and a Purpose-Driven Mindset. Presented at the Stony Brook Medicine Inaugural Advanced Practice Provider Symposium: Building Bridges & Breaking Barriers, Stony Brook University Hospital: Stony Brook Medicine.
Jurgens, C. (2025, June). Heart Failure Symptom Research: The Road Less Traveled. Presented at the International Elite Nursing Forum, Taiwan: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Publication
Wallin, V., Rosenblad, A., Lundh-Hagelin, C., & Klarare, A.-H. (2025). Registered Nurses’ Perceptions of Food and Mealtimes in Palliative Care: A Cross-Sectional Study. BMC Palliative Care, 24(1), 298. DOI: 10.1186/s12904-025-01935-8
Publications
Keels, J. N., LaPlante, R. D., Lee, C. S., & Dwyer, A. A. (2026). Prevalence of New-Onset Diabetes Following COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 4, 3182-3192.Â
Delaney, A. E., Jurgens, C., Gurvitz, M., & Lee, C. (2026). Clinician Perspectives on Emerging Adults and Parents Managing Heart Disease. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 22, 105636. DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105636
Williams, M. S., Levine, G. N., Kalra, D., Agarwala, A., Baptiste, D., Cigarroa, J. E., … Loftin, J. (2025). 2025 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Performance Measures. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 18(6). DOI: 10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000140
Jedrzejczyk, M., Lee, C. S., Vellone, E., Gozdzik, A., Szczepanowski, R., Czapla, M., & Uchmanowicz, I. (2025). Analysis of Changes in Mental Health, Cognitive Function and Self-Care Behaviors in Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Cohort Study, 34(11), 1969–1979. DOI: 10.17219/acem/202773
Vitale, C., Berthelot, E., Coats, A. J. S., Loreena, H., Albert, N. M., Tkaczyszyn, M., … Rosano, G. (2025). Assessment of Frailty in Patients with Heart Failure: A New Heart Failure Frailty Score Developed by Delphi Consensus. ESC Heart Failure, 12(3), 1818–1831. DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.15187.
Locatelli, G., Ausili, D., & Lee, C. S. (2025). Association between Interoception and Self-Care in Individuals with Cardiovascular Disease, 24(7), 1099–1106. DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf106
Pavlovic, N. V., Abshire Saylor, M., Leoutsakos, J.-M., Himmelfarb, C. R., Lee, C. S., Shah, A. M., … Ndumele, C. E. (2025). Association of Fatigue Subtype with Outcomes in Adults with Prevalent Heart Failure: The ARIC Study, JACC: Heart Failure, 13(1), 182–184.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2024.10.008
Ponikowska, M., Hill, L., Lee, C. S., Barisone, M., Ponikowski, P., Aldossary, H., … Uchmanowicz, I. (2025). Cardiovascular Disease and Psoriasis. Dermatology and Therapy, 16(1), 155–169. DOI: 10.1007/s13555-025-01566-0
Denfeld, Q. E., Ferguson, C., Lee, C. S., Jaarsma, T., & Moons, P. (2025). Celebrating a Quinquennium of the EJCN Methods Corner. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 24(1), 1–3. DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf004
Gomes, A., Vieira, M., & Lee, C. S. (2025). Chronic Illness Self-Care and Symptom Recognition Patterns in Patient-Caregiver Dyads. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 24(6), 883–884. DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf124
Shafer, B. M., Hiatt, S. O., Kogan, S. A., Lee, C. S., Dieckmann, N. F., Chien, C. V., … McHill, A. W. (2025). Effect of Posthospitalization Sleep Regularity on Clinical Events in Adults with Heart Failure. JACC: Advances, 4(9), 102109. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102109
Wleklik, M., Lee, C. S., Lewandowski, L., Czapla, M., Jedrzejczyk, M., Aldossary, H., & Uchmanowicz, I. (2025). Frailty Determinants in Heart Failure: Inflammatory Markers, Cognitive Impairment and Psychosocial Interaction, ESC Heart Failure. 12(3), 2010–2022. DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.15208
Hansen, L., Chang, M. F., Hiatt, S. O., Rosenkranz, S. J., Dieckmann, N. F., & Lee, C. S. (2025). Longitudinal Changes in Physical and Psychological Outcomes in Spousal vs. Non-Spousal Caregivers for Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease. Quality of Life Research, 34(12), 3745–3756. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-025-04064-0
Alvarez, S., Jurgens, C. Y., Lam, Y. K., Cummins, E., Massaro, J. C., Soydara, C., Lee, C., & Konstam, M. A. (2025). Machine Learning Prediction of Heart Health Status from Mobile PPG Sensor Data, IEEE 38th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), Madrid, Spain, 393–398. DOI: 10.1109/CBMS65348.2025.00086.
Uchmanowicz, I., Jedrzejczyk, M., Lee, C. S., Hill, L., Vitale, C., Denfeld, Q. E., … Lomper, K. (2025). Multiprofessional Interventions for Frailty in Patients with Heart Failure: A Comprehensive Review. Current Heart Failure Reports, 22(1), 37. DOI: 10.1007/s11897-025-00727-8
Bidwell, J. T., Fauer, A. J., Howe, R. J., Saylor, M. A., Lee, C. S., Lopez, J. E., … Hinton, L. (2025). Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease and Their Care Partners: An Analysis of Care Needs, Care Activities, and Care Partner Stress and Mental Health. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 41(1), E1–E10. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001210.
Denfeld, Q. E., Pavlovic, N. V., Lee, C. S., Jacobs, J. M., Roberts, D., Mary, Powell, S. M., … Habecker, B. A. (2025). Plasma Proteomic Biomarkers of Physical Frailty in Heart Failure: A Propensity Score Matched Discovery-Based Pilot Study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 25(1), 285. DOI: 10.1186/s12872-025-04725-5
Locatelli, G., Vellone, E., Ausili, D., & Lee, C. S. (2025). Profiles of Dyadic Self-care Congruence and Patient Symptom Burden in Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 41(2), 104–110. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001239
Lee, C. S., & Riegel, B. (2025). Psychometric Testing of the Updated Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Version 8.0 Using Item Response Theory. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 41(2), 87–96. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001194
Hahn, E. A., Allen, L. A., Cella, D., Beiser, D. G., Denfeld, Q. E., Kirklin, J., … Grady, K. L. (2025). Responsiveness Validity for Measures of Adjustment to Life with a Left Ventricular Assist Device: Findings from the MCS A-QOL Study. JHLT Open, 9. 100269. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100269
Wills, W., Bugajski, A., Amon, A., Lee, C. S., Johnson, A., Athilingam, P., & Beckie, T. (2025). Self-Reported Symptom Trajectories among Chronic Cardiopulmonary Disease. Heart & Lung, 74, 152–160. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2025.07.002
Czapla, M., Kwasny, A., Uchmanowicz, I., Pietrzykowski, L., Lee, C. S., Kosowski, W., … Lewandowski, L. (2025). Sex Differences in the Association between Nutritional Status and In-Hospital Mortality in HFpEF Patients. ESC Heart Failure, 12(4), 2499–2506. DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.15332
Kubielas, G., Uchmanowicz, I., Lee, C. S., Czapla, M., Jakubiak, G. K., Surma, S., … Wleklik, M. (2025). Smoking Trends in Poland (2012–2021)—Insights from the Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Prevention Program. Frontiers in Public Health, 13. DOI:
Kubielas, G., Lee, C. S., Wleklik, M., Czapla, M., Surma, S., Jakubiak, G. K., … Uchmnaowicz, I. (2025). Trends in Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Poland: Results from the Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Prevention Program. BMC Public Health, 25(1), 2962. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24385-6
Lee, C. S., & Pavlovic, N. V. (2025). Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 24(7), 1159–1160. DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf163
Publications
Bonds Johnson, K., Hepburn, K., Higgins, M., Griffiths, P., Brewster, G., Whitlatch, C., & Lyons, K. S. (2026). Effects of a Dementia Care Partner Psychoeducation Program on Dyadic Relationship Quality. The Gerontologist, 63(3), gnaf253. DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaf253
Hansen, L., Lyons, K. S., Dieckmann, N., Chang, M., Hiatt, S., Rosenkranz, S., & Lee, C. (2026). Distinct Patterns of Dyadic Mental Health in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease and Their Care Partners. Healthcare, 14, 645. DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14050645
Alvarez, S., Jurgens, C. Y., Lam, Y. K., Cummins, E., Massaro, J. C., Soydara, C., Lee, C., & Konstam, M. A. (2025). Machine Learning Prediction of Heart Health Status from Mobile PPG Sensor Data, IEEE 38th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), Madrid, Spain, 393–398. DOI: 10.1109/CBMS65348.2025.00086.
Lyons, K. S., Rauer, A., & Proulx, C. (2025). Dyadic Health Science: Theories, Methods, and Future Directions. Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1017/9781009649735
Presentations
Gorman, J., Choun, S., Lyons, K. S., Harvey, S. M., Acquati, C., Salsman, J., … Reese-Barsky, J. (2025, November). Sexual Health Outcomes among Young Adult Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Survivors and Their Partners. Presented at the 10th Conference of the Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer, Minneapolis, MN: Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer.
Cilluffo, S., & Lyons, K. S. (2025, November). The Role of Symptom Appraisals on Quality of Life in Couples Diagnosed with Cancer. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA: e Gerontological Society of America. DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.2940
Vranceanu, A.-M., & Lyons, K. S. (2025, October). Applying the NIH Stage Model to Dyadic Interventions in Dementia: It’s More Flexible Than You Think. Virtual: MGH Roybal Center for Dyadic Behavioral Research in ADRD (CONFIDE-ADRD) Salon Series.
Bonds Johnson, K., Nkimbeng, M., Grill, J., Raman, R., Hepburn, K., Powell, W., … Lyons, K. S. (2025, November). Dementia in African American Dyads and Black Immigrant Families: Lessons from IMPACT-AD. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA: e Gerontological Society of America. DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.1508
Abbott, A., Flanagan, J. M., & Lyons, K. S. (2025, November). Exploring the Phenomenon of Loneliness among Older Adult Informal Caregivers: An Integrative Review. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA: Gerontological Society of America. DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.3586
Bonds Johnson, K., Hepburn, K., Powell, W., & Lyons, K. S. (2025, November). Life Course Factors Influencing the Quality of Life of African American Parent-Adult Daughter Dementia Dyads. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA: Gerontological Society of America.
Cilluffo, S., Lyons, K. S., Barbara, B., Caruso, R., Terzoni, S., & Lusignani, M. (2025, November). The Role of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms on Nurse-Patient Mutuality in Older Adults with Chronic Illnesses. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA: Gerontological Society of America. DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.4216
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Marshall, A. O. (2025, October). Vulvar and Vaginal Health Update. Presented at the New England and New York College Health Associations Annual Conference, Middlebury, Vermont: New England and New York College Health Associations.
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McNutt-Clarke, B. (2026). Improving the Diagnostic Process for Autism Spectrum Disorder at NeighborHealth’s East Boston Developmental Clinic. In Eastern Nursing Research Symposium. Boston College.
Publications
Milliken, A., & Leiter, R. (2025). Against Offering “Faux Codes”: An Ethically Problematic Workaround. Hastings Center Report, 55(6), 7–11. DOI: 10.1002/hast.70027
Milliken, A., & Grace, P. (2025). Ethical Considerations in Family-Centered Care. Critical Care Nursing Clinics, 38(1), 13–22. DOI: 10.1016/j.cnc.2025.10.003
Siddiqui, S., & Milliken, A. (2025). Moral Distress and Heroic Life-Sustaining Treatment: The Mitigating Role of the Patient Perspective. ICU Management & Practice, 25(4), 278–281.
Devuyst, P., Leiter, R. E., Milliken, A., Jenewein, J., Blum, D., & Seiler, A. (2025). Narrative Identity at the End of Life: A Qualitative Analysis of Dignity Therapy Interviews from an Existential Perspective. BMC Palliative Care, 24(1), 1–14. DOI: 10.1186/s12904-025-01876-2
Brennan, L. C., Milliken, A., & King, L. P. (2025). Reproductive Autonomy and Insurer Denials of Care: The Fine Line Between Oversight and Interference. The Journal of Clinical Ethics, 36(3), 268–271. DOI: 10.1086/736147
Milliken, A., & Dammann, O. (2025). The Anti-Social US Health-Care System: A Case for Socially Oriented Reform. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 68(3), 444–452. DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2025.a968850.
Presentations
Milliken, A. (2025, September). Ethical Issues in Health Care. Presented at  Salud en el Siglo XXI: Seminario para Universidad Andrés Bello, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
Milliken, A., & Narva, A. (2025, October). When Duties Collide: Navigating Commitments in the Care of Undocumented Patients. Presented at the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Meeting, Portland, OR.
Milliken, A. (2025, November). Addressing and Acknowledging Moral Distress: The Role of Ethical Awareness. Presented at Social Work Grand Rounds, Beth Israel Lahey Health.
Milliken, A., Charles, C. & Milliken, A. (2025, October). Walking the Tightrope: Expanded Obligations of Nurse Leaders. Presented at the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Meeting, Portland, OR.
Publications
He, K., Hohenberg, J., Li, Y., Xiao, A., Cho, H., Nagel, E., … Ranger, B. J. (2026). Enhancing Newborn Health Assessment: Ultrasound-based Body Composition Prediction Using Deep Learning Techniques. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 52(1), 207–215. DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2025.09.016
Crandell, J., Park, J., Thoyre, S., & Estrem, H. (2026). Calculating Continuous Percentile Scores to Improve Interpretation of Pediatric Eating Assessment Tools. Clinical Pediatrics, 99228251409918. DOI: 10.1177/00099228251409918.
Thoyre, S., Knafl, K., Park, J., Estrem, H., Cromeens, M. G. G., & Thompson, K. (2025). Beyond Amount: Parent Perceptions of Feeding Success for Their Developmentally At-Risk Infants in the First 2 Years. Journal of Advanced Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/jan.70395
He, K., Li, Y. I., Cho, H., Hohenberg, J., Nagel, E., Ramel, S., … Ranger, B. J. (2025). Developing a Deep Learning Approach for Automated Body Composition Prediction in Newborns Using Ultrasound Images. IEEE Access : Practical Innovations, Open Solutions, 13, 206355–206366. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3639889
Thompson, K. L., Park, J., McComish, C., Thoyre, S., & Erickson, K. (2025). Parental Feeding Strategies and Outcomes During Complementary Food Introduction Among Preterm Infants at 12 Months Corrected Age. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001433
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Pavlovic, N. V., & Vidal-Perez, R. (2025). Global Heart Failure Trends in Young Adults. JACC: Heart Failure, 13(10), 102625.
Lee, C. S., & Pavlovic, N. V. (2025). Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 24(7), 1159–1160. DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf163
Degroot, L., Miller, H., Pavlovic, N. V., & Abshire Saylor, M. N. (2025). Don’t Count Them Out: Recruitment Strategies for Older Adults with Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 31(7), 1072–1075. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.12.013
DeGroot, L., Pavlovic, N., Perrin, N., Gilotra, N. A., Miller, H., Denfeld, Q. E., … Abshire Saylor, M. (2025). The Association of Unmet Palliative Care Needs and Physical Frailty with Clinical Outcomes: A Prospective Study of Adults with Heart Failure. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 40(4), 296–303. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001087
Publications
Andriola, I., Melo, M., Sonenberg, A., Petreca, V. G., Oliveira, M., Lira, A., & van de Water, B. (2025). Facilitators and Barriers to Investment in the Brazilian Nursing Workforce: A Qualitative Study. International Nursing Review, 72(4), e70113. DOI: 10.1111/inr.70113
Petreca, V. G. (2025). The Comfort of Madness: How Society’s Need to Pathologize Violence Undermines Justice and Stigmatizes Mental Illness. Journal of the Academy of Forensic Nursing, 3(2). DOI: 10.29173/jafn880Â
Petreca, V. G., Barros, J., & Burgess, A. W. (2025). When Active Shooter Drills Become the Threat: Organizational Trauma and Nursing Implications. Nursing Outlook, 73(6), 102579. DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102579Â
Petreca, V. G., Barros, J., & Harding, S. (2025). When Diagnosis Becomes Identity: Navigating the Cultural Inflation of Psychiatric Diagnoses in Nursing Practice. Â Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. DOI: 10783903251404481.Â
Barros, J. T., & Petreca, V. G. (2025). Police-Led Multidisciplinary Teams in Crisis Response: Integrating Behavioral Health and Law Enforcement. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. DOI: 10.1177/0032258X251370242
Petreca, V. G., Hoblock, C., & Harris, K. (2025). Instinct, Ethics, Action: Understanding Nurses’ Responses in Forensic Contexts. Journal of the Academy of Forensic Nursing, 3(2), 18–23. DOI: 10.29173/jafn848
Petreca, V. G., Barros, J. T., Popp, A., Burgess, A. A., & Harding, S. (n.d.). Keeping Crisis from Becoming an Emergency: Predictors of ED Diversion in Police-Led Behavioral Health Responses. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 55, 151860. DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2025.151860
Petreca, V. G., Uveges, M., Burgess, A. A., Popp, A., & Barros, J. T. (2025). Contributing Factors to Beneficence and Nonmaleficence in Police-Led Jail Diversion Programs. Law & Human Behavior, 49(5), 459–472. DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000622
Publication
Oswalt, S., Munoz, S., Miura, L. N., & Sileo, K. M. (2025). Beyond Contraception: The Need for Comprehensive Family Planning Education among Undergraduate Students Interested in Health Professions. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 1–27. DOI: 10.1080/15546128.2025.2574590
Presentations
Yu, C., Pan, S. W., Oswalt, S., Imtiaz, S., Jaime, E., & Sileo, K. M. (2025, May). Sexual Orientation Identity Change and Psychological Distress Among College Students in China: A Longitudinal Study. Presented at the Annual Meeting of Association of Psychological Sciences, Washington, DC.: The Association of Psychological Sciences.
Muhumuza, C., Kiene, S. M., & Sileo, K. M. (2025, November). Family Health = Family Wealth (FH=FW) Intervention Study Protocol: A Community-Based Strategy to Address Unmet Need for Family Planning in Rural Uganda. Presented at the 7th International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), Bogota, Colombia: ICFP.
Sileo, K. (2025, September). Highlights from the International AIDS Society Conference IAS 2025: Invited talk to highlight research presented at IAS. Presented at the Center for Interdisciplinary AIDS Research (CIRA) Talk (Yale University), Virtual: CIRA, Yale University.
Sileo, K., Kershaw, T. S., Dworkin, S. L., Anecho, A., Weston, K., Luttinen, R. L., … Wanyenze, R. K. (2025, November). HIV Care Provider and Stakeholder Insights on Factors Affecting Gender-Based Violence Screening, Referrals, and Counseling in the Context of HIV Care in Uganda. Presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2025 Annual Meeting & Expo, Atlanta, GA: APHA.
Pan, S. W., Yu, C., Jaime, E., Vo, J., Gamboa, J., Sileo, K. M., … Khan, S. (2025). Pan, S. W., Yu, C., Jaime, E., Vo, J., Gamboa, Sileo, K. M., Wagner, A., Cervantes, M., Espinoza, R., Delgado, A. J., & Khan, S. (December 16). Mpox Vaccination Preferences in San Antonio, Texas: A Discrete Choice Experiment. [Poster presentation]. . Presented at the 18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington, DC: NIH & AcademyHealth.
Miller, A., Tuhebwe, D., Ediau, M., Naigino, R., Anecho, A., Sileo, K. M., … Kiene, S. M. (2025, July). Addressing Alcohol Use to Improve Mental Health among Men Living with HIV (LWH): Impact of the Kisoboka Intervention on Depressive Symptoms Among Fisherfolk in Uganda. Presented at the IAS 2025, the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science, Kigali, Rwanda and virtual: International AIDS Society (AIS).
Anecho, A. A., Wanyenze, R. K., Dworkin, S. L., Vermund, S. H., Luttinen, R. L., Weston, K., … Sileo, K. M. (2025, July). Factors Affecting the Provision of Client-Centered HIV Care in central Uganda: A Qualitative Study with HIV Care Providers, Staff, and Community Partners. Presented at the IAS 2025, the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science, Kigali, Rwanda and virtual: International AIDS Society (AIS).
Sileo, K. M., Kershaw, T. S., Wanyenze, R. K., Anecho, A. A., Vermund, S. H., Mukama, S. C., … Dworkin, S. L. (2025, July). “Men Behave Like Babies:” The Role of Gender Norms in Shaping Relationships between HIV Care Providers and Men Living with HIV in Uganda. Presented at the IAS 2025, the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science, Kigali, Rwanda and virtual: International AIDS Society (AIS).
Sileo, K. M., Munoz, S., Miura, L. N., & Oswalt, S. B. (2025, June). The Need for Comprehensive Family Planning Education for Undergraduate Students Interested in Health Professions. Presented at the International Academy of Sex Research Conference, Portland, Maine: International Academy of Sex Research.
Sileo, K. (2025, June). Using Gender-Transformative Interventions to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Inequities in Global Settings. Presented at the Presented for PHNURS5350 Global Healthcare: Meeting Challenges and Making Connections. Instructor: Colleen Simonelli, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
Publication
Tabloski, P., Matz, C., Manning, I., & Bullock, K. (2025, Autumn). Â Advancing Interprofessional Palliative Care Education: From Needs Assessment to Pilot Testing. Presented at the Annual Meeting 2025 - Gerontological Society of America, Boston Ma: Gerontological Society of America.
Publications
Magny-Normilus, C., Sanders, J. A., Underwood, P., & LaPlante, R. D. (2025). Associations Between Weight Discrimination and Health Outcomes by Racial and Ethnic Groups: A Scoping Review. Obesity Reviews, 27 (2), e70016. DOI: Â 10.1111/obr.70016
Kragen, B., Resnik, J., Vimalananda, V. G., Sitter, K. E., Leibowitz, A. J., Underwood, P. C., & Kim, B. (2025). Who Is Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Type 2 Diabetes Management? A Scoping Review Protocol. BMJ Open, 15(10), e106809. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106809
Presentation
Underwood, P., Zhang, L., Mohr, D., Prentice, J., Conlin, P. (2025). Predictors of A1c Time in Range in Older Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes. American Diabetes Association National Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2025. In American Diabetes Association National Conference. Chicago, IL.
Publications
Petreca, V. G., Uveges, M., Burgess, A. A., Popp, A., & Barros, J. T. (2025). Contributing Factors to Beneficence and Nonmaleficence in Police-Led Jail Diversion Programs. Law & Human Behavior, 49(5), 459–472. DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000622
Aleksandrova, M., Uveges, M. K., Cahill, J., & Grace, P. J. (2025). It’s My Life: An Ethical Analysis of Parent-Adolescent Decision-Making Conflict Over Cancer Treatment. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 36(3), 289–297. DOI: 10.4037/aacnacc2025377
Presentations
Uveges, M., Garcia Ramos, R., Rhee, A., Dwyer, A. A., & deFerranti, S. (2025, November). Informed Consent Components for Pediatric Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genetic Testing: A Scoping Review. Presented at the International Society for Nurses in Genetics (ISONG), Montreal, Canada: International Society for Nurses in Genetics (ISONG).
Uveges, M. (2025, November). Palliative Care for Pediatric Patients with Advanced Heart Disease. Presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA: American Heart Association.
Publications
Raposo, N. M., Yang, O., Konyani, A., Owoko, C., Debrah, A., Viera, J. R. R., … van de Water, B. J. (2025). Implementation of a Midwifery Preceptor Program in Sierra Leone: A Qualitative Evaluation Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. BMC Global and Public Health, 3(1), 81. DOI: 10.1186/s44263-025-00202-5
van de Water, B. J., & Mann, J. (2025). Key Components of Developing Midwifery Preceptors: A Pathway to Strengthen Midwifery Education and Care in Low Resource Settings. BMC Global and Public Health, 3(1), 109. DOI: 10.1186/s44263-025-00225-y
Andriola, I., Melo, M., Sonenberg, A., Petreca, V. G., Oliveira, M., Lira, A., & van de Water, B. (2025). Facilitators and Barriers to Investment in the Brazilian Nursing Workforce: A Qualitative Study. International Nursing Review, 72(4), e70113. DOI: 10.1111/inr.70113
van de Water, B. J., Renning, K., Yang, O., Ali, I., Chiluzi, B., Mula, C., … Chepuka, L. (2025). “We Were Empowered”: Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Examine a Novel Paediatric Nurse Preceptor Programme in Malawi. Nursing Open, 12(10), e70327. DOI: 10.1002/nop2.70327
Presentations
Brooks, M., Okunoren, O., Ncanywa, B., Dikgale, F., Moko, S., Makalima, B., … van de Water, B. (2026, February). A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial (SAIA-TB) Evaluating a Multi-Component Package to Improve Facility-Level TB Outcomes: Baseline DoH Results from 16 District Facilities. Presented at the 30th Annual TB Conference – The Union NAR, Philadelphia.
Brooks, M., Vance, A., Misra, N., Okunoren, O., Lecca, L., Jaswal, M., … van de Water, B. (2026, February). Family First: Integrating Family-Centered Care (FCC) to Improve the Tuberculosis Care Cascade. Presented at the 30th Annual TB Conference – The Union NAR, Philadelphia, PA., Philadelphia, PA.
Brumwell, A., Okunoren, O., le Roux, K., Wilson, M., van de Water, B., & Brooks, M. (2026, February). Â Barriers to TB Screening in Community Settings: The Role of HIV Status, Age, and Clinic Access [Poster]. Presented at the 30th Annual TB Conference - The Union NAR, Philadelphia, PA.
Brumwell, A., le Roux, K., Wilson, M., van de Water, B., & Brooks, Z. (2025, November). Resilient TB Contact Tracing Amid Crisis: Evaluating Household-Based Screening during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Presented at the The UNION – World Conference on Lung Health, Copenhagen, Denmark: The UNION.
Publication
Wentzell, K., Tinsley, L., McGill, D., Volkening, L., Commissariat, P., Wasserman, R., … Laffel, L. (2025). The Interrelationship of Diabetes Distress and Glycemic Outcomes over Time in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes. Clinical Diabetes, 43(4), 513–519. DOI: 10.2337/cd25-0005
Exhibitions
White, M. (2025, October–January). This exhibition is a group show, Bodies and Borders: Ecologies of Consent, sponsored by Women Eco Artists Dialog, taking place October 1 - January 31, 2026. Presented at the Bodies and Borders: Ecologies of Consent, Virtual: Women Eco Artists Dialog.
White, M. (2025, November–February). This installation art, Talking on Eggshells, was created through a workshop I facilitated with Boston College students. It is on display at the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society from November 4 – February 6. Presented at the Schiller Institute, Boston College: Boston College.
Presentation
White, M. (2025). Integral Ecology and Climate Justice: Voices in the Struggle for Change. In United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30).