Grants

Faculty at the LSON are committed to generating and advancing nursing knowledge through discovery, application, and integration. Faculty have a diverse background in research and scholarly work, as shown in ongoing publications, presentations, funded research, and/or building programs of research.

Examples of faculty research interests and expertise include:

• Multiculturalism
• Health Promotion for ethnic minorities
• Policy and trends in higher education
• Gerontological research
• Diversity in higher education
• Health Literacy
• Reducing infant morbidity
• Diversifying nursing workforce
• Disaster response
• Medication practices
• Quality of life of older adults
• PTSD in veterans
• Enhancing success strategies of black students in the nursing programs
• Using technology in nursing education
• Continue quality improvement in nursing education
•  Accelerated nursing education: strategies, challenges and future directions.
• Development of nurse caring theory
• Nurse commitment
• Marketing nursing
• Communication between patients and nurses
• Contemporary roles of nurses
• Breast cancer prevention for women with disabilities
• Pain management
• Instrument development
• Women’s Health and Provider Influence on Infant
• Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Youth
• Nursing Leadership
• Mental Health Policy