2009 ONS Foundation Funded Projects
2009 Mentored Planning Grant Recipient
Clinical Assessment Process for Spiritual Distress in Cancer
ONS Foundation Mentored Planning Grant, $2,500
Karen A. Skalla, MSN, ARNP, AOCN®
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
2009 Small Grant Recipients
Genetics, Psychological Stress and Cytokines in Oncology Caregivers
ONS Foundation/Novartis Oncology Nursing Research Grant, $9,804
Pei-Ying Chuang, RN, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA
Quality of Life of Adolescent and Young Survivors of Brain Tumors
ONS Foundation/American Brain Tumor Association Neuro-Oncology Nursing Research Grant, $10,000
Janet A. Deatrick, PhD, FAAN
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA
Symptom Clusters in Survivors of Lung Cancer
ONS Foundation/Purdue Pharma Trish Greene Pain Assessment & Management Grant, $9,972
Pamela K Ginex, EdD, RN, OCN®
Lehman College
New York, NY
Colorectal Screening Decisions in Adults at Increased Risk
ONS Foundation/Genentech BioOncology Nursing Research Grant, $10,000
Karen E Greco, PhD, RN, ANP-BC
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
ADT and Metabolic Syndrome in Men with Prostate Cancer
ONS Foundation/Novartis Oncology Nursing Research Grant, $10,000
Joanne M Harrington, PhD, AOCNP®, APRN-BC
Phoenix VA Health Care System
Phoenix, AZ
Sleep, HPA Axis Activity and Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathic Pain
ONS Foundation/Oncology Nursing Society and Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Foundation Oncology Nursing Research Grant, $10,000
Sharon L Kozachik, PhD, RN
John Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Adaptation/Pilot Testing of
Sexual Health for Inventory for Hospice Patients
ONS Foundation/Oncology Nursing Society Nursing Research Grant, $9,909
Marianne Matzo, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
Nurses' Use of Hazardous Drug Safe Handling Precautions
ONS Foundation/Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Oncology Nursing Education Grant $9,555
Martha Polovich, MN, RN, AOCN®
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
2009 Research Fellowship Award Recipient
Grounded Theory Exploring Family Decision Making in BMT
ONS Foundation/GenentechBioOncology Research Fellowship Award, $20,000
Kristin A. Stegenga, PhD, RN, CPON®
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO