2004 ONS Foundation Funded Projects
2004 ONS Foundation/CLIR Practice Change Grant (Phase II)
Funded by the ONS Foundation Center for Leadership, Information and Research through an unrestricted grant from Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., December, 2004
Doris Howell, PhD, RN
University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital
"A Multifaceted Approach to Promoting Evidence-Based Cancer Pain
Assessment and Management in a Comprehensive Cancer Centre"
$50,000
Marilyn Kile, MSN, RN, CS, APRN, AOCN®
Good Samaritan Health Systems Cancer Center
"Utilizing Evidence-Based Guidelines to Integrate Psychosocial Skills Training for Management of Cancer-Related Pain in Hospitalized Adults"
$50,000
2004 ONS Foundation/CLIR Symptom Cluster Grant
Funded by the ONS Foundation Center for Leadership, Information, and Research through an unrestricted grant from Schering-Plough Oncology, June, 2003
Marilyn Hockenberry, PhD, RN
Baylor College of Medicine
"Symptom Clusters in Children/Teens on Cisplatin or Ifosfamide"
$180,000
Marylin J. Dodd, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of California, San Francisco
"Advancing the Science of Symptom Clusters"
$180,000
2004 ONS Foundation Outcomes Research Grant (Phase IV)
Funded by the ONS Foundation Center for Leadership, Information, and Research through an unrestricted grant from Genentech, Inc., June, 2004
Ellen M. Lavoie Smith, MS, APRN-BC, AOCN®
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
"Effects of a Neuropathic Pain Algorithm on Patient and Nursing Outcomes (NP)"
$44,194
Betty R. Ferrell, PhD, FAAN
City of Hope National Medical Center
"Outcomes of a Ovarian Cancer Quality of Life Intervention"
$44,862
Sadeeka Al-Majid, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
"Effect of Endurance Exercise on Biobehavioral Outcomes of Fatigue"
$45,000
Joan E. Tranmer, PhD, RN
Kingston General Hospital
"Health and Well Being in Older Persons with Cancer"
$44,500
2004 ONS Foundation Symptom Management Research Grant (Phase III)
Funded by the ONS Foundation Center for Leadership, Information, and Research through an unrestricted grant from Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., October, 2004
Lillian Nail, PhD, RN
Oregon Health & Science University, Professor & Senior Scientist
Connecting Symptoms with Function
$74,967- $75,000
M. Tish Knobf, PhD, RN
Yale University, Associate Professor
Cognitive Function in Women with Drug or Surgery Induced Menopause
$75,000
2004 ONS Foundation Small Grant Recipients
Neuro-Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the American Brain Tumor Association
Deborah H. Allen, MSN, RN, CS, FNP
Duke University
"Depression and Quality of Life in Patients with Glioma"
$10,000
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the Oncology Nursing Society
Lorna Finnegan, PhD, RN
St. Xavier University
"Physical Activity in Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer"
$10,000
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Amgen Inc.
Alison E. Gardner, PhD, RN
MD Anderson Cancer Center
"Neutropenic Diet for Leukemia Patients"
$9,691
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Genentech, Inc.
Francis M. Lewis, PhD, RN
University of Washington
"Spouses Illness-Related Concerns for Their Wives with Breast Cancer"
$8,704
Trish Greene Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Purdue Pharma LP
Salimah H. Meghani, RN, MSN, CRNP
University of Pennsylvania
"Negotiation of Cancer Pain Treatment Among African Americans"
$9,997
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the Oncology Education Service, Inc.
JoAnn Mick, MSN, MBA, RN, AOCN®
MD Anderson Cancer Center
"Sexuality and Cancer: How Nurses Assess Sexuality in Practice"
$4,246
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Sigma Theta Tau International
Phyllis D. Morgan, PhD, APRN, BC
Johns Hopkins University
"African American Women's Breast Cancer Treatment Quality of Life"
$10,000
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
Kristin A. Roper, RN, MSN, OCN®
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
"Quality of Life After Treatment for Hodgkins Disease"
$10,000
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation
Jodi L. Sacks, BSN, RN, CHPN
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
"Suffering: An Exploration Beyond the Physical Domain"
$6,000
2004 ONS Foundation Small Grant 2nd Call Recipients
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
Jean Boucher, PhD, RN, NP, AOCN®
University of Massachusetts
"Partners' Survivorship from the Effects of Prostate Cancer"
$9,985
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Patricia L. Cullen, MEd, CPNP
Regis University
"Functional Status and Quality of Life in Children with Medulloblastoma"
$7,977
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation
Tracy Hollar-Ruegg, MS, RN, CNP, AOCN®
Ohio State University
"A Contrast of Buffered vs. Unbuffered Lidocaine in Bone Marrow Biopsies"
$10,000
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Cecile Lengacher, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN
University of South Florida
"MBSR in Early Stage Breast Cancer Recovery: A Pilot Study"
$10,000
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Michael H. Limerick, MSN, RN, APRN, BC
University of Texas at Austin
"End of Life Decisions in Intensive Care Units"
$7,570
Chapter/Community Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
Yiyuan Sun, MSN
Yale University
"Disclosure of Breast Symptoms by Chinese Women in the U.S."
$10,000
2004 ONS Foundation Fellowships
June, 2004
Cara Simon, PhD, RN
Baylor College of Medicine
"Pediatric Oncology Nursing Research Mentorship"
Mentor: Marilyn Hockenberry, PhD, RN
Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the Oncology Educational Services, Inc.
Verna L. Hendricks-Ferguson, DNSc, RN
Jewish Hospital College of Nursing & Allied Health
"Symptoms of Dying Children in the Last Week of Life"
Mentor: Pamela S. Hinds, PhD, RN, CS
Funded by the ONS Foundation