Research Funding - ONS Foundation Funded Projects

2002 ONS Foundation Small Grant Recipients

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Ortho Biotech, Inc.
Kimberly A. Christopher, PhD, RN, OCN^®
University of Massachusetts
"Quality of Life in Older Cancer Survivors: Impact of Age and Culture"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Bristol-Meyers Oncology
Suzanne S. Dickerson, RN, DNS
University at Buffalo School of Nursing
"Nurses' and Patients Experiences Using the Internet for Cancer Care"

Oncology Nursing Education Research Grant, Supported by Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
Heidi E. Ehrenberger, PhD, RN, AOCN^®
Oncology Nursing Society, Special Interest Group
"A Descriptive Study of the Role of the Oncology Clinical Trials Nurse"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Bristol-Myers Oncology
June Eilers, PhD, RN, CS
University of Nebraska Medical Center
"Instrument Development: Independent Nursing in Cooperative Care"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Pharmacia Oncology
Teresa T. Goodell, RN, CNS, MS, CS, CCRN
Oregon Medical Laser Center Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
"Photodynamic Therapy in Esophageal and Lung Cancer"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Aventis Oncology
Tracy K. Gosselin, MSN, RN, AOCN^®
Duke University Medical Center
"Prophylactic Skin Care for Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Janssen Pharmaceutica LP
Sigridur Gunnarsdottir, MS, RN
University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Attitudinal Barriers to Pain Management in the Icelandic Population"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Ortho Biotech Inc.
Eileen Hacker, PhD, RN, AOCN^®
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
"Fatigue and Physical Activity in Stem Cell Transplant Patients"

Ethnic Minority Research Grant, Supported by Oncology Nursing Society
Shiu-yu C. Lee, MSN, RN
Yale University
"Treatment Decision-Making for the Primary Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer in Chinese American Women"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Aventis Oncology
Frances M Lewis, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Washington
"Helping Her Heal: Pilot of an Education Program for Spouses"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Support by Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
Susan Martin, RN, MN, AOCN^®
Columbia University School of Nursing
"Chemotherapy Handling and Effects Among Nurse's Offspring"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Genentech, Inc.
Sarah M. McCaffrey, MS, RN
City of Hope
"Quality of Life in Women Who Carry a BRCA Mutation"

Trish Greene Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Purdue Frederick
Catherine F. Musgrave, DNS(c), RN
University of Pennsylvania
"The Cancer Pain Experience of Israeli Elders"

New Investigator Research Grant, Supported by Aventis Oncology
Barbara L. Owens, MSN, RN
University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio
"Use of CAM Among Mexican American Women: A Descriptive Study"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Ortho Biotech Inc.
Pamela J. Potter, APRN, CS, MSN, MA
Yale University School of Nursing
"Breast Biopsy and Distress: Testing a Reiki Intervention"

New Investigator Research Grant, Supported by Aventis Oncology
Michele Pritchard, MSN, RN, CPNP
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
"Symptoms of Dying Children in the Last Week of Life"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant,
Supported by Aventis Oncology
Joanne Reifsnyder, PhD, RN, AOCN^®
University of Pennsylvania
"Advanced Cancer and Decision-Making in African American Families"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by the American Brain Tumor Association
Paula C. Riess, MSN, RN, CNRN
Michigan State University
"Family Care of Brain Tumor Patients"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Amgen, Inc.
Janet L. Stewart, MN, RN
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Test of a Model of Uncertainty in Children with Cancer"

Oncology Nursing Education Research Grant,
Supported by Oncology Nursing Society
Siew Tzuh Tang, RN, DNS
Yale University School of Nursing
"Determinants of Congruence of the Preferred and Actual Place of Death"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Sigma Theta Tau International Society
Sharon M. Valente, PhD, RN, FAAN
VAGLA Healthcare System, BBRI
"Quality of Care: Ethnicity and End of Life Issues"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Ortho Biotech, Inc.
Horng-Shiuann Wu, MA, RN
Saint Louis University
"Measuring Fatigue in Persons with Cancer: An Instrumentation Study"

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Supported by Bristol-Meyers Oncology and Oncology Nursing Society
Kristin L. Zawacki, MSN, RN
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
"Changing Health Beliefs in Persons At Risk for Colon Cancer"