Research Funding - ONS Foundation Funded Projects

2006 ONS Foundation Small Grant Recipients

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation
Terri S. Armstrong, DSN, APRN, BC
University of Texas M.D.
"Validation of the MDASI-BT in Patients with Brain Metastases"
$8,152

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
Ann M. Berger, PhD, RN, AOCN^®
University of Nebraska Medical Center
"Fatigue and Related Factors During Colorectal Cancer Chemotherapy"
$10,000

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
Lynne M. Buchanan, PhD, RN, APRN
University of Nebraska Medical Center
"Smoking Cessation Intervention for High Risk Populations"
$10,000

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation
Judith M. Fouladbakhsh, PhD(c), APRN, BC, AHN-C, CHTP
Wayne State University
"Complementary and Alternative Therapy Use in a Cancer Population"
$9,877

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the Oncology Nursing Society and Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation for Nursing
Michele E. Gaguski, MSN, RN, AOCN^®, APN-C
Ocean Medical Center
"Impact of Fatigue Education in Patients with NSCLC During RT"
$9,694

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
Anne M. Hughes, RN, MN, AOCN^®, FAAN
University of California, San Francisco
"The Meaning of Dignity to the Urban Poor with Advanced Disease"
$10,000

Trish Greene Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Purdue Pharma L.P.
Jacquelyn A. Keehne-Miron, RN, MSN, AOCN^®
Michigan State University
"Frequency, Intensity and Distress Associated with Chemotherapy Symptom"
$7,500

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the Oncology Nursing Society
Lois J. Loescher, PhD, RN
University of Arizona
"Melanoma High-Risk Patients' Perceived Risk, Worry, Risk Communications"
$10,000

Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
Carrie J. Merkle, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Arizona
"Role of NK Cells in Breast Cancer Metastasis in Diabetic Rats"
$10,000

Neuro-Oncology Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the American Brain Tumor Association
Paula R. Sherwood, PhD, RN, CNRN
University of Pittsburgh
"Biobehavioral Interactions in Neuro-Oncology Caregivers"
$10,000