Research Funding - ONS Foundation Funded Projects

2008 Mentored Planning Grant Recipient

Hospice Preparation of Families for the Last Hours of Life
ONS Foundation Mentored Planning Grant, $2,500
Karen A. Kehl, PhD, RN, ACHPN
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

2008 Small Grant Recipients

Experience of Oral Mucositis Patients Receiving Radiotherapy
ONS Foundation/Purdue Pharma Nursing Research Grant, $9,556
Carlton G. Brown, PhD, RN, AOCN^®
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.

Spirituality in Mexican American Cancer Caregivers
ONS Foundation/Oncology Nursing Society/Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation for Nursing Research Grant, $9,993
Carolyn S. Cagle, PhD, RNC
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Reiki Therapy vs. Placebo vs. Standard of Care
ONS Foundation/Genentech BioOncology Nursing Research Grant, $10,000
Anita J. Catlin, DNSc, FNP, FAAN
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA

MDM2 SNP 309 and Breast Cancer in Childhood Cancer Survivors
ONS Foundation/Genentech BioOncology Nursing Research Grant, $10,000
Belinda Mandrell, PhD(c), RN
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, TN

Accuracy of Protime/INR Results Using Peripheral Venipuncture as Compared to Those Drawn from Implanted Ports Using the Push-Pull Method
ONS Foundation/Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Nursing Research Grant, $10,000
Linda M. Pendwarden, RN, MN, AOCN^®
St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute
Boise, ID

Effect of Nia Exercise on Breast Cancer Radiation Fatigue
ONS Foundation/Genentech BioOncology Nursing Research Grant, $10,000
Debra Reis, MSN, RN, CNP
Flower Hospital
Sylvania, OH

Descriptive Study of Comprehensive Assessments of Octogenarians with Cancer
ONS Foundation/Novartis Nursing Research Grant, $9,984
Patricia B. Wolff, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCNS^®
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
San Antonio, TX

Characteristics and Prevalence of Sudden Fatigue in Cancer
ONS Foundation/Novartis Nursing Research Grant, $9,998
Horng-Shiuann Wu, PhD, RN
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI