Schedule for Research Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Exploratory Center on Injury Mechanisms and Related Responses and ONR

Please note: Some of the following presentations have been recorded and archived for viewing. If you are interested in viewing any of the presentations labeled "view archived presentation" , please contact Amy Vidrine at avidrine@nursing.arizona.edu for access.

Monday, April 28, 2007 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 470

"The Use of Qualitative Metasynthesis in
Homeopathy Research"
Presented by
Mary S. Koithan, PhD, RN, APRN, BC
Associate Professor,
College of Nursing,
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

(View archived presentation -password available upon request)
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AND

"Preliminary Analysis of the Associations
Between Telomere Length and Cognitive Function"
Presented by:
Kathleen C. Insel, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor,
College of Nursing,
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

(View archived presentation -password available upon request)
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Monday, March 24, 2008  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
College of Nursing, Room 470

"Advanced ECG Concepts  Arrhythmia Management"
Presented by
Shu-Fen Wung, PhD, RN, ACNP, FAHA, FAAN
Associate Professor
College of Nursing, The University of Arizona

Monday, February 25, 2008 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"BOLD-Fmri in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Preliminary Correlations with OSA Severity"
Presented by
Kristen H. Archbold, PhD
University of Arizona, College of Nursing, Assistant Professor

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"Tai Chi and Aerobic Capacity: An Updated Meta-analysis"
Presented by
Ruth E. Taylor-Piliae, PhD, RN
University of Arizona, College of Nursing, Assistant Professor

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Monday, January 28, 2008 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"Prevalence of Obesity in Youth with Disabilities: Antecedents and Consequences of Obesity"
Presented by
James H. Rimmer, PhD
Professor and Director,
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Recreational Technologies and Exercise Physiology Benefiting Persons with Disabilities,
The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

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Monday, November 26, 2007 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"Gene Polymorphisms are Associated with Exercise Behaviors"
Presented by
Jianhua Wang, MS
Doctoral Student,
Department of Immunobiology,
Gene Therapy Group,
College of Medicine,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

 

"Animal Model to Study Methotrexate-Induced
Neurological Injury"
Presented by
Ki Moore, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Practice Division Director & Professor,
College of Nursing,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

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Monday, October 22, 2007 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"Cancer Survivors and Partners: Telephone Support"
Presented by
Terry Badger, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Division Director, Systems,
College of Nursing,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

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"A Strategy to Improve Taxol Treatment of Breast Cancer:
A Proposed Study Using RNA Interference"
Presented by
Carrie Merkle, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor,
College of Nursing,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Monday, September 24, 2007 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"Translation and Validation of the Spanish Version of the
Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Questionnaire"
Presented by
Deborah Vincent, PhD, RN
Associate Professor,
College of Nursing,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

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AND

"Characterization of an Adolescent Social Network and
Embedded Sun Exposure "
Presented by:
Naja McKenzie, PhD, RN
Cancer Prevention and Control R25 Fellow,
Arizona Cancer Center,
Research Associate, College of Medicine,
Research Assistant Professor of Nursing,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

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Monday, August 27, 2007 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"The Relationship between GABRA6 SNP Forms and Salivary Cortisol Cycles in Nursing Home Residents Reporting Pain"
Presented by
Donna Velasquez, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Clinical Associate Professor,
College of Nursing,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

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AND

"Obesity, Body Composition, and Insulin Resistance in Women with and without Bipolar Disorder "
Presented by:
Sara B. Fleet, PhD
NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
College of Nursing,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

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Monday, April 23, 2007 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"The Language and Experience of Breathing Intensity"
Presented by
Cathleen Michaels, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor
College of Nursing, The University of Arizona
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AND

"Associations of Physiological and Psychological Markers Of Stress and Sleep in Adolescents and Adults With Diabetes Mellitus "
Presented by
Michelle Perfect, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Rehabilitation, And School of Psychology,
University of Arizona
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Monday, March 26, 2007 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"Sex and Hormone Influences on Cardiac Function"
Presented by
Dorie Schwartz, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing,Adjunct, Pharmacology,
University of Illinois at Chicago
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Monday,  February 26, 2007  12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m. Room 349

            "The Theory of Allostasis and Delirium in the Hospitalized
             Elder"
              Presented by
              Ted Rigney, MS, RN, CCRN, ACNP,
              Assistant Director, Nurse Practitioner Program, Doctoral
             Student, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona.
              (View archived presentation -password available on request)
               Please contact avidrine@nursing.arizona.edu for details.

Monday, January 22, 2007 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"Closing the Research-Practice Models of Translational Research"
Presented by
Ki Moore, DNSc, RN, FAAN,
Division Director and Professor, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona
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Monday, November 27, 2006 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"Environmental Influence on Brain Plasticity after Ischemic Injury "
Presented by
Tess Briones, PhD, RN, Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
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Monday, October 23, 2006 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents with Diabetes "
Presented by
Melissa Faulkner, DNS, RN, Professor & Associate Dean for Research and Director, Center for Research and Scholarships
College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation
Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
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Monday, September 25, 2006 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"Biobehavioral Indicators of Exercise adherence Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents with Diabetes"
Presented by
Amy H.T. Davis, PhD, Assistant Professor
College of Nursing, The University of Arizona

AND

"Turmeric Treatment of Experimental Arthritis:
Efficacy and Mechanism of Action"
Presented by
Janet L. Funk, MD, Research Associate Professor,
Department of Medicine BIO5 Institute,
The University of Arizona

Monday, Aug 28, 2006 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

"Center Administrative Core Update on New Equipment"
Presented by
David W. Montgomery, PhD, Research Associate
Professor, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona
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AND

"Estrogen Metabolites in Menopause-Related Brain Injury"Presented by
Dana D. Wise, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow,
College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona
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Monday, April 24, 2006 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

“A Promotora-Driven Diabetes Education and Social
Support Intervention”
Presented by
Marylyn Morris McEwen, PhD, APRN, BC, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona resented by Ki Moore, DNS, RN, FAAN, Division Director and Professor, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona
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Monday, March 27, 2006 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

“Childhood Leukemia Methotrexate Causes Oxidative Damage in the CNS”
Presented by Ki Moore, DNS, RN, FAAN, Division
Director and Professor, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona
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AND

“Dyadic Interdependence in the Experience of Anxiety Among Women with Breast Cancer and Their Partners”Presented by Terry Badger, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, Professor,
College of Nursing, The University of Arizona
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Monday, February 27, 2006 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Room 349

“Mitochondrial Genetics and Brain Injury”
Presented by Yvette Conley, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Development in School of Nursing , and Department of Human Genetics in Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Conley is a member of the External Advisory Board for the Center on Injury Mechanisms and Related Responses
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Monday, January 23, 2006 12:00 - 1:00, Room 349

“Diabetes: The Inflamed Brain”
Presented by Leslie S. Ritter, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona
(View archived presentation -password available upon request)
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AND

“Breast Cancer Metastasis in Models of Aging and Diabetes"
Presented by Carrie J. Merkle, RN, PhD, FAAN, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2006 Room 349, College of Nursing
(View archived presentation -password available upon request)
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Monday, November 28 , 2005 12:00 - 1:00, Room 416

"A Model for Assessing Nursing Home Performance"
Donna Velasquez, MS, RN, PhD, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona (Donna will be a T32-supported Post-Doctoral Fellow upon completion of her degree)
(View archived presentation -password available upon request)
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“Platelet Activation in Disease: The Clot Thickens"
Zoe Cohen, PhD, T32-supported Post-doctoral Fellow, College of Nursing , The University of Arizona
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Monday, October 24 , 2005 12:00 - 1:00, Room 349

"Reproductive Health and the Environment"
Wendie A. Robbins, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, Colleges of Nursing and Public Health, UCLA
 

Monday, September 26 , 2005 12:00 - 1:00, Room 349

"The Female Prostate: A Functional Urogenital Organ in Health and Disease"
Richard J. Ablin, PhD, Research Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine , The University of Arizona

"Epigenetic Regulation of Neural Stem Cell Differentiation"
Jonathan D. Flax, MD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona
(View archived presentation -password available upon request)
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Monday, August 22, 2005 12:00 - 1:00, Room 349

"Nursing Interventions for Symptoms of Perimenopause"
Presented by Judith A. Berg, PhD, RNC, WHNP, FAANP, Associate Professor, The University of Arizona, College of Nursing
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and

"Asking Critical Questions: Reducing Health Disparities in Mexican American Elders"
Presented by Janice D. Crist, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor,
The University of Arizona, College of Nursing
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Monday, March 28, 2005 12:00 - 1:00, Room 349

"Diabetes is a Cardiovascular Disease"
Paul F. McDonagh, PhD, Professor of Surgery, Professor of Physiology, and Allan C. Hudson and Lovaas Chair of Vascular Biology and Coagulation, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Department of Surgery, The University of Arizona
(View archived presentation -password available upon request)
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Monday, February 28, 2005 12:00 - 1:00, Room 349

"Reduced Corpus Callosum Volume in Childhood Leukemia Survivors"
Marissa Carey, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona
(View archived presentation -password available upon request)
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AND

"Structural MRI and Everyday Prospective Memory"
Kathleen Insel, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona, and Sheryl Reminger, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona
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November 22, 2004 12:00 – 1:00, Room 349

"Current Topics in Genomics: Highlights from an NIH Summer Course"
Petra Miketova, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona and Rosaria Cabrera, BS, Honors Student, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona
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October 25, 2004 12:00 – 1:00, Room 349

"Mechanisms for Tissue Resistance to Antimitotic Agents" Sharon Lobert, PhD, RN, Professor and Assistant Dean for the Graduate Program School of Nursing, School of Nursing , University of Mississippi
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September 27, 2004 12:00 – 1:00, Room 349

"Changes in Protein Profiles in Children Suffering with Acute Lymphoblast"
Petra Miketova, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona, and David Jelinek, MS, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona
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"Novel Inducible and Amplified Expression Vectors for Gene Therapy"
Tom Tsang, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Arizona
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August 23, 2004 12:00 – 1:00, Room 349

Telephone Counseling with Women with Breast Cancer and Their Partners.
Terry Badger, PhD, RN, FAAN, Interim Director and Professor, Division of Nursing Systems, College of Nursing , The University of Arizona
(View archived presentation -password available upon request)
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