Faculty Researchers
Dania Abu-Alhaija, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Signature Areas
- Health & wellbeing across the lifespan
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Occupational health & safety for healthcare workers
- Hazardous exposures at workplace
- Instrument development and testing
Tamilyn Bakas, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Professor & Jane E. Procter Endowed Chair
Research Signature Areas
- Health & wellbeing across the lifespan
- Prevention & management of chronic & complex conditions
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Family caregiving
- Stroke
- Aging
- Clinical trial management
Sayonara Barbosa, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Signature Area
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Artificial intelligence
- m-Health
- Health/Nursing informatics
- Critical care
Anthony Faiola, PhD, MFA
Professor
Research Signature Areas
- Health & wellbeing across the lifespan
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Digital interventions
- Design-thinking
Jacob Gordon, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Research Signature Area
- Health & wellbeing across the lifespan
Research Focus Areas
- Mental health
- Social media use
- Digital interventions
Beverly Hittle, PhD, RN, FAAOHN
Associate Professor
Research Signature Areas
- Health & wellbeing across the lifespan
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Worker health and safety
- Sleep, fatigue, and shiftwork
- Nurse well-being
- Digital interventions
Kimberly D. Johnson, PhD, RN, CEN, FAEN
Associate Professor & Director, PhD Program
Research Signature Area
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Emergency department triage interruptions and workflow disruptions
- Clinical decision-making, patient safety, and quality of care in high-acuity settings
- Simulation‑based education and workforce development for emergency nurses
Minjin Kim, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Signature Areas
- Health & wellbeing across the lifespan
- Prevention & management of chronic & complex conditions
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Population health
- Cancer prevention and control
- Digital health & artificial intelligence interventions
- Implementation science
Cleopatra Kum, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Signature Areas
- Health & wellbeing across the lifespan
- Prevention & management of chronic & complex conditions
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Family caregiver health and well-being
- Aging and community-based care
- Stroke family caregiver health
- Alzheimer's disease and related dementias family caregivers
Joshua Lambert, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
Research Signature Areas
- Prevention & management of chronic & complex conditions
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Biostatistics
- Data Science
- Machine learning
- Large language models
Rebecca C. Lee, PhD, RN, FTNSS, FNAP
Associate Professor & Director, RN to BSN Online Program
Research Signature Areas
- Health & wellbeing across the lifespan
- Prevention & management of chronic & complex conditions
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Transcultural nursing, caring science, and culturally responsive healthcare
- Community-engaged qualitative and mixed-methods research focused on health equity and vulnerable populations
- Appalachian health, cancer care experiences, and social determinants of health in rural communities
- Nursing workforce development, cultural humility, mentorship, and relationship-centered education
Elizabeth McKinley, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Signature Areas
- Health & wellbeing across the lifespan
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Worker health and safety
- Environmental exposures
- Indoor air quality
- Violence
Elaine Miller, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA
Professor
Research Signature Areas
- Health & wellbeing across the lifespan
- Prevention & management of chronic & complex conditions
Research Focus Areas
- Family caregiving
- Technology-enhanced learning
- Health promotion and disease prevention
Caroline Morrison, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Research Signature Areas
- Prevention & management of chronic & complex conditions
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Oncology and stem cell transplant
- Management of symptoms and treatment-related effects
- Adherence and healthcare utilization
- Surivorship
Paul E. Norrod, DrPH, RN, FNAP
Assistant Professor
Research Signature Areas
- Health & wellbeing across the lifespan
- Prevention & management of chronic & complex conditions
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Occupational health and safety
- Mental health and suicide prevention
- Rural health
- Data science
Laura Ridge, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Research Signature Areas
- Quality, safety & health systems innovation
Research Focus Areas
- Nursing workforce
- Global blood availabiity
- Intervention