PhD in nursing candidates work closely with faculty members to earn their degree. Before being awarded their degree, they must submit a dissertation based on research work they have conducted.
The lists below name PhD awardees from 2019 to present, along with the dissertation title.
2022
| Student | Dissertation Title | |
| Amal Alanizi, MS '18, PhD '22 | A Parsesciencing Inquiry on Feeling Ashamed | |
| Donna Cutting '07, MS '13, PhD '22 | The Lived Experience of Patients in Feeling Empathy from Nurses when Receiving Care via Telehealth | |
| Karen Degre, PhD '22 | Optimizing TTR Among Warfarin Patients: A Randomized Study of Military Veterans | |
| Edwin Torres '10, MS '14, PhD '22 | Exploring the Relationship between Housing Instability and Diabetes Outcomes | |
| Tak Man Yan '10, MS '13, PhD '22 | Self-Care and Individual Disaster Preparedness | |
2021
| Student | Dissertation Title |
| Khalid B. Almasloukh, PhD '21 | Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors and Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies |
| Jolene E. Kittle, PhD '21 | Lived Experience of Healthcare Providers Who are Involved in the Care of Children Separated from Their Family during Trauma Resuscitation for Injuries Sustained from Youth Violence |
| Catherine M. Rewakowski, MS 19, PhD '21 | Examining the Relationships among Civic Attitudes, Civic Engagement Behaviors, and Sense of Community in a Sample of Nurses |
2020
| Student | Dissertation Title |
| Lisa M. Daly '10, MS '13, PhD '20 | A Qualitative Descriptive Research Study on Resilience Using the Roy Adaptation Model |
| Mi Jin Doe '09, MS '13, PhD '20 | A Parsesciencing Inquiry on Hope |
| Kattiria M. Rosario Gonzalez, PhD '20 | Trust and Caring: Dominican Republic Host Community Perspectives on Nursing Student Short-Term Study Abroad |
| Susan Mueller, PhD '20 | Using Health Assessments to Impact Intent-to-Quit Tobacco |
| Molly J. Shaughnessy, MS '20, PhD '20 | Feeling Ashamed: A Parsesciencing Inquiry |
| Donna T. West, PhD '20 | Adaptation to Motherhood for Rural Women in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
2019
| Student | Dissertation Title |
| Melody R. M. Best, PhD '19 | The Effect of Training Method on Bedside Nurses’ Documentation Proficiency in an Electronic Medical Record |
| Edwin-Nikko R. Kabigting '13, MS '16, PhD '19 | Feeling Overwhelmed: A Parsesciencing Inquiry |
| Neda Shamsalizadeh, MS '18, PhD '19 | Exploring Women’s Menopause Experiences, Meanings, Perceptions, and Sexuality |
