PhD in Nursing candidates work closely with faculty members to earn their degrees. Before being awarded their doctorate, they must submit a dissertation based on research they have conducted.
The lists below include PhD awardees from 2019 to the present.
2025
| Student | Dissertation Title |
| Jill Gilbert, PhD '25 | Factors Related to Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Older Adults in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
| Elisabeth Marigliano, MS '17, PhD '25 | Adverse Childhood Experience and Rural Women of Childbearing Age |
| Danielle Ongondo '11, MS '14, PhD '25 | Facilitators of Resilience Among Adults with Sickle Cell Disease |
| Allison K. Roma '18, '19, MS '22, PhD '25 | A Qualitative Descriptive Research Study on Trust Using Watson’s Caring Science |
2024
| Student | Dissertation Title |
2023
| Student | Dissertation Title |
| Rini Chennattu, MS '18, certificate '18, PhD '23 | Opioid Use Disorder in Upstate New York: Evaluation of a Community-Based Intervention |
| Maryam Omar, MS 18, PhD '23 | Caregiver Burden and Adaptation of Relatives with Dementia During COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Hannah Potts '09, PhD '23 | Examining the Relationship Between Social Capital, Inner Strength and Resilience in Adult Rural and Urban Dwellers with Cancer |
| Kristin Pullyblank, MS '06, PhD '23 | Deciphering Diabetes: A Study of Rural Profile, Health Beliefs, Self-Management Behaviors, and Health Outcomes |
| Genevieve Romano-Helm, MS '17, PhD '23 | Identifying the Health-Promoting Behaviors of Individuals Who Have Experienced a Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Quantitative Analysis |
| Denisa Talovic '07, certificate '17, PhD '23 | Smoking Predictors for Teens in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia |
| Michele Traverse, MS '15, PhD '23 | College Women and Sexual Violence |
| Maria Wheelock, PhD '23 | A Parsesciencing Inquiry on Feeling Lonely |
2022
| Student | Dissertation Title | |
| Olushola Ajadi, MPA '18, MS '20, PhD '22 | A Parsesciencing Inquiry on Having Courage | |
| Amal Alanizi, MS '18, PhD '22 | A Parsesciencing Inquiry on Feeling Ashamed | |
| Malak Al Hindi, PhD '22 | Prosocial Behavior Among Young Children in Saudi Arabia | |
| Nojoud Al Harbi, PhD '22 | Cyberbullying Victimization: Adaptation Experiences and Impact on Self-Esteem as Described by Young Women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
| 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 | |
| Stacey Marye '90, '93, PhD '22 | Pediatric Asthma Disparities: Race, Equity and Social Justice in the Emergency Department | |
| 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 |