2. Welcome to our graduate exploratory!

3. Ph.D. Program in Nursing

4. The purpose is to develop

5. clinical scholars, faculty and researchers

6. who can teach and provide leadership

7. through scientific inquiry and innovative practice

8. Penn State School of Nursing

9. Individualized plans of study

10. Distinguished Faculty

11. Gerontology: exercise, immune competence, mood, life satisfaction; instrument development Sarah Gueldner RN, DSN, FAAN Director

12. Jung’s typology -- individual differences in the workplace; organization development and administrative issues Frieda Holt RN, EdD Professor-in-Charge, Graduate Nursing Programs

13. Interactions between the reproductive and immune systems, with focus on physiological causes of fatigue in women Elizabeth Corwin RN, CRNP, PhD Coordinator, Family NP Program

14. Penn State is a prime resource for research

15. Nursing home placement and home care giving Kathleen Mastrian RN, PhD Assistant Professor Coordinator, Shenango campus

16. Effect of social context on health and health care; rural health status Deborah Preston RN, PhD Associate Professor Health Education and Nursing

17. Human/technology interface, distance learning climates, effectiveness of collaborative learning and teaming, ethical use of technologies in healthcare and learning environments Dee McGonigle RNC, FACCE, LCCE, PhD Associate Professor Nursing Information Science & Technology

18. Internationally known School of Nursing

19. Community health for the elderly, healthcare access and delivery, rehabilitation of spinal cord injury Joan Panchal RN, PhD Assistant Professor

20. Social support, health outcomes, critically ill patients, primary care, nurse practitioners, and cardiology Judy Hupcey RN, CRNP, EdD Assistant Professor

21. Parent, child and family related issues Mary Beth Clark RN, EdD Assistant Professor

22. Innovative programming

23. End of life treatment choices; death and dying; moral distress of health care professionals Gail Havens RN, PhD Assistant Professor

24. Neonatal growth, behavior, development, infant attachment and emotional expression Jana Pressler RN, PNP, PhD Assistant Professor

25. Evaluating effective collaboration and coalition development, rural health issues, the operation of nurse-managed centers Susan Youtz RN, DEd Research Associate

26. Penn State is a leader in information resources

27. Rural/underserved populations, Old Order Amish, understanding organizational change ie., healthcare system’s response to restructuring, mergers, & alliances Kathleen Fisher, RN, CRNP, PhD Assistant Professor of Nursing

28. Theresa Balog, R.N., Ph.D., Assistant Professor Coordinator, New Kensington Community health

29. Carol Smith, RN, CRNP, D.S.N. Associate Director, Academic Programs Qualitative methods, healthcare outcomes, health behavior

30. Mona Counts Assistant Professor Primary care delivery to underserved areas, outcomes of health care by nurse practitioners

31. Join our unique program of study