Our research activities enrich the delivery of health care and add substantially to nursing's knowledge base, while benefiting nursing practice and the education of students.
The College houses two extramurally-funded research centers:
The
Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy The
Center for Biobehavioral Research on Self-Management of Cardiopulmonary Disease
Other areas of focus are:
- Self-management of chronic illness (especially cardiopulmonary health issues/heart failure)
- Tobacco policy
- Injury prevention
- Prevention of preterm birth
- Health disparities and cancer control
- Medication adherence
- Family caregivers
- Promoting health of persons with persons with persistent mental illness
- Post-discharge nausea and vomiting
- Adolescent-health care provider communication during cancer treatment
- Reproductive health of Hispanic women
- Faith-based approaches to improving nutrition in Eastern Kentucky