Research & Scholarly Activity

Research & Scholarly Activity

  • Omaha System Outcomes
    School of Nursing
    School of Nursing, 1993-3000

    Description: Omaha System Outcome Study, on going research Nurse Managed Centers, SJSU. collecting outcome data from clients with psychiatric/mental health disorders.

  • An Interdisciplinary Collaborative Pilot Project: Complementary Alternative Care for Persons with Schizophrenia Living in the Community
    2008-2009

    Description: Spring 2008, feasibility study, October 2008, Submitted R21 Grant to NIH Center for Alternative Care, “An Interdisciplinary Collaborative Pilot Project: Complementary Alternative Care for Persons with Schizophrenia Living in the Community,” based on feasibility study spring 2008

  • Grant Stipend for Graduate Students
    DDHS Division of Nursing, Professional Nurse Traineeship,
    DDHS Division of Nursing, 2001-2007

    Description: Awarded $39,000 to $59,000 in Awards for Graduate Students.

  • Work Setting Study
    School of Nursing
    School of Nursing, 2002-2007

    Description: Longitudinal multi site study of retention in local acute care hospitals.

  • Nightingale Tracker Project
    FITNE
    FITNE, 1998-2001

    Description: Nightingale Tracker Project, The School of Nursing is one of Seven Centers of Excellence from FITNE (formerly the Fuld Institute for Technology in Nursing Education). The award included 5 trackers, Server, software, and technical support, funded 5/98, 3 Year Project

  • Multidisciplinary Staffing Study Mental Hospital State of CA
    CA Department of Mental Health and College of Engineering
    CA Department of Mental Health and College of Engineering, 1991-1992

    Description: Developed multidisciplinary tools for staffing study with P.I. College of Engineering

  • Sabbatical
    San Jose State University
    San Jose State University, 1994-1995

    Description: Exploratory Study, "Nurse Managers and Ethnically Diverse Staff in Psychiatric Settings"

  • CDBG Grant Health Place, Los Gatos
    Town of Los Gatos, CDBG
    Town of Los Gatos, 1989-1993

    Description: Project Director -- managed grant, faculty, graduate students, and staff for 165 unduplicated clients 52 weeks per year.

  • Dissertation
    1986-1987

    Description: Completed dissertation, "Responding to the Chronically Mentally Ill: The Role of the California State Universities," August 1987

  • Life Review Therapy
    Stockston State College, New Jersey
    Stockston State College, New Jersey, 1982-1982

    Description: "Ego Integrity and Life Review Therapy" a funded student-faculty research project, Stockton State College, New Jersey, Spring 1982

  • Master's Thesis
    Rutgers the State University
    Rutgers the State University, 1980-1981

    Description: "An Exploratory Study of Adults Engaging in the High-risk Sport of Skiing," Master's Thesis, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, May 1981