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Research program overview
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Faculty led research programs at Northern Arizona University are united by an emphasis on improving health disparities in rural and underserved communities regionally, nationally, and internationally. Faculty members conduct interdisciplinary research in teams side by side with students and other faculty members. Research opportunities such as those listed below, are abundant for students throughout one’s undergraduate and graduate college experience at NAU.
Past research projects
Cancer Symptom Management
Cancer Symptom Management Research emphasizes cancer-related fatigue and acute, long-term and late effects of cancer A prospective model of care for breast cancer rehabilitation: bone health and arthralgias. KM Winters‐Stone, AL Schwartz, SC Hayes, CJ Fabian, KL Campbell Cancer 118 (S8), 2288-99 Randomized trial of exercise and an online recovery tool to improve rehabilitation outcomes of cancer survivors AL Schwartz, M Biddle-Newberry, HD de Heer The Physician and sports medicine 43 (2), 143-149 Measurement of fatigue: determining minimally important clinical…
Caregiving & End of Life
Caregiving & end of life The research focuses on managing early dementia, palliative care and end of life issues across the lifespan Well-being of adult daughters who care for their cognitively impaired mothers. D.J. Dunn International Journal of Science Commerce and Humanities, 3 (1), 95-98. The experience of unpaid caregivers of persons diagnosed with early-stage dementia of the Alzheimer’s type: Embracing unpredictability. D.J. Dunn International Journal of Science, Commerce, and Humanities 2 (6), 138-144. Rural caregivers of persons with dementia:…
Wellness & Physical Activity
Wellness & physical activity Research programs focus on cancer and physical activity, nutrition and obesity and weight management Breathing techniques associated with improved health outcomes. K. Rickard, D.J. Dunn, V. Brouch Nursing Research – Holistic Nursing, Complementary & Alternative Therapies, STTI Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository. Research is key to improving education, practice and patient outcomes. Our work impacts practice, health outcomes, quality of care and health policy to improve the health of our communities. We provide support, mentorship, and…