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 Nursing research, both intra- and inter-disciplinary, is highly complex. It involves multiple facets of clinical research problems and numerous health-care scientists and settings.
 facilitates the scholarly endeavors of the scientific community of faculty researchers
formalizes the faculty's commitment to research as a major responsibility of the profession
provides an environment in which faculty and students can be highly be productive
and helps create a research "bridge" between practice and education for generating and using nursing knowledge.
From cancer therapy to computers in health care, research at the College of Nursing deals with lifesaving and groundbreaking issues. More than 30 nursing-faculty scholars are investigating dozens of topics, including:
Alternative health care
Breast cancer metastasis and vascular injury
Central nervous system toxicity of cancer therapy
Cognitive changes with chronic illness
Community-based interventions aimed at substance abuse prevention among youth
Cardiovascular risk management
Dynamics of family caregiving and home care
Elder abuse in institutions and home settings
Elder suicide
Exercise promotion among elderly woman
Genetic and environmental influences of health and health behaviors
Genetics of biocultural disorders: diabetes, breast cancer, autism
Health issues in Asian populations
Healthcare information technology/systems (IT/S) implementation
Herbs in the management of chronic health problems
High-risk neonates
Impact of working conditions on patient and organizational outcomes
Improving CNS outcomes in children with leukemia
Indicators of HIV Wasting Syndrome
Influence of cultural diversity on aging, frailty, family caregiving and institutional caregiving
Management of HIV/AIDS populations
Mexican American sedentary older women
People and organizational issues in computer usage in healthcare
School violence in rural health settings
Spirituality, self-transcendence related to health outcomes
Traumatic brain injury
Understanding Mechanisms to Prevent and Treat Biological Injury
- Understanding Mechanisms to Prevent/Reduce Biological Injury
- Understanding Mechanisms to Treat Biological Injury
- Genetics to Prevent Biological Injury
View Faculty in this focal area
Reducing Risks and Promoting Health in Vulnerable Populations
Managing Consequences of Aging or Chronic Illness
For more information contact:
The Office of Nursing Research
Carolyn Murdaugh, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Location: 1305 North Martin Avenue,
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Room 410
Phone: 520-626-7124
Fax: 520-626-2211
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