Timothy Joseph Sowicz

Timothy Joseph Sowicz , PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

Timothy Joseph Sowicz

Education

  • Ph.D., Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 2016
  • M.S.N., Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 2009
  • B.S.N., Nursing, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2001

Licensure & Certifications

  • Registered Nurse, Arizona State Board of Nursing, 2021

Awards

  • Most Cited Research Article Award, Pain Management Nursing journal, Fall 2022

Courses

  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Spring 2024)
  • Hlth Policy & Economics
    NURS 642 (Spring 2024)
  • Qualitative Research
    NURS 731 (Fall 2023)
  • The Nurse Educator Role
    NURS 656 (Spring 2023)
  • Qualitative Research
    NURS 731 (Fall 2022)
  • Research Preceptorship
    NURS 791A (Spring 2022)

Research Impact

I conduct research to facilitate personal access to health care. Presently, I concentrate on the barriers and facilitators to treatment access that Hispanic adults living with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders experience.

Journals/Publications

  • Booker, S. Q., Sowicz, T. J., Knisely, M. R., Saravanan, A., Bai, J., & St. Marie, B. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on pain care among older adults. American Journal of Nursing, 123(6), 26-36. doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000937180.48669.ae
  • Giordano, N. A., & Sowicz, T. J. (2023). Explaining understudied phenomena of interest to nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79(11), 4089-4090. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15854
  • St Marie, B., Bai, J., Knisely, M. R., Booker, S. Q., Saravanan, A., & Sowicz, T. (2023). Experiences of pain management nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. . Pain Management Nursing, 24(6), 603–609. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2023.09.002
  • Sowicz, T., Compton, P., Matteliano, D., Oliver, J., Strobbe, S., St Marie, B., Turner, H. N., & Wilson, M. (2023). Pain management and substance use disorders: A position statement. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 34(1), 5-7. doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/JAN.0000000000000506
  • Sowicz, T. (2023). A t-shirt and the fraying of professional nursing. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 61(12), 2-4. doi:https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20231109-01
  • Sowicz, T., Compton, P., Matteliano, D., Oliver, J., Strobbe, S., St. Marie, B., Turner, H. N., & Wilson, M. (2022). Pain management and substance use disorders. Pain Management Nursing, 23(6), 691-692. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2022.08.015
  • Sowicz, T. J., Knisely, M. R., Booker, S. Q., Bai, J., Saravanan, A., & Marie, B. S. (2022). Pain management nurses' roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pain Management Nursing, 23(1), 9-16. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2021.09.006
  • Sowicz, T., Huneycutt, B., & Lee, J. (2022). Nurses’ practices with persons experiencing opioid use disorder: A narrative literature review.. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 33(1), 3-12. doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/JAN.0000000000000444
  • Turner, H. N., Oliver, J., Compton, P., Matteliano, D., Sowicz, T., Strobbe, S., St. Marie, B., & Wilson, M. (2022). Pain management and risks associated with substance use: Practice recommendations. Pain Management Nursing, 23(2), 91-108. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2021.11.002
  • Bingham, B., Knisely, M. R., Shade, M., & Sowicz, T. J. (2021). Engaging pain management nurses in research and evidence-based practice. Pain Management Nursing, 22(3), 247-249. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2021.03.005
  • Bai, J., Booker, S. Q., Saravanan, A., & Sowicz, T. J. (2021). Grant writing doesn't have to be a pain: Tips for preparation, writing and dissemination. Pain Management Nursing, 22(5), 561-564. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2021.08.009
  • Sowicz, T. J., & Hausmann, L. R. (2021). Veterans' experiences of an opioid specialty clinic. Pain Medicine, 22(10), 2242–2251. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnab096
  • Sowicz, T. J., Sefcik, J. S., Teng, H. L., Irani, E., Kelly, T. A., & Bradway, C. (2019). The use of closing questions in qualitative research: Results of a web-based survey. Nursing Research, 68(6), E8-E12. doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/nnr.0000000000000380
  • Okatch, H., Sowicz, T. J., Teng, H., Ramogola-Masire, D., & Buttenheim, A. M. (2018). Achieving public and global health competencies: A teaching case study of Botswana's cervical cancer screening program. Public Health Nursing, 35(3), 238-245. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12389
  • Sowicz, T. J. (2018). What nurses do. American Journal of Nursing, 118(8), 13. doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000544143.86381.69
  • Sowicz, T. J., & Bradway, C. K. (2018). Factors affecting sexual history taking in a health center serving homeless persons. Qualitative Health Research, 28(9), 1395-1405. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732318765442
  • Sowicz, T. J., Gordon, A. J., Gellad, W. F., Zhao, X., Zhang, H., Emmendorfer, T., & Good, C. B. (2018). High variability of opioid prescribing within and across emergency departments in the US Veterans Health Administration. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 33(11), 1831-1832. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11606-018-4588-2
  • Abboud, S., Kim, S. K., Jacoby, S., Mooney-Doyle, K., Waite, T., Froh, E., Sefcik, J. S., Kim, H., Sowicz, T. J., Kelly, T. A., & Kagan, S. (2017). Co-creation of a pedagogical space to support qualitative inquiry: An advanced qualitative collective. Nurse Education Today, 50, 8-11. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.12.001
  • Sowicz, T. J. (2017). Mixed methods designs: More than just data collection. Pain, 158(4), 760. doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000806
  • Sowicz, T. J. (2017). Response to the editorial "Being a professional in a tumultuous environment". Nursing Outlook, 65(4), 353-354. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2017.04.008
  • Okatch, H., Sowicz, T. J., Teng, H., Pilling, L., Harmon, M., Brewer, C., & Buttenheim, A. (2016). Nursing students as epidemiologists: A simulation approach. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 12(2), 51-61. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2015.12.001
  • Sowicz, T. J., Teitelman, A. M., Coleman, C. L., & Brawner, B. M. (2014). Considerations for implementing oral preexposure prophylaxis: A literature review. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 25(6), 496-507. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2014.07.005
  • Sowicz, T. (2010). Atopic dermatitis: An evaluation of two clinical guidelines. Dermatology Nursing, 22(5), 9-11.

Presentations

  • Sowicz, T. (2023, March). Nurses’ practices with persons experiencing opioid use disorder [Webinar]. Webinar. https://intnsa.org/elearning-portal/virtual-classroom/?mc_cid=8aad04c7c4... International Society on Addictions Nursing & Providers Clinical Support System.
  • Sowicz, T., Copeland, D., & Dickson, E. (2023, October). Qualitative research methods - Student webinar. Webinar. Web: Western Institute of Nursing's Student Engagement Committee.
  • Sowicz, T., & Langley, C. A. (2023, September). NIDA substance use prevention services in primary care challenge – Prize winning models webinar [Webinar]. Webinar. Web: National Institute on Drug Abuse.
  • Oliver, J., Turner, H., Sowicz, T., St. Marie, B., & Matteliano, D. (2022, September). Pain Management and Risks Associated with Substance Use: Practice Recommendations. 32nd National Conference. Indian Wells, CA: American Society for Pain Management Nursing.
  • Sowicz, T., Booker, S. Q., & Bai, J. (2022, September). Covid-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Pain Management Nurses’ Roles. 32nd National Conference. Indian Wells, CA: American Society for Pain Management Nursing.
  • Sowicz, T., Booker, S. Q., & Bai, J. (2022, September). Grant Writing Skills for Improving Practice and Knowledge Development. 32nd National Conference. Indian Wells, CA: American Society for Pain Management Nursing.
  • Wilson, M., & Sowicz, T. (2022, July). Pain management and risks associated with substance use. CE event and chapter meeting. Web-based: Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing.
  • Holleman, C., Albright, J., Sowicz, T., & Poole, J. (2021, March). Interdisciplinary approach to harm reduction strategies. 2021 Spring Symposium, Addiction Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery: A Call to Action. Virtual (due to Covid-19): NC State University School of Social Work.
  • Sowicz, T., Booker, S. Q., Saravanan, A., & Bai, J. (2020, October). Grant writing doesn't have to be a pain! Tips from preparation to dissemination. American Society for Pain Management Nursing 30th National Conference. Virtual (due to Covid-19): American Society for Pain Management Nursing.
  • Sowicz, T. (2019, April). Nursing discharge planning for older people with chronic pain. 8th Annual Atrium Health Nursing Research Symposium: EBP, Research, and Keeping Up-Improved Practice Outcomes. Kannapolis, NC.
  • Sowicz, T. (2018, May). Veterans' and healthcare providers' experiences of an opioid use review clinic. VAPHS OAA Advanced Fellows Conference. Pittsburgh, PA: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Office of Academic Affiliations.
  • Sowicz, T., Irani, E., Teng, H., & Sefcik, J. S. (2018, October). The use of closing questions in qualitative research: Results of a web-based survey. Qualitative Health Research Conference. Halifax, Canada: University of Alberta International Institute for Qualitative Methodology.
  • Sowicz, T., & Gordon, A. J. (2017, July). Challenges and opportunities during transitions in care: A new provider's experience with chronic pain management . Webinar. Web: American Psychiatric Association & Providers Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies (PCSS-O).

Poster Presentations

  • Cazares, E., & Sowicz, T. (2023, August). Understanding the shortage of midwives in AZ . BLAISER/FRONTERA Summer Internship Closing Ceremony. Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona.
  • Sowicz, T., & Lee, J. (2022, October). Identifying and Synthesizing Nurses Actions, Practices, and Work with People Living with Opioid Use Disorder. 45th Annual Conference. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: International Nurses Society on Addictions.
  • Sowicz, T., & Bradway, C. K. (2017, October). Exploring sexual history taking in one health center: A focused etnography. 44th Biennial Convention. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma).
  • Sowicz, T. (2017, August). Veterans' and healthcare providers experiences of an opioid use review clinic. EXPOceptional 2017. Pittsburgh, PA: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.
  • Sowicz, T., & Bradway, C. K. (2017, July). Contextual considerations influencing sexual history taking in a federally qualified health center. 2017 National Sexual Health Conference. Denver, CO: The AIDS Institute.
  • Sowicz, T. (2014, April). Primary prevention of HIV infections using preexposure prophylaxis. 26th Annual Scientific Session. Philadelphia, PA: Eastern Nursing Research Society.
  • Moore, M., Paik, G., & Sowicz, T. (2009, August). The campaign for the national nurse. Colloquium. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.