Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Submissions from 2024
Using Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve the Completion Rates of Advance Care Directives, Fariba Sohrabi
Submissions from 2023
Enhancing Transgender Informed Healthcare for Nursing Students: An Educational Intervention, Olivia Bass
Mindfulness Training in a Pediatric Practice with Adolescents and Young Adults, Rebecca Brady
Outcomes of Directly Observed Therapy in People Living with HIV Who Experience Homelessness and Substance Use Disorder, Mara C. Clawson
Screening for Opioid Use Disorder in Emergency Department Observation Unit Patients, Kendra M. Cull (Lehman)
Improving Culturally Competent LGBTQ+ Care Among Primary Care Providers, Christopher Diaz
A Toolkit to Adequately Screen Pregnant Women for Depression and thus Increase Screening in an Outpatient Obstetrical Clinic, Katherine Doherty
Shared Decision Making for Primary Care Patients with Medical Complexities, Cori B. Fappiano
Educating Novice Nurses and Nurse Practitioners about Military Sexual Trauma Screening, Alyssa D. Freeman
Obesity is a Chronic Disease! A Nurse Practitioner’s Look at Raising Awareness and Addressing Self-Efficacy in Obesity Self- Management in Rural New Brunswick, Stephanie L. Henry
Educating Health Care Providers on the Benefits of Trauma-Informed Care and Sensory Modulation Techniques for Adolescents on an Inpatient Unit, Sophia Khalifa
Promoting Verbal De-escalation in Psychiatric Patient Encounters, Tara Moseni
Education to Reduce Use of Mechanical Restraints in an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital, Daniel K. Njuguna
Impact of Health Education Campaign on Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates among Naval Service Members on an Operational Platform, Ronald Salazar Rollon
Implementation of an Acne Management SmartSet to Guide Primary Care Providers’ Management of Acne Patients, Emily Thomas
Adolescent Pregnancy and History of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES): Evaluating an Educational Program for Health Care Providers, Mildrine Tulysse
Submissions from 2022
Addressing Implicit Bias to Improve the Engagement and Retention Rate of the Under-Represented Minorities in Substance Use Treatment., Adekemi Victoria Adeleye
Fall Prevention Program for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, marie ambroise
Improving Medication Adherence in the Older Adult Population Through the Utilization of Home Delivery and Single Dose Packaging Programs, Julia Anderson
Using The RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate the Programmatic Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Maine, Jovin M. Bayingana
Improving Dementia Caregiver Competency in Nursing Home, Disha Bhattacharya
Improving Cultural Competency among RN Case Managers Serving Hispanic Adult Patients in Western Massachusetts, Victor O. Boadu
Promoting Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Racing/Ethnic Minority Women for the First Six Months, Linda A. Boateng
Improving LGBTQ Provider Competency in the Emergency Department: Guided by Leininger’s Theory of Transcultural Nursing, Kandyce Casey
Reducing Weight Bias Among Nursing Students, Jeffrey P. Curran
Deprescribing Medications at the End of Life at a Community Hospice Setting, Shannon Dickson
Enhancing Preventative Health Care for Latino Migrant Dairy Farm Workers in Addison County, Vermont, Elizabeth A. Douglas
Improving Postpartum Screening Rates in Patients Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes in Pregnancy, Meaghan Doyle-Malone
Patient Centered Self-Management Support and Adequate Provider Follow up for Patients of Color Living with Diabetes: Next Steps, Enoidem Ekiko
Sleep Screening in Adults, Ages Eighteen to Sixty-Five, in Primary Care Settings, Liliana Pinto Gilberto
Evaluating the Implementation of a Wellness Initiative in an Independent Living Community, Pamela L. Hannon
Acute Care Nursing Education to Enhance Aggression Management Skills, marybeth hayes
Implementing Intimate Partner Violence Screening in the Primary Care Setting, Deirdre F. Howard
Improving Pain Management of Cognitively Intact Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities, Lorraine Howlett
Improving Telehealth Knowledge and Comfort in an Older Adult Population, Carolyn J. Jones
Utilizing a Toolkit with Individualized Food Label Education for Healthy Food Choices to Reduce the Burden of Chronic Disease Among Black Americans, Johanna M. Kasidi
Postpartum Hemorrhage: Improving Patient Outcomes With Improved Communication and Post-Drill Debriefing, Sheila L. LaFortune
Improvement of Overweight and Obesity Screening and Intervention in Primary Care, Catherine Lehtinen
Building Resilience in Undergraduate Nursing Students: Evaluation of Changing Minds, Changing Lives, Rebecca Liljestrand
Transition Readiness Tools to Improve Health Care Transitions among Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Meagan Moffett
Standardizing Behavioral Health Triage: Using the HEADS-ED Tool, Sarah K. Peifer
Changing Minds, Changing Lives: Increasing Resilience in Undergraduate Nursing Students Through the Implementation of a Resilience Educational Intervention Program, Jennifer Rivera-Perez
Use of Public Health Detailing to Improve Provider Practice in the Clinical Management of Syphilis, Tessa A. Robinson
Diabetes Footcare in a Rural Community: Footcare Education and Outreach, Dyanne Rodriguez
Substance Use Disorder: Primary Care Screening, Shari P. Shaltout
Improving the Accuracy and Timeliness of Referral Triage for Patients with Lower Back Pain Referred to an Academic Medical Center’s Spine Center, Benjamin S. Simms
Reducing the Risk of Fentanyl Related Overdose in Medication Assisted Treatment Programs Based on Principles of Motivational Interviewing, Anna B. Snow and Chelsea Betsold
Perceptions of the Flu Vaccine in the Setting of COVID-19, Lauren A. Vogel-Hanley
Initiating Standardized and Structured Handoff for Nurses in the Outpatient Setting, Keri Wagner
Submissions from 2021
Chronic Care and Arthritis: A Wrap Around Approach, Kayla Aliengena
Evidence-Based Strategies for the Prevention of Workplace Violence Against Health Care Workers: Creating an Educational Toolkit, Chibuzor Anyanwu
eLearning Module for Nursing Students to Improve Delirium Identification, Prevention, and Management, Shannon Baker
Robot Pets in Dementia Care: An Educational Intervention, Laura Bradford
An Educational Toolkit for Providers on a Plant-Based Diet and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Alexandra Collette
Enabling Patients in Opioid Detox to Pursue Long-Term Recovery, Duny Damas
Prevention and Management of Hypertension among African-Americans Adult in a Church Based Education Program, Victoria C. Dick
A Quality Improvement Project for opioid Use Disorder at a Psychiatric Hospital in Western Massachusetts, Pauline T. Eteng
Improving the Frequency and Efficacy of Advance Care Planning in Primary Care, Katherine Farrell
Increasing the Knowledge and Awareness of the Human Papillomavirus in Young Women in the Primary Care Setting, Brittany Fevrier
Nurses’ Knowledge and Perception of Resident Mobility in Long-Term Care Facilities, Mary P. Forster
Educating Nurse Practitioners on ACEs and the HOPE Model to Improve Awareness and Acceptability of Trauma-Informed Care, Emily T. Gardner
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Screening Tool for Children for Detection of Developmental, Behavioral and Family Issues, Lyndsay Goss
Noteaid: A Comprehension Tool to Improve Patient Understanding, Harriette F. Green
Improving Diabetes in the Latino Population: A Culturally Sensitive Approach, Veronica M. Green
Increasing Enrollment of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Eligible Patients in the Outpatient Setting: A Toolkit, Staci M. Grothues
Supporting a Team-Based Approach to Diabetes Management in Primary Care, Michelle Howard
Telehealth Coaching to Improve Exercise Self-Efficacy in Diabetics, Oby C. Ikoro
Parenting Group for Externalizing Youth with Side Benefits for Parents, Diane Johnson
Pediatric to Adult Health Care Transition: A Quality Improvement Project for Primary Care, Nicole B. Jones
Development of a Pediatric Depression Healthcare Toolkit, Maria Theresa Kennedy
Massage Therapy for Anxiety and Depression, R. Maryam Lempke
Patient and Family Engagement and Empowerment through Prenatal Education, Nicole Lewis
Assessing Primary Care Providers’ Knowledge of Depression Screening using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Jeremy Lincoln
Trauma-Informed Primary Care Education in a Military Heath Care Clinic, Emily J. Lugdon and karen kalmakis
A Toolkit to Assist Child and Adolescent Providers in Assessing Problematic Internet Use and Cyberbullying in an Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic, Collin J. McGrath
A Quality Improvement Project to Assess the Value of Pharmacogenomic Testing in Adults Diagnosed with Major Depression, ILEANA MIRANDA VELAZQUEZ
Increasing Knowledge and Awareness of Expedited Partner Therapy among Providers, Angeline K. Motari Mokaya
A Community-Based Education on Cardiovascular Diseases among Vietnamese Buddhist Nuns, Uyen N. Nguyen
Community Education to Encourage Adherence Among African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes, Theresa B. Nkrumah
Reducing Stigma in the Care of Patients with Substance Use Disorder, Michelle Obenauer
Psychoeducation Intervention for Stress Management in Adolescents, Gold E. Okoeka
Decreasing Same-Day Preoperative Delays and Cancellations: A Quality Improvement Project, William Perry III
Identification of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) in Primary Care, Danielle L. Riggi
Fostering Resilience in the School-Aged Child, Patricia D. Schneider
Enhancing Therapeutic Alliances in Neonatal Care: Parents With Substance Use Disorders, Shannon A. Starkey
Effect of Increasing Nursing Knowledge and Integration of EEG Technology on Monitoring, Detection, and Management of Seizures in Critical Care, Elizabeth L. Stock
Educating Primary Care Providers in Dual Diagnosis Disorders of Mental Health and Substance Use, Sarah Stout
Improving Diabetes Self-Management with an Online Education and Group Coaching Program, Megan B. Tantillo
Implementing Second Person Reporting in Nurse Practitioner Curricula: A Practical Approach to Person-Centered Care, Collette Tattman-Melo
An Educational Approach for Improving Prediabetes Awareness and Management among Asian Americans, Sheeba S. Thattil
An Educational Intervention for New Graduate Nurses to Improve Care for the Hospitalized Patient with Diabetes, Elizabeth Tinios
Assessing Psychiatric Clinician Knowledge and Willingness to Utilize Pharmacogenomics, GianCarlo Zolfonoon