Completed Dissertations

1994 - 2012

Student / Semester Completed	Advisor	Committee Members	Dissertation Title
2012
Lynda (Lynn) Macken August, 2012	Bernice Yates	Jane Meza Sue Barnason Bunny Pozehl Joseph Norman	Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Coronary Artery Bypass Patients and Partners
Ockjae (Esther) Lee August, 2012	Bernice Yates	Karen Schumacher Carol Pullen Karl Kosloski Jane Meza	The Experience of Caregiving in Spouses of Patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Cancer
Tiffany A. Moore August, 2012	Ann Berger	Margaret Wilson Ann Anderson-Berry Kendra Schmid Jeffrey French	Relationships between stress biomarkers and feeding intolerance in preterm infants over time
Nadin Abdel Razeq August, 2012	Margaret Wilson	Mary Megal Shirley Wiggins Gleb Haynatzki	Examining the Shift of Sleep-Wake states during Procedural Pain in Neonates
2011
Beverly Carlson May, 2011	Bunny Pozehl	Karen Schumacher Melody Hertzog Lani Zimmerman	Exploration of the predictors of perceived general health status and evaluations of modifiable predictors of this outcome in patients with heart failure
Ronda Kinsey May, 2011	Julia Houfek Peggy Wilson	Cecilia Barron Stephen Rennard Melody Hertzog	Contextual and Intrapersonal Factors in Adolescent Smoking Behavior
2010
Lufei Young December, 2010	Lani Zimmerman	Sue Barnason Bunny Pozehl Karen Schumacher Jane Meza, PhD, UNMC	The Economic Evaluation of a System Management Intervention on Physical Activity in the Older Patients Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Heidi Keeler December, 2010	Susan Noble Walker Melody Hertzog	Lisa Crockett-Psych-UNL Carol Pullen Margaret Kaiser	Mother Child Connectedness, Parental Behavioral Control, Psychosocial Maturity and Adolescent Sexual Health Risk Behavior
Trina Aguirre August, 2010	Diane Brage Hudson	T. Kim Rodehorst Bunny Pozehl Linda Boeckner-UNL Nutrition & Health	Mexican-American Mothers' Eating and Child Feeding Behaviors
Kathy Gill-Hopple 2010	Diane Brage-Hudson	Margaret Wilson Lynne Buchanan Helen MacIlvain	Planning for the Future, Making the Second Home Through Compadrazgo in Mexican American Women
2009
Pamela McCabe December, 2009	Sue Barnason	Cecilia Barron Julia Houfek Karen Schumacher Jane Meza – Prev. & Soc.Med.	Predictors of Symptoms and Psychological Distress in Patients
Karen J. Anderson December, 2009	Carol Pullen Ann Berger	Julie Stonner Cecilia Barron Martha Foxall Vicki Conn	An Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Behavior Among Older
Lisa Bauer August, 2009	Bunny Pozehl	Mary Filipi Melody Hertzog Lani Zimmerman Julene Johnson – U of CA-SF	Congestive heart failure patients: quality of life indicators.
Khaled Suleiman May, 2009	Bernice Yates	Ann Berger Bunny Pozehl Jane Meza	Translating the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index into Arabic
2008
Rita McGuire December, 2008	Lani Zimmerman	Nancy Waltman Kathleen Duncan Jennifer Huberty Junfeng Sun	Examining Intervention Components for Promoting Adherence to Strength Weight Training Exercise in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors With Bone Loss
Amy Abbott May, 2008	Sue Barnason Lani Zimmerman	Ann Berger Janet Nieveen Mark Williams	Symptom Management of Fatigue, Sleep Disruption, and Pain in Post-CABG Patients.
2007
Kimberly Wielgus December, 2007	Ann Berger	Barb Piper Nancy Waltman Margaret Ann Kessinger	Oncology Patients Receiving Hospice Care.
Paula Schulz December, 2007	Bernice Yates	Lani Zimmerman Bunny Pozehl Joseph Norman Junfeng Sun	Predicting Physical Outcomes in Elderly CABG Patients
Larry Dahlen December, 2007	Lani Zimmerman	Cecilia Barron Jorge Rodriquez-Sierra Shelton Hendricks	Functional Status as Influenced by Pain Perception Following Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Kelly Bosak December, 2007	Bernice Yates Bunny Pozehl	Diane Brage-Hudson Scott Shurmur Cheryl Thompson	Measuring, Monitoring and Managing Outcomes in Advanced Nursing Practice with an Emphasis on Chronic Disease Processes Managed by Advanced Practice Nurses.
Teresa Barry December, 2007	Cheryl Thompson	Susan Noble Walker Katherine Kaiser Shireen Rajaram James Lynch	Changes in Perceived Health Status and Health Determinants in Low-Income Midlife Women.
Suzanne Nuss May, 2007	Margaret Wilson	Cecilia Barron Ann Berger Pamela Hinds Brigette Ryalls	Redefining Parenthood: Surviving the Death of a Child
Helga Helgadottir May, 2007	Margaret Wilson	Mary Megel Julie Stoner Lani Zimmerman	Education for Parents to Manage Children's Pain at Home after Tonsillectomy
Merry Foyt May, 2007	Margaret Wilson	Cecilia Barron Boyd Littrell Martha Foxall Kathleen Gilbert	The Experience of Infant Death for African American Mothers
Joyce Fjelland May, 2007	Martha Foxall Cecilia Barron	Margaret Kessinger Roni Reiter-Palmon	Meaning and Depression in Women with Breast Cancer
Mary Minton May, 2007	Cecilia Barron	Barbara McCabe Melody Hertzog Roni Reiter-Palmon Jeff French	Widowhood: The First Anniversary: Spousal Bereavement-Related Stress, Coping, and Well-Being in Older Women
2006
Cynthia Elverson December, 2006	Peggy Wilson	M. Patricia Leuschen Jeffrey French Judith Heermann Melody Hertzog	Social Regulation of the Stress Response of the Transitional Newborn
Catherine Bernosky de Flores August, 2006	Margaret Wilson	Diane Brage-Hudson Bernice Yates Lourdes Gouveia Robert Ramaley	Human Capital, Personal Networks, and social Capital for Childbearing Mexican Immigrant Women in a New Destination Community
Shirley Roddy May, 2006	Susan Walker	Ada Lindsey Bernice Yates Jennifer Larsen Scott Shurmur	Raloxifene Effects on Lipids and Lipoproteins in Dyslipidemic Postemenopausal Women
Sara Becker May, 2006	Nancy Waltman	James Anderson Virginia Tilden Martha Foxall	Breast Cancer Screening Patterns Related to Mammography Adherence Among Northern Plains Tribes American Indian Women
Carolyn Reilly May, 2006	Lani Zimmerman Sue Barnason	Keith Mueller Li-Wu Chen	Testing the Feasibility of Conducting a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Home Communication Intervention in the Elder Persons Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
2005
Connie Miller December, 2005	Lani Zimmerman	Lynne Farr Cecilia Barron Susan Barnason Lynn Mack-Shipman,MD Ralph DeAyala, PhD	Symptom Management Intervention in Diabetic Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients
Patricia Wilhelm August, 2005	Margaret Wilson	Pamela Hill Martha Foxall Judith Heermann Jeffery French	The Effect of Early Kangaroo Care on Breast Skin Temperature, Distress, and Breastmilk Production in Mothers of Premature Infants
Jane Schlickau August, 2005	Margaret Wilson	James Anderson Martha Foxall Bernice Yates Jan Riordan	Prenatal Breastfeeding Education: An Intervention for Pregnant Immigrant Hispanic Women
Brenda Skaggs May, 2005	Bernice Yates	Cecilia Barron Joseph Norman Melody Hertzog Bunny Pozehl	Management of symptoms of post-angioplasty in cardiac patients.
Rebecca Kreman May, 2005	Bernice Yates	Kathryn Fiandt Wayne Briner Scott Shurmur	Study healthy clients with hyperlipidemia, risk status, effects of providing additional counseling (diet therapy, exercise, quitting smoking, etc. and tying that in with medication compliance.
Cindy Costanzo May, 2005	Susan Walker	Barbara McCabe Bernice Yates Kris Berg	Women's health, specifically, outcomes on health with regard to specific risk factors associated with heart disease
Claudia Chaperon May, 2005	Catherine Todero Lani Zimmerman	Bernice Yates Irving Zucker	Circadian sleep disturbance/fatigue in older adults.
2004
Majeda El-Banna May, 2004	Lynne Farr Martha Foxall	Ann Berger R. Gregory Boceik Fannie Gaston- Johansson Barbara Piper	Correlates of Fatigue in Lymphoma Patients Undergoing Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Jane Peterson May, 2004	Bernice Yates	Jan Atwood Martha Foxall Joe Norman	Promotion of Heart Health in Mid-Life Women: The Church-based Heart and Soul Physical Activity Program
Barbara Hobbs May, 2004	Lynne Farr	Lani Zimmerman Bunny Pozehl James Anderson Susanna VonEssen Bette Keltner	Individual Differences and Sleep Disturbances in American Indian/Alaskan Native and White, Non Hispanic Nurse Shiftworkers
2003
Jo Voss December, 2003	Bernice Yates	Cecilia Barron Austin Thompson Marion Good Mara Baun	Effect of Sedative Music and Scheduled Rest on Anxiety, Pain, and Myocardial Oxygen Demand During Chair Rest in Adult Postoperative Open Heart Patients
Jette Hogenmiller December, 2003	Jan Atwood	Ada Lindsey David R. Johnson J. Scott	Measures and Prediction of Pap Smear Screening Participation Among Inner City Sheltered Women
2002
Nancy Fahrenwald December, 2002	Jan Atwood	Susan Walker Kris Berg David Johnson	"Moms on the Move", A physical activity intervention for WIC mothers.
Margaret Kaiser August, 2002	Bevely Hays	Margaret Wilson Cecilia Barron John Repke Manoj Sharma	Transition to motherhood in adolescence: The development of the adolescent prenatal questionnaire
Deborah Banik August, 2002	Cecilia Barron	Ada Lindsey Don Johnson Elizabeth Reed	Stress, coping, and physiological responses related to post treatment mammogram in breast cancer survivors.
Linda Hughes May, 2002	Lani Zimmerman	Lynne Farr Cecilia Barron Richard Latin, UNO	Sociocultural, physiologic, and psychologic variables that influence pain in the fibromyalgia patient.
2001
Janet Nieveen December, 2001	Bernice Yates	Mara Baun Shelton Hendricks Susan Barnason Barbara Piper	Fatigue and functional status in postoperative coronary bypass patients
Francese Henton December, 2001	Bevely Hays	Jan Atwood Susan Walker Keith Mueller	Determinants of Medicare home health care service use.
Ann Hubbert August, 2001	Bevely Hays	Bernice Yates Rosalee Yeaworth Christine Reed	Senior=s need for and use of Medicare home health services
Rebecca Keating-Lefler May, 2001	Margaret Wilson	Bevely Hays Cecilia Barron Julie Johnson Karen Pridham - U of WI	The process of evolving motherhood for single, unpartnered, Medicaid eligible first time mothers: Reformulating life.
2000
Natalie Rasmussen May, 2000	Lynne Farr	Lani Zimmerman Patricia Leuschen Terry Hexum Mara Baun	Morphine Effects on Circadian Nociception and Beta-Endorphin
1999
Francine Nelson December, 1999	Lynne Farr	Lani Zimmerman Mara Baun, Shelton Hendricks Manuchair Ebadi	Salivary Melatonin and Pain Perception in Response to Graded Acute Pain Stimuli
Joyce Black December, 1999	Nancy Bergstrom	Nancy Betts Phillip Smith Kashinath Patil Lynne Farr	Patient and Wound Factors Associated with Pressure Ulcer Healing Rates
Janet Cuddigan May, 1999	Nancy Bergstrom	Mara Baun William Mayham Kurtis Cornish Kashinath Patil	Pressure Ulcer Risk in the Critical Care Population
1998
Karen Willette December, 1998	Rosalee Yeaworth	Lynne Farr Shelton Hendricks David R Johnson Catherine Todero	Mental Well Being and Subjective Sleep of Older Wife Caregivers for Spouses with Alzheimer=s Disease and Related Disorders.
Carol Pierce December, 1998	Mara Baun	Ada Lindsey Austin Thompson Kashinath Patil	Relationship of Dyspnea, Functional Status, and Functional Capacity in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Following Lung Resection Surgery
1997
Marcelline Harris December, 1997	Lani Zimmerman	Nancy Bergstrom Kris Berg Martha Foxall	Descriptors and Predictors of Functional Status After Total Knee Replacement
Theresa Welcher May, 1997	Martha Foxall	Douglas Abbott Thomas Larsbach Arlene Carmey Susan Walker	Factors Influencing Family Adaptation of Families of a Deaf Child
Linda Jensen May, 1997	Rosalee Yeaworth	L. Collette Jones Mary Ann Lamanna Ross Thompson	Social Support and its Relationship to Parenting for Adolescent Mothers in a Rural Are
1996
Ann Berger December, 1996	Susan Walker	Anne Kessinger Lani Zimmerman Lynne Farr	Patterns of Fatigue and Factors Influencing Fatigue During Adjuvant Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
June Eilers December, 1996	Lani Zimmerman	Douglas Abbott James Armitage Martha Foxall	Factors that Influence the Impact of Bone Marrow Transplantation for Family Caregivers of Adult Transplant Recipients
Ok-Soo Hong December, 1996	Martha Foxall		Antecedents and Health-related Consequences of Loneliness in older Korean Immigrants.
1994
Esther Hellman December, 1994	Susan Walker	Nancy Bergstrom Mark Williams James Thorson David Johnson	Stages of Exercise Adherence Among Older Cardiac Clients