• A Measure of Patient-Centered Nursing Care: The Oncology Patients Perception of the Quality of Nursing Care Scale© (OPPQCNS)
• The Desired Outcome Scales
  • Trust in Nurses Scale©
  • Authentic Self Representation Scale©
  • Cancer Patient Optimism Scale©
  • Cancer Patient Distress Scale©

EDUCATION

• Associate Degree in Nursing, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
• Master of Science in Nursing, Clinical Specialist Adult Acute Care, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
• Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

• PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR.  “Testing the Quality Health Outcomes Model in Cancer Care.”  2001-2006.  No cost extension 2006-2007. Funded by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.  K08 HS 11625.
• CO-INVESTIGATOR.  “How Elderly Home Care Clients Describe Excellent Nursing Care.”  Kristine Alster, Principal Investigator.  2001 to 2003.  Funded by a Sigma Theta Tau – Theta Alpha Chapter Research Award to Dr. Alster and a University of Massachusetts Boston College of Nursing Small Grant Award to Dr. Alster.
• PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR.  "Quality of Oncology Nursing Care:  Instrument and Proposal for NIH Funding," 2000 - 2001.  Funded by a Healey Grant, University of Massachusetts Boston.
• PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR.  "Oncology Patients' Perceptions of the Quality of Nursing Care Scale (OPPQNCS):  Expert Panel Content Validity Assessment and Pilot Testing for Reliability," 1999 - 2000.  Funded by a Sigma Theta Tau - Eta Omega Chapter Research Award.
• PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR.  "Development of the Oncology Patients' Perceptions of the Quality  of Nursing Care Scale:  Item Development and Initial Content Validity Assessment," 1998 - 1999.  Funded by a University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Foundation In-House Grant Program.
• PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR. "Patients' Perceptions of Individualized Nursing Care," 1996 -1998, Funded by a Sigma Theta Tau - Alpha Chi Chapter Clinical Research Fund Grant and a University of Massachusetts Lowell Faculty Development Grant.
• PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR.  "Patients' Perceptions of 'Knowing the Patient':  A Pilot Study."  1995 - 1996.  Funded by a Research Grant from Sigma Theta Tau - Theta Alpha Chapter.
• PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR.  "Knowing the Patient:  An Empirically Generated Process Model for Individualized Interventions."  Boston College, Dissertation Research Study.  1989 - 1993.  Funded by a National Research Service Award (5 F31 NR06444), National Institute for Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health.
• PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR.  "Secondary Sources of Information Used in Clinical Decision-Making."  Boston College.  1990.
• RESEARCH ASSOCIATE to Veronica Rempusheski, RN, Ph.D.  "Nurse Practitioner Direct and Indirect Care in a Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative Practice Model."  Beth Israel Hospital. 1989-1990.
• PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR.  "Cues and Strategies Used in the Diagnosis of Conditions of Pain."  Boston College, Master's Research Study.  1984 - 1985.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• ^*d Radwin, L., Cabral, H., & Wilkes, G. (in press). Relationships between patient-centered cancer nursing interventions and desired health outcomes in the context of the health care system. Research in Nursing & Health.
• ^*d Suhonen, R., Schmidt, L. & Radwin, L. (2007). Measuring individualized nursing care: Assessment of reliability and validity of three scales. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 59, 77-85.
• ^*d Radwin, L., Fahrquar, S., Knowles, M., & Virchick, B. (2005). Cancer patients’ descriptions of their nursing care. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 50,162–169.
• ^*d Radwin, L., Washko, M., Suchy, K., & Tyman, K. (2005). Development and pilot psychometric testing of four desired health outcome scales: Fortitude, Trust in Nurses, Cancer Patient Optimism, and Authentic Self-Representation. Oncology Nursing Forum, 32, 92-96.
• ^* Alster, K., & Radwin, L. (2004). The deserved care framework for evaluating health care quality. Home Healthcare Management and Practice, 16, 332-338.
• ^*d Radwin, L. (2003). Cancer patient demographic characteristics and ratings of patient-centered nursing care. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 35, 365-370.
  Summarized in the April 2004 issue of Research Activities published by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, US Public Health Service.
• ^*d Radwin, L., Alster, K., & Rubin, K.  (2003). The development and testing of the Oncology Patients’ Perceptions of the Quality of Nursing Care Scale (OPPQNCS). Oncology Nursing Forum , 30,  283-290.
  Summarized in the July 2003 issue of Research Activities published by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, US Public Health Service.
• ^* Radwin, L., & Fawcett, J. (2002).  A conceptual model-based program of nursing research:  Retrospective and prospective applications.  Journal of Advanced Nursing, 40, 355-360.
  Summarized in the December 2002 issue of Research Activities published by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, US Public Health Service.
• ^* Radwin, L. (2002).  Refining the Quality Health Outcomes Model:  Differentiating between client trait and state characteristics.  Nursing Outlook, 50, 168-169.
  Summarized in the March 2003 issue of Research Activities published by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, US Public Health Service.
• ^*d Radwin, L., & Alster, K. (2002).  Individualized nursing care:  An empirically generated definition.  International Nursing Review, 49, 54-63.
• ^*d Radwin, L. (2000).  Oncology patients' perceptions of quality nursing care.  Research in Nursing & Health, 23, 179-190.
  Reviewed by Bouthillette, F.  (2001). “ Patients with cancer described 8 attributes of high quality nursing care that contributed to a sense of wellbeing and increased fortitude.”  Evidence-Based Nursing, 4, 30.
• ^*d Radwin, L., & Alster, K. (1999).  Outcomes of perceived quality nursing care reported by oncology patients.  Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice:  An International Journal, 13, 327-343.
  Reviewed by Mahrenholz, D. M. (1999).  Response to “Outcomes of perceived quality nursing care reported by oncology patients.”  Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice:  An International Journal, 13, 345-347.
• ^*d Radwin, L.  (1998).  Empirically generated attributes of experience in nursing.  Journal of Advanced Nursing, 27, 590-595.
• ^* Radwin, L.  (1996).  "Knowing the patient":  A review of research on an emerging concept.  Journal of Advanced Nursing, 23, 1142-1146.
• ^*d Radwin, L.  (1995).  Knowing the patient:  A process model for individualized interventions.  Nursing Research, 44, 364-370.
• ^* Radwin, L.  (1995).  Conceptualizations of decision-making in nursing:  Analytic models and "knowing the patient".  Nursing Diagnosis, 6, 16-22.
• ^* Radwin, L. (1990).  Research on diagnostic reasoning in nursing.  Nursing Diagnosis, 1, 70-77.
• ^* Radwin, L. (1990). The clinical nurse specialist in the faculty role.  Clinical Nurse Specialist, 4, 115-118.
• ^* Radwin, L. (1987).  Autonomous nursing interventions for treating the patient in acute pain:  A standard. Heart and Lung, 16, 258-265. 

COMMENTARIES, ABSTRACTS, LETTER TO THE EDITOR

• ^*d Radwin, L., Wilkes, G., & Cabral, H. (2008). Effects of Patient-Centered Oncology Care on Desired Patient Outcomes. [Abstract]. Psycho-Oncology, 17 (Supplement), S53.
• Radwin, L. (2007). Understanding and Measuring Patient Assessments of the Quality of Nursing Care [Letter to the editor].  Nursing Research On-Line, http://www.nursing-research-editor.com/documents/lte.php
• Radwin, L., & Mallory, G. (2007). “Watch for the Implementation of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System.”  Access at http://onsopcontent.ons.org/Publications/SIGNewsletters/anr/anr18.2.html
• ^*d Radwin, L., Wilkes, G., Curtin, L., Hackel, M., Saba, C., Garvey, J., Schrantz, A. (2007). Cancer patients’ trust in oncology nursing care [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34, 237.
• Radwin, L. (2006).  Commentary on “Why do patients and families request transfers
  to tertiary care? A qualitative study.” Evidence Based Nursing, 9, 93.
• ^*d Radwin, L., Wilkes, G., Curtin, L., Saba, C., Tracey, L., Garvey, J., Whitehouse, J., Sanabria, C., Schrantz, A., Teixeira, L., Hackel, M., & Willis, K.  (2006).Enhancing patients’ trust in oncology nursing care: A challenge for nursing leaders [Abstract]. Oncology Nursing Forum, 33, 445.
• Radwin, L. (2005).  Commentary on “Arthritis symptoms, information sources, and a constantly shifting threshold of risk-benefit ratios influenced elderly patients’ decisions about total joint replacement.” Evidence Based Nursing,8, 63.
• Radwin, L. (2002).  Commentary on “Gatekeeping and legitimization: How informal carers' relationship with health care workers is revealed in their everyday interactions.” Evidence Based Nursing, 5, 95.
• ^*d Alster, K., Dick, K., & Radwin, L. (2002). How elderly urban home care patients describe excellent nursing care. [Abstract]. Gerontologist, 42, 65-66.
• Radwin, L. (2001).  Commentary on “A video programme plus a booklet was more effective than a booklet alone for increasing patient knowledge about lumbar spine treatment options for low back pain.” Evidence Based Nursing, 4, 81.
• ^*d Radwin, L., Alster, K., & Rubin, K. (2001).  Development of the oncology patients' perceptions of the quality of nursing care scale (OPPQNCS) [Abstract].  Oncology Nursing Forum, 28, 352-353.
• Radwin, L. (1997).  Practice patterns [Letter to the editor].  Image:  Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 29, 109.
• Radwin, L. (1986).  Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of the patient in pain: Core nursing concerns. Transitions, 3 (1), 1, 3.

CHAPTERS

• Radwin, L. (1997).  Response to Margaret Newman's "Process as content":  Implications for clinical decision-making in nursing.  In D. Jones & C. Roy (Eds.), Knowledge conference 1996:  Developing knowledge for nursing practice:  Three philosophical modes for linking theory and practice  (pp. 77-83).  Chestnut Hill, MA:  Boston College Press.
• ^*d Radwin, L. (1989).  Cues and strategies used in the diagnosis of pain conditions. In R. Carroll-Johnson, (Ed.), Classification of nursing diagnoses:  Proceedings of the eighth conference, (pp. 381-387).  Philadelphia:  Lippincott.

AWARDS FOR RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND PRACTICE

• Best Poster in Session for "Effects of Patient-Centered Oncology Care on Desired Patient Outcomes" presented as a poster at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society 2008 Annual Meeting, Irvine, California with Gail Wilkes and Howard Cabral.
• Designated as an “Emerging Nursing Star in Health Disparities Research” by the Howard University Division of Nursing, 2004.
• Excellence in Nursing Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau International-Theta Alpha Chapter, 2002.
• Excellence in Nursing Education Award, District V-Massachusetts Nurses Association, 1995.
• Commendation for Excellence in Teaching awarded by the University of Massachusetts at Boston College of Nursing Class of 1989.
• The Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau International-Theta Alpha Chapter, 1986.
• Excellence in Nursing Practice Award, District V-Massachusetts Nurses' Association, 1986.

AWARDS FOR GRADUATE STUDIES

• Margaret Anderson Memorial Scholarship from Sigma Theta Tau-Theta Alpha Chapter for doctoral studies, 1992.
• Mary B. Conceison Scholarship Award from the Massachusetts/Rhode Island League for Nursing for doctoral studies, 1990.
Boston College University Fellowship for doctoral studies, 1989 - 1992.
• Nurses' Educational Funds Award for doctoral studies, 1989 – 1990.
• Nurses' Educational Funds Award for master's studies, 1984 - 1985.
• Massachusetts Nurses' Foundation Award for master's studies, 1984.
• Boston College Graduate Student Fellowship for master's studies, 1984 - 1985.

OTHER HONORS AND AWARDS

• Small Grant Award from the University of Massachusetts Boston College of Nursing for Presentation and Attendance at the Oncology Nursing Society Congress, 2001.
• Research Scholar, Center for Health Promotion, College of Health Professions, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1995 - 1999.
• Award from the University of Massachusetts Lowell Task Force on Faculty Development for Presentation and Attendance at the Eastern Nursing Research Society 10th Scientific Sessions, 1998.
• Award from the University of Massachusetts Lowell Task Force on Faculty Development for Presentation and Attendance at the Eastern Nursing Research Society 8th Scientific Sessions, 1996.
• Award from the Massachusetts Conference Group on the Classification of Nursing Diagnoses for presentation at the Eighth North American Nursing Diagnosis Association Conference, 1988.
• Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing, 1980 to present.
• 1985 to 1989 - Lecturer, College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Boston.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

• 2006 to present - Adjunct Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston.
• 2005 to 2006 - Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston.
• 1999 to 2005 - Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston.
• 1994 to 1999 - Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Health Professions, University of Massachusetts Lowell.

• Associate Member, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center: Cancer Nursing Research Program, Cancer Disparities Program, Boston, MA, 2005 to present.
• Associate Clinical Scientist, The Phyllis F. Cantor Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, 2004 to present.
• Staff Privileges, Nursing Department, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA,  2004.

• Member, Multi-Site Research Data Sharing Project Team, Oncology Nursing Society, 2006.
• Member, Annual Meeting Program Committee, Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues, AcademyHealth Scientific Sessions, 2005, 2006.
• Member, Expert Panel, Women’s Health Network Evaluation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease Task Force, 2005.
• Member, Nursing Research Committee, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 2005 to 2006.
• Member, Oncology Nursing Society and Boston ONS Chapter, 2000 to present.
• Member, National League for Nursing, 1988 -1992.
• Member, Massachusetts Conference Group for the Classification of Nursing Diagnoses, 1985 –1993.
• Member, North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, 1986 -1993.
• Member, Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society for Nursing, 1980 to present.
• Co-Chair, Research Committee, Theta Alpha Chapter, 2000 - 2004.
• Selected as Research Mentor, Alpha Chi Chapter, 1997.
• Alpha Chi Clinical Research Development Committee, 1995 - 1997.
• Alpha Chi Clinical Research Fund Committee, 1994 - 1995.
• Massachusetts Delegate, 1985, 1996, 1997, 1998 ANA House of Delegates.

I have responded to inquiries and held discussions with national and international nurse clinicians and researchers who wished to use The Oncology Patients’ Perceptions of the Quality of Nursing Care Scale (OPPQNCS). National colleagues included nurses from Alabama, California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Texas. International colleagues included nurses from Canada, Columbia, Finland, Israel, Thailand, Turkey, and Brazil. The OPPQNCS has been translated into Spanish by Dr. Radwin, into Finnish by Dr. Riita Suhonen, into Arabic by Dr. Gulbeyaz Can, and into Hebrew by Aluma Skaat.

Consult on Mentored Clinical Scientist Development application to be submitted to the National Institute for Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, for researchers at the Center for Excellence in Nursing Practice, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 2002.

Consultations on evaluating the quality of nursing care at.

• Metro West Hospital, Framingham, MA, 1999.
• Lowell Visiting Nurses Association, Lowell, MA, 1999.
• Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, 1999.

• PARTICIPANT. Health Disparities Research Methods Symposium, NCI, Washington, DC. July 2006.
• PARTICIPANT. Cancer Health Disparities Summit, NCI. Bethesda, MD, July 2006.
• PARTICIPANT: Fundamentals of the NIH Grant Process, NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration. Boston, MA, March 2006.
• NURSE SCIENTIST TRAINEE.  One of thirty nurses selected nationwide via refereed review to participate in four day research training course co-sponsored by the National Institute for Nursing Research and the Clinical Center Nursing Department.  July 1998.  Additional supported provided by a Joseph P. Healy Endowment Research Grant.

SELECTED VIA REFEREED REVIEW

• "Relationships Between Patient-Centered Nursing Care and Desired Health Outcomes in the Con- text of the Health Care System" presented as a poster at the MGH Clinical Research Day 2008.
• "Effects of Patient-Centered Oncology Care on Desired Patient Outcomes" presented as a poster at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society 2008 Annual Meeting, Irvine, California with Gail Wilkes and Howard Cabral.
• "Factor Structure of Four Scales to Measure Outcomes of Patient-Centered Nursing Care" presented as a poster at the MGH Clinical Research Day 2007.
• “Measuring the Quality of Patient-Centered Cancer Nursing Care” presented as a poster at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting 2006, Seattle Washington, with Gail Wilkes, Linda Curtin, Joanne Garvey, Howard Cabral, Amber Schrantz, Christine Saba, Mary Hackel, Lisa Tracey, John Whitehouse, Camille Sanabria, and Leslie Chen.
• “Enhancing Patients’ Trust in Oncology Nursing Care: A Challenge for Nursing Leaders” presented as a poster at the ONS Congress 2006, Boston, with Gail Wilkes, Linda Curtin, Christine Saba, Lisa Tracey, Joanne Garvey, John Whitehouse, Camille Sanabria, Amber Schrantz, Liliana Teixeira, Mary Hackel, and Kimberly Willis.
•  “Psychometric Properties of Scales Measuring the Quality of Cancer Care at an Urban Safety Net Hospital” presented as a poster at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, June 2005, Boston, MA with Susan DeSanto-Madeya, Gail Wilkes, Joanne Garvey, Lisa Tracey, Linda Curtain, John Whitehouse, Camille Sanabria, Kimberly Willis, Leslie Chen, Weibo Lu, and Michelle Washko.
• “Testing the Quality Health Outcomes Model in Cancer Care: Progress Report” presented as a poster at the Eighth National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, February 2005, Fort Lauderdale, FLA, with Gail Wilkes, Joanne Garvey. Weibo Lu, Mary Philpot, Caitlin Mann, Jill O’Donnell and Susan Whalen.
• “Four Scales to Measure Desired Health Outcomes from Cancer Nursing Care: Development and Pilot Testing”  presented as:
  • A poster with Michelle Washko, Kathryn Suchy, and Kerry Tyman at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, June 2004, San Diego, CA.
  • A paper with Michelle Washko, Kathryn Suchy, and Kerry Tyman at the National State of the Science Conference, October 2004, Washington, DC.
• “Do Cancer Patients’ Characteristics Make a Difference in Their Perceptions of the Quality of Patient-Centered Nursing Care?,” presented as a poster at the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Research Meeting, June 2003, Nashville, TN
• “Refining the Quality Health Outcomes Model," presented as a poster at the Eastern Nursing Research Society, March 2003, New Haven, CT.
• “How Elderly, Urban Home Care Patients Describe Excellent Nursing Care”
  • Presented as a paper with Kristine Alster (Principal Investigator), Karen Dick, and Carol Ellenbecker at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston MA, 2002.
  • Presented as a poster at the Eastern Nursing Research Society's 14th Scientific Sessions, State College, Pennsylvania, 2002.
•  “The Development and Psychometric Testing of the Oncology Patients’ Perceptions of the Quality of Nursing Care Scale.” Presented with Kristine Alster and Krista Rubin
  • As a paper at the American Cancer Society/Oncology Nursing Society's 7th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, February 2003, San Diego, CA.
  • As a paper at the Sigma Theta Tau International State of the Science Meetings, Sept 2002, Washington, DC.
  • As a poster at the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Research Meeting, Washington DC, 2002.
• “Development of the Oncology Patients' Perceptions of the Quality of Nursing Care Scale (OPPQNCS): Progress Report” presented as a poster with Kristine Alster, Krista Rubin, and Colleen Diamont at:
  • Oncology Nursing Society 26th Annual Congress, San Diego, CA, 2001.
  • Eastern Nursing Research Society 13th Scientific Sessions, Atlantic City, NJ, 2001.
  • Sigma Theta Tau - Eta Omega Chapter Annual Meeting, Lowell, MA, 2000.
• "An Empirically Generated Conceptual Definition of Individualized Care from Nurses' and Patients' Perspectives," presented as a poster with Kristine Alster at the Eastern Nursing Research Society 12th Scientific Sessions, Newport, Rhode Island, 2000.
• "Oncology Patients' Perceptions of Quality Nursing Care," presented as a paper at the Eastern Nursing Research Society 11th Scientific Sessions, New York City, NY, 1999.
• "Patients' Perceptions of Quality Nursing Care," presented as poster at the:
  • Massachusetts/Rhode Island 2nd Annual Joint Convention, 1998.
  • Eastern Nursing Research Society 10th Scientific Session, Rochester, NY, 1998.
  • Alpha Chi - Sigma Theta Tau International Spring Research Program, Chestnut Hill, MA, 1998.
• "Patients' Perceptions of 'Knowing the Patient':  A Pilot Study, " presented as a poster at The Eastern Nursing Research Society 8th Scientific Session, Pittsburgh, PA , 1996.
• "Knowing the Patient:  An Empirically Generated Process Model for Individualized Interventions,"  presented as a paper at
• The Eastern Nursing Research Society 7th Scientific Sessions, Portland, MA, 1995.
• The Nursing Honor Societies Alliance Conference, Manchester, NH, 1994.
• The Qualitative Health Research Conference, Hershey, PA, 1994.
• "The Nurse's Perspective on Decision-Making:  How It Makes a Difference in Health Care," presented as a paper at Nursing Strategies for the Nineties, Boston, MA, 1992.
• "Research on Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing," presented as a paper at Toward Research-Based Clinical Practice:  1992 Update, St. Anselm's College, Manchester, NH.
• "Secondary Sources of Information Used in Clinical Decision-Making," presented as a poster at the National Clinical Judgment Conference, Chestnut Hill, MA, 1990.
• "Cues and Strategies Used in the Diagnosis of Conditions of Pain,” presented as a poster at:
• The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association 8th National Conference, St. Louis, MO, 1988.
• The Nurses' Honor Societies Alliance 4th Annual Research Day, Lowell, MA, 1986.
• "Cues and Strategies Used in the Diagnosis of Conditions of Pain." Presented as a paper at The National League for Nurses' Research in Nursing Education Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1987.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS (NON-REFEREED)

• "Patient-Centered Nursing Care and Desired Health Outcomes." Presented to the Advanced Health Services Research Seminar at the Boston University School of Public Health on June 11, 2008.
• “A Conceptual Framework for Patient-Centered Cancer Nursing Care." Presented at the Outcomes Research Seminar at the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center on May 27, 2008.
• "Individualized Nursing Care: An Empirically Generated Definition." Presented at the MGH Nursing Research Committee Journal Club, May 14, 2008.
• “Patient Centered Care: The Patient Perspective," presented as the Robert W. Carey M.D. Endowed Lectureship, Massachusetts General Hospital, June 2006.
• “Oncology Patients’ Perceptions of the Quality of Nursing Care,” presented at the Massachusetts’ General Hospital Patient Care Services “Not Just Another Journal Club”, May 2006.
• “Examining the Quality of Patient-Centered Nursing Care,” presented at the joint Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives/ Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) meeting, April 2006.
• “Testing the Quality Health Outcomes Model in Cancer Care,” presented to the health services research doctoral program class at the Boston University School of Public Health, April 2006.
• “Reconceptualizing Desired Health Outcomes of Patient Centered Cancer Nursing Care,” presented at the DFCI Phyllis Cantor Center Brown Bag session, February 2006.
• “Testing the Quality Health Outcomes Model in Cancer Care,” presented in the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) Nursing Program in Development lecture series, Boston, MA, June 2005.
• "Nurses Making a Difference," Keynote Address, Pinning Ceremony, UMass Lowell, 2000.
• "On Nurses and Patients," Keynote Address, Induction Ceremony, Sigma Theta Tau - Theta Alpha Chapter, Boston, MA, 1996.
• "Using Exemplar Data in Research," Preceptor Appreciation Day, University of Massachusetts Lowell College of Health Professions, Lowell, MA, 1996.
• "Knowing the Patient:  An Empirically Generated Process Model for Individualized Interventions," Boston College School of Nursing Research Day, 1994.
• "Research on Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing,"  Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA, 1994.
• "Negotiating the Intricacies of the Research Experience," Boston College Doctoral Colloquium, 1994.  Co-presenter.
• "Diagnostic Reasoning and Application to Diagnoses of Pain," Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Alpha Chapter Colloquium, 1987.
• "Implementing the Standards of Nursing Practice," Massachusetts Nurses Bay State 1986.

PRESENTATIONS TO THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY

• “Research on the Quality of Nursing Care: Beyond Staffing Numbers.” Boston Medical Center Grand Rounds, March 2005.
• Workshop in the series, "Writing for Publication in Nursing," Boston Medical Center, November 2004.
• “Conceptual and Methodological Considerations in the Study of Patient-Centered Cancer Nursing Care,” Distinguished Scholar Presentation for Chinese National Nursing Management Conference, Shanghai, China, June 2004 via videoconferencing.
•  “Patient-Centered Nursing Care and Desired Health Outcomes”, Keynote Speaker at McLean’s Hospital National Nursing Day, Belmont, MA, May 2004.
• “Talking Quality: Patients’ Perspectives on Patient-Centered Care.” presented at Research Grand Rounds:
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, April 2003
  • Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, October 9, 2003.
• "Quality Nursing Care from the Oncology Patients' Perspective," presented by invitation at:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1999.
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, NY 1999.
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1999.
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1998.

PRESENTATIONS TO THE NON-PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY

• “The Role of Nurses in Cancer Care,” The Wellness Community, Newton, MA, June 2004.
• "The Quality of Nursing Care for Cancer Patients," Presented to Boston area cancer survivors at the National Cancer Survivors' Day, Harvard Medical School, June 2000.

• Manuscript Reviewer, Research in Nursing & Health, 2002 to present.
• Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2002 to present.
• Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2008.
• Commentator, Evidence-Based Nursing, 2001 to present.
• Abstract Reviewer, 2004 Oncology Nursing Society Congress, Anaheim, CA.
• Proposal Reviewer, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Lily Kravitz Nursing Studies Award, 2001, 2002, and 2004.
• Abstract Reviewer, 2003 National Nursing Administration Research Conference, UNC-Chapel Hill.
• Abstract Reviewer, paper and poster sessions, Eastern Nursing Research Society 13th Annual Research Conference, 2000 and 14th Annual Research Conference, 2001.
• Manuscript Reviewer, Nursing Diagnosis, 1991 -1994.

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