Current PhD Students
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Students of the PhD
Program
- Jeanne Alhusen
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Barbara Biedrzycki
- David Boley
- Teresa Brockie
- Karen Davis
- Jessica Draughon
- Bryan Hansen
- Grace Ho
- Jan Kaminsky
- Christine Keenan
- Rachel Klimmek
- Elaine Lamb
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Hwayun Lee
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Barbara Biedrzycki
Dissertation Focus:
The focus of my dissertation is to explore decision making in clinical
research, identify what factors influence decision making, and identify the
value of several research tools for decision making preference, decisional
control conflict, hope, and trust in the physician, quality of life, and
symptom burden data.
Honors and Professional Services:
| 1992- 1994 |
Chairperson, Oncology Divisional Council
(first staff nurse to hold this position) |
| 1994 |
Oncology Divisional Council Nurse of the
Year, St. Agnes Hospital (first issue of this award) |
| 1988-1998 |
Volunteer First Aid Nurse annually at the
Knights of Columbus Youth Bowl, community track & field meet |
| 1992 |
present Charter Member, Sigma Theta Tau,
Nu Beta Chapter (Nursing Honor Society). |
| 1992- 2001 |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Instructor, American Heart Association |
| 1995-1996 |
Editorial Board Member, ONCC NEWS,
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation's national newsletter |
| 1995 & 1996 |
Item Writer, Oncology Nursing
Certification Corporations' Generalist's Exam, (OCN�) |
| 1996-1999 |
Editor, The Harbor Herald, The Greater
Baltimore Chapter of the |
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Oncology Nursing Society (GBCONS)
newsletter. This position also provides Board member. |
| 1997- Present |
Article Reviewer, RN nursing journal |
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Baltimore District Director, Nurse
Practitioner Association of Maryland, Inc. (NPAM) |
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Chair, Continuing Education Committee,
Balto. District NPAM. |
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Chair, Editorial Board, ONCC NEWS,
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation's national newsletter |
| 1998-Present |
Board member, Smoke Free Maryland,
state-wide community organization |
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Member, Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse
(AOCN�) Passing Score Committee, Oncology |
| 1998 |
Nursing Certification Corporation |
| 1999 |
President-Elect, Greater Baltimore Chapter
of the Oncology Nursing Society |
| 1999-Present |
Reviewer, Clinical Journal of Oncology
Nursing. |
| 2000 |
President, Greater Baltimore Chapter of
the Oncology Nursing Society |
| 2000 |
Present Reviewer, Oncology Nursing Society
Seal of Endorsement Program |
| 2001 |
Present Member, Johns Hopkins
Institutional Biosafety Committee |
| 2001 |
Present Chair, GBCONS Lung Cancer
Awareness Community Project |
| 2001 |
Present American Red Cross Nurse
Volunteer, White House Blood Drive (9/01) and Maryland Chapter Disaster
Health Services Team |
| 2001 |
Present Abstract Reviewer, ONS Annual
Congress 2002, 2003 |
| 2002 |
Review Panel Member for the Susan Baird
Excellence in Writing Award in Clinical Practice, ONS 2002 -Present
Contributing Editor, ONS News, national newsletter of the Oncology
Nursing Society |
| 2002 |
Present Member, Johns Hopkins Cancer
Center Clinical Research Review and Monitoring Committee |
| 2002 |
Present Participant, Oncology Nursing
Certification Advocates Program |
| 2002 |
Present Delegate, American Nurses
Association (elected) |
| 2003 |
Present CPR / First Aid / AED Instructor,
American Red Cross, Volunteer |
| 2003 |
Present Secretary / Treasurer, Doctoral
Student Organization, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing |
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Selected Publications:
1. Monthly articles for RN Advanced Practice Alert . 1998-1999. Wrote cover
article for premier issue.
2. Novel Allogeneic GM-CSF Secreting Tumor Vaccine for Pancreatic Cancer: A
Phase I Trial of Safety and Immune Activation. (2001). E. Jaffee, R. Abrams,
B. Biedrzycki, R. Donehower, R. Hruban, D. Laheru, K. Lilliemoe, S.
O'Reilly, D. Pardoll, P. Sauter, K. Schepers, M. Goeman, C. Yeo, J. Cameron.
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 19, Issue 1.
3. Immunological Approaches to the Management of Pancreatic Cancer. (2001).
D. Laheru, B. Biedrzycki, E. Jaffee. Cancer J, 7: 324-337.
4. Answering the American Red Cross' Call (2001). B. Biedrzycki. Nursing
Spectrum Online.
5. Urging Teens to Break the Habit (2002). B. Biedrzycki. Nursing Spectrum,
July 1 issue, p. 7.
6. Could Fatigue Become the Sixth Vital Sign? (2003). B. Biedrzycki. ONS
News, Vol. 18, No.4, pp. 1, 4, 7. Oncology Nurses Know the Importance of
Patient Education.(2003) B. Biedrzycki ONS News, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp1,4, 5.
8. Enhancing End of Life:Oncology Nurses can be Effective Change Agents.
(2003) B. Biedrzycki ONS News, Vol. 18, No.11, pp. 1,4, 5.
9. A Phase I Vaccine Safety and Chemotherapy Dose-finding Trial of an
Alogeneic GM-CSF-secreting Breast Cancer Vaccine given in a Specifically
Timed Sequence with Immunomodulatory Doses of Cyclophosphamide and
Doxurubicin. (2004) L. Emenes, D. Armstrong, B. Biedrzycki, et al. Human
Gene Therapy. Vol. 15, No. 3., pp. 313-37.
10 . The Medical Waste Revolution is on the Horizon: Part I (2004) ONS
News, Vol. 19, No.11, p. 11.
Research support:
None
Hwayun Lee
Hwayun Lee is a 1994 graduate of School of Nursing at University of
Massachusetts of Amherst, Massachusetts. She completed the requirements for
the joint program between the School of Nursing and the Bloomberg School of
Public Health leading to a Master of Science in Community Health Nursing and
Master of Public Health (MSN/ MPH) in May of 2003. Her research interests
include cardiovascular health promotion and minority, adolescent health.
Dissertation Focus:
Explore the impact of acculturation on increasing cardiovascular risk
factors (ie. smoking) among Asian American immigrant adolescent.
Publications:
Weil, JM & Lee, HH. Cultural Considerations in Screening for Family
Violence among Asian-American Pacific Islander Families, Journal of
Community Health Nursing. (In review)
Presentations:
Nam JJ, Ko MJ, Lee H, Kim MT, Kim KB. Cardiovascular Health Status of
Koreans: Results of the 2001 National Health Examination and Nutritional
Survey. American Heart Association 76th Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL,
November 9-11, 2003.
Han HR, Kim MT, Kim KB, Han W, Park H, Pistulka G, Lee H. Anti-Smoking
Media Campaigns for a Linguistically Isolated Population. National
Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA, Dec. 10-12, 2003.
Kim KB, Han W, Kim MT, Lee H, Park H, Pistulka G, Han HR. A Community-Based
Smoking Cessation Program for Korean Americans in Maryland. National
Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA, Dec. 10-12, 2003.
Funding, Honors, and awards:
Recipient of Health Disparities T32 grant.
Katherine R. Nash
Katherine Nash graduated from Georgetown University School of Nursing with
a BS in 2000. She worked as an ER and Trauma Nurse prior to graduating at
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
with a focus in Forensic Nursing. She currently works as a Death
Investigator and Forensic Nurse Examiner in Montgomery County, MD, while
continuing her studies as a Violence Research Fellow in the PhD program. Her
research interests include elder abuse and neglect, death investigation,
bruising, and sexual assault.
Publications:
Sheridan, D. J., Nash, K. R., Hawkins, S. L., Makely, J. L., & Campbell,
J., C. (2005, in press). Forensic Implications of intimate partner violence.
In R. Hammer, B. Moynihan, & E. M. Pagliaro (Eds.), Forensic Nursing: A
Handbook for Practice. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Presentations:
Nash, K. R., & Sisley, A. C. (2004, October). Forensic Wound
Identification and Documentation of Abused Adult and Vulnerable Patients.
Maryland Medical Convention. Held October 16-17, Cambridge, MD.
Vinciya Pandian MSN, CRNP
Vinciya
Pandian obtained her Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing degree and
certificate in Midwifery in 1996 from the Christian Medical College, College
of Nursing at Vellore, India. In 2004, she graduated with a Master's degree
in nursing specializing as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from the Johns
Hopkins University School of Nursing and was awarded the Sigma Theta Tau Nu
Beta Chapter award in recognition of superior academic achievement, creative
scholarship and research. Her research interest includes pulmonary issues
faced by critically ill population.
Research Involvement:
2004 - Present Co-Investigator: "Protocol-driven hemodynamic support for
patients with septic shock".
2005 - Present Study Physician
Collaborator: "Sleep disturbance and pain sensitivity in chronic pain"
2003 - 2004 Study Coordinator: "Evaluation of the effectiveness of an
educational program on a new "Fluid and Vasopressor Protocol, and Orderset"
utilizing a PowerPoint with video presentation to the Medical Intensive Care
Unit Nurses".
1994 - 1995 Primary investigator: "Effectiveness of
transmission of health education from school children to their mothers".
Presentations:
Pandian V, Perper B, Sevransky J, Yeo T. Evaluation of
the effectiveness of an educational program on a new "Fluid and Vasopressor
Protocol, and Orderset" utilizing a PowerPoint with video presentation to
the Medical Intensive Care Unit nurses. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
for Nurse Practitioners 2004, College Park, MD, April, 2004.
Professional Organizations:
2003 - Present The Nurse Practitioner
Association of Maryland
2002 - Present Sigma Theta Tau Nu Beta Chapter
2000 - Present American Association of Critical Care Nurses
