Research & Scholarship Core
The Research & Scholarship Core engages CRISP members in learning, sharing expertise, and creating scholarly synergy, with the goal of research productivity to promote prevention and self-management of chronic conditions.
Goals:
- Initiate and collaborate with campus leaders and other Centers and colleges to secure funding for and conduct interdisciplinary professional development activities to increase knowledge in concept development, design, method, and analysis of research on prevention and self-management of chronic illness.
- Facilitate collaborations among Center scientists with common research interests to secure funding and produce scholarship.
Guenzel Receives JITA
Dr. Nick Guenzel, Assistant Professor in the UNMC College of Nursing, started his nursing career by working in an inpatient psychiatric unit and as a psychiatric nurse practitioner in a private practice. He now works as a psychiatric nurse practitioner with people in recovery from addiction. His research focuses on addiction recovery, mental health disparities, and Native American mental health. On July 16, 2024, Dr. Guenzel received a CRISP JITA for his research proposal, "Efficacy of Holotropic Breathwork in Addiction Recovery.”
Dickinson Receives CRISP JITA
Dr. Kristin Dickinson, Assistant Professor in the UNMC College of Nursing, received her BS in nursing and PhD in nursing degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. Dr. Dickinson completed a pre-doctoral fellowship with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Graduate Partnerships Program (GPP) in Bethesda, MD. The overall goal for Dr. Dickinson’s program of research is to identify biologically-relevant pathways that characterize the cancer-related fatigue phenotype and to use those pathways to develop targeted therapeutic interventions to improve quality of life for those with cancer. On January 29, 2024, Dr. Dickinson received a CRISP JITA for her work in understanding contextual factors, correlates, and health outcomes related to sedentary behavior in older adults receiving cancer therapy.
CRISP Members' Scholarship
Windy Alonso, PhD, RN
Gail & Jim Anderson Professorship in Nursing
Associate Professor, UNMC College of Nursing