Maximizing perfusion following subarachnoid hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury
Critical care and neuroscience nursing
Research Projects
Principal Investigator: "Methods of Predicting Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in SAH," R01NR04339-01 NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research (1999-2004)
Principal Investigator: "The Effect of ApoE on Outcomes in TBI Adults," R01NR04801, National Institute of Nursing Research (1999-2004)
Principal Investigator: Role of 20-HETE on Vasospasm-Induced Ischemia after SAH, R01 NR004339-05, National Institute of Nursing Research (2004-2009)
Co-Principal Investigator: Myocardial Ischemia and Vasospasm in Aneurysmal SAH, R01 HL074316-01A1, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (2004-2009)
Educational Interests
Neuroscience nursing
Critical care nursing
Educational Background
Diploma, Butler County Memorial Hospital
BSN, University of Slippery Rock
M.N.Ed., Medical-Surgical Nursing, University of Pittsburgh