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Graduate Student Research

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Doctoral program prepares students to become researchers and to assume advanced leadership roles in nursing and health care delivery. A combination of conceptual approaches, challenging interactions in seminar discussions, and work with active researchers produces a stimulating environment for scholarly development. The program is designed to help students identify a dissertation topic, apply for research funding, and begin a lifelong research career.

Click on the project title to download the research. All graduate projects are in PDF format.

List of 2013 Graduate Research Projects

Project Title

Student
Intimate Partner Violence in Mexican-American Women Aging with Mobility Impairments: A Secondary Data Analysis of Cross-Language Research Divin-Cosgrove, Christine A.
Can religion be incorporated into health promotion programs related to obesity? Horton, Shalonda
Creating a withdrawal of care simulation within a critical care setting Lippe, Megan P.
Social justice in nursing education: Where are we now? Lippe, Megan P.
A parent’s experience of receiving a mental illness diagnosis for his young child: How perceptions of mental health change Morris, Marian
Quality of Life Experienced by Military Burn Survivors McFall, Curk
Computer programs to promote cognitive function in persons with multiple sclerosis Morrison, Janet
Outcome expectations for physical activity in persons with longstanding multiple sclerosis Morrison, Janet
Impact of functional impairment, barriers, and depression on physical activity in persons with longstanding multiple sclerosis Morrison, Janet
Exploring How Emergency Department Nurses Perceive and Cope with Experiences of Workplace Violence Taylor, Jessica L.
Gender Satisfaction Among Women Aging with Paralytic Polio Walker, Janiece L.
Latina & African American Female Caregivers’ Perceptions of their Children’s Emotional Responses to Asthma Walker, Veronica G.
Ethical Issues of Surgical Informed Consent: A Systematic Literature Review Zamora, Herlinda
Meaning of Giving Informed Consent in Older Adults Zamora, Herlinda