Master of Science - Leadership alumni

Megan Barretto
Thesis topic: Interdisciplinary Rounds During Night Shift in the Intensive Care Unit

Lisa Craney
Thesis topic: Social Media, Depression and Suicidal Behaviors in Adolescents: A Need for Education

Anabelle Dasalla
Thesis topic: Developing an Emergency Department Curriculum for Nurses Transitioning to Emergency Nursing from Other Specialties

Cherrie Demayo
Thesis topic: The burden of care across generations: A secondary analysis of the 2015 AARP Caregiving in the US Survey

Eric Ernst
Thesis topic: The Culture of Food: An Exploratory Study of Food Choices in the Hmong People with Diabetes

Lisa Garcia
Thesis topic: Barriers in Palliative Care Education

Jana Glines-Harvey
Thesis topic: Unexplained Healings: A Concept Analysis

Kelly Hamilton 
Thesis topic: Conceptions of Work Empowerment Among Acute Care Nurses

Rowena Joven
Thesis topic: Interdisciplinary Rounds during Night Shift in Intensive Care Unit

Kimberly Jupe
Thesis topic: A nurse's personal account of being a cancer patient and navigating the health care system

Teuta Kadiu 
Thesis topic: Lifting the caregiving burden through eHealth interventions: an integrated review

Holly Leighton
Thesis topic: The Role of School Nurses in Student Mental Health: A State-of-the-Art Review

Amie Ragasa-Sta Maria
Thesis topic: Community-based Organization Policies in the Prevention of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Exposure

Salvador Mislang
Thesis topic: The INEED Handoff: Empowering In-patient R.N.s During Patient Handoffs From Emergency Department R.N.s

Andrew Morgan
Thesis topic: Nurses’ Sepsis Knowledge and Perception of a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Sepsis Screening

Jason Ngauv
Thesis topic: To Understand the Lived Experience of Asian American Adult with an Adult Sibling who is Autistic

Lupe Padilla 
Thesis topic: Lack of Hispanics in the Nursing Workforce

Kristina Rodriguez 
Thesis topic: Resilience and Burnout among Burn Intensive Care Unit Nurses: The Development of a Debriefing Resource Tool

Amber Ross 
Thesis topic: Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Resilience and Self-Compassion in Graduate Nursing Students

Mary Anne Ruiz 
Thesis topic: A Systematic Review of Cannabidiol as an Adjunct Treatment for Pediatric Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Kaprice Sistrunk 
Thesis topic: Delirium in the Older Adult: Education Module for Delirium Prevention

Adelaide Sit 
Thesis topic: Assessing Quality of Machine Translation on a Medication Pamphlet in Chinese

Matthew Vega 
Thesis topic: Improving Nursing Knowledge and Attitudes of Transgender Patients

Janet Wells 
Thesis topic: Home-Based Exercise for Peripheral Artery Disease: Program Development and Evaluation

Jamie Yang 
Thesis topic: The Culture of Food: An Exploratory Study of Food Choices in the Hmong People with Diabetes

Misara Susana Bambao
Thesis topic: Barriers to Using Certified Interpreters in the Hospital Setting: The Hispanic Bilingual Nurse Experience

Caitlin Buggy
Thesis topic: Neuroprotective Interventions in the NICU: Educational Content for Nurses

Nadia Marie Carrasco
Thesis topic: Postpartum Depression Screening: Educating the Bedside Nurse

Christina Danis
Thesis topic: The Role of Rapid Response Nurses in Improving Patient Safety

Sherena Edinboro
Thesis topic: A Closer Look at Incivility in the Acute Care Setting: The Unspoken Experience of the Black Nurse

Rachel Feldman
Thesis topic: Organ Donation Outcomes Post Cardiac Arrest: An Analysis of the Emergency Department versus the Intensive Care Unit

Kimberly Hardy
Thesis topic: Exploring Personality Types to Aid in Nurse Retention with Mentorship Programs

Melissa Ann Johnson-Camacho 
Thesis topic: Nurses and Unions: A Qualitative Study Exploring Barriers and Motivations to Labor Activism

Katherine Jordan
Thesis topic: Critical Care Nursing Impact on the ICU Boarded Patient in the Emergency Department

Stacy McCarthy
Thesis topic: Best Practices for Working with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Patients          

Christie Meredith 
Thesis topic: Emergency Department Nurses' Perceived Competence in Disaster Preparedness

Stephenee Molson
Thesis topic: Improving Communication for Limited English-Speaking Patients through Interpreter Utilization in an Acute Care Hospital Setting

Trudee Marie Murray 
Thesis topic: Balancing Nurse Religiosity and Patient-Centered Care: A Qualitative Pilot Study with Secular Acute Care Nurses

Julia Pasterski 
Thesis topic: The Development of a Preoperative Exercise Regimen for Joint Replacement Patients

Jennifer Anne Prevatt 
Thesis topic: Injury Prevention through Education: An Online Module for Health Care Professionals

Lauren Michelle Rountree 
Thesis topic: Empathy Levels of New Graduate Nurses in a Nurse Residency Program

Kayla Sheehan 
Thesis topic: Health Promotion in Faith Settings: Developing a Guide for Nurses to Create a Health Program in their Faith Communities

Susanna Shkrabak 
Thesis topic: Expert Review Consensus of Urology Content           

Beverly A. Scheeler-Smiley 
Thesis topic: Use of a Structured Communication Tool to Improve Patient Handoffs in the Emergency Department

Monica Gutierrez Tabatabai 
Thesis topic: High School Employee Perspectives Regarding Student Health Needs

Carter Todd 
Thesis topic: A Qualitative Study of the African-American Man’s Perception of Nursing as a Career: Barbershop Talk

Maribel Vera 
Thesis topic: Moral Distress in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurses: A Phenomenological View

Amy Nicole Wolfley 
Thesis topic: A Business Case for the Implementation of a Clinical Pharmacist in the Emergency Department

Tracy Lee Chu, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: How to Immediately Support a Second Victim: An Educational Program for Leaders

Aaron M. Clay, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Caring for People, Not Patients: Improving Health Care through Redefining Person-Centered Care

Sheree Elexis Criner, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Transformational Nurse Leadership through Cultural Competence

Jennifer Jean Edwards, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Misconceptions of Rural Residents with Diabetes: A Descriptive Pilot Study

Mini George, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Exploring and Facilitating Maternal-Infant Bonding During Phototherapy Treatment—Nurses’ Perspective

Marlene Her, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Exploring the Experiences and Practices of Alcohol Consumption in Hmong Americans

Erin E. Kozlowski, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: An Educational Needs Assessment: Nursing Knowledge of Magnet Components

Lori Lynn Lawrie, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Quality Leaders’ Perspectives on the Relationship between Nursing Practice to Patient Satisfaction

Ryan Matthew MacLachlan, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Exploring the Feasibility of a Point-of-Care Hemoglobin Monitor in the Adult Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study

Kerri Maya, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Improving Delirium Competence and Confidence: Best Practice Education Strategies for Interprofessional Teams and Families

Shincy A. Michael, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Best Practices for Retention of Critical Care Nurses: Nurse Managers’ Perspectives

Augustina Mushale, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Military Culture and Health Care

Don Stout Nhan, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Explore the Experiences of Nurses using the Learning Assessment Tool to Assess Health Literacy

Megan N. Ober, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Paving the Way for an Outpatient Palliative Care Program: A Proposal for Program Development

Charis Ong, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Perceptions of Orthopedic Care Providers Regarding the Value of Interprofessional Collaboration

Heidi Panella, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Development of an Educational Video on Perinatal Depression and Anxiety for Women Hospitalized with High-Risk Pregnancies

Everardo A. Ramirez, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Creating an Educational Video to Improve Bowel Preparation

Romeo Rivera, Jr., M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Multiple-Patient Simulation with MEPN Students

Jaspreet Simpson, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: A Proposed Nurse-Implemented Educational Intervention: Addressing Caregiver Barriers to Implementing Neonatal Safe Sleep Practices

Elaine Lim Talley, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Integration of the NICOM into Management of Septic Patients

Jake Verde-Burns, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Increasing Depression Screening for Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients in the Acute Care Setting: A Proposal for System Change

Ashley Fae Vieira, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Influence of Palliative Care Teams on Critical Care Providers’ Perceptions of Barriers Implementing End-of-Life Care

Chau (Mimi) Vong, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Nurses’ Perceptions of the Patient Acuity Classification System Tool

Zohra Azizi, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Exploring Registered Nurses’ Experiences and Strategies to Achieve Optimal Postoperative Pain Management in an Adult Acute-Care Setting

Jerry Rillera Bambao, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Needs Assessment for the Development of a Charge Nurse Program at One Tertiary Academic Teaching Hospital

Dean Leonard Bates, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Developing an Educational Pamphlet to Improve Adult Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Care Delivery at End of Life

Michael R. Bragonje, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: The Association between Acid Suppression Therapy and Clostridium Difficile in the Inpatient Population

Victoria Marie Conlu, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Childhood Trauma and Mental Health Care Access: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2011/12 National Survey of Children’s Health

John Tyler Eichenberger M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Perceived Security of Health Care Technology in Older Adults

Christine Fonseca, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Implementation of Telephone Triage Protocols in the Ambulatory Oncology Setting: A Quality Improvement Project

Krista R. Greaves, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Developing a Health Policy Course for Health Professions Students: An Applied Project

Wendin M. Gulbransen, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Development of a Mobile Application for Disaster Preparedness and Response for Health Care Professionals

John (JJ) Brian James, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Allostatic Load and its Effects from the Black Woman’s Perspective

Trang-Thu Thi Khuu, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Dual Caregiving and Vietnamese Culture: Vietnamese Nurses Caring for Older Family Members

Diana Kwong, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: The Development of an Acute-Care Nursing Educational Module to De-Escalate Behaviorally Difficult Patients Diagnosed with Psychiatric Disorders

Maritza A. Lara Villota, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Finding Yourself at a Crossroad: Nurse Practitioners’ Views of Identifying Depression in the Primary Care Setting

Linda Marie McKesson, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: An Analysis of California’s First 5 Spending on Children’s Health (Ages 0-5) in a Rural, a Suburban and an Urban County

Anna Olszewski, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Exploring Factors Associated with Sepsis in Hospitalized Burn Patients

Christina M. Philip, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Attitudes toward Accessing Professional Mental Health Services among 1.5- and Second-Generation Asian Indian Young Adults

Jonathan David Roberts, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Nursing Perceptions on Meal and Break Periods: A Cross-Sectional Quantitative Nursing Survey

Ling V. Tieu, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Exploring Nurses’ Perceived Barriers to Provide Fall Prevention Education for the Elderly Population upon Discharge

Jonathan Trask, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: An Analysis of Intraosseous Access and Outcomes in Adults Experiencing Medical Emergencies

Kristen A. Trask, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: The Fine Line between Too Much and Not Enough: Integrating Palliative Care with Oncology Patients

Mary Uwhuba, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: The Impact of Readmission on Family Caregivers of Children Following Ventricular Peritoneal Shunt Surgery

Andrea M. Vega-Breaux, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Precurricula Assessment of Cultural Competence Levels among Graduate Students of the Health Professions

Aldreen Venzon, M.S., R.N.
Thesis topic: Capturing Social Health Data in Electronic Systems: a Systematic Review

Randi Arias-Losado, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: The Experiences of Survivors of Suicide in a Rural Community with Limited Access to Care

Franco Balitaan, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Exploring Nurses’ Roles and Practices on Facilitating Discharge in the Postanesthesia Care Unit

Mary Ann Barnes-Daly, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: The Effect of Sedation Scores on Overall Compliance with the Awaking and Breathing Coordination, Choice of Sedation, Delirium Monitoring/Management, Early Exercise/Mobility, Family/Patient Involvement (ABCDEF) Bundle in Seven Community Hospital Intensive-Care Units

Mary Cignarella, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Examining the Relationship Between Work Environment, Desired Field of Clinical Practice and Job Satisfaction of Nurse-Resident Graduates: One Hospital's Perspective

Marilyn Curtis, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Burn Nurse Telephone Triage: The Development of a Tool

Goretti DeNava, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Examining the Usability of an Interactive Education Module in Acute-Care Nursing

Paul Fankhanel, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Floating - It Is More Difficult Than One May Think: A Descriptive Study of Nurses’ Views of Floating as a Staffing Model

Jo Ann Hambley, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Burn Nurses: Perception of Psychiatric Aspects in Burn Care

Nicole Hernandez, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Developing an Interprofessional Simulation Education Scenario for a Community College Setting

Barbara Kaufman, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Neighborhoods of Need: Towards a Community-wide Diabetes Intervention Program in the Underserved Neighborhood of Sacramento

Kimberly Mason, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Scenarios for Difficult Conversations Regarding Protection of Infants against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: A Project to Support Parents

Joy Morgan, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Personal Health Network Technology for Palliative Care Coordination: Usability and Acceptance among Rural Adults with Cancer

Roneka Muhammed, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Transition to Adulthood by Young Adults in Special Education: Teacher Perceptions

Sonia Rakkar, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: An Evaluation of Heart Failure Patient Education Material Using Self-Care Nursing Deficit Theory

Sara Rekasis, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Improving the Electronic Health Record to Capture Best Practices for Uterine Tachysystole Management

Andrea Rosato, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Prevalence of Functional Decline and Associated Risk Factors in Hospitalized Older Adults with Heart Failure: A Feasibility Study Using Electronic Health Records

Nicole Riuz, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Factors Affecting the Perceived Self-efficacy of Final Semester Prelicensure Nursing Students

Beverly Schacherbauer, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Meaningful Use of the EHR: Evaluating the Internal and External Factors Affecting the Timeliness of Patient Referrals

Angelique Silva, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Cultural Influences on Patient Education: The Perspective of the Hispanic Patient on Gestational Diabetic Education

Melissa Soderlund, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Promoting Awareness on Compassion Fatigue: The Development of an Educational Resource for Oncology Nurses

Annie Tat, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Creating an Evidence-Based Learning Activity for Nursing Students on Caring for Low-Income, Ethnic-Minority Women with Chronic Conditions: Cultural Humility and Motivational Interviewing

Kristine Thach, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Perceptions of Nursing Communication Using a Standardized Hand-Off System in the Acute-Care Setting and the Effects on Patient Safety

Melody Thai, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Double-Duty Caregiving and the Filipino Nurse

Carel Troutman, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: An Exploratory Study of Frontline Nursing Leadership in the Acute-Care Setting

Wendy Wait, R.N., M.S.
Thesis topic: Personal Health Network Technology for Palliative Care: A Pilot Assessment in Older Adults with Cancer