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E-mail Address judith.miller@marquette.edu

Specialization

Adults - Chronic illness, psychosocial responses, nursing theory development

Highest Degree/School

PhD University of Illinois at Chicago; post doc U of Illinois at Chicago

Brief Statement of Scholarly Interests

Psychosocial responses to chronic illness in adults; coping; hope; chemobrain phenomena;

Resilience; spiritual well-being

Additional Descriptors

  • Chemobrain phenomena in women with breast cancer.
  • Coping challenges with chronic illness; after hospitalization
  • Self-management in chronic illness
  • Tailored interventions for health behavior change

Descriptive Titles of Courses Recently Taught

  • Vulnerable Populations – Capstone PhD course
  • Theoretical Foundations of Nursing

  • Advanced Research Design

  • Introduction to Nursing Research

Scholarly Publications
Scholarly Journal Articles = ___39; Conference Papers =    118       ; Other - Books =4; Book chapters = 5    

Selected Publications

Miller, J.F. (2007). Hope: A concept central to nursing.  Nursing Forum, 42(1), 12-19.

Dreher, M. & Miller, J.F. (2006). The Clinical Nurse Leader’s Use of Healthcare Informatics to Insure Patient Safety and Quality. In C. Weaver, C. Delaney, R. Carr, P. Weber (Eds).   Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century: An International Look at Trends, Cases and the Future. Chicago: Healthcare Information Management Society.

Miller, J.F. (2000). Coping with chronic illness: Overcoming powerlessness (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.

Fehring, R., Miller, J., & Shaw, C. (1997). Spiritual well-being and religiosity in elderly persons coping with cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 24, 663-671.

Miller, J.F. (1995) Analysis of select problems of aging. Reflections, 21, (3), 9-10

Wake, M., & Miller, J.F. (1992). Treating hopelessness: Nursing strategies from six countries. Clinical Nursing Research, 1, 347-365.

Miller, J.F. (1991). Developing and maintaining hope in families of the critically ill. AACN Clinical Issues in Critical Care Nursing, 2, 307-315.

Miller, J.F. (1989). Hope inspiring strategies of the critically ill. Applied Nursing Research, 2, 23-29.

Miller, J.F., & Powers, M.J. (1988). Development of an instrument to measure hope. Nursing Research, 37, 6-10. Instrument translated into Chinese, Taiwanese, Swedish, Norwegian.

Miller, J.F. (1985). Assessment of loneliness and spiritual well-being in chronically ill and healthy adults. Journal of Professional Nursing, 1, 79-85.

Extramural Grants or Awards

2007  $76,000, Federal Traineeship, US Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA.

2006  $800,000, PhD Program Competing Continuation Grant, Teacher-Scholars:  Vulnerable Populations: Breadth and Depth of Knowledge about Vulnerability. US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Services  Administration, Advanced  Education in Nursing Program. Three years funding.

2006  $74,000 Federal Traineeship, HRSA.

2002 – 2005 Annual Federal Traineeship award, HRSA, varying amounts; $68,000 to $72,000.

2003  $1,012,747 PhD Program for Teacher/Scholars: Vulnerable Populations. US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Services Administration, Advanced Education Nursing Program. Three years of funding.

2003  $72,000 Federal Traineeship Application, DHHS, Health Resources Administration, Advanced Education in Nursing

2002  $700,000 WCTC/MUCN Underrepresented Students into Nursing. US Department of Education, FIPSIE, (shared with WCTC and MU College of Engineering). Funded.

2002  $68,727 Awarded to graduate students. Federal Traineeship Application, DHHS, Health Resources Administration, Advanced Education.

1994  $184,000 Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship: US Department of Education with Dr. Thaddeus Burch

1994  $25,000 Helen Bader Foundation: Response to Arts Interventions in Persons with Dementia

1994  $37,000 DHHS Health Resources Service Administration Federal Traineeship: Graduate Student Support.

1993  $92,000 Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship: US Department of Education with Dr. Thaddeus Burch

1993  $40,000 DHHS Health Resources Service Administration Federal Traineeship: Graduate Student Support with M. Schank, D. Weis, and R. Stollenwerk.

1993  $446,046 DHHS: Graduate Program Expansion - Gerontological Nursing

1993  $14,484 Marquette University Endowment: Religiosity in Elderly Persons Coping with Cancer with R. Fehring and C. Shaw.

1992  $25,000 National Alzheimer's Association: Spouse Response to and Management of Aggression in Persons with Dementia

Five additional grants obtained

Editor/Reviewer/Consultant

Editorial Board:  Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness.  Blackwell Publishing, 2006 – present.

Reviewer:

  • Applied Nursing Research
  • Journal of Professional Nursing
  • Journal of Rheumatology
  • Heart and Lung
  • American Journal of Critical Care
  • Select reviews for Research in Nursing and Health Book
  • Applied Nursing Research
  • Journal of Professional Nursing
  • Journal of Rheumatology
  • Heart and Lung
  • American Journal of Critical Care
  • Select reviews for Research in Nursing and Health
  • Book manuscript review for Sage and F.A. Davis

Professional Affiliations

  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing Clinical Nurse Leader Implementation Task Force
  • Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing
  • Alzheimer's Association
  • American Association of Publion
  • Gerontological Society of America
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society: Nominating Committee Chairperson
  • National Association of Board of Health
  • Phi Delta Kappa
  • Sigma Theta Tau International
    • National Research Committee (two terms)
    • Distinguished Lecturer
    • Publications Committee
    • Chair Publications Evaluation sub committee
  • Wauwatosa Board of Health, Secretary
  • Wisconsin Primary Care Consortium
  • Wisconsin Association of College of Nursing

Honorary Societies

1995-present    Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing

1977-present   Sigma Theta Tau International

  • Publications Committee, 1997- 2003
  • Chair Publication Evaluation Committee, 1997-1999
  • Chair, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2001-2003
  • Research Committee (Elected Office) 1993-1997
  • Research Committee, Chair 1995-1997

1977-present    Delta Gamma Chapter, Marquette University, charter member   

  • Second Vice President, 1990-1992; 1992-1994
  • Research Committee, 1988-1990          
  • Chair, Research Committee, 1990-1992; 1992-1994

Other Professional memberships

2007-present   American Association of Colleges of Nursing Clinical Nurse Leader Steering Committee.

2005-2007   American Association of Colleges of Nursing Clinical Nurse Leader Advisory Board, Certification Exam

2004-present   American Association of Colleges of Nursing Clinical Nurse Leader Implementation Task Force

1996-present   Marquette University Quarter Century Club

  • 2007-2008 – President
  • 2005-2006 – Secretary

1995-present   American Academy of Nursing

1981-present   Midwest Nursing Research Society

  • 1991-1991 - Chair, Nominating Committee

1979-present   American Nurses' Association, Council of Nurse Researchers

1989-1990 - Chairperson, Nominating Committee

1994-2000   Wisconsin Primary Care Consortium Needs Assessment Data Development Committee

1982-1986   American Association of Diabetes Educators

1976-1986   American Diabetes Association

1965-present   American Nurses' Association

1969-1997   National League for Nursing

1981-1983 &1995-2000   Midwest Alliance in Nursing

1968-present   American Heart Association

  • Past Chairperson, State Nursing Education Committee
  • Past Member, Wisconsin Heart Association, Program Council
  • Past Member, Wisconsin Heart Association, Board of Directors

1990-present   Gerontological Society of America

Professional Boards

2004 – present   Wauwatosa Board of Health

2000 – present   Senior Commission, City of Wauwatosa


Acord, Lea

Belknap, Ruth
Bobay, Kathleen

Bond, Loretta
Bratt, Marilyn
Bull, Margaret
Dressler, Diane
Dreyfus, Linda

Fehring, Richard
Frenn, Marilyn
Haglund, Kristin
Hanson, Lisa
Kosmoski-Goepfert, Kerry
Kowatsch, Judith
Krejci, Janet

Lough, Mary Ann
O'Brien, Maureen

Shaw, Christine
Stohrer, Fr. Walter
VandeVusse, Leona
Wake, Madeline

Weiss, Marianne

Wilson, Sarah A.
Winters, Jill

Woda, Aimee

Yang, Mingan

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