Jill Winters, PhD, RN

Phone  (414) 288-6293 (Lab)

            (414) 288-3848 (Office)

E-mail  jill.winters@marquette.edu

Specialization

Acute and chronic management of adult healthcare needs; Health promotion and management of cardiovascular disease; Heart rate variability in infants and adults; Physiologic measures; Stress, anxiety, and relaxation; Telehealth; Therapeutic use of music.

Highest Degree

PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Brief Statement of Scholarly Interests
Testing nursing interventions (e.g., relaxing music, exercise) to improve outcomes in cardiopulmonary populations; use of telehealth technologies to improve outcomes in underserved populations; women and heart disease; heart rate variability in premature infants and infants with serious congenital heart anomalies; accessibility of medical equipment for people with disabilities.

Additional Descriptors

• Additional interest include quantitative methods, measurement issues, outcomes research.

Descriptive Titles of Courses Recently Taught

• Nursing Care of Adults
• Measurement in Nursing Research
• Quantitative Methods

Selected Publications

Winters, J.M., Story, M.F., Barnekow, K., Kailes, J.I., Premo, B., Schwier, E., Danturthi, S., & Winters, J.M. (2007). Results of a national survey on accessibility of medical instrumentation for consumers. Accessibility and Usability Considerations for Medical Instrumentation (pp. 13-28). Boca Raton: CRC Press.

Winters, J.M., & Winters, J.M. (2007). Videoconferencing and Telehealth Technologies Can Provide A Reliable Approach to Remote Assessment and Teaching without Compromising Quality. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(1), 51-57.

Winters, J.M., Walker, S.N., Larson, J.L., Lanuza, D.M., Conn, V.S., Aaronson, L.S. (2006). True tales from publishing nursing research. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 28(7), 751-753.

White Winters, J.M. (2005). Cardiac conduction and rhythm disturbances. In C.M. Porth (Ed.), Pathophysiology: Concepts of altered health (7th ed.)(pp.581-601). Philadelphia: Lippincott.

Winters, J.M., Winters, J.M. (2004). A telehomecare model for optimizing rehabilitation outcomes. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 10(2), 200-212.

Winters, J.M., Stanislaus, A., Kolman, S., Winters, J.M. (2004). Accuracy of remote assessment and teaching: Low Bandwidth vs. high bandwidth. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 10 (suppl 1), S39.

Extramural Grants or Awards

2006-08, 1R03NR009223-01A1. National Institute of Nursing Research. Title: “Telehealth home exercise for heart failure: Pilot Study.” Principal Investigator.

2006-08, 1R03NR009272-01A1. National Institute of Nursing Research. Title: “Working models for care of infants with a heart defect.” Collaborator, consulting on design and analysis issues. Karen Pridham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Principal Investigator.

2004-06, 1R15NR008870-01. National Institute of Nursing Research. Title: “Symptoms of acute coronary syndromes” Consulting on methods, data analysis, and grant management. Holli DeVon, PhD, RN, Principal Investigator.

2004-09, 1R01HD044163-01A1. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Title: “Development of Self-Regulation in High Risk Infants.” Consulting on heart rate variability (HRV) issues and performing HRV data analyses. Julie A. Poehlman, PhD, Principal Investigator.

2003-06, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation, Title: “Patterns of Heart Rate Variability in Infants with a Complex Congenital Heart Defect.” Principal Investigator, Karen Pridham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Co-PI.

2002-07, H133E020729 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Title: "Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Accessible Medical Instrumentation." Co-Investigator. Jack M. Winters, PhD, Principal Investigator.

2002-05, 1 F31 NR007703 National Institute of Nursing Research, Title: “Correlates of an Adaptive Mother-Infant Relationship.” Consultant on heart rate variability (HRV) issues and performed HRV data analyses. Lisa Brown, Predoctoral Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Principal Investigator; Karen Pridham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Faculty Sponsor.

2001-04, Sigma Theta Tau International & Mead-Johnson Nutritional, Title: “Weight Gain and Energy Expenditure of Preterm Infants.” Consultant on heart rate variability (HRV) issues and performed HRV data analyses. Karen Pridham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Principal Investigator.

2000-05, 5 R01 NR005004-06. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, Title: “Effects of music therapy after acute myocardial infarction.” Principal Investigator.

Editor/Reviewer/Consultant

• Manuscript Reviewer, Biological Research in Nursing. 2004.
• Standing member, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, Nursing Science: Adults and Older Adults Study Section. 2004-08.
• Grant reviewer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, Special Emphasis Panel. November, 2004
• Abstract Reviewer, Nursing State of the Science. 2004.
• Grant Reviewer, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Wheatridge, CO (Home Office). 2002-Present.
• Abstract Reviewer, Building Bridges to Research Based Practice Conference, Milwaukee, WI. 1998-Present.
• Abstract Reviewer, Midwest Nursing Research Society. 1997-Present.
• Consultant, R 01 grant proposal submitted to National Institute of Child Health and Human Development entitled, “The development of self-regulation in pre-term infants.”  Julie Poehlmann, PhD, principal investigator.  Consulting on heart rate variability (HRV) issues and performing HRV data analyses. 2002-06.
• Consultant, R 15 grant proposal submitted to National Institute of Nursing Research entitled, “Infants with congenital heart disease: Family contexts.”  Karen Pridham, RN, PhD, FAAN, principal investigator.  Consulting on heart rate variability (HRV) issues and performing HRV data analyses. 2002-05.

Professional Affiliations

• 2004-Present, American College of Sports Medicine
• 2003-Present, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
• 2002-Present, American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• 2002-Present, American Telemedicine Association
• 1998-Present, Society of Critical Care Medicine
• 1995-Present, Society of Behavioral Medicine
• 1994-Present, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• 1992-Present, Midwest Nursing Research Society
  Chair Acute Care Research Section, 1999-2000
  Co-Chair Acute Care Research Section, 1998-1999
• 1990-Present, Wisconsin Nurses Association
  Nominating Committee, Milwaukee District Nurses Society, 1997-99
• 1989-Present, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nurses
  Vice President, Eta Nu Chapter, 1997-99
• 1988-Present, American Heart Association
• 1979-Present, American Association of Critical Care Nurses