Patricia A. Jamerson, Ph.D., RN, CRA
Nurse Scientist Researcher
Research Interests:
Best practices, Child and family adaptation to chronic illness,
Family functioning, Genetics
Education:
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, BSN, 1979
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, MSN, 1985
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, PhD in Nursing, 1988
NINR/Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., Genetics Fellowship, 2001
Honors:
National Certification Corporation Neonatal Intensive Care Certification Exam Item Writer, 1995
Editorial Board, Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Neonatal Nursing, 1995 – 1996
NCLEX item writer, 1997
University of Kansas Nursing Alumni Association Melba Carter Dissertation Award, 1998
Baby Care Forum Advisory Board, 1998 – 2004
ATI Test writer, 2000; 2002
Member, Washington University Human Studies Committee 2002-present
Reviewer, MCN, The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing, 2005-present
Professional Associations:
Midwest Nursing Research Society
Sigma Theta Tau
Society of Research Administrators International
Selected Publications:
- 1. Jamerson, P., Scheibmeir, M., Bott, M., Hinton, R., Crighton, R., & Cobb, A. K. (1996). The experiences of families with a relative in the intensive care unit. Heart & Lung, 25, 467 – 474. (Article also abstracted in 1998 Yearbook of Critical Care Medicine, Mosby).
- 2. Jamerson, P. , Wulser, M. & Kimler, B. F. (2004). Neurobehavioral Effects in Rat Pups Whose Sires Were Exposed to Alcohol, Developmental Brain Research, 149, 103-111.
- 3. Borgmeyer, A., Jamerson, P., Gyr, P., Westhaus, N. & Glynn, E. (2005). The school nurse role in asthma management. Can the action plan help? Journal of School Nursing, 21 (1).
- 4. Bernaix, L., Schmidt, C., Jamerson, P., Seiter, L., & Smith, J. (2006). Family management style of lactation for premature infants in the NICU. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing.
- 5. Smith, J. R., Jamerson, P., Bernaix, L., Schmidt, C. & Seiter, L. Fathers’ Descriptions of Providing Lactation Support in the Neonatal Intensive Care. (In Press). Advances in Neonatal Care.