Grants Received:

September 2010 to August 2015 - National Institutes of Health; National Cancer Institute, “The Development of an Interdisciplinary Oncology Palliative Care Curriculum” Investigators: M, Pfeifer, M.D. (PI);Co-Investigators: C. Hermann, Ph.D., R.N.;A. Holthouser, M.D.; A. Shaw, M.D.; A, Faul. Ph.D.; B. Head, Ph.D.,R.N.,R. Greenberg, Ph.D.; F. Woggon, Ph.D., M.Div. Amount awarded: $1,518,092

November 2008 to November 2010 - Commonwealth of Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Program; Investigator Initiated Research Grant, "Aggressive Symptom Management in Lung Cancer Patients Using a Telehealth Monitoring Device"  Investigators: M. Pfeifer, M.D. (PI); G. Klecker, M.D. (co-I), C. Hermann, Ph.D., R.N. (co-I); Amount awarded: $149,540

September 2009-September 2010 - Oncology Nursing Society and sanofi-aventis U.S., Ensuring Cancer Care Tomorrow by Developing Nurses Today Grant, C. Hermann, Ph.D., R.N., $ B. Head, Ph.D., R.N.

June 2005 to May 2006 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Cancer as a Chronic Disease Program" Investigators: Mark Pfeiffer, M.D. (PI), Jamie Studts, Ph.D. (co-I), Susan Muldoon, Ph.D. (co-I), Becky Antle, Ph.D. (co-I), Carla Hermann, Ph.D., R.N. (co-I), Stacy Deck Shade, M.S.S.W. (co-I)

Recent Publications:

Hermann, C. P. & Looney, S. (2011). Determinants of quality of life in patients near the end of life: A longitudinal perspective. Oncology Nursing Forum.

Bays, C.L. & Hermann, C.P. (2010). An evidence-based practice primer for infusion nurses. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 33, 220-225
Hermann, C.P., Conner, A.L., & Mundt, M.H. (2008). Enhancing cancer nursing education through school of nursing partnerships: The cancer nursing faculty fellows program. Journal of Nursing Education, 47, 275-278.

Keeney, C.E., Scharfenberger, J.A., O’Brien, J.G., Looney, S., Pfeifer, M.P., & Hermann, C.P. (2008). Initiating and sustaining a standardized pain management program in long-term care facilities. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 9, 347-353.

Hermann, C. (2007). The degree to which spiritual needs of patients near the end of life are met. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34, 70-78.

Pfeifer, M. P., Ritchie, C., Scharfenberger, J., Keeney, C., Hermann, C., Berwick, M., & Head, B. (2006). The caring connections project: Providing palliative care to Medicaid patients with advanced cancer. Lippincott’s Case Management: The Journal for Professional Practice, 11, 318-326.

Mundt, M. H., Hermann, C.P., Conner, A. L. & Von Ah, D. M. (2006). A community partnership model for developing a center for cancer nursing education and research. Journal of Professional Nursing, 22, 273-279.

Hermann, Carla P. (2006). Development and Testing of the Spiritual Needs Inventory for Patients Near the End of Life. Oncology Nursing Forum, 33(4), 737-744.

Recent Presentations:

“Responding to Spiritual Concerns in Palliative Care”. C. Hermann, B. Head & K. Kelly. Accepted for podium presentation at the 36^th Annual Oncology Nursing Society Congress; April 2011; Boston, MA.

“Optimal Way in which to Examine Distress in Hospitalized Cancer Patients.” Poster presented at the 11^th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research; February 2011. L. Mitchell & C. Hermann.

“A Longitudinal Perspective of the Symptom Experience of Patients Near the End of Life”. C. Hermann & S. Looney. Podium presentation at the 11^th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research; February 2011; Los Angeles, CA.

“Palliative Care Nursing: Module 8 of the EPEC Curriculum.” Invited presentation at the James Grahama Brown Cancer Center. December 2010; Louisville, KY.

“Exploring End-of-Life Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Certification Among Oncology and Palliative Care Nurses.” Poster Presented at the Oncology Nursing Society Advanced Practice Nursing Conference; November 2010; Orlando, FL.

“Understanding Patient and Caregiver Stress.” Invited podium presentation October 2010 at the 33^rd Annual Oncology Symposium at Baptist Hospital East; Louisville, KY.

“Palliative Care Nursing: Module 8 of the EPEC Curriculum.” Invited presentation at the James Grahama Brown Cancer Center. October 2010; Louisville, KY.

“Research vs. Evidence-based practice: You mean there’s a difference?” Presented October 2009 for Research Louisville Symposium; Keynote speaker; Louisville, KY.

“Research vs. Evidence-based practice: You mean there’s a difference?” Presented April 2009 for 2^nd Nursing Research and Evidence-based practice symposium at Baptist Hospital East; Keynote speaker; Louisville, KY.

“Spirituality: What is it? How can it help?” Presented March 2009 at Jewish Hospital Medical Center East Cancer Support group.

“Averting catastrophe: Measuring exhaled carbon dioxide to accurately identify endotracheal tube placement”. Poster presented October 2008 at the Kentucky Nurses’ Association 2008 convention; Louisville, KY. D. Day & C. Hermann.

“Usefulness of internet cancer support groups: An integrative review”. Poster presented October 2008 at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center 7^th Annual Retreat; Louisville, KY. S. Stanifer & C. Hermann.

“Usefulness of internet cancer support groups: An integrative review”. Poster presented October 2008 at the Lucille Markey Cancer Center Research Symposium; Lexington, KY. S. Stanifer & C. Hermann.

“The usefulness of spirituality in coping with breast cancer.” Presented September 2008 to breast cancer support group; Jewish/Ss. Mary & Elizabeth Healthcare; September 2008.

“Communicating With Your Health Care Professional”. Invited speaker to Cancer Support Group sponsored by Jewish Hospital and Ss. Mary and Elizabeth Health Care; March 2008, Louisville, KY.

“The Contribution of Spirituality to Quality of Life.”  Invited speaker to the 30^th annual Topics in Medical Oncology Symposium sponsored by Baptist Hospital East; October 2007; Louisville, KY.

“Educating Multidisciplinary Practitioners on End-of-Life Care: The Effectiveness of the EPEC Curriculum.” Poster; Presented October 2007 at Research Louisville. C. Hermann, C. Keeney, M. Pfeifer, & J. Scharfenberger.

“The Importance of Spirituality for Caregivers of Cancer Patients.” Invited speaker to the James Graham Brown Cancer Center; November 2006; Louisville, KY.

“Assessing Spiritual Needs at the End of Life.” Podium presentation. Invited speaker to “Building Bridges: Interdisciplinary Paths to Palliative and End-of-Life Care for People with Diverse Conditions (Cancer, Dementia, Heart Disease); October 2006; Tampa, FL.

“Factors Determining Success in Multiprofessional, Multimodality Education in Health Sciences”. Presented September 2004; M. Pfeifer, C. Ritchie, C. Hermann, J. Scharfenberger, B. Head, and D. Wiegman. The Association for Medical Education in Europe; Edinburgh, Scotland.

“Spirituality Buffers Symptom Distress in Patients with Lung Cancer”. Poster; Presented August 2003 at the 17^th World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine; Waikoloa, HI; E. Dedert, S. Ghate,  A.Floyd, P. Banis, I. Weissbecker, C. Hermann, J. Studts, & S. Sephton.