Project(s)

Secondary analysis of the BRIGHT Study (Ongoing)

Faculty Profile

russellc@umkc.edu



http://sonhs.umkc.edu/directory/cynthia-l-russell/


Research Description

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Dr. Cynthia Russell is a Professor at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Rush University in Chicago, Illinois and her PhD from Saint Louis University. She completed a post-doctorate from John A. Hartford Foundation/Atlantic. Dr. Russell presents locally, nationally, and internationally on a variety of topics related to her program of research, professional issues, evidence-based practice, research, and advanced nursing practice. She led a task force that published the first edition of the Scope and Standards for Transplant Nursing Practice and the Transplant Competencies. Dr. Russell’s program of research focuses on self-management of chronic disease, specifically behavior change in those with kidney and heart disease. She has recently completed an NIH R01 as Primary Investigator to test a SystemCHANGE intervention to improve medication adherence, psychologic, physiologic and cost outcomes in adult kidney transplant recipients. Dr. Russell’s research program has been funded consistently since 2002 in amounts ranging from $10,000 to $2,585,224. She leads a inter-professional research team in transplantation. Dr. Russell's undergraduate research students have the opportunity to participate in the inter-professional research team meetings, participate in all aspects of research projects, develop and present research poster and slide presentations, and participate in manuscript development and publications.


Affiliated Department(s)

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Nursing  


Faculty-related Tags
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chronic illness management  heart  interventions  kidney  medication adherence  organ donation  self-management  transplant  


Region of Interest
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Europe  

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