Beyond the Bedside: A Look at Spartans in Nursing | Page 18

GIVING A VOICE
to the Forgotten in
Brain Cancer Research

Paula Riess Sherwood
PhD, RN, CNRN, FAAN
CON PhD ‘04
Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Department of Acute and Tertiary Care
School of Nursing
Department of Neurosurgery
School of Medicine
Research Focus: Biobehavioral Interactions in
Family Caregivers
NIH/NINR and NCI, EU-Horizon Programme,
Finnish Cultural Foundation and AHEC funded

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health
Institute, Member
Neuroscience Nursing Foundation, Executive
Board, Vice President of Education
National Cancer Institute, Presenter and
Research Consultant, 2015
National Institute for Nursing, Research
Consultant, 2015

FILLING A VITAL RESEARCH HOLE
Paula Sherwood has a research goal to improve
the delivery of care and quality of life not
only for patients struggling for survival with
malignant brain tumors, but also for their
families, who experience mental and physical
health issues brought on by the challenges
of caregiving.

AWARDS
Fulbright-Saastamoinen Scholar Grant in Health
Sciences, Kuopio, Finland, 2012
Nightingale Award for Nursing Research,
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, 2010
Investigator with a Brilliant Future Award,
Council for the Advancement of Nursing
Science, 2008

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