Brief Bio

Diane Holditch-Davis, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Marcus Hobbs Distinguished Professor of Nursing and the Associate Dean for Research Affairs at the Duke School of Nursing. Dr. Holditch-Davis earned a BSN magna cum laude from Duke University and both an MS in parent-child nursing and a PhD in developmental psychobiology from the University of Connecticut. Before joining the Duke faculty in 2006, Dr. Holditch-Davis served on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for more than 20 years and rose to the rank of Kenan Distinguished Professor of Nursing and director of the doctoral and postdoctoral programs at the School of Nursing.

Her research uses observation of parent-child interactions and infant sleep to determine long-term health and developmental outcomes of infants, particularly those who are premature, adopted, seropositive for HIV, medically fragile, and the children of low-income, depressed mothers. As part of her studies, Dr. Holditch-Davis has refined methods to study mother-infant behavioral interactions in the home and hospital environments. She is currently conducting a pilot study of the effects of late prematerm birth on maternal psychological well-being and parenting. She was principal investigator on an R01 comparing two mother-administered interventions for VLBW infants (massage, kangaroo care) on infant health and development and the maternal-child relationship and on another R01 that tested a nursing support intervention for African American mothers of preterm infants with the goal of reducing developmental delays by improving the mother’s psychological well-being and the mother-infant relationship.

A fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, Dr. Holditch-Davis has received numerous awards, including the 2006 Duke School of Nursing’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Science, the March of Dimes N.C. Maternal-Child Nurse of the Year Award, and the Award for Excellence in Research from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses. The Southern Nursing Research Society also has honored her with its Distinguished Researcher and D. Jean Wood awards.

Academic Program Affiliations

PhD in Nursing Program
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Master of Science in Nursing Program

Education

PhD	University of Connecticut
MS	University of Connecticut
BSN	Duke University

Research Interests

Dr. Holditch-Davis has extensive experience using observational methods with infants, young children and their families to measure parent-child interactions and infant sleep. Her research focuses on parenting premature infants, predicting the risk for later developmental disabilities in high-risk infants, and the effects of complications of prematurity on infant sleep-wake states. She has been a principal investigator on 4 R01s and a co-investigator on several others. Her research interests include sleep, especially in preterm infants, older infants, and children; interactions between parents and young children, longitudinal design; observational methods; behavioral development of high-risk infants; neurodevelopmental assessment; premature infant behavior, development, and parenting; pain in infants and children; and infertility and adoption.

Awards and Honors

• 2012 Best research paper published in Research in Nursing & Health in 2011, for: Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M.S., Burchinal, M.R. & Goldman, B.D. (2011). Maternal role attainment with medically fragile infants: Part 2. Relationship to the quality of parenting. Research in Nursing & Health 34(1), 35-48.

• 2007 Marcus Hobbs Distinguished Professor of Nursing, Duke University

• 2006 Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Science Award, Duke University School of Nursing

• 2005 Kenan Distinguished Professorship, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

• 2003 The Marlene Kramer Outstanding Alumni Award for Research in Nursing, University of Connecticut School of Nursing

• 2003 Distinguished Researcher Award, Southern Nursing Research Society

• 2001 JOGNN's 2001 Reviewer of the Year

• 2000 D. Jean Wood Award, Southern Nursing Research Society

• 1996 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

• 1995 March of Dimes NC Maternal-Child Nurse of the Year

• 1993 AWHONN Award for Excellence in Research

• 1985 Dissertation Fellowship, University of Connecticut School of Nursing

• 1984 Dean's Fellowship, University of Connecticut School of Nursing

• 1983 Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut School of Nursing

• 1980 Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau

Areas of Expertise

• Neonatal Nursing
• Pediatric Nursing
• Research Methods

Areas of Interest

• Observational Research
• Longitudinal Research

Representative Publications

• 2012 -- Pubmed # 22282155 Carter, B. M., Holditch-Davis, D., Tanaka, D., Schwartz, T. A. Relationship of neonatal treatments with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. Nurs Res. March, 2012; 61(2); 96-102

• 2012 -- Pubmed # 22339774 Granger, B. B., Prvu-Bettger, J., Aucoin, J., Fuchs, M. A., Mitchell, P. H., Holditch-Davis, D., Roth, D., Califf, R. M., Gilliss, C. L. An Academic-Health Service Partnership in Nursing: Lessons From the Field. J Nurs Scholarsh. March, 2012; 44(1); 71-79

• 2011 -- Pubmed # 22092914 Brandon, D. H., Tully, K. P., Silva, S. G., Malcolm, W. F., Murtha, A. P., Turner, B. S., Holditch-Davis, D. Emotional responses of mothers of late-preterm and term infants. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. November, 2011; 40(6); 719-31

• 2011 -- Pubmed # 21909236 Elser, H. E., Holditch-Davis, D., Brandon, D. H. Cerebral Oxygenation Monitoring: A Strategy to Detect IVH and PVL. Newborn Infant Nurs Rev. September, 2011; 11(3); 153-159 PMCID: PMC3168549

• 2011 -- Pubmed # 21477216 Brooks, J. L., Holditch-Davis, D., Landerman, L. R., Miles, M. S., Engelke, S. C. Exploring modifiable risk factors for wheezing in African American premature infants. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. May, 2011; 40(3); 302-11 PMCID: PMC3097315

• 2011 -- Pubmed # 21243656 Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Burchinal, M. R., Brunssen, S. Maternal role attainment with medically fragile infants: Part 1. measurement and correlates during the first year of life. Res Nurs Health. February, 2011; 34(1); 20-34

• 2011 -- Pubmed # 21243657 Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S., Burchinal, M. R., Goldman, B. D. Maternal role attainment with medically fragile infants: Part 2. relationship to the quality of parenting. Res Nurs Health. February, 2011; 34(1); 35-48

• 2011 -- Pubmed # 22295181 Brooks, J., Holditch-Davis, D., Weaver, M. A., Miles, M. S., Engelke, S. C. Effects of secondhand smoke exposure on the health and development of African American premature infants. Int J Family Med. 2011; 2011 Article ID 165687

• 2011 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S. Parenting research in nursing. In Encyclopedia of nursing research (3rd ed.), edited by Fitzpatrick, J. J. and Kazer, M. W. 2011; pp. 374-376. New York: Springer.

• 2011 -- Miles, M. S., Thoyre, S., Beeber, L., Engelke, S., Weaver, M. A., Holditch-Davis, D. Process evaluation of a nursing support intervention with rural African American mothers with preterm infants. In Handbook of African American Health: Social and Behavioral Interventions, edited by Lemelle, A. J. & Reed, W., and Taylor, S. 2011, in press; pp. 253-270. New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

• 2011 -- Medoff-Cooper, B., Holditch-Davis, D. Neurobehavioral development. In Encyclopedia of nursing research (3rd ed.), edited by Fitzpatrick, J. J. and Kazer, M. W. 2011; pp. 314-317. New York: Springer.

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20838082 Knobel, R., Holditch-Davis, D. Thermoregulation and heat loss prevention after birth and during neonatal intensive-care unit stabilization of extremely low-birthweight infants. Adv Neonatal Care. October 1, 2010; 10(5 Suppl); S7-14

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20920000 Cho, J., Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S. Effects of gender on the health and development of medically at-risk infants. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. September 1, 2010; 39(5); 536-49 PMCID: PMC2951302

• 2010 -- Holditch-Davis, D. Development of sleep and sleep problems in preterm infants (Rev. Ed.) In Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online], edited by Tremblay, R. E., Peters, R. DeV., Boivin, M., and Barr, R. G. May 11, 2010; pp. 1-8. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20190867 Holditch-Davis, D., Levy, J. Potential pitfalls in collecting and analyzing longitudinal data from chronically ill populations. Newborn Infant Nurs Rev. March, 2010; 10(1); 10-18 PMCID: PMC2826814

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20043296 Beeber, L. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Perreira, K., Schwartz, T. A., Lewis, V., Blanchard, H., Canuso, R., Goldman, B. D. Short-term in-home intervention reduces depressive symptoms in Early Head Start Latina mothers of infants and toddlers. Res Nurs Health. February, 2010; 33(1); 60-76

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20409098 Knobel, R. B., Holditch-Davis, D., Schwartz, T. A. Optimal body temperature in transitional extremely low birth weight infants using heart rate and temperature as indicators. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. January, 2010; 39(1); 3-14

• 2010 -- Caruso, D. M., Holditch-Davis, D., Bartlett, R., Turner, B. ACES: A program to improve asthma outcomes in a high-morbidity pediatric population Clinical Scholars Review. 2010; 3(2); 64-74

• 2010 -- Verklan, M. T., Askin, D. F., Hill, C., Holditch-Davis, D., Lamp, J., Medoff-Cooper, B., Santa-Donata, A. for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). Assessment and care of the late preterm infant: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. 2010;

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19626030 Knobel, R. B., Holditch-Davis, D., Schwartz, T. A., Wimmer Jr, J. E. Extremely low birth weight preterm infants lack vasomotor response in relationship to cold body temperatures at birth. J Perinatol. December, 2009; 29(12); 814-21 PMCID: PMC2787712

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19785240 Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S., Burchinal, M., O'Donnell, K., McKinney, R., Lim, W. Parental caregiving and developmental outcomes of infants of mothers with HIV. Nurs Res. October 13, 2009; 50(1); 5-14

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19766056 Scher, M. S., Ludington-Hoe, S., Kaffashi, F., Johnson, M. W., Holditch-Davis, D., Loparo, K. A. Neurophysiologic assessment of brain maturation after an 8-week trial of skin-to-skin contact on preterm infants. Clin Neurophysiol. October, 2009; 120(10); 1812-8 PMCID: PMC2928473

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19412125 Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S., Weaver, M. A., Black, B., Beeber, L., Thoyre, S., Engelke, S. Patterns of distress in African-American mothers of preterm infants. J Dev Behav Pediatr. June, 2009; 30(3); 193-205 PMCID: PMC2755596

• 2009 -- Cho, J., Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Belyea, M. Effects of gender on the interactions between mothers and their medically at-risk infants. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. February, 2009; 27(1); 89-105

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 18726937 Black, B. P., Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S. Life course theory as a framework to examine becoming a mother of a medically fragile preterm infant. Res Nurs Health. February, 2009; 32(1); 38-49 PMCID: PMC2645702

• 2009 -- Perreira, K. M., Beeber, L., Schwartz, T., Holditch-Davis, D., Ornelas, I., Maxwell, L. Preparing the way: Early Head Start and the socio-emotional health of infants and toddlers in Latino immigrant families (Chapter 4). In Immigration, diversity, and education, edited by Grigorenko, E. L. and Takanishi, R. August 11, 2009; pp. 67-94. New York: Routledge / Taylor and Francis Group.

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18827518 Carter, B. M., Holditch-Davis, D. Risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants: how race, gender, and health status contribute. Adv Neonatal Care. October, 2008; 8(5); 285-90 PMCID: PMC2677063

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18507597 Holditch-Davis, D., Merrill, P., Schwartz, T., Scher, M. Predictors of wheezing in prematurely born children. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. September, 2008; 37(3); 262-73 PMCID: PMC2709492

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18226158 Cho, J., Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S. Effects of maternal depressive symptoms and infant gender on the interactions between mothers and their medically at-risk infants. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. April, 2008; 37(1); 58-70 PMCID: PMC2718685

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17889727 Cho, J., Holditch-Davis, D., Belyea, M. Gender and racial differences in the looking and talking behaviors of mothers and their 3-year-old prematurely born children. J Pediatr Nurs. 2007; 22(5); 356-67

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17489935 Knobel, R., Holditch-Davis, D. Thermoregulation and heat loss prevention after birth and during neonatal intensive-care unit stabilization of extremely low-birthweight infants. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2007; 36(3); 280-7

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17514707 Holditch-Davis, D., Schwartz, T., Black, B., Scher, M. Correlates of mother-premature infant interactions. Res Nurs Health. June, 2007; 30(3); 333-46

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17410996 Bartlett, R., Holditch-Davis, D., Belyea, M. Problem behaviors in adolescents. Pediatr Nurs. 2007; 33(1); 13-8

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17243105 Lee, T., Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S. The influence of maternal and child characteristics and paternal support on interactions of mothers and their medically fragile infants. Res Nurs Health. 2007; 30(1); 17-30

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17353730 Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Schwartz, T. A., Scher, M. Depressive symptoms in mothers of prematurely born infants. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2007; 28(1); 36-44

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17298929 Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Pedersen, C., Eron Jr, J. J., Schwartz, T. Emotional distress in African American women with HIV. J Prev Interv Community. 2007; 33(1-2); 35-50

• 2007 -- Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Pedersen, C., Eron, J., Schwartz, T. Emotional distress in African American women with HIV. In HIV: Issues with mental health and illness, edited by Blank, M. B. and Eisenberg, M. M. 2007; pp. 35-50. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.

• 2007 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Blackburn, S. T. Neurobehavioral development. In Comprehensive neonatal care: An interdisciplinary approach (4th ed.), edited by Kenner, C. and Lott, J. W. 2007; pp. 448-479. St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17489934 Holditch-Davis, D. Acute care of high-risk infants. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2007; 36(3); 279

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17594414 Holditch-Davis, D. Outcomes of prematurity and neonatal intensive care unit care. Jof obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG. Jul.-Aug. 2007; 36(4); 364-5

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 17131284 Bartlett, R., Holditch-Davis, D., Belyea, M., Halpern, C. T., Beeber, L. Risk and protection in the development of problem behaviors in adolescents. Res Nurs Health. 2006; 29(6); 607-21

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 16847907 Black, B., Holditch-Davis, D., Schwartz, T., Scher, M. S. Effects of antenatal magnesium sulfate and corticosteroid therapy on sleep states of preterm infants. Res Nurs Health. 2006; 29(4); 269-80

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 16466352 Lee, T., Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D. Fathers' support to mothers of medically fragile infants. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006; 35(1); 46-55

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 16314607 Rhee, H., Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S. Patterns of physical symptoms and relationships with psychosocial factors in adolescents. Psychosom Med. 2006; 67(6); 1006-12

• 2005 -- Pubmed # 16229130 Rhee, H., Miles, M. S., Halpern, C. T., Holditch-Davis, D. Prevalence of recurrent physical symptoms in U.S. adolescents. Pediatr Nurs. 2005; 31(4); 314-9, 350

• 2005 -- Pubmed # 16298697 Skelly, A. H., Carlson, J. R., Leeman, J., Holditch-Davis, D., Soward, A. C. Symptom-focused management for African American women with Type 2 diabetes: a pilot study. Appl Nurs Res. 2005; 18(4); 213-20

• 2005 -- Brandon, D. H., Holditch-Davis, D. Validation of an instrumented sleep-wake state assessment against biobehavioral assessment. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews. September, 2005; 5(3); 109-115

• 2005 -- Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Thoyre, S., Beeber, L. Rural African American mothers parenting prematurely-born infants:  An ecological systems perspective. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews. September, 2005; 5(3); 142-148

• 2005 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Belyea, M., Edwards, L. Prediction of 3-year developmental outcomes from sleep development over the preterm period. Infant Behavior and Development. June, 2005; 28(2); 118-131

• 2005 -- Brandon, D. H., Holditch-Davis, D., Winchester, D. M. Factors affecting early neurobehavioral and sleep outcomes in preterm infants. Infant Behavior and Development. June, 2005; 28(2); 206-219

• 2005 -- Pubmed # 15774839 Scher, M. S., Johnson, M. W., Holditch-Davis, D. Cyclicity of neonatal sleep behaviors at 25 to 30 weeks' postconceptional age. Pediatr Res. 2005; 57(6); 879-82

• 2005 -- Pubmed # 15884028 Bartlett, R., Holditch-Davis, D., Belyea, M. Clusters of problem behaviors in adolescents. Res Nurs Health. 2005; 28(3); 230-9

• 2005 -- Pubmed # 16327400 Holditch-Davis, D. If only they could talk: Interpreting the behaviors of preterm infants challenges nurses and parents. Am J Nurs. 2005; 105(12); 75-7

• 2005 -- Holditch-Davis, D. Commentary: Developmental care. eNeonatal Review. June, 2005; 2(10);

• 2005 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S. Parenting. In Encyclopedia of nursing research (2nd ed.), edited by Fitzpatrick, J. J. and Wallace, M. 2005; pp. 441-443. New York: Springer Publishing.

• 2005 -- Medoff-Cooper, B., Holditch-Davis, D. Neurobehavioral development In Encyclopedia of nursing research (2nd ed.), edited by Fitzpatrick, J. J and Wallace, M. 2005; New York: Springer.

• 2004 -- Pubmed # 17906739 Krueger, C., Holditch-Davis, D., Quint, S., Decasper, A. Recurring auditory experience in the 28- to 34-week-old fetus. Infant Behav Dev. December, 2004; 27(4); 537-43

• 2004 -- Pubmed # 15363838 Holditch-Davis, D., Scher, M., Schwartz, T., Hudson-Barr, D. Sleeping and waking state development in preterm infants. Early Hum Dev. 2004; 80(1); 43-64

• 2004 -- Pubmed # 15175629 Holditch-Davis, D., Scher, M., Schwartz, T. Respiratory development in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2004; 24(10); 631-9

• 2004 -- Pubmed # 15354622 Beeber, L. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Belyea, M. J., Funk, S. G., Canuso, R. In-home intervention for depressive symptoms with low-income mothers of infants and toddlers in the United States. Health Care Women Int. 2004; 25(6); 561-80

• 2004 -- Pubmed # 15471060 Somboontanont, W., Sloane, P. D., Floyd, F. J., Holditch-Davis, D., Hogue, C. C., Mitchell, C. M. Assaultive behavior in Alzheimer's disease: identifying immediate antecedents during bathing. J Gerontol Nurs. 2004; 30(9); 22-9; quiz 55-6

• 2004 -- Pubmed # 15185245 Cho, J., Holditch-Davis, D., Belyea, M. Gender, ethnicity, and the interactions of prematurely born children and their mothers. J Pediatr Nurs. 2004; 19(3); 163-75

• 2004 -- Sandelowski, M., Holditch-Davis, D., Harris, B. G. Living the life: Explanations of infertility Sociology of Health & Illness. February, 2004; 12(2); 195-215

• 2004 -- Holditch-Davis, D. Sleeping behaviour of preterm infants and its impact on psychosocial child development. Encyclopedia on early childhood development [online]. January 7, 2004; A1-A8

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 14639081 Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Eron, J., Black, B. P., Pedersen, C., Harris, D. A. An HIV self-care symptom management intervention for African American mothers. Nurs Res. 2003; 52(6); 350-60

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 14598980 Mew, A. M., Holditch-Davis, D., Belyea, M., Miles, M. S., Fishel, A. Correlates of depressive symptoms in mothers of preterm infants. Neonatal Netw. 2003; 22(5); 51-60

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 14501545 Holditch-Davis, D., Brandon, D. H., Schwartz, T. Development of behaviors in preterm infants: relation to sleeping and waking. Nurs Res. 2003; 52(5); 307-17

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 12884418 Holditch-Davis, D., Cox, M. F., Miles, M. S., Belyea, M. Mother-infant interactions of medically fragile infants and non-chronically ill premature infants. Res Nurs Health. 2003; 26(4); 300-11

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 12685667 Holditch-Davis, D., Bartlett, T. R., Blickman, A. L., Miles, M. S. Posttraumatic stress symptoms in mothers of premature infants. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2003; 32(2); 161-71

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 12858691 Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D. Enhancing nursing research with children and families using a developmental science perspective. Annu Rev Nurs Res. 2003; 21 1-20

• 2003 -- Fitzpatrick, J. J., Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D. (Eds.) Annual Review of Nursing Research (Research on Child Health and Pediatric Issues). 2003; : .

• 2003 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Blackburn, S., Vandenberg, K. A. Newborn and infant neurobehavioral development. In Comprehensive neonatal nursing: A physiologic perspective (3rd ed.), edited by Kenner, C. and Lott, J. W. 2003; pp. 236-284. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders.

• 2003 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Black, B. P. Care of preterm infants: programs of research and their relationship to developmental science. In , edited by 2003; pp. 23-60. : .

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 14667079 Symons, F. J., Sperry, L., Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S. Early and self-injurious behavior in young children born at-risk: a preliminary analysis. (Letter) Dev Med Child Neurol. 2003; 45(12); 844-5

• 2002 -- Pubmed # 12025143 Kisida, N., Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S., Carlson, J. Unsafe caregiving practices experienced by 3-year-old children born prematurely. Pediatr Nurs. 2002; 27(1); 13-8, 23-4

• 2002 -- Pubmed # 12881928 Docherty, S. L., Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D. Worry about child health in mothers of hospitalized medically fragile infants. Adv Neonatal Care. 2002; 2(2); 84-92

• 2002 -- Pubmed # 12029601 Miles, M. S., Burchinal, P., Holditch-Davis, D., Brunssen, S., Wilson, S. M. Perceptions of stress, worry, and support in Black and White mothers of hospitalized, medically fragile infants. J Pediatr Nurs. 2002; 17(2); 82-8

• 2002 -- Pubmed # 11840408 Mallory, C., Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D. Reciprocity and retaining African-American women with HIV in research. Appl Nurs Res. 2002; 15(1); 35-41

• 2002 -- Pubmed # 11865270 Brandon, D. H., Holditch-Davis, D., Belyea, M. Preterm infants born at less than 31 weeks' gestation have improved growth in cycled light compared with continuous near darkness. J Pediatr. 2002; 140(2); 192-9

• 2001 -- Pubmed # 11486719 Miles, M. S., Gillespie, J. V., Holditch-Davis, D. Physical and mental health in African American mothers with HIV. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2001; 12(4); 42-50

• 2001 -- Pubmed # 11526617 Holditch-Davis, D., Docherty, S., Miles, M. S., Burchinal, M. Developmental outcomes of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: comparison with other medically fragile infants. Res Nurs Health. 2001; 24(3); 181-93

• 2001 -- Pubmed # 11319702 Stover, J. C., Skelly, A. H., Holditch-Davis, D., Dunn, P. F. Perceptions of health and their relationship to symptoms in African American women with type 2 diabetes. Appl Nurs Res. 2001; 14(2); 72-80

• 2000 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Tesh, E. M., Goldman, B. D., Miles, M. S., D'Auria, J. Use of the HOME Inventory with medically fragile infants. Children's Health Care. Fall, 2000; 29(4); 257-78

• 2000 -- Pubmed # 10776198 Hale, A. K., Holditch-Davis, D., D'Auria, J., Miles, M. S. The usefulness of an assessment of emotional involvement of HIV-positive mothers and their infants. J Pediatr Health Care. 2000; 13(5); 230-6

• 2000 -- Pubmed # 10897553 Holditch-Davis, D., Bartlett, T. R., Belyea, M. Developmental problems and interactions between mothers and prematurely born children. J Pediatr Nurs. 2000; 15(3); 157-67

• 2000 -- Pubmed # 11949060 Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S. Mothers' stories about their experiences in the neonatal intensive care unit. Neonatal Netw. 2000; 19(3); 13-21

• 2000 -- Pubmed # 10804895 Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S., Belyea, M. Feeding and non-feeding interactions of mothers and prematures. West J Nurs Res. 2000; 22(3); 320-34

• 2000 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Tesh, E. M., Miles, M. S., Burchinal, M. Early interactions between mothers and their medically fragile infants. Applied Developmental Science. 2000; 33(3); 155-167

• 2000 -- Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Black, B. HIV self-care management intervention with African American mothers. In Key aspects of preventing and managing chronic illness, edited by Funk, S. G., Tornquist, E. M., Leeman, J., Miles, M. S., and Harrell, J. S. 2000; pp. 275-288. New York: Springer Publishing Co..

• 2000 -- Pubmed # 10750676 Haller, K. B., Holditch-Davis, D. Editorial: Guidelines for statistical reporting. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2000; 29(2); 121

• 1999 -- Pubmed # 10403997 Holditch-Davis, D., Roberts, D., Sandelowski, M. Early parental interactions with and perceptions of multiple birth infants. J Adv Nurs. 1999; 30(1); 200-10

• 1999 -- Pubmed # 10337844 Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Burchinal, P., Nelson, D. Distress and growth outcomes in mothers of medically fragile infants. Nurs Res. 1999; 48(3); 129-40

• 1999 -- Pubmed # 10344702 Brandon, D. H., Holditch-Davis, D., Belyea, M. Nursing care and the development of sleeping and waking behaviors in preterm infants. Res Nurs Health. 1999; 22(3); 217-29

• 1999 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Sandelowski, M., Harris, B. G. Effect of infertility on mothers' and fathers' interactions with young infants. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. May, 1999; 17(2); 159-173

• 1999 -- Medoff-Cooper, B., Holditch-Davis, D. Therapeutic actions and outcomes for preterm (low birth weight) infants. In Handbook of clinical nursing research, edited by Hinshaw, A. S., Feetham, S. L., and Shaver, J. L. F. 1999; pp. 161-183. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

• 1999 -- Holditch-Davis, D. Introduction to issues in acute care. In Maternal child health research digest, edited by Fitzpatrick, J. J. and Montgomery, K. S. 1999; pp. 85-87. New York: Springer Publishing Co..

• 1998 -- Pubmed # 9810476 Holditch-Davis, D., Edwards, L. J. Temporal organization of sleep-wake states in preterm infants. Dev Psychobiol. 1998; 33(3); 257-69

• 1998 -- Pubmed # 9637326 Holditch-Davis, D., Sandelowski, M., Harris, B. G. Infertility and early parent-infant interactions. J Adv Nurs. 1998; 27(5); 992-1001

• 1998 -- Pubmed # 9529869 Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D., Shepherd, H. Maternal concerns about parenting prematurely born children. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 1998; 23(2); 70-5

• 1998 -- Pubmed # 9472233 Hudson-Barr, D. C., Duffey, M. A., Holditch-Davis, D., Funk, S., Frauman, A. Pediatric nurses' use of behaviors to make medication administration decisions in infants recovering from surgery. Res Nurs Health. 1998; 21(1); 3-13

• 1998 -- Pubmed # 9469721 Holditch-Davis, D., Edwards, L. J., Helms, R. W. Modeling development of sleep-wake behaviors: I. Using the mixed general linear model. Physiol Behav. 1998; 63(3); 311-8

• 1998 -- Pubmed # 9469722 Holditch-Davis, D., Edwards, L. J. Modeling development of sleep-wake behaviors. II. Results of two cohorts of preterms. Physiol Behav. 1998; 63(3); 319-28

• 1998 -- Medoff-Cooper, B., Holditch-Davis, D. Neurobehavioral development. In Encyclopedia of nursing research, edited by Fitzpatrick, J. J. 1998; New York: Springer Publishing Co..

• 1998 -- Holditch-Davis, D. Neonatal sleep-wake states. In Comprehensive neonatal nursing: A physiologic perspective (2nd ed.), edited by Kenner, C., Lott, J. W., and Flandermeyer, A. A. 1998; pp. 921-938. Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders.

• 1998 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S. Parenting. In Encyclopedia of nursing research, edited by Fitzpatrick, J. J. 1998; pp. 416-418. New York: Springer Publishing Co., Inc..

• 1997 -- Pubmed # 9429451 Torres, C., Holditch-Davis, D., O'Hale, A., D'Auria, J. Effect of standard rest periods on apnea and weight gain in preterm infants. Neonatal Netw. 1997; 16(8); 35-43

• 1997 -- Pubmed # 9256876 Tesh, E. M., Holditch-Davis, D. HOME inventory and NCATS: relation to mother and child behaviors during naturalistic observations. Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment. Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scale. Res Nurs Health. 1997; 20(4); 295-307

• 1997 -- Pubmed # 10167191 Lewis, M. M., Holditch-Davis, D., Brunssen, S. Parents as passengers during pediatric transport. Air Med J. 1997; 16(2); 38-42; discussion 42-3

• 1997 -- Pubmed # 9205979 Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D. Parenting the prematurely born child: pathways of influence. Semin Perinatol. 1997; 21(3); 254-66

• 1997 -- Pubmed # 9216318 Wereszczak, J., Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D. Maternal recall of the neonatal intensive care unit. Neonatal Netw. 1997; 16(4); 33-40

• 1997 -- Miles, M. S., Burchinal, P., Holditch-Davis, D., Wasilewski, Y. Personal, family, and health-related correlates of depressive symptoms in mothers with HIV. Journal of Family Psychology. March, 1997; 11(1); 23-34

• 1997 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Miles, M. S. Parenting the prematurely born child. In , edited by 1997; pp. 3-34. : .

• 1995 -- Pubmed # 7676075 Holditch-Davis, D., Black, B. P., Sandelowski, M., Harris, B. G., Belyea, M. Fertility status and symptoms in childbearing couples. Res Nurs Health. 1995; 18(5); 417-26

• 1995 -- Pubmed # 7565527 Holditch-Davis, D. Behaviors of preterm infants with and without chronic lung disease when alone and when with nurses. Neonatal Netw. 1995; 14(7); 51-7

• 1995 -- Pubmed # 7636707 Black, B. P., Holditch-Davis, D., Sandelowski, M., Harris, B. G. Comparison of pregnancy symptoms of infertile and fertile couples. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 1995; 9(2); 1-9

• 1995 -- Pubmed # 7562381 Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D. Compensatory parenting: how mothers describe parenting their 3-year-old, prematurely born children. J Pediatr Nurs. 1995; 10(4); 243-53

• 1995 -- Maliski, S. L., Holditch-Davis, D. Linking biology and biography: complex nonlinear dynamical systems as a framework for nursing inquiry. Complexity and Chaos in Nursing. Summer, 1995; 2(1); 25-35

• 1995 -- Pubmed # 7658254 Holditch-Davis, D., Barham, L. N., O'Hale, A., Tucker, B. Effect of standard rest periods on convalescent preterm infants. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1995; 24(5); 424-32

• 1995 -- Pubmed # 8002434 Holditch-Davis, D., Black, B. P., Harris, B. G., Sandelowski, M., Edwards, L. Beyond couvade: pregnancy symptoms in couples with a history of infertility. Health Care Women Int. 1995; 15(6); 537-48

• 1995 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Hudson, D. C. Using preterm infant behaviors to identify acute medical complications. In Key aspects of caring for the acutely ill: Technological aspects, patient education, and quality of life, edited by Funk, S. G., Tornquist, E. M., Champagne, M. T., and Wiese, R. A. 1995; pp. 95-120. New York: Springer Publishing.

• 1994 -- Pubmed # 7937176 Holditch-Davis, D., Edwards, L. J., Wigger, M. C. Pathologic apnea and brief respiratory pauses in preterm infants: relation to sleep state. Nurs Res. 1994; 43(5); 293-300

• 1994 -- Pubmed # 7965590 Altimier, L., Norwood, S., Dick, M. J., Holditch-Davis, D., Lawless, S. Postoperative pain management in preverbal children: the prescription and administration of analgesics with and without caudal analgesia. J Pediatr Nurs. 1994; 9(4); 226-32

• 1994 -- Pubmed # 8139521 Catlett, A. T., Miles, M. S., Holditch-Davis, D. Maternal perception of illness severity in premature infants. Neonatal Netw. 1994; 13(2); 45-9

• 1993 -- Pubmed # 10171473 Huber, C., Holditch-Davis, D., Brandon, D. High-risk preterm infants at 3 years of age: parental response to the presence of developmental problems. Child Health Care. Spring, 1993; 22(2); 107-24

• 1993 -- Sandelowski, M., Harris, B. G., Holditch-Davis, D. 'Somewhere out there': Parental claiming in the preadoption waiting period. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. January, 1993; 21(4); 464-486

• 1993 -- Pubmed # 8474416 Holditch-Davis, D. Measuring the behavior of high-risk infants. Neonatal Netw. 1993; 12(3); 69-72

• 1993 -- Holditch-Davis, D., Lee, D. A. The behaviors and nursing care of preterm infants with chronic lung disease. In Key aspects of caring for the chronically ill: Hospital and home, edited by Funk, S. G., Tornquist, E. M., Champagne, M. T., and Wiese, R. A. 1993; pp. 250-270. New York: Springer.

• 1993 -- Holditch-Davis, D. Neonatal sleep-wake states. In Comprehensive neonatal nursing care: A physiologic perspective, edited by Kenner, C., Brueggemeyer, A., and Gunderson, L. P. 1993; pp. 1075-1093. Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders.

• 1992 -- Pubmed # 1509112 Miller, D. B., Holditch-Davis, D. Interactions of parents and nurses with high-risk preterm infants. Res Nurs Health. 1992; 15(3); 187-97

• 1992 -- Pubmed # 1287454 Gunderson, L. P., Holditch-Davis, D. If NICU nurses wrote to "Miss Decorum" .... Neonatal Netw. 1992; 11(8); 65-6

• 1992 -- Pubmed # 1608380 Holditch-Davis, D., Conway, A. Consent: where research design meets reality. Neonatal Netw. 1992; 11(4); 65-8

• 1992 -- Sandelowski, M., Holditch-Davis, D., Harris B. G. Using qualitative and quantitative methods: The transition to parenthood of infertile couples. In Qualitative methods in family research, edited by Gilgun, J. F., Daly, K. J., and Handel, G. 1992; pp. 301-322. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc..

• 1991 -- Pubmed # 1943531 Harris, B. G., Sandelowski, M., Holditch-Davis, D. Infertility ... and new interpretations of pregnancy loss. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 1991; 16(4); 217-20

• 1991 -- Pubmed # 2022527 Sandelowski, M., Harris, B. G., Holditch-Davis, D. Amniocentesis in the context of infertility. Health Care Women Int. 1991; 12(2); 167-78

• 1991 -- Sandelowski, M., Harris, B. G., Holditch-Davis, D. “The clock has been ticking, the calendar pages turning, and we are still waiting”: Infertile couples' encounter with time in the adoption waiting period. Qualitative Sociology. June, 1991; 14(2); 147-73

• 1990 -- Pubmed # 2236650 Sandelowski, M., Harris, B. G., Holditch-Davis, D. Pregnant moments: the process of conception in infertile couples. Res Nurs Health. 1990; 13(5); 273-82

• 1990 -- Pubmed # 2348812 Catlett, A. T., Holditch-Davis, D. Environmental stimulation of the acutely ill premature infant: physiological effects and nursing implications. Neonatal Netw. 1990; 8(6); 19-26

• 1990 -- Holditch-Davis, D. The development of sleeping and waking states in high-risk preterm infants. Infant Behavior and Development. Oct.-Dec., 1990; 13(4); 513-531

• 1990 -- Pubmed # 2392117 Holditch-Davis, D. Statistical power and neonatal nursing research statistics: knowing your "p" from your "SD". Neonatal Netw. 1990; 9(2); 62-3

• 1990 -- Holditch-Davis, D. The effect of hospital caregiving on preterm infants' sleeping and waking states. In Key aspects of recovery: Improving nutrition, rest, and mobility, edited by Funk, S. G., Tornquist, E. M., Champagne, M. T., Copp, L. A., and Wiese, R. A. 1990; pp. 110-122. New York: Springer Publishing.

• 1990 -- Young, G., Holditch-Davis, D. Nursing care of the high-risk neonate. In Nursing care of children and families (2nd ed.), edited by Mott, S. R., James, S. R., and Sperlach, A. 1990; pp. 1844-1907. Redwood City, CA: Addison-Wesley Nursing.

• 1989 -- Pubmed # 2704841 Sandelowski, M., Davis, D. H., Harris, B. G. Artful design: writing the proposal for research in the naturalist paradigm. Res Nurs Health. April, 1989; 12(2); 77-84

• 1989 -- Pubmed # 2807329 Sandelowski, M., Harris, B. G., Holditch-Davis, D. Mazing: infertile couples and the quest for a child. Image J Nurs Sch. 1989; 21(4); 220-6

• 1989 -- Holditch Davis, D., Calhoun, M. Do preterm infants show behavioral responses to painful procedures? In Key aspects of comfort: Management of pain, fatigue, and nausea, edited by Funk, S. G., Tornquist, E. M., Champagne, M. T., Copp, L. A., and Wiese, R. A. 1989; pp. 35-43. New York: Springer Publishing.

• 1988 -- Thoman, E. B., Davis, D. H., Graham, S., Scholz, J. P., Rowe, J. C. Infants at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): Differential prediction for three siblings of SIDS infants. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. December, 1988; 11(6); 565-583

• 1988 -- Davis, D. H., Thoman, E. B The early social environment of premature and fullterm infants. Early Human Development. Aug.-Sep., 1988; 17(2-3); 221-232

• 1987 -- Davis, D. H., Thoman, E. B. Behavioral states of premature infants: Implications for neural and behavioral development. Developmental Psychobiology. January, 1987; 20(1); 25-38

• 1987 -- Thoman, E. B., Davis, D. H., Denenberg, V. H. The sleeping and waking states of infants: Correlations across time and person. Physiology and Behavior. 1987; 41(6); 531-537

• 1986 -- Pubmed # 3851740 Davis, D. H., Hawkins, J. W. High-risk maternal and neonatal transport: psychosocial implications for practice. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. Nov.-Dec., 1985; 4(6); 368-79

• 1985 -- Pubmed # 3974797 Thoman, E. B., Davis, D. H., Raye, J. R., Philipps, A. F., Rowe, J. C., Denenberg, V. H. Theophylline affects sleep-wake state development in premature infants. Neuropediatrics. February, 1985; 16(1); 13-8

• 1985 -- Holditch-Davis, D. The ongoing care of the high-risk infant. In Nursing care of children and families (1st Ed.), edited by Mott, S. R., Fazekas, N. F. and James, S. R. 1985; pp. 1001-1052. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley Nursing Division.

Grant Funding (selected)

• Development of Cerebral Oxygenation in Premature Infants  
  National Institutes of Health
  1F31-NR011269-01
  05/2009-04/2012
  Role: Sponsor
  The purpose of this exploratory study is to measure cerebral oxygenation longitudinally in premature infants and evaluate how environmental variables controlled by nursing, positioning, and noise, affect cerebral oxygenation. A technology new to intensive care nurseries (ICN) called near-infrared spectroscopy, used in cerebral oximetry monitors to measure cerebral oxygenation, is beginning to enter the clinical setting. In order to effectively use cerebral oximetry, more must be known about cerebral oxygenation in premature infants and the effect of these nursing and environmental factors. Results from this study will provide intensive care nurseries with developmental trajectories of cerebral oxygenation to serve as a guide for clinicians to determine if premature infants are at risk.

• Mother Sibling Interactions  
  NIH, NINR
  R03-NR011196
  09/2009-09/2011
  Role: Co-I
  The proposed 2-year study will use a longitudinal, comparative, mixed method design to explore the impact of a VLBW infant on the mother-sibling interactions and sibling adjustment. A comparison group of full term infants will be included to elucidate sibling adustment problems that are typical to having a new baby in the home and sibling adjustment problems that are associated with the unique stress of having to care for a VLBW infant.

• Development of Cerebral Oxygenation in Premature Infants  
  American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
  01/2011-12/2011
  

• Human Development: Interdisciplinary research training  
  NICHD
  T32-HD007376-11
  05/2010-04/2016
  Role: Mentor Faculty
  The purpose of this project is to prepare researchers who understand the social/biological bases of human behavior across the life course and across generations and who conduct research relevant to the enhancement of competencies and the prevention of behavioral disorders.

• Parental Decision-Making for Infants with HIE  
  NIH/NINR
  F31-NR012083
  04/2010-04/2013
  Role: Co-Sponsor
  The purpose of this exploratory study is to conduct a multiple case study of decision-making for infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Studying how parents and providers of these infants make decisions will provide critical information regarding the process for infants born with an unanticipated birth injury who have a healthy appearance.

• Temperature & Vasomotor Tone During the First 5 Days in Preterms Less than 1000g  
  National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research
  R15-NR012157
  03/2010-02/2013
  Role: Co-I
  This study will examine maturation of vasomotor tone by measuring central and peripheral body temperatuve in relationship to peripheral perfusion during the first 5 days of life in 30 ELBW infants. The study will provide data for sample size determination for a larger, multi-center study to determine time of vasomotor tone maturity to decrease associated brain injury in ELBW infants.

• SNRS Dissertation Award  
  Southern Nursing Research Society
  2009 -CANS/SNRS Dissertation
  01/2010-12/2010
  Role: Co-PI
  Dissertation Support for Jada L. Brooks

• Body Temperature & Vasomotor Tone in ELBW Preterm Infants During the First 5 Days of Life  
  AWHONN / March of Dimes “Saving Babies, Together® Award”
  07/2009-06/2010
  Role: Co-I
  This study will evaluate central and peripheral body temperature and perfusion to examine vasomotor tone maturation in 30 ELBW infants over their first 5 days of life. The study will use infrared imaging to verify body temperature and perfusion in relationship to temperature measured by thermistors and perfusion measured by perfusion index.

• Effect of Perinatal Nicotine Exposure on the Development of Autonomic Responses  
  NINR
  K01-NR010910-01
  08/2008-07/2011
  Role: Member of Advisory Board
  Further training in developmental neurobiology to allow the candidate to continue her long-term goals of elucidating factors that affect the health and well being of infants, and to develop age-appropriate, non-invasive tests that will identify infants who are at greatest risk for Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

• Interactions between Mothers and their Premature American Indian Infants  
  National Institutes of Health
  1F31-NR010851-01
  07/2008-06/2011
  Role: Sponsor
  Mother-infant interactions among American Indians are poorly understood because most studies of mothers and premature infants have focused on Whites and African Americans. This study will also explore factors affecting Lumbee mother’s interactions and their experiences in parenting their premature infants.

• Mother Administered Interventions for VLBW Infants  
  National Institute of Nursing Research
  5R01-NR009418-03S1
  09/2006-06/2009
  Role: PI
  Project Goal: To study the longer term effects of White-Traub’s auditory-tactile-visual (ATVV) intervention and kangaroo care in preterm infants. The specific effects to be studied are those on infant health and development, maternal psychological well – being, and the maternal-child relationship.

• Reducing Depressive Symptoms in Low-Income Mothers  
  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  5-50245
  04/2006-02/2007
  Role: PI
  The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of an intervention for low-income mothers with high levels of depressive symptoms. Outcome expected to be improved by the intervention are maternal depressive symptoms and the quality of mother-infants interactions.

• EHS Latino Mothers: Reducing Depression and Improving Iinfant/Toddler Mental Health  
  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  04/2006-08/2006
  Role: PI
  The purpose of this study is to test an intervention for reducing depression in Latina mothers who have children in Early Head Start.

• "Alumbrando el Camino/Bright Moments:" A Curriculum for Staff Working with EHS Parents with Depressive Symptoms  
  DHHS
  01/2006-12/2008
  Role: Investigator
  The project will develop and implement a curriculum that will strengthen EHS staff in reaching out to English and Spanish-speaking parents who have significant depressive symptoms.

• Mother-Administered Interventions for VLBW Infants  
  NIH/NINR
  R01 NR009418S
  09/2006-12/2008
  Role: PI
  The purpose of this minority supplement is to support Jada Brooks in her examination of the effect of maternal distress in the NICU on maternal sensitivity at 2 months corrected age.

• Mother-Administered Interventions for VLBW Infants  
  National Institutes of Health
  7R01-NR009418-02
  09/2005-06/2010
  Role: PI
  This study will examine the short- and long-term effects of two maternally administered interventions-- the auditory-tactile-visual-vestibular (ATVV) intervention and kangaroo care--for very-low-birthweight (VLBW) preterms on infant health and development, maternal psychological well-being, and the maternal-child relationship, in comparison with a control group and with each other. Administering one of these interventions will allow the mother to assume a specific role in the care of her infant in the hospital. Comparing the interventions will enable us to determine the relative importance of the direct effects of the interventions on the infant and the indirect effects through the mother.

• Mother-Administered Interventions for VLBW Infants  
  National Institutes of Health/NINR
  5R01-NR009418-03S1
  09/2005-06/2009
  Role: PI
  This study will examine the short- and long-term effects of two maternally administered interventions-- the auditory-tactile-visual-vestibular (ATVV) intervention and kangaroo care--for very-low-birthweight (VLBW) preterms on infant health and development, maternal psychological well-being, and the maternal-child relationship, in comparison with a control group and with each other. Administering one of these interventions will allow the mother to assume a specific role in the care of her infant in the hospital. Comparing the interventions will enable us to determine the relative importance of the direct effects of the interventions on the infant and the indirect effects through the mother.

• Thermoregulation in ELBW infants  
  American Nurses Foundation
  11/2004-06/2006
  Role: Sponsor
  The purpose is to explore the relationship between body temperature and oxygenation, acid-base balance, blood glucose, peripheral vasoconstriction, and heart rate for 10 ELBW infants during the transitional period.

• Research training: Health care quality and patient outcomes  
  NINR/NIIH
  09/2004-08/2009
  Role: Core Faculty
  The purpose of this institutional training grant is to provide research training to 10 pre-doctoral trainees and 6 post-doctoral fellows in the areas of quality health care and patient outcomes.

• Human development: Interdisciplinary research training  
  NICHD
  2 T32 HD007376
  05/2004-04/2009
  Role: Mentor Faculty
  The purpose of this project is to prepare researchers who understand the social/biological bases of human behavior across the life course and across generations and who conduct research relevant to the enhancement of competencies and the prevention of behavioral disorders.

• A nursing support intervention with mothers of preterms  
  NIH/NINR
  NR05263S
  09/2003-06/2006
  Role: PI
  The purpose of this minority supplement is support Theresa Chapple in her examination of mothers use of well-child and early intervention services.

• Symptom focused diabetes care for African-American women  
  NIH/NINR
  1 R01 NR008582
  09/2003-05/2007
  Role: Member, Advisory Board
  The goals of this study are to test the effectiveness of a culturally sensitive, symptom-focused disease management intervention in improving diabetes symptom knowledge, self-care practices, and health outcomes for older, rural African-American women with Type 2 diabetes.

• Reducing depressive symptoms in low-income mothers  
  NIH/NIMH
  R01-MH655524
  07/2003-06/2009
  Role: Co-I
  The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of an intervention for low-income mothers with high levels of depressive symptoms. Outcome expected to be improve by the intervention are maternal depressive symptoms and the quality of mother-infants interactions.

• EHS Latino mothers: Reducing depression and improving infant/toddler mental healtH.  
  Department of Health and Human Services
  ACYF 90Y F004201
  09/2002-08/2007
  The purpose of this study is to test an intervention for reducing depression in Latina mothers who have children in Early Head Start.

• Contingent feeding of preterm infants to reduce hypoxemia  
  NIH/NINR
  1 KO1 NR07668
  02/2002-01/2005
  Role: Sponsor
  The main goal of this project is to refine a contingently-structured intervention for preterm infants to reduce hypoxemia during bottle feeding. Training will aim to increase understanding of the impact of fatigue and swallowing on infant feeding skills.

• A nursing support intervention with mothers of preterms  
  NIH/NINR
  2-R01-NR05263
  09/2001-06/2007
  Role: PI
  The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a culturally congruent intervention providing support to rural, African American mothers of prematures from the time their infants are in intermediate care until they are 18 months of age. During phone calls and home visits, the intervention nurse will help mothers resolve emotional distress, support them in developing relationships with their infants, and help them identify acceptable resources to meet infant health and developmental needs.

• Post-doctoral research in neurodevelopmental disorders  
  NICHD
  1T32 HD040127
  05/2001-04/2004
  Role: Investigator
  The purpose of this postdoctoral program is to prepare researchers in the area of neurodevelopmental disorders.

• Symptom management intervention for African American women with type II diabetes  
  Association of Diabetic Educators and Sigma Theta Tau
  07/1999-06/2001
  Role: Co-I
  The purpose of this study was to pilot test a diabetes symptom management intervention for older African American women with type II diabetes.

• Assessment of biological & social risk in preterm infants  
  NIH/NINR
  2-R01-NR01894
  06/1998-02/2003
  Role: PI
  The major goals of this project were to compare the effectiveness and clinical utility of four measures of biological risk in predicting the development and health outcomes of premature infants and to examine how these measures interact with social risks.

• Assessment of biological & social risk in preterm infants  
  NIH/NINR
  2 R01 NR01894
  06/1998-02/2003
  The major goals of this project were to compare the effectiveness and clinical utility of four measures of biological risk in predicting the developmental and health outcomes of premature infants and to examine how these measures interact with social risks.

• The development of repetitive and self-injurious behaviors in medically fragile infants.  
  NINR, NIH
  P30 NR03962
  05/1998-04/1999
  Role: Co-I
  Pilot/feasibility study funded as part of research support center grant (P30 NR03962). The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and severity of repetitive and self-injurious behaviors in a cohort of medically fragile infants and to relate these problems to behaviors of these infants in the first year of life.

• Assessment of biological & social risk in preterm infants  
  NIH/NINR
  R55 NR01894
  09/1996-04/1998
  Role: PI
  The major goals of this project were to compare the effectiveness and clinical utility of four measures of biological risk in predicting the developmental and health outcomes of premature infants and to examine how these measures interact with social risks.

• Development of sleep-wake states in premature infants.  
  Ohmeda Research Grant from NAACOG
  09/1996-04/1988
  Role: PI
  The purpose of this study was to describe the development of sleep-wake state in infants over the preterm period in the neonatal intensive care unit environment.

• Interventions for preventing and managing chronic illness  
  NIH/NINR
  1 T32 NR07091
  09/1996-06/2006
  Role: Co-Director
  The purpose of this predoctoral and postdoctoral program is to prepare nurse researchers with a subspecialty in the development and testing of theory-based nursing interventions to prevent and/or manage chronic illness.
  Refunded for its third 5 years 2006-2011 (priority score 110) based on a proposal I co-wrote.

• Symptom management intervention for mothers with HIV.  
  NINR/NIH
  R01 NR 04416
  08/1996-07/1997
  Role: Co-I
  The purpose of this study was to test an HIV symptom management intervention for African American mothers with HIV.

• Symptom management intervention for mothers with HIV.  
  NINR, NIH
  P30 NR03962
  08/1996-07/1997
  Role: Co-I
  Pilot/feasibility study funded as part of research support center grant. The purpose of this study was to develop an HIV symptom management intervention for African American mothers with HIV.

• Preventing/managing chronic illness in vulnerable people  
  NIH/NINR
  1 P30 NR03962
  08/1994-04/2005
  Role: PI (5/04-4/05), Core Director (7/99-4/04), and Member of Scientific Core (9/94-7/99)
  The Center for Research on Preventing/Managing Chronic Illness will 1) develop investigators on chronic illness; 2) support ongoing research and initiate of chronic conditions in vulnerable individuals and groups; and 3) develop understanding of processes involved in preventing and managing chronic conditions.

• A nursing support intervention with mothers of preterms  
  NIH/NINR
  P30 NR03962
  09/1994-07/1996
  Role: PI
  Pilot/feasibility study funded as part of research support center grant (P30 NR03962). The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an intervention providing support to mothers of prematures from the time their infants are in intermediate care until they were 6 months of age. During phone calls and home visits, the intervention nurse helped mothers resolve emotional distress, support them in developing relationships with their infants, and help them identify acceptable resources to meet infant health and developmental needs.

• Parental caregiving with infants seropositive for HIV  
  NIMH - NIH
  R01 MH51019
  06/1993-05/1997
  Role: Co-PI
  The purpose of this study was to examine parental caregiving and developmental outcomes of infants of HIV positive women over the first 2 years of life.

• Pregnancy in prison: Effect on relations between mother and baby.  
  American Nurses Foundation
  01/1993-12/1993
  Role: Co-I
  The purpose of this study was to examine early parenting behaviors of women who are pregnant while they are incarcerated.

• Processes of parental role attainment in parents of medically fragile infants.  
  NINR, NIH
  R01 NR02868
  03/1992-02/1998
  Role: Co-PI
  The purpose of this study was to describe parental role attainment in mothers and fathers of medically fragile infants over the first 16 months after term.

• Relation of sleep-wake states of preterms to outcome at 3  
  R29 NR01894
  08/1988-07/1994
  Role: PI
  The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which neonatal sleep-wake behavioral patterns of preterm infants were predictive of 3-year developmental outcome.

• The transition to parenting in infertile couples  
  NINR, NIH
  R01 NR01707
  04/1988-03/1993
  Role: Co-I
  The purpose of this study was to describe, using grounded theory methods, the experiences of infertile couples as they become parents due to pregnancy or adoption and to compare their experiences with those of normally fertile couples.

• The Carolina Institute for Infant Personnel Preparation.  
  Collaborative agreement with U. S. Department of Education
  10/1986-09/1989
  Role: Co-I
  The purpose of this project was to examine interdisciplinary methods for preparing professionals for early intervention for children 0-3 years of age.

• Development of sleep-wake states in premature infants  
  Sigma Theta Tau Research Grant
  07/1986-12/1987
  Role: PI
  The purpose of this study was to describe the development of sleep-wake state in infants over the preterm period in the neonatal intensive care unit environment.

• Center for innovation in health disparity research  
  NINR/NIH
  P20 NR08369
  10/2002-06/2007
  The overall goal of the Center is to reduce health disparities by increasing capacity for culturally competent nursing research. The Center creates a partnership between a research-intensive majority serving institution (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WSSU and NCCU) in North Carolina. Through this partnership, the Center will mentor faculty and students, fund pilot studies, and develop and implement educational programs designed to promote innovative methodologies in the area health disparities research.

• Exploratory center for the study of health behaviors in vulnerable youth.  
  NIMH, NIH
  P20 MH49878
  04/1992-03/1996
  Role: Member of scientific core
  The purpose of this exploratory center was to build the infra-structure in the School of Nursing to conduct inter-disciplinary studies to reduce the health risks of vulnerable youths.