Brief Bio

Shelly Eisbach joined the DUSON faculty in January, 2011. She came to Duke from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, where she was Morton and Jane Blaustein Post-Doctoral Fellow in Psychiatric Nursing during 2009 and 2010. At Johns Hopkins, she assisted Dr. Deborah Gross in conducting clinical research related to the efficacy of using the Chicago Parent Program as a treatment intervention for families with preschoolers with severe Disruptive Behavior Disorders. While at Johns Hopkins, she also conducted pilot research relating salivary cortisol and alpha amylase response to reactivity and bio-behavioral patterns of stress in parent-child dyads attending intensive outpatient psychiatric treatment at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Eisbach also served as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Acute and Chronic Care of the School of Nursing.

Dr. Eisbach earned both a BSN and a BA (in psychology) at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She completed her MSN in 2005 and her PhD in 2009, both at the University of Iowa College of Nursing. Her doctoral research focused on nursing care of abused children. Dr. Eisbach's clinical expertise is in child mental health, and she has worked extensively with children, adolescents and their families in both acute care and community psychiatric settings.

Academic Program Affiliations

Education

Research Interests

Awards and Honors

• 2009 Blaustein Fellowship in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing,

• 2006 AJN Book of the Year Award Winner

• 2004 Nursing Effectiveness Trainee Fellowship, University of Iowa, College of Nursing

• 1998 The National Honor Society in Psychology Psi Chapter

• 1996 Excellence in Psychiatric Nursing Award, St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA

• 1994 Sigma Theta Tau, The International Nursing Honor Society, Gamma Chapter

Areas of Expertise

• Psychiatric / Behavioral Health

Areas of Interest

• child mental health

Representative Publications

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20880280 Eisbach, S. S., Driessnack, M. Am I sure I want to go down this road? Hesitations in the reporting of child maltreatment by nurses. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. October, 2010; 15(4); 317-23

• 2010 -- Eisbach, S., Oldenburg, A. Risk for compromised resilience, readiness for enhanced resilience. In Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: an Evidence Based Guide for Planning Care (9th ed.), edited by Ackley. B. J. & Ladwick, G. B. 2010; St. Louis: Mosby.

• 2009 -- Oldenburg, A., Eisbach, S., Lehan-Mackin, M. Resilience Diagnoses: Risk for compromised resilience, readiness for enhanced resilience, impaired individual resilience. In Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification 2009-2011, edited by NANDA 2009; pp. 269-275. : Wiley-Blackwell for NANDA International.

• 2006 -- McCarthy, A. M., Eisbach, S. Supporting emotional health. In ISBN 0-8261-8815-X, edited by Craft-Rosenberg. M. & Krajicek, M. 2006; pp. 113-134. New York: Springer.

• 2005 -- Eisbach, S. An overview of reactive attachment disorder. Iowa School Psychology Association Newsletter. Spring, 2005; Spring 4-6

Grant Funding (selected)

• Morton K. & Jane Blaustein Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship  
  Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
  01/2009-12/2010
  Role: Principal Investigator
  During the fellowship period, two following pilot projects were initiated (with Eisbach as co-investigator and the researchers listed above as colleagues on both pilots. 1) Salivary Cortisol and Alpha Amylase Reactivity and Response in Parent Child Dyads. Unsponsored research, JHU School of Nursing. Effective dates: 2010-2011. 2) Temper Tantrums in Children with Disruptive Behavior Disorder. Unsponsored research, JHU School of Nursing. Effective dates: 2010-2011.

• Narratives of Nursing Practice in the Identification and Care of Maltreated Children  
  University of Iowa, Summer Fellowship, Doctoral Dissertation
  06/2008-08/2008
  

• Narratives of Nursing Practice in the Identification and Care of Maltreated Children  
  Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Chapter Doctoral Dissertation Research Award
  01/2008-12/2008
  

• Narratives of Nursing Practice in the Identification and Care of Maltreated Children,  
  University of Iowa College of Nursing Scholarship, Doctoral Dissertation
  01/2008-12/2008
  

• Indirect Cost Recovery Grant for transcription software and supplies, Parent Child Family  
  University of Iowa, College of Nursing, Doctoral Dissertation Award
  01/2007-12/2007
  

• Coping Support for Siblings of Dying Children  
  University of Iowa College of Nursing, Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
  07/2004-06/2008
  Role: Research Assistant