Barbara Velsor-Friedrich, Ph.D., R.N.
| Barbara Velsor-Friedrich, Ph.D., R.N. | ||
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Title: | Professor |
| Office: | Damen Hall, Room 403, Lake Shore Campus | |
| Phone: | 773.508.2892 | |
| E-mail: | bvelsor@luc.edu | |
Personal Information
Research Interests:
Improving self-care, quality of life, and health outcomes for minority children and teens with asthma; school-based asthma intervention programs.
Funding Under Review:
Promoting Asthma Self-Care in Urban Minority Teens (RO1) NINR-NIH.
Previous Funding:
NINR-NIH - Area (R-15), Postdoctoral (T-32); American Nurses Association - Respiratory Scholar Award
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Journal Reviewer:
Disease Management and Health Outcomes; Journal of Pediatric Health Care; and Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Special Honors:
Loyola University Faculty Scholar; Lifetime Achievement Award Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children; Research Award Midwest Nursing Research Society; Research Award Sigma Theta Tau International.
Current Publications:
- Velsor-Friedrich, B. , Pigott, T., & Srof, B. (2005). A Practitioner-based asthma intervention with African-American inner-city school children. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 19, (3) 163-171.
- Velsor-Friedrich, B. & Srof, B. (2005). Asthma management in adolescents: Clinical update. International Review of Asthma, 7 (2), 62-73.
- Velsor-Friedrich, B., Pigott, Srof, & Froman. (2004). The Asthma Belief Survey: Development and Testing. Journal of Nursing Measurement 12 (1), 7-19.