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TWU Nursing StudentFaculty and students at TWU College of Nursing are actively engaged in many research projects focused on evidence-based clinical care in a variety of settings. We have collaborative research and practice partnerships with more than 100 hospitals and health care service entities throughout the state of Texas and beyond.

Research Areas

Research News

Twenty-eight TWU CON faculty members and doctoral students were accepted for twenty-two presentations at the 18th Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice in Vienna, Austria on July 11-14, 2007.  Topics included many aspects of clinical care, nursing entrepreneurship, and nursing education.

Research Directors

  • Denton Campus: Dr. Jane Grassley, jgrassley@twu.edu, Ph.D., Professor
    Research Areas: Secondary Analysis of Public Data Sets and Neonatal Mortality
  • Dallas Center: Peggy Mancuso, Ph.D., C.N.M., R.N., Associate Professor
    Research Areas: Birth, Timing of Birth, Distance Education, Digital Media
  • Houston Center: Ann Malecha, Ph.D., R.N., Associate Professor
    Research Areas: Work Place Violence, Domestic Violence, Health Outcomes, Adult Health

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