Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Memberships & Professional Activities
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Publications
McDonnell, Karen Kane
Associate Professor
Dr. McDonnell’s primary research interests include developing and testing interventions for cancer risk-reducing behavior modification when a diagnosis of lung cancer exists within a family. Concept areas include low intensity physical activity, smoking reduction, decision making, mindfulness-based stress reduction, health-related quality of life, and dyadic analysis.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Nursing
- Department
- Biobehavioral Health & Nursing Science
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Risk for lung cancer, lung cancer screening, shared decision making, lung cancer survivorship, family (dyad) intervention development and testing, symptom reduction, self management
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Health Disparities, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Health Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Intervention Research, Cancer Survivorship, Cancer Risk-reducing Behavior Research
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis College | Biology | |||
| Cornell University- New York Hospital School of Nursing | BSN | |||
| 2013 | University of Virginia | Ph.D Nursing | ||
| 1983 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | MSN | Nursing Science |
Memberships & Professional Activities
| Dates | Type | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Professional Activity | Co-presented “Evaluation of Lung Cancer Stigma with The Cataldo Lung Cancer Stigma Scale Among African American Survivors of Lung Cancer in South Carolina” | Oncology Nursing Society 45th Annual Congress |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Award | Palmetto Gold Award | SC Nurses Foundation, Inc. |
| 2018 | Award | Breakthrough Star Award | Office of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina |
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