Faculty and staff
Alison Montpetit, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Professor
P.O. Box 980567
Richmond, VA 23298-0567
Phone: (804) 828-3422
E-mail: ajmontpetit@vcu.edu
Education
- Ph.D. - University of South Florida
- M.S.N - University of South Florida
- B.S.N - University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Professional Fellowships and Experience
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, 2008-2011
- Graduate Research Assistant, University of South Florida College of Nursing, 2007-2008
- Graduate Research Felllowship, University of Sourth Florida College of Medicine, 2004-2008
- Clinical Research Coordinator Traineeship, Unversity of South Florida Workforce Florida Grant, 2003-2004
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida College of Nursing, 2002-2003
- Teaching Assistant (Simulation Laboratory), University of North Carolina at Wilmington School of Nursing, 2000-2001
Memberships in Professional Organizations
- Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
- Southern Nursing Research Society
- American/Florida Nurses Association
- International Society of Nurses in Genetics
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
- American Thoracic Society
- Respiratory Nursing Society
Research Funding/External Funding
- K99-NR-012016, Exhaled Biomarkers of Pulmonary Infection in the Critically Ill
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research
April 2010 - March 2012
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Nursing,
Co-Sponsors – Mary Jo Grap/Cindy Munro
2-Year Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Gamma Omega Nurse Researcher/Nurse Clinician Partnership Grant
Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Omega Chapter
Airway and Secretion Clearance Therapies in Critical Care
February 2010 – February 2012, $2,000
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Nursing
Principle Investigator – Alison Montpetit
Co-Investigators – Christi Adams/Audrey Roberson - F31-NR-009598, Oxidant Stress and Apoptosis in Chronic Cigarette Exposure
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research
Ruth L. Kirschtein National Research Service Award
August 2005 - August 2008
University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Sponsor – Mary E. Evans
University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Co-Sponsor - Shyam S. Mohapatra
4 Year Pre-Doctoral Fellowship - IRTA: Individual Research Training Award, Summer Genetics Institute
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research
Bethesda, Maryland
June 7 – July 30, 2004
Awards, Fellowships & Honors
University of South Florida
- Outstanding Dissertation Award, August, 2008
- Health Sciences Center Research Day, February 2008
- Sigma Theta Tau, Superior Poster Presentation
- “Patricia A. Burns Doctoral Student Scholarship,” Spring 2008
- Health Sciences Center Research Day, February 2007
- Sigma Theta Tau, Superior Poster Presentation
- Selected by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology as a participant in the first annual Strategic Training in Allergy Research (ST*AR) program at the International Conference in Miami, FL, 2006.
- Health Sciences Center Research Day, February 2006
- College of Nursing, Superior Poster Presentation
- Sigma Theta Tau, Superior Poster Presentation, First Place Award
- “Imogine King Scholarship in Graduate Education,” Fall 2005
- Selected as “Rising Star in Scholarship and Research” by the College of Nursing Doctoral Committee to present a poster at the 2005 Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Health Sciences Center Research Day, February 2005
- College of Nursing, Superior Poster Presentation
- Sigma Theta Tau, Superior Poster Presentation, First Place Award
- College of Nursing Faculty, Superior Presentation
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- National Collegiate Nursing Award (2001)
- School of Nursing, Cum Laude (2001)
- School of Nursing, Undergraduate Excellence Award (2001)
- Chancellor’s Award (1999-2000)
- New Hanover Regional Medical Center-Medical Intensive Care Unit, Recognized in Celebration of Nursing Excellence - Nurses’ Day (2002)
Honorary Professional Societies
- Sigma Theta Tau, International Nursing Honor Society, Nu Omega Chapter Inductee (2000)
Selected Presentations
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Montpetit, A.J. (2011). Editorial: A kangaroo and your research toolbox. Biological Research for Nursing (accepted for October 2011).
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Menzies, V., Lyon, D.E., Elswick, R.K., Montpetit, A.J. and McCain, N.L. (2011). Psychoneuroimmunological relationships in women with fibromyalgia. Biological Research for Nursing (accepted).
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Shirley, S.A., Montpetit, A.J., Lockey, R.F. and Mohapatra, S.S. (2008). Curcumin prevents human dendritic cell response to immune stimulants. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 374(3):431-6.
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Kumar, A., Sahoo, B., Montpetit, A.J., Behera, S., Lockey, R.F. and Mohapatra, S.S. (2007). Development of hyaluronic acide-Fe2O3 hybrid magnetic nanoparticles for targeted delivery of peptides. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine: 3(2):132-7.
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Montpetit, A.J., Shirley, S.A., Beckstead, J., Lockey, R.F. and Mohapatra, S.S. Modulation of human dendritic cell function by cigarette smoke condensate. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.
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Montpetit, A.J., Davis, M., Dwyer, S, McAuliff, E., Dalby, P., Wooton, L., Rowland, L. and Hunt, J. (2011). Methodological considerations in exhaled breath condensate research: Focus on composition, biomarkers and considerations. Biological Research for Nursing
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Davis, M, Dwyer, S, Walsh, B., Montpetit, A.J. and Hunt, J. (2011). Methodological considerations in exhaled breath condensate research: Focus on collection, process and analysis. Journal of Respiratory Care
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Montpetit, A.J. and Elswick, R.K. Exhaled 8-isoprostane as a biomarker in COPD and asthma. Journal TBD.
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Montpetit, A.J., Frazelle, M., Munro, C. and Grap, M.J. Systematic Review of Cytokines in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Pneumonia. Critical Care Clinics.or Heart/Lung
