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Angela Starkweather

Angela Starkweather, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor
P.O. Box 980567
Richmond, VA 23298-0567
Phone: (804) 828-3986
E-mail: astarkweathe@vcu.edu


Education

  • Ph.D. - Loyola University, Chicago
  • M.S.N - Loyola University, Chicago
  • B.S.N - Seattle Pacific University

Postdoctoral Training or Special Experience

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Oncology Nursing Society, 2007
  • University of Washington, Center for Women and Gender Research Fellow, 2006

Memberships in Professional Organizations

  • International
    • International Association for the the Study of Pain, 2009-Present.
    • World Federation of Neuroscience Nurse Educational Taskforce, 2009-Present
    • World Federation of Neuroscience Nurses, 2000-Present
    • Sigma Theta Tau Interantional, 1999-Present
  • National
    • Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, 2006-Present
    • National League for Nursing, 2009-Present
    • American Board of Neuroscience Nurses, 2006-Present
    • American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, 2004-Present
    • American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, 2000-Present
    • American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Member, 1997-Present
  • Regional
    • Southern Nursing Research Society, Member, 2010-Present
    • Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Omega Chapter, Governance Chair, 2008-Present
  • State
    • Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners, Chair, Membership Committee, 2009-Present
    • Virginia Volunteer Health System, 2009-Present

Research Funding/External Funding

  • American Nuses Foundation: Glial Activation and Depressive Symptoms in Patients with a Primary Malignant Brain Tumor.
  • Oncology Nursing Foundation: Glial Activation and Symptoms in Brain Tumor Patients
  • NIH R01 NR012667: Starkweather (Co-I) 5%, Lyon & Jackson-Cook (PIs). Epigentics and Psychoneurological Symptoms in Women with Breast Cancer.
  • Principal Investigator: “IL-6 Trans-signaling in Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy” Oncology Nursing Society Post-doctoral Fellowship Grant, 2007.
  • Principal Investigator: “Implementing Simulation in Undergraduate Nursing Education” Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Initiative, Washington State University, 2007.
  • Principal Investigator: “IL-6 and IL-6 Receptor Levels in Chronic Neurogenic Pain” Spokane Seed Grant, 2006.
  • Principal Investigator: “The Effects of Exercise on Psychological Stress and Cytokines Among Geriatric Men and Women” Hansen Grant, Washington State University, 2005.
  • Principal Investigator: “The Effects of Anti-depressant Therapy on Psychological Stress and Cytokines Among Lumbar Herniated Disc Patients” American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses, Neuroscience Nursing Foundation, Illinios Emergency Room Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau, 2002-2005.

Awards, Fellowships & Honors

  • Distinguished Aging Column of the Year Award, American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses, May 2009.
  • Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Researcher Award, Inland Empire Nurses Association, May 2008
  • Distinguished Article and Aging Column of the Year Award, SCI Nursing, American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses, May 2008
  • Center for Women and Gender Research Summer Fellow, University of Washington, September 2006
  • Mission to D.C. Participant, Washington State University, May 2006
  • Biological Nursing Research Award, Western Institute of Nursing, May 2005

Selected Invited Seminars

  • “IL-6 Trans-signaling in chronic neuropathic pain,” World Institute of Pain, Hungary, September 2007.
  • “Pain Syndromes in Spinal Cord Injury,” American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses, Las Vegas, August 2007.
  • “The Effects of Exercise on Psychological Stress and IL-6 in Older Adults,” Western Institute of Nursing, Portland, April 2006.
  • “Nurse Driven Standards of Unit Specific Knowledge,” National Teaching Institute, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, May 2006.
  • “The lumbar surgery experience: A psychoneuroimmunology perspective.” Western Institute of Nursing, Arizona, March 2005.
  • “Utilizing the Pyschoneuroimmunology Framework Among Pain Populations,” Sigma Theta Tau International, Hawaii, July 2005.
  • “The Effects of Psychological Stress and Cytokines on Perceived Pain Among Lumbar Spondylosis Patients: Implications for Quality of Life,” World Federation of Neuroscience Nurses, Spain, May 2005.

Selected Presentations

  • Arango-Lasprilla, C., Ketchum, J., Starkweather, A.R.: Factors Predicting Depression among Persons with Spinal Cord Injury 1 to 5 Years Post Injury. Neurorehabilitation (In Press).
  • Starkweather, A.R., Lyon, D.e., Schubert, C.M.: Pain and inflammation in women with breast cancer. Biol. Res. Nurs. (In Press).
  • Starkweather, A.R., Pair, V.E.: Decoding the Epigenetic and genetic J. Nurs. Pain. Manag. (In Press).
  • Starkweather, A.R.: Pscyhological and biological factors associated with fatigue in patients with persistent radiculpathy. J. Nurs. Pain Manag. (In Press).
  • Lyon, D.E., Walter, J.M., Starkweather, A.R., Schubert, C.M., McCain, N.L.L Tryptophan degradation in women with breast cancer. BMC Research Notes, 2011;4:156
  • Starkweather, A.R.: Caregiver and family functioning of older adults with spinal cord injury: A review of the literature spanning othe past decade. J or Trauma Nurs. 2011; 18(2): 127-138.
  • Starkweather, A.R.: Increased interleukin-6 activity in women with painful cheotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy after breast cancer treatment. Nurs. Res. Pract., 2010; Article ID 281531.
  • Starkweather, A.R.: Improving patient-centered medical-surgical nursing practice with quality of life assessment. J Med-Surg Nurs., 2010; 19(4):224-232.
  • Starkweather, A. R. (2008). Gate control in neuropathic pain: Using anticonvulsants to optimize pain relief. ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners, (In press).
  • Kardong-Edgren, S., Starkweather, A. R., & Ward, L. D. (2008). The integration of simulation into a clinical foundations of nursing course: Student and faculty perspectives. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, (In press).
  • Starkweather, A. R. & Kardong-Edgren, S. (2008). Diffusion of innovation: Embedding simulation in nursing curricula. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 5(1), Article 13.
  • Starkweather, A. R., Witek-Janusek, L., Nockels, R. P., Mathews, H. L. (2007). The multiple benefits of minimally-invasive surgery: Results comparing TLIF and PLF. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 40, 33-40.
  • Starkweather, A. R. (2007). Chronic pain after spinal cord injury: An overview of treatment options. Spinal Cord Injury Nursing, 24(3), 18-25.
  • Starkweather, A. R., Witek-Janusek, L., Nockels, R. P., & Mathews, H. L. (2006). Pain, psychological distress and immune function in patients undergoing spinal surgery. Spine, 31(18), 341-346.
  • Starkweather, A. R. (2006). The effects of exercise on psychological stress and IL-6 levels among older adults. Biological Research for Nursing, 8(3), 186-194.
  • Starkweather, A. R. (2006). Evaluation and management of low back pain: An algorithmic approach, Part I & II. The American Journal of Nurse Practitioners 10(5), 9-16; (6), 10-25.
  • Starkweather, A. R., Witek-Janusek, L., & Mathews, H. L. (2005). Neural-immune interactions: Implications for pain management in patients with low-back pain and sciatica. Biological Research for Nursing, 6, 196-206.

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