VCU School of Nursing

Education

• 1992 - Ph.D. - Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing, Nursing Service Administration
• 1975 - MSN - University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing
• 1972 - BSN - University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Nursing
• 1967 - Diploma - University of Alabama Hospital School of Nursing

Memberships in Professional Organizations

• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (1995-present)
• Council on Nursing and Social Sciences
• American Society for Transplantation (2002-present)
• Southern Nursing Research Society (1992-present)
• Phi Kappa Phi (1992-present)
• Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. - Gamma Omega Chapter (1975-present)
• American Heart Association Council of Cardiovascular Nursing (2006-present)

Research Funding/External Funding

• Salyer, PI, “Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Liver Transplant Recipients”, funded by the Center for Biobehavioral Clinical Resarch (P20 NR008988-02), (PI, J.Salyer), July 1, 2005-July 1, 2006, $31000, 20% effort
• Pinson, J, Flattery, M., Savage. L, Salyer, J. Living with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension. Funded by Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Omega Chapter ($1000), February, 2002-February, 2003.
• J. Salyer, M. Flattery, Joyner, P. “The Effects of Attending a Community-Based Weight Management Program on Weight Loss, Lipid Profile, and Blood Pressure in Long-Term Cardiac Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Feasibility Study”. A.D. Williams Research Award ($9,972), June 1, 1999-December 31, 2001.
• Salyer, J., Flattery, M., Joyner, P. Health Promoting Lifestyle in Long-term Cardiac Transplant Recipients. Funded by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation ($1500), May, 1999-December, 2000.
• Lyons, D., Salyer, J., Settle, J. Correlates of HIV-Related Lipodystrophy. Funded by the American Nurses Foundation ($4998.00), November, 2000-November 2001.
• Salyer, J., Davis, K.S. The Effects of an Asthma Case Management Program on Health Services Utilization, Cost of Care, Health-Related Quality of Life, Asthma-Related Knowledge, Compliance, and Patient Satisfaction. Funded by Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Omega Chapter ($1000), February, 1998-February, 1999.
• Salyer, J. Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors of Long-term Cardiac Transplant Recipients. Funded by the School of Nursing Annual Fund, ($619), October, 1995.

Awards, Fellowships & Honors

• 2007 Distinguished Scholar, National Academies of Practice
• 2002 Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Omega Chapter Research Award
• 1999 Nursing Research Award, International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, Council on Nursing and Social Sciences
• 1998 Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Omega Chapter Research Award
• A.D. Williams Research Fellow (Summer, 1989)

Selected Publications

• Salyer, J, Flattery, M, Joyner, P, Friend, J. & Elswick R.K. (2007). Community-based weight management in long-term cardiac transplant recipients: A pilot study. Progress in Transplantation, 17(4), 315-323.
• Haugh, K.H. & Salyer, J. (2007). Needs of patients and families during the wait for a donor hear. Heart & Lung, 36(5). 319-329.
• Flattery, M.P., Salyer, J., Maltby, M., Elswick, R.K. (2006). Lifestyle and health status differ over time in long-term cardiac transplant recipients, Progress in Trsnplantation, 16(3), 232-238.
• Salyer, J., Lyon, D., Settle, J., Elswick, R.K., & Rackley, D. 2006. Coronary heart disease risks and lifestyle in persons with HIV-1 infection. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 7(3), 3-17.
• Flattery, M., Pinson, J., Savage, L., & Salyer, J. (2005). Living with pulmonary artery hypertension: Patients’ experiences. Heart & Lung, 34(2), 99-107.
• Salyer, J. & Hamric A. (2004). Evolving specialties and innovative opportunities for advanced practice nursing. In: Hamric, A., Spross, J. & Hansen, C. (Eds.). Advanced Nursing Practice: An Integrated Approach, 3rd edition, Philadelphia: WB Saunders, p. 677-702.
• Salyer, J., Flattery, M., Joyner, P., Elswick, R.K. (2003). Lifestyle and quality of life in long-term cardiac transplant recipients. Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation, 22(3), 309-321.
• Salyer, J., Sneed, G., Corley, M.C. (2001). Lifestyle and health status in long-term cardiac transplant recipients. Heart & Lung, 30(6), 445-457.
• Salyer. J., Jewell, D.V., & Quigg, R.J. (1999). Predictors of early post cardiac transplant exercise capacity. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 19(6), 381-388.
• Via, P., Salyer, J. (1999). Psychosocial self efficacy and personal characteristics of veterans attending a diabetes education program. Diabetes Educator, 25(5), 727-737.
• Geddes, N., Salyer, J., Mark, B.A. (1999). Nursing in the nineties: Managing the uncertainty. Journal of Nursing Administration, 29 (5), 40-48.
• Mark, B.A., Salyer, J. (1999). Methodological issues in treatment effectiveness and outcomes research. Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice, 3(1), 12-18.

Representative Presentations

• F lattery, M., Baker, K., Haugh., Maltby ,M., & Salyer, J. Caregiving for patients requiring Left Ventricular Assist Device support. American Association of Heart Failure Nurses 2007 Conference, San Diego, California, June 28-30, 2007 (research presentation).
• Chiaranai, C. & Salyer, J. (2007). Self care and quality of life in patients with heart failure: Preliminary analysis. 21st Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society, Galveston, Texas, February 22-24, 2007 (research presentation).
• Sharp, P., Baker, K., Flattery, M., Salyer, J., & Best, A.M.(2006). Cardiac allograft vasculopathy & steroid therapy: Impact on perceived health status and functional capacity in heart transplant recipients. 17th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-based Practice, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 19-22, 2006 and 21st Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society, Galveston, Texas, February 22-24, 2007 (research presentation).
• Salyer, J., Flattery, M.P., Sharp, P.B., Baker, K.M., Allen, A., Best, A. (2006). Psychosocial and biological factors influencing perceptions of health status. 26th annual meeting and scientific sessions of the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, Madrid, Spain, April 5-8, 2006 (research presentation).
• Salyer, Jeanne. Coronary Heart Disease Risks and Lifestyle in Patients with HIV-1 Infection Presented to the Central Virginia Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, May 16, 2005 Invited presentation (co-presented with D. Lyon).
• Salyer, Jeanne. Self Care and Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure Presented at the Southern Nursing Research Society, Atlanta, Georgia, February 3-5, 2005 Refereed research presentation.
• Salyer, J. and Flattery, M. Guest Speaker, Weight Management in Transplant Recipients. Sponsored by the Chesapeake Tri-State Chapter of the International Transplant Nurses Society, McLean, Virginia, June 14, 2003.
• Salyer, J., Flattery, M.P., Joyner, P.L., Elswick, R.K. (2003). A community-based weight management intervention for cardiac transplant recipients: Results of a pilot study. 23rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, Vienna, Austria, April 9-12, 2003.
• Haugh, K. H. & Salyer, J. Meeting the needs of patients and families during the wait for a donor organ: A phenomenologic study. Southern Nursing Research Society, San Antonio, Texas, February 8, 2002.
• Salyer, J., Presenter, Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life in Long-Term Cardiac Transplant Recipients. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Twenty-First Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 25-28, 2001.
• Salyer, J. Presenter, Perceptions of Staffing Adequacy: Results from the ORNA Project. Presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society, Baltimore, Maryland, February 4, 2001.
• Salyer, J. Presenter, Cleaning the Data: A Dirty Job--But Somebody Has to Do It! Presented at the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society, Charleston, South Carolina, February 19, 1999.
• Showalter, A., Burger, S., Salyer, J. Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients and Their Spouses Need Help Making the Transitions. Southern Nursing Research Society, Charleston, South Carolina, February 18, 1999.
• Davis, K. and Salyer, J. Guest Speaker, Advanced Practice Nurse Case Management: Impact on Patients With Asthma. Commitment to Excellence: 6th Annual Alumni Conference & 31st Annual Nursing Lectureship, Richmond, Virginia, November 5, 1998.
• Salyer, J. Presenter, Commitment and Communication: Keys to Minimizing Attrition in Multi-site Longitudinal Studies. Presented at the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society, Norfolk, Virginia, April 10-12, 1997.