Suzanne Ameringer, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Contact Information VCU School of Nursing |
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Education
| 2007 | PhD | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2003 | MS | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 1980 | BS | Towson University |
Memberships in Professional Organizations:
Sigma Theta Tau International
Oncology Nursing Society
Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses
American Pain Society
Children’s Oncology Group
Research Activties:
Dr. Ameringer’s research focuses on pain management in children with cancer.
Research Funding:
“Barriers to Pain Management among Adolescents with Cancer”
2006 Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta-Eta-at-Large Chapter ($1500)
2004 Eckberg Fund Research Award, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison ($7500)
“Content Validity of the Adolescent Barriers Questionnaire”
10/03 Predoctoral Training Grant (T32) Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison ($600)
Awards, Fellowships & Honors
2007 University of Wisconsin-Madison Outstanding Graduate Student Award
2007 Cooper Writing Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2006 Eckburg Dissertation Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison
9/04 - 8/07 Individual National Research Service Award Individual Fellowship, NIH
1/03 – 8/04 Predoctoral Training Grant (T32) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Program in Patient-Centered Interventions
Selected Publications
Brown, B. B., Bakken, J. P., Ameringer, S. W., & Mahon, M. D. (2008). A comprehensive conceptualization of the peer influence process in adolescence. In M. J. Prinstein and K. A. Dodge (Eds.) Understanding peer influence in children and adolescents. Duke series in child development and public policy. New York: Guildford Publications.
Ameringer, S., Serlin, R.C., Hughes, S. H., Frierdich, S. A., & Ward, S. (2006). Concerns about pain management among adolescents with cancer: Developing the Adolescent Barriers Questionnaire. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 23, 220-232.
Ezenwa, M. O., Ameringer, S., Ward, S. E., & Serlin, R. C. (2006). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain Management in the United States. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 38, 225-233.
Major Teaching Assignments
Undergraduate Nursing of Children