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Todd Monroe, PhD, RN-BC, FNAP, FGSA, FAAN New Associate Professor Todd Monroe is internationally renowned for his research examining pain pathways in persons with Alzheimer’s disease. His long-term goal is to improve clinicians’ detection and management of pain in this vulnerable population. Monroe’s lab research uses experimentally induced stimuli to examine pain perception and fMRI to examine the neurobiology of pain in older adults and in persons with dementia. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, the Gerontological Society of America, and the National Academies of Practice. Monroe’s early work in pain and opioid use led to national and international policy development focused on patient safety through supportive interventions on substance use in students and clinicians. Monroe’s interest in pain management and geriatrics was born of personal experience. When his grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer late in the course of dementia, the nursing home staff caring for her struggled to assess her pain. Even after she was moved to hospice care, nurses were reluctant to administer pain medications to someone who could no longer speak. Fortunately, Monroe was able to ensure that she received the medications she needed, but the experience made him realize that many people don’t have family members who are medically trained and can advocate on their behalf.
Monroe has focused his research on showing how the neurobiology of pain can be used to better guide pain management in older adults with and without dementia. He completed a three-year post-doctoral fellowship at the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS) and was co-mentored by Ohio State Professor of Nursing Lorraine Mion and VUIIS Director John Gore. He is currently funded by an NIA K23 and an NIA R21 examining pain in Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia and recently completed an R21 examining sex differences in healthy aging across the lifespan.
Inga Zadvinskis, PhD, RN, has joined the College of Nursing as assistant director of the EBP Clearinghouse at the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare. Zadvinskis received her PhD in Nursing Science from The Ohio State University after receiving her MSN from Wayne State University and BSN from Michigan State. She comes to us from OhioHealth, where she worked as a senior research nurse.
Jeanie Bochenek, DNP, RN, NCSN, has joined the College of Nursing as assistant professor of clinical practice after working at Wright State University as the school nurse program director and clinical faculty. Bochenek taught pediatrics and community health in the BSN program, and school nursing in the School Nurse Certificate and MS programs. She is knowledgeable in the fields of pediatric nursing and school health and strives to provide innovative resources for students to achieve the best learning outcomes. Bochenek has been active in leadership positions for professional school nurse organizations at local, state and national levels and with the Dayton Asthma Alliance. COLLEGE NEWS | 11