Multisensory Oral Administration of Human Milk in Preterm Infants to Attenuate Early Life Toxic Stress on Epigenetic Modifications and Dysbiosis: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
2023-2024
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: To examine the efficacy of the multisensory oral administration of human milk (M-MILK) intervention.
Funding: Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Palmer Pilot Funding
Epigenetics Embedding of Oral Feeding Skill Development in Preterm Infants
2022-2025
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: To determine the extent to which early life stress, reflected by DNA methylation of NR3C1 and HSD11B2 gene promoters, compromises oral feeding skill development.
Funding: NIH NINR K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
Stress and Epigenetic Predictors of Oral Feeding Skills in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study
2020-2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: To determine the feasibility of a research protocol and obtain variability data for sample size calculation and power analysis.
Funding: Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses Every Woman, Every Baby Research Grant
The Relationship between Duration of Tube Feeding and Oral Feeding Success in Preterm Infants
2015-2017
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: To identify the potential relationship among duration of tube feeding and (1) oral feeding success in preterm infants, and (2) alert behavioral states, orally-directed behaviors, and nutritive sucking.
Funding: National Association of Neonatal Nurses Research Based Small Grant, Sigma Theta Tau International Small Grants, Midwest Nursing Research Society Dissertation Grant, University of Illinois College of Nursing Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau International Alpha Lambda Chapter Research Award
Student Research Training Opportunity
Students who join my research team can expect to receive training in conducting literature review, descriptive and experimental design, in addition to developing knowledge/expertise within the broader area of preterm infant biobehavioral epigenetic, neurobehavior, oral feeding skills, feeding behavioral and physiological measures, parent-guided intervention, multisensory massage intervention, the Early Feeding Skills Assessment, Neurobehavioral Assessment of the Preterm Infants, parent-infant interactions, family health, etc.
2023-2024
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: To examine the efficacy of the multisensory oral administration of human milk (M-MILK) intervention.
Funding: Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Palmer Pilot Funding
Epigenetics Embedding of Oral Feeding Skill Development in Preterm Infants
2022-2025
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: To determine the extent to which early life stress, reflected by DNA methylation of NR3C1 and HSD11B2 gene promoters, compromises oral feeding skill development.
Funding: NIH NINR K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
Stress and Epigenetic Predictors of Oral Feeding Skills in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study
2020-2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: To determine the feasibility of a research protocol and obtain variability data for sample size calculation and power analysis.
Funding: Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses Every Woman, Every Baby Research Grant
The Relationship between Duration of Tube Feeding and Oral Feeding Success in Preterm Infants
2015-2017
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: To identify the potential relationship among duration of tube feeding and (1) oral feeding success in preterm infants, and (2) alert behavioral states, orally-directed behaviors, and nutritive sucking.
Funding: National Association of Neonatal Nurses Research Based Small Grant, Sigma Theta Tau International Small Grants, Midwest Nursing Research Society Dissertation Grant, University of Illinois College of Nursing Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau International Alpha Lambda Chapter Research Award
Student Research Training Opportunity
Students who join my research team can expect to receive training in conducting literature review, descriptive and experimental design, in addition to developing knowledge/expertise within the broader area of preterm infant biobehavioral epigenetic, neurobehavior, oral feeding skills, feeding behavioral and physiological measures, parent-guided intervention, multisensory massage intervention, the Early Feeding Skills Assessment, Neurobehavioral Assessment of the Preterm Infants, parent-infant interactions, family health, etc.