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Melanie K Kalman, Ph.D., CNS

Associate Professor, College of Nursing
318 545 Cedar Street
Upstate Medical University
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 464-3909

Education and Clinical Training

Ph.D.: 2000, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Nursing
MS: SUNY Upstate Medical University, CNS- Adult Health
BS: SUNY Upstate Medical University, CNS- Adult Health

Research Program and Department Affiliations

College of Nursing

Research Interests

Adolescent Women; End of Life Care

Research Abstract

Scholarly Activities 2002-2006

Research

Notification of eligibility for hospice services for terminally ill pulmonary disease, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in-patients at a university hospital. (2002) Funded by Upstate Medical University, College of Nursing

Smoking cessation intervention (Inluding Bupropion-Zyban versus Placebo) for Completely Resected Stage I and Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Survivors who are Currently Smokers, Phase III (2003) Funded by CALGB, a national cancer clinical research group sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.

Other research: Returning to school: Experiences of female baccalaureate RN students.

1999-2000 - Health Care Behaviors and Perceptions of Health in the Elderly Population.
- A descriptive survey completed with junior level nursing students over two year
1998 Menarche and girls not living with their mothers
A grounded study
1999 The Meaning of Menarche: A phenomenologic study
1997 Adolescents, violence, and drug use: A qualitative exploratory study with Dr. Susan Hagedorn

Publications

Kalman, M. & Rolland R. Notification of Eligibility for Hospice Services for Terminally Ill Pulmonary Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Inpatients at a University Hospital, Rural Nursing Monograph.

Fahs, P. S., Morgan, L. L. & Kalman, M. A Call for Replication Journal of Nursing Scholarship. First Quarter 2003

Kalman, M. Taking A Different Path: Menstrual Preparation for Adolescent Girls Living Apart from Their Mothers, International Journal of Women's Health Care. In Press.

Kalman, M. (January 2003). Adolescent girls, single-parent fathers, and menarche Holistic Nursing Practice, 17(1), 36-40.

Kalman, M. (October, 2002). Cooperative group cancer nursing research takes a step forward. What's news and new in nursing, 4(5). 12.

Kalman, M. (March 2000). Adolescent menstrual lay literature. Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health 6(1), 35-41.

Foster, R. & Kalman, M. (Fall 1997). An argument for evidence based nursing practice. Caring for Our Future: Nursing at Children's Hospital, p. 1, 10.

Kalman, M. (March 1996). Group process among novice students, Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 27(1), 10-13.

Presentations

November 12-16, 2005: Eligibility for hospice services and notification of eligibility in a select inpatient population Paper Presentation Accepted, Sigma Theta Tau International 38th Biennial Convention Create the Future Through Renewal Indianapolis, Indiana

May 18, 2005: Tobacco Cessation: Behavioral Counseling and Pharmacotherapy Options Paper Presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International - Omicron Alpha Chapter SUNY Upstate Medical University, CON, Syracuse NY

May 22, 2005: Smoking Cessation Sigma Tobacco Cessation: Tips for Practitioners Paper Presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International's Celebrating Nursing Research In Central New York, Syracuse NY

May 22-23, 2005: Clinical Nurse Specialists: Who we are? What do we do? Poster Presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International's Celebrating Nursing Research In Central New York, Syracuse NY

May 22-23, 2005: Hospice Services Notification of Eligibility in the Terminally Ill Poster Presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International's Celebrating Nursing Research In Central New York, Syracuse NY

April 2004: Hospice Services Notification of Eligibility For Terminally Ill Pulmonary Disease (PD), End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), And Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Inpatients at a University Hospital Sigma Theta Tau International - Omicron Alpha Chapter Poster, Presentation, Syracuse NY

April 29 - 30, 2004: Eligibility for hospice services and notification of eligibility in a select inpatient population Conversations in the Discipline: Sustaining Rural Populations Poster Presentation, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY

March 25, 2004: HRT: What is the evidence? Paper Presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International - Omicron Alpha Chapter SUNY Upstate Medical University, CON, Syracuse NY

December 2003: Notification of eligibility for hospice services for terminally ill pulmonary disease, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in-patients at a university hospital Ross Research Poster Session SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse NY

April 2003: Taking a Different Path: Menstrual Preparation for Adolescent Girls Living Apart from Their Mothers, Session, Sigma Theta Tau's Celebrating Nursing Research In Central New York, Syracuse, NY

April 2003: Meet the Expert: Grounded Theory, Session, Sigma Theta Tau's Celebrating Nursing Research In Central New York, Syracuse, NY

December 2002: Teen Magazines and Menstrual Information, Poster Ross Research Poster Session, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

December 4th and 5th, 2002: Teen Magazines and Menstrual Information, Poster, Ross Research Poster Session, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

November 12, 2002: Menstrual Information in Adolescent Lay Magazines. Poster. Focusing on Women's Health Issues: validating the Art and Science of Nursing Englewood, NJ

Consultation

  • Consultant NIH AREA grant Risk reduction in Rural African American Women - Smoking cessation consultant
  • Consult for Gifu College of Nursing, Hashima-shi, Gifu-ken, Japan
  • Translation of the school's Philosophy of Nursing into English
  • The Gifu College of Nursing admitted their first class in the fall, 2000

Awards

Sigma Award - Zeta Iota Chapter, 1999 $250
Sigma Award - Alpha Kappa at Large Chapter, 1999, $1450

Professional Reviews

Reviewer, CHOICE, Current reviews for academic libraries, 2002 to present.
Reviewed Dunne, G. D. The nursing job search.

Additional Information

Director, Research

This profile was last updated on 08/11/2008

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