People Group Archives: Chronic Diseases

Two-time alumna and former McKnight Doctoral Fellow Michelle K. Tall is a lecturer at the UCF College of Nursing. Her nursing career spans more than three decades, and includes clinical experience in emergency and surgical care, and professional experience in medical sales and as an epilepsy consultant and advocate. Tall is the creator of a […]

Ayse Malatyali is a Jonas Scholar with a priority research area of cognitive aging. She focuses her research primarily on biological, behavioral and social risk factors of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and falls among underserved older adults. Her additional areas of research include healthcare utilization, palliative care and advanced care planning for individuals […]

A Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Pediatric Mental Health Specialist, Valerie C. Martinez is passionate about pediatric healthcare. She leverages her extensive nursing experience working with neonates and children with chronic medical conditions in her research, which seeks to address mental health disparities among children and families, as well as improve health outcomes for children […]

Childhood obesity prevention and intervention; School nursing; Teaching strategies in nursing education.

Health economist and health services researcher Boon Peng Ng is an associate professor at UCF’s College of Nursing and a member of the UCF Disability, Aging and Technology Faculty Research Cluster. Prior to his appointment at UCF, he was a Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), […]

Chronic disease; Pre-dialysis CKD; and Patient education.

Older adults; Cancer; Symptom management and experience; Representation of symptoms and illness; Quality of life; Technology-based interventions; Nursing student and lay person knowledge of cancer and end of life issues.

Gerontology; Chronic disease management; Diabetes care across the age span; Transitional care needs of older adults and family caregivers.

Improving care and treatment for patients with cancer.

Obesity, genetics and genomics; How technology influences nursing practice; Women’s health; Rural Health.