Kristina S. Miller, DNP, RN, PCNS-BC, CNE

Associate Professor and Chair

Maternal Child Health Nursing

Education

DNP, Samford University, (Advanced Practice Nursing with Nursing Education Specialty), 2015
MSN, University of South Alabama (Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing Education), 2010
BSN, University of South Alabama, 2007

Completed Research Support

University of South Alabama Faculty Development Council Grant
2/2016-2/2017
School-based Interprofessional Asthma Self-Management Program for Middle School Students
The goal of this study was to determine the feasibility of a school based asthma education program for middle school students who suffer from asthma, as well as its potential impact for interprofessional education
Role: Co-Investigator
Sigma Theta Tau Zeta Gamma Chapter Research Grant
1/2015 – 4/2015
Standardizing Pediatric Oncology Education: A Pilot Program for Caregivers of Newly Diagnosed Oncology Patients
The goal of this study was to develop a standardized education program for the caregivers of newly diagnosed pediatric oncology patients and then determine its effectiveness
Role: PI

Buckner, E., Copeland, D., Miller, K., & Optholt, T. (2018). School-Based Interprofessional Asthma Self-Management Education Program for Middle School Students: A Feasibility Trial. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research Education, and Action. In press
Rodgers, C., Bertini, B., Conway, M., Crosty, A., Filice, A., Herring, R., Isbell, J., Lown, E., Miller, K., …& Lander, W. (2018). A Standardized Education Checklist for Parents of Children Newly Diagnosed with Cancer: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. In press
Buckner, E., Optholt, T., Miller, K., & Copeland, D. (2016). Addressing health disparities in Asthma for middle school students in a medically underserved area in Mobile County [Abstract]. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, 87, 40.
Moore, B., Styron, J., & Miller, K. (2015). Modeling evidence-based application: Using team based learning to increase higher order thinking in nursing research. Journal on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics, 13, 83-88.
McGuinness, T., & Schneider, K. (2007). Poverty, child maltreatment, and foster care. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 13, 296-303.
Schneider, K., & McGuinness, T. (2007). Adolescents adopted from the Former Soviet Union: A study of problem behaviors [Abstract]. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, 78, 138-139.

Lizzie Whetsell Award Podium Paper for the RAA’s 2016 International Conference and Workshops, Boston, MA, June 2016
University of South Alabama QEP Pedagogical Scholar, April 2016
19th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics Session’s Best Paper Award, Orlando, FL, July 2015
Samford University First Place DNP Poster Presentation, May 2015
University of South Alabama QEP Professional Development Fellow and Scholarship Award, 2015
University of South Alabama College of Nursing Excellence in Nursing Practice Award, May 2007
Sigma Theta Tau Outstanding Nursing Student Performance Award, May 2007