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Ruth F. Lucas, PhD, RNC, CLS Assistant Professor

University of Connecticut (860) 486-49180 School of Nursing ruth.lucas@uconn.edu 231 Glenbrook Rd. RN Licenses: CT # 113823823 Storrs, CT 06269-4026 IL # 041.236697

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS________________________________________________________________ I am an educator and nurse scientist with certification in maternal child nursing and lactation support, and specialized training in self-management of pain during breastfeeding and the assessment of neonatal neurodevelopment. My scientific inquiry is guided by the three common reasons for breastfeeding cessation – ongoing breast and nipple pain during breastfeeding, maternal perception of milk insufficiency, and a lack of infant satiation. My lab is interdisciplinary which investigates breastfeeding as a dyadic interaction between mother and infant where breastfeeding cessation is triggered by biopsychosocial mechanisms, molecular genetics, and the physiokinetics of infant breastfeeding behaviors. Our development of a biomedical device will measure milk as a transfer system and the infant’s regulatory breastfeeding behaviors as a screening assessment of neurodevelopment. My ultimate goals are to train researchers in biopsychosocial science, to advance nursing knowledge for improving breastfeeding outcomes in the U.S. and the world, to advocate for women, and to give infants a voice that they need support to learn how to breastfeed and other complex behaviors in the future. EDUCATION___________________________________________________________________________ PhD University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Nursing August, 2011 MS University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing December, 2009 BSN George Mason University, College of Nursing May, 1986

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY_______________________________________________________________ Present-2014 Assistant Professor. School of Nursing, University of Connecticut Present-2015 Affiliate Assistant Professor. University of Connecticut,

School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics 2017-2014 Nurse Scientist. Connecticut Children’s Medical Center,

Institute of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice 2014-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow. University of Connecticut,

School of Nursing 2014-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow. Connecticut Children’s Medical Center,

Institute of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice 2013-2011 Postdoctoral Fellow and Project Manager. Factors affecting late preterm

delivery and infant care decisions. Duke University School of Nursing 2013-2011 Affiliated Faulty. Duke University School of Nursing

2011-2009 Clinical Faculty Guest Lecturer. School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago

2009 - 2004 Research Assistant. University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Nursing. Feeding and transition to home for preterms at social risk. The emergence of a mature nutritive suck in the preterm infant. 1R01HD050738-01A2

2009 - 2007 Research Assistant. T31NR009912 Newborn neurobehavioral

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organization after exposure to maternal epidural analgesia. University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Nursing

2011-2010 LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental & Related Disabilities) Fellow. University of Illinois at Chicago

2011-2010 NCLEX Instructor. Kaplan Test Prep and Review 2009-2007 Predoctoral Training Grant (T32) Fellow. University of Illinois at

Chicago 2010-2007 Staff Nurse. Neonatal ICU (Level III) (NICU), Education Committee

Central DuPage Hospital 2001-1999 Prenatal Educator Community Health. Central DuPage Hospital 1999-1994 Staff Nurse. Maternal Child Float Pool, (NICU, Pediatrics, Pediatric ICU,

L/D, M/B), Central DuPage Hospital 1994-1988 Staff Nurse Labor/Delivery/Mother–Baby Unit. Central DuPage Hospital 1988-1987 Staff Nurse. Oncology Unit, Central DuPage Hospital 1987-1986 Staff Nurse. ICU Step Down/Orthopedics, Glen Oaks Hospital

AWARDS AND HONORS________________________________________________________________ 2020 Johnson & Johnson Maternal Child Nurse Innovate Finalist 2019 UConn School of Nursing Mary Lawrence Research Development Award 2018 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation: Moore Inventor Fellows Competition. Selected to

the National Competition 2017 Maternal report of nipple and breast pain during breastfeeding in late preterm and full-

term breastfeeding dyads. Building Brighter Futures: Advances in Pediatric and Neonatal Care. Groton, CT. 2nd Place Poster.

2011 Beta Epsilon Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International “Rising Star Award” 2011 What is in your ultrasound gel? Association of Women’s Health Obstetric and Neonatal

Nurses Annual Convention, Denver, CO. Winner of Best poster 2010 Seth Rosen Dissertation Award, University of Illinois at Chicago 2008 University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Graduate Student Poster Competition – MNRS

Conference Award Funded to represent UIC 2007 University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Graduate Student Poster Competition - MNRS

Conference Award Funded to represent UIC

CERTIFICATIONS______________________________________________________________________ Present – 1994 Inpatient Obstetric Nursing–NCC (RNC) Present – 2012 Certified Lactation Specialist, (CLS) 2011 - 2001 Neonatal Resuscitation Program, (NRP) 2007 (recertification)

Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Development (NOMAS)

2007 Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (BNBAS) trained Present - 2007 Nurse Educator Certificate (NEC). 2020 - 1984 Basic Life Support (CPR)

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RESEARCH NARRATIVE_______________________________________________________________ My primary scholarly goal is to shift the breastfeeding paradigm from a maternal-only psychological

approach to an infant-maternal biopsychosocial science. Using the three common reasons for breastfeeding cessation – ongoing breast and nipple pain during breastfeeding, maternal perception of milk insufficiency, and a lack of infant satiation – my science investigates breastfeeding cessation using biopsychosocial mechanisms within the dyadic interaction between infant and mother.

Breastfeeding discomfort is expected during breastfeeding initiation, but it is unclear how many women experience pain during and continuing beyond the first week. My NINR-funded pilot study evaluated a breastfeeding self-management intervention for women who experienced breast and nipple pain while collecting biopsychosocial data on the molecular-genetic basis of risk for pain. The intervention provided cloud-based educational modules, nurse-led text-based coaching and reflective journaling to mothers in their home during the critical two weeks after delivery when the peak of breastfeeding cessation occurs. The intervention significantly reduced pain, compared with controls and identified an OXTR single nucleotide polymorphism minor allele as a suggestive “breastfeeding pain” phenotype for women. I submitted an RO1 to establish the efficacy and clinical sustainability trial of the intervention, which I plan to complete in 5 years. My 10-year goal is a large-scale implementation trial in practice settings. An additional application of the molecular risk of pain and addictive behaviors is our ongoing study, funded by the American Nurses Foundation, which explores pain sensitivity in women who are self-administering marijuana for management of pain during pregnancy.

An emerging area of exploration is maternal perception of milk insufficiency. My work heretofore suggests that pain has a neurohormonal effect on milk production. Within 10 years, my goal is to explore the underlying molecular basis of milk insufficiency in the presence of pain.

Breastfeeding cessation due to lack of infant satiation (poor weight gain, signs of hunger after a breastfeeding session) is caused by infant biometrics – poor mouth seal, low intraoral pressure, or dysregulation of breathing and sucking. Infant biometrics may lead to an ineffective triggering of the mother’s neurohormonal cascade necessary for milk sufficiency. In December, 2019, I submitted a NSF SBIR application and in April 2020, a patent for a Breastfeeding Diagnostic Devise (BDD) to measure infant biometrics and maternal milk flow during breastfeeding. The BDD data will create a clinical algorithm to identify the reason(s) for breastfeeding cessation - infant biomechanics, milk insufficiency, molecular risk for pain, or all three. In the next 10 years, the clinical algorithm will elucidate the differences between low-risk (full-term) and high-risk (preterm, or infants with a familial history of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis) infants to identify a newborn phenotype (biometrics and molecular genetic risks) and refer infants for neurobehavioral assessment and, even, early intervention.

My ultimate goals are to train researchers in biopsychosocial science, to advance nursing knowledge for improving breastfeeding outcomes in the U.S. and the world, to advocate for women, and to give infants a voice that they need support to learn how to breastfeed and other complex behaviors in the future.

RESEARCH SUPPORT_______________________________________________________________ 1. Active Foundation American Nurse Foundation Lucas (PI) Present - 10/2018

Antenatal cannabis use: Implications for pain management and risk-taking Grant total: $15,000

University

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SPARK Technology Commercialization Fund, Office of Vice President of Research Fund

Lucas (PI) Present - 9/2019

Field-testing the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device with custom-built biomechanical and physiological sensors Grant total: $50,000

START Preliminary Proof of Concept Office of Vice President of Research Fund

Lucas (PI) Present - 8/2019

Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device intraoral sensor testing in the lab Grant total: $8199

Scholarship Facilitation Fund Lucas (PI) Present - 5/2019 Lab testing the second intraoral pressure sensor prototype of the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device Grant total: $2000

UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health seed grant

Valdovinos (PI) Role: Co-I

Present - 11/2018

Migrant and farmworking students and healthcare access in Connecticut schools Grant total: $8,000

2. Under Review Federal, Regional, State

1R010861471 Lucas (PI) Submitted 10/5/2020

Promoting self-management of breast and nipple pain with biomarkers and technology (PROMPT) in breastfeeding women Grant total: $2,274,098

3. Completed Federal, Regional, State Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Summer Fellowship

Lucas (Academic Lead and CEO Dyadic Innovation)

6/2019 – 9/2018

Dyadic Innovations: Breastfeeding Diagnostic Devise Grant total: $15,000

P20NR01660. Center for Accelerating Precision Pain Self-Management

Starkweather (PI) Role: Pilot PI

4/2021 - 4/2016 8/2016-11/2017

Promoting self-management of breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women Grant total: $25,000

Connecticut Bioscience Pipeline Grant Lucas (PI) 8/2018 - 08/2016

A low cost portable device for breastfeeding diagnostics Grant total: $30,000

Foundation National Association of Neonatal Nurses Research Institute Small Grants Award

Lucas (PI) 10/2014 - 9/2012

Maternal descriptions of late preterm infant breastfeeding behavior types Grant total: $5,000

AWHONN Hill Rom, Celeste Phillips Family-Centered Maternity Care Award

Lucas (PI) 5/2014 - 6/2012

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Maternal assessment of infant breastfeeding behaviors Grant total: $9,970

American Nurse Foundation/Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science

Lucas (PI) 8/2014 - 9/2012

Maternal assessment of infant breastfeeding behaviors Grant total: $10,000

Lord Foundation Pratt School of Engineering Barnes (PI) Role: Co-I 7/2013 - 7/2012 Development of breastfeeding nutritive sucking apparatus Grant total: In kind

University University of Texas at Tyler Bridge Grants Program.

Francis (PI) Role: Co-PI 5/2019 - 3/2018

Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device Grant total: $10,000

Accelerate UConn/National Science Foundation Lucas (Academic Lead) 4/2018 - 2/2018 Discovering customer preferences for the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device and Dyadic Innovations Grant total: $3,000

Scholarship Facilitation Fund Lucas (PI) 09/2018 - 08/2017

Testing the prototype of the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device to measure sucking microstructure during breast and bottle feeding at a second site at University of Texas at Tyler Grant total: $1,234

Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science Pre-K Scholar Award Program

Lucas (PI) 7/2018 - 07/2016

Measuring neonatal sucking microstructure during breastfeeding in clinical and home setting Grant total: $39,651

University of Connecticut Center for Excellence and Teaching Small Grant

Lucas (PI) 04/2016

Seeing beyond childhood illness through film Grant total: $170

University of Connecticut Lucas Start-Up Funds Lucas (PI) 9/2017 - 08/2016

Measuring microstructure of sucking using a novel air-pressure transducer Grant total: $3,500

University of Connecticut. $150,000/3 years. In kind effort.

Chafouleas & Polifroni (Co-I). Lucas (Collaborator)

03/2016

Collaboratory on School and Child Health. Level 2 Academic Plan Proposal Grant total: $150,000/3 years – Renewed 6/2019 $30,000

University of Connecticut CHIP Grantsmanship Training Workshop for Health Behavior Researchers

Lucas (PI) 02/2016

Exploring early infant feeding behaviors as a measure of neurodevelopment Grant total: In kind

University of Connecticut Intramural Academic Renovations

Cussen (PI) Role: Co-I 10/2016 - 8/2015

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School of Nursing wet lab Grant total: $36,500

Seth Rosen Dissertation Award University of Illinois at Chicago School of Nursing

Lucas (PI) 8/2011 - 12/2009

Maternal breastfeeding experience and neonatal breastfeeding behaviors of children later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder Grant total: $1000

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) Research Projects Daisy Research Award

Conway Keller (PI) Role: CCMC Nurse Scientist Mentor

4/2018 - 7/2017

Identifying the needs of children with cancer and their parents at the End of Treatment (EOT) Grant total: $5,000 (see Keller et al., 2020)

Daisy Research Award Conway Keller (PI) Role: CCMC Nurse Scientist Mentor

4/2017 - 2/2016

Needs of children with cancer and their parents at End of Treatment (EOT) questionnaires: The validation process Grant total: $1,700 (see Keller et al., 2020)

4. Unfunded Federal, Regional, State NIH Applicant Assistance Program for SBIR submission to NINR 1/05/2021 - Not accepted

Lucas (PI/CEO Dyadic Innovations)

09/24/2020

Measurement of Physiokinetics and Biomechanics of Human Milk Transfer NIH Applicant Assistance Program for SBIR submission to NINDS 9/05/2020 - Not accepted

Lucas (PI/CEO Dyadic Innovations)

05/24/2020

STTR Phase I: Developing the External Sensors Prototypes to Measure the Milk Transfer System of the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device

1R01NR018853-01 Not Discussed Lucas (PI) 3/5/2020 Promoting self-management of breast and nipple pain with biomarkers and technology (PROMPT) in breastfeeding women Resubmission from 6/2019 scored @ 40 percentile Grant total: $1,396,1083

NSF 2015069 Not funded Sorem (PI) Role: Consultant 12/11/2019 STTR Phase I:Acceptability and Reliability Testing (ART) of the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device (BDD) Grant total:$225,000

1R01NR018853. Scored 40 percentile Lucas (PI) 6/2019 Promoting self-Management of breast and nipple Pain with biomarkers and Technology (PROMPT) for Breastfeeding Women Grant total: $1,491,762

National Institute of Nursing Research Withdrawn

Lucas (PI) 2/2019

Promoting self-Management of breast and nipple Pain with biomarkers and Technology (PROMPT) for Breastfeeding Women Grant total: $1,491,762

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CTnext Entrepreneur Innovation Awards (EIAs) Lucas (PI/CEO Dyadic Innovations)

8/2018

Testing the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device maternal measurements to quantify breast milk transfer during breastfeeding Grant total: $10,000

National Science Foundation Physics Of Living Systems Discussed

Francis (PI) Role: Co-PI 10/2017

Effectiveness and efficiency of human milk transfer: Quantification of velocity, flow, and pressure Grant total: $789,458

K23HD094899-01 National Institute of Child Health and Development Not Discussed

Lucas (PI) 6/2017

Exploring a biobehavioral newborn phenotype for Autism Spectrum Disorder Grant total: $1,686,009

F31 NR010311-01A: Score: 238 Lucas (PI) 8/2007 Sucking organization: A measure of school age specific learning disabilities Grant total: $83,485

F31 NR010311-01A1: Score: 209 Lucas (PI) 8/2006 Sucking organization: A measure of school age specific learning disabilities Grant total: $88,400

Foundation Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate Quick Fire Challenge in Maternal Child. Nursing Finalist

Lucas (PI/Innovator) 10/2019

The Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device Grant total: $100,000

Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship Lucas (Innovator) 7/2019 The Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device Grant total: Access to J&J Labs

Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Lucas & Francis (Co-PI) 9/2018 Acceptability and reliability testing (ART) of the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device Grant total: $225,000

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation: Moore Inventor Fellows Competition UConn representative at the national competition

Lucas (PI) 2/2018

Additional functionality to the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Devise to infant outcomes Grant total: $650,000

Janssen and Johnson & Johnson Innovation - Next-Gen Baby Box Quick-Fire Challenge - Letter of Intent

Lucas (PI) 8/2017

Additional functionality to the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Devise to infant outcomes Grant total: $100,000

Sigma Theta Tau International Lucas (PI) 12/2015 Examining the feasibility of capturing the microstructure of sucking during breastfeeding Grant total: $10,000

Organization of Autism Research Lucas (PI) 02/2015

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Maternal description of breastfeeding behaviors in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Grant total: $30,000

Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative-Pilot

Lucas (PI) 10/2014

Breast milk, oral, and fecal microbiomes in infants at-risk for autism spectrum disorder Grant total: $250,000

University InCHIP Seed Grant Valdovinos(PI) Role: Co-I 3/2018

Migrant and farmworking students and healthcare access in Connecticut schools Grant total: $15,000

Research Excellence Program University of Connecticut

Lucas (PI) 12/2017

Antenatal cannabis use: Implications for pain management and risk-taking Grant total: $25,000

Collaboratory on School and Child Health seed grant

Valdovinos(PI) Role: Co-I 10/2017

Migrant and farmworking students and healthcare access in Connecticut schools Grant total: $8,000

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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS______________________________________________________

*Data-based manuscript †Senior author manuscript PDFs of these papers are provided in the tenure packet

1) †Gyamfi, A., Henderson, W., O’Neill, B., & Lucas, R. (in press 2/16/2021). Black/African American breastfeeding experience: Cultural, sociological, and health dimensions through an equity lens (BFM-2020-0312). Breastfeeding Medicine.

2) *Judge, M. P., Kuzoian, C., Lucas, R., Wu, J., Maitland, K., & Delaney, C. (accepted for publication 11/7/2020). Needs assessment to inform and improve educational practices surrounding omega-3 consumption during pregnancy. Maternal and Child Health Journal.

3) *Lucas, R., Young, E., Zhang, Y., Walsh, S., & Starkweather, A. (in press 12/14/2020). Genetic variation in OXTR rs53576 and breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women. Pain Management Nursing. (May access the paper at MEDRXIV/2020/199208.)

4) Srisopa, P. & Lucas, R. (accepted for publication June 2020). Women’s experience of pelvic girdle pain after giving birth: A meta-synthesis. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health.

5) †Conway, M., King, C., Hart, L., Needham, A., Parry, E., Foy, K., Ruiz, T., Engelke, K., & Lucas, R. (in press). “You don’t need treatment anymore!” How children, adolescents, and their parents experience the end of cancer treatment: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology.

6) *Francis, J. & Lucas, R. (April, 2020 provisional patent). Intra-oral pressure sensing system for monitoring infant feeding. UCONNCG-16041-ProvisionalSB-1. Provisional United States Patent Application.

7) *†Conway, M., King, C., Hart, L., Needham, A., Parry, E., Engelke, K., & Lucas, R. (2020). Development and content validation of End of Treatment Questionnaires for children with cancer. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 37(2), 128-135. DOI: 10.1177/1043454219878392. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454219878392

8) *Diallo, A., McGlothen-Bellb, K., Walsh, S., Lucas, R., Allen, C., Henderson, W., Cong, X., & McGrath, J. (2020). Feeding modes, duration, and diarrhea in infancy: Continued evidence of the protective effects of breastfeeding. Public Health Nursing Journal, 00, 1-6. DOI: 10.1111/phn.12683. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/phn.12683

9) Feng, B., Chen, L., & Lucas, R., (2018). An intra-oral pressure sensing device to quantify infant sucking microstructure during breast-feeding and bottle-feeding. The University of Connecticut Technology Commercialization Services.

10) *Lucas, R., Zhang, Y., Walsh, S., Evans, H., Young, E., & Starkweather, A. (2019). Efficacy of a breastfeeding pain self-management intervention: A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT). Nursing Research, 68(2), E1-E10. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000336. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30829925/

11) *Lucas, R., Bernier, K., Perry, M., Evans, H., Ramesh, D., Young, E., Walsh, S., & Starkweather, A. (2019). Promoting self-management of breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women: Protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Research in Nursing and Health, 42(3), 176-188. DOI: 10.1002/nur.21938. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/nur.21938

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12) Bernier, K., Ersig, A., Guite, J., Lucas, R., Young, E., & Starkweather, A., (2019). Deconstructing pain disability though concept analysis. Pain Management Nursing, 20(5), 482-488. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2019.06.001. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31279743/

13) *†Chen, L., Lucas, R., & Feng, B. (2018). A novel system to measure infants’ nutritive sucking during breastfeeding: The Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device (BDD). Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, 6, 2700208. DOI: 10.1109/JTEHM.2018.2838139. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8367823

14) *†Bernier, K., Strobel, M., & Lucas, R. (2018). Assessing the effect of an educational assessment on nurses’ understanding and documentation of functional ability in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, S0882-5963(17), 30623-1. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2018.04.001. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0882596317306231

15) Lucas, R. & McGrath, J. (2016). Clinical assessment and management of breastfeeding pain. Topics in Pain Management, 32(3), 1-12. https://www.nursingcenter.com/pdfjournal?AID=3846505&an=00587875-201610000-00001&Journal_ID=3402523&Issue_ID=3846504

16) *†Smith, R. & Lucas, R. (2016). Evaluation of nursing knowledge of early initiation of breastfeeding in preterm infants in a hospital setting. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 22(3), 138-143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2015.07.009.

17) *Lucas, R. & Cutler, A. (2015). Dysregulated breastfeeding behaviors in children later diagnosed with autism. Journal of Perinatal Education, 24(3), 171–180. DOI: 10.1891/1058-1243.24.3.171. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4720870/

18) *Lucas, R., Judge, M., Sajdlowska, J., Cong, X., & McGrath, J. (2015). Effect of maternal body mass index on infant breastfeeding behaviors and exclusive direct breastfeeding. JOGNN: Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing, 44(6), 772–783. https://doi.org/10.1111/1552-6909.12755

19) Lucas, R. & Smith, R. (2015). When is it safe to initiate breastfeeding for preterm infants? Advances in Neonatal Care, 15(2), 134-41. DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000167. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25822518/

20) Briere, C., Lucas, R., McGrath, J., Lussier, M., & Brownell, E. (2015). Establishing breastfeeding with late preterm infants in the NICU. JOGNN: Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing, 44(1), 102–113. DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12536. https://www.jognn.org/article/S0884-2175(15)31775-5/fulltext

21) *Lucas, R., Gupton, S., Holditch-Davis, D., & Brandon, D. (2014). Study of a late preterm infant’s transition to full at-breast feedings at 4 months of age. Journal of Human Lactation, 30(1), 28-30. DOI: 10.1177/0890334413495973. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23860267/

22) Lucas, R., Paquette, R., Briere, C., & McGrath J. (2014). Furthering our understanding of the pumping needs of mothers in the NICU: An integrative review. Advances in Neonatal Care, 14(4), 241-52. DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000110. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25075923/

23) *White-Traut, R., Rankin, K., Lucas, R., Shapiro, N., & Medoff-Cooper, B. (2013). Evaluating sucking maturation using two pressure thresholds. Early Human Development, 89(10), 833-837. DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.07.026. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4164339/

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24) Bell, A., Lucas, R., & White-Traut, R. (2008). Concept clarification of neonatal neurobehavioral organization. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 61, 570–581. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04561.x. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2573022/

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: BOOK CHAPTER_______________________________________________ 1) Lucas, R. & Briere, C. (2016). Chapter 7: Nutrition. In Kenner, C. & Wright, J. (Eds,) Neonatal Nursing

Care Handbook: An Evidence-Based Approach to Conditions and Procedures, (pp. 249 -255). New York, NY. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN-10: 0826171648.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: ABSTRACTS___________________________________________________ 1) *Lucas, R., Starkweather, A., & Francis, J. (2020). Innovation facilitates health equity for women and

infants to receive breastfeeding support in their homes. Nursing Research, 69(3), E69. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000430.

2) *Lucas, R. & Russell, B. (2019). Application of user-centered design methodology in the development of technology to support self-management interventions. Nursing Research, 68(3), E8. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000351.

3) *†Srisopa, P., LaPierre, R., Walsh, S., & Lucas, R. (2019). Perceptions of mothers on father’s support during early infants’ breastfeeding. Advances in Neonatal Care. 19(3), E13. DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000613.

4) Lucas, R., Bernier, K., Perry, M., Evans, H., & Starkweather, A. (2018). A theory guided self-management intervention for women experiencing breast and nipple pain during breastfeeding. Nursing Research, 67(2), E48. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000276.

5) *Lucas, R., Evans, H., & Starkweather, A. (2018). Promoting self-management of breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women. Journal of Maternal Child Nutrition, 14(S2), e12587. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12587

6) *Lucas, R., McGrath, J., Diallo, A., & Brandon, D. (2016). Validating the Maternal Assessment of Breastfeeding Behaviors Instrument Revised (MAIBB-R) using maternal narrative of their late preterm infants' latch and sucking patterns. Nursing Research, 65(2), E58-E58. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000152.

7) *Lucas, R. & Sajdlowska, J. (2016). The effect of healthcare systems and maternal BMI on breastfeeding outcomes. Nursing Research, 65(2), E68. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000152.

8) *†Lapierre, R., Lucas, R., & Maitland, K. (2016). Paternal involvement in bottle-feeding and the effect on infant breastfeeding behaviors. Nursing Research, 65(2), E83. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000152.

9) *†Diallo, A., McGrath, J., Brandon, D., & Lucas, R. (2016). Does maternal perception of early infant breastfeeding behaviors predict missing data at 1 month? Advances in Neonatal Nursing, 16(3), E3-E12. DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000287.

10) *Lucas, R., McGrath, J., & Brandon, D. (2015). Maternal descriptive comparison of late preterm infant breastfeeding behaviors and exclusive breastfeeding. Advances in the Neonatal Care, 15(3), E1-E3. DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000183.

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11) *†Diallo, A., Brandon, D., McGrath, J., & Lucas, R. (2015). Support for mother–late preterm infant breastfeeding dyads from birth to 1 month. Nursing Research, 64(2), E135. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000089.

12) *Lucas, R., Brandon, D., & McGrath. (2014). Recruitment and retention methods for a longitudinal study with breastfeeding mothers and newborns. Nursing Research, 63(2), E90. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000029.

13) *McCoy, S., Brennan, R., & Lucas, R. (2011, July) What is in your ultrasound gel? Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nurses, 40(1),S132. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01244_16.x

PEER-REVIEWED PATENT_____________________________________________________________ 1) Francis, J. & Lucas, R. (April, 2020 provisional patent). Intra-oral pressure sensing system for

monitoring infant feeding. UCONNCG-16041-ProvisionalSB-1. Provisional United States Patent Application.

2) Feng, B., Chen, L., & Lucas, R., (submitted 2018, withdrawn, 2019). An intra-oral pressure sensing device to quantify infant sucking microstructure during breast-feeding and bottle-feeding. The University of Connecticut Technology Commercialization Services.

3) Lucas, R. ©2019. Algorithm of infant breastfeeding behaviors.

MANUSCRIPTS________________________________________________________________________ 1) *†Francis, J., Russell, E., Srisopa, P., Boyle, J., & Lucas, R. (submission 8/20/2020). Exclusive

breastfeeding at 6 weeks related to pain self-management, emotion and self-efficacy: A Secondary Analysis of a pilot randomized control trial. MEDRXIV/2020/

2) *†Campbell-Montalvo, R. Valdovinos, M. Cong, X., & Lucas, R. (submitted 2/28/2021). School employee healthcare access brokerage for Im/migrant Indigenous Guatemalan farmworking families in a Connecticut elementary school. AERAOpen.

3) *†Evans, H., Francois, Y., Srisopa, P., Torvisco, J., Yumbla, C., & Lucas, R. (under revision). Navigating the recruitment of pregnant women who use cannabis. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

4) *Lucas, R., & Jakubisin-Konicki, A. Suspecting the diagnosis in primary care. American Journal of Nursing. In preparation.

5) *Francis, J., & Lucas, R. Case study evaluation of two neonates’ journey to breastfeeding. Journal of Human Lactation. In preparation.

6) *Lucas, R., Francis, J., Srisopa, P., McGrath, J., & Brandon, D. The Development of Maternal Assessment of Infant Breastfeeding Behavior clinical indicator. Advances of Neonatal Care. In preparation.

7) *Srisopa, P., LaPierre, R., Walsh, S., & Lucas, R. Perceptions of mothers on father’s support during early infant’s breastfeeding behaviors. In revision.

8) *†Francis, J., Indic, P., & Lucas, R. Prediction of effective infant breastfeeding behaviors using the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device. Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine. In preparation.

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9) *†Rai, A. & Lucas, R. Preterm infant and full-term breastfeeding behaviors at 1 week and 1 month. Early Human Development. In preparation.

10) *Lucas, R., Henderson, W. & Kleinman, J. Two breastfeeding duration extremes with autism spectrum disorder. Breastfeeding Medicine. In preparation.

INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS PEER-REVIEWED__________________________________ *Data-based

1) *Lucas, R., Zhang, Y., Young, E., Walsh, S., & Starkweather, A. (2020, November). A potential phenotype of genetic risk for breastfeeding pain for breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women. International Society of Nurses in Genetics Congress, Online. Podium.

2) *Lucas, R. (2020, November) Teaching genetics with a sense of salience for the advanced practice nurse. International Society of Nurses in Genetics Congress, Online. Podium.

3) *Lucas, R., Starkweather, A., & Francis, J. (2020, August). Innovative measures of ongoing pain during breastfeeding. International Society Research of Human Milk and Lactation. Virtual ISRHML Research Workshop 2020. Poster.

4) Gyamfi, A., Lucas, R., & O’Neill, B. (2020, August). Facilitators and barriers to breastfeeding initiation and continuation support among African Americans in the United States: A scoping review analysis. International Society Research of Human Milk and Lactation. Virtual ISRHML Research Workshop 2020. Poster.

5) *Lucas, R. (2019, September). Promoting self-management of breast and nipple pain for women during breastfeeding. Gold Lactation Back to School Presentation 2019. Podium.

6) *Keller, M., King, C., Engelke, K., Hart, L., Holden, E., Needham, A., Foy, K., & Lucas, R. (2019, September). “We’re done! Now what?” Family members’ satisfaction and preparedness when end of cancer treatment is reached. APHON 43rd Annual Conference, San Jose, CA. Poster.

7) *Keller, M., King, C., Engelke, K., Hart, L., Holden, E., Needham, A., Ruiz, T., & Lucas, R. (2019, August). Questionnaire development: determining family needs at end of successful treatment for childhood cancer. 14th International Family Nursing Association, Washington, D.C. Poster.

8) *Lucas, R., Zhang, Y., Young, E., Walsh, S., & Starkweather, A. (2018, October). Nipple and breast pain and COMT SNPS in women who are initiating breastfeeding. International Society of Nurses in Genetics, Orlando, FL. Podium.

9) *Lucas, R., Starkweather, A., & Evans, H. (2018, October). Promoting self-management of breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women. International Society Research of Human Milk and Lactation Protecting, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding from Biology to Policy, Shonan Village Conference Center, Kanagawa, Japan. Poster.

10) *†Francis, J. & Lucas, R. (2018, October). Efficacy of a novel device to measure fluctuations in oral pressure during direct breastfeeding in the home. International Society Research of Human Milk and Lactation. Protecting, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding from Biology to Policy, Shonan Village Conference Center, Kanagawa, Japan, Poster.

11) *Lucas, R. (2018, January). Infants’ latch and sucking patterns and maternal perceptions. 2018 International Conference on the Theory and Practice of Human Lactation Research and Breastfeeding Management, Deerfield Beach, FL. Podium.

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12) *Lucas, R. (2017, June). A breastfeeding pain self-management for mothers with nipple and breast pain. Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives Conference, Grange over Sands, Cumbria, UK. Podium.

13) *Lucas, R. (2017, April). Infant feeding behaviors as a measure of neurodevelopment. Gold Lactation Online Conference 2017, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Online Podium.

14) *†Conway, M., Hart, L., King, C., Parry, E., Needham, A., Ruiz, T., & Lucas, R. (2016, September). Partnering with parents of children with cancer to validate the adapted “Coming off Treatment (COT)” questionnaires. Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) 40th Annual Conference and Exhibit, Indianapolis, IN. Podium.

15) *Lucas, R., McGrath, J., Diallo, A., & Brandon, D. (2016, May). Maternal narrative of infants’ latch and sucking: Validating the Maternal Assessment of Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors tool. XX Biennial International Congress of Infant Studies, New Orleans, LA. Podium.

16) *Lucas, R., Brandon, D., Diallo, A., & McGrath, J. (2014, October). Mother-late preterm infants’ transition to breastfeeding and professional support during first month after discharge. International Research Society for Human Milk and Lactation, Kiawah Island, SC. Poster.

17) *Lucas, R., Kavanagh, K., & Hill, P. (2011, October). Maternal breastfeeding experiences and neonatal breastfeeding behaviors of children later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. 40th Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Conference, Grapevine, TX. Poster.

18) *Lucas, R., Bell, A., & White-Traut, R. (2007, April). Concept clarification of neonatal neurobehavioral organization: Research and practice. 6th Graz Symposium on Developmental Neurology, Graz, Austria, Poster.

NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS PEER-REVIEWED_________________________________________ 1) *Lucas, R. (2020, September). Innovation facilitates health equity for women and infants to receive

breastfeeding support in their homes. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science: 2020 State of the Science. E-Poster.

2) *†Gyamfi, A., Zhang, Y., O’Neill, B., Lucas, R. (2020, September). Breastfeeding, does family support play a role? Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science: 2020 State of the Science. E-Poster.

3) *Lucas, R., Starkweather, A., & Francis, J. (2020, March). Innovation facilitates health equity for women and infants to receive breastfeeding support in their home. 32th Annual ENRS scientific sessions, Boston, MA. Podium.

4) *Lucas, R. & Francis, J. (2019, October). Developing the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device. 2019 Advanced Methods Conference – Sensor Technology in Research, Washington, D.C. Poster.

5) *Lucas, R. & Starkweather, A. (2019, October). The relationship between breast and nipple pain, and breastfeeding outcomes by considering the role of maternal emotion. External Council CAPPS-M Meeting for P20 Center for Accelerating Precision Pain Self-Management, Storrs, CT. Podium.

6) *Lucas, R. & Starkweather, A. (2019, May). Demonstration of innovative text-based nursing intervention. NINR Center Project Director Meeting, Bethesda, MD. Podium.

7) *Lucas, R. & Russell, B. (2019, April). Application of user-centered design methodology in the development of technology to support self-management interventions. 31th Annual ENRS scientific sessions, Providence, RI. Podium.

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8) *†Srisopa, P., LaPierre, R., Walsh, S., & Lucas, R. (2019, March). Perceptions of mothers on father’s support during early infants’ breastfeeding. 15th Annual Research Summit of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), Scottsdale, AZ. Podium.

9) *Lucas, R. & Starkweather, A. (2018, October). Update of promoting self-management of maternal nipple and breast pain in breastfeeding women. The role of OXTR rs53576 related to breast and nipple pain during breastfeeding. External Council CAPPS-M Meeting for P20 Center for Accelerating Precision Pain Self-Management, Storrs, CT. Podium.

10) Bernier, K.M., Young, E., Guite, J., Ersig, A., Lucas, R., & Starkweather, A. (2018, September). Improving the understanding of pain disability through concept analysis. American Society for Pain Management Nursing, Bonita Springs, FL. Poster.

11) *Lucas, R., Starkweather, A., Evans, H., DeLucas, H., Merlo, M., Ferrindino, C., & Young, E. (2018, May). Self-management of maternal nipple and breast pain during breastfeeding. NINR Center Project Director Meeting, Bethesda, MD. Poster.

12) * Lucas, R., Bernier, K., Perry, M., Evans, H., & Starkweather, A. (2018, March). A theory guided self-management intervention for women experiencing breast and nipple pain during breastfeeding. 30th Annual ENRS Scientific Sessions, Newark, NJ. Podium.

13) *Lucas, R. & Starkweather, A. (2017, October). Promoting self-management of maternal nipple and breast pain in breastfeeding women. External Council CAPPS-M Meeting for P20 Center for Accelerating Precision Pain Self-Management, Storrs, CT. Podium.

14) *Lucas, R. (2017, May). Self-management of maternal nipple and breast pain during breastfeeding. NINR Center Project Director Meeting, Bethesda, MD. Poster.

15) *Lucas, R. (2017, February). Self-management of maternal nipple and breast pain during breastfeeding. CAPPS-M Meeting - Joint Meeting with the Self-Management Science Center - University of Wisconsin, Storrs, CT. Podium.

16) *Lucas, R. McGrath, J., Diallo, A., & Brandon, D. (2016, September). Development of the Maternal Assessment of Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors-Revised. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science: 2016 State of the Science on Nursing Research: Determinants of Health, Washington, DC. Podium.

17) *†Sylvestre, V. & Lucas, R. (2016, September). Type 1 diabetes and healthcare providers: Understanding social perceptions, stigma, and shame. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science: 2016 State of the Science on Nursing Research: Determinants of Health, Washington, DC. Podium.

18) *†LaPierre, R. & Lucas, R. (2016, April). Direct paternal participation in bottle feeding and its effects on feeding patters of full-term infants. 28th Annual ENRS scientific session, Pittsburg, PA. Poster.

19) *†Sajdlowska, J. & Lucas, R. (2016, April). The effect of healthcare systems and maternal BMI on breastfeeding outcomes. 28th Annual ENRS scientific session, Pittsburg, PA. Poster.

20) *Lucas, R., McGrath, J., Diallo, A., & Brandon, D. (2016, April). Validating the Maternal Assessment of Breastfeeding Behaviors-Revised (MAIBB-R) using maternal narrative of their late preterm infants’ latch and sucking patterns. 28th Annual ENRS scientific session, Pittsburg, PA. Poster.

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21) *†Diallo, A., McGrath, J., Brandon, D., & Lucas, R. (2016, April). Does maternal perception of early infant breastfeeding behaviors predict missing data at 1 month? 11th Annual Research Summit of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), Scottsdale, AZ. Podium.

22) *†Diallo, A., Brandon, D., McGrath, J., & Lucas, R. (2015, April). Support for mother-late preterm infant breastfeeding dyads from birth to 1 month. 27th Annual ENRS scientific session, Washington, DC. Poster.

23) Lucas, R., McGrath, J., & Brandon, D. (2015, March). Maternal descriptive comparison of late preterm infant breastfeeding behaviors and exclusive breastfeeding. National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 10th Annual Research Summit, Phoenix, AZ. Podium.

24) *Lucas, R., Brandon, D., & McGrath, J. (2014, September). Transition to exclusive direct breastfeeding at 1 month after discharge in late preterm infants and mothers. 30th National Association of Neonatal Nurses Annual Educational Conference, Phoenix, AZ. Podium.

25) *Lucas, R. (2014, September). Maternal assessment of preterm infant breastfeeding behaviors. 30th National Association of Neonatal Nurses Annual Educational Conference, Phoenix, AZ. Poster

26) *Lucas, R., Brandon, D., Moore, L., Sajdlowska, J., & McGrath, J. (2014, September). Differences between late preterm and full-term infant breastfeeding behaviors and success. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science: 2014 State of the Science, Washington, DC. Podium.

27) *Lucas, R., Judge, M.P., Cong, X., Sajdlowska, J., Brandon, D., & McGrath, J. (2014, September). Influence of maternal BMI on infant breastfeeding behaviors and success. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science: 2014 State of the Science, Washington, DC. Podium.

28) *Lucas, R., Paquette, R., Briere, C., & McGrath, J. (2014, September). Provision of emotional support to increase pumping duration in high risk mothers. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science: 2014 State of the Science, Washington, DC. Podium.

29) *Lucas, R. (2014, June). Maternal Assessment of Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors. Association of Women’s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Annual Convention, Orlando, FL. Podium.

30) *Lucas, R., Brandon, D., & McGrath, J. (2014, April). Recruitment and retention methods for a longitudinal study with breastfeeding mothers and newborns. 26th Annual Eastern Nursing Research Society, Philadelphia, PA. Poster.

31) *Lucas, R. (2014, February). Late preterm infant breastfeeding behaviors during the first month. The Physical and Developmental Environment of the High-risk Infant; 27th Annual Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL. Podium.

32) *Lucas, R. (2013, April). Late preterm infant successful transition at-breastfeeding at 4 months of age: Case Study. 8th Annual Research Summit of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), Scottsdale, AZ. Podium.

33) *Lucas, R., Holditch-Davis, D., & Brandon, D. (2013, February). Maternal Assessment of Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors. Southern Nursing Research Society, Little Rock, AK. Poster.

34) *McCoy, S., Brennan, R., & Lucas, R. (2011, July). What is in your ultrasound gel? Association of Women’s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Annual Convention, Denver, CO. Winner of Best Poster.

REGIONAL PRESENTATIONS PEER-REVIEWED_________________________________________

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1) *Lucas, R. (2020, March). Innovation to support breastfeeding success: The development of the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device. Athena Conference University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. Podium.

2) *†Conway, M., King, C., Hart, L., Needham, A., Parry, E., Foy, K., Ruiz, T., Engelke, K., & Lucas, R. (2019, October). “We’re done! Now what?” Family members’ satisfaction and preparedness when end of cancer treatment. Building Brighter Futures: Advances in Pediatric and Neonatal Care, Westbrook, CT. Poster.

3) *†Evans, H., Zhang, Y., Walsh, S., Young, E., Starkweather, A., Lucas, R. (2018, October). Nipple and breast pain during breastfeeding: How much do women endure? Association of Women’s Health, Newborn, & Neonatal Nurses Connecticut, Fall Conference. West Hartford, CT. Podium.

4) *†Oldham, K. & Lucas, R. (2017, April). Partnering with health care professionals to validate a questionnaire to identify the needs of children with cancer and their parents during end of treatment and transition to survivorship care. Building Brighter Futures: Advances in Pediatric and Neonatal Care, Groton, CT. Poster and Abstract chosen to be a Podium presentation.

5) *†Moore, L. & Lucas, R. (2017, April). Investigating the relationship between infant weight gain and early cessation of breastfeeding in infants. Building Brighter Futures: Advances in Pediatric and Neonatal Care, Groton, CT. Poster and Abstract chosen to be a Podium presentation.

6) *Lucas, R. (2017, April). Maternal report of nipple and breast pain during breastfeeding in late preterm and full-term breastfeeding dyads. Building Brighter Futures: Advances in Pediatric and Neonatal Care, Groton, CT. Poster and Abstract chosen to be a Podium presentation. 2nd Place Poster.

7) *†Sylvestre, V., Mauldin, L., Schlund-Vials, C., Demirci. C., & Lucas, R. (2017, April). Type 1 diabetes and healthcare providers: Understanding social perceptions and stigma. Building Brighter Futures: Advances in Pediatric and Neonatal Care, Groton, CT. Poster.

8) Lucas, R. (2008, August). Neonatal behavioral states and cues. Mother-Baby Staff Education Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL. Podium.

UNIVERSITY PRESENTATIONS_________________________________________________________ 1) Lucas, R. (2018, February). It Takes Two. Collaboratory of School and Child Health. Media “Ted Talk”

Project Placed on Collaboratory of School and Child Health Website. Video Ted-Talk, Storrs, CT. 2) *Lucas, R. (2013, October). Neonatal breastfeeding behaviors as a screening tool for development.

University of Connecticut School of Nursing Lunch and Learn, Storrs, CT. Podium. 3) *Lucas, R. (2011, March). Maternal breastfeeding experiences and neonatal breastfeeding behaviors of

children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Maternal and Child Health Program at UIC Seminar, Chicago, IL. Podium.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS_____________________________________________________________ 1) *Kelly, T., Reagan, L., Kim, K., Lucas, R., & Henderson, W. (2020, November). Addressing pervasive

healthcare challenges through innovative approaches to health equity in resource-limited populations: novel methods, interventions and future directions. Invitation for ENRS webinar symposium.

2) *Lucas, R. (2019, September). Healthcare innovation development and regulatory considerations. Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship Essentials Conference, UConn School of Nursing, Storrs, CT. Podium.

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3) *Lucas, R. (2019, September). Promoting self-management of breast and nipple pain for women during breastfeeding. Gold Lactation Back to School Presentation 2019, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Online Podium.

4) Lucas, R. (2018, April). It takes two: Exploring infant’s efforts during breastfeeding. La Leche League of Connecticut’s 2018 Healthcare Provider Seminar, Rocky Hill, CT. Podium.

5) Lucas, R. (2017, November). Infant feeding behaviors as a measure of neurodevelopment. University of Texas at Tyler Department of Health and Kinesiology Invited Brown Bag, Tyler, TX. Podium.

6) Lucas, R. (2017, February). Sucking microstructure during breast and bottle feeding in infants as a predictor of neurodevelopment. Department of University of Connecticut Developmental Psychology Department Invited Brown Bag, Storrs, CT. Podium.

7) *Lucas, R. (2014, January). Could breastfeeding be a measure of neurodevelopment? Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Nursing Grand Rounds, Hartford, CT. Podium.

CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER PRESENTATIONS_______________________ 1) Lucas, R. (2017, March & 2015, November). How do you manage the data you collect? EBP Fellowship

Class Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT. Lecture. 2) *†Conway, M., King, C., Hart, L., Needham, A., Ruiz, T., Holden, E., & Lucas, R. (2017, March).

Partnering with parents of children with cancer to validate the adapted “Coming off Treatment (COT)” questionnaires. Institute of Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Nursing Grand Rounds Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT. Podium.

3) Lucas, R. (2016, August & 2015, August). How to create a professional poster. Institute of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT. Lecture.

4) Lucas, R., Briere, C., & McGrath, J. (2016, December). Evidence-based practice and research. Nurse Residency Program, Connecticut Children’s Hospital, Hartford, CT. Lecture.

5) *†Bernier, K., Strobel, M., & Lucas, R. (2016, August). The CAP-What? The CAPFAQ! Assessing the utilization of the CAPFAQ in the inpatient pediatric sickle cell population with vaso-occlusive crisis. Institute of Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Nursing Grand Rounds Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT. Podium.

6) *†Clark, B., Johnson, E., & Lucas, R. (2016, November). Maintaining normothermia in the perioperative setting. Institute of Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice. Nursing Grand Rounds Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT. Podium.

7) *†Conway, M., King, C., Hart, L., Needham, A., Ruiz, T., Holden, E., & Lucas, R. (2016, October). Partnering with parents of children with cancer to validate the adapted “Coming off Treatment (COT)” questionnaires. Connecticut Nursing Research Alliance, Hartford, CT. Poster.

8) *†Clark, B., Johnson, E., Rich, B., & Lucas, R. (2016, October). Maintaining normothermia throughout the perioperative process. Connecticut Nursing Research Alliance, Hartford, CT. Poster.

9) *†Doyle, P. & Lucas, R. (2016, June). A nurse fatigue countermeasure program. Institute of Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Nursing Grand Rounds Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT. Podium.

10) *†Sojkowski, K., Grigg, K., Carroll, C., & Lucas, R. (2015, September). Evidence based practice in nursing: Why we rarely see EBP. Institute of Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Nursing Grand Rounds Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT. Podium.

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MEDIA PRESENTATIONS_______________________________________________________________ 1) Kelly, T. (2019, June). Healthcare innovation development through bedside discovery and doctoral

education. https://medtechboston.medstro.com/blog/2019/06/26/healthcare-innovation-development-through-bedside-discovery-and-doctoral-education/

2) University of Connecticut School of Nursing. (2019, Fall). Nursing science for nursing mothers. Unison. 18, 17.

3) Krieger, K. (2018, Spring). Women on women’s health. UConn Health Journal. 4) Paradis, A. (2017, August). Breastfeeding preterm infants in the NICU: When is it safe?

http://blog.prolacta.com/latch-breastfeeding-preterm-infants/. TEACHING NARRATIVE________________________________________________________________

My teaching goals begin with providing opportunities for my students to gain the skills to become lifelong learners, active listeners, critical thinkers, and communicators. My strategy is to involve each student to apply the content they are learning to their level of practice. I want students to demonstrate their ability, to explore their ideas and questions and find answers for their research or clinical question. As a teacher, I use the Socratic method of questions and answers throughout my lectures and interactions with students. This method engages students to ascertain their basic level of understanding and to scaffold their thinking into new knowledge. I use multiple approaches to encourage discussion and evaluation of problems until the concept has been explored and defined, and facilitated with peer-group learning. Beyond that, I want them to become adept at identifying reputable websites and new sources related to their practice. As their clients and patients approach them, they will have an understanding of the popular knowledge and have reputable resources for their patients and clients to use. Thirdly, as a teacher I want to cast a vision for my students to practice and conduct research with depth, breadth and empathy. For students in my lab, I want them to educate themselves about their topic with leveled (environment, behavior, cell, genetic) understanding, to innovative and address their problem of interest. Above all, I want build my students’ critical thinking skills that after they graduate, they are able to think for themselves to question status quo practice and provide them with confidence to apply best scientific research and health evidence to practice.

An effective method of teaching is by example. I am dedicated to involving students in research, so that they learn by experience. By students working in research, they understand the scientific process, the small steps of research that lead to discovery and gives them skills as a nursing leader. Each semester, I have between 8 to 10 undergraduate students working in my lab. My vision is for these students to participate in each step of the research process – beginning with ideas, performing a literature search, designing a study, collecting data, cleaning and analyzing data sets, analyzing the data and writing up the results. I plan my office time to coordinate when students will be on campus to support impromptu meetings, along with office hours, and scheduled meetings. Many students work in my lab for several semesters and we plan for them to present their work at the undergraduate research events, at conferences, and be co-authors on manuscripts.

In didactic teaching, I have demonstrated innovation in teaching and learning for two courses. In the undergraduate course, NURS 3444: Pediatrics, for which I was the faculty of record from 2014 to 2019, I created a novel assignment, which was funded by the University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). Through the assignment, Seeing beyond childhood illness through film, students reflected on how contemporary films portray common subtle societal messages concerning sick, differently abled, or dying children. Such messages include that vulnerable children are objects to be acted upon, with no will or voice of their own. The innovation of the assignment was not the use of film, but rather, the disruption of common and pervasive societal messages to opening up in students the possibility moral insights concerning the children for whom they might one day be their nurses. Along these lines, I had students sing children’s

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songs with me in class to address the after-lunch post-prandial slump and to give them a repertoire to use in the clinical setting. Over my time as the lead instructor, the students consistently demonstrated higher scores on the ATI standardized testing.

Another demonstration of innovation is in NURS 5811: Genetics, a graduate course, I am the first to use Genomic Nursing Concept Inventory (GNCI), a research instrument which assesses baseline and completion of the genetic and genomic knowledge. In Spring, 2020, I worked with the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at UConn to conduct a Quality Matters assessment, the gold standard evaluation for online courses, to revise course objectives to be measurable and align with course assignments. Every semester, I ask a peer expert to evaluate my facilitation of the course material and online community. From the results of these innovations and feedback, I pivot content and apply evidence-based practices to facilitate our graduates to be clinical nurse leaders in genetics.

STUDENTS MENTORED________________________________________________________________ Graduate (PhD Nursing/DNP) Year Name Title of Project/Dissertation Advisor Role Present - 2018 Pornpan Srisopa

(2021) The role of emotion regulation in pain management among women during the three months after birth: An integrative review

Major

Present - 2020 Tumilara Amoo Effectiveness of education intervention on breastfeeding self-efficacy and exclusivity in southwestern Nigeria

Major

Present - 2019 Adwoa Gyamfi (2023)

African American religious community perception of breastfeeding

Associate

Present - 2019 Thomas Julian (2021)

Testing a biobehavioral serotonergic impulsivity endophenotype model of opioid addiction

Associate

2019 - 2016 Katherine Bernier Characterizing the role of psychological stress in the development of persistent pain

Associate

2019 - 2015 Kathryn Mercado Probiotic use in preterm infants Major for 2 years

2016 - 2014 Paula Doyle A nurse fatigue countermeasure program CCMC/Sacred Heart University Associate

2016 - 2014 Amy D’Agata Infant medical trauma in the NICU: A conceptualization

Reader for General Exam

Graduate (Masters) Year Name of Advisee Type of Praxis Title of Praxis 2020 Corinne Berg Western Governors

University Masters in Nursing Education

Direct-to-Consumer testing implementation in NURS 5811 – A curriculum proposal

2020 Megan Jalbert University of Connecticut Allied Health Studies

The relationship between breastfeeding and food neophobia

2018 Shambhavi Adhika

University of Texas at Tyler Masters in Bioengineering

Novel device development to improve infant feeding assessment

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2016 Joanna Sajdlowska

University of Connecticut Allied Health Studies

Systematic review of pathology/cytopathology anal cancer pathogenesis risk by gender

2016 Bridget Rich University of Hartford Nursing Education

Reflection on clinical nurse education: academic didactic, clinical, and mentoring

Undergraduate Honors Year Name of Advisee Honors

Discipline Title of Praxis

2023 Megan Russell Nursing Secondary analysis of antenatal use of pregnancy

2022 Peyton Cortese Nursing Maternal journaling of infant breastfeeding behavior and pain during breastfeeding

2020 Margaret Fitzpatrick IDEA award $4000

Nursing Uncovering the lived experiences of Latina adolescent mothers during their pregnancy

2020 Rose Lisi Nursing Evaluation of a text messaging intervention for breastfeeding women experiencing breast and nipple symptoms

2020 Jordyn Witkins Nursing Attitudes, knowledge and beliefs on marijuana use in pregnant women in undergraduate nursing students

2020 Maifrak Sorbino Nursing Description of the attitudes, knowledge and beliefs on marijuana in undergraduate students compared to nursing undergraduate students

2020 Anna Cerulli Nursing Examining the efficacy of a journal intervention on pain severity for breastfeeding mothers

2020 Gabriella Davila Nursing Impact of journals on depression and breastfeeding pain

2019 Ajeeta Rai SURF award $3,645

Neuroscience Premed

Feeding behavior analysis between preterm infants and full-term infants

2019 Sai Vietla

Psychology Premed

Characterizing the role of psychological stress in the development of persistent pain

2019 Ama Appiah Meeshali Patel Sai Vietal Sejal Patel (Co-PI’s) IDEA award $8000

Psychology Communication Allied Health Physiology and Neurobiology Premed

Assess infants with and without a family history of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis for the presence of metallothionein protein as a biomarker in breast milk and infant hair and urine

2017 Victoria Sylvestre University Scholar SURF award $4000

Nursing Type 1 diabetes and health care providers: Understanding social perceptions, stigma, and

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shame 2017 Lindsay Moore

SURF award $4000 SHARE award $5000

Nursing Investigating the relationship between infant weight gain and early cessation of breastfeeding in late preterm and full-term infants

2017 Kirstie Oldham SURF award $4000

Nursing Validation Study for the Adapted “Coming Off Treatment (COT)” health professionals’ questionnaires

2016 Roxanne LaPierre SURF award $4000

Nursing Direct paternal participation in bottle feeding and its effects on feeding patterns of full-term infants

2016 Ashley Cloonan Nursing The relationship between maternal perceptions of breastfeeding, infant satiation, ease of feeding, and duration of breastfeeding

2017 Rebecca Smith SURF award $4000

Nursing Evaluation of nursing knowledge of early initiation of breastfeeding in preterm infants in a hospital setting

2016 Rebecca Paquette SHARE award $5000

Nursing Provision of emotional support to increase pumping duration in high risk mothers

Graduate Research Assistants 2020 Corinne Berg Assist with Quality Matters evaluation and developpment of

Direct-to-Consumer genetic testing module Present - 2019 Timothea Vo Characteristics of infant breastfeeding behaviors 2020 - 2018 Megan Jalbert Development of protocol for the testing of the BDD in the

lab and in the field Present - 2017 Yiming Zhang Statistical analysis of BSM pilot and infant breastfeeding

behavior quantitative coding 2018 Mallory Perry Hospital and follow up data collector for the BSM pilot 2018 Katherine Bernier Hospital and follow up data collector for the BSM pilot Present - 2018 Eli Curry Design team for second prototype of the BDD 2018 - 2017 Shambhavi Adhikari Design team for second prototype of the BDD 2017 Kristen Kirkley Hospital based data collector for the BSM pilot study 2018 - 2016 Zahra

Amirkhanzadeh Barandouzi

Analyze videos of full term infant breastfeeding behaviors

2017 – 2016 Longtu Chen Designing testing first prototype for BDD 2018 - 2016 Joanna Sajdlowska Analysis and coding of semi-structured interviews and

dissemination of findings 2017 Francis Penny Literature review on infant biomechanics of feeding 2017 - 2015 Dorothy Vittner Analyze videos of full term infant breastfeeding behaviors 2016 - 2014 Anna Diallo Analysis and coding of semi-structured interviews

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Undergraduate Research Assistants Present - 2020 Cooper Ladd Developing third prototype for BDD Present - 2019 Crystal Yumbla Transcribing BSM intervention modules into Spanish/

Marijuana use in pregnancy research team 2020 - 2019 Juan Torvisco Transcribing BSM intervention modules into Spanish/

Marijuana use in pregnancy research team 2020 - 2019 Yveneed Francois Marijuana use in pregnancy research team 2020 - 2019 Ashley Vuong Marijuana use in pregnancy research team 2020 - 2019 Jordyn Witkins Marijuana use in pregnancy research team 2020- 2019 Maifrak Sorbino Marijuana use in pregnancy research team 2020 - 2019 Dzensia Becirovic Literature review on infant biomechanics of feeding 2020 - 2018 Jocelyn Mazur Analyzing videos of infant breastfeeding behaviors 2019 - 2018 Anusha Basnet Analyzing videos of infant breastfeeding behaviors 2019 - 2018 Damini Chelladurai Biomedical Engineering BDD Design 2019 - 2018 Anna Mechler Biomedical Engineering BDD Design 2019 - 2018 Samuel Shuman Biomedical Engineering BDD Design 2019 - 2017 Patrick Hocking Business Entrepreneur for Dyadic Innovations and the BDD 2018 - 2017 Ellen Wikler Analyzing videos of infant breastfeeding behaviors 2018 - 2017 Tiffany Chanla Evaluation of the efficacy of BSM intervention 2018 - 2017 Rose Lisi Evaluation of the efficacy of BSM intervention 2018 - 2017 Maggie Fitzpatrick Evaluation of the efficacy of BSM intervention 2018 Fajar Amal Analyzing videos of infant breastfeeding behaviors 2018 - 2017 Moxa Patel Coding interviews for pain during breastfeeding 2017 Jason Variades Developing the Self-Management Mobile App for New

Parents’ Pain, Stress, and Infant Health study 2017 Anna Zhuang Literature review of oxytocin and breastfeeding 2019 - 2017 Meaghan Schneider Data collection and entry for BDD and the BSM pilot study 2017 Elizabeth Keller Data collection and entry for BDD and the BSM pilot study 2017 Genevieve Denault Coding of semi-structured interview for testing of IFSMT 2017 Kimberly Nguyen Coding of semi-structured interview for testing of IFSMT 2017 - 2015 Stephanie Meany Research assistant for the CCMC EBP study 2019-2017 Ajeetej Rai Analyzing videos of infant breastfeeding behaviors 2018-2017 Dominic Jesuthasan Analyzing videos of infant breastfeeding behaviors Spring 2017 Christina Field Analyzing videos of infant breastfeeding behaviors Spring 2017 Sneha Jayara Analyzing videos of infant breastfeeding behaviors Spring 2017 Ryan Seger Analyzing videos of infant breastfeeding behaviors 2017 - 2016 Jessica Lee Coding analysis of semi-structured interview Su/Fall 2016 Sang Chul Kim Android App for Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors

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Fall 2016 Lydia Gallup Research assistant for CCMC EBP project 2016 - 2015 Jennifer Pilchik Research assistant for CCMC EBP project 2016 - 2015 Veronica Devine Research assistant for CCMC EBP project 2016 - 2015 Kyle LeMere Research assistant for CCMC EBP project 2016 - 2014 Dushala Surujnarain Coding analysis of semi-structured interview 2016 - 2015 Ashley Cloonan Coding analysis of semi-structured interview 2016 - 2015 Kaydeen Maitland Coding analysis of semi-structured interview 2016 - 2014 Dushala Surujnarain Coding analysis of semi-structured interview 2015 - 2014 Rachel Valdivieso Coding analysis of semi-structured interview 2015 - 2014 Kelsey Bogan Coding analysis of semi-structured interview 2015 - 2014 Emily Coyne Coding analysis of semi-structured interview 2015 - 2014 Kate Dinisi Coding analysis of semi-structured interview Teaching Responsibilities Year/ Level

Course Title # of Students

Credits Didactic/Clinical Content Focus

%Course Responsibility

University of Connecticut F-2020 N5811 Applications of

Genetics to Healthcare 18 3 Online Didactic 100%

Su-2020 N5811 Applications of Genetics to Healthcare

20 3 Online Didactic 100%

Su 2020 N4434 Theory & Nursing Practice for Child Health

120 4 Online Didactic Guest

S-2020 N5112 Healthcare Opportunities for System Level Solutions

20 3 Online Didactic Guest

S 2020 N3444 Pediatric Nursing 60 7 Didactic Slides Guest S-2020 Ind Study N4299 2 3 Advisement 100% S-2020 Ind Study N4597 Honors

Thesis 6 3 Advisement 100%

S-2020 N1131 Introduction to the Discipline of Nursing

125 3 Didactic Guest

S-2020 N5811 Applications of Genetics to Healthcare

38 3 Online Didactic 100%

F-2019 N5811 Applications of Genetics to Healthcare

20 3 Didactic/Clinical 100%

F-2019 Ind Study N4299 (Honors) 6 3 Advisement 100% F-2019 PSYC 3889 Ind Study 1 1 Laboratory 100% S-2019 PNB 3299 Ind Study –

IDEA grant 1 4 Laboratory 100%

S-2019 N5811 Applications of Genetics to Healthcare

15 3 Online Didactic 60%

S-2019 PSYC 3299 Ind Study 1 2 Laboratory 100% S-2019 N3444 Pediatric Nursing – 60 7 Didactic/Clinical 80%

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course coordinator S-2019 PNB 4296W Ind Study 1 3 Advisement 100% S-2019 Ind Study N4299 (Honors) 6 3 Advisement 100% S-2019 Biomedical Engineering

Design II BME 4910W 2 3 Advisement 10%

S-2019 Senior Design Project 1 2 Advisement 100% F-2018 Biomedical Engineering

Design II BME 4910W 2 3 Advisement 10%

F-2018 PSYC 3889 Ind Study 3 1-3 Advisement 100% F-2018 Ind Study N4299 (Honors) 5 3 Advisement 100% F-2018 Senior Design Project 1 2 Advisement 100% F-2018 N3444 Pediatric Nursing –

course coordinator 70 7

Didactic/Clinical 80%

S-2018 Ind Study N4299 (2 lab) 4 2 Didactic/Clinical 100% S-2018 PSYC 3889 Ind Study 5 1-3 Laboratory 100% S-2018 Nurs 5104 Evidence Based

Practice Seminar in Pain Assessment and Management

20 3 Didactic

Guest Lecturer

S-2018 N3444 Pediatric Nursing – course coordinator

53 7 Didactic/Clinical 80%

F-2017 PSYC 3889 Ind Study 4 1-3 Laboratory 100% F-2017 N3444 Pediatric Nursing 39 7 Didactic/Clinical 80% S-2017 PSYC 3889 Ind Study 6 3 Laboratory 100% S-2017 Ind Study N4597 Honors

Thesis 3 3 Advisement 100%

S-2017 Ind Study N4299 (2 lab) 2 1-3 Advisement 100% S-2017 N3444 Pediatric Nursing 45 7 Didactic 60% F-2016 Ind Study N4299 (3 Honors,

1 lab) 4 1-3 Advisement 100%

F-2016 Ind Study N5098 - CCMC 1 2 Advisement 100% Sum-2016

Ind Study BEE 4999 Bioengineering

1 3 Advisement 100%

S-2016 Ind Study N4597 Honors Thesis

1 3 Advisement 100%

S-2016 Ind Study N4299 (3 Honors, 2 lab, 2 CCMC)

7 1-3 Advisement 100%

S-2016 N3450 Pediatric Nursing 54 4 Didactic 75% F-2015 Ind Study N4299 (3 Honors,

2 CCMC, 3 lab ) 8 1-3 Advisement 100%

F-2015 Ind Study N5098 - Grad 1 2 Advisement 100% F-2015 N3450 Pediatric Nursing 50 4 Didactic 75% S-2015 Ind Study N4299 (1 Honors) 3 3 Advisement 100% S-2015 Ind Study N4597 Honors

Thesis 1 3 Advisement 100%

S-2015 Ind Study N5098 - Grad 1 2 Advisement 100% S-2015 N3450 Pediatric Nursing 44 4 Didactic 75% F-2014 Ind Study N4299 (1 Honors) 2 3 Advisement 100% F-2014 N3450 Pediatric Nursing 63 4 Didactic 75% S-2014 Ind Study N4299 (1 Honors) 2 3 Advisement 100%

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S-2014 N6180 Research Internship 2 1-3 Advisement 75% F-2013 N3450 Pediatric Nursing 45 4 Didactic 50% Duke University S-2013 N699 Research Practicum 1 3 Advisement 90% F-2012 N315 Directed Research 3 3 Advisements 90% Su-2012 N315 Directed Research 5 1-3 Advisement 90% S-2012 N315 Directed Research 2 1-2 Advisement 50% Loyola University of Chicago S-2010 N273 Family Health Patterns

I (ABSN) 10 3 Clinical 100%

F-2010 N273 Family Health Patterns I (BSN)

8 3 Clinical 100%

F-2010 N273 Family Health Patterns I (ABSN)

7 3 Clinical 100%

S-2011 N273 Family Health Patterns I (BSN)

8 3 Clinical 100%

S-2011 N273 Family Health Patterns I (ABSN)

8 3 Clinical 100%

Su-2011 N273 Family Health Patterns I (ABSN)

7 3 Clinical 100%

SERVICE______________________________________________________________________________ Service to School

As a member of the School of Nursing, I served by mentoring the Class of 2019 as a faculty advisor and as Faculty Counselor for Mu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, celebrating students as future colleagues. As a visionary for the advancement of the School of Nursing in research, innovation, clinical expertise and training future leaders, I have served on the Recruitment and Selection Committee, the Courses and Curriculum Committee, and the PhD admissions committee. Service to University

As a citizen of the University, I have built connections between multidisciplinary academia and the community. During my three years on the executive committee for the Collaboratory on Coordinated School and Child Health (CSCH), I reviewed internal seed grants, planned the community and university networking CSCH Encore Conference, and represented CSCH at Research Connections, a research networking event for students. As an UConn KIDS (Kids in Developmental Science) executive committee member, I interviewed and selected our Child Research Recruitment Coordinator who through community fairs and outreach events recruits families and children of Connecticut to participate in research studies at the university. In the last year, I serve as the School of Nursing’s representative on the Provost’s Library Advisory Committee. Service to Profession

As a nurse scientist at the University of Connecticut, I serve at several medical centers and on local, national, and international organizations. For four years, I held a dual role between the School of Nursing and as a nurse scientist at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. I mentored nurses at the bedside in evidence-based research. During that time, the hematology/oncology research workgroup was funded by the Daisy Foundation to create and trial their End of Treatment survey, which is now being implemented in the clinical setting. Locally, I served on the research committee of the Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition which facilitates breastfeeding within our state using policy and evidence-based research. I also served as the external nurse scientist on the Hartford Hospital Lactation Committee, during its re-designated as a Baby Friendly Hospital.

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Nationally, I served on the research review committee for the American Nurse Foundation. I also served on the research advisory board for the Association of Women’s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN) and collaborated on AWHONN’s comment to the HHS Healthy People 2030 objectives.

Internationally, I have reviewed for peer reviewed journals and abstracts for the 2018 International Society of Research in Human Milk and Lactation conference. Presently, I serve on the education committee for the International Society for Nurses in Genetics to identify and create genetic resources for nurse clinicians and educators. My future professional goal is to serve on AWHONN’s board of directors and on ISRHML’s international committee to advocate for women and children. In summary, I have faithfully served the school, the university, and the profession, and in so doing, I have built an international reputation. Service to the Profession Date Agency Present-2018 Association of Women’s Health and Neonatal Nurses Research Advisory Panel

Present-2019 International Society of Nursing in Genetics Education Committee Co-chair

Present-2016 Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition

Journal Reviewer

Date Journal Present-2014 Advances in Neonatal Care Present-2020 BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Present-2020 Birth Present-2015 Early Human Development Present-2019 Heliyon Present-2019 International Breastfeeding Journal Present-2017 International Journal of Nursing Studies Present-2013 Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities Present-2012 Journal of Human Lactation Present-2017 Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Present-2015 Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nurses Present-2019 Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Present-2020 Journal of Pediatric Nursing Present-2018 Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Present-2020 Nutrition Present-2019 Nutrients Present-2020 Nutrition and Health Present-2020 Western Journal of Nursing

Other Service Activities Date Service Agency Present-2019 Research grant reviewer

Education committee Co-International Society for Nursing in Genomics (ISONG)

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Chair 2019 Healthy People 2030

comments Association of Women’s Health and Neonatal Nurses Research Advisory Panel

2018-2017 Conference abstract reviewer International Society Research for Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML)

2017-2015 Grant reviewer American Nurse Foundation 2017-2015 Research abstract reviewer American Society for Nutrition 2015 Seed grant reviewer,

Conference Planner Collaboratory of School and Child Health

2017 - 2015 Community member – expert in breastfeeding research

Hartford Hospital Lactation Committee for Renewal as a Baby-Friendly Hospital

2017-2013 Evidence Based Project reviewer

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Institute Nursing Research Fellows Grants

2012-2012 Research abstract reviewer Southern Nursing Research Society Service to the University Year(s) Responsibility Organization/Committee Present-2020 Member Provost’s Future of Journal Subscriptions Committee Present-2018 Member Provost’s Library Advisory Committee (PLAC) Present-2016 Executive Committee UConn KIDS Present-2016 Executive Committee Collaboratory of School and Child Health 2016-2015 Member Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention (CHIP) 2015-2014 Facilitator Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC)

Multidisciplinary Journal Club 2015-2013 Member CCMC – Institute of Nursing Research 2013-2012 Member Autism Alliance at the Carolina Institute for

Developmental Disabilities (CIDD) 2013-2012 Member Duke University SON Research Advisory Committee

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/LEARNED SOCIETIES_____ Current Affiliations Membership Initiated International Society for Nursing in Genomics (ISONG) 2019 International Society Research for Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML)

2014

Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention (inCHIP) National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)

2015 2012

Sigma Theta Tau: International Honor Society for Nursing Alpha Lambda Beta Epsilon Chapter

2011-2008 2011

American Nurses Association (ANA) 2012 Association for Women’s Health, Obstetrical Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN)

2011, 2006-2007

Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science 2012 Eastern Nursing Research Society 2014 Previous Affiliations Membership Dates

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International Society for Infant Studies 2016, 2006-2011 Midwest Nursing Research Society 2012-2006 Southern Nursing Research Society 2012-2011