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  • Amy R. Newman, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC

    Amy Newman
    Amy R. Newman, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PCMarquette University

    Straz Hall, 520U

    MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America
    414-288-4675

    Assistant Professor

    Highest Degree and Institution

    Ph.D., Marquette University
    Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah

    Courses Taught

    NURS: 6007: Ethics, Policy & Health Care Advocacy

    NURS 6010: Research & Evidence as a Foundation for Nursing Practice

    Research Interests

    Dr. Amy Newman’s program of research aims to enhance communication among pediatric and adolescent patients with life-threatening illnesses, their family members, and health care clinicians, particularly discussions around goals of care, values, and care preferences. Dr. Newman is specifically interested in leveraging the role of the nurse to engage in more collaborative relationships with physicians and other members of the health care team to ensure the communication needs of patients and families are met throughout the illness trajectory

    Professional Affiliations

    Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses

    Children’s Oncology Group, Nursing Research Scholars

    Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association

    Midwest Nursing Research Society

    Milwaukee Collaborative for Resilience and Emotional Wellness Science

    National Palliative Care Research Center

    Oncology Nursing Society

    Palliative Care Research Consortium

    Pediatric End-of-Life & Palliative Care Special Interest Group

    Pediatric Palliative Care Research Network

    Specialization

    Pediatrics, pediatric oncology, palliative care

    Certifications

    Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care (CPNP-PC)

    Publications

    Link to Marquette University E-Publications - Newman

    Honors and Awards

    2020             Invited participant, Palliative Care Research Cooperative Clinical Trials Intensive

    2019-2021    Invited participant, Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin       
                         Clinical Research Scholars Program

    2019             Invited participant, Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Grant Writing Workshop

                         Invited participant, Massachusetts General Hospital Workshop on Methods in Supportive
                         Oncology Research

    2018-2019    Invited participant, Harvard Medical School’s Palliative Care Education and Practice
                         (PCEP) – Pediatric track

    2018             Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Julie Lathrop “Early Investigator” Nursing Research
                         Award                     
                         Invited participant, Oncology Nursing Society Foundation, Nursing Research Intensive

    2017             3-Minute Thesis Competition Finalist, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

    Grants

    2019-2024: Co-I/Site PI, (mPIs: Haase, J., Moody, K., & Ferguson). “Evaluation of the Communication Plan, Early through End-of-Life (COMPLETE) Intervention,” National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute.

    2014-2017: PI, (Mentors: Weiss, M., Rodgers, C. C.). “Pediatric Oncology Nurses’ Experiences with Prognosis-Related Communication,” Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.


    David A. Straz, Jr., home of Marquette University's College of Nursing