Sinclair School of Nursing

Cynthia L. Russell, PhD, RN

Associate Professor

E-mail: russellc@missouri.edu
Phone: 573-884-9541
Fax: 573-884-4544

S423 Sinclair School of Nursing
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211

Nursing specialty

Health behavior change, adult and gerontological nursing

Interest area(s)

Adherence in adult and older renal transplant recipients and dialysis patients

Education

• BSN, Rush University, Chicago, Ill.
• MSN, Rush University, Chicago, Ill.
• PhD, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.

Program of research

Dr. Cynthia Russell, program of research focuses on medication adherence in adult and older transplant recipients and dialysis patients. She has received funding for this program of research from a wide variety of sources and recently completed a John A Hartford-Atlantic post-doctorate fellowship (2005-2007).

Dr. Russell’s research program has been funded consistently since 2002 in amounts ranging from $10,000 to $150,000. Her funded research, published in refereed journals, has focused on medication taking beliefs among adult renal transplant recipients, patterns and predictors of medication nonadherence in adult and older renal transplant recipients, and intra-subject congruence of medication event monitoring system-generated medication adherence data.

She is currently piloting the continuous self-improvement intervention with renal transplant recipients. Her dissertation research tested a nursing intervention for those awaiting renal transplantation using a randomized controlled trial design.

Selected Grants and Awards

• Professional Council Research Grant — National Kidney Foundation, $7,500, 2008-2009
• An Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Adult Renal Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Study — American Nephrology Nurses Association, $15,000, 2008-2009
• An Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Older Renal Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Study — Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, $15,000, 2008-2009
• Increasing Medication Adherence in Renal Transplant Recipients — MU Research Board, $36,000, 2008-2008
• An Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Older Renal Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Study — MU Interdisciplinary Center on Aging, $8,000, 2008-2008
• Medication Compliance in Older Renal Transplant Recipients — American Academy of Nurses , $120,000, 2005-2007
• Medication Noncompliance in Renal Transplant Recipients — National Institutes of Health, $220,500, 2005-2008

Selected publications

• Russell, C. L., Whitlock, R., Knowles, N., Peace, L., Tanner, B. and Hong, B. A. (2008). Rates and correlates of therapy non-adherence in adult hemodialysis patients. Journal of Nephrology Social Work, 28, 11-17.
• Russell, C. L. and Van Gelder, F. (2008) An international perspective: Job satisfaction in transplant nurses. Progress in Transplantation, 18, 32-40.
• Russell, C. L., Knowles, N. and Peace, L. (2007). Adherence in dialysis patients: A review of the literature. Journal of Nephrology Social Work, 27, 11-44.
  
  Russell, C.L., Conn, V., Ashbaugh, C., Madsen, R., Hayes, K., and Ross, G. (2007). Intra-subject medication adherence patterns. Clinical Nursing Research, 16, 153-163.
• Russell, C. L., Conn, V., Ashbaugh, C., Madsen, R., Hayes, K., and Ross, G. (2006). Medication adherence patterns in adult renal transplant recipients. Research in Nursing and Health, 29(6), 521-532.
  
  Russell, C. L., Conn, V., and Jantarakupt, P. (2006). Older adult medication compliance: Integrated review of randomized controlled trials. America Journal of Health Behavior, 30(6), 636-650.
• Russell, C. L. (2006). Culturally responsive interventions to enhance immunosuppressive medication adherence in older African American renal transplant recipients. Progress in Transplantation, 16, 187-196.
• Russell, C. L. (2005). Medication noncompliance: Perceptions of transplant healthcare providers. Dialysis and Transplantation, 34(5), 301-313,346.
• Russell, C. L. (2005). An overview of the integrative research review. Progress in Transplantation,15(1), 8-13.
• Russell, C. L., and Ashbaugh, C. (2004). The experience of immunosuppressive medication noncompliance: A case study. Dialysis & Transplantation, 3(10), 610-23.

More Publications

Teaching responsibilities

• N7150 — Research Methods
• N7110 — APN Role Acquisition

Presentations and lectures

• Russell, C. L. (2007). "Medication adherence in older adults." [Paper]. International Transplant Nurses Society Annual Symposium. Oct. Denver, Colo.
• Russell, C. L. (2007). "Medication adherence in older adults." [Paper]. 18th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice. July. Vienna, Austria.
• Russell, C. L. (2007). "Interventions for long-term adherence in transplantation." [Paper]. American Transplant Congress. May. San Francisco, Calif.
• Russell, C. L. (2007). "The Hartford post-doctorate experience." [Symposium]. Midwest Nursing Research Society 31st Annual Conference, March, Omaha, Neb.
• Russell, C. L. (2007). "Interventions to enhance adherence." [Paper]. American Society of Transplantation. Feb. Phoenix, Ariz.

Honors and awards

• Nominee, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Nurses Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award (2006)
• Recipient, Excellence in Research Award, Sinclair School of Nursing (2006)
• Recipient, NIH Summer Institute on the Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions fellowship (2006)
• Nominee, Provost’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Research and Creativity Activity Award (2006)

Memberships

• International Transplant Nurses Society, Director of Research (2005-present)
• Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Taum, Research Grant Chairperson (2007-2008)
• Editorial Board Member, Progress in Transplantation