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Sue Ann Thomas, RN, PhD, FAAN 
Professor and Assistant Dean for the Doctoral Program
Suite 525
Telephone: 410-706-3716
Fax: 410-706-3769
E-mail
Education:
- BSN, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
- MS, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
- PhD, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Research:
- NIH NINR Thomas, S. (PI) 2003-2007 Patients' and Families' Psychological Responses to HAT (PRHAT) Objective: Investigate long-term changes in anxiety and depression and the moderating influences of social support and family coping skills on these changes for Post MI patients and their spouses/companions after training to respond to sudden cardiac arrest. Role: PI
Research Interests:
- Psychosocial Factors in Cardiovascular Health
- Depression in Heart Failure Patients
- Family Coping
Recent Publications:
- Friedmann, E., Thomas, S.A., Cook, L.M., Tsia, C., Picot, S. J. A friendly dog as potential moderator of cardiovascular response to speech in older hypertensives. Anthrozoos, 20: 51-63, 2007.
- Friedmann, E., Thomas, S.A., Iguito, P., Kao, C-W., Metcalf, M., Kelley, F.J., Gottlieb, S.S. Quality of life and psychological status of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators, Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 17(1):65-72, 2006.
- Friedmann, E., Thomas, S.A., Liu, F., Morton, P.G., Chapa, D., Gottlieb, S.S. for the SCD-HeFT Investigators. Relationship of depression, anxiety, and social isolation to chronic heart failure outpatient mortality. American Heart Journal. 152:940-48, 2006.
- Van Horn, A., Thomas, S.A., Friedmann, E., Gearon, J. Breast cancer screening in the VA: A review of challenges and tools for success. Federal Practitioner, 23:42-48, 2006.
- Thomas, S.A., Friedmann, E., Kao, C-W., Iguito, P, Metcalf, M., Kelley, F.J. Gottlieb, S.S. Review of the quality of life and psychological status of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. American Journal of Critical Care 15:389-398, 2006
- Thomas, S. A., Friedmann, E., Khatta, M., Cook, L. S., and Lann, A. (2003). Depression in Heart Failure Patients: Physiological Effects, Incidence and Relationship to Mortality. AACN Clinical Issues, 14(1):3-12
- Heath, J., Andrews, J., Thomas, S.A., Kelley, F.J. & Friedmann, E. (2002). Tobacco dependence curricula in acute care nurse practitioner education. American Journal of Critical Care, 11:27-33.
- Thomas, S.A., Friedmann, E., Khatta, M., Cook, L.S. & Lann, A. (2003). Depression in heart failure patients: Physiological effects, incidence and relationship to mortality. AACN Clinical Issues, 14(1):3-12.
- Friedmann, E., Thomas, S.A., Stein, P.K. & Kleiger, R.E. (2003). Relation between pet ownership and heart rate variability in patients with healed myocardial infarcts. American Journal of Cardiology, 91:718-721.
- Kelley, F.J., Thomas, S.A. & Friedmann, E. (2003). Health risk behaviors in smoking and non-smoking young women. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 15(4), 179- 184.
- Kelley, F.J., Thomas, S.A. & Friedmann, E. (2003). Use of a vital signs smoking status and stages of change stamp to increase tobacco use identification and smoking cessation advice. Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners, 7(4):106-111.
- Gottlieb, S.S., Khatta, M., Friedmann, E., Einbinder, L., Katzen, S., Baker, B., Marshall, J., Minshall, S., Robinson, S., Fisher, M., Potenza, M., Sigler, B., Baldwin, C. & Thomas, S.A. (2004). The influence of age, gender, and race on the prevalence of depression in heart failure patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 43(9):1542-1549.
Primary Teaching Area:
- Philosophy of Nursing Science
- Families in Crisis