Rachel McPherson, PhD, MA
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Assistant Professor Organizational Systems and Adult Health
- Location:
- Room 390B, School of Nursing Building
- Phone:
- 410-706-3689
- Email:
Education
- PhD, Gerontology, University of Maryland Baltimore
- MA, Applied Sociology, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- BS, Psychology, University of Central Florida
Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research
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- Title:
- Pilot Testing the Fostering Positive Care Interactions for Pain Management (FPCI-4-PM)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Biology and Behavior Across the Life Span Organized Research Center
- Role:
- Principal
Research Interests
- quality of care; long-term care; Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; staff-resident interactions
Publications
- McPherson, R., Resnick, B. M., Holmes, S., Galik, E., Paudel, A. & Levy, S. (2024). Reliability and Validity Testing of the Modified Quality of Interaction Scale. Journal of Nursing Measurement. doi:10.1891/JNM-2024-0058
- McPherson, R., Resnick, B. M., Galik, E., Gruber-Baldini, A. L., Holmes, S. & Kusmaul, N. (2024, October (4th Quarter/Autumn)). Racial differences in the quality of care interactions among nursing home residents with dementia. Ethnicity \& Health, 1--12. doi:10.1080/13557858.2024.2417392
- McPherson, R. (2023, June). Differences in Staff-Resident Care Interactions by Nursing Home Racial Composition: a Preliminary Analysis. . Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
- McPherson, R., Resnick, B. M., Galik, E., Gruber-Baldini, A. L., Holmes, S. & Kusmaul, N. (2023, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 1). The Association Between Engagement in Activities of Daily Living and Care Interactions for Residents Living With Dementia.. Journal of nursing care quality, 38 (2), E18-E24. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000675