selected publications academic article Downing, N. R., Adams, M., & Bogue, R. J. (2022). Factors Associated With Law Enforcement Reporting in Patients Presenting for Medical Forensic Examinations. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37(5-6), NP3269-NP3292. Miles, L. W., Knox, E., Downing, N., & Valentine, J. L. (2022). Ability to consent to a sexual assault medical forensic examination in adult patients with serious mental illness. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 85, 102285-102285. Downing, N. R., Bogue, R. J., Terrill, P., & Tucker, S. (2021). Development and Test of a Text-Messaging Follow-Up Program After Sexual Assault. Violence Against Women: an international and interdisciplinary journal. 27(11), 10778012211014567-2128. Downing, N. R., Goodnight, S., Chae, S., Perlmutter, J. S., McCormack, M., Hahn, E., Barton, S. K., & Carlozzi, N (2018). Factors Associated With End-of-Life Planning in Huntington Disease. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 35(3), 440-447. Carlozzi, N. E., Hahn, E. A., Frank, S. A., Perlmutter, J. S., Downing, N. D., McCormack, M. K., ... HDQLIFE Site Investigators and Coordinators (2018). A new measure for end of life planning, preparation, and preferences in Huntington disease: HDQLIFE end of life planning. JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 265(1), 98-107. (2018). Forensic Nursing State of the Science: Research and Practice Opportunities. J Forensic Nurs. 14(1), 3-10. (2016). HDQLIFE: development and assessment of health-related quality of life in Huntington disease (HD). Qual Life Res. 25(10), 2441-2455. (2016). New measures to capture end of life concerns in Huntington disease: Meaning and Purpose and Concern with Death and Dying from HDQLIFE (a patient-reported outcomes measurement system). Qual Life Res. 25(10), 2403-2415. (2016). The development of a new computer adaptive test to evaluate chorea in Huntington disease: HDQLIFE Chorea. Qual Life Res. 25(10), 2429-2439. Wallace, M., Downing, N., Lourens, S., Mills, J., Kim, J. I., Long, J., & Paulsen, J. (2016). Is there an association of physical activity with brain volume, behavior, and day-to-day functioning? A cross sectional design in prodromal and early huntington disease. PLOS Currents. 8(HuntingtonDisease), (2015). Performance of the 12-item WHODAS 2.0 in prodromal Huntington disease. European Journal of Human Genetics. 23(11), 1584-1587. (2015). Everyday cognition in prodromal Huntington disease. Neuropsychology. 29(2), 255-267. (2014). WHODAS 2.0 in prodromal Huntington disease: measures of functioning in neuropsychiatric disease. European Journal of Human Genetics. 22(8), 958-963. (2013). Characterization of depression in prodromal Huntington disease in the neurobiological predictors of HD (PREDICT-HD) study. J Psychiatr Res. 47(10), 1423-1431. (2013). The importance of patient engagement. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 17(9), 649-649. Williams, J. K., Driessnack, M., Daack-Hirsch, S., Downing, N., & Simon, C. (2013). Disclosure of incidental genomic findings involving children: are we making progress?. Personalized Medicine. 10(6), 519-521. Driessnack, M., Daack-Hirsch, S., Downing, N., Hanish, A., Shah, L. L., Alasagheirin, M., Simon, C. M., & Williams, J. K. (2013). The disclosure of incidental genomic findings: an "ethically important moment" in pediatric research and practice. Journal of Community Genetics. 435-444. Downing, N. R., Williams, J. K., Daack-Hirsch, S., Driessnack, M., & Simon, C. M. (2013). Genetics specialists' perspectives on disclosure of genomic incidental findings in the clinical setting. Patient Education and Counseling. 90(1), 133-138. Downing, N. R., Williams, J. K., Leserman, A. L., & Paulsen, J. S. (2012). Couples' coping in prodromal Huntington disease: a mixed methods study. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 21(5), 662-670. (2012). Researcher and institutional review board chair perspectives on incidental findings in genomic research. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 16(6), 508-513. Downing, N. R., & Mackin, M. L. (2012). The perception of role conflict in sexual assault nursing and its effects on care delivery. J Forensic Nurs. 8(2), 53-60. (2012). Perceived stress in prodromal Huntington disease. Psychol Health. 27(2), 196-209. (2012). Relationships among stress measures, risk factors, and inflammatory biomarkers in law enforcement officers. Biol Res Nurs. 14(1), 16-26. (2011). Self Reports of Day-to-Day Function in a Small Cohort of People with Prodromal and Early HD. PLOS Currents. 3(Huntington Disease), RRN1254-RRN1254. Ramey, S. L., Perkhounkova, Y., Downing, N. R., & Culp, K. R. (2011). Relationship of cardiovascular disease to stress and vital exhaustion in an urban, midwestern police department. AAOHN Journal. 59(5), 221-227. (2010). Couples' attributions for work function changes in prodromal Huntington disease. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 19(4), 343-352. Ramey, S. L., Downing, N. R., & Franke, W. D. (2009). Milwaukee police department retirees: cardiovascular disease risk and morbidity among aging law enforcement officers. AAOHN Journal. 57(11), 448-453. Ramey, S. L., Downing, N. R., & Knoblauch, A. (2008). Developing strategic interventions to reduce cardiovascular disease risk among law enforcement officers: the art and science of data triangulation. AAOHN Journal. 56(2), 54-62.
principal investigator on Golden Crescent Children’s Advocates for Recovery Equity (GC-CARE) awarded by Health Resources and Services Administration - (Rockville, Maryland, United States) 2020 - 2023 Texas Remote Assistance Center (Tex-TRAC):Improving Care, Access and Quality of Sexual Assault Forensic Exams using Telehealth awarded by United States Department of Justice - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2022
co-principal investigator on Texas Gulf Bend Region Rural Communities Opioid Response Planning Program for Prevention of Childhood Neglect, Trauma & Abuse awarded by United States Department of Health and Human Services - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2020
investigator on Advanced Nurse Education-Sexual Nurse Assault Examiner Program awarded by Health Resources and Services Administration - (Rockville, Maryland, United States) 2018 - 2021
teaching activities ENGR291 Hnr: Research Instructor FORS602 Victimology: Cln Impl And Appl Instructor FORS611 App Clin Pharm Victims Of Viol Instructor FORS615 Forensic Mental Health Instructor NURS411 Evidence-based Prac For Nurses Instructor NURS491 Hnr-research Instructor NURS512 Advanced Pathophysiology Instructor NURS602 Victimology: Cln Impl And Appl Instructor NURS611 App Clin Pharm Victims Of Viol Instructor NURS615 Forensic Mental Health Instructor
education and training Ph.D. in Nursing, University of Iowa - (Iowa City, Iowa, United States) 2010 Cert. in Forensic Nursing, University of Colorado Colorado Springs - (Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States) 2007 M.S. in Nursing, University of Iowa - (Iowa City, Iowa, United States) 2007 B.S. in Nursing, University of Iowa - (Iowa City, Iowa, United States) 1998
mailing address Texas A&M Health Science Center College Of Nursing 1359 TAMUS Bryan, TX 77807-3260 USA
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