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Cornelia
Beck, PhD,
RN
Phone: (501) 526-5750 Fax: (501) 526-5760
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Title: |
Director of Research |
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Texas Woman's University at Denton, Texas |
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Office: |
D. W. Reynolds Center on Aging, Room 1177 |
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Research Interests: |
Geriatrics |
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Recent Awards or Honors |
2001 Gerontological Nurse of the Year. Arkansas Nurses
Association
1998 Distinguished Contribution to Nursing Science Award,
American Nurses Foundation
1998 The Gerontological Society of America, 1998 Doris
Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award
1998 Distinguished Researcher Award, Southern Nursing
Research Society |
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Research
Grants: |
UAMS Alzheimer’s Disease Core Center. National Institute of Aging.
Principal Investigator. ($4,753,364). Funded July 1, 2001 – June 30,
2006.
Severely Demented Individuals: Assessing Their Pain. National
Institute of Health. (Lynn Snow, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator).
($75,250).Funded April 1, 2002 – March 31, 2003.
Problematic Vocalizations: Background & Proximal Factors. National
Institute of Nursing Research. Principal Investigator. ($1,668,787).
Funded September 1, 1999 – May 31, 2004.
Physicians Survey on Persons with Dementia and their Families.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Principal Investigator.
($16,705.50). Funded June 1, 1999-July 31, 2000.
Outcomes Assessment for Dementia Care: Development of a Module.
Department of Veterans Affairs. Co-Investigator (Marisue Cody, PhD,
Principal Investigator). ($626,681). Funded August 1, 1998 – December
31, 2001.
Partnership Approach for Sustaining Best Practices. National
Institute of Nursing Research, Principal Investigator. ($2,690,059).
Funded June 1, 1997 - May 31, 2002.
NIMH Center for Mental Health Services Research. National Institute
of Mental Health. Co-Investigator (G. Richard Smith, PhD, Principal
Investigator). ($1,116,883). Funded May, 1998 – April 2003.
Training Program in Geriatric Mental Health Services Research.
National Institute of Health, Co-Investigator (G. Richard Smith, PhD,
Principal Investigator). ($444,214). Funded July 1, 1999 - June 30,
2004.
Effect of Activity on Sleep of Cognitively-Impaired Veterans.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Co-Investigator (Kathy Richards, PhD,
Principal Investigator). ($537,200). Funded July 1, 1997 – June 30,
2001. |
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Recent Publication: |
Beck, C., Doan, R., & Cody, M. (submitted). Challenges to quality of
nursing home care. Generations.
Kleinman, L., Schmeir, J., Rothman, M., Frank, L., & Beck, C.
(submitted). Time and costs of managing specific disruptive behaviors in
long-term care facilities: A descriptive study. The American Journal
of Managed Care.
Cody, M., Beck, C., Shue, V.M., & Pope, S. (submitted). Reported
practices of primary care physicians in the diagnosis and management of
dementia. Aging & Mental Health.
Cody, M., Beck, C., Svarstad, B. (submitted). Challenges to the
integration of psychopharmacologic and behavioral interventions in
nursing homes. Psychiatric Services.
Pope, S.K., Beck, C., Shue, V.M., Cook, S.C. (submitted).
Forgiveness and improved mental functioning of older adults.
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine.
Cody, M., Beck, C., Courtney, R., & Shue, V.M (in press). Integrating
health services research into nursing doctoral programs: The evolution
of nursing research. Journal of Nursing Education.
Pope, S.K., Beck,C., Shue, V.M., Cook, S.C. (submitted). Religion and
spirituality in rural and urban older adults: The role of forgiveness in
functional outcomes. The Gerontologist.
Chumber, N.R., Hartmann, D.J., Cody, M., & Beck, C.K., (submitted).
Differences by race in the health status of rural cognitively impaired
Arkansans. Clinical Gerontologist.
Frank, L., Schmier, J., Kleiuman, L., Siddique, R., Beck, C. Schnelle,
J., Bhattacharjya, A., Rothman, M. (submitted). Time and economic cost
of constipation care in nursing homes. Journal of the American
Geriatrics Society.
Kunik, M.E., Martinez, M., Snow, A.L., Beck, C.K., Cody, M., Rapp, C.G.,
Molinari, V.A., Orengo, C.A., Hamilton, J.D. (submitted). Determinants
of behavioral symptoms in dementia patients. Annals of Long Term Care.
Beck, C.K., Vogelpohl, T.S., Rasin, J., Uriri, J.T., O’Sullivan, P.,
Walls, R., Phillips, R., & Baldwin, B. (submitted). A clinical trial of
behavioral interventions to decrease behavior in demented nursing home
residents. Nursing Research.
Fortney, J., Chumbler, N., Cody, M., Beck, C., (in press). Geographic
access and service use in a community-based sample of cognitively
impaired elders. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Richards, K.C., Phillips, R.L., Beck, C.K., Overton-McCoy, A.L. (in
press). The effect of individualized activities on the sleep of
cognitively impaired nursing home residents. Journal of
Gerontological Nursing.
Gerdner, L.A. & Beck, C.K.(2001). State wide survey to compare services
provided for residents with dementia in special care units and
non-special care units. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and
Other Dementias, 16 (5), 289-295.
Doody, R.S., Beck, C., Cummings, J., DeKosky, S., Dubinsky, R., Gwyther,
L., Kaye, J., Mohs, R., Stevens, J., Thal, L., & Whitehouse, P. (2001).
Practice parameter: Management of dementia (An evidence-based review).
Neurology, 56, 1154-1166.
Chumber, N.R., Cody, M., Booth, B.M., Beck C.K. (2001). Rural-urban
differences in service use for memory-related problems in older adults.
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 28(2),
212-221.
Chumbler, N.R., Cody, M., Beck, C. (2001). Mental health service use by
cognitively impaired older adults. Clinical Gerontologist, 22(3/4),
118-122.
Richards, K., Lambert, C., & Beck, C. (2000). Deriving interventions for
challenging behaviors from the need-driven dementia-compromised behavior
model. Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly, 1(4), 62-76.
Beck, C., Cody, M., Souder, E. Zhang, M., & Small, G. (2000). Dementia
diagnostic guidelines: Methodologies, results, and implementation costs.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 48(10), 1195-1203.
Stevenson, J.G., Beck, C., Heacock, P, Mercer, S.O., O’Sullivan, P.S.,
Hoskins, J.G., Doan, R. M., & Schnelle, J.F. (2000). A conceptual
framework for achieving quality care in nursing homes. Journal for
Healthcare Quality, 22(4), 31-36.
Chumbler, N.R., Hartmann, D., & Beck, C.K. (2000). Appropriateness in
acquiring a family caregiver interview from older adults with suspected
cognitive impairment. Aging Mental Health, 4(2), 158-165.
Chumbler, N.R., Beverly, C., Beck, C., Dobbs, D. (2000). Eligibility for
in-home respite care: Ethnic status and rural residence. Non-refereed
Beck, C. (submitted). Strategies for promoting functional independence.
Clinical Geriatrics.
Gerdner, L. A., Shue, V., Beck, C. (in press). Long-term care: Dementia.
In J. J. Fitzpatrick & T. Fulmer (Eds.), Geriatric Nursing Research
Digest. New York, New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Beck, C. (2001). Identification and assessment of effective services and
interventions: The nursing home perspective. Aging and Mental Health,
5(Supplement 1), S99-S111.
Beck, C., (2000). The need for greater specificity in psychosocial
interventions. In M. Maj N. Sartorius (Eds.), WPA Series Evidence and
Experience in Psychiatry: Vol. 3. Dementia. (pp.313-315). New York:
John Wiley & Sons, LTD.
Beck, C., Zgola, J., & Shue, V. (2000). Activities of daily living: An
essential component of programming for persons with Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly, 1(2), 46-55.
Chumbler, N., Cody, M. Beck, C., Booth, B. (2000). Older adults use of
primary care physicians for memory-related problems. In Kronenfeld, J.J.
Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Vol. 17. Health Care
Providers, Institutions, and Patients: Changing Patterns of Care
Provision and Care Delivery. (pp. 31-44). Stamford, Connecticut. Jai
Press, Inc. |
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Presentations: |
Refereed
International
Formal service use by rural cognitively impaired
older adults: The intersection of ethnicity and gender. (2000, June).
First International Conference on Rural Aging. Charleston, WV. (Paper
with Neale Chumbler).
National
Assessing pain in severely demented individuals: Development
of a nursing-assistant administered instrument. (2001, February).
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Veterans Affairs Health
Services Research and Development Service, Washington, D.C. (Snow, A.
L., Wristers, K., Kunik, M., Cody, M., Beck, C., & Ashton, C.)
Nonpharmacologic treatments: Ways to support care. (2000, July).
World Alzheimer Congress 2000. Washington, DC.
Modifying functional decline. (2000, July). World Alzheimer
Congress 2000. Washington, DC.
Service use by memory impaired older Arkansans. (2000, June). Paper
presented at Southern Nursing Research Society 14th Annual
Conference. Little Rock, AR. (Marisue Cody, Neale Chumbler).
Invited National
“Improving Long-Term Care Staffing: Is it Feasible?” ORGANIZATIONAL
FRAMEWORK AND BARRIERSTO QUALITY CARE.(2001, July). Alzheimer’s Disease
Education Conference. Chicago, IL.
Building significant programs of research: Case studies of the
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of South Florida. (2001, June).
Hartford Institute Geriatric Nursing Research Scholars and Fellows
Program Seminar 2001. New York, NY.
Conceptual framework. (2001, June). Hartford Institute Geriatric
Nursing Research Scholars and Fellows Program Seminar 2001.New York,
NY.
Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. (2001, June). Alzheimer’s Association
Technology Conference. Pasadena, CA.
Use-of-force with older adults. (2001, May). 2001 American Psychiatric
Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
Impact of mental health problems: Facilitating organizational change.
(2000, June). AAGP Consensus Conference. Washington, DC.
Helping caregivers of patients with dementia. (2000, March).
Physician’s Town Meeting on Alzheimer’s Disease. Miami, FL.
Long-term management: psychosocial & nursing care considerations.
(2000, March). American Medical Directors Association. San Francisco,
CA.
Nonpharmacologic management of behavior disturbances. (2000, March). 4th
Annual Einstein Symposium: The Comprehensive Approach to Dementia. New
York, NY.
Identification and assessment of effective services and interventions:
The nursing home perspective. (2000, March). The Contextual World of
People with Alzheimer’s Disease: Social and Behavioral Perspectives.
Alzheimer’s Association. Chicago, IL.
State
Behavioral approaches in dementia. (2001, October). ArkSHA Annual
Convention. Hot Springs, AR.
Closing the Gap 2001: Practice, Education, and Research. (2001, March).
VISN 16 MIRECC Program. Houston, TX.
Local
Evaluation of behavioral problems in long term care. (2001, May). 23rd
Annual Family Practice Intensive Review. University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences. Little Rock, AR.
Behavioral approaches in dementia care. (2001, April). Best Practices
in the Continuum of Care: Alzheimer’s Disease Management. North Little
Rock, AR.
Alzheimer’s disease: Current research and methods of care. (2001,
April). The Arkansas Gerontological Society, 2001 Annual Conference &
Meeting. Aging…the Art the Science. Baptist Health Medical Center.
Little Rock, AR.
Therapeutic touch. (2001, March). 2001 Block 9 Course in Complementary
and Alternative Therapies. Little Rock, AR.
Differences between PCPs & geriatric specialists in disclosing dementia
diagnosis & referral to services. (2001, January). IOA 2000-2001
Colloquia Series. Gainesville, Fl.
Research-based behavioral interventions for late stage Alzheimer’s
disease. (2001, January) Beverly Enterprises. Fort Smith, AR.
Maintaining Activities of Daily Living. (2000, October). Alvin A. Dubin
Alzheimer’s Resource Center Caregivers Education Conference. Ft. Myers,
FL.
Differences Between Primary Care Physicians and Geriatric Specialists
in Disclosure of Dementia Diagnosis and Referral to Services. (2000,
October). October Alzheimer's Seminar Series sponsored by the Donald W.
Reynolds Department of Geriatrics and Center on Aging, the Dementia
Center of Arkansas, and the Alzheimer's Association Central Arkansas
Chapter. UAMS. Little Rock, AR.
Promoting Functional Independence in Alzheimer's Disease.(2000,
October). October Alzheimer's Seminar Series sponsored by the Donald W.
Reynolds Department of Geriatrics and Center on Aging, the Dementia
Center of Arkansas, and the Alzheimer's Association Central Arkansas
Chapter. UAMS. Little Rock, AR.
A decade of clinical research: Improving functional independence,
decreasing problematic behaviors and trying to make the changes last.
(2000, April). Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Experimental research. (2000, February). Fellowship Training Program
Seminar Series. Seminar in Health Services Research Methods. Centers
for Mental Healthcare Research. Little Rock, AR.
State-wide survey to determine the impact of Arkansas legislation on
quality of services in Alzheimer’s SCUs. (2000, February). Centers for
Mental Health Care Research Conference. (with Linda Gerdner). Little
Rock, AR. |
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