Lisa Duffy : Elaine Marieb College of Nursing : UMass Amherst

Contact

Email: lvduffy [at] umass [dot] edu

Location

Institute For Applied Life Sciences

Life Science Laboratories, 240 Thatcher Rd.
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

S513

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Lisa Duffy is a joint associate professor for the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing and the Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS), where she is part of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring.

Research Areas

Education

MPH - Clinical Effectiveness, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2017)
PhD, Nursing, Boston College (2013)
MSN, Ambulatory Pediatrics, Boston College (2002)
BSN, Fairfield University (1996)

Selected Publications

Duffy, L. V., Evans, R., Bennett, V., Hady, J. M., & Palaniappan, P. (2023). Therapeutic Relational Connection in Telehealth: Concept Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e43303.
Kendrick, J., Duffy, L., Ye, L., & Burke, P. (2022). College students’ motivations for using fitness related technology. Journal of American College Health, 1-9.
Duffy, L. V., Sarill, K., Forbes, P., Camposano, S., & McCabe, M. (2021). Shared decision making and disease modifying therapy in families of children and adolescents with pediatric onset multiple sclerosis. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 61, 404-409.
Hickey, J., Duffy, L. V., Hinkle, J. L., Prendergast, V., Rhudy, L. M., Sullivan, C., & Villanueva, N. E. (2019). Scholarship in Neuroscience Nursing. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 51(5), 243-248.
Cross, T. P., Shanks, A. K., Duffy, L. V., & Rintell, D. J. (2019). Families’ Experience of Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 1-11.
Duffy, L.V. & Vessey, J. A. (2016). A randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of the Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) Program for parents of children with epilepsy and other chronic neurological conditions. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 48, 166-174.
Dale, R. C., Brilot, F., Duffy, L. V., Twilt, M., Waldman, A. T., Narula, S., ... & Eleftheriou, D. (2014). Utility and safety of rituximab in pediatric autoimmune and inflammatory CNS disease. Neurology, 83(2), 142-150.
Duffy L.V. (2011). Parental coping and childhood epilepsy: the need for future research. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 43(1), 29-35.
Duffy, L.V. (2009). The nurse’s role in treatment decisions for the child with neurological impairment. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 41(5), 1-7.

Selected Presentations

Duffy, L, Wallar, J., and Bennett, V. “Therapeutic Relational Connection and Telehealth in Adolescents with Chronic Neurological Conditions.”* 5th Annual International Neuroscience Nursing Research Symposium (INNRS). 2021.
Rintell, D., Cross, T., Shanks, A., Duffy, L., Camposano, S., and Chitnis, T. “Parents’ Experience of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis.”*. Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting. 2014.
Duffy, L. “COPE Intervention for Parents of Children with Neurological Conditions”* (poster). Annual Meeting, International Association of Clinical Research Nurses. 2009.
Duffy, L.V. Exploring Therapeutic Relational Connection: Insights from Young Adults with Chronic Illness in Virtual Healthcare Visits.” Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS) State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research, 2024.
Duffy, L., Evans, R., and Bennett, V. “Essential Characteristics of Therapeutic Relational Connection During Virtual Visits.” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo. 2022.
Duffy, L. “Therapeutic Relational Connection and Telehealth in Adolescents with Chronic Neurological Conditions.” Association of Child Neurology Nurses Annual Conference. 2021.
Duffy, L. “Shared Decision Making in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Approach Using Patient Engagement.”* American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. 2017.
Duffy, L. “Development of a Smartphone Application for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis.”* (poster) Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. 2016.
Duffy, L. “Utilizing Patient Engagement to Improve Decision Making in Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis.”* Association of Child Neurology Nurses. 2015.
Duffy, L., Rintell, D., and Shanks, A. “Parenting a Child with Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis.” + Michael J. Bresnan Child Neurology Course. 2014.
Duffy, L.V., Evans, R., Bennet, V., & Jones, R. “Therapeutic Relational Connection in Telehealth.” *(poster) Eastern Nursing Research Society, 2024.
Duffy, L., & Wallar, J. “The Feasibility of MyWellNet©: A Mobile Application Designed to Improve Self-Management in Adolescents with Chronic Neurological Conditions.”*(poster) Eastern Nursing Research Society, 2019.

Professional Service

Advisory Board Member, Coordinated Support System for Students with Epilepsy (CSSSE)
Organizational Development Committee, Eastern Nursing Research Society
American Nurses Association (ANA) Department of Health Policy, Advisory Committee of the Connected Health/Telehealth Professional Issues Panel, ANA
Clinical Science: Research, Evidence Based Practice and Quality Committee, American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)

Scholarly and Professional Honors

Advisory Board Member, Coordinated Support System for Students with Epilepsy (CSSSE)
Organizational Development Committee, Eastern Nursing Research Society
American Nurses Association (ANA) Department of Health Policy, Advisory Committee of the Connected Health/Telehealth Professional Issues Panel, ANA
Clinical Science: Research, Evidence Based Practice and Quality Committee, American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)

Lisa Duffy

Focusing on telehealth, health literacy, self-management, decision-making, and child and adolescent chronic illness.

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