Karen Devereaux Melillo, PhD, MS, BS
UMass Lowell
Conceptual Interests
- Gerontological Nursing & Gero- psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
- Nurse Practitioner Role in LTC
- Cognitive Health
- Wandering in Dementia
- Health Promotion - Physical Activity and Exercise in Older Adults, and Older Latinos specifically
- Increasing Nurse Practitioner Preceptor and Faculty Capacity
- Implementation and Evaluation of a Dedicated Education Unit in Long-term Care
- Bring Diversity to Nursing: Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of Diverse Nursing Students
- A-GNP and Geropsychiatric Mental Health Nursing Competencies
- Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) for Health Disparities Reduction
Population Interests
- Older Adults, including older Latinos
- Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care
- Economically- and Educationally-Disadvantaged Groups Typically Underrepresented in Nursing
- Community-dwelling and institutionalized older adults
Methodological Interests
- Quantitative secondary data analysis
- Qualitative research, including focus group, key informant interview methods
- Survey research
- Systematic reviews and evidence-based research practice guideline development
- Evaluation research
- Case study research