Faculty and Staff

Center Director:

Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, LP, LMFT, FAAN

Professor and Cora Meidl Siehl Chair in Nursing Research
Children with special healthcare needs; asthma management; cross-cultural health and culturally competent care; family health and caregiving; stress and coping.
E-mail: garwi001@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-1141
Biography: Available

Faculty:

Mary Chesney, PhD, RN, CNP

Clinical Assistant Professor
Health and adjustment issues of internationally adopted children; care coordination for children with special health care needs; health policy; and health system-health care home delivery.
E-mail: chesn009@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-1601
Biography: Available

Cheri Friedrich, DNP, RN, CNP

Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatrics primary care; asthma management; lactation; quality improvement in clinical settings.
E-mail: fried020@umn.edu
Phone: 612-626-0470
Biography: Available

Mary Catherine (Casey) Hooke, PhD, RN, CNS, CPON

Assistant Professor
Interventions for fatigue and related symptoms in children with cancer; physical performance and exercise in children with cancer; measurement of symptoms in children.
E-mail:  hook0035@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-2972
Biography:  Available
 

Linda L. Lindeke, PhD, RN, CNP

Associate Professor
High-risk infant follow-up of health and behavior concerns; children with chronic illness and their families; children's perceptions of their healthcare experience; health policy and systems of care; barriers to APRN practice.
E-mail: linde001@umn.edu
Phone: 612-626-1133
Biography: Available

Wendy Looman, PhD, RN, CNP

Associate Professor
Social capital; family-community interactions for children with special health care needs; multispecialty care for children with genetic conditions; telehealth nursing.
E-mail: looma003@umn.edu
Phone:  612-624-6604
Biography: Available

Susan O'Conner-Von, PhD, RNc

Associate Professor
Pediatric pain; preparation for surgery; web-based education for cancer treatment; pain in children with cystic fibrosis; palliative care.
E-mail: ocon0025@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-6647
Biography: Available

Chris Poe, DNP, MPH, RN, CNP

Clinical Assistant Professor
General pediatrics; childhood obesity; and parenting.
E-mail: poexx002@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-6411
Biography: Available

Staff

Suzanne Jimenez Revou

Program Coordinator
E-mail: jimen023@umn.edu
Phone: 612-626-7085
Biography: Available