Madeleine Kerr, PhD Associate Professor Telephone Number: 612-625-2669 FAX Number: 612-625-7091 E-mail Address: kerrx010@umn.edu Office Location: 6-119 Weaver-Densford Hall

Mailing Address:

School of Nursing
University of Minnesota
5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Educational Background:

B.Sc.N., 1971, Nursing, McGill University
M.S., 1983, Nursing, Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., 1994, Nursing, The University of Michigan

Teaching Areas:

Population-focused assessment and interventions

Research Interests:

Specialty areas include worker health promotion and protection, intervention effectiveness research, preventing noise-induced hearing loss, Pender Health Promotion Model. Dr. Kerr's current research focus is developing and testing theory-based health promotion interventions with special populations of workers. (Recent grants and selected publications are listed below.)

Research and Education Grants:

Title of Project: Latino-based Multimedia to Prevent Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Funding Agency: NIH (R25)
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 4/1/04-3/31/07

Title of Project: Public Health Nursing Field Experiences
Funding Agency: HRSA
Role: Program Director
Project Dates: 7/1/03-6/30/04

Title of Project: Intervention to Prevent Construction Worker Hearing Loss
Funding Agency: NIOSH
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 9/30/97-9/29/01

Title of Project: Development of an Instrument to Measure Noise Annoyance
Funding Agency: University of Minnesota, Graduate School
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 12/16/ 96-9/15/98

Selected Publications:

Monsen, K. A., & Kerr, M. J. (2004). Mining quality documentation data for golden outcomes. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 16(3), 192-199.

Kerr, M. J., McCullagh, M., Savik, K., & Dvorak, L. A. (2003). Perceived and measured hearing ability in construction laborers and farmers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 44(4), 431-437.

Kerr, M. J. (2001). Work force diversity (editorial). AAOHN Journal, 49 (1), 13.

Kerr, M. J., Struthers, R., & Huynh, N. (2001). Work force diversity: Implications for occupational health nursing. AAOHN Journal, 49 (1), 14-20.

Lusk, S. L., Hong, O. S., Ronis, D. L., Eakin, B. L., Kerr, M. J. & Early, M. R. (1999). Effectiveness of an intervention to increase construction workers' use of hearing protection. Human Factors, 41(3), 487-494.

Lusk, S. L., Kerr, M. J., Ronis, D. L. & Eakin, B. L. (1999). Applying the Health Promotion Model to Development of a Worksite Intervention. American Journal of Health Promotion, 13(4), 219-227.

Block, D. E., Josten, L. E., Lia-Hoagberg, B., Bearinger, L. H., Kerr, M. J., Smith, M. J., Lewis, M. L. & Hutton, S. J. (1999). Fulfilling regional needs for specialty nurses through limited-cohort graduate education. Nursing Outlook, 47(1), 23-29.

Kerr, M. J.(1998) Culturally Sensitive Interventions for Hispanics. In Lusk, S.L. (ed) Linking practice and research. AAOHN Journal, 46(12), 589-592.

Lusk, S. L., Kerr, M. J., & Kauffman, S. A. (1998). Use of hearing protection and perceptions of noise exposure and hearing loss among construction workers. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 59, 466-470.

Kerr, M. J. (1996). Mobile worksite programs. In Lusk, S.L. (ed) Linking practice and research. AAOHN Journal, 44, 316-318.

Lusk, S. L., Kerr, M. J. & Baer, L. M. (1995). Psychometric Testing of the Reduced Laffrey Health Conception Scale. American Journal of Health Promotion, 9, 220-224, 219.

Lusk, S. L., Kerr, M. J. & Ronis, D. L. (1995) Health-promoting lifestyles of blue-collar, skilled trade, and white-collar workers. Nursing Research, 44, 20-23.

Lusk, S. L., Ronis, D. L., & Kerr, M. J. (1995). Predictors of hearing protection use among workers: Implications for Training Programs. Human Factors, 37, 635-640.

Center Membership:

Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research

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