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Denise Charron-Prochownik, PhD, RN, CPNP
Professor
Health Promotion and Development
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School of Nursing 440 Victoria Building 3500 Victoria St Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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Research
My research emphasis is in theory-based studies identifying cognitive/psychosocial predictors of health behavior changes in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. I have conducted several funded projects in the area of instrumentation, program development and evaluation, and survey designs. Most recently, my emphasis is on computer-based, education-counseling intervention studies: reproductive health and preconception counseling in adolescents with diabetes, and determination and notification of genetic risk of type 1 diabetes in children.Teaching
Currently I teach NUR 3049: Doctoral Research Seminar and NUR 3052: Doctoral Manuscript Seminar. I’m chair or a member for several doctoral dissertation committees. I’ve mentored several students and faculty in my research areas.Service
I’m a pediatric nurse practitioner, and was a pediatric diabetes clinical nurse specialist. I’ve been involved in national diabetes activities, such as associate editor of Diabetes Care and Diabetes Spectrum, editorial board member of Pediatric Diabetes; and selected as a member of American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Medical & Scientific Program Oversight Committee, Health Care and Education Advisory Group of ADA’s Executive Committee, ADA’s Scientific Session Meeting Committee, and ADA’s Publication Policy Committee. I served as Chairperson of AADE’s Research Committee and a member of ADA’s Research & Grant Review Committee. I co-chair the Scholarship Committee for the Pennsylvania Nightingale Nursing Awards.Clinical
I’ve provided over 25 years of service in diabetes. I was a Pediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist and I maintain certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.Education
| BSN | Rhode Island College, Providence, RI |
| Nursing | |
| MSN | Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Maternal Child Health | |
| PhD | University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Health Behavior/Health Education | |
| Post Doc Fellow | University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and WPIC, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Childhood Psychology |
Professional Experience
| 1984 | Adjunct Instructor, Clinical Preceptor, Boston College, School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 1994-2003 Non- Academic | Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Faculty Practice and Preceptor), Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Evening Continuity Clinic |
| 2003-Present | Tenured Associate Professor, Graduate Faculty: PhD and PNP Programs, University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing: Health Promotion and Development/and Graduate School of Public Health: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1994-2003 | Assistant Professor, Graduate Faculty, 2003 Interim Director PNP Program, University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing and Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1992-1994 | Senior Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1992-1994 | Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1990-1992 | Project Director: Adolescent Program, University of Michigan, Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1989-1992 | Project Coordinator/Research Associate:Diabetes/Pregnancy Study, University of Michigan, Parent-Child Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI |