Positions

Overview

  • Dr. Karen Heaton’s program of research is primarily focused on the effects of sleep deprivation and obstructive sleep apnea on cognition and injury risk in workers. For example, she has been involved in projects that explored the impact of distraction and health issues on driving and driving performance issues among aging truck drivers, and self-assessment of driving performance compared to real-time simulated driving performance among truck drivers.
  • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title Altmetric
    2023 Association Between COPD Symptoms and Psychological Distress Among FarmersWorkplace Health and Safety.  71:89-95. 2023
    2022 Returning to Work After an Orthopaedic InjuryOrthopaedic Nursing.  41:198-202. 2022
    2022 Socioeconomic, Psychosocial, and Clinical Factors Associated with Employment in Women with HIV in the United States: A Correlational StudyJournal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.  33:33-44. 2022
    2021 Sexual behaviors and human papillomavirus vaccine non-initiation among young adult cancer survivorsJournal of Cancer Survivorship.  15:942-950. 2021
    2021 Description of the Nature of Musculoskeletal Shoulder Injuries in a Cohort of Commercial Truck Drivers: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional StudyWorkplace Health and Safety.  69:375-382. 2021
    2021 Distinguishing the Diagnosis and Management of Sleep Disturbance and Sleep Disorders in Multiple SclerosisNursing Clinics of North America.  56:157-174. 2021
    2021 Examining the relationship between nutrition, quality of life, and depression in hemodialysis patientsQuality of Life Research.  30:759-768. 2021
    2021 Sleep and Safety Decision-Making Among Truck DriversWorkplace Health and Safety.  69:134-140. 2021
    2021 Employment and Occupational Productivity Among Women Living With HIV: A Conceptual FrameworkJournal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.  32:37-46. 2021
    2021 Innovative approaches to PhD in nursing curricula: What is lost and what is gained?Journal of Professional Nursing.  37:1-4. 2021
    2020 Alignment of a PhD program in nursing with the AACN report on the research-focused doctorate in nursing: A descriptive analysisJournal of Professional Nursing.  36:604-610. 2020
    2020 Sleep and stress before and after duty across residency years under 2017 ACGME hours 2020
    2020 Effects of speed of processing training and transcranial direct current stimulation on global sleep quality and speed of processing in older adults with and without HIV: A pilot studyApplied neuropsychology. Adult.  27:267-278. 2020
    2020 Application of Bleeding Control Training in Occupational SettingsWorkplace Health and Safety.  68:209-213. 2020
    2020 Essential global health competencies for baccalaureate nursing students in the United States: A mixed methods Delphi studyJournal of Advanced Nursing.  76:725-740. 2020
    2020 Mindfulness, sleep, and post-traumatic stress in long-haul truck driversWork.  67:103-111. 2020
    2020 Research on freshman and sleeping habits: A text message-based sleep interventionJournal of American College Health.  68:864-871. 2020
    2019 Sleep following traumatic brain injury (TBI): experiences and influencing factorsBrain Injury.  33:1624-1632. 2019
    2019 Should Nursing Institute Random Drug Screening?Workplace Health and Safety.  67:604. 2019
    2019 Visual Performance and Occupational Safety Among Aging WorkersWorkplace Health and Safety.  67:506-511. 2019
    2019 A cross sectional study evaluating psychosocial job stress and health risk in emergency department nursesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.  16. 2019
    2019 Cancer-related symptoms and cognitive intervention adherence among breast cancer survivors: A mixed-methods study.Cancer Nursing2019
    2019 Fatigue in Long-Haul Truck Drivers: A Concept AnalysisWorkplace Health and Safety.  67:68-77. 2019
    2019 Fatigue in Long-Haul Truck Drivers: A Concept AnalysisWorkplace Health and Safety.  67:68-77. 2019
    2019 Return to Work Among Stroke SurvivorsWorkplace Health and Safety.  67:87-94. 2019
    2018 A Descriptive Study of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Long-Haul Truck Drivers: A NIOSH National SurveyWorkplace Health and Safety.  66:475-481. 2018
    2018 A Policy Analysis of Mandatory Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening in the Trucking IndustryWorkplace Health and Safety.  66:348-355. 2018
    2018 The effect of poor sleep and occupational demands on driving safety in medical residentsTraffic Injury Prevention.  19:S137-S140. 2018
    2017 A Pilot Study of Sleep, Work Practices, Visual Processing Speed, and 5-Year Motor Vehicle Crash Risk Among Truck DriversWorkplace Health and Safety.  65:572-579. 2017
    2017 The self-care practices of family caregivers of persons with poor prognosis cancer: Differences by varying levels of caregiving well-being and preparednessSupportive Care in Cancer2017
    2017 The self-care practices of family caregivers of persons with poor prognosis cancer: differences by varying levels of caregiver well-being and preparednessSupportive Care in Cancer.  25:2437-2444. 2017
    2017 Commercial motor vehicle driving performance: An examination of attentional resources and control using a driving simulatorJournal of Experimental Psychology: Applied.  23:191-203. 2017
    2017 Truck Drivers' Use of the Internet: A Mobile Health LifelineWorkplace Health and Safety.  65:240-247. 2017
    2016 Shoulder injuries in commercial truck drivers: A literature review 2016
    2016 Shoulder injuries in commercial truck drivers: A literature review 2016
    2016 Truck drivers' use of the internet: A mobile health lifelineWorkplace Health and Safety2016
    2016 The useful field of view assessment predicts simulated commercial motor vehicle driving safetyTraffic Injury Prevention.  17:763-769. 2016
    2016 Obesity, prediabetes, and perceived stress in municipal workersWorkplace Health and Safety.  64:453-461. 2016
    2016 Commercial Truck Driver Health and SafetyWorkplace Health and Safety.  64:369-376. 2016
    2016 Concept analysis: Occupational functionalityWorkplace Health and Safety2016
    2016 Occupational Functionality: A Concept AnalysisWorkplace Health and Safety.  64:385-392. 2016
    2016 Examining self-reported driving skill and distracted driving performance in commercial truck driversWorkplace Health and Safety2016
    2016 Shoulder injuries in commercial truck drivers: A literature reviewOrthopaedic Nursing.  35:360-374. 2016
    2015 The effects of caffeine use on driving safety among truck drivers who are habitual caffeine usersWorkplace Health and Safety.  63:333-341. 2015
    2014 The effects of an online educational program on nurse practitioners' knowledge of obstructive sleep apnea in adultsJournal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.  26:603-611. 2014
    2014 Sleep quality, stress, caregiver burden, and quality of life in maternal caregivers of young children with bronchopulmonary dysplasiaJournal of Pediatric Nursing2014
    2014 Sleep quality, stress, caregiver burden, and quality of life in maternal caregivers of young children with bronchopulmonary dysplasiaJournal of Pediatric Nursing.  29:29-38. 2014
    2012 The effects of arthritis, mobility, and farm task on injury among older farmers.Nursing: Research and Reviews.  2:9-16. 2012
    2012 An overview of nonpathological geroneuropsychology: Implications for nursing practice and researchJournal of Neuroscience Nursing.  44:43-53. 2012
    2012 Impact of deistraction and health on commercial driving performance: Fiinal report 2012
    2011 Sleep and cognition on everyday functioning in older adults: Implications for nursing practice and researchJournal of Neuroscience Nursing.  43:261-271. 2011
    2011 Emergency nursing resource: Gastric tube placement verificationJournal of Emergency Nursing.  37:357-362. 2011
    2011 Emergency Nursing Resource: Needle-Related Procedural Pain in Pediatric Patients in the Emergency DepartmentJournal of Emergency Nursing.  37:246-251. 2011
    2011 Using Theory to Guide Injury Prevention ActivitiesJournal of Emergency Nursing.  37:278-279. 2011
    2011 An overview of non-pathological geroneuropsychology: Implications for nursing practice and researchJournal of Neuroscience Nursing2011
    2011 Sleep and cognition on everyday functioning in older adults: Implication for nursing practice and researchJournal of Neuroscience Nursing2011
    2010 Aging, speed of processing, and everyday functioning: Implications for practice and research 2010
    2010 Aging, speed of processing training, and everyday functioning: Implications for practice and research 2010
    2010 Feedback actigraphy and sleep among long-haul truck drivers.Workplace Health and Safety.  58:137-145. 2010
    2010 Obstructive sleep apnea indicators and injury in older farmers 2010
    2010 Obstructive sleep apnea indicators and injury in older farmers 2010
    2009 Sleep and Motor Vehicle Crash RiskJournal of Emergency Nursing.  35:363-365. 2009
    2008 truck driver hours of service regulation: the collision of policy and public health 2008
    2008 Identifying variables that predict falling asleep at the wheel among long-haul truck drivers.Workplace Health and Safety.  56:379-385. 2008
    2007 A psychometric analysis of the epworth sleepiness scaleJournal of Nursing Measurement.  15:177-188. 2007
    2005 Truck Driver Hours of Service Regulations: The Collision of Policy and Public Health 2005
    A Descriptive Study of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Long-Haul Truck Drivers: A NIOSH National SurveyWorkplace Health and Safety

    Research Overview

  • Occupational health and safety; sleep; motor vehicle crash prevention; truck drivers; remote workers' access to healthcare and information; spousal influence on worker health behavior; barriers to sleep on the road; stress and social isolation among truck drivers; obstructive sleep apnea screening and treatment adherence; Theory of Planned Behavior; DOT Medical Examinations; Philosophy of Science; Responsible Conduct of Research; Quantitative Research Methods; Subjective measures of sleepiness
  • Teaching Activities

  • NAH685L - Practicum I Adult Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2010)
  • NRM750 - Foundat Quantitative Research (Spring Term 2021)
  • NRM750 - Foundat Quantitative Research (Spring Term 2021)
  • NRM750 - Foundat Quantitative Research (Spring Term 2022)
  • NRM750 - Foundat Quantitative Research (Spring Term 2022)
  • NRM750 - Foundat Quantitative Research (Spring Term 2023)
  • NRM750 - Foundat Quantitative Research (Spring Term 2023)
  • NRM752 - Responsible Conduct Research (Fall Term 2014)
  • NRM752 - Responsible Conduct Research (Fall Term 2019)
  • NRM770 - Designs for Nursing Studies I (Fall Term 2011)
  • NRM770 - Designs for Nursing Studies I (Fall Term 2012)
  • NRM772 - Designs of Nursing Studies II (Spring Term 2012)
  • NRM772 - Designs of Nursing Studies II (Spring Term 2014)
  • NRM780 - Applic Research Design Princ I (Summer Term 2015)
  • NRM780 - Applic Research Design Princ I (Summer Term 2016)
  • NRM798L - Research Immersion (Spring Term 2019)
  • NRM798L - Research Immersion (Spring Term 2019)
  • NRM798L - Research Immersion (Spring Term 2020)
  • NRM798L - Research Immersion (Summer Term 2015)
  • NRM798L - Research Immersion (Summer Term 2016)
  • NRM798L - Research Immersion (Summer Term 2017)
  • NRM798L - Research Immersion (Summer Term 2018)
  • NRM798L - Research Immersion (Summer Term 2019)
  • NRM798L - Research Immersion (Summer Term 2019)
  • NRM798L - Research Immersion (Summer Term 2020)
  • NTC652 - Prog and Curr Development Nur (Spring Term 2011)
  • NTC654 - Eval of Instruction in Nursing (Summer Term 2010)
  • NTC760 - Transitions to Academic Edu (Spring Term 2011)
  • NUR374 - Informatics Research Nurs Prac (Summer Term 2009)
  • NUR396L - Community Public Hlth Prac-SL (Fall Term 2009)
  • NUR397 - Comm/Public Health Nursing RNs (Fall Term 2008)
  • NUR397 - Comm/Public Health Nursing RNs (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR451 - Honors II -Explor Nur Research (Fall Term 2022)
  • NUR476 - Community Health Nursing (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR645 - Sleep Across the Lifespan I (Summer Term 2019)
  • NUR645 - Sleep Across the Lifespan I (Summer Term 2020)
  • NUR671 - Prin Occ Toxicology Disease (Fall Term 2010)
  • NUR671 - Prin Occ Toxicology Disease (Fall Term 2011)
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2010)
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2010)
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2011)
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2014)
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2014)
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Summer Term 2011)
  • NUR690 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2009)
  • NUR697 - DOT MedExam Cert Review Course (Fall Term 2014)
  • NUR697 - DOT MedExam Cert Review Course (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR697 - DOT MedExam Cert Review Course (Spring Term 2017)
  • NUR697 - DOT MedExam Cert Review Course (Spring Term 2018)
  • NUR697 - DOT MedExam Cert Review Course (Summer Term 2015)
  • NUR697 - DOT MedExam Cert Review Course (Summer Term 2016)
  • NUR697 - DOT MedExam Cert Review Course (Summer Term 2017)
  • NUR706 - Theory Building in Nursing (Fall Term 2012)
  • NUR706 - Theory Building in Nursing (Fall Term 2013)
  • NUR737 - Interdisciplinary Leadership (Summer Term 2009)
  • NUR739L - Scholarly Practice Project (Fall Term 2011)
  • NUR739L - Scholarly Practice Project (Fall Term 2011)
  • NUR739L - Scholarly Practice Project (Fall Term 2011)
  • NUR739L - Scholarly Practice Project (Summer Term 2012)
  • NUR750 - Quantitative Research Methods (Fall Term 2013)
  • NUR751 - Philosophical Found of Science (Fall Term 2014)
  • NUR751 - Philosophical Found of Science (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR751 - Philosophical Found of Science (Fall Term 2016)
  • NUR751 - Philosophical Found of Science (Fall Term 2017)
  • NUR752 - Responsible Conduct Research (Summer Term 2011)
  • NUR752 - Responsible Conduct Research (Summer Term 2012)
  • NUR752 - Responsible Conduct Research (Summer Term 2013)
  • NUR753 - Nurs as Scientific Discipline (Fall Term 2018)
  • NUR753 - Nurs as Scientific Discipline (Fall Term 2018)
  • NUR753 - Nurs as Scientific Discipline (Fall Term 2019)
  • NUR753 - Nurs as Scientific Discipline (Fall Term 2019)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2016)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2016)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2016)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2016)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2016)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2018)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2021)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2022)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2016)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2016)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2016)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2017)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2018)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2019)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2019)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2019)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2020)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2020)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2020)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2020)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2020)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2021)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2022)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Summer Term 2009)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Summer Term 2016)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Summer Term 2017)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Summer Term 2018)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Summer Term 2018)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Summer Term 2020)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Summer Term 2020)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Summer Term 2021)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Summer Term 2022)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Fall Term 2017)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Fall Term 2018)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Fall Term 2019)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Fall Term 2020)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Fall Term 2020)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Fall Term 2021)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Fall Term 2021)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Fall Term 2022)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Fall Term 2022)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Summer Term 2016)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Summer Term 2017)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Summer Term 2018)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Summer Term 2019)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Summer Term 2020)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Summer Term 2020)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Summer Term 2021)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Summer Term 2021)
  • NUR797 - Writing the Dissertation (Summer Term 2022)
  • NUR798 - Research Practicum (Fall Term 2014)
  • NUR798 - Research Practicum (Summer Term 2014)
  • NUR798 - Research Practicum (Summer Term 2015)
  • NUR798 - Research Practicum (Summer Term 2015)
  • NUR798 - Research Practicum (Summer Term 2016)
  • NUR798 - Research Practicum (Summer Term 2016)
  • NUR798 - Research Practicum (Summer Term 2017)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2013)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2016)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2017)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2017)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2021)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2022)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2017)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2018)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2018)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2019)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2022)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2023)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2013)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2017)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2017)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2018)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2019)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2021)
  • NUR799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2022)
  • Full Name

  • Karen Heaton