Clare Whitney, PhD, MBE, RN

Email: clare.whitney@stonybrook.edu

Phone: 631-444-3270

Education:

BSN, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

MS Nursing Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

MBE, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

PhD Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Area of Research: Bioethics, Science communication, Workforce well-being, Burnout, Stigma, Qualitative methodologies

Completed Grant Funding: 2018-2020 Moralizing Substance Use in Maternal-Child Symbiosis: An Emergent Fit Dimensional Analysis, Hillman Scholar in Nursing Innovation, Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation, PI ($70,000); 2018-2019 Virtual Reality & Hybrid Simulation: An Innovative Opioid Overdose Intervention, Advancing Early Research Opportunities (AERO) Grant, Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation, PI ($4,520)

Current Grant Funding: 2024-2027, Caregiver-Robot Symbiosis to Individualize Caregiving Robot Assistants for People with ALS, Department of Defense, Co-PI ($1,489,508); 2023-2025 Engaging Clinician Outcomes and Moral Dimensions of Practice to Advance Sustainable Solutions for Wellness (EnCOMPASS-Wellness), Long Island Network for Clinical and Translational Science K12 Mentored Clinical and Translational Research Career Development Program, PI; 2023-2024 Pregnancy Expectations Among Stigmatized Populations: Life experiences, Vulnerabilities, and Community Roles, Long Island Network for Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Program, Co-I ($25,000); 2022-2024 Alda Healthcare Experience: Promoting Provider Resilience, Health Resources and Services Administration, Co-I ($1,079,311); 2022-2024 Partners in Cancer Care Research (CaRe) Study, Advancing Early Research Opportunities (AERO) Grant, Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation, Co-PI ($4,930)

Notable Honors and Awards: 2020 Doctoral Leadership Award, Sigma Theta Tau International: Xi Chapter; 2017 Undergraduate Leadership Award, Sigma Theta Tau International: Xi Chapter; 2016 Passion for Nursing Education Award, Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania 

Publications and Abstracts: Whitney, C., Wool, J. (2024) Patient agency without provider agony: The need to address clinician moral distress in advancing the rights of pregnant persons. American Journal of Bioethics, 24(2), 64-66  Whitney, C. Evered, J., Lee, G. & Patrick, B. (2023) Whose um voice is it anyway? Leveraging transcription to promote inclusion in qualitative research through ‘transcript alignment’. Manuscript submitted for publication.  Walker, S., Whitney, C., Dobias, M., Galiczewski, J., & Pati, S. (2024). Reflecting Together: Implementation and Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Narrative Medicine Workshop. Manuscript in preparation.  Preis, H., Lobel, M., Ramakrishnan, I., Whitney, C., Heiselman, C., & Djuric, P. (2023) Development and evaluation of a machine learning-based clinical decision support tool to improve assessment and intervention in perinatal health. Manuscript submitted for publication.  Evered, J.A., Andersen, L., Foxwell, A., Iroegbu, C., & Whitney, C. (2023). Clinician-patient relationships in virtual care: A dimensional analysis of the symbolic world of cancer care. Qualitative Health Research, OnlineFirst.  Preis, H., Dobias, M., Cohen, K., Bojsza, E., Whitney, C., & Pati, S. (2022). A mixed-methods program evaluation of the Alda Healthcare Experience- a program to improve healthcare team communication. BMC medical education, 22(1), 897.  Evered, J., Andersen, L., Foxwell, A., Iroegbu, C., & Whitney, C. (2022). The impact and implications of virtual supportive cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Integrating patient and clinician perspectives. Supportive Care in Cancer, 1-8.  Whitney, C. & Evered, J. (2022) The Qualitative Research Distress Protocol: A Participant-Centered Tool for Navigating Distress During Data Collection. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 16094069221110317.  Whitney, C. & Evered, J. (2022) Fostering Scholarly Development in Nursing Science: The Promise of Dimensional Analysis for PhD Students. Journal of Nursing Education, 1-4.  Whitney, C., Canale, E., & Zinck, L. (2022). Toward Transformative Engagement: Ethical and Effective Clinical-Research Partnerships in Cancer Care Nursing. Cancer Care Research Online, 2(3), e021.   Preis, H., Whitney, C., Kocis, C., & Lobel, M. (2022). Saving time, signaling trust: Using the PROMOTE self-report screening instrument to enhance prenatal care quality and therapeutic relationships. PEC innovation, 1, 100030.   Whitney, C., Greene, M. Z., & Dudek, A. (2020). Getting it right after getting it wrong: Using the AQUERY tool in conversation with transgender nursing students. Nurse Education Today, 94, 104560-104560.   Herbert, N., Axson, S., Siegel, L., Cassidy, K., Hoyt-Brennan, A. M., Whitney, C., ... & Giordano, N. A. (2020). Leveraging immersive technology to expand access to opioid overdose reversal training in community settings: Results from a randomized controlled equivalence trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 214, 108160.   Giordano, N. A., Whitney, C. E., Axson, S. A., Cassidy, K., Rosado, E., & Hoyt-Brennan, A. M. (2020). A pilot study to compare virtual reality to hybrid simulation for opioid-related overdose and naloxone training. Nurse Education Today, 88, 104365.