RESEARCH INTERESTS
To examine how nurse-led educational interventions affect heart failure patients' symptom recognition and decisions regarding their self-care management; to examine barriers to self-care maintenance and management using telehealth technology; and to examine if integrating technology into the curriculum positively effects student’s clinical decision-making.

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Stamp’s research focuses on nurse practitioners’ judgments of coronary heart disease risk. Her current project consists of evaluating how nurse practitioners make treatment or referral decisions based on CHD risk factors. Her future research trajectory will explore decision-making and judgments of various health care providers and patients as they relate to coronary heart disease diagnosis and treatment.

Dr. Stamp received her B.S.N. from Southeast Missouri State University, her M.S. in nursing education, post-masters in adult nurse practitioner and doctorate in nursing from the University of South Florida. She is certified as an adult nurse practitioner and is an active member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society in Nursing and the American Heart Association.

SELECTED APPOINTMENTS & AWARDS

• 2011-2012: Research Incentive Grant, Boston College 
• 2011- Massachusetts Association of Colleges and Nursing Early Career Award
• 2010-Present: Teaching, Advising, Mentoring and Evaluation Grant, Boston College
• 2009-Present: Nurse Scientist Appointment at Brigham & Women's Hospital conducting coronary heart disease research
• 2009-Present: Co-Vice President of Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Chi Chapter

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Stamp, K. (2011). Self-care in women with heart failure and the effectiveness of nurse-led educational interventions: a review of the literature. Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness, 3(4), 339-351.
• Welch, G., Allen, N., Zagarins, S., Stamp, K., Bursell, S., & Kedziora, R. (2011). Comprehensive diabetes management program for poorly controlled Hispanic type 2 patients at a community health center. The Diabetes Educator, 37, 680-688. doi: 10.1177/0145721711416257
• Stamp, K. (2011). How nurse practitioners make decisions regarding coronary heart disease risk: A social judgment analysis. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications (in press).
• Stamp, K. (2011). A Review of the Literature Concerning Women's Knowledge of Heart Failure Symptoms and Self-Care: Does Nurse-Led Education Make a Difference? Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness (in press).
• Stamp K., & Willis D. (2010). Nurse Interruptions Pre- and Post- Implementation of a Point-of-Care Medication Administration System. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 25(3), 231-239.

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