Robin Y. Wood, EdD, RN

Office

Cushing Hall 404
617-552-4088
robin.wood@bc.edu

educational history

• EdD Boston University
• CETN Emory University
• MS Boston University
• BS University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

recent publications

• Wood, R.Y & DellaMonica, N.  (2006) Promoting breast health:  Older women’s perceptions of an innovative intervention.  International Journal of Older People Nursing, 1(2), pp 75-84.
• Wood, R.Y., Giuliano, K., Bignell, C., & Pritham, W. (2006).  Assessing cognitive ability in research:  Use of MMSE with minority populations and elderly adults with low-education levels. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 32 (4), 45-54.
• Wood, R.Y., Giuliano, K & Liu,L. (2004).  Challenges in mammography screening for older women.  Nurse Practitioner, 29(11), 12-13. 
• Wood, R.Y., & Duffy, M.E. (2004).  Video Breast Health Kits:  Testing a cancer education intervention in older high-risk populations.  Journal of Cancer Education, 19(2), 98-104.
• Wood, R. Y.  (2004).  Bringing preventive health care to a forgotten population:  A nursing research project about breast cancer screening among older black and white women. In Welie, J.V.M. & Kissel, J.E. (Ed). Jesuit Health Sciences & the Promotion of Justice, Marquette University Press.
• Plunkett, E.J. & Wood, R.Y. (2004)  Manual: Simulation Laboratory Practice Guide for Health Assessment Across the Lifespan.  Boston College Press.
• Wood, R.Y., Duffy, M.E., Morris, S.J., & Carnes, J. (2002). The effect of an educational innovation on promoting breast health outcomes in older black and white women.  Oncology Nursing Forum, 29(7), 1081-1089.
• Wood, R.Y., Duffy, M.E., & Morris, S. (2002).  Efficacy of a breast cancer screening intervention in older Black women.  Oncology Nursing Forum, 2(7),  1081-1090.
• Wood, R.Y., McGrath, M., Narcisco, J., Kelley, L.M., & Duffy, M.E. (2002). Lump detection in older women performing breast self examination.  Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners, 5(5), 3-10.

international presentations

• Patterns of mammography use and constraints to screening among disabled and non-disabled older women.  15th International Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau International, Dublin, Ireland. July, 2004.
• Wood, R.Y. Video Breast Health Kits:  Testing a Cancer Education Innovation in Older High-Risk Populations.  Paper to be presented at International Council of Nursing, Geneva, Switzerland. June, 2003.
• Lump detection in older women performing breast self examination.  Paper presented at the European Cancer Conference, ECCO 11, Lisbon, Portugal. October, 2001.
• Efficacy of a nurse-initiated community-based intervention on promoting breast cancer early detection practices in vulnerable, high risk groups.  Paper presented at 11th International Conference on Cancer Nursing, International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, Oslo, Norway. August, 2000.
  

Dr. Wood is Associate Professor, Department Chair of Adult Health Department and Coordinator of the Learning Resource Centers in the School of Nursing.  In her faculty role as Associate  Professor in the Adult Health Department, Dr. Wood is the Teacher of  Record for the undergraduate course Health Assessment Across the  Lifespan. In her Learning  Resource Center role, she coordinates issues related to curriculum,  development, staffing, scheduling, purchasing and maintenance of  equipment in the Learning Resource Centers. Her research interests include instructional  design in collegiate nursing laboratories as well as design of  programs to promote health maintenance and cancer surveillance in  vulnerable populations. She has completed funded research projects  for private, state and federal agencies including the Massachusetts  Department of Public Health and NIH/National Cancer Institute.  Dr. Wood was Principal Investigator for NIH/NCI Small  Business Innovation Research Phase I & II grants to design ethnically  sensitive breast health interventions for older women. Currently she is Principal Investigator for a Susan G. Komen grant through Brigham and Women's Hospital/Partners Healthcare.  That project is exploring breast cancer risk appraisal among elderly women. She is a  frequent speaker at national and international conferences and  publishes in a number of nursing and health profession journals.

research interests

Breast cancer screening and early detection:  intervention programs with high-risk populations (older and minority women); Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR); Breast Cancer Risk Appraisal - instrument development

appointments & awards

• Senior Nurse Scientist, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA