Margaret F. Clayton, PhD, RN, FNP-CS
Title: Assistant Professor
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Research Specialty: Cancer survivorship, patient/provider communication influence on well-being
Hartford Affiliation
Faculty member
Education
- BSN University of Connecticut
- MSN/FNP Pace University
- PhD University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Research/Scholarly Activities
- 2004-2009. A Biopsychosocial Approach to the Analysis of Cancer Genetics Communication. Mentored Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
- 2008-2009 Co-investigator: Hospice Nurse CareCaregiver (Huntsman Cancer Institute, Cancer Control and Population Sciences Award)
2008-2009. Emotional and Physical Responses to a Follow-up Medical Visist for Breast Cancer Survivors (University of Utah Research Foundation Incentive Seed Grant Program).
- 2007-2008 Assessing Communication Behaviors among Family Practice Providers. (Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grant Program)
Honors
- 2008 Dean's Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Contributions from the Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University NY
- 2007 Poster Award: Clayton, MF; Kelly, D; Jasti, S; A Time Analysis of Communication With Breast Cancer Survivors.
- 2007 Poster Award; Western Institute of Nursing: A Time Analysis of Communication With Breast Cancer Survivors.
- 2006 Carol A. Lindeman Award for a New Researcher 2006 Western Institute of Nursing
Related Publications
Sheldon, L. K., Ellington, L., Barrett, R., Clayton, M. F., Dudley, W. N. & Rinaldi, K. (in press). Nurse responsiveness to cancer patient expressions of emotion. Patient Education and Counseling. Clayton, M. F., & Dudley, W. N. (2009). Patient-Centered Communication during Oncology Follow-up Visits for Breast Cancer Survivors. Oncology Nursing Forum 36(2) Online Exclusive. Clayton, M. F., Dudley, W. N., & Musters, A. (2008). Communication with breast cancer survivors. Health Communication 23(3) 207-221. Porter, L., Clayton, M. F., Belyea, M., Mishel, M., Gil, K. M., & Germino, B. B. (2006). Predicting psychological distress and psychological growth in African American and Caucasian long term breast cancer survivors. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31(3), 195-204. Clayton, M. F., Mishel, M. H., & Belyea, M. (2006). Testing a model of symptoms, communication, uncertainty, and emotional well-being, in older breast cancer survivors. Research in Nursing & Health, 29(1)18-39.
Academic Activities
Oncology Nursing Society, member Huntsman Cancer Institute, member University of Utah Center on Aging, member National Communication Association Sigma Theta Tau International: Chapter Zeta Omega at large
