Kathie Supiano 2021
  • Director, Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program, College Of Nursing
  • Professor, College Of Nursing
801-581-2322

Research Statement

As reflected in the Caring Connections mission statement, I am committed to research which promotes greater understanding of loss, grief and bereavement, and methods to facilitate constructive grief.

My primary research interest is developing, evaluating, manualizing and disseminating effective psychotherapy interventions to treat and ultimately prevent prolonged or complicated grief—that is, the chronic, unrelenting grief that disables the griever.  My independent program of research includes investigations of prolonged grief interventions, the processes and lived experience that that promote healthy grief, and end-of-life values and preferences. 

I am invovled in developing, implementing and evaluating educational approaches to prepare clinicians and community-based professionals to respond to the Grief of Overdose Death and the Grief of Suicide Death.

I am also a co-Investiator on Dr. Kara Dassel's LEAD (Life-Planning in Early Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias) Guide development and evaluation.

I am also committed to clinical education research, particularly interprofessional education and its impact on interdisciplinary practice. I have led published outcome studies in interdisciplinary palliative care education and the effect of personal grief on student learning.

Research Keywords

  • grief, complicated grief, end-of-life care, group therapy, interdisciplinary care, geriatric social work, palliative care social work.

Presentations

  • K. B. Dassel, K. Supiano, R. Utz, S. Bybee, E. Iacob, “The LEAD Guide: Life Planning in Early Alzheimer’s and Dementia.” Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2019.
  • Perkins, R., Cashadan, E. & Supiano, K.P. “A Pilot Study to Test Methods for Data Collection on Nurses Caring for Residents with Dementia in the Nursing Home.” Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2019.
  • Dassel, K., Rupper, R., Supiano, KP, Andersen, T, Butler, J., Telonidis, J.,& Edelman, L. “Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program: Educational Outcomes of Dementia Caregiver Conferences in Rural Utah.” Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2019.
  • Perkins, R., Supiano, K.P., and Cloyes, K. “Describing a Concept of Nurse Intuition and Implications for Dementia Care in Nursing Homes.” Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2019.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Koric, A. “Distance‐Delivered Grief Support Groups for Frontier and Rural Utah.” Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center Annual Conference. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 08/2019.
  • Farrell, T.W., Towsley, G. L., Eaton, J., Hemmert, R., Telonidis, J., Crickmore, B., Supiano, K. P., Chase-Cantarini, S., Wilson, R. D., Edelman, L. S., Shipman, J., May, A. “Communication Disparities among Long-Term Care Team Members.” American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2019.
  • Farrell, T., Butler, J., Towsley, G., Eaton, J., Telondis, J., Crickmore, B., Nelson, N., Supiano, K. P., Chase-Cantarini, S., Edelman, L. Differences Among Long-Term Care Staff in Stop and Watch Use and Confidence in Responding to Changes in Condition. American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Poster, Presented, 05/2019.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Koric, A. “Grief Support Groups for Frontier and Rural Utah:A Pilot Study to Develop and Evaluate TeleHealth Distance Technology. Utah Public Health Association Annual Conference. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2019.
  • Tay, D. L., Ellington, L. E., Towsley, G. L., Supiano, K., & Berg, C. A. Applying the Developmental-Contextual Model to Understand Shared Decision-Making During Advance Care Planning: A Qualitative Dyadic Analysis. Poster session accepted for the Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care. Poster, Presented, 04/2019.
  • Felsted, K.F. & Supiano, K. P. What Is the Feasibility and Prelimimary Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to Treat Symptoms of Urinary Incontinence in Older Adult Women?” American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Poster, Presented, 04/2019.
  • Tay, D. L., Ellington, L., Supiano, K., Towsley, G., Wilson, A., Walker, M. F., & Berg, C. Emotional content of end of life discourse among patients and caregivers. Western Institute of Nursing Communicating Nursing Research Conference Research & Information Exchange. Poster, Presented, 03/2019.
  • Supiano, K. P., Luptak, M. K., Andersen, T. C., & Beynon, C. “If We Knew Then What We Know Now: The Preparedness Experience Pre-Loss and Post- Loss for Dementia Caregivers.” Gerontological Society of America's 70th Annual Scientific Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2018.
  • Miller, L. M., Utz, R. L., Supiano, K. P., Lund, D., & Caserta, M. S. “Profiles of Family Caregivers Prior to the Death of a Spouse and the Risk for Developing Prolonged Grief.” Gerontological Society of America's 70th Annual Scientific Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2018.
  • Dassel, K. B., Supiano, K. P., Utz, R. L. & Bybee, S. “Development of an End-of-Life Planning Tool Specific to Persons With Dementia.” Gerontological Society of America's 70th Annual Scientific Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2018.
  • Friberg Felsted, K. & Supiano, K.P. “An RCT Treating Urge Urinary Incontinence in Older Adult Women With Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.” Gerontological Society of America's 70th Annual Scientific Meeting. Poster, Presented, 11/2018.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Koric, A. “Bereavement Care Across the Miles: Tele-Health Delivered Grief Support Groups for Rural Hospice.” Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center Conference. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2018.
  • Supiano, K. P., Luptak, M., Andersen, T. C., Beynon, C. Yeon, J., Iacob, E., Wong, B. “Assessing Preparedness for Death and Grief in Bereaved and Soon-To-Be Bereaved Dementia Family Caregivers.” Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Poster, Presented, 07/2018.
  • Felsted, K. F. & Supiano, K. P. “Treating Urge Urinary Incontinence in Older Adult Women with Complementary Therapies: A Feasibility and Randomized Controlled Trial Utilizing MBSR and HEP.” International Conference on Integrative Medicine and Health. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/11/2018.
  • Farrell, T. W., Eaton, J., Shipman, J., Supiano, K., Wilson, R., Chase-Canatarini, Hansen, A. & Towseley, G. “The development of a communication instrument for long term care providers and staff.” American Geriatrics Society, Annual Meeting. Poster, Presented, 05/2018.
  • Supiano, K. P. “Complicated grief-advanced therapies and concepts.” University of Utah Annual Palliative Care and Hospice Symposium. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/2018.
  • Supiano, K. P., Latimer, A., & Waldrop, D. “Bringing Decades of Discord to the Deathbed: Working with Families in ‘Chronic Strife’.” Pre-conference session. Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/16/2018.
  • Supiano, K. P. “Complicated Grief Group Therapy: From Concept to Practice.” Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/16/2018.
  • Felsted, K. F. & Supiano, K. P. “What Will It Take? Translating Lessons Learned in Educational Intervention Research with Older Adults.” Association of Gerontology in Higher Education. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/01/2018.
  • Supiano, K. P. “Best Practices in Promoting Collaborative Palliative Care” University of Michigan School of Nursing. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/2017.
  • Supiano, K. P. Visiting Professor Ann Arbor-VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Core & University of Michigan “Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Palliative Care” “Strategies for Dealing with Grief and Loss” (with Janice Firn, PhD) . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/2017.
  • Supiano, K. P., McGee, N., Dassel. K. B., & Utz, R. “Influence of Anticipated Death Trajectories and Personal Values on End of Life Care Preferences.” 21st International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology World Congress. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/2017.
  • Luptak, M. & Supiano, K.P. “White Paper: Reimagining the Future of Interprofessional Education: A Call for Renewed Geriatrics Leadership.” National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence 17th Annual Leadership Conference. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 07/2017.
  • Supiano, K. P. “Complicated Grief in Survivors of Suicide: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Complicated Grief Group Therapy.” American Association of Suicidology 50th Annual Conference. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2017.
  • Supiano, K. P. “Thriving in a demanding world: Strategies for managing compassion fatigue.” Crisis Counseling Workshop: Utah Division of Substance Abuse & Mental Health. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 05/2017.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Haynes, L. B. “The process of complicated grief group therapy for suicide survivors.” Association of Death Education and Counseling 39th Annual Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2017.
  • Head, B., Supiano, K. P., Sumser, B., & Waldrop, D. “Aging matters: Assessing & Intervening with older people in palliative care.” Pre-conference session (advanced). Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/2017.
  • Supiano, K. P., Haynes, L. B., Andersen, T. A., & Luptak, M. “Transforming the Meaning of Loss: Complicated Grief Group Therapy With Bereaved Dementia Caregivers.” The Gerontological Society of America's 69th Annual Scientific Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2016.
  • Dassel, K., Utz, R., Supiano, K. P., & McGee, N. “The Influence of Death Trajectories on End-of-Life Care Preferences.” The Gerontological Society of America's 69th Annual Scientific Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2016.
  • Caserta, M., Donaldson, G., Utz, R., Lund, D., Supiano, K. P. & Latimer, S. “Bereaved Cancer Caregivers' Preparedness for Spouse/Partner Loss.” The Gerontological Society of America's 69th Annual Scientific Meeting. Poster, Presented, 11/2016.
  • Felsted, K. F. & Supiano, K. P. “Has mindfulness been shown to reduce symptoms of urinary urge incontinence in adults? A synthesized review of the literature.” Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science State of the Science Congress. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/2016.
  • Supiano, K. P. Complicated Grief Group Therapy with Bereaved Dementia Caregivers. Symposium presentation, European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy annual meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 08/2016.
  • Supiano, K. P. “Care of donor families: placing grief in context or tissue donation.” Utah Lions Eye Bank. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 08/2016.
  • Supiano, K. P. “When a client dies by suicide” Utah Zero Suicide Learning Collaborative-Utah Department of Human Services-Division of Substance Abuse & Mental Health. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 05/2016.
  • Supiano, K. P. “When Grief Isn’t Working: Care & Treatment Strategies for those who are “Stuck.” Generations Conference: Utah Division of Substance Abuse & Mental Health. Conference Paper, Presented, 03/2016.
  • Head, B., Supiano, K., & Waldrop, D. “Aging Matters: Palliative Care in Older Adults.” Pre-conference session. Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/2016.
  • Clayton, M. F., Supiano, K. P., Wilson, R., Lassche, M., Latendresse, G. "Simulating Responsible Conduct of Research Principles in Doctoral Education" American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2016 Doctoral Education Conference. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 01/2016.
  • Supiano, K. P., Farrell, T. W., Brunker, C., Wong, B. Luptak, M., Andersen, T., Wilby, F. & Yang, R. The Relationship Between Interprofessional Team Process and Quality of Care Transition Plans. The Gerontological Society of America's 68th Annual Scientific Meeting. Poster, Presented, 11/2015.
  • Lassche, M., Clayton M., Supiano, K, Latendresse, G., & Wilson R.D. Simulation in PhD Scientific Education Curricula to Reinforce Responsible Conduct of Research and Ethics. 16th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2016); Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). Poster, Presented, 11/2015.
  • Farrell, T. W., Brunker, C., Supiano, K. P. & Wilson, R. “Approaches to Teaching and Assessing Best Practices in Transitional Care.” Academy of Health Science Educators 2nd Annual Education Symposium, University of Utah. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/2015.
  • “Understanding what has been lost….building on what is left.” 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/2015.
  • Keynote Address “Learning from Loss: Growing Resilience As We Age.” Utah Aging Alliance-state conference. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/2015.
  • Farrell, T.W., Brunker, C. P., Wong, B., Luptak, M., Supiano, K. Health Professions Trainees’ Satisfaction with the Geriatric Transitions Objective Structured Video Examination (GT-OSVE) and Self-Efficacy in Care Transitions Domains. American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Poster, Presented, 05/2015.
  • Supiano, K. P. “Honoring Grief, Honoring Ourselves: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Education for Grief Group Clinician-Facilitators. Association of Death Education and Counseling Annual Meeting. Poster, Presented, 04/2015.
  • Blacker, S., Jones, B., Head, B., Remke, S., & Supiano, K. “Advancing Social Work Leadership in Interprofessional Education and Practice in Hospice and Palliative Care.” Plenary Session. Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/2015.
  • Clayton, M.F., Supiano, K., Latendresse, G., Lassche, M., Wilson, R., “Incorporating Simulation into PhD Education.” University of Utah Symposium on Emerging Technology Trends in Higher Education. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/2015.
  • Selected panelist; Hospice Foundation of America 22nd annual Living with Grief Program: “The Longest Loss: Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.”. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/2015.
  • Supiano, K. P. “Loss as a Path Toward Resilience” National Alliance on Mental Illness-Utah meeting. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/2014.
  • “The Grief Experience of Long-term Caregivers: Our Care Continues.” Utah Aging Alliance-state conference. Conference Paper, Presented, 10/2014.
  • Palmer, A., Supiano, K. P., Cowan, A., Talliac, P. “Advance Care Planning.” Utah Governor’s Health Summit. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2014.
  • Supiano, K. P. “Educating BS-Nursing students in EOL: Simulation of patient death.” Association of Death Education and Counseling Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/01/2014.
  • Utah Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (UHPCO) Keynote Address “The grief experience of prison hospice inmate caregivers.”. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/20/2013.
  • National Alliance On Mental Illness-state conference, Salt Lake City, UT. “Suicide Post-vention is Good Prevention”. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2013.
  • Utah Aging Alliance-state conference, Park City, UT. “Suicide in the Elderly”. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2013.
  • Intermountain Donors Services Regional Symposium, West Valley City, UT. “Care of donor families: placing grief in context.”. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/2013.
  • 11th Annual Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. "Transitions at End of Life”. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/2013.
  • IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Seoul, Korea. “Addressing the need for universal interdisciplinary team training in geriatric professional education.” Supiano, K. P. & Supiano, M. A. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2013.
  • “Addressing the need for universal interdisciplinary team training in geriatric professional education.” American Geriatrics Society, Grapevine, TX. Montagnini, M., Kaiser, R., Supiano, K. P. & Ruth Ann Tsukuda, R. A. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2013.
  • Association of Death Education and Counseling Annual Meeting, Hollywood, CA. “An RCT of complicated grief group therapy in older adults.” . Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2013.
  • Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly, New Orleans, LA. “The grief experience of prison hospice inmate caregivers.”. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/2013.
  • The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration: Educational Conference and Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT. “End-of-life issues, goals of care discussions and hospice decisions.”. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/2013.
  • Complicated Grief in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Complicated Grief Group Therapy. 65th annual meeting, Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA. Poster, Presented, 11/2012.
  • “Supporting Caregivers: Ways to Improve Bereavement Outcomes.” 10th Annual Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/2012.
  • Making a difference through interprofessional education: Advancing geriatric practice and shaping aging health/behavioral health policy.Society for Social WorkResearch, Washington, D.C. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 01/2012.
  • “Practical Approaches to End-of-Life Decision Making.” Utah Hospice and Palliative Care Organization-Annual Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/09/2010.
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness-Utah meeting “A new understanding of complicated grief.” . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/04/2010.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2010, Oct). “Developing interdisciplinary skills and professional confidence in palliative care social work students.” ACE: Advocating for Clinical Excellence in Transdisciplinary Palliative Care Education-Reunion Conference, Pasadena, CA. Poster, Presented, 10/26/2010.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Carroll, A. M. "The highly demanding client: Meeting the care management challenge of the older client with personality disorder.” National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers- Annual conference, Albuquerque, NM. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2010.
  • Supiano, K. P. “Understanding grief and prolonged grief disorder: Compassionate care following traumatic loss.” National Organization of Victims’ Advocates-Annual conference, Salt Lake City, UT. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 2010.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2009, Oct). “A new understanding of complicated grief: Theory, diagnosis and treatment”. Utah Geriatrics Society/Utah Aging Alliance- Annual Conference, Midway, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 2009.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2009, May). “Dealing with Challenging Behaviors in Older Adults with Later-stage Dementias”. Veterans Administration Health Care System-Utah Cooperative Healthcare Educational Program, Salt Lake City, UT. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 2009.
  • Nov 22, 2008 “An Interdisciplinary Course in Palliative Care: Determining Discipline-specific and Interdisciplinary Learning Outcomes for Graduate Students in Nursing, Social Work and Pharmacy”. 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, Gerontological Society of America, Wash, DC. With Patricia Berry, PhD. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2008.
  • Sept 5, 2008 “Facilitating Communication between Providers and Caregivers” Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference, Salt Lake City, UT . Conference Paper, Presented, 2008.
  • Jan 2008 “An Interdisciplinary Course in Palliative Care” Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine-Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Tampa, FL. With Patricia Berry, PhD. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 01/2008.
  • Bybee, S., Cloyes, K., Mooney, K., Supiano, K.P., Baucom, B. & Ellington, L. LGBTQ+ Older Adult Couples’ Experiences of Minority Stress by Service Providers. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2022.
  • Bybee, S., Cloyes, K., Mooney, K., Supiano, K.P., Baucom, B. & Ellington, L. Using Found Poetry to Explore Sexual and Gender Minority Couples’ Experiences Facing Cancer. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2022.
  • Fernandez Cajavilca, M., Dassel, K., Portugal, G., Utz, R. & Supiano, K.P. Establishing a Spanish Focused Advanced Care Planning Educational Session for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Poster, Presented, 11/2022.
  • Supiano, K. The What & Why of Complicated/Prolonged Grief: And what to do about it. Social Work Hospice and Palliative Network Fall Virtual Summit on Grief. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 10/2022.
  • Bybee, S., Ellington, L., Cloyes, K., Supiano, K., Mooney, K., Baucom, B. (Jul 2022). LGBTQ+ couples’ posttraumatic growth as a result of the cancer experience. National LGBTQ Health Conference. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/2022.
  • Nachtweigh, E., Utz, R., Supiano, K., Iacob, E., & Dassel, K. LEADing Advance Care Conversations: Development of an Intervention Platform. Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Poster, Presented, 07/2022.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Davis, C. Suicide Grief Support Training for School Mental Health Clinicians. 22nd Annual conference of the American Association of Suicidology. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2022.
  • Andersen, T., Jones, B., Keefauver, L., Rusch, R. & Supiano, K. P. Holding the Liminal Space: Balancing Uncertainty and Rejuvenation. Keynote Address: Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network Annual Summit. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/2022.
  • Bybee, S.G., Ellington, L., Cloyes, K.G., Mooney, K., Supiano, K.P., & Baucom, B. (2022). The role of life course stress and posttraumatic growth on wellbeing among couples facing cancer. The Society of Behavioral Medicine 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions. Poster, Presented, 04/2022.
  • Bybee, S., Cloyes, K. Ellington, L., Baucom, B., Supiano, K.P., & Mooney, K. Recruiting and Conducting Online Dyadic Semi-Structured Interviews With LGBTQ+ Couples Facing Advanced Cancer. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2021.
  • Beynon, C., Supiano, K., Siegel, E., Edelman, L., Madden, C. & Hart, S. Undergirding CNAs in LTC: The Experience of Collaborative LN/CNA Caregiving Pairs. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2021.
  • Okang, E. N., Aaron, S., Supiano, K.P., Osman, Abdul. Aging services workers in the pandemic: Voiced experience of senior center staff & case workers. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Poster, Presented, 11/2021.
  • Dassel,K., Solkowski, L., Aruscavage, N., Sanchez-Birkhead, A., Supiano, K. Utz, R. & Iacob, E. Creation of a Latin-American Dementia Advance Care Planning Guide. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Poster, Presented, 11/2021.
  • Supiano, K. P., Okang, E., Aaron, S., Osman, A & Wong, B. “Supporting Front-line Community Health Workers: Provision of Psychological Support to CHWs Serving Disenfranchised Population During the Pandemic” Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network Virtual Summit. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2021.
  • Ansari, N., Wilson, C.M., Supiano, K.P., Mooney, K. How can technology-based communication improve health outcomes for advanced cancer patients? Oncology Nursing Society 46th Annual Congress. (Virtual). Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2021.
  • Supiano, K.P, Little, V., & West, M, “Training Clinicians to Address the Grief of Overdose Death: An Important Component of Comprehensive Substance Abuse Treatment.” American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Annual Meeting. Presented virtually. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2021.
  • Supiano, K.P., Andersen, T.C. Luptak, M., Beynon, C., Iacob, E., Levitt, S.E. “Pre-loss Group Therapy for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: Translation into Practice” Gerontological Society of America. (conference cancelled due to COVID-19—presented as live-stream). Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/05/2020.
  • Supiano, K. P., Andersen, T.C., Beynon, C., Luptak, M., and Iacob, E. Group Therapy For Family Caregivers of PWD At Risk For Complicated Grief: A Feasibility and Efficacy Analysis of Pre-loss Group Therapy. Poster accepted for the 2020 annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference AAIC. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (cancelled due to COVID-19-presented as a e-presentation). Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/27/2020.
  • Supiano. K. P. “Developing and Evaluating an Evidence-Based Training Program for Clinicians to Provide Grief Support to Families Grieving a Death by Overdose.” 12th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society. Melbourne, AUS. (conference cancelled due to COVID-19). Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/10/2020.
  • Farrell, T., Butler, J., Towsley, G., Eaton, J., Telondis, J., Crickmore, B., Nelson, N., Supiano, K. P., Chase-Cantarini, S., Edelman, L. Differences Among Long-Term Care Staff in Stop and Watch Use and Confidence in Responding to Changes in Condition. American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. (presentation deferred due to pandemic and published as e-posters). Poster, Other, 05/2020.
  • Supiano, K. P. “An Evidence-Based Training Program for Clinicians to Provide Grief Support to Families Grieving a Death by Overdose.” Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly. (conference cancelled due to COVID-19—presented as a webinar) . Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/13/2020.
  • Head, B. & Supiano, K. P. “Using Reflective Teaching Techniques to Prepare Palliative Care Students for Interprofessional Practice.” Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly. (conference cancelled due to COVID-19—presented as a webinar) . Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/08/2020.
  • Tay, D. L., Ellington, L. E., Towsley, G. L., Supiano, K., & Berg, C. A. Applying the Developmental-Contextual Model to Understand Shared Decision-Making During Advance Care Planning: A Qualitative Dyadic Analysis. Poster session accepted for the Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care. (conference deferred due to pandemic-presented as an e-poster_. Poster, Presented, 03/2020.
  • Supiano, K. P., Andersen, T. C., Beynon, C., & Iacob, E. Pre-loss Group Therapy for Family Caregivers at Risk for Complicated Grief. Poster accepted at the 2020 NIA Dementia Summit (postponed due to COVID-19, delivered as e-poster). Poster, Presented, 03/2020.

Research Groups

  • Siobhan Aaron, Postdoc. T32 College of Nursing. 08/27/2020 - 05/06/2022.

Grants, Contracts & Research Gifts

  • Grief from Overdose Death: A project to prepare clinicians to provide grief support to those bereaved by overdose death. PI: Katherine Supiano. State of Utah-Division of Substance Abuse & Mental Health, 03/01/2018 - 09/30/2020. Total project budget to date: $300,000.00
  • Group Therapy For Dementia Caregivers At Risk For Complicated Grief. PI: Katherine Supiano. Co-PI(s): Marilyn Luptak, Troy Andersen. Alzheimer's Association, 01/02/2017 - 04/01/2020. Total project budget to date: $149,999.00
  • Complicated Grief Group Therapy for Community-residing Persons with Serious Mental Illness. PI: Katherine Supiano. Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation, 03/01/2019 - 03/31/2020. Total project budget to date: $50,000.00
  • Grief Support Groups for Frontier and Rural Utah: A Pilot Study to Develop & Evaluate Tele-Health Technology to Provide Grief Support and Develop the Bereavement Care Professional Workforce in Utah. PI: Katherine Supiano. Cambia Health Foundation, 01/02/2017 - 08/29/2019. Total project budget to date: $129,000.00
  • Complicated Grief in Survivors of Suicide: An Evaluation of the Treatment Effectiveness of Complicated Grief Group Therapy. PI: Katherine Supiano. Groups Foundation for Advancing Mental Health, 02/2014 - 08/2016. Total project budget to date: $0.00 Nugget: Suicide Grief group Research Advertisement with definition of complicated grief .pdf
  • Complicated Grief In Suicide Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Complicated Grief Group Therapy. PI: Katherine Supiano. Fahs-Beck Fund Faculty Research Grant, 01/2014 - 05/2016. Total project budget to date: $0.00

Research/Scholarship Projects

  • Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program. PI: Ginny Pepper. 07/2012 - 06/2015.
  • Aging and Dying in Prison: Toward an Effective and Sustainable Model of Prison Hospice. PI: Kristin Cloyes. Co-PI(s): Patricia Berry & Katherine Supiano. 01/2012 - 12/2013.
  • Integrating High-Fidelity Simulation into Interdisciplinary End-of-Life Care Education . PI: Kathie Supiano. Co-PI(s): Patricia Berry & Lynda Oderda. 03/2013 - 12/2013.
  • Complicated Grief in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Complicated Grief Group Therapy . PI: Katherine P. Supiano. 12/03/2010 - 12/02/2011.
  • Sense-making in Suicide Survivorship: A Qualitative Study of the Effect of Grief Support Group Participation . PI: Katherine Supiano. 09/26/2010 - 09/26/2011.

Languages

  • English, fluent.

Geographical Regions of Interest

  • India
  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea

Publications

  • Supiano, K. P. & Luptak, M., Andersen, T., Beynon, C., Iacob, E., & Wong, B. (2020). ). If We Knew Then What We Know Now: The Preparedness Experience of Pre-loss and Post-loss Dementia Caregivers. Death Studies. Published, 02/2020.
  • Jensen EJ, Supiano KP, Luptak M, Anderson T & Beynon C (2020). Resilience in Bereaved Caregivers of Persons With Dementia. Journal of gerontological nursing. Vol. 46, 30-36. Published, 02/01/2020.
  • Dassel, K. & Utz, R., Supiano, K. P. & Bybee, S. (2019). Development of a dementia-specific end-of-life planning guide. Innovations in Aging. Vol. 3, igz024. Accepted, 11/2019.
  • Felsted KF & Supiano KP (2020). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Versus a Health Enhancement Program in the Treatment of Urge Urinary Incontinence in Older Adult Women: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study. Research in gerontological nursing. Vol. 12, 285-297. Published, 02/01/2020.
  • Supiano KP (2019). The role of theory in understanding grief. Death studies. Vol. 43, 75-78. Published, 08/01/2019.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2019). The Slow Death of Dementia. (pp. 61-77). Hospice Foundation of America. Published, 01/2019.
  • Farrell, T. W. & Luptak, M., Supiano, K. P., Pacala, J., De Lisser, R. (2018). State of the Science: Interprofessional Approaches to Aging, Dementia, and Mental Health. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Vol. 66, Suppl 1:S40-S47. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15309. Published, 04/2018.
  • Lin, J. & Supiano, K. P., Madden, C. & McLeskey, N. (2018). The Impact of the End of Life Nurse Education Consortium (ELNEC) on attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward care of dying patients. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. Vol. 20(4), 340-348 doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000445. Published, 01/2018.
  • Mohlman, W. & Dassel, K., Supiano, K. P., & Caserta, M. (2018). End-of-Life Education and Discussions with Assisted Living Certified Nursing Assistants. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. Vol. 44(6), 41-48. doi:10.3928/00989134-20180327-01. Published, 09/2018.
  • Supiano, K. P., Haynes, L. B., & Pond, V. (2017). The process of change in Complicated Grief Group Therapy for bereaved dementia caregivers: An evaluation using the Meaning Loss Codebook. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Jan 4. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2016.1274930. [Epub ahead of print]. Published, 01/03/2017.
  • Supiano, K. P., & McGee, N., Dassel, K. B. & Utz, R. (2017). A Comparison of the Influence of Anticipated Death Trajectory and Personal Values on End of Life Care Preferences: A Qualitative Analysis. Clinical Gerontologist. Vol. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2017.136. Published, 10/2017.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Haynes, L. B., & Pond, V. (2017). The transformation of meaning in complicated grief group therapy for suicide survivors: Treatment process analysis using the Meaning of Loss Codebook. Death Studies. Vol. 41, (9), 553-561. Published, 07/2017.
  • Supiano KP, McGee N, Dassel KB & Utz R (2017). A Comparison of the Influence of Anticipated Death Trajectory and Personal Values on End-of-Life Care Preferences: A Qualitative Analysis. Clinical gerontologist. Vol. 42, 247-258. Published, 02/01/2017.
  • Supiano, K. P., & Overfelt, V. K. (2017). Honoring Grief, Honoring Ourselves: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Education for Grief Group Clinician-Facilitators. Social Work in Mental Health. Vol. Vol. 0, Iss. ja,0 [Epub ahead. Published, 07/2017.
  • Farrell, T. W. & Supiano, K. P., Wong, B., Luptak, M. K., Luther, B., Andersen T., Wilson, R., Wilby, F. Yang, R. Pepper, G. A. & Brunker, C. P. (2017). Individual versus team performance among health professions trainees in formulating care transitions plans: implications for interprofessional education and team process. Journal of Interprofessional Care. Vol. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2017.140. Published, 11/2017.
  • Caserta, M., & Utz, R., Lund, D., Supiano, K. & Donaldson, G. (2017). Cancer caregivers' preparedness for loss and bereavement outcomes: Do preloss caregiver attributes matter? . Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying. Vol. doi: 10.1177/0030222817729610.. Published, 09/2017.
  • Cloyes.K. G., Rosenkranz, S. J., Supiano, K. P., Berry, P. H., Routt, M., Llanque, S. M. & Shannon-Dorcy, K. (2017). Caring to learn and learning to care: Inmate hospice volunteers and the delivery of prison end-of-life care. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 23(1) 43-55. Published, 01/02/2017.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Haynes, L. B, & Larsen, P. (2017). Resolution of delusional parasitosis within Complicated Grief Group Therapy: A case analysis. Journal of Social Work with Groups. Vol. 40(4), 335-349. Published, 02/2017.
  • Blacker, S. & Jones, B. L., Head, B., Remke, S., and Supiano, K. P. (2016). Advancing hospice and palliative care social work leadership in interprofessional education. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care. Vol. 12, (4), 316-330. Published, 12/01/2016.
  • Cloyes, K. G., Rosenkranz, S. J., Berry, P. H., Supiano, K. P., Routt, M., Shannon-Dorcy, K., & Llanque, S. M. (2016). Essential Elements of an Effective and Sustainable Prison Hospice Program. The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care, 33(4), 390–402. doi.org/10.1177/1049909115574491. Published, 11/01/2016.
  • Clayton, M. F. & Supiano, K. P., Wilson, R. D., Lassche, M., Latendresse, G. (2016). Using simulation in nursing PhD education: Facilitating application of responsible conduct of research principles. Journal of Professional Nursing. Vol. 33, (1), 68-73. Published, 04/01/2016.
  • Supiano, K. P., Andersen, T. C., & Hayes, L. B. (2015). Sudden-on-chronic death and complicated grief in bereaved dementia caregivers: Two case studies of complicated grief group therapy. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 11 (3-4), 267-282 doi: 10.1080/15524256.2015.1107810. Published, 09/2015.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2015). And I have lost him twice: Grief in dementia caregivers. In K. J. Doka and A. S. Tucci (Eds.), The Longest Loss: Alzheimer’s Disease.Washington DC: Hospice Foundation of America, 29-41. Published, 04/2015.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2015). Efficacy of Complicated Grief Therapy in Older Adults-Commentary. Evidence-Based Mental Health: BMJ Evidence Based Journals, on-line prepublication doi: 10.1136/feb-2015-102064.. Published, 02/2015.
  • Cloyes, K. G., Berry, P. H., Martz, K. & Supiano, K. P. (2015). Characteristics of prison hospice patients: Medical history, hospice care and end-of-life symptom prevalence. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 21 (3), 298-308. doi: 10.1177/1078345815588842.. Published, 01/2015.
  • Supiano, K. P., Lentz, J. C., & Sumser B. (2015). Care of the family. In P. H. Berry and H. Martinez (Eds.), Core Curriculum for the Hospice and Palliative Nurse, 4th Ed. (pp. 213-236). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing. Published, 02/04/2015.
  • Supiano, K. P., Cloyes, K. G., & Berry, P. H. (2014). The grief experience of prison inmate hospice volunteer caregivers. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care. 10:1, 80-94, doi:10.080/15524256.2013.877866. Published, 05/2014.
  • Montagnini, M., Clark, P.G., Dodd, M.A., Goodwin, C., Kaiser, R. M., Periyakoil, V. S., Ramsel, D., Sanchez-Reilly, S. E., Semla, T. P., Smith, H., Supiano, K., Tsukuda, R. A., & Zeiss, A. (2014). Position Statement on Interdisciplinary Team Training in Geriatrics: An Essential Component of Quality Healthcare for Older Adults. Developed by the Partnership for Health in Aging Workgroup on Interdisciplinary Team Training-American Geriatrics Society. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, doi: 10.1111/jgs.12822. Published, 06/2014.
  • Supiano, K. P., & Luptak, M. (2014). Complicated grief in older adults: a randomized controlled trial of complicated grief group therapy. The Gerontologist, 54 August 12, (5), 840-856, doi: 10.1093/geront/gnt076. Published, 08/2014.
  • Cloyes K.G., Rosenkranz S.J., Wold D, Berry P.H., Supiano K.P. (2014). To be truly alive: motivation among prison inmate hospice volunteers and the transformative process of end-of-life peer care service. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. Vol. 31, 735-48. doi:10.1177/1049909113506035. Published, 11/01/2014.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2013). Weaving interdisciplinary and discipline-specific content into palliative care education: One successful model for teaching end-of-life care. Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying, 67 (1, 2), 201-206. Published, 06/2013.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Berry, P. H. (2013). Developing interdisciplinary skills and professional confidence in palliative care social work students. Journal of Social Work Education, 49 (3), 387-396. Published, 02/2013.
  • Scheese, C. H. & Supiano, K.P. (2013). Utilizing a Simulation Learning Center for research on grief group therapy. Nursing Management, Feb, 32-37, doi: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000426139.60785.36. Published, 02/2013.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2003) Revenue generation in social work: The example of a university-based geriatric center. Social Work Leader, 29, (3), 13. Published, 04/07/2003.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2012). Personal loss in health professions graduate students: Implications for clinical education in bereavement. Bereavement Care Journal, 31 (3), 104-108. Published, 12/2012.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2012). Sense-making in suicide survivorship: A qualitative study of the effect of grief support group participation. Journal of Loss & Trauma, 17 (6), 489-507, doi: 10.1080/15325024.2012.665298. Published, 06/2012.
  • Wilson, S. C. & Supiano, K P. (2011). Widows’ of veterans’ experiences in conjugal bereavement: A qualitative analysis. Journal of women and Aging, 23 (1), 77-93. doi: 10.1080/08952841.540479. Published, 06/2009.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Altilio, T. Care of the patient and family, (2010). In P. H. Berry, (Ed.), Core Curriculum for the Generalist Hospice and Palliative Nurse, 3rd Ed. Kendall Hunt: Dubuque, IA, 141-162. Published, 05/2010.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Cole, B. V. (2009). The impact of personal loss on the experience of health professions graduate students in end-of-life and bereavement care. Death Studies, 35 (1), 73-89. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2010.507321. Published, 01/2009.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Carroll, A. M. (2009) Personality disorders in older clients and their families: A challenge for geriatric care managers. Case Management Journals, 10 (4), 146-150. DOI: 10.1891/1521-0987.10.4.146. Published, 08/2009.
  • Thomas, L. A., Supiano, K.P., Chasco, E.E., Beer, M.C., and McGowan, J. (2009) Smoking cessation programs for seniors: A group model that works. Clinical Gerontologist, 32 (1), 118-125. Published, 01/2009.
  • Supiano, K. P. and Gregory, J. Transitions of care: Optimal communication between hospital and hospice. (2008) Home Health Care Management and Practice, 20, (5), 389-393.DOI: 10.1177/0123456789123456. Published, 04/2008.
  • Carroll, A. M., Vetor, K., Holmes, S. & Supiano, K. P. (2005). Ask the consumer: An innovative approach to dementia-related adult day service evaluation. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementias, 20, (5), 274-278. Published, 07/05/2005.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Blomquist, A. (2003). The social work role in a hospital delirium prevention program. Social Work Leader, 29, (3), 11. Published, 04/22/2003.
  • Buttar, A. M., Hickey, K., Supiano, K. P., Lazaro, M., & Tomy, S. (2002) Interdisciplinary team care for the older adult. In D.E. Rosenblatt and V.S. Natarajan (Eds.), Primer on geriatric care: A clinical approach to the older patient. Printer’s Castle Press, Cochin (Kerala), India, 27-41. Published, 12/02/2002.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2001) Maintaining family ties: Intervening with elder neglect. In B. Ingersoll-Dayton and R. Campbell (Eds.). The delicate balance: Case studies in counseling and care management for the elderly. Health Professions Press, 303-317 (also published in Japanese). Published, 04/02/2001.
  • Supiano, K. P. (2001) Relationship formation: The key to creative care management. In B. Ingersoll-Dayton and R. Campbell (Eds.), The delicate balance: Case studies in counseling and care management for the elderly. Health Professions Press, 279-302 (also published in Japanese). Published, 04/02/2001.
  • Ozminkowski, R. J., Supiano, K. P. & Campbell, R. (1991). Volunteers in nursing home enrichment: A survey to evaluate training and satisfaction. Activities, Adaptation and Aging, 15, (3), 13-43. Published, 10/22/1991.
  • Supiano, K. P. (1991). The end: Writing at life's closure. Clinical Gerontologist, 11, (2), 43-46. Published, 04/23/1991.
  • Supiano, K. P., Ozminkowski, R. J., Campbell, R. & Lapidos, C. (1989). Effectiveness of writing groups in nursing homes. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 8, (3), 382-400. Published, 10/24/1989.
  • Supiano, K. P. & Peacock, N. L. (1981). Discharge planning for residents of a long-term care facility. Quality Review Bulletin, 7, (10), 17-25. Published, 11/17/1981.
  • Supiano, K. P. (1980). The counseling needs of elderly nursing home residents. In C. J. Pulvino & N. Colangelo (Eds.), Counseling for the growing years: 65 and over. Minneapolis: Educational Media Corporation, 233-246. Published, 05/01/1980.
  • Perrone, P. A & Supiano, K. P. (1980). Retirement as a transition point in human development. In C. J. Pulvino and N. Colangelo (Eds.), Counseling for the growing years: 65 and over. Minneapolis: Educational Media Corporation, 95-102. Published, 05/01/1980.
  • Dassel KB & Iacob E (2023). Promoting Advance Care Planning for Persons with Dementia: Study Protocol for the LEAD (Life-Planning in Early Alzheimer's and Other Dementias) Clinical Trial. OBM integrative and complimentary medicine. Vol. 8. Published, 10/01/2023.
  • Jensen FB & Supiano KP (2023). Experiences of Homeless Recipients of Social Model Hospice Care: A Photovoice Exploration. (pp. E71E84E71-E84). Vol. 25. Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. Published, 09/01/2023.
  • Bybee SGJ, Cloyes KG & Mooney K (2022). Posttraumatic growth and life course stress predict dyadic wellbeing among sexual and gender minority (SGM) and non-SGM couples facing cancer. Psycho-oncology. Vol. 31, 186018681860-1868. Published, 11/01/2022.
  • Bybee SGJ, Cloyes KG & Mooney K (2022). Posttraumatic growth and life course stress predict dyadic wellbeing among sexual and gender minority (SGM) and non-SGM couples facing cancer. Psycho-oncology. Vol. 31, 186018681860-1868. Published, 11/01/2022.
  • Bybee, S., Cloyes, K.G., Mooney, K., Supiano, K. P. , Baucom, B.R.W. & Ellington, L. (2022). Posttraumatic growth and life course stress predict dyadic wellbeing among sexual and gender minority (SGM) and non-SGM couples facing cancer. Psycho-Oncology. Vol. 31(11), 1860-1868. Published, 05/2022.
  • Okang, E., Aaron, S., Supiano, K. P. & Osman, A. (2022). Aging Services Workers in the Pandemic: Voiced Experience of Senior Center Staff & Case Workers. Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine. Vol. 8, 1-5. Published, 05/2022.
  • Farrell, T. W. , Butler, J.M., Towsley, G. L., Telondis, J.S., Supiano, K.P., Stephens, C.E., Nelson, N. M., May, A. L. & Edelman, L. S. (2022). Communication disparities between nursing home team members. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol. 19(10), 5975. Published, 05/2022.
  • Supiano KP, Luptak M & Andersen T (2022). If we knew then what we know now: The preparedness experience of pre-loss and post-loss dementia caregivers. Death studies. Vol. 46, 369380369-380. Published, 04/01/2022.
  • Farrell TW, Towsley GL, Eaton J & Butler JM (2022). The Development and Validation of a Communication Survey Instrument for Long-term Care Staff. Journal of continuing education in nursing. Vol. 53, 123130123-130. Published, 03/01/2022.
  • Farrell TW, Towsley GL, Eaton J & Butler JM (2022). The Development and Validation of a Communication Survey Instrument for Long-term Care Staff. Journal of continuing education in nursing. Vol. 53, 123130123-130. Published, 03/01/2022.
  • Felsted, K. F., Supiano, K.P. & Guo, J. (2022). Designing Rigorous Methods in Integrative Research: Comparing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with the Health Enhancement Program in the Treatment of Urge Urinary Incontinence in Older Adult Women. British Journal of Healthcare and Medical Research. Vol. 9, 31-43. Published, 03/2022.
  • Farrell T.W., Towsley G.L., Eaton J., Butler J.M., Supiano K.P., Stephens C., Witt C., Nelson N.M. & Edelman L.S. (2022). The Development and Validation of a Communication Survey Instrument for Long-term Care Staff. (pp. 123-130). Vol. 53. Journal of continuing education in nursing. Published, 03/01/2022.
  • Ansari, N., Wilson, C. M., Hennegan, M. B. , Supiano, K. P. & Mooney, K. (2022). How technology can improve communication and health outcomes in patients with advanced cancer: an integrative review. Supportive Care in Cancer. Published, 01/2022.
  • Beynon, C., Supiano, K. P. & Siegel, E. (2022). Working dynamics of licensed nurses and certified nurse aides in nursing homes: a scoping review. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. Vol. 48(5), 27-34. Published, 01/2022.
  • Bybee, S., Supiano, K. P. & Wilson, R. (2022). Utility and Acceptability of a Peer Assessment Rubric to Improve Interprofessional Learning. Journal of Nursing Education. Vol. 61(4), 213-217. Published, 01/2022.
  • Beynon, C., Supiano, K. P., Siegel, E., Edelman, L., Madden, C. & Hart, S. (2022). Collaboration between licensed nurses and certified nurse aides in the nursing home: a mixed-method study. Research in Gerontological Nursing. Vol. 15(1), 16-26. Published, 01/2022.
  • Bybee, S., Cloyes, K., Baucom, B, Supiano, K. , Mooney, K. & Ellington, L. (2021). Bots and nots: safeguarding online survey research with underrepresented and diverse populations. Psychology & Sexuality. Published, 07/2021.
  • Beynon, C. , Supiano, K., Siegel, E.O., Edelman, L. S., Hart, S.E. & Madden, C. (2021). It’s all about the nurse aides. Journal of Long-Term Care. 356-364. Published, 06/2021.
  • Clayton, M.F., Utz, R. L., Iacob, E., Towsley, G. L., Eaton, J., Fuhrmann, H. J., Dassel, K., Caserta, M. & Supiano, K.P. (2021). Live hospice discharge: Experiences of families, and hospice staff. Patient Education and Counseling. Vol. 8, 2054-2059. Published, 04/2021.
  • Tay, D. L., Ellington, L., Towsley, G.T., Supiano, K. P. & Berg, C. A, (2021). Emotional expression in conversations about advance care planning among older adult home health patients and their caregivers. Patient Education and Counseling. Vol. 9, 2232-2239. Published, 02/2021.
  • Supiano K.P., Koric A. & Iacob E. (2021). Extending our reach: telehealth delivered grief support groups for rural hospice. (pp. 159-173). Vol. 44. Social Work with Groups. Published, 01/01/2021.
  • Supiano K.P., Larsen P., Riley C., Hutton A., Iacob E., Walker A.M. & Morrison S.J. (2021). Complicated grief group therapy for community-residing persons diagnosed with serious mental illness. (pp. 381-402). Vol. 19. Social Work in Mental Health. Published, 01/01/2021.
  • Supiano K.P., Andersen T., Luptak M., Beynon C., Iacob E. & Levitt S.E. (2021). Pre-loss group therapy for dementia family care partners at risk for complicated grief. Vol. 7. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions. Published, 01/01/2021.
  • Dassel, K., Rupper, R, Supiano, K., Andersen, T, Butler, J, Telonidis, J. & Edelman, L. (2020). Geriatrics workforce enhancement program: Educational outcomes of community-based dementia caregiver conferences. Educational Gerontology. Published, 11/20/2020.
  • Miller, L. M., Utz, R. L., Supiano, K.P., Lund, D., & Caserta, M. S. (2020). Health profiles of spouse caregivers: The role of active coping and the risk for developing prolonged grief symptoms. Social Science & Medicine. Vol. 266. Published, 11/19/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113455
  • Supiano, K.P., Koric, A., & Iacob, E. (2020). Extending our Reach: Tele-Health Delivered Grief Support Groups for Rural Hospice. Journal of Social Work with Groups. Published, 09/24/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2020.1825153
  • Tay, D.L., , Ellington, L., Towsley, G., Supiano, K. P. & Berg, C.A. (2020). Evaluation of a Collaborative Advance Care Planning Intervention among Older Adult Home Health Patients and Their Caregivers. Journal of palliative medicine. Vol. 23, 1214–1222. Published, 08/28/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2019.0521
  • Jensen, Elizabeth, Supiano, K.P., Luptak, M., Andersen, T. & Beynon, C. (2020). Resilience In Bereaved Dementia Caregivers. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. Vol. 46, 30-36. Published, 01/30/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20191022-02
  • Jensen E.J., Supiano K.P., Luptak M., Anderson T. & Beynon C. (2020). Resilience in bereaved caregivers of persons w ith dementia. (pp. 30-36). Vol. 46. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. Published, 01/01/2020.