Jeanne K. Kemppainen, PhD, RN, CNS
Professor
Asst. Department Chair
Education
VA Postdoctoral Nurse Fellow-VA Office of Academic Affairs (OAA), VA Palo Alto, CA
Postdoctoral Special Studies-University of California, San Francisco, CA
PhD-University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
MSN-East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
BSN-Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Teaching Expertise
Mental Health Nursing
Theory/Research
Genetics
Undergraduate Honors Seminar
Scholarship
Publications
Book Chapters:
Kemppainen, J. (2004). HAART Adherence in culturally diverse patients with HIV/AIDS: a study of male patients from a Veterans Administration hospital in northern California. In Laurence, J. (Ed.), Medication Adherence in HIV/AIDS. Larchmont, NY: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers.
Kemppainen, J. (2002). Severe mental illness. In Mahoney, B. & Shaw, J. (Eds.), HIV/AIDS Nursing Secrets. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, Inc.
Manuscripts:
Blizzard, S., Kemppainen, J. & Taylor, J. (2009). Posttraumatic stress disorder and community violence: An update for nurse practitioners. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 21(10), 535-41.
Kemppainen, J., Taylor, J., Jackson, A., Kim-Godwin, S., & Kirby, E. Incidence, sources and self-management of depression in persons attending a rural health clinic in southeastern North Carolina. (2009). Journal of Community Health Nursing, 26, 1-13.
Reynolds, N., Sanzero-Eller, L., Nicholas, P., Corless, I., Kirksey, K., Hamilton, MJ, Kemppainen, J., Bunch, E., Dole, P., Wantland, D., Sefcik, E., Nokes, K., Coleman, C., Rivero, M., Canaval, G., Tsai, Y., & Holzemer, W. (2009). HIV illness representation as a predictor of self-care management and health outcomes: a multi-site, cross-cultural study. AIDS and Behavior, 13, 258-267.
Corless, I., Lindgren, T., Holzemer, W., Robinson, L., Moezzi, S., Kirksey, K., Coleman, C., Tsai, Y-F., Sanzero Eller, L., Hamilton, M.J., Sefcik, E., Canaval, G., Rivero-Mendez, M., Kemppainen, J., Bunch, E., Nicholas, P., Nokes, K., Dole, P. & Reynolds, N. (2009). Marijuana effectiveness as an HIV self-care strategy. Clinical Nursing Research, 18(2), 172-193.
Kemppainen, J., Kim-Godwin, S., Reynolds, N., Spencer, V. (2008). Beliefs about HIV disease in persons living with HIV/AIDS in rural North Carolina. Journal of Nurses in AIDS Care, 19(2), 127-136.
Corless, I., Nokes, K., Rivero-Mendez, M., Valencia, C., Tsai, Y-F., Bunch, E., Lance, Coleman, C., Sefcik, E., Eller, L, Hamilton, M., Kirksey, K., Kemppainen, J., Dole, P., Nicholas, P., Reynolds, N., Wantland, D., & Holzemer, W Fatigue in HIV/AIDS patients with co-morbidities. Applied Nursing Research. 21(3), 116-22.
Nicholas, P., Kemppainen, J., Canaval, G., Corless, I., Sefcik, E., Nokes, K., Bain, C., Kirksey, K., Eller, L, Dole, P., Hamilton, M., Coleman, C., Holzemer, W., Reynolds, N., Portillo, C., Bunch, E., Wantland, D., Voss, J., Phillips, R., Tsai, Y-F., Rivero-Mendez, M., Lindgren, T., Davis, S., & Gallagher, D. (2007). Symptom management and self-care for peripheral neuropathy in HIV/AIDS. AIDS Care, 19(2), 179-189.
Kemppainen, J., Eller, L., Bunch, E., Hamilton, M., Dole, P., Holzemer, W., Kirksey, K., Nicholas, K., Corless, I., Coleman, C., Nokes, K., Reynolds, N., Sefcik, L., Wantland, D., & Tsai, Y-F. (2006). Strategies for self-management of HIV-related anxiety. AIDS Care, 18(6), 597-607.
Coleman, C., Eller, L, Nokes, K., Bunch, E., Reynolds, N., Corless, I., Dole, P., Kemppainen, J., Kirksey, K., Seficik, L., Nicholas, P., Hamilton, M., Ysai, Y-F., & Holzemer, W. (2006). Prayer as a complementary health strategy for managing HIV-related symptoms among ethnically diverse patients. Holistic Nursing Practice, 20(2), 65-72.
Nokes, K., Rivero-Mendez, M., Valencia, C., Tsai, Y-F., Bunch, E., Lance, Coleman, C., Sefcik, E., Eller, L, Hamilton, M., Corless, I., Kirksey, K., Kemppainen, J., Dole, P., Nicholas, P., Reynolds, N., Wantland, D., & Holzemer, W. (2006). Socio-demographic and other characteristics in persons 50 years and older with HIV/AIDS in five countries. Global Ageing: Issues and Action, 4(2), 5-13.
Coleman, C.L., Eller, L.S., Nokes, K.M., Bunch, E., Reynolds, N.R., Corless, I.B., Dole, P., Kemppainen, J.K., Kirksey, K., Seficik, L., Nicholas, P.K., Hamilton, M.J., Tsai, Y., & Holzemer, W.L. (2006). Prayer as a complementary health strategy for managing HIV-related symptoms among ethnically diverse patients. Holistic Nursing Practice, March/April, 65-72.
Eller, L., Corless, I., Bunch, E., Kemppainen, J., Holzemer, W., Nokes, K., Portillo, C., & Nicholas, P. (2005). Self-care strategies for depressive symptoms in people with HIV disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 51(2), 119.
Nicholas, P., Kirksey, K., Corless, I., & Kemppainen, J. (2005) Lipodystrophy and quality of life in HIV: symptom management issues. Applied Nursing Research Online, 18(1).
Portillo, C., Mendez, M., Holzemer, W., Corless, I., Nicholas, P., Coleman, C., Dole, P., Eller, L., Hamilton, M., Kemppainen, J., Kirksey, K., Nokes, K., Reynolds, N., Wantland, D., Sefcik, E., Bunch, E., Canaval, G. (2005). Quality of life of ethnic minority persons living with HIV/AIDS. The Journal of Multicultural Nursing & Health, 11(1), 31-37.
Kemppainen, J., Levine, R., Buffum, M., Holzemer, W., Finley, P., & Jensen, P. (2004). Antiretroviral adherence in persons with HIV/AIDS and severe mental illness. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders, 192(6), 1-10.
Grants
Kemppainen, J. & Bomar, P. (2007). “The efficacy of a spiritually-based education program on hypertension self-management in African Americans living in rural North Carolina.” J. Richard Corbett Research Scholar Award, UNCW School of Nursing.
Kemppainen, J. & Bomar, P. (2006). “Comparison of Cognitive, Behavioral, Cultural and Health Promoting Lifestyles in Persons with Hypertension in Japan and Southeastern North Carolina.” J. Richard Corbett Research Scholar Award, UNCW School of Nursing.
Kemppainen, J. (PI), Taylor, J, & Jackson, L. (2005). Charles L. Cahill Award for Faculty Research and Development, “Depression and Coping in Persons Visiting a Nursing Practitioner Managed Clinic in Rural Southeastern North Carolina.”
Service Activities
UCSF International Nursing Network for HIV/AIDS Research, Member.
North Carolina Foundation for Nursing, Member Board of Trustees
UNCW University Research Committee, Chair
Sigma Theta Tau, 16th Annual Nu Omega Research day, UNCW, April 16-17, 2009 (Chair Abstract Judging Committee)
Other Professional Information
Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award, 2009
UNCW Faculty Scholarship Award, 2007
Faculty of the Year, 2004
Contact Information
Office: Friday Annex 190
Phone: (910) 962- 3202
Email: kemppainenj@uncw.edu
