Laurie A Theeke , PhD, FNP-BC, GCNS-BC, FNAP

Professor

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West Virginia University School of Nursing

Department:

Adult Health Department

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Faculty

Nurse Practitioner

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West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Family Medicine

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Staff

Director of PhD Program

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West Virginia University School of Nursing

Department:

Office of Academics

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Admin

• PhD, West Virginia University, 2007
• MSN, West Virginia University, 1992
• BSN, West Virginia University, 1989

Theeke, L. A., Carpenter, R. D., Mallow, J. A., & Theeke, E. (2018) Gender Differences in loneliness, anger, depression, self-management ability, and biomarkers of chronic illness in chronically ill, mid-life adults in Appalachia. Applied Nursing Research.

• University President Recognition - (December 21, 2018)
• Women in Science & Health Mid-Career Award - (January, 2018)
• Fellow & Scholar - National Academies of Practice - (2014)
• Inducted as Member in Academy of Teaching and Learning - (May 3, 2013)
• Graduate of Teaching Scholars Program - (January 28, 2013)

Dr. Theeke is a nationally known nurse scientist who has demonstrated focused dedication to solving the problem of loneliness. As an alumni of the Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholars Program, Dr. Theeke developed and evaluated LISTEN, an intervention she developed to target loneliness. She was awarded the Hildegard Peplau American Nurses Foundation funding to complete her qualitative work on loneliness and is currently funded through the WVCTSI to evaluate LISTEN in a sample of lonely stroke survivors. Dr. Theeke has demonstrated expertise in multiple research methodologies and has been funded for mixed method, quantitative, and qualitative studies. Dr. Theeke currently serves as mentor to several junior faculty.

Teaching interests: Dr. Theeke's teaching interests include Nursing Research, Research Methodologies, Contemporary Nursing Science, Informatics, Writing for Publication, and Evidence-Based Practice

The major focus of Dr. Theeke's research is the biopsychosocial stressor of loneliness and how it contributes to poor health. She has developed a new intervention for loneliness called LISTEN which is a cognitive restructuring intervention designed to addressed maladaptive thinking that is associated with loneliness. Her team has studied how loneliness relates to inflammatory and immune systems, contributes to multiple chronic conditions, leads to functional decline, and poor quality of life.

• Assessing the emotional integrity of parents of critically ill children - WVU SON REsearch Fund - 2018 - 2019
• Loneliness, Depression, Social Support, and Quality of Life Among Pregnant Appalachian Women - WVU Department of OB/GYN - 2018 - 2019
• Barriers to Obesity Management Adherence - WVU School of Nursing - 2016 - 2017
• A Feasibility Study of LISTEN in Stroke Survivors - WV CTSI - 2016 - 2017

Medical Specialities

• Family Medicine