Stephanie Marie Young, PhD, RN

Clinical Assistant Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Nursing

Department:

Family / Community Health Department

Classification:

Faculty

• PhD, West Virginia University, 2023
• MSN, Gonzaga University, 2014
• ADN, Penn State, Fayette, 2009
• BS, Johnson University, 1991

Piamjariyakul, U., Young, S. M., Hendrickson, A. E., Navia, R. O., Wang, K., & Smith, C. E. (2024) Palliative Home Care Based on Clinically Relevant Scientific Measures: A Cross-Sectional Study (pp. 1–9). American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine/ Sage Publishing. Retrieved from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10499091241304728

Piamjariyakul, U., Smothers, A. M., Wang, K., Shafique, S., Wen, S., Petitte, T. M., … Smith, C. (2024) Palliative care for patients with heart failure and family caregivers in rural Appalachia: A randomized controlled trial (Vol. 23). United Kingdom: BMC Palliative Care. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-024-01531-2

Young, S. M., Walter, S. M., Wang, K., Piamjariyakul, U., & Lewis, F. (2024) The Influence of Spirituality on Caregiver Burden and Quality of Life in Older Adult Informal Caregivers (Vol. 58, pp. 127–134). Geriatric Nursing. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0197457224001058?via%3Dihub

Piamjariyakul, U., Young, S. M., Shafique, S., Palmer, N., & Wang, K. (2024) Spiritual Well-Being in Appalachian Family Caregivers: Caregivers’ Spiritual Well-being (Vol. 24). Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care . Retrieved from https://rnojournal.binghamton.edu/index.php/RNO/article/view/757

Piamjariyakul, U., Wang, K., Smith, M. E., Young, S. M., Shafique, S., Navia, R. O., & Williams, K. (2024) Family Caregiving of Patients with Heart Failure and Vascular Dementia in Rural Appalachia: A Mixed-Methods Study (Vol. 46, pp. 344–355). Western Journal of Nursing Research. Retrieved from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/01939459241242536

• Research MVP 2021 - (May 26, 2021)

Stephanie Young, PhD, RN is a Clinical Assistant Professor at West Virginia University where she has been teaching in the undergraduate nursing program since 2015. She currently teaches in the community health course and has a faculty practice as a faith community nurse. She works closely with the Dean of Community Engagement, to support a network of faith community nurses throughout West Virginia. She also sits on the Faith Community Nurses International board of directors.

Stephanie is part of a federally funded research team (R01 NR021630-01- Piamjariyaukul, PI, Young Co-I; R15 NR018547, Piamjariyaukul, PI) aiming to improve quality of life for patients with heart failure and their family caregivers. Additionally, she has investigated the relationships among caregiver burden, spirituality, and quality of life in informal caregivers.

Teaching interests: Community Health, Evidence-based Practice, Inter-Professional Education

Her research interests include the effect of spirituality on caregiver burden and quality of life and the economic impact of faith community nursing.

• Sustaining Home Palliative Care for Patients with Heart Failure (HF) and Their Family Caregivers in Rural Appalachia: A Mixed Methods Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) - NIH - 2024 - 2028
• Home Care Needs of Caregivers and Patients with Heart Failure and Dementia in Rural Appalachia - NIH/ NINR - 2020 - 2021