Stephanie Marie Young, PhD, RN

Clinical Associate 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

Young, S. M., Smothers, A. M., Petitte, T. M., Fink, P. L., Beaver, M., Melnick, H., … Piamjariyakul, U. (2026) Approaches to Screening and Enrollment in Clinical Trials for Seriously Ill Older Adults in Rural Appalachia. Contemporary Clinical Trials.

Piamjariyakul, U., Young, S. M., Smothers, A. M., Hendrickson, A., Asbury, E., Wojciechowski, M., & Smith, C. (2026) Systematic Methods to Assess End-of-Life and Palliative Care Needs for Heart Failure Home Care. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine/ Sage Journals. Retrieved from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10499091261428464

Piamjariyakul, U., Young, S. M., Smothers, A. M., Wen, S., Navia, R. O., Sokos, G., … Smith, C. (2025) Study protocol of sustaining home palliative care for patients with heart failure (HF) and their family caregivers in rural Appalachia: A mixed methods randomized clinical trial (Vol. 24). BM Palliative Care/ Springer Nature Link. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-025-01680-y?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20250307&utm_content=10.1186%2Fs12904-025-01680-y#citeas

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

• Excellence in Community Engagement Award - (April, 2026)
• 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