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)

Dr. Young has been a clinical instructor in the West Virginia University School of Nursing since 2015. In addition to teaching undergraduate nursing students in various settings, including Community Health, Stephanie is a faculty facilitator in the Inter-Professional Education Department, working with students and faculty throughout the Health Sciences with the goal of increasing patient safety by improving communication among healthcare providers. Dr. Young also has a faculty practice assignment as a faith community nurse working to improve health outcomes in faith communities in West Virginia. She was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society for Nursing, and is a member of several professional organizations. Her research includes palliative care coaching of patient and family caregiver dyads and the impact of spirituality on caregiver burden and quality of life. She is currently working on exploring the economic impact of faith community nursing.

Teaching interests: Community Health, Fundamentals of Nursing, 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