Susan M McCurry
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Profile
I am a clinical psychologist specializing in gerontology and geriatrics, and have been involved in research and clinical practice with older adults for over 30 years. I received my PhD at University of Nevada Reno, where I was trained in contextual behavioral science. As part of the School of Nursing Northwest Research Group on Aging team, I have since 1991 worked to help develop, systematically evaluate, and translate nonpharmacological interventions to improve quality of life for persons with cognitive impairment. My ongoing research includes: (1) assessment and treatment of sleep disturbances in aging adults with co-morbid medical conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, chronic pain, kidney disease, and menopausal vasomotor symptoms; (2) development and evaluation of training programs for family and professional staff caring for persons with dementia; and (3) examination of the environmental, behavioral, and psychosocial factors associated with successful aging and cognitive decline.
Grants
- Interdisciplinary Nurse Scientist Training in Multilevel Approaches: Biology to Society,
- Inflammation, Genetic Variation, and Symptoms after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage,
- Managing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Virtual Training for Latino Caregivers,
- Aging eyes and aging brains in studying alzheimer's disease: Modern ophthalmic data collection in the adult changes in thought (ACT) study,
- SE WA Aging and Long Term Care - STAR-C,
- Center for Innovation in Sleep Self-Management (CISSM),
- Efficacy of Scalable CBT for Insomnia in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis Pain,
- Interdisciplinary Nurse Scientist Training in Multilevel Approaches: Biology to Society,
- Efficacy of Scalable CBT for Insomnia in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis Pain,
- Mechanisms of Symptoms in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Sleep Disturbance, Fatigue and Impaired Cognition,
- Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Research Program,
- Cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia in Parkinson Disease,
- Omics and Symptom Science Training Program,
- Inflammation, Genetic Variation, Symptoms and Cognitive Outcomes after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage,
- Audio-visual Stimulation: Sleep Dose Response in Older Osteoarthritic Insomniacs,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Sleep disturbance in spinal cord injury: Identifying symptoms and risk factors (SCI Sleep K01),
- DSHS - Dementia Capable Systems Grant,
- Evaluating a Supervisor Support Intervention to Promote Employee Aggression Prevention and Work-Nonwork Effectiveness,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Sleep disturbance in spinal cord injury: Identifying symptoms and risk factors (SCI Sleep K01),
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis Pain and Insomnia in Older Adults,
- Omics and Symptom Science Training Program,
- Center for Innovation in Sleep Self-Management (CISSM),
- Oregon Alzheimer’s Disease Program Expansion Grant,
- Mechanisms of Symptoms in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Sleep Disturbance, Fatigue and Impaired Cognition,
- Treatment Options for Insomnia for ESRD,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- A pilot trial of telephone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for midlife women with menopause-related sleep disturbance,
- Sleep disturbance in spinal cord injury: Identifying symptoms and risk factors (SCI Sleep K01),
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis and Insomnia in Older Adults,
- From Evidence-Base to Practice: Implementing RDAD in AAA Community-Based Services,
- A Targeted Program for Reducing Disability among Hispanic Persons with AD,
- Efficacy of Scalable CBT for Insomnia in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis Pain,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Identifying Patients with Undiagnosed Dementia through the Electronic Medical Record,
- From Evidence-Base to Practice: Implementing RDAD in AAA Community-Based Services,
- Atypical Anti-Psychotic Re-education Program in Long-Term Care Settings,
- A pilot trial of telephone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for midlife women with menopause-related sleep disturbance,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Aging and Informatics Training Program,
- STAR-C Caregiver Education Program: Consultant Commitment,
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis and Insomnia in Older Adults,
- Exercise & Health promotion for MCI: A Controlled Trial,
- Culture and Communication Skills for Long Term Care,
- Exercise & Health promotion for MCI: A Controlled Trial,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry - yr 5 supplement and extension,
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis and Insomnia in Older Adults,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Copy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis Pain and Insomnia in Older Adults,
- Exercise & Health promotion for MCI: A Controlled Trial,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Exercise & Health promotion for MCI: A Controlled Trial,
- The Effects of a Sleep Intervention Program on Sleep and Cognition in MCI,
- Training staff to improve mood in AFH residents with cognitive impairment,
- CBT for Pain and Insomnia in Older Adults: Long-Term Efficacy and Health Effects,
- Stepped brief behavioral treatment for insomnia and hot flashes in perimenopause,
- Hispanic Community Health Study - Coordinating Center,
- From Evidence-Base to Practice: Implementing RDAD in AAA Community-Based Services,
- Transitions in Palliative Care PPG,
- Effectiveness and sustainability of a diabetes Internet intervention in a managed healthcare facility,
- Presbycusis: Biomedical Risk Factors,
- Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions to Improve Sleep in Adult Family Homes,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Presbycusis: Biomedical Risk Factors,
- NRC: Improving Healthcare for Cognitively Impaired Elders and Their Caregivers,
- CBT vs Self-management for Insomnia and Hot Flashes during Perimenopause,
- Exercise & Health Promotion for MCI: A Controlled Trial,
- Behavioral Treatment of Nocturnal Disturbances in AD,
- Exercise & Health Promotion for MCI: A Controlled Trial,
- Integrated Treatment of Arthritis pain and Insomnia,
- Understanding the Effects of COVID-19 on Social Isolation, Mental Health and Healthcare Use in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage,
- Omics and Symptom Science Training Program,
- Efficacy of Scalable CBT for Insomnia in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis Pain,
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and Vasomotor Symptoms in Peri and Postmenopausal Women,
- Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Research Program (Sleep and Activity Project 1),
- Online mindfulness-based treatment for insomnia in pregnancy,
- Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Research Program (Clinical Core B On-Campus),
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- STAR Caregivers – Virtual Training and Follow-up,
- Treatment Options for Insomnia for ESRD,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Using Wearable Technology with Brief Behavioral for Insomnia (BBTI) to Improve Sleep among Men Living with HIV,
- Evaluating a Supervisor Support Intervention to Promote Employee Aggression Prevention and Work-Nonwork Effectiveness,
- Efficacy of Scalable CBT for Insomnia in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis Pain,
- Development and Validation of the EMR Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Assessment Rule (eRADAR),
- Omics and Symptom Science Training Program,
- Audio-visual Stimulation: Sleep Dose Response in Older Osteoarthritic Insomniacs,
- Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Research Program,
- Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Research Program,
- Caregiver Education and Training to Reduce Antipsychotic Medication,
- From Evidence-Base to Practice: Implementing RDAD in AAA Community-Based Services,
- Sleep disturbance in spinal cord injury: Identifying symptoms and risk factors (SCI Sleep K01),
- Staff training in adult family homes to reduce resident problem behaviors,
- Evaluating a Supervisor Support Intervention to Promote Employee Aggression Prevention and Work-Nonwork Effectiveness,
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and Vasomotor Symptoms in Peri and Postmenopausal Women,
- From Evidence-Base to Practice: Implementing RDAD in AAA Community-Based Services,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Oregon DHS - Alzheimer's STAR-C Project,
- Omics and Symptom Science Training Program,
- Center for Innovation in Sleep Self-Management (CISSM),
- Efficacy of Scalable CBT for Insomnia in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis Pain,
- Evaluating a Supervisor Support Intervention to Promote Employee Aggression Prevention and Work-Nonwork Effectiveness,
- Sleep and Functional Outcomes after Acute Respiratory Failure,
- STAR-C Caregiver Education Program: Consultant Commitment,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- STAR-C Caregiver Education Program: Consultant Commitment,
- Staff training in adult family homes to reduce resident problem behaviors,
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis and Insomnia in Older Adults,
- Behavioral Treatment of Nocturnal Disturbances in AD,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Neurobehavior, Neuroendocrinology, and Genetics of AD,
- Interdisciplinary Substance Use Research Training Program: Prevention & Treatment,
- Behavioral Treatment of Nocturnal Disturbances in AD,
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis Pain and Insomnia in Older Adults,
- The Effects of a Sleep Intervention Program on Sleep and Cognition in amnestic MC,
- Cultural Competence Training for Long Term Care,
- Efficacy of personalized treatments for sleep and nocturnal disturbances in AD,
- CBT vs Self-management for Insomnia and Hot Flashes During Perimenopause,
- Physiological pathways by which physical activity influences cognitive function,
- Efficacy of personalized treatments for sleep and nocturnal disturbances in AD,
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis and Insomnia in Older Adults,
- Midlife Antihypertensives, Genes, and the Aging Brain,
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis and Insomnia in Older Adults,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Exercise & Health promotion for MCI: A Controlled Trial,
- Acculturation and AD Risk among Japanese and Japanese-American Elderly,
- Behavioral Treatment of Nocturnal Disturbances in AD,
- Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry,
- Dissemination of dementia programs in Latino communities across three states,
- Telehealth for Diabetes Self-Management: Efficacy and Long-Term Effectiveness,
- Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions to Improve Sleep in Adult Family Homes,
- Stepped brief behavioral treatment for insomnia and hot flashes in perimenopause,
- Sleep disturbance in spinal cord injury: Identifying symptoms and risk factors (SCI Sleep K01),
- Antihypertensive Drugs and the Aging Brain,
- Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions to Improve Sleep in Adult Family Homes,
- Behavioral Treatment of Nocturnal Disturbances in AD,
- [GC-1 #1005490, 1ST REVISION] Behavioral Treatment of Nocturnal Disturbances in AD,