Scholarship

Grants Received

Funded Research

• Co-Investigator, “Registered Nurse Preceptor-Preceptee Compatibility
  Using the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator®,” funded by Center for Educational Practice, 2005-06, $2,000

• Principal Investigator, “Variables Affecting Adherence and Quality of Life in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes,” funded by American Nurses Foundation, 10/1/99-12/31/00, $3,500

• Principal Investigator, “Variables Affecting Adherence and Quality of Life in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes,” funded by American Association of Diabetes Educators, 9/1/99-8/31/00, $5,000

Funded Project

• Project Director, “Faculty-Preceptor Partnership,” funded by Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, 10/01/03 – 9/30/04, $11,000

• Co-recipient of grant to investigate interactive video at National Library of Medicine, funded by Quality of Instruction Council, DePaul University, 6/90, $2,000

Publications

• Kostovich, C., Poradzisz, M., Wood, K. & O’Brien, K. “Learning style preference and students’ aptitude for concept maps.” Accepted for publication, Journal of Nursing Education.
• Quinn, L.T., Poradzisz, M., & Ferrans, C. (1999). Psychometric properties of the Quality of Life Index: Diabetes Version [Abstract]. Diabetes, 48, Supp. 1.
• Poradzisz, M. (1998). “Chicago Institute for Nursing Education facilitates dialogue among nursing educators,” Saint Xavier University Magazine, Summer, 1998.