Lawson, (PI)
3/2002-4/2003
UAMS College of Nursing Intramural Grant

A System for Tracking Youth Who Have Molested Children

The major goal of this study is to begin the process of developing a longitudinal follow-up study for monitoring youth who have been in treatment for sexual abuse problems.
 

Lawson (PI)
6/2000-5/2001
UAMS College of Nursing Intramural Grant

The Impact of SANE Education in AR
The major goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of SANE Education on
nursing practice in AR.
 

Lawson (PI)
1/2001-12/2001
Commission on Child Abuse, Rape, and Domestic Violence

Law Enforcement Perspective on Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification

The major goal of this study was to conduct focus groups using a participant-driven analysis technique to identify strengths and weaknesses of the Sex Offender Registration/Community Notification system.
 

Lawson, (PI)
5/1999 -12/2000
NIH NINR, 1F31 NR07389-01A1 NRSA
Youth Who Have Molested Children

The major goal of this project was to generate a substantive theory that can be used to guide the nursing care of youth who have molested children.
 

Lawson (PI)
5/2004 – 4/2006
NIH NINF 1 R15 NR08702-01

An Explanatory Model of Child Sexual Abuse

The major goal of this project is to describe child sexual abusers’ perspectives on the etiology, timing, effect, severity, duration, fears, problems of, and potential interventions for their sexually deviant behavior.
 

Richards (PI)
09/30/04-06/30/09
NIH NINR 1 P20 NR009006-01
Pilot Study: (Lawson, PI) Constructing an Explanatory Model of Child Sexual Abuse.

The major goal of this project is to describe adult female sex offenders’ perspectives on etiology, timing, effect, severity, duration, fears, problems, and interventions related to child sexual abuse and to identify the linkages among the women’s strengths and deficits, in relation to their sexually abusive behavior.
 

UAMS Intramural Grant
06/06-05/07
Treatment of Females Convicted of Molesting Children

The major goal of this project is to develop and pilot test an interview guide focused on treatment from the perspective of female offenders
 

Program grant (completed):

DHHS HRSA D09HP03380-03-03
07/01/04 – 12/31/07
A Regional Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty

The project is designed to meet critical unmet health care needs by initiating a master’s specialty program that prepares family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners to provide primary mental health care to diverse individuals and families in a wide array of settings.
 

Funded

Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening in Family Medicine Residencies
PI: Geoffrey Goldsmith
Consultant: Louanne Lawson

This educational dissemination project includes the following aims: 1) develop the multi-pronged practice immersion educational model to improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates and prepare sites for implementation activities; 2) implement the educational model at four sites; 3) evaluate the educational model’s impact on CRC screening rates; and 4) disseminate the educational model to other primary care residency educators and interested groups.
 

01/01/09-12/31/09
Using Goal Attainment Scaling for Individual and Program Evaluation
UAMS Medical Research Endowment program
Principal Investigator: Louanne Lawson

The purpose of this pilot study is to implement Goal Attainment Scaling with a small group of adolescents who are being treated for sexual behavior problems and evaluate the relationship between their ability to meet their treatment goals and their satisfaction with the treatment they receive.
 

Submitted

01-09
Preventing Youth Sexual Violence: Effectiveness and Cost of Public Registration
Co-Investigator: Louanne Lawson

This study will use a multi-state strategy to examine whether and under what conditions public registration of juvenile sex offenders is associated with the general deterrence (primary prevention) of youth sexual violence. Additionally, this study will determine the cost effectiveness of public registration as a general deterrent intervention.

Publications:

Journals Refereed:

1. Jones, J.G., Lawson, L., & Rickert, C.P. (1990). Use of optical glass magnifiers in the examination of sexually abused children. Adolescent and Pediatric Gynecology, 3, 146-148.
2. Lawson, L. (1990). Preparing sexually abused girls for genital evaluation. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 13, 155-164.
3. Jones, J.G., Rickert, C.P., Balentine, J., Lawson, L., Rickert, V.I., & Holder, J. (1990). Residents’ attitudes toward the legal system and court testimony in child abuse. Child Abuse and Neglect, 14, 79-86.
4. Lawson, L., & Chaffin, M. (1992). False negatives in sexual abuse disclosure interviews: Incidence and influence of caretaker’s belief in abuse in cases of accidental abuse discovery by diagnosis of STD. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 7, 532-542.
5. Livingston, R., Lawson, L., & Jones, J.G. (1993). Predictors of self-reported psychopathology in children abused repeatedly by a parent. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 32. 948-953.
6. Chaffin, M., Bonner, M., Worley, K.B. & Lawson, L. (1996). Treating abused adolescents. In J. Briere, L. Berliner, J.A. Bulkley, C. Jenny, & T. Reid (Eds.), The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment. (pp. 119-139). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
7. Lawson, L. (1998). Milieu management of traumatized youngsters. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 11, 99-106.
8. Lawson, L. (2000). Measuring sexual arousal. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 38. 12-19.
9. Lawson, L. & Savell, S. (2003). Law Enforcement Perspective on Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification. APSAC Advisor 15(1): 9-12.
10. Lawson, L., (2003). Becoming a success story: How boys who have molested children talk about treatment. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 10, 259-68.
11. Lawson, L. (2003). Isolation, gratification, justification: Offenders’ explanations of child molesting. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 24, 695-705
12. Lawson, L. & Savell, S. (2003). Law Enforcement Perspective on Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification. APSAC Advisor 15(1): 9-12.
13. Lawson, L. (2001). Changing the child abuse potential of substance abusing pregnant and parenting women. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 13. 137-142.
14. Lawson, L. (2008). Female Offenders’ Explanatory Models of Child Sexual Abuse, Violence and Victims. 23(3). 331-343.
15. Lawson, L. (submitted) Treatment of females convicted of molesting children. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.

Journals: Invited

Lawson, L. (2008). Forensic nursing: The maturing of a discipline, Journal of
Forensic Nursing, 4(4). 147-149.

Lawson, L. (2008). Person-centered forensic nursing, Journal of Forensic
Nursing 4(3). 101-103

Lawson, L. (2008). Forensic nursing science in 2008. Journal of Forensic
Nursing, 4(1).

Lawson, L. (2007). Why moral panic is dangerous. Journal of Forensic
Nursing, 3(2).

Lawson, L. (2007). What do I do now, Coach? What to do when your professor
tells you, you have a publishable manuscript. Journal of Forensic Nursing,
3(1).

Lawson, L. (2006). Research dissemination, open access, and the cost of doing business. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 2(2). 47.

Lawson, L. (2006). Evidence-based forensic nursing practice. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 2(1).

Lawson, L. (2005). Furthering the search for truth and justice. Journal of Forensic Nursing. 1(4), 149.

Lawson, L. (2005). Why we shouldn’t diagnose child maltreatment. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 1(3), 4.

Lawson, L. (2005). Evidence-based editing. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 1(2), 6.

Lawson, L. (2005). The state of forensic nursing science. Journal of Forensic Nursing. 1(1), 5.


Books/Book Chapters:

1. Jones, J.G., Yamauchi, T., & Lawson, L. (1989). Physicians’ Guide to the Evaluation and Management of Sexually Abused Children. Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Area Health Education Centers Program, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
2. Salassi-Scotter, M., Jardine, J., & Lawson, L. (1994). Child Maltreatment: Recognition and management of pediatric abuse. In D.P. Henderson & D. Brownstein (Eds.). Pediatric Emergency Nursing Manual, (pp. 293-331). New York: Spring Publishing Company.
3. Bonner, B.L., Worley, K.B., Lawson, L., Chaffin, M., & Hecht, D. (2001). Treating abused adolescents. In J. Briere, (Ed.), The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
4. Lawson, L. & Swenson, C.C. (2006). Research with vulnerable subjects, In V. Lynch (Ed.) Forensic Nursing. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins.
5. Lawson, L. (2008). Forensic nursing. Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
6. Lawson, L. (in press). Violence: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis. Manuscript in preparation. Evidence-based forensic nursing practice. FA Davis Company.


 

Lawson, L. (April 2002). Focused group interviews: A participant driven analysis technique. Paper presented at The 8^th International Qualitative Health Research Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Lawson, L. (September 2001). Reflections on a nursing doctoral program. Paper presented during "Challenges of the Nursing Profession for the 21^st Century", Khaosiung, Taiwan.

Lawson, L. (September 2001). Treatment of youth who have molested children. Paper presented to graduate nursing students, Khaosiung Medical University, Khaosiung, Taiwan.

Lawson, L. (September 2001). Child abuse prevention and identification. Paper presented to the Taiwan Nurses’ Association Conference, Khaosiung, Taiwan.

Lawson, L. (October 2001). Changing roles and ethical challenges of the experience SANE. Paper presented at the International Association of Forensic Nursing 9^th Annual Scientific Assembly, Orlando, FL.

Lawson, L. (October 2001). This patient needs a forensic nurse! Paper presented at the International Association of Forensic Nursing 9^th Annual Scientific Assembly, Orlando, FL.

Lawson, L. (October 2001). Utilizing research in clinical forensic nursing practice. Paper presented at the International Association of Forensic Nursing 9^th Annual Scientific Assembly, Orlando, FL.

Lawson, L. (2000).  Impact of SANE Education on Nursing Practice in Arkansas.  International Association of Forensic Nurses.  Annual Scientific Assembly, Calgary, Alberta.  

Lawson, L. (2000).  Law Enforcement Perspective on the Sex Offender Registry.  American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Colloquium Compendium.  Eighth Annual APSAC Colloquium, Chicago, IL.  

Fall 1999:  Served as advisor for 7 undergraduate students; provided career planning for one doctoral student. 

Spring 1999:  Provided job references for 7 senior nursing students.