UAMS College of Nursing

Robert Kennedy, PhD
Clinical Professor; Director, Scholarship and Research Center
Chair, Department of Nursing Science

ED III, 5226
501-603-1162
(Fax) 501-686-8350
rlkennedy@uams.edu

Department: Administration

Education:
BSE, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
MEd, University of Oklahoma
Ph.D, University of Missouri, Columbia

Areas of Specialty:
Statistics, Research

Responsibilities /Courses taught:
• NUSC 6254, Data Management and Analysis I NUSC 6264, Data Management and Analysis II

Professional Activities:
• President, Mid-South Educational Research Foundation

Research Areas:
• Teaching statistics Teaching with technology

Clinical Practice:

Honors:
• Director, Inner Quest Foundation for Academic Excellence Board, 2007-present Graduate School Mentor Award, 2007 Friend of Nursing Award from the Gamma Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 2007 Faculty Member of the Year award from the College of Nursing staff, 2006 Harry L. Bowman Service Award, Mid-South Educational Research Association, 2005

Recent Grants:
• Thompson, P. E. (PI), Johnson, H., Conway, I., Gardner, E., McRae, O., Hunnicutt, C., Selivra, I., Johnson, V., & Kennedy, R. L. Essentials for Nursing Success (ENS). DHHS-HRSA. $820,000 funded for 7/2006 - 6/2009. Coleman, E. A. (PI), Thertulien, R., Kennedy R. L. (Co-PI), Stewart, B., & Lange, U. Determining Familial Risk of Multiple Myeloma. Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission. $40,000 funded for 2005 - 2007. Grando, V.T. (PI), Lawson, L., Johnson, V., Francis, P., Carman, D., Shaw, J., & Kennedy, R. L. A Regional Family Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty. HRSA. $212,299 funded for 7/2004 - 6/2007. Grando, V. (PI), Richards, K., Tak, S., Johnson, L., & Kennedy, R. L. Nursing Rehab Program for Post-Hospitalized Nursing Home Residents. National Institutes of Nursing Research. $142,000 funded for 3/2003 - 7/2006. Coleman, E. A. (PI), Thertulien, R., Kennedy R. L. (Co-PI), Stewart, B., & Lange, U. Determining Familial Risk of Multiple Myeloma. UAMS Medical Research Endowment Award (MRE). $5,000 funded for 2004 - 2005. Gance-Cleveland, B. (PI), Harris, M., Begnoche, W. W., Weber, J. L., Dean, J., Vogel, R., & Kennedy, R. L. Evaluation of Nutrition and Exercise Curriculum. Arkansas Children's Hospital Intramural Grant. $201,121 funded for 9/2004 - 8/2005.

Recent Publications:
• Tak, S. H., Hong, S. H., & Kennedy R. L. (2007, March). Daily stress in elders with arthritis. Nursing and Health Sciences, 9(1), 29-33. Smith, C., Brown, Jr., W. J., Fisher, T. H., H. Huynh, Kennedy, E., Kennedy, R. L., Trent, R., “Technical Documentation for the Arkansas Act 35 School Performance Rating System”, Little Rock, AR, March 28, 2007, Arkansas Department of Education. Coleman, E. A., Coon, S. K., Kennedy, R. L., Lockhart, K., Anaissie, E. J., Barlogie, B. (2006) Benefits of exercise in combination with epoetin alfa for multiple myeloma. [Abstract]. Improving Treatment Outcomes and Quality of Life for patients with Hematologic Malignancies, A Report from ASCO 2006. Broadston, P. M. & Kennedy, R. L. (May, 2005). Validity and Reliability Related to the Functional Hearing Inventory. [Abstract]. Mid-South Educational Research Association Annual Meeting Proceedings (33rd, Bowling Green, Kentucky, November 17-19, 2004). [On-line]. Available: http://www.people.memphis.edu/~lallen/MSERAWEB2004/tmsera.htm Kennedy, R. L. & Broadston, P. M. (May, 2005). Graduate Research Course: Scores Compared by Sex . [Abstract]. Mid-South Educational Research Association Annual Meeting Proceedings (33rd, Bowling Green, Kentucky, November 17-19, 2004). [On-line]. Available: http://www.people.memphis.edu/~lallen/MSERAWEB2004/wmsera.htm Kennedy, R. L. & Broadston, P. M. (May, 2005). Student-Centered Graduate Statistics. [Abstract]. Mid-South Educational Research Association Annual Meeting Proceedings (33rd, Bowling Green, Kentucky, November 17-19, 2004). [On-line]. Available: http://www.people.memphis.edu/~lallen/MSERAWEB2004/wmsera.htm Kennedy, R. L. & Broadston, P. M. (January 7, 2005). “Graduate Research Course: Are there Performance Differences by Sex?”. [Abstract]. ,Hawaii International Conference on Education, Conference Proceedings ISSN# 1541-5880. (3nd, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 4-7, 2005). Kennedy, R. L. & Broadston, P. M. (January 7, 2005). “Graduate Statistics Activities-Based Course: Are There Attitudinal Differences Before and After?”. [Abstract]. ,Hawaii International Conference on Education, Conference Proceedings ISSN# 1541-5880. (3nd, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 4-7, 2005). Broadston, P. M. & Kennedy, R. L. (January 7, 2005). Hawaii International Conference on Education, “Using the Functional Hearing Inventory to Assess Students who are Deafblind”. [Abstract]. ,Hawaii International Conference on Education, Conference Proceedings ISSN# 1541-5880. (3nd, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 4-7, 2005). Broadston, P. M. & Kennedy, R. L. (2004, September). Effectiveness of a Graduate Measurement Course. (ERIC Document No. ED 482 458, TM 035 385) Kennedy, R. L. & Broadston, P. M. (2004, September). Students' Attitudes in a Graduate Statistics Class. (ERIC Document No. ED 482 457, TM 035 384) Kennedy, R. L. & Broadston, P. M. (2004, September). Graduate Research Class Performance by Gender. (ERIC Document No. ED 482 456, TM 035 383)

Recent Presentations:
• Hawaii International Conference on Education, “Functional Hearing Inventory: Validity and Reliability”, Waikiki, HI, January 8, 2008 (with P. M. Broadston, Arkansas School for the Deaf). Mid-South Educational Research Association, “Functional Hearing Inventory: Validity and Reliability”, Hot Springs, AR, November 7, 2007 (P. M. Broadston, Arkansas School for the Deaf, R. L. Kennedy, R. Davidston and E. Laman, Texas Tech University). Mid-South Educational Research Association, “A Template for Teaching the Dependent T-test Technique”, Hot Springs, AR, November 7, 2007 (R. L. Kennedy, P. M. Broadston, Arkansas School for the Deaf). Mid-South Educational Research Association, “A Template for Teaching the Independent T-test Technique”, Hot Springs, AR, November 7, 2007 (R. L. Kennedy, P. M. Broadston, Arkansas School for the Deaf). Large Scale Assessment Conference (LSAC), “Setting Standards for School Accountability: Policy, Technical, and Operational Considerations Room”, Nashville, TN, June 20, 2007 (Smith, C., Arkansas Department of Education; Kennedy, E., Louisiana State University; Kennedy, R. L., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Huynh, H., University of South Carolina; Trent, R., Trent Consultant, Inc.). American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, “Determining Familial Risk of Multiple Myeloma”, Chicago, IL, June 1-5, 2007 (Coleman, E.A., Lynch, H., Enderlin, C., Stewart, B., Kennedy, R., Barlogie, B., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences). International Society for Pharmoeconomics and Outcomes Research Annual International Meeting, “Stimulant Utilization in Children in a State Employee Benefit Program” (Poster), Arlington, VA, May 21, 2007 (Gardner, S. F., Stowe, C. D., and Kennedy, R. L., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences). American Educational Research Association/National Council for Measurement in Education joint meeting, “Use of Policy-Induced and School Descriptor Methodology”, Chicago, IL, April 12, 2007 (“Setting Performance Standards for Schools in Accountability Programs: Policy, Technical, and Operational Issues--Symposium with H. Huynh (organizer), University of South Carolina; C. Smith, Arkansas Department of Education; E. Kennedy, Louisiana State University). Southern Nursing Research Society, “Benefits of Exercise in Combination With Epoetin Alfa for Multiple Myeloma”, Galveston, TX, February 24, 2007 (A. Coleman, S. Coon, R. L. Kennedy, K. Lockhart, E. Anaissie, B. Barlogie). Mid-South Educational Research Association, "On Target with Research, or, How to Shoot Bent Arrows", Birmingham, AL, November 9, 2006. Mid-South Educational Research Association, "A Template For Teaching The Spearman “rho” Correlation Technique", Birmingham, AL, November 9, 2006 (with P. M. Broadston, Arkansas School for the Deaf). International Psycho-Oncology Society Meeting, “Fatigue, Sleep, Mood, and Performance Status in Patients with Multiple Myeloma”, Venice & Ferrara, Italy, October 16-22, 2006 (Coleman, E. A., Coon, S. K., Richards, K., Kennedy, R., Stewart, B., McNatt, P., Lockhart, K., Anaissie, E., Barlogie, B., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences). Sigma Theta Tau, “Measuring Effect of Certification on Nursing Sensitive Outcomes”, Montreal, Canada, July 19-22, 2006 (Coleman, E.A., Coon, S.K., Savell, S., Kennedy, R., Elrod, D., Forrest, M.H., Randof, J.). American Society of Clinical Oncology 42nd Annual Meeting, “Benefits of Exercise in Combination with Epoetin Alfa for Multiple Myeloma”, Atlanta, GA, June 2-6, 2006 (Coleman, E. A., Coon, S. K., Kennedy, R. L., Lockhart, K., Anaissie, E. J., Barlogie, B., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences). Sixth Deaf/Blind International European Conference on Deafblindness, “Research Overview and Project Update for the Funtional Hearing Inventory”, Prešov, Slovakia, August 4, 2005 (Davidson, R., Broadston, P. M., Laman, E., Texas Tech University; Kennedy, R. L., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Shaughnessy, M. F., University of New Mexico). Sixth Deaf/Blind International European Conference on Deafblindness, “Research Overview of a Public School Transition Service for a Brother or Sister Who is Congenitally Deafblind: Typical Sibling Perspective”, Prešov, Slovakia, August 4, 2005 (Laman, E. and Davidson, R., Texas Tech University; Broadston, P. M., University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Kennedy, R. L., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Shaughnessy, M. F., University of New Mexico). Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, “Functional Hearing Inventory: Research Overview”, Banff, Alberta, Canada, February 24, 2005 (P. M. Broadston, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Ward, G., Arkansas School for the Deaf; R. L. Kennedy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Davidson, R. and Laman, E., Texas Tech University). Oncology Nursing Society 8th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, “A Randomized Trial of Home-Based Exercise for Patients Receiving Intensive Treatment and Epoetin Alfa for Multiple Myeloma” (Poster), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, February 2-5, 2005 (E. Ann Coleman, Sharon K. Coon, Kathy C. Richards, Elias J. Anaissie, C. Beth Stewart, Jennifer L. Shaw, Robert L. Kennedy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences). Hawaii International Conference on Education, “Graduate Research Course: Are there Performance Differences by Sex?”, Waikiki, HI, January 7, 2005 (with P. M. Broadston, University of Arkansas, Little Rock). Hawaii International Conference on Education, “Graduate Statistics Activities-Based Course: Are There Attitudinal Differences Before and After?”, Honolulu, HI, January 7, 2005 (with P. M. Broadston, University of Arkansas, Little Rock). Hawaii International Conference on Education, “Using the Functional Hearing Inventory to Assess Students who are Deafblind”, Waikiki, HI, January 7, 2005 (with P. M. Broadston, University of Arkansas, Little Rock).

Current/Recent Consultations:
• Arkansas Technical Advisory Committee on Accountability, Arkansas Department of Education Functional Hearing Inventory: Criterion-Related Validity and Interrater Reliability, Office of Secondary Education Program grant