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Linda Piacentine BS,MS,NP,PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of College of Nursing

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Marquette University College of Nursing-Clark Hall
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Email: linda.piacentine@marquette.edu

EDUCATION:
1984 - Present BS, Nursing, North Park College, Chicago
1991 - Present MS, Nursing Administration, DePaul University, Chicago
1997 - Present Post-Master's Certificate, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Marquette University, Milwaukee
2010 - Present PhD, Nursing Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
2021 - 2024 Athletic Human Performance Research Center Research Fellow, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
PhD, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
2007 - 2011 Clinical Instructor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
08/2011 - 08/2019 Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
2011 - 2019 Assistant Professor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
2013 - Present Assistant Adjunct Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
08/2019 - Present Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Marquette University
2019 - Present Associate Professor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Board Certified Issue Date Expiration
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. 11/1997 11/2027
CERTIFICATION:

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1987 - Present Sigma Theta Tau International, STTI, Delta Gamma At -Large Chapter
1997 - Present Kate Ellen Polacheck Outstanding Nurse Researcher of the Year Memorial Award, Sinai Samaritan Medical Center (1997)
2005 - Present Midwest Nursing Research Society
2007 - Present American Association of Nurse Practitioners
2009 - Present Outstanding Graduate Student Award-Delta Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau (Marquette University, 2009)
2017 - Present American College of Sports Medicine
2018 - Present Best Faculty Paper Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society/Western Journal of Nursing Research (SAGE)
2023 - Present Nurse Researcher of the Year, Marquette, Delta Gamma at-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International
MEMBERSHIP IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2010 - 2014 AANN Continuing Education Approver Committee, member
2012 - 2021 STTI Delta Gamma At-Large, Vice-President, Marquette
2015 - 2016 MNRS Health Promoting Behaviors Across the Lifespan RIG, co-chair
2020 - 2024 CTSI COVID-19 Research Ensemble: Community Responsive Communications, Committee Co-Chair
06/2024 - Present Onsite Reviewer, CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education)
2024 - Present STTI Delta Gamma At-Large, Vice-President, Marquette
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Amen SL, Piacentine LB, Ahmad ME, Li SJ, Mantsch JR, Risinger RC, Baker DA. Repeated N-acetyl cysteine reduces cocaine seeking in rodents and craving in cocaine-dependent humans. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011 Mar;36(4):871-8. PMCID: PMC3052624
2. Liu H, Rainey C, Lauer KK, Piacentine L, Bloom A, Risinger R, Ward BD, Stein E, Li SJ. Peripheral blood pressure changes induced by dobutamine do not alter BOLD signals in the human brain. Neuroimage. 2006 Apr 15;30(3):745-52.
3. Piacentine LB. Spirituality, religiosity, depression, anxiety, and drug-use consequences during methadone maintenance therapy. West J Nurs Res. 2013 Jul;35(6):795-814.
4. Fitzgerald Miller J, Piacentine LB, Weiss M. Coping difficulties after hospitalization. Clin Nurs Res. 2008 Nov;17(4):278-96.
5. Kufahl P, Li Z, Risinger R, Rainey C, Piacentine L, Wu G, Bloom A, Yang Z, Li SJ. Expectation modulates human brain responses to acute cocaine: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Biol Psychiatry. 2008 Jan 15;63(2):222-30.
6. Weiss ME, Piacentine LB. Psychometric properties of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale. J Nurs Meas. 2006;14(3):163-80.
7. Weiss ME, Piacentine LB, Lokken L, Ancona J, Archer J, Gresser S, Holmes SB, Toman S, Toy A, Vega-Stromberg T. Perceived readiness for hospital discharge in adult medical-surgical patients. Clin Nurse Spec. 2007;21(1):31-42.
8. Daley BJ, Shaw CR, Balistrieri T, Glasenapp K, Piacentine L. Concept maps: a strategy to teach and evaluate critical thinking. J Nurs Educ. 1999 Jan;38(1):42-7.
9. Provo B, Piacentine L, Dean-Baar S. Practice versus knowledge when it comes to pressure ulcer prevention. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 1997 Sep;24(5):265-9.
10. Robinson KM, Piacentine LB, Waltke LJ, Ng AV, Tjoe JA. Survivors speak: a qualitative analysis of motivational factors influencing breast cancer survivors' participation in a sprint distance triathlon. J Clin Nurs. 2016 Jan;25(1-2):247-56.
11. Piacentine LB, Miller JF, Haberlein S, Bloom AS. Perceived cognitive changes with chemotherapy for breast cancer: A pilot study. Appl Nurs Res. 2016 Feb;29:9-11.
12. Piacentine LB, Robinson KM, Waltke LJ, Tjoe JA, Ng AV. Promoting Team-Based Exercise Among African American Breast Cancer Survivors. West J Nurs Res. 2018 Dec;40(12):1885-1902.
13. Candela, L., Piacentine, L.B., Bobay, K. & Weiss, M. Teaching students to teach patients: A theory guided approach Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. .
14. Haischer MH, Opielinski LE, Mirkes LM, Uhrich TD, Bollaert RE, Danduran M, Bement MH, Piacentine LB, Papanek PE, Hunter SK. Heart rate variability is reduced in COVID-19 survivors and associated with physical activity and fatigue. Physiol Rep. 2024 Jan;12(2):e15912. PMCID: PMC10799199
15. Piacentine LB, Barbosa HC, Haglund KA, Opielinski LE, Hunter SK, Papanek PE, Hoeger Bement M, Johnson NL. Lived experiences of American adults who survive COVID-19: Implications for physical activity and interpersonal stress. Fam Syst Health. 2023 Sep;41(3):308-319.
16. Schubert EC, Galambos CM, Jerofke-Owen T, Arrington E, Jordan GC, Lodh N, Paquette H, Chelimsky G, Piacentine LB. Building a community-academic partnership to improve screening for intimate partner violence: Integrating advocates in healthcare clinic settings. J Adv Nurs. 2023 Apr;79(4):1603-1609.
17. Hlebichuk JL, Gretebeck RJ, Garnier-Villarreal M, Piacentine LB, Singh M, Gretebeck KA. Physical Activity, Inflammation, and Physical Function in Older Adults: Results From the Health & Retirement Study. Biol Res Nurs. 2023 Jan;25(1):24-32.
18. Weiss ME, Piacentine LB, Candela L, Bobay KL. Effectiveness of using a simulation combined with online learning approach to develop discharge teaching skills. Nurse Educ Pract. 2021 Mar;52:103024.
19. Tjoe JA, Piacentine LB, Papanek PE, Raff H, Richards J, Harkins AL, Yin J, Ng AV. Team triathlon effects on physiological, psychological, and immunological measures in women breast cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Dec;28(12):6095-6104.
20. Capin JJ, Wolf TL, Street JH, Smith CS, Lennon SL, Farquhar WB, Hunter SK, Piacentine LB. Midlife health crisis of former competitive athletes: dissecting their experiences via qualitative study. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2024;10(2):e001956. PMCID: PMC11086499