Publications, Presentations, and Grants

Articles in Refereed Journals: Published/accepted

Wharton A, Jerome-Demelia B, Avallone M (2024). Improving Antibiotic Overuse in Primary Care: A Multimodal Quality Improvement Project. Clinical Nurse Specialist. Accepted. 

Avallone M., Perweiler E., Pacetti S. (2020). Using the 4Ms framework to teach geriatric competencies in a community clinical experience. Nursing Forum.1-6.  DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12511.

Cantwell ER, Avallone M, Bowler G. (2020). Using new careers in nursing research findings to develop and evidence-based pre-entry immersion program. Journal Professional Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.04.004

Avallone M, Cantwell, R., Pacetti S. (2019). Clinical introduction to population health management using a peer mentoring strategy. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 9(14). 79-85. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v9n4p79.

Avallone, M., Cantwell, R. (2016). Teaching nursing students to provide patient-centered transitional education to heart failure patients using a peer teaching strategy. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 7(2), 84-89. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v7n2p84

Avallone, MA, Weideman, YL. (2015). Evaluation of a nursing handoff educational bundle to improve nursing student handoff communications: A pilot study. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 5(8), http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v5n8p65

Articles in Refereed Journals: Submitted/In progress

Stubin C, Avallone M, Manno M. (2023). Addressing the 2021 Essentials with new approaches for developing leadership, resilience, and self-care/well-being in undergraduate nursing students. Journal of Professional Nursing . submitted, under review.

Perweiler E, DeGennaro J, Pomerantz S, Mock M, Avallone M, Truchil A, Singer S. (2023). Can Voluntary Health Assessments in Affordable Housing support Aging in Place? Journal of the American Geriatric Society (JAGS). Invited manuscript, submitted, under review

Published Conference Proceedings

Avallone M, Perweiler E, DeGennaro J, Mock M. (2023). Building Clinical Judgment in the Healthcare Workforce by Addressing the 4Ms and Multi-complexity. Gerontologic Society of America (GSA). Innovations in Aging. 7(S1). p. 41. doi: 10.1093.geroni/igad104.0136

DeGennaro J., Bodenheimer L, Perweiler E, Avallone M, Mock M. (2023). Fostering Practice Change by Integrating Interprofessional Education in a Community Health Collaboration. Gerontologic Society of America (GSA). Innovations in Aging. 7(S1). p. 739. doi:10.1093.geroni/igad104.2393. 

Avallone M, Pacetti S, Perweiler E. (2020). Using the Age-Friendly 4Ms Framework to Redesign a Community Clinical Experience. Innovations in Aging. December 2020.

Pacetti S., Avallone M. Perweiler E. (2020). Polypharmacy in the Older Adult: Medication Review in the Community. Innovations in Aging. December 2020.

DeGennaro J, Pomerantz, S, Avallone M, Handberry M., Perweiler E. (2020). Creating an Age-Friendly Community in Affordable Housing Using a Resident Health Risk Assessment Focused on the 4Ms. Innovations in Aging. December 2020.

Avallone M, Cantwell R, Pacetti S. (2019). An Interprofessional Service-Learning Experience With Low-Income Elders: Use of a Near-Peer Teaching Strategy. Virginia Henderson Global Nursing E-Repository. Refereed Abstract. Retrieved from: http://hdl.handle.net/10755/17462

Cantwell ER, Avallone M, Pacetti S. (2019). New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) Data Results: Application of Research Findings. Virginia Henderson Global Nursing E-Repository. http://hdl.handle.net/10755/17608

Cantwell ER, Avallone M. (2018) New Careeers in Nursing: Pre-Entry Immersions Programs and relationship to graduation from accelerated nursing programs. Virginia Henderson Global Nursing E-repository. Retrieved from: http://hdl.handle.net/10755/624076

Avallone, M. (2016). A Bundled Approach to Improve Handoff Education in Prelicensure Nursing Students. Virginia Henderson Global Nursing E-repository, Retrieved from:http://hdl.handle.net/10755/620390

Avallone, M., Cantwell, R. (2016) Teaching Nursing Students to Provide Patient-Centered Transitional Education to Heart Failure Patients Using a Peer Teaching Strategy. Virginia Henderson Global Nursing E-repository. Retrieved fromhttp://hdl.handle.net/10755/601736

Articles in Non-refereed or General Journals

Cantwell, E.R., Avallone, M., Kushary D., Nelson, J. (2017). New Careers in Nursing: Pre-entry immersion programs (PIP) and relationship to graduation from accelerated nursing programs. The Advisor. 37(2), 19-26.

Selected presentations

Avallone M, Perweiler E, DeGennaro J, Mock M. Building Clinical Judgment using the 5Ms Framework in an Affordable Housing Clinical Experience. 2024 National Nurse Educator Summit. Salt Lake City, NV. April 7-10, 2024. podium presentation.

Avallone M, Dahan T, Tucker S. Bridge to Success: Addressing Equity Gaps through a Summer Enrichment Program. 2024 National Nurse Educator Summit. Salt Lake City, NV. April 7-10, 2024. E-poster presentation.

Avallone M, Dahan T, Tucker S. Bridge to Success: Addressing Equity Gaps through a Summer Enrichment Program. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Diversity Symposium Feb 5-7, 2024, New Orleans, LA. podium presentation.

Avallone M, Perweiler E. DeGennaro J, Mock M. Using the 5Ms Framework to Identify and Address Health Disparities in a Community Experience. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Diversity Symposium Feb 5-7, 2024, New Orleans, LA. podium presentation.

Avallone M, Tucker S, Suplee T, Dahan T, Derr R. Bridge to Success: Addressing Equity Gaps through a Summer Enrichment Program. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Transform. Dec 1, 2023. Orlando, FL. podium presentation.

Stubin C, Avallone M, Manno M, Dahan T. Nursing Student Perceptions of Learning Strategies to Enhance Leadership, Resilience, and Self-Care Competencies: A pilot study. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Transform. Dec 1, 2023. Orlando, FL. podium presentation.

Avallone M, Perweiler E, DeGennaro, J, Mock M. Building Clinical Judgment in the Healthcare Workforce by Addressing the 4Ms and Multicomplexity. Geriatric Society of America GSA 2023. Nov. 8, 2023. Tampa, FL. podium presentation.

DeGennaro J, Bodenheimer L, Perweiler E, Avallone M, Mock M. Fostering Practice change by Integrating Interprofessional Education in a Community Health Collaboration. Geriatric Society of America GSA 2023, Nov 9, 2023. Tampa, FL. poster presentation.

DeGennaro J, Perweiler E, Avallone M, Pomerantz S, Mock. An Incremental Journey: Tracking Resident Outcomes Using a 4Ms Framework in Affordable Housing. American Geriatrics Society 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting, May 2023, Long Beach CA. poster presentation

Avallone M. Interprofessional Education, CLAS, and the 4Ms in Affordable Housing, Bureau of Health Workforce All Grantee and Stakeholder virtual Meeting, HRSA-DHHS.April 6, 2022. virtual podium presentation.

Avallone M, Perweiler E. Interprofessional Education, CLAS, and the 4MS in Affordable Housing. National League for Nursing (NLN) Education Summit 2022. Sept 2022, Las Vegas, NV. Podium presentation.

Avallone M, Perweiler E. The 4Ms Framework in Affordable Housing: Lessons in Health Equity and Age-Friendly Geriatric Care. AACN Transform 2021, Dallas, TX. December 2021. Podium presentation.

Avallone M. Using the Age-Friendly 4Ms Framework to Redesign a Community Clinical Experience- Avallone M., Pacetti S., Perweiler E., Gerontology Society of America (GSA) Nov. 2020. Poster presentation

Avallone M. Promoting Age-Friendly Communities for Low Income Elders through an Interprofessional Healthcare Team Experience. National League for Nursing (NLN) Education Summit September 2020. Orlando, FL. poster presentation, Sept 2020.

Pacetti S., Avallone M. Perweiler E. Polypharmacy in the Older Adult: Medication Review in the Community.Gerontology Society of America 2020. Nov. 2020. Poster presentation.

DeGennaro J, Avallone M. Creating an Age-Friendly Community in Affordable Housing Using a Resident Health Risk Assessment Focused on the 4Ms. Gerontology Society of America 2020. Nov. 2020. poster presentation.

Avallone M. Cantwell ER, Pacetti S. An Interprofessional Service-Learning Experience with Low-Income Elders: Use of a Near-Peer Teaching Strategy. Sigma Theta Tau 30^th International Nursing Research Congress. Calgary, AB Canada, July 2019. Podium presentation

Cantwell ER, Avallone M. New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) Data Results: Application of Research Findings. Sigma Theta Tau 30^th International Nursing Research Congress. Calgary, AB Canada, July 2019. Podium presentation

Avallone M. Building Safer Systems by Improving Nursing Student Handoffs using a bundled strategy. National League for Nursing (NLN) Education Summit. Chicago, IL. Sept 13-15. 2018. Poster presentation

Avallone M. Improving Safety with the Nursing Handoff Educational Bundle (NHEB). Rutgers University-Camden Faculty Research and Creative Activities Symposium. Camden, NJ. Nov 28, 2018.

Avallone M. Improving the Safety and Effectiveness of Nursing Student Handoff Communications with the Nursing Handoff Educational Bundle (NHEB). ENRS 30th Annual Scientific Session. Newark, NJ. April 13, 2018. poster presentation.

Cantwell ER, Avallone M. New Careers in Nursing: Pre-Entry Immersion Programs and Relationship to Graduation from Accelerated Nursing Programs. Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Education Research Conference, Washington D.C. April 20, 2018. Podium presentation.

Avallone M. Promoting Engaged Learners using Digital Teaching Strategies. Lessons Learned. AACN 2017 Faculty Development Conference. Atlanta, GA. Nov. 2017. Poster presentation.

Cantwell ER, Avallone M. New Careers in Nursing: Pre-entry Immersion Programs (PIP) and Relationship to Graduation from Accelerated Nursing Programs. AACN 2017 Baccalaureate Education Conference, Atlanta, GA. Nov. 17, 2017. podium presentation

Avallone M. The Handoff CEX: Standardizing the Evaluation of Handoffs during Clinical Experiences. AACN 2017 Faculty Development Conference, Atlanta, GA. Nov. 2017. Poster presentation.

Avallone M. Handoff Safety Communication, Semmelweis University. Budapest, Hungary. Feb 14, 2017. Podium presentation

Avallone M. Medication Safety: Way Beyond the Five Rights. Semmelweis University. Budapest, Hungary, Feb 14, 2017. podium presentation

Avallone M. A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety. Semmelweis University. Budapest, Hungary. Feb 15, 2017. podium presentation

Avallone M. Reflective Journaling and Clinical Judgment: Exploring the Evidence. Semmelweis University. Budapest, Hungary, Feb 15, 2017. podium presentation

Clark M., Avallone M. Use of screencasts to provide education to staff nurses who care for patients with Parkinson’s disease in Acute Care Hospitals. . 4^th World Parkinson’s’ Conference, Portland, OR. Sept. 20-23, 2016. podium presentation

Avallone M. Teaching Nursing Students to Provide Patient-Centered Transitional Education to Heart Failure Patients Using a Peer Teaching Strategy. Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc. Transforming Healthcare Through Collaboration. Oct. 6, 2016, Baltimore, MD. podium presentation

Avallone M. Evaluation of a Nursing Handoff Educational Bundle to Improve Student Handoff Education. Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc. Transforming Healthcare Through Collaboration. Oct. 6, 2016, Baltimore, MD. Podium presentation

Avallone M. A Bundled Approach to Improve Handoff Education in Prelicensure Nursing Students. Sigma Theta Tau International Leadership Connection 2016, Indianapolis, IN. Sept. 19, 2016. podium presentation

Avallone M. Cantwell ER. Teaching Nursing Students to Provide Patient-Centered Transitional Education to Heart Failure Patients Using a Peer Teaching Strategy. Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Conference. July 23-27, 2015. San Juan, Puerto Rico. podium presentation

Externally-Funded Research and/or Training Grants

01/2023-07/2023 (Grant Amount: $1,500) A Competency-Based Approach to Leadership Development and Resilience for Student Nurses, Stubin C, Avallone M, Derr R, Lewis L, O’Toole M, Agency: Johnson & Johnson, AACN, Role: coinvestigator

07/2022-07/2023 (Grant Amount: $15,833) Nursing Staff Training in Nursing Home Care, NJ Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program GWEP supplement., Perweiler E, Agency: HRSA, Role: subrecipient

07/2020-07/2021 (Grant Amount: $3,000) CARES ACT GWEP COVID Supplement to support Telehealth.,Agency: HRSA, PI- Chopra Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine Role: subrecipient

2020-2025 (Grant Amount: $75,000) NJ Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). grant U1QHP28714.,Agency: HRSA PI- A. Chopra, E. Perweiler. Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine Role: subrecipient.

01/2017-05/2017 (Grant Amount: $1,000) Impact of Pre-immersion programs (PIP) and relationship to graduation outcomes.,Agency: AACN/RWJF New Careers in Nursing PI- Cantwell, ER, Role- Co-I- Avallone M, Kushary D, Nelson J.

2017-2019 (Grant Amount: $50,000) NJ Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), Agency: DHHS/HRSA PI- A. Chopra, E. Perweiler Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine, Role: subrecipient

02/2017-03/2017 (Grant Amount: $1,900) Faculty mobility exchange program with Semmelweis University, Budapest Hungary, Agency: Erasmus Plus Higher Education EU. Role-Faculty consultation.

1990-1992 (Grant Amount: $1,000) The Use of Reflective Head Coverings on Rewarming Post Cardiopulmonary Bypass Patients. Agency: Sigma Theta Tau International, Xi Chapter, Role: PI