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Biography

Dr. Rebecca S. Koszalinski’s clinical practice, teaching, research, and service are focused on the care of persons who have disabilities or require restorative care. Her personal knowledge of disability and rehabilitation significantly informs her approach to nursing practice and research. After completion of a BSN at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, an MS in Education and Ph.D. at Florida Atlantic University, she accepted an Assistant Professor appointment at the University of Tennessee, followed by an Associate Professor appointment at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. While conducting research at OUHSC during the COVID pandemic lockdown, Dr. Koszalinski noted unanticipated negative outcomes of social isolation in older persons living in nursing homes, assisted living, and a rural community.

 

She is now focused on researching the needs of older persons, social isolation/connectedness (Voice) with meaningful use of technology, big data, and secondary analyses. Dr. Koszalinski was awarded a competitive NIIH Intramural Research Training Award, FAES, NIH/NINR Summer Genetics Institute (Class of 2015). She was also recognized by Johnson & Johnson (#nurseschangelives) for a technological innovation (Speak for Myself-Voice) to provide voice to patients who are unable to communicate needs in the community setting and in acute care when unable to articulate. Dr. Koszalinski is a Caring Scholar and brings knowledge of genomics, big data, technology, and innovation to the current needs of often marginalized and overlooked populations.

Teaching

(UG-Undergraduate, ABSN-Accelerated UG, G-Graduate)
College of Nursing, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  • Spring 2022
    • N4134: The Practice of Leadership (UG) Co-Faculty
    • N3126: Clinical Nursing II (UG) Co-Faculty
  • Fall 2021
    • N4062: Nursing Research August (UG) Co-Faculty
  • Summer 2021
    • N4062: Nursing Research August Intersession (ABSN) Co-Faculty
    • N6300 Clinical Research Practice (G)
  • Spring 2021
    • N6203: Epistemology in Nursing (G)
  • Fall 2020
    • N6103: Philosophy of Science: Ways of Knowing (G)
College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Spring 2020
    • NURS 371: Nursing Research (2 sections) (UG)
    • NURS 610: Review Crit/Sci Literature (G)
    • NURS 6233: Nursing DNP Practice (G)
  • Fall 2019
    • NURS 608: Quantitative Nursing Research (G)
    • NURS 515: Advanced Pathophysiology (G)
  • Summer 2019
    • NURS 633: Nursing DNP Practice (G)
  • Spring 2019
    • NURS 371: Nursing Research (UG)
    • NURS 471R: Nursing Research (UG)
  • Fall 2018
    • NURS 471: Nursing Research (Course Coordinator) (UG)
    • NURS 608: Quantitative Nursing Research (G)
  • Spring 2018
    • NURS 605: Middle Range Theory (G)
    • NURS 471: Nursing Research (UG)
  • Fall 2017
    • NURS 319: Pathophysiology (UG)
    • NURS 471: Nursing Research (UG)
  • Summer 2017
    • NURS 501: Advanced Nursing Research (G)
    • NURS 471: Nursing Research (UG)
  • Spring 2017
    • NURS 605: Middle Range Theory
  • Fall 2016
    • NURS 319: Pathophysiology (UG)
  • Spring 2016
    • NURS 605: Middle Range Theory (G)
  • Fall 2015
    • NURS 319: Pathophysiology (G)
College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
  • Spring 2015
    • NSP 1195: Being Cared For. Intellectual Foundation Program; Gordon Rule; Writing across the Curriculum (UG)
    • NUR 3115: Foundations of Caring in Nursing Sit Lecture (UG)
  • Fall 2014
    • NUR 4836L: Practicum: Integrative Nursing Laboratory (UG: Practicum) Distance Learning
    • NUR 3262L; Chronic Care Nursing Situation Adults Practicum (UG)
    • NUR 4945: Evidence-Based Practice Lecture (Distance Learning)
  • Summer 2014
    • NUR 4829L: Nursing Practice Immersion (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4836L: Practicum: Integrative Practice Lab (UG: Clinical)
  • Spring 2014
    • NUR 4165: Nursing Research (UG)
    • NUR 4716L; Acute Care in Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations (UG Clinical)
    • NUR 4827L: Nursing Sit Practice Prof Nur Internship (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4836L: Practicum in Integrative Nursing (UG: ABSN: Practicum)
  • Summer 2014
    • NUR 4829L: Nursing Practicum Immersion (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4836L: Practicum: Integrative Nursing Laboratory (UG: ABSN: Clinical)
  • Fall 2013
    • NUR 3261: Chronic Care (UG; Clinical)
    • NUR 4165: Nursing Research (Distance Learning)
    • NUR 4836L: Practicum (UG: ABSN: Practicum)
  • Summer 2013
    • NUR 4165: Nursing Research (UG)
    • NUR 4836L: Practicum: Integrative Nursing (UG:ABSN: Practicum)
  • Spring 2013
    • NUR 4125: General Pathophysiology (UG) (Distance Learning)
    • NUR 4829L: Transition to Prof Practice (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4638L: Nur Sit Acute (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4829L: Nur Sit Acute (UG: Clinical)
  • Fall 2012
    • NUR 4125: General Pathophysiology (UG) (Distance Learning)
    • NUR: 4125, General Pathophysiology (UG)
    • NUR 3715L: Nur Sit Prac: Adlt Acte Hlth 1 (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4768L: Nur Sit Prac Olde Adlt Lg Trm (UG: Clinical)
    • SLS 1503: Learning Strategy Human Dev (UG)
  • Summer 2012
    • NUR 3717L: Decision Making Nurs Sitns (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 3717L: Decision Making Nurs Sitns (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4125: General Pathophysiology (UG)
  • Spring 2012
    • NUR 3145: Pharmacotherapuetics (UG: Distance Learning)
    • NUR 4638L: Nursing Situation Practice: Community (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4219L: Nursing Situation Practice: Acute Care Adults Lab (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4125: General Pathophysiology (UG; Distance Learning)
    • NUR 4829L: Transition to Prof Prac Lab (UG: Clinical)
  • Fall 2011
    • NUR 3465L: Nr Sit Prac: Women, Child, & Fam (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4125: General Pathophysiology (UG: Distance Learning)
    • NUR 4535L: Nr Sit Prac: Mntl/Health (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4768L: Nur Sit Prc Older Adlts Lg Trm (UG: Clinical)
  • Summer 2011
    • NUR 3119L: Nur Sit Prc: Hlth Asmt (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 3717L: Decision Making Nurs Sitns (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4125: General Pathophysiology (UG)
  • Spring 2011
    • NUR 4219L: Nr Sit Prac: Acute Care Adults (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4638L: Nr Sit Prac: Community (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4829L: Transition to Prof Prac Lab (UG: Clinical)
  • Fall 2010
    • NUR 3145: Pharmacotherapeutics (UG)(Distance Learning)
    • NUR 3465L: Nr Sit Prac: Women, Child & Fam (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4535L: Nr Sit Prac: Psych/Mntl Hlth (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4768L: Nr Sit Prac Older Adlts Lg Trm (UG: Clinical)
  • Summer 2010
    • NUR 3119L: Nu Sit Prc: Hlth Asmt Tech Care (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 3717L: Decision Making Nurs Sitns (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4125: General Pathophysiology (UG) (Distance Learning)
  • Spring 2010
    • NUR 4219L: Nr Sit Prac: Acute Care Adults (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4638L: Nr Sit Prac: Community (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4829L: Transition to Prof Prac Lab (UG: Clinical)
  • Spring 2010
    • NUR 4219L: Nr Sit Prac: Acute Care Adults (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4638L: Nr Sit Prac: Community (UG: Clinical)
    • NUR 4829L: Transition to Prof Prac Lab (UG: Clinical)

Grants Awarded

2020(PI)
  • Community-led Discovery of Social Isolation and Co-design of Interventions. A non-human subjects community engagement project. Funded by the Oklahoma Shared Clinical & Translational Resources, Community Engaged Research Exploratory (CERE) Awards (U54GM104938 funded by NIGM-NIH).
  • Pereira, PhD (Professor, David L., Boren, Pharmacy and Dean, OUHSC Graduate College), Kathleen Dwyer, PhD, RN (Professor, Henry Freede Endowed Chair, Nursing), Julie Myers, DrPh (Visiting Assistance Professor, Nursing), Patsy Smith, PhD, RN (Associate Professor, Nursing), Debara Yellseagle, MBA, LPN (Nursing). Graduate Students Brenda Olmos and Molly Netter.
2020(Co-I)
  • Community-led Discovery of Social Isolation and Co-design of Interventions. A non-human subjects community engagement project. Funded by the Oklahoma Shared Clinical & Translational Resources, Community Engaged Research Exploratory (CERE) Awards (U54GM104938 funded by NIGM-NIH).Training the Innate Immune System against COVID19 using the Shingrix Vaccine in Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Comparative Group Observational Study ($886,934.00). PI Barbara Carlson, PhD, RN, GFSA, Associate Dean for Research, Assistant Director of Translational Research, Robert and Doris Klabzuba Professor of Nursing Science (Nursing), Diana Sturdevant, PhD, GCNS-BC, APRN, CWE (Nursing), Susan Kovats (Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation), Julie Hoff, PhD, MPH, RN (Nursing), Daniel Zhao (Associate Dean for Research and Presidential Professor, Public Health) Douglas Drevets, MD, DTM&H, FIDSA (Department of Infectious Disease, Medicine, Section Chief), Julie Myers, DrPh, Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing (Nursing) , Rebecca Koszalinski, PhD, RN, CRRN (Nursing), & Jennifer Heck, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor (Nursing). Funded by the OK Cares and START Foundation.
2019(PI)
  • Simple Speech Synthesis (S3): Advanced Development of an mHealth Development Tools for Patients Unable to Verbalize Needs at the Bedside ($9, 776). Funded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Nursing, Office of Research Services.
  • Team consisted of PI and Tamara Bland, DNP, NP (University Physicians Associate, Nursing), Jillian McCarthy, PhD (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Speech Language Hearing), and Eric Wade, PhD (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Mechanical, Aerospace, Bioengineering).
2016(PI)
  • Exploratory Measurement of Sensation Seeking/Extreme/Risky Sports Activities in Disabled Persons in the United States (&500). PI with Cynthia Thomson, PhD (University of Fraser Valley, Human and Exercise Physiology), Eric Heidel, PhD (University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Biostatistics), & Al Kaye (Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center). Funded by Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Chi.
2008(Graduate Student)
  • Investigating the Consequences and Antecedents of Online Health Information among Neurologically Disabled Persons. Dr. Susan Chase, Mentor. Funded by the Center for the Study of Neurological Disabilities, Stand Among Friends, Boca Raton, FL.

Recent Publications

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications: Please follow link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/rebecca.koszalinski.1/bibliography/public/

Honors/Awards

Education