College of Health Sciences I University of Delaware

Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
333 McDowell Hall
302-831-8381
krl@udel.edu

Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Post-Master’s Certificate, University of Pennsylvania, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania, Nursing of Children
B.S.N., LaSalle University
Diploma, Helene Fuld School of Nursing

Family Research: families with a child with a chronic illness, family health promotion
Medication Reconciliation when children have chronic conditions

Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI) Fellow, April 2006 – present
IdeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)
Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Their Perception of Family Management
Funding: Center for Research Development, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, May 2006 - present
PI at Nemours/A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children for the multisite study
Assessing Family Management of Childhood Illness, June 2004 – present
Development of the “Ask A Nurse” Program at the Early Learning Center
Funding: Delaware Department of Education Minigrant, 2004

Selekman, J. & Riley-Lawless, K.(in press). Pediatric nursing: Current issues and future initiatives. US Nursing 2006.
Richardson, V. & Riley-Lawless, K. (in press). The neonate and the infant. In V. Bowden & C. Greenberg (Eds.), Children and their families: The continuum of care. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams Wilkins.
Riley-Lawless, K. & Richardson, V. (in press). The toddler. In V. Bowden & C. Greenberg (Eds.), Children and their families: The continuum of care. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams Wilkins.
Riley-Lawless, K. (in press). The preschooler. In V. Bowden & C. Greenberg (Eds.), Children and their families: The continuum of care . Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams Wilkins.
Riley-Lawless, K. (2006). The demographics of school-age children and adolescents. In J. Selekman (Ed.), School Nursing: A comprehensive text. Philadelphia: FA Davis.

Riley-Lawless, K. (2006). Medication reconciliation for children with chronic conditions. Podium presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International 17 th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidenced-Based Practice, Montreal, Canada.
Riley-Lawless, K. (2006). Challenges of community collaboration. Poster presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International 17 th International Nursing Research Congress focusing on Evidenced-Based Practice, Montreal, Canada.
Riley-Lawless, K. (2006). Balancing profession missions. Presentation at the Summer Nursing Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA.
Riley-Lawless, K. (2006). Family-centered care: From the Cleavers to the Osbournes. Presentation at the Pediatric Practice Update XXIII, Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE.
Sheer, B., Riley-Lawless, & Chase, A. (2005). An innovative model of health promotion at an Early Learning Center: Incorporating healthy lifestyles through multidisciplinary expertise. Symposium presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children ,Washington, DC.
Riley-Lawless, K. & Greenberg, C. S. (2005). Mentoring to promote leadership development in pediatric nurses. Podium presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International 38 th Biennial Convention, Indianapolis, IN.

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