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Kristin Keller, Ph.D., RN, CNS

Assistant Professor

Courses Taught

TBSN Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, TBSN Human Physiology, and ABSN Pathophysiology

Education

  • Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing with Distinction, University of Virginia
  • Masters of Science Clinical Nurse Specialist: Oncology; focus on Genomics, HIV/AIDS Minor, Global Health Scholars Program, University of California San Francisco
  • Ph.D., Nursing Program, Saint Louis University

Research Interests

Dr. Keller's research is focused on the care of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Specifically, she is interested in determining the effect of frailty on treatment outcomes as well as further investigating the use of Frailty Indexes to aid in treatment making decisions for patients with HNC. Her goal is to improve treatment outcomes and symptom burden for older adults with HNC.

Publications and Media Placements

  • Garrett, K., Dhruva, A., Koetters, T., West, C., Paul, S.M., Dunn, L.B.,  Aouizerat, B.E., Cooper, B.A., Dodd, M., Lee., K., Wara, W., Swift, P.,  and Miaskowski, C. (2011). Difference in sleep disturbance and fatigue between patients with breast and prostate cancer at the initiation of radiation therapy. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 42(2): 239-250.
  • Keller, K. G. (2019). The body as machine and the lived body in nursing.  Collegian, 27(2): 238-244.doi:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2019.07.008
  • Keller, K. G., & Lach, H. W. (2020). Nurse counseling as part of a  multicomponent tobacco treatment intervention: An integrative review.  Journal of Addictions Nursing, 31(3): 161-179. doi:  0.1097/JAN.0000000000000347
  • Keller, K. G., Reangsing, C., & Schneider, J. K. (2020). Clinical presentation and outcomes of hospitalized adults with COVID-19: A  systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jan.14558
  • Keller, K. G., Toriola, A. T., & Schneider, J. K. (2021). The relationship between cancer fatalism and education. Cancer Causes & Control,  32(2): 109-118. doi: 10.1007/s10552-020-01363-4
  • Keller, K. G., Toriola, A. T., & Schneider, J. K. (2023). Psychometric evaluation of the Powe Fatalism Inventory (PFI). Journal of Nursing  Measurement (accepted April 2023)
  • Keller, K. G., Toriola, A. T., & Schneider, J. K. (2023). Women’s health beliefs and intentions to use chemoprevention for breast cancer.  Oncology Nursing Forum, 50(5): 611-623. Doi:  http://doi.org/10.1188/23.ONF.611-623
  • Reangsing, C., Putasuwan, S., Keller, K. G. (submitted). The effect of mindfulness-based intervention on depression in people with breast cancer. Integrated Cancer Therapies HNC EFA Chemoprevention

Honors and Awards

  • Saint Louis University Deborah Manne grant recipient, 2023
  • Oncology Nursing Foundation Doctoral Research Scholarship, 2019-2020
  • Jonas Scholarship, 2016- 2018
  • Marion Bender Scholarship (Saint Louis University), 2014-2016