Jennifer R Dungan

Jennifer R Dungan, PhD, MSN, BSN

Associate Professor

Department: Biobehavioral Nursing Science
Business Phone: (352) 273-6334
Business Email: jrdungan@ufl.edu

About Jennifer R Dungan

Dr. Dungan recently joined UF’s faculty after completing 5 years of specialty postdoctoral training and 7 years on faculty at Duke. She is eager to explore interdisciplinary research collaborations and work with inquisitive, motivated students.

Teaching

Dr. Dungan’s teaching expertise is focused on delivering genetics and genomics education across nursing curricula and programs. In her career, she has developed innovative, graduate-level interprofessional genetics curricula; she is recognized internationally for her expertise on use of direct-to-consumer genetic testing platforms for experiential learning in the classroom. Dr. Dungan’s teaching philosophy emphasizes understanding and application of contemporary aspects of genetics to foster ‘genetics-informed’ providers who are able to respond nimbly to rapid advances in genetics and precision health. Dr. Dungan also teaches courses in research and advanced pathophysiology.

Research

Dr. Dungan’s broad program of research is cardiovascular genetics, with an emphasis on discovering clinically-impactful gene markers predictive of survival and health outcomes in coronary artery diseases. Dr. Dungan’s extramural funded research has supported identification of genome-wide variants for her novel phenotype, survivorship with coronary artery disease (CAD). Her research has also uncovered unique age-, sex-, and disease severity-related effects on the genetic contribution to coronary phenotypes. These findings have opened new lines of investigation into genetic and biologically-driven sex differences in coronary diseases, including for acute coronary syndrome. Additionally, Dr. Dungan has mentored undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students in projects involving genetics (including pharmacogenetics, complex disease and symptom phenotyping, and inherited cancer risk screening in FQHC settings).

Service

Aside from numerous institutional and nursing committee contributions, Dr. Dungan is an active leader with the International Society of Nurses in Genetics; she is currently the Secretary on their board of directors; served two, two-year terms as the Education Committee Chair; and, is active in the Research Committee. She is an invited member of the NIH Genome Blueprint Working Group and has served in a leadership capacity to help develop, test, and implement the Omics Nursing Science and Education Network (ONSEN) web resource. Dr. Dungan is a professional member of the American Heart Association and their Cardiovascular & Stroke Nursing Committee and is also a member of the American Society of Human Genetics. She serves on the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine and Biological Research for Nursing. Dr. Dungan is also an invited reviewer for numerous journals, including Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, Heart & Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care, American Journal of Cardiology, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Nursing Research, and Nursing Outlook.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2019-2021
NGR7940L Residency in Adv Nurs
2019-2023
NGR7970L Adv Nursing Project
2020-2022
NUR3196 Pathophysiology/Pharmacology in Nursing 1
2020-2023
NUR4827 Lead and Inspire 4: Leadership and Innovation in Nursing Practice
2020-2024
NGR7176 Adv Top Pharma and Geno
2022-2023
NGR6905 Individual Study

Research Profile

Dr. Dungan’s primary area of scientific expertise is in the use of genetic epidemiology approaches to the study of complex cardiovascular diseases and outcomes. Specific areas of expertise involve: candidate gene and genome-wide association studies of large cardiovascular genetics datasets; and, survival-, age- and sex-associated analyses involving genetic predictors. Dr. Dungan is also interested in collaborating on projects related to women’s heart disease, functional genetic studies of coronary disease candidate genes, and clinical and genetic biorepositories.

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0001-6424-7107

Publications

2023
Decreasing Nurses’ Anxiety About Pediatric End-of-Life Care With Simulation.
Journal of continuing education in nursing. 54(12):574-580 [DOI] 10.3928/00220124-20231013-04. [PMID] 37855823.
2023
Single nucleotide polymorphisms and sickle cell disease-related pain: a systematic review.
Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland). 4 [DOI] 10.3389/fpain.2023.1223309. [PMID] 37781219.
2023
Symptom Presentation among Women with Suspected Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (INOCA).
Journal of clinical medicine. 12(18) [DOI] 10.3390/jcm12185836. [PMID] 37762777.
2022
Relationship Between Psychosocial Stress and Blood Pressure: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study.
SAGE open nursing. 8 [DOI] 10.1177/23779608221107589. [PMID] 35769609.
2022
Sex-dimorphic gene effects on survival outcomes in people with coronary artery disease.
American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice. 17 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100152. [PMID] 35959094.
2017
Pharmacogenetics of Ketamine-Induced Emergence Phenomena: A Pilot Study.
Nursing research. 66(2):105-114 [DOI] 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000197. [PMID] 28252572.
2017
The Role of Pharmacogenomics in Anesthesia Pharmacology.
Annual review of nursing research. 35(1):241-256 [PMID] 27935783.
2016
Pharmacogenetics of Anesthesia: An Integrative Review.
Nursing research. 65(4):318-30 [DOI] 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000164. [PMID] 27362518.
2014
Nursing implications of personalized and precision medicine.
Seminars in oncology nursing. 30(2):130-6 [DOI] 10.1016/j.soncn.2014.03.007. [PMID] 24794087.
2013
Educating future providers of personalized medicine.
North Carolina medical journal. 74(6):491-2 [PMID] 24316773.
2010
Association of a peripheral blood metabolic profile with coronary artery disease and risk of subsequent cardiovascular events.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics. 3(2):207-14 [DOI] 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.109.852814. [PMID] 20173117.
2004
Renal handling of phosphorus and magnesium.
Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association. 31(1):33-7; quiz 38 [PMID] 15008072.

Grants

Jun 2022 ACTIVE
Genetic Associations of Ischemic Heart Disease and Symptoms Among Diverse Postmenopausal Women
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIA

Education

PhD in Nursing Science, Minor Genetics
2006 · University of Florida
MSN, Adult Health Nursing
2002 · Univerisity of Florida
BSN (Cume Laude)
2001 · University of Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-6334
Emails:
Business:
jrdungan@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
1225 CENTER DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
PO Box 100197
1225 CENTER DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610

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