Debra Lyon, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN
Professor And Kirbo Endowed Chair
Department:
College of Nursing Dean’s Office
Business Phone:
(352) 273-6335
Business Email:
delyon@ufl.edu
About Debra Lyon
Debra Lyon was named the College of Nursing’s executive associate dean and the Thomas M. and Irene B. Kirbo endowed chair, in January 2014.
Lyon’s research focuses on symptom management in women with breast cancer, and she is currently the principal investigator on two National Institutes of Health-funded studies totaling $4.8 million. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and currently serves as the co-chair of its genetic nursing and health care expert panel.
Lyon has contributed to more than 80 scientific publications and presentations, and she has served as a principal investigator or co-investigator on more than $7 million in research grants and contracts from organizations such as the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society. She also has served as the chair of the major grant review committee of the Oncology Nursing Society.
The Thomas M. and Irene B. Kirbo chair was established to attract a dynamic scholar whose research focuses on cancer care.
In the role of executive associate dean, Lyon isresponsible for day-to-day management as delegated by the dean and serve as a resource to department chairs and assistant and associate deans. Lyon assists the dean with external relations and serve as the dean’s delegate to various committees of the university and academic health center.
Lyon came to UF from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she served as associate dean for research and the Judith B. Collins and Joseph M. Teefey distinguished professor. Lyon has years of experience in nursing education administration, having previously served as a department chair prior to her tenure as associate dean. She also served as a faculty member at the University of Virginia from 1998 to 2004.
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2017-2023
NGR7970L Adv Nursing Project
2017-2021
NGR7940L Residency in Adv Nurs
2019-2020
NUR4739 Systems of Care 3: Restoration of Wellness
2018
NUR3805 Professional Nursing in the Evolving Healthcare System
2017
NGR7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2017
NUR4748 Systems of Care 4: Multi-system Care
2016-2017
NGR6840 Applied Statistical Analysis I
2015-2016
NGR7979 Advanced Research
2015
NGR6101 Theory and Research for Nursing
2015
NGR7835 Nurse Scientist and Scholar II
Board Certifications
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Adult Psychiatric Clinical Nurse SpecialistAmerican Nurses Credentialing
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Family Nurse PractitionerAmerican Nurses Credentialing
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Licensed Nurse PractitionerState of Virginia
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Registered NurseState of Virginia
Research Profile
Symptom management, including complementary modalities, in women with breast cancer and other chronic illnesses. Biobehavioral research, including molecular markers of inflammation and genetic markers.
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0003-3067-3962
Publications
2024
Association of Tryptophan: Kynurenine Metabolites with Healing in Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers.
Advances in wound care.
[DOI] 10.1089/wound.2023.0137.
[PMID] 38511520.
2024
Associations Among Wound-Related Factors Including Biofilm, Wound-Related Symptoms and Systemic Inflammation in Older Adults with Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers.
Advances in wound care.
[DOI] 10.1089/wound.2023.0028.
[PMID] 38183636.
2024
Psychosocial Distress Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Scoping Review.
Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services.
1-7
[DOI] 10.3928/02793695-20240322-01.
[PMID] 38537109.
2024
Sleep, Fatigue, and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Older Adults with Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers Receiving Intensive Outpatient Wound Care.
Advances in wound care.
[DOI] 10.1089/wound.2023.0124.
[PMID] 38062760.
2024
The intersection of social determinants of health, the microbiome, and health outcomes in immigrants: A scoping review.
American journal of biological anthropology.
183(1):3-19
[DOI] 10.1002/ajpa.24850.
[PMID] 37737631.
2024
Translating Inquiry Into Clinical Practice: Opportunities and Barriers for Oncology Nursing.
Oncology nursing forum.
51(2):84-85
[DOI] 10.1188/24.ONF.84-85.
[PMID] 38442286.
2023
A New Year’s Opportunities and Updates.
Oncology nursing forum.
51(1):4-5
[DOI] 10.1188/24.ONF.4-5.
[PMID] 38108449.
2023
A scoping review of psychological distress instruments in women with early-stage breast cancer during chemotherapy.
Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.).
6(6)
[DOI] 10.1002/cnr2.1833.
[PMID] 37170774.
2023
A Sense of Urgency in 2023: A New Iceberg Awaits Us.
Oncology nursing forum.
50(2):132-133
[DOI] 10.1188/23.ONF.132-133.
[PMID] 37677810.
2023
Artificial Intelligence for Oncology Nursing Authors: Potential Utility and Concerns About Large Language Model Chatbots.
Oncology nursing forum.
50(3):276-277
[DOI] 10.1188/23.ONF.276-277.
[PMID] 37155982.
2023
Biomarkers of sleep disturbance in adults with chronic illness: A scoping review.
Chronic illness.
19(1):3-25
[DOI] 10.1177/17423953211073697.
[PMID] 35179070.
2023
Comparison of serum metabolomics in women with breast Cancer Prior to Chemotherapy and at 1 year: cardiometabolic implications.
BMC women's health.
23(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12905-023-02355-7.
[PMID] 37138260.
2023
Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement (CaRE2) Health Equity Center: Structure, Innovations, and Initial Outcomes.
Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center.
30
[DOI] 10.1177/10732748231197878.
[PMID] 37703814.
2023
Navigating Contradictions in Cancer Screening: Headlines Versus Personalized Approach for Patients and Families.
Oncology nursing forum.
50(6):676-677
[DOI] 10.1188/23.ONF.676-677.
[PMID] 37874761.
2023
Next-Generation Symptom Science in Oncology Nursing.
Oncology nursing forum.
50(4):420-421
[DOI] 10.1188/23.ONF.420-421.
[PMID] 37677755.
2023
Publishing in the Oncology Nursing Forum: Nurse Authors, We Need You.
Oncology nursing forum.
50(5):548-549
[DOI] 10.1188/23.ONF.548-549.
[PMID] 37677768.
2023
The association of wound factors and symptoms of fatigue and pain with wound healing in chronic venous leg ulcers.
International wound journal.
20(4):1098-1111
[DOI] 10.1111/iwj.13966.
[PMID] 36181308.
2022
Advancing Wellness in 2022 for Professional Nurses: A Time for Action, Not Gestures.
Oncology nursing forum.
49(1):9-10
[DOI] 10.1188/22.ONF.9-10.
[PMID] 34914680.
2022
Exploring the relationship between DNA methylation age measures and psychoneurological symptoms in women with early-stage breast cancer.
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.
31(1)
[DOI] 10.1007/s00520-022-07519-z.
[PMID] 36538110.
2022
Fostering Oncology Nursing and Oncology Nursing Research Across the World.
Oncology nursing forum.
49(5):389-390
[DOI] 10.1188/22.ONF.389-390.
[PMID] 36067247.
2022
Genetic Variation Associated With Depressive Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.
Cancer nursing.
45(1):E197-E205
[DOI] 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000903.
[PMID] 33156013.
2022
Incorporating Social/Structural Determinants of Health in Oncology Nursing Research: Next Steps Are Needed.
Oncology nursing forum.
49(4):277-278
[DOI] 10.1188/22.ONF.277-278.
[PMID] 35788742.
2022
Longitudinal Analysis of Sleep Disturbance in Breast Cancer Survivors
Nursing Research.
71(3):177-188
[DOI] 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000578.
2022
Responding to Pandemic-Associated Changes in Cancer Prevention and Screening.
Oncology nursing forum.
49(3):189-190
[DOI] 10.1188/22.ONF.189-190.
[PMID] 35446831.
2022
Strengthening Oncology Nursing by Using Research to Inform Politics and Policy.
Oncology nursing forum.
49(6):485-486
[DOI] 10.1188/22.ONF.485-486.
[PMID] 36413740.
2022
We Thank You: Now Let’s Work Together to Enact Change.
Oncology nursing forum.
49(2):101-102
[DOI] 10.1188/22.ONF.101-102.
[PMID] 35191903.
2021
A systematic review of the association between fatigue and cognition in chronic noncommunicable diseases.
Chronic illness.
17(2):129-150
[DOI] 10.1177/1742395319836472.
[PMID] 30884965.
2021
A Time to Reflect and a Time to Move Forward.
Oncology nursing forum.
48(1):9-10
[DOI] 10.1188/21.ONF.9-10.
[PMID] 33337435.
2021
Addressing Health Disparities From a Syndemic Perspective.
Oncology nursing forum.
48(3):261-262
[DOI] 10.1188/21.ONF.261-262.
[PMID] 33855999.
2021
Developing a Novel Framework for an Undergraduate Cancer Research Education and Engagement Program for Underrepresented Minority Students: the Florida-California CaRE2 Research Education Core (REC) Training Program.
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education.
36(5):914-919
[DOI] 10.1007/s13187-020-01762-w.
[PMID] 32430639.
2021
Exploring Associations Between Metabolites and Symptoms of Fatigue, Depression and Pain in Women With Fibromyalgia
Biological Research For Nursing.
23(1):119-126
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800420941109.
[PMID] 32677448.
2021
Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Associated with Persistent Fatigue in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Survivors.
Transplantation and cellular therapy.
27(6):498.e1-498.e8
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.02.017.
[PMID] 33775619.
2021
Metabolomics: Impact of Comorbidities and Inflammation on Sickness Behaviors for Individuals with Chronic Wounds.
Advances in wound care.
10(7):357-369
[DOI] 10.1089/wound.2020.1215.
[PMID] 32723226.
2021
Microbiota phylogenic analysis revealed decreased abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, an anti-inflammatory commensal bacterium, in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease.
Hematology/oncology and stem cell therapy.
14(3):263-265
[DOI] 10.1016/j.hemonc.2021.03.004.
[PMID] 33785388.
2021
Multidimensional Pain Characteristics in Older Adults with Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers.
Advances in wound care.
10(10):544-556
[DOI] 10.1089/wound.2020.1355.
[PMID] 33975442.
2021
Oncology Nursing Research: Moving Toward Equitable and Inclusive Science.
Oncology nursing forum.
48(5):469-470
[DOI] 10.1188/21.ONF.469-470.
[PMID] 34411082.
2021
Toward Health Equity for All: A Complex Yet Congruent Future of Nursing.
Oncology nursing forum.
48(4):365-366
[DOI] 10.1188/21.ONF.365-366.
[PMID] 34142997.
2020
2020: A Time for Contemplation and Action.
Oncology nursing forum.
47(2):123-124
[DOI] 10.1188/20.ONF.123-124.
[PMID] 32078611.
2020
Cancer Prevention During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Oncology nursing forum.
47(5):491-492
[DOI] 10.1188/20.ONF.491-492.
[PMID] 32830798.
2020
COVID-19, Cancer, and Financial Toxicity.
Oncology nursing forum.
47(3):253-254
[DOI] 10.1188/20.ONF.253-254.
[PMID] 32301928.
2020
Differential DNA methylation following chemotherapy for breast cancer is associated with lack of memory improvement at one year.
Epigenetics.
15(5):499-510
[DOI] 10.1080/15592294.2019.1699695.
[PMID] 31793401.
2020
Global Metabolomics in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients Discordant for Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease.
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.
26(10):1803-1810
[DOI] 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.06.014.
[PMID] 32592859.
2020
Improving Representation of Underrepresented Minority (URM) Students in Oncology Biomedical Research Workforce: Outcome Evaluation from the ReTOOL Program
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education.
37(1):37-45
[DOI] 10.1007/s13187-020-01779-1.
[PMID] 32533539.
2020
Metabolomic Differentials in Women With and Without Fibromyalgia.
Clinical and translational science.
13(1):67-77
[DOI] 10.1111/cts.12679.
[PMID] 31411365.
2020
Moving Forward, Together.
Oncology nursing forum.
47(1):13-14
[DOI] 10.1188/20.ONF.13-14.
[PMID] 31845914.
2020
Pandemic Paradox.
Oncology nursing forum.
47(4):371-372
[DOI] 10.1188/20.ONF.371-372.
[PMID] 32555550.
2020
Pandemic Uncertainty.
Oncology nursing forum.
47(6):621-622
[DOI] 10.1188/20.ONF.621-622.
[PMID] 33063776.
2020
Precision health: A nursing perspective.
International journal of nursing sciences.
7(1):5-12
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ijnss.2019.12.008.
[PMID] 32099853.
2020
Randomized Pilot Study: A Mobile Technology-based Self-management Intervention for Sickle Cell Pain.
Western journal of nursing research.
42(8):629-639
[DOI] 10.1177/0193945919878821.
[PMID] 31583977.
2020
Relationships Among Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, and Pain and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer.
Cancer nursing.
43(2):134-146
[DOI] 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000676.
[PMID] 30543571.
2020
Telomere lengths in women treated for breast cancer show associations with chemotherapy, pain symptoms, and cognitive domain measures: a longitudinal study.
Breast cancer research : BCR.
22(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s13058-020-01368-6.
[PMID] 33276807.
2020
The Role of Gut Microbiome Perturbation in Fatigue Induced by Repeated Stress from Chemoradiotherapy: A Proof of Concept Study.
Advances in medicine.
2020
[DOI] 10.1155/2020/6375876.
[PMID] 32090133.
2020
Transition From Acute to Chronic Pain in Lower Extremity Fracture Patients: A Pain Phenotyping Protocol.
Nursing research.
69(2):149-156
[DOI] 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000407.
[PMID] 31977841.
2019
Biobehavioral Mechanisms Associated With Nonhealing Wounds and Psychoneurologic Symptoms (Pain, Cognitive Dysfunction, Fatigue, Depression, and Anxiety) in Older Individuals With Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers.
Biological research for nursing.
21(4):407-419
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800419853881.
[PMID] 31142148.
2019
Cytokine-associated fatigue prior to, during, and post-chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Journal of neuroimmunology.
334
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2019.577001.
[PMID] 31260949.
2019
Demographics, Psychological Distress, and Pain From Pressure Injury.
Nursing research.
68(5):339-347
[DOI] 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000357.
[PMID] 30829837.
2019
Genetic Variants Associated with Cancer Pain and Response to Opioid Analgesics: Implications for Precision Pain Management.
Seminars in oncology nursing.
35(3):291-299
[DOI] 10.1016/j.soncn.2019.04.011.
[PMID] 31085105.
2019
Heart failure symptom clusters and quality of life.
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care.
48(5):366-372
[DOI] 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.05.016.
[PMID] 31204015.
2019
Human Factors Associated with Continuous Glucose Monitor Use in Patients with Diabetes: A Systematic Review.
Diabetes technology & therapeutics.
21(10):589-601
[DOI] 10.1089/dia.2019.0136.
[PMID] 31335196.
2019
Predicting unintentional weight loss in patients with gastrointestinal cancer.
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle.
10(3):526-535
[DOI] 10.1002/jcsm.12398.
[PMID] 30834673.
2019
Relationship of fatigue with cognitive performance in women with early-stage breast cancer over 2 years.
Psycho-oncology.
28(5):997-1003
[DOI] 10.1002/pon.5028.
[PMID] 30761683.
2019
Strengthening Inter- and Intraprofessional Collaborations to Advance Biobehavioral Symptom Science.
Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
51(1):9-16
[DOI] 10.1111/jnu.12456.
[PMID] 30614198.
2019
Systematic review of genetic polymorphisms associated with psychoneurological symptoms in breast cancer survivors.
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.
27(2):351-371
[DOI] 10.1007/s00520-018-4508-3.
[PMID] 30343412.
2019
The Relationship Between β-Endorphin and Experimental Pain Sensitivity in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis.
Biological research for nursing.
21(4):400-406
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800419853633.
[PMID] 31146541.
2019
The role of psychological distress in the relationship between the severity of pressure injury and pain intensity in hospitalized adults.
Journal of advanced nursing.
75(6):1219-1228
[DOI] 10.1111/jan.13913.
[PMID] 30456856.
2019
Whole blood transcriptomic profiles can differentiate vulnerability to chronic low back pain.
PloS one.
14(5)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0216539.
[PMID] 31095601.
2019
Working Together to Advance Symptom Science in the Precision Era.
Nursing research.
68(2):86-90
[DOI] 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000339.
[PMID] 30640195.
2018
Lifestyle Behaviors, Perceived Stress, and Inflammation of Individuals With Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease.
Cancer nursing.
41(1):11-22
[DOI] 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000453.
[PMID] 27922915.
2018
Pilot Study of Metabolomics and Psychoneurological Symptoms in Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer.
Biological research for nursing.
20(2):227-236
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800417747411.
[PMID] 29258398.
2018
Putative mechanisms of cognitive decline with implications for clinical research and practice.
Nursing forum.
[DOI] 10.1111/nuf.12247.
[PMID] 29345733.
2018
The Relationship between Acculturation and Experimental Pain Sensitivity in Asian Americans with Knee Osteoarthritis.
Pain research & management.
2018
[DOI] 10.1155/2018/9128015.
[PMID] 30607217.
2017
Circulating Lipids and Acute Pain Sensitization: An Exploratory Analysis.
Nursing research.
66(6):454-461
[DOI] 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000248.
[PMID] 29095376.
2017
Depression and Pain in Asian and White Americans With Knee Osteoarthritis.
The journal of pain.
18(10):1229-1236
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.05.007.
[PMID] 28619697.
2017
Differences in Clinical Pain and Experimental Pain Sensitivity Between Asian Americans and Whites With Knee Osteoarthritis.
The Clinical journal of pain.
33(2):174-180
[DOI] 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000378.
[PMID] 28060784.
2017
Doxorubicin effect is enhanced by sphingosine-1-phosphate signaling antagonist in breast cancer.
The Journal of surgical research.
219:202-213
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2017.05.101.
[PMID] 29078883.
2017
Paradoxical Association of Postoperative Plasma Sphingosine-1-Phosphate with Breast Cancer Aggressiveness and Chemotherapy.
Mediators of inflammation.
2017
[DOI] 10.1155/2017/5984819.
[PMID] 29147072.
2017
Relationships among psychoneurological symptoms and levels of C-reactive protein over 2 years in women with early-stage breast cancer.
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.
25(1):167-176
[PMID] 27599815.
2017
Variations in COMT and NTRK2 Influence Symptom Burden in Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment.
Biological research for nursing.
19(3):318-328
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800417692877.
[PMID] 28205449.
2016
Acute Low Back Pain: Differential Somatosensory Function and Gene Expression Compared With Healthy No-Pain Controls.
The Clinical journal of pain.
32(11):933-939
[PMID] 26736025.
2016
Advanced nursing practice and research contributions to precision medicine.
Nursing outlook.
64(2):117-123
[DOI] 10.1016/j.outlook.2015.11.009.
[PMID] 26712384.
2016
Building a Biopsychosocial Conceptual Framework to Explore Pressure Ulcer Pain for Hospitalized Patients.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland).
4(1)
[DOI] 10.3390/healthcare4010007.
[PMID] 27417595.
2016
Comparison of Low Back Pain Recovery and Persistence: A Descriptive Study of Characteristics at Pain Onset.
Biological research for nursing.
18(4):401-10
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800416631819.
[PMID] 26883808.
2016
Establishing an analytic pipeline for genome-wide DNA methylation.
Clinical epigenetics.
8
[DOI] 10.1186/s13148-016-0212-7.
[PMID] 27127542.
2016
Methods to measure peripheral and central sensitization using quantitative sensory testing: A focus on individuals with low back pain.
Applied nursing research : ANR.
29:237-41
[DOI] 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.03.013.
[PMID] 26856520.
2016
Relationship of Mitochondrial Enzymes to Fatigue Intensity in Men With Prostate Cancer Receiving External Beam Radiation Therapy.
Biological research for nursing.
18(3):274-80
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800415617848.
[PMID] 26584846.
2016
Relationship of systemic cytokine concentrations to cognitive function over two years in women with early stage breast cancer
Journal of Neuroimmunology.
301:74-82
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2016.11.002.
[PMID] 27890459.
2016
Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcers Including Suspected Deep Tissue Injury in Nursing Home Facility Residents: Analysis of National Minimum Data Set 3.0.
Advances in skin & wound care.
29(4):178-90; quiz E1
[DOI] 10.1097/01.ASW.0000481115.78879.63.
[PMID] 26978802.
2016
The Microbiome and Cancer: Implications for Oncology Nursing Science.
Cancer nursing.
39(3):E56-62
[DOI] 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000286.
[PMID] 26110573.
2016
The relationship of cognitive performance to concurrent symptoms, cancer- and cancer-treatment-related variables in women with early-stage breast cancer: a 2-year longitudinal study
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology.
142(7):1461-1474
[DOI] 10.1007/s00432-016-2163-y.
[PMID] 27102492.
2015
Bodily pain intensity in nursing home residents with pressure ulcers: analysis of national minimum data set 3.0.
Research in nursing & health.
38(3):207-12
[DOI] 10.1002/nur.21654.
[PMID] 25851826.
2015
Decreased low back pain intensity and differential gene expression following Calmare®: results from a double-blinded randomized sham-controlled study.
Research in nursing & health.
38(1):29-38
[DOI] 10.1002/nur.21632.
[PMID] 25572279.
2015
Educating future nursing scientists: Recommendations for integrating omics content in PhD programs.
Nursing outlook.
63(4):417-27
[DOI] 10.1016/j.outlook.2015.06.006.
[PMID] 26123776.
2015
Heart Failure Symptom Clusters and Functional Status – a Cross-Sectional Study
Journal of Advanced Nursing.
71(6):1274-1287
[DOI] 10.1111/jan.12596.
[PMID] 25533867.
2015
Identifying molecular features associated with psychoneurological symptoms in women with breast cancer using multivariate mixed models.
Cancer informatics.
14(Suppl 2):139-45
[DOI] 10.4137/CIN.S17276.
[PMID] 25983548.
2015
Pain and Aggression in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: Minimum Data Set 3.0 Analysis.
Nursing research.
64(4):256-63
[DOI] 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000099.
[PMID] 26126060.
2015
Penalized Ordinal Regression Methods for Predicting Stage of Cancer in High-Dimensional Covariate Spaces.
Cancer informatics.
14(Suppl 2):201-8
[DOI] 10.4137/CIN.S17277.
[PMID] 26052223.
2015
Perceived Stress Levels, Chemotherapy, Radiation Treatment and Tumor Characteristics Are Associated with a Persistent Increased Frequency of Somatic Chromosomal Instability in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: A One Year Longitudinal Study.
PloS one.
10(7)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0133380.
[PMID] 26177092.
2015
Perceptions of Distress in Women with Ovarian Cancer.
Oncology nursing forum.
42(3):292-300
[DOI] 10.1188/15.ONF.292-300.
[PMID] 25901381.
2015
Randomized sham controlled trial of cranial microcurrent stimulation for symptoms of depression, anxiety, pain, fatigue and sleep disturbances in women receiving chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer.
SpringerPlus.
4
[DOI] 10.1186/s40064-015-1151-z.
[PMID] 26435889.
2015
Shared symptoms and putative biological mechanisms in chronic liver disease: implications for biobehavioral research.
Biological research for nursing.
17(2):222-9
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800414541541.
[PMID] 25037448.
2015
Symptoms, Cytokines, and Quality of Life in Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
Oncology nursing forum.
42(3):265-75
[DOI] 10.1188/15.ONF.265-275.
[PMID] 25901378.
2014
A biobehavioral perspective on telomere length and the exposome.
Biological research for nursing.
16(4):448-55
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800414522689.
[PMID] 25199652.
2014
A conceptual framework of stress vulnerability, depression, and health outcomes in women: potential uses in research on complementary therapies for depression.
Brain and behavior.
4(5):665-74
[DOI] 10.1002/brb3.249.
[PMID] 25328843.
2014
An integrative review of factors associated with telomere length and implications for biobehavioral research.
Nursing research.
63(1):36-50
[DOI] 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000009.
[PMID] 24335912.
2014
Association of Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Fatigue: A Review of the Literature.
BBA clinical.
1:12-23
[PMID] 25147756.
2014
Biobehavioral examination of fatigue across populations: report from a P30 Center of Excellence.
Nursing outlook.
62(5):322-31
[DOI] 10.1016/j.outlook.2014.06.008.
[PMID] 25218081.
2014
Depressive symptoms and cytokine levels in Serum and Tumor Tissue in patients with an Astrocytoma: a pilot study.
BMC research notes.
7
[DOI] 10.1186/1756-0500-7-423.
[PMID] 24997057.
2014
Effects of guided imagery on biobehavioral factors in women with fibromyalgia.
Journal of behavioral medicine.
37(1):70-80
[DOI] 10.1007/s10865-012-9464-7.
[PMID] 23124538.
2014
Potential epigenetic mechanism(s) associated with the persistence of psychoneurological symptoms in women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer: a hypothesis.
Biological research for nursing.
16(2):160-74
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800413483545.
[PMID] 23585573.
2014
Priorities for oncology nursing research: the 2013 national survey.
Oncology nursing forum.
41(1):67-76
[DOI] 10.1188/14.ONF.67-76.
[PMID] 24368240.
2014
Telomere length: a review of methods for measurement.
Nursing research.
63(4):289-99
[DOI] 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000037.
[PMID] 24977726.
2013
A Conceptual Model of Psychoneurological Symptom Cluster Variation in Women with Breast Cancer: Bringing Nursing Research to Personalized Medicine.
Current pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine.
11(3):224-230
[PMID] 24497894.
2013
Epigenetic alterations and an increased frequency of micronuclei in women with fibromyalgia.
Nursing research and practice.
2013
[DOI] 10.1155/2013/795784.
[PMID] 24058735.
2013
Epigenetics in research and practice.
Nursing research and practice.
2013
[DOI] 10.1155/2013/536804.
[PMID] 24455230.
2013
Facial expression as an indicator of pain in critically ill intubated adults during endotracheal suctioning.
American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
22(5):412-22
[DOI] 10.4037/ajcc2013705.
[PMID] 23996421.
2013
Major depressive disorder and measures of cellular aging: an integrative review.
Nursing research and practice.
2013
[DOI] 10.1155/2013/469070.
[PMID] 23691300.
2013
Pain and inflammation in women with early-stage breast cancer prior to induction of chemotherapy.
Biological research for nursing.
15(2):234-41
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800411425857.
[PMID] 22084403.
2013
Psychoneuroimmunological relationships in women with fibromyalgia.
Biological research for nursing.
15(2):219-25
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800411424204.
[PMID] 22174319.
2013
Recruiting for epigenetic research: facilitating the informed consent process.
Nursing research and practice.
2013
[DOI] 10.1155/2013/935740.
[PMID] 23840949.
2013
Symptom Cluster Research in Women with Breast Cancer: A Comparison of Three Subgrouping Techniques.
Advances in breast cancer research.
2(4):107-113
[PMID] 24498579.
2013
Using family history and health risk behaviors to determine predictors of depressive symptoms in Central American immigrant mothers.
Nursing & health sciences.
15(2):220-8
[DOI] 10.1111/nhs.12023.
[PMID] 23210975.
2011
A biobehavioral perspective on depressive symptoms in patients with cerebral astrocytoma.
The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.
43(1):17-28
[PMID] 21338041.
2011
Advancing the biobehavioral research of fatigue with genetics and genomics.
Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
43(3):274-81
[DOI] 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01406.x.
[PMID] 21884373.
2011
Challenges in interpreting cytokine biomarkers in biobehavioral research: a breast cancer exemplar.
Biological research for nursing.
13(1):25-31
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800410383304.
[PMID] 21199813.
2011
Fall risk in adult inpatients with leukemia undergoing induction chemotherapy.
Clinical journal of oncology nursing.
15(4):369-70
[DOI] 10.1188/11.CJON.369-370.
[PMID] 21810569.
2011
Integrating genomics into biobehavioral research: a transplantation exemplar.
Biological research for nursing.
13(4):340-5
[DOI] 10.1177/1099800410389603.
[PMID] 21196421.
2011
Tryptophan degradation in women with breast cancer: a pilot study.
BMC research notes.
4
[DOI] 10.1186/1756-0500-4-156.
[PMID] 21615916.
2010
Back pain caused by a solitary plasmacytoma of bone.
Clinical journal of oncology nursing.
14(2):149-52
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[PMID] 20350888.
2010
Integrated review of cytokines in maternal, cord, and newborn blood: part I–associations with preterm birth.
Biological research for nursing.
11(4):371-6
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[PMID] 20034950.
2010
Integrated review of cytokines in maternal, cord, and newborn blood: part II– associations with early infection and increased risk of neurologic damage in preterm infants.
Biological research for nursing.
11(4):377-86
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[PMID] 20028689.
2010
Integrated review of the association of cytokines with fibromyalgia and fibromyalgia core symptoms.
Biological research for nursing.
11(4):387-94
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[PMID] 19933683.
2010
Pilot feasibility study of binaural auditory beats for reducing symptoms of inattention in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Journal of pediatric nursing.
25(1):3-11
[DOI] 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.06.010.
[PMID] 20117669.
2010
Pilot study of cranial stimulation for symptom management in breast cancer.
Oncology nursing forum.
37(4):476-83
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[PMID] 20591807.
2008
Cytokine comparisons between women with breast cancer and women with a negative breast biopsy.
Nursing research.
57(1):51-8
[PMID] 18091292.
2007
Symptom clusters and quality of life in survivors of ovarian cancer.
Cancer nursing.
30(5):354-61
[PMID] 17876181.
2007
Symptom clusters in patients with high-grade glioma.
Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
39(1):61-7
[PMID] 17393967.
2006
Coronary heart disease risks and lifestyle behaviors in persons with HIV infection.
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC.
17(3):3-17
[PMID] 16829358.
2006
Hormonal breast cancer agents: implications for the primary care provider.
Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
18(11):518-23
[PMID] 17064329.
2006
Symptom clusters and quality of life in survivors of lung cancer.
Oncology nursing forum.
33(5):931-6
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2005
Development and preliminary evaluation of the existential meaning scale.
Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association.
23(1):54-65; discussion 66
[PMID] 15665267.
1998
Revision of HIV center medical staging scale.
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC.
9(5):19-23
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Grants
Aug 2022
ACTIVE
Examining the Gut Microbiome in Haitians Post-Migration to the United States
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Apr 2022
– Sep 2023
Strengthening the UF Health Nursing Academic-Practice Partnership through Joint Demonstration Projects with College of Nursing faculty and Shands Nurses
Role: Project Manager
Funding: UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL
Mar 2020
– Feb 2023
Metabolomic Signature of PN Symptoms in Breast Cancer Over the First Year of Treatment and Survivorship
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Nov 2018
– Aug 2020
Biopsychosocial correlates of aromatase inhibitor-associated musculoskeletal symptoms in breast cancer
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Sep 2018
– Jul 2021
Developing the Biobehavioral Foundation for Self-Management of Psychoneurological Symptoms in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT) Survivors
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Sep 2018
– Aug 2023
2/3 Florida-California Cancer Research, Education & Engagement (CaRE2) Health Equity Center
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCI
Aug 2018
– May 2021
Physiological, psychological, and genomic factors that predict the transition from acute to chronic pain in patients with traumatic lower extremity facture
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK
via NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Apr 2018
ACTIVE
Biobehavioral mechanisms underlying symptoms and healing outcomes in older individuals with CVLU
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Sep 2017
– Jun 2021
Florida Cancer ReTOOL Program for Underrepresented Minority Students
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCI
Jan 2016
– Dec 2021
ufhcc-ioa cancer-aging collaborative team grants
Role: Project Manager
Funding: UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL
Sep 2015
– Jun 2016
Pain Sensitivity in Low Back Pain
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF CONNECTICUT
via NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Sep 2014
– Aug 2019
Florida Minority Cancer Research and Training Center: Feasibility Studies
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCI
Jan 2014
– Jul 2016
Epigenetics And Psychoneurologic Symptoms In Women With Breast Cancer
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: VA COMMONWEALTH UNIV
via NATL INST OF HLTH
Mar 2006
– May 2023
Davis Cancer Researach Equipment
Role: Project Manager
Funding: UF FOUNDATION
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship
2001-2003
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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
PhD
1997
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Post-masters Certificate
1996
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Master of Science in Nursing
1993
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
1984
·
Virginia Commonwealth University
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-6335
Emails:
- Business:
- delyon@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100197
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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PO BOX 100197
COLLEGE OF NURSING
GAINESVILLE FL 326100197