Research & Expertise

Research News

Mason Tests the Impact of COVID-19 on Children and Families in First National Longitudinal Childhood Study During a Pandemic, Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)
May 4, 2020
Alternate Light Five Times More Effective in Detecting Bruises on Victims of Color
April 30, 2020
An Interdisciplinary and Systems View of Nutritional Epidemiology
February 19, 2020
Exploring Social Media’s Potential to Improve Public Health
December 4, 2019
Creating a Shared Vision for the Mason Population Health Center and Improving Health in Northern Virginia
September 19, 2019

The collaborative environment of our School of Nursing enables faculty to conduct a wide range of research that contributes to the foundation of nursing science and sets a course to improve patient outcomes. Our research, which is presented both nationally and internationally, serves to improve and strengthen nursing practice and health care delivery and to increase practice innovation. In addition, our faculty instructs students on how to conduct research and how to use research in practice, establishing the importance of nursing research with our students.

Learn more about Dr. Katherine Scafide's research that helps forensic nurses detect bruising in individuals with darker skin tones.

Our faculty’s research interests include:

End of life care
Maternal and child health
Mental health
Behavioral health
Vulnerable populations and health care access
HIV/AIDS
Preventative care
Nursing forensics