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Susan Lowey , Ph.D, RN, CHPN, CNE, FPCN

Director of Special Sessions & Programs, Associate Professor (Nursing), Chancellor Award Recipient for Teaching

(585) 395-5323
slowey@brockport.edu
Office: Lathrop Hall 113

Bio

Susan E. Lowey is an Associate Professor and joined the faculty in the Department of Nursing in August 2012. Dr. Lowey has worked with both juniors and seniors in the traditional BSN program, teaching Community Health Nursing, Nursing Research, Care of Older Adults, and End-of-Life Care for the Healthcare Professional. In the FNP Master’s program, Dr. Lowey teaches the Evaluating Research course. She is also the advisement coordinator for the department. Brockport alumni, Dr. Lowey graduated with her BSN degree in nursing from SUNY Brockport in 1998. In 2006, she received her Master’s degree as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in population focused care from St. John Fisher College. This was followed by completion of her PhD in Health Practice Research from the University of Rochester in 2011. During her doctoral work, she received a Ruth L. Kirschstein Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Nursing Research and an International Small Grant from Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing to complete her research study entitled, “Care Preferences of Individuals Living with Advanced Cardiac and Respiratory Illness”. For her post-doctoral work Dr. Lowey was one out of seven scholars in the country to be awarded the prestigious Claire M. Fagin Fellowship from the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program, a partnership between the John A. Hartford Foundation and the American Academy of Nursing. She has also received a Sigma Theta Tau/Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation End of Life Nursing Research Grant and two Pre-Tenure Grant Awards from SUNY Brockport. Dr. Lowey is also certified as a Nurse Educator (CNE) through the National League for Nursing.

The majority of her clinical practice has been as a community health hospice nurse providing care for dying patients and their loved ones. Dr. Lowey holds national certification as a board-certified hospice and palliative care nurse (CHPN) through the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses. In addition, she is a certified ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium) trainer (Core and Geriatric). ELNEC is a national education initiative to improve palliative care that provides undergraduate and graduate nursing faculty with training in palliative care so they can teach this essential information to nursing students and practicing nurses. For all of her service in hospice and palliative care, she was awarded the FPCN (Fellow in Palliative Nursing) designation in March of 2018. Achieving fellow status is the highest honor within the hospice and palliative care community.

Dr. Lowey also holds several leadership positions with national professional organizations. She is currently on the Board of Directors for the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Credentialing Center. She also served two three-year terms on the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses Registered Nurse Examination Development Committee (RN EDC).This work involved developing and revising exam content for the national hospice and palliative nurse certification exam. She was a previous committee member on the Gerontological Nursing Educator Competencies Validation Panel through the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. She also served as a faculty representative for Omicron Beta, Brockport’s

Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society from 2012-2019. Dr. Lowey reviews manuscripts for the Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, The Journal of Gerontological Nursing and Research in Nursing & Health. Additionally, she is a member of several professional organizations including: The Gerontological Society of America, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society. She has successfully disseminated her work through numerous national, state, and local professional presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and has authored two books.

• Recent Publications

  Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
  
  Lowey, S.E. (in press). Withholding medical interventions & ageism during a pandemic: A model for resource allocation decision making. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing
  
  Gaisser, D. J., Lowey, S.E., Barbel, P.A. (in press). An examination and comparison of stethoscope hygiene in nursing education programs. Journal of Nursing Education.
  
  Lowey, S.E. (2020). What will my life be like at age 70?: Perspectives of nursing students in an aging course. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46(4), 48-52.
  
  Lowey, S.E. (2020). Management of severe pain in terminally ill patients at home: An evidence-based strategy. Home Healthcare Nurse, 38(1), 8-15.
  
  Lowey, S.E. (2018). A comparison of students’ knowledge, attitudes and interest in older adults after introduction of a gerontological nursing course. Journal of Nursing Education, 57(2), 106-109.
  
  Lowey, S.E. (2017). Care transitions among Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life. Nursing 2017, 47(6), 36-43.
  
  Lowey, S.E. & Liebel, D.V. (2016). Factors that influence care transitions of end-stage heartfailure patients to palliative home care. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 18(6), 572-578.
  
  Lowey, S.E., Powers, B.A., Xue, Y. & Smith, J.A. (2015). Opioid use in the last year of life among Medicare beneficiaries with advanced illnesses: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 17(3), 242-248.
  
  Lowey, S.E., Norton, S.A., Quinn, J.R., & Quill, T.E. (2014). A place to get worse: Perspectives on avoiding hospitalization from patients with end-stage cardiopulmonary disease. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 16(6), 338-345.
  
  Lowey, S.E., Norton, S.A., Quinn, J.R., & Quill, T.E. (2013). Living with advanced heart failure or COPD: Experiences and goals of individuals nearing the end of life. Research in Nursing & Health, 36, 349-358.
  
  Books
  
  Lowey, S.E. (2017). Nursing Beyond the Bedside: 60 Non-Hospital Careers in Nursing. Indianapolis: Sigma Theta Tau International Publishing.
  
  Lowey, S.E. (2015). Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know. Geneseo, New York: SUNY Open Textbooks.
  
  Book Chapters/Contributions
  
  Lowey, S.E. (in press) Fostering Proficiency in Food Literacy: A Framework for Igniting Positive Social Change. In P.A. Robinson, K.V. Williams & M. Stojanovic (Eds.), Global Citizenship for Adult Education: Advancing Critical Literacies for Equity and Social Justice. Routledge.
  
  Lowey, S.E. (in press). Case Study: Food Literacy. In M. Stanhope & J. Lancaster (Eds.), Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing (6th Ed.).Elsevier: St. Louis.
  
  Lowey, S.E. (2017). Palliative Care in the Management of Patients with Advanced Heart Failure. In S.(Ed.), Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Springer: Boston, MA.
  
  Lowey, S.E. (2017). End of Life Care in Older Adults. In J. Grabbe (Ed.), Recent Advances in Geriatric Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Vol. 2) (pp. 136-161). Bentam Science
  
  Professional Research Presentations: National/International
  
  Lowey, S.E. “Implementing Reflective Journaling to Improve Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards Aging.” Presented at the 2020 National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) Leadership Conference. October, 2020. Virtual Format due to COVID.
  
  Lowey, S.E. “Withholding Medical Care & Ageism During a Pandemic: A Model for Resource Allocation Decision Making.” Presented at the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association 14th Annual Clinical Practice Forum Virtual Conference. September, 2020. Virtual Format due to COVID.
  
  Gaisser, D.J., Lowey, S.E., Barbel, P.A., & Pellitier, M. “The STOP Study: Sanitize To Omit Pathogens.” Accepted to be presented at Sigma’s 31st International Nursing Research Congress. July, 2020. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  
  Lowey, S.E. “Preparing Students to Care for the Dying: A Systematic Review of End-of-Life Care Simulation in Educational Programs.” Presented at the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association 13th Annual Clinical Practice Forum “Transforming Palliative Care Through Professional and Clinical Leadership.” September, 2019. Pittsburgh, PA.
  
  Lowey, S.E. “Management of Fatigue at the End of Life: A Systematic Review.” Presented at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly. March, 2019, Orlando, FL.
  
  Lowey, S.E. “What Will My Life Be Like at Age 70?: Perspectives of Undergraduate Students in an Aging Course.” Presented at the Gerontological Society of America’s 70th Annual Scientific Meeting. November, 2018. Boston, MA.
  
  Lowey, S.E. “Did Nursing School Prepare Me to Care for Dying Patients?: Perspectives of Undergraduate Nursing Students.” Presented at the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association 12th Annual Clinical Practice Forum “Continuing the Path: Advancing Expert Care in Palliative Nursing. September, 2018. Pittsburgh, PA.
  
  Lowey, S.E. “Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Perspectives about a Community Poverty Simulation Workshop: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.” Presented at the 44th Biennial Convention of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. October, 2017. Indianapolis, IN.
  
  Lowey, S.E “Does Simulating Dying Really Work?: The State of End of Life Care in Nursing Education Curriculum.” Presented at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly. February, 2017, Phoenix, AZ.
  
  Lowey, S.E. “Barriers to Facilitating Palliative Home Care for Heart Failure Patients: Perspectives of Discharge Coordinators.” Presented at the at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly. February, 2017, Phoenix, AZ.
  
  Okolo, K. & Lowey, S.E. “Poverty competency: Awareness and impact of poverty simulation in the nursing field.” Poster presented at the 16th Annual Diversity Conference. October 2016, State University of New York College at Brockport.
  
  Lowey, S.E. “Factors Affecting Post-Acute Referrals for Palliative Home Health Care Among Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure.” Poster presented at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly. March 2016, Chicago, IL.
  
  Lowey, S.E. & Liebel, D. “Factors that Influence Care Transitions of End-Stage Heart Failure Patients to Palliative Home Care.” Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America 68th Annual Scientific Meeting. November 2015, Orlando, FL.