Background

Dr. Davis received a BS in nursing from Michigan State University; a MS in nursing as a clinical nurse specialist from Hunter College, the City University of New York; and a PhD in clinical nursing research with a major in physiology from the University of Arizona. 

Teaching

Examples of courses taught include:

• Adult Health Nursing
• Nurse Scientist Role
• Research Methods
• Biomarker Measurement
• Biological Basis of Sleep 

Research

Dr. Davis’ research program focuses on the study of sleep and circadian rhythm disruption in vulnerable populations and the effects of nonpharmacological interventions to improve sleep.  Vulnerable populations studied include postmenopausal women, women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy, women with Alzheimer’s dementia, patients with cardiac disease receiving left ventricular assist devices, young adults with asthma, women who are obese, and homeless women.  Nonpharmacological interventions studied include exercise, therapeutic bright light, yoga, and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.    

Dissemination

Dissemination activities have included over 90 national and international scientific podium and poster presentations at the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Southern Nursing Research Society, Oncology Nursing Society Congress, National State of the Science Congress, International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Associated Professional Sleep Societies Meeting, International Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, and Gerontological Society of America.   

Professional Service

Professional affiliations include American Academy of Nursing Fellow, Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) Board of Directors, FNINR Ambassador, FNINR National Advocacy Committee, American Association of Sleep Medicine, American Nurses Association, and Sigma Theta Tau International. 

Professional Practice

Clinical settings practiced include hospital medical-surgical units, public health department, health clinics, and sleep laboratories. 

Research Studies (Selected)

Effect of bright light on co-occurring cancer-related symptoms in breast cancer survivors:  A personalized intervention, NIH, NINR, 2017-2021.

Genetic banking and symptom science, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation, 2017-2021.

A pilot study of yoga for breathing and quality of life in patients with lung cancer, NIH, NCI, 2013-2016.

Effects of bright light on sleep and circadian rhythms in African American women with Alzheimer’s dementia, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2012-2015.

The relationship among sleep, depression, cognition, and self-care capabilities in patients with LVADs, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2009-2013.

Exercise and sleep:  A clinical trial in menopausal women, NIH, NINR, 2003-2007. 

Publications (selected)

Wu, H-S, Davis, J.E., & Chen L. (2021). Bright light shows promise in improving sleep, depression, and quality of life in women with breast cancer during chemotherapy: Findings of a pilot study. Chronobiology International, DOI:10.1080/07420528.2021.1871914.

Harmon, C., Adams, S.A. & Davis, J.E.  (2020). Nursing cognitive-overload and electronic documentation burden: A literature review.  Journal of Informatics Nursing 5, (3), 16-21 and 30.

Vergara, F.H., Davis, J.E., Budhathoki, C., Sullivan, N.J., & Sheridan, D.J. (2019). Face- to-face meetings with neurosurgical patients before hospital discharge: Impact on telephone outreach, emergency department visits, and hospital readmissions. Population Health Management, doi.org/10.1089/pop.2019.0038, 1-9. 

Wu, H.S., Davis, J. & Chen, L. (2018). Impact of comorbidity on symptoms and quality of life among patients being treated for breast cancer, Cancer Nursing, doi:1097/NCC.000000000000623.

Vergara, F.H., Sullivan, N.J., Sheridan, D.J., Davis, J.E.  (2018). The best practice for increasing telephone outreach. An integrative review. Professional Case Management, 23(6), 307-317.

Casida, J.M., Davis, J.E, Pagani, F.D. Aikens, J.E., Williams, C. & Yang, J.J.  (2018). Sleep and self-care correlates before and after implantation of a left-ventricular assist device (LVAD). Journal of Artificial Organs, 21(3), 278-284. 

Casida, J., Davis, J.E. & Zalewski, A.  (2018). Nighttime care routine and sleep disruption in adult cardiac surgery. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(7-8), e1377-e1384.

Galakatos, T., Bleich, M., Drinakrd, G., Ward, M., Davis, J. & Vaughn, M. (2017). Education as a heart failure intervention: What providers taught patients in one hospital setting. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy,7(6), 24-69.

Tate, N.H., Davis, J.E. & Yarandi, H.  (2014). Sociocultural influences on weight-related behaviors in African American adolescents. Western Journal of Nursing Research, DOI: 10.1177/0193945914537122, pp 1-17.

Fouladbakhsh, J.M., Davis, J.E. & Yarandi, H.N.  (2014). A pilot study of the feasibility and outcomes of yoga for lung cancer survivors.  Oncology Nursing Forum, 41(2), 162-174.

Jarosz, P.A., Davis, J.E., Yarandi, H.N., Farkas, R., Feingold, E., Shippings, S., Smith, A. & Williams, D.  (2014). Obesity in urban women:  Associations with sleep and sleepiness, fatigue and activity.  Women’s Health Issues, 24(4), e447-e454.

Casida, J.M., Davis, J.E., Shpakor, L., & Yarandi, H.  (2013). An exploratory study of the patients’ sleep patterns and inflammatory response following cardio-pulmonary bypass (CPB). Journal of Clinical Nursing, 23, 2332-2342.

George, N. & Davis, J.E.  (2013). Assessing sleep in adolescence through a better understanding of sleep physiology. American Journal of Nursing, 113(4), 26-31. (Ranked 8^th in top 20 papers on sleep).

Sloan, C., Engels, H-J., Fahlman, M.M., Yarandi, H. & Davis, J.  (2013).  Effects of exercise on S-IGA and URS in postmenopausal women.  International Journal of Sports Medicine, 34, 81-86.

Wu, H.S. & Davis, J.E. (2012). Definition, prevalence and characteristics of sudden exhaustion: A new syndrome of cancer-related fatigue? Supportive Care in Cancer, 21(2), 609-617.

Etcher, L.A., Davis, J.E. & Yarandi, H. (2012). Therapeutic light and sleepiness at meals in women with Alzheimer’s disease. Research and Practice on Aging Journal, 1(2), 147-150.

Casida, J., Brewer, R.J., Smith, C. & Davis, J.E. (2012). An exploratory study of sleep quality, daytime function, and quality of life in patients with mechanical circulatory support. International Journal of Artificial Organs, 35(7), 531-537.

Wu, H.S., Davis, J.E. & Natavio, J. (2012). Fatigue and disrupted sleep-wake patterns in persons with cancer. A shared mechanism.  Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 6(2), E56-E68.

Casida, J.M., Davis, J.E., Brewer, R.J., Smith, C. & Yarandi, H. (2011). Sleep and daytime sleepiness of patients with left ventricular assist devise: A longitudinal pilot study. Progress in Transplantation, 21(2), 137-143.

Wu, H-S, Davis, J.E., Padiyar, J. & Yarandi, H. (2011). A comparison of disrupted sleep patterns in women with cancer-related fatigue and non-cancer postmenopausal women. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 15, 318-324.

Nowak, L. & Davis, J.E. (2011). A qualitative analysis of therapeutic light effects on global function in Alzheimer’s disease. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 33(7), 933-952.