Research & Scholarship
Research Interests and Experience
Vulnerable population, gerontology and program development
Co-Investigator on interprofessional team at Regis University, “A Correlation Study of Communication Skill Level and Electronic Social networking Usage Among Health Care Students.”, 2011.
Co-Investigator on collaborative research work with Denver University, City and County of Denver, and Regis University on “Estimating Health Care Savings From Project Homeless Connect: A City-University Study of Preventative health Care Intervention Among Denver’s Homeless”, 2007
Research assistant on Center for Health Services and Policy Research funded grant examining patient functionality in home care setting, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 2002
Research assistant on ARHQ funded grant examining pain management in the nursing home setting. Principal Investigator - Dr. Katherine Jones, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, 2001
Research assistant on AHRQ funded grant examining organizational culture and working conditions in the nursing home setting. Principal Investigator - Dr Jill Scott, University of Colorado Health Sciences, School of Nursing, 2001
Research assistant on Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Assessment of Nurse Managers, Principal Investigator: Mary Krugman, RN, PhD, University Hospital, Denver, Colorado, 2000
Principal Investigator of research project for Colorado Foundation for Medical Care looking at the results of the state of Colorado's HCBS- EBD utilization, Denver, Colorado, 1999
Presentations
Goldwire, M.A., Crewell, J., Pennington, K., McGuire, M., Roysen, D., Davis, A. (November 2012) Interprofessional Spiritual Care Elective for Pharmacy Students. 5th Annual Evidence-Based Practice, Research and Innovation Conference. Denver, CO.
McCollum, M., Sheridan, L., Pennington, K.S., Suit, L., Davis, A.M., Scherer, S.A. (July 2012) Assessing Teaching Effectiveness in an Interdisciplinary Environment. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Kissimmee, Florida.
Gilbert, M., Berg, B., Jarrett, S., Pennington, K., Weber, C., & Ellison, N. Teamsand Collaboration: Keys to Success of the Development of a Post-Masters Doctorof Nursing Practice (DNP) Program. Fifth National Doctors of Nursing Practice Inc. Conference, St. Louis, MO, September 19–21, 2012.
Mulhall, M.; Crewell,J.; Snedden, T.; & Pennington, K. ( June 2012). Ignation Pedagogy: Transforming Knowledge into Contemplative Action. 2012 AHNA Annual Conference presented at the meeting of the American Holistic Nurses Association, Snowbird, UT.
Gilbert, M., Jarrett, S., Berg, B., Pennington, K., & Weber, C. (January 2011). Teams and Collaboration: Keys to Success of the Development of a Post-Masters Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program. American Association of Colleges of Nursing DNP Conference, Naples, FL.
Gilbert, M., Jarrett, S., Scherer, S., Pennington, K., Fuller, S., Ricchetti, C., Gorman, I., & Amador, T.(January 2011). Embracing Complexity by Advancing the Value of Faculty Practice through Interprofessional Collaboration among a College for Health Professions, an Alternative High School for Students with Special Circumstances, and a Community Based Care Agency for Underserved Populations. American Association of Colleges of Nursing Pre-Conference, Naples, FL.
Pennington, K.; Crewell, J.; Snedden, T.; & Mulhall, M. (September 2011). Ignatian Pedagogy: Transforming Nursing Education. 2011 NLN Education Summit. Podium Presentation at National League for Nurses, Orlando, FL,.
Pennington, K. (October, 2007).Why Do Research. Keynote Speaker at Presbyterian St Luke’s Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.
Pennington, K. & Moscatel, S. (May, 2007). Evidence Based Practice Partnerships: Building Bridges between Education and Practice. Eastern Regional Veteran’s Administration Medical Center Evidence-Based Practice Symposium, Denver Colorado.
Pennington, K. & Moscatel, S. (April, 2007). Addressing Gaps in Education and Practice Through Evidence Based Practice Partnerships. Western Institute of Nursing Assembly, Portland, OR.
Pennington, K.& Moscatel, S. (March, 2007). Evidence Based Practice Partnerships: Building Bridges between Education and Practice. 18th Annual Rocky Mountain Regional Multidisciplinary Research & Evidence-Based Practice Symposium, Denver Colorado.
Pennington, K. (February, 2007). Outcomes Model of Home Health Care in the USA. Yonsei University, Seoul Korea.
Pennington, K. (October, 2005). Community Health Nursing in the USA. Hangzhou Medical College School of Nursing, Hangzhou China.
Pennington, K. (2004). Second career workers: new labor source for nursing home staffing shortage. 37th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference/ 18th Annual WIN Assembly, “Hallmarks of Quality: Generating and Using Knowledge, “ held April 22-24, 2004, Portland, Oregon.
Pennington, K. (2002). The Role of the CNA in the Nursing Home Setting, addressed to PhD faculty and students at the School of Nursing. University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado.
Pennington, K. (2000). Results of the Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Assessment of Nurse Managers. CNO of University Hospital, Denver.
Pennington, K. (1999). Learning the Art of Caring and the Science of Discovery. School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, Fall Convocation.
Pennington, K. (1999). Orientation of the Home Care Nurse. Best Care At Home, Home Health Agency staff and management team, Denver, Colorado.
Pennington, K. (1999). Results of the HCBS-EBD Utilization Report. Colorado Foundation for Medical Care and the State of Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, Denver, Colorado.
Publications
Pennington, K., Crewell, J., Snedden, T., & Mulhall, M. (in submission). Ignatian Pedagogy: Transforming Nursing Education. Nursing Perspectives.
Pennington, K., Coast, M., & Kroh, M. (2010, Dec). Healthcare for the Homeless: A partnership between a city and a school of nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, 49 (12): p. 700-3.
Pennington, K., Moscatel, S., Dacar, S., & Johnson, C. (2009). Evidence-based practice partnerships: Building bridges between education and practice. Nursing Management,41 (4), p 19-23.
Pennington, K., Congdon, J., Magilvy, K. (2007). Second career CNAs in nursing homes: Untapped resources. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 33(6), 21-8.
Clark, L, Fink, R., Pennington, K., & Jones, K. (2006). Nurses’reflections on pain management in a nursing home setting. Pain Management in Nursing, 7(2), 71-7.
Pennington, K (2005) Second Career CNAs’ perceptions of and factors influencing employment in nursing homes (Doctoral dissertation, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 2005). Dissertation Abstracts International,66-03, 1400.
Clark, L., Jones, K., & Pennington, K. (2004). Nurses’ pain assessment practices with nursing home residents.Western Journal of Nursing Research. 26(7),733-50.
Pennington, K., Scott, J., & Magilvy, K. (2003). Exploring the role of certified nursing assistants in the nursing home setting. Journal of Nursing Administration, 33(11), 578-584.
Fink, R., Pepper, G., Boyd, M., Pennington, K., Jarrell, L., Marquez, F., Casiano, E., Marks, W. (2002). Assessing, documenting and managing pain in elderly nursing home residents... 35th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference/16th Annual WIN Assembly, "Health Disparities: Meeting the Challenge," held April 18-20, 2002, Palm Springs, California. Communicating Nursing Research. 35(10):147.
Clark L. Jones K. Pennington K. (2002). How staff talk about pain assessment practices in nursing homes... 35th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference/16th Annual WIN Assembly, "Health Disparities: Meeting the Challenge," held April 18-20, 2002, Palm Springs, California. Communicating Nursing Research. 35(10):146.