College of Nursing
Amelia Schlak Research Group
Led by Amelia Schlak · Family, Community and Health Systems Science
What we study
The Schlak Lab studies how health care systems, like nurse staffing and education, affect patient outcomes. They use health services research methods to find ways to improve care delivery.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- A Research and Implementation Roadmap from the VA’s National State-of-the-Art Conference on Age-Friendly Care for Veterans
2026 · NEJM Catalyst
Describes the VA’s implementation of age-friendly care across multiple settings using the 4Ms framework.
- A Landscape of Evidence on RN Transition to Practice Programs
2025 · Medical Care
Reviews studies on programs to help new nurses transition into practice.
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- Reaching Consensus on Long COVID Symptoms and Patient-Reported Outcomes Across the Veterans Health Administration Using a Modified Hybrid Nominal Group-Delphi Approach
2025 · Medical Care
Reaches consensus on how to assess Long COVID symptoms and patient-reported outcomes in the VA.
- Findings and Recommendations From the State of the Art (SOTA) Conference on Nursing Research to Improve Veteran Outcomes
2025 · Medical Care
Summarizes findings and recommendations from a nursing research conference to improve veteran outcomes.
- Adaptation of meaning-centered psychotherapy for healthcare providers to buffer work-induced distress and improve wellbeing
2024 · Translational Behavioral Medicine
Tests a therapy to help healthcare workers cope with stress and find meaning.
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