College of Nursing
Diana Wilkie Research Group
Led by Diana Wilkie · Biobehavioral Nursing Science
What we study
The Wilkie Lab studies pain management, palliative care, and health disparities in cancer and sickle cell disease patients. They use clinical trials, informatics tools, and behavioral research to improve patient outcomes.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Computational
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Randomized clinical trial of dignity therapy
Testing dignity therapy for elderly cancer patients to improve spiritual outcomes.
Internet-based reproductive health education for sickle cell disease
Developing an online intervention to educate individuals with sickle cell disease or trait about reproductive choices.
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Recent papers, explained
- Impact of Live Preferential Music on Pain in the Emergency Care Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial
2026 · Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Tests if live music reduces pain in emergency care for musculoskeletal issues.
- To Measure or Not to Measure: Existential Maturation as a Case in Point
2026 · Psychoanalytic Inquiry
Explores methods to study existential maturation in psychoanalysis using a three-layer model.
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- Depression, pain, and catastrophizing in adults with sickle cell disease and chronic pain
2026 · General Hospital Psychiatry
- Haloperidol or amitriptyline for chronic neuropathic pain in adults with sickle cell disease: A systematic review
2026 · Journal of sickle cell disease.
Reviews whether haloperidol or amitriptyline helps chronic pain in sickle cell disease patients.
- Representation of Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Pediatric and Adult Care: What We Discovered Using Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside (i2b2) Data
2026 · Pediatric Blood & Cancer
Compares sex differences in sickle cell disease patients between pediatric and adult clinics nationwide.
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How to reach out
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