Glenna Dowling, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor Emeritus
Physiological Nursing
School of Nursing

Education & Training

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• B.S. Nursing University of California, San Francisco 1980

Videos

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• State of Minds: June 2009 (youtube.com)

Grants and Projects

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• Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers of People with Dementia, NIH, 2013-2019
• PD Wii: Computer-Based Training Phase II, NIH, 2007-2011
• Computer-based Video Game Therapy for Gait and Balance in Cerebral Palsy, NIH, 2009-2010
• General Clinical Research Center, NIH, 1974-2009
• Management of Sleep-activity Disruption in Alzheimers, NIH, 1991-2004
• Melatonin for Sleep Disorders in Parkinsons Disease, NIH, 1998-2002

Publications (54)

Top publication keywords:
Walking SpeedSelf CareBehavior TherapyPsychiatric NursingFrontotemporal DementiaSchizophrenic PsychologyNursing AssessmentSchizophreniaVideo GamesPhototherapyDangerous BehaviorCaregiversSleep Disorders, Circadian RhythmHallucinationsSelf-Management

• Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board Audiogram Screening Comparative Analysis.
  Military medicine 2024 Kilgore KM, Beer EN, Adams JK, Scalo JF, Kilgore AJ, Marinelli JP, Erbele ID, Dowling GA, Esquivel CR, Spear SA
• Randomized controlled trial of a positive emotion regulation intervention to reduce stress in family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease: protocol and design for the LEAF 2.0 study.
  BMC geriatrics 2024 Leong CA, Summers A, Grote V, Jackson K, Dowling G, Snowberg K, Cotten P, Cheung E, Yang D, Addington EL, Moskowitz JT
• Effects of a 12-Session Symptom Self-Management Course on Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients' Auditory Hallucinations and Anxiety.
  Issues in mental health nursing 2023 Buccheri RK, Buffum MD, Snyder A, Trygstad LN, Dowling GA
• Randomized controlled trial of a facilitated online positive emotion regulation intervention for dementia caregivers.
  Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association 2019 Moskowitz JT, Cheung EO, Snowberg KE, Verstaen A, Merrilees J, Salsman JM, Dowling GA
• Mentalizing Imagery Therapy Mobile App to Enhance the Mood of Family Dementia Caregivers: Feasibility and Limited Efficacy Testing.
  JMIR aging 2019 Sikder AT, Yang FC, Schafer R, Dowling GA, Traeger L, Jain FA

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• Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers of people with dementia: protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a positive affect skills intervention.
  Open access journal of clinical trials 2018 Verstaen A, Moskowitz JT, Snowberg KE, Merrilees J, Dowling GA
• Impact of a Pilot Videogame-Based Physical Activity Program on Walking Speed in Adults with Schizophrenia.
  Community mental health journal 2017 Leutwyler H, Hubbard E, Cooper BA, Dowling G
• Integrating Anxiety Reduction into an Existing Self-Management of Auditory Hallucinations Course.
  Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services 2017 Buccheri RK, Trygstad LN, Buffum MD, Ju DS, Dowling GA
• The Impact of a Videogame-Based Pilot Physical Activity Program in Older Adults with Schizophrenia on Subjectively and Objectively Measured Physical Activity.
  Frontiers in psychiatry 2015 Leutwyler H, Hubbard E, Cooper B, Dowling G
• Auditory hallucinations interview guide: promoting recovery with an interactive assessment tool.
  Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services 2014 Trygstad LN, Buccheri RK, Buffum MD, Ju DS, Dowling GA
• Adherence to a Videogame-Based Physical Activity Program for Older Adults with Schizophrenia.
  Games for health journal 2014 Leutwyler H, Hubbard EM, Dowling GA
• Life enhancing activities for family caregivers of people with frontotemporal dementia.
  Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2014 Dowling GA, Merrilees J, Mastick J, Chang VY, Hubbard E, Moskowitz JT
• Sleep in persons with frontotemporal dementia and their family caregivers.
  Nursing research 2014 Merrilees J, Hubbard E, Mastick J, Miller BL, Dowling GA
• Disseminating an evidence-based course to teach self-management of auditory hallucinations.
  Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services 2013 Buffum MD, Buccheri RK, Trygstad LN, Dowling GA
• Self-management of unpleasant auditory hallucinations: a tested practice model.
  Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services 2013 Buccheri RK, Trygstad LN, Buffum MD, Birmingham P, Dowling GA
• Feasibility of Computer-Based Videogame Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy.
  Games for health journal 2013 Radtka S, Hone R, Brown C, Mastick J, Melnick ME, Dowling GA
• Feasibility of adapting a classroom balance training program to a video game platform for people with Parkinson's disease.
  Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association 2013 Dowling GA, Hone R, Brown C, Mastick J, Melnick M
• Characterization of apathy in persons with frontotemporal dementia and the impact on family caregivers.
  Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2013 Merrilees J, Dowling GA, Hubbard E, Mastick J, Ketelle R, Miller BL
• Videogames to Promote Physical Activity in Older Adults with Schizophrenia.
  Games for health journal 2012 Leutwyler H, Hubbard EM, Vinogradov S, Dowling GA
• Changes in heel skin temperature under pressure in hip surgery patients.
  Advances in skin & wound care 2011 Wong VK, Stotts NA, Hopf HW, Dowling GA, Froelicher ES
• Sleep in older adults with Alzheimer's disease.
  The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses 2010 Song Y, Dowling GA, Wallhagen MI, Lee KA, Strawbridge WJ
• Responding to command hallucinations to harm: the unpleasant voices scale and harm command safety protocol.
  Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services 2010 Gerlock AA, Buccheri R, Buffum MD, Trygstad L, Dowling GA
• Comprehensive evidence-based program teaching self-management of auditory hallucinations on inpatient psychiatric units.
  Issues in mental health nursing 2010 Buccheri RK, Trygstad LN, Buffum MD, Lyttle K, Dowling G
• Adult day health center participation and health-related quality of life.
  The Gerontologist 2010 Schmitt EM, Sands LP, Weiss S, Dowling G, Covinsky K
• Rest-activity patterns in institutionalized Korean older adults with dementia: a pilot study.
  Journal of gerontological nursing 2009 Song Y, Dowling GA, Wallhagen MI, Lee KA, Strawbridge WJ, Hubbard EM
• Rest-activity and behavioral disruption in a patient with frontotemporal dementia.
  Neurocase 2009 Merrilees J, Hubbard E, Mastick J, Miller BL, Dowling GA
• Behavioral management of auditory hallucinations.
  Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services 2009 Buffum MD, Buccheri R, Trygstad L, Gerlock AA, Birmingham P, Dowling GA, Kuhlman GJ
• Preliminary results of a longitudinal study of changes in cognitive function in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide.
  Psycho-oncology 2008 Jansen CE, Dodd MJ, Miaskowski CA, Dowling GA, Kramer J
• Melatonin and bright-light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with Alzheimer's disease.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2007 Dowling GA, Burr RL, Van Someren EJ, Hubbard EM, Luxenberg JS, Mastick J, Cooper BA
• How heel oxygenation changes under pressure.
  Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society 2007 Wong VK, Stotts NA, Hopf HW, Froelicher ES, Dowling GA
• A meta-analysis of the sensitivity of various neuropsychological tests used to detect chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment in patients with breast cancer.
  Oncology nursing forum 2007 Jansen CE, Miaskowski CA, Dodd MJ, Dowling GA
• Behavioral management of command hallucinations to harm in schizophrenia.
  Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services 2007 Buccheri R, Trygstad L, Dowling G
• Light treatment for neuropsychiatric behaviors in Alzheimer's disease.
  Western journal of nursing research 2007 Dowling GA, Graf CL, Hubbard EM, Luxenberg JS
• Older adults' and case managers' perceptions of smoking and smoking cessation.
  Journal of aging and health 2005 Schmitt EM, Tsoh JY, Dowling GA, Hall SM
• A metaanalysis of studies of the effects of cancer chemotherapy on various domains of cognitive function.
  Cancer 2005 Jansen CE, Miaskowski C, Dodd M, Dowling G, Kramer J
• Potential mechanisms for chemotherapy-induced impairments in cognitive function.
  Oncology nursing forum 2005 Jansen C, Miaskowski C, Dodd M, Dowling G, Kramer J
• Melatonin for sleep disturbances in Parkinson's disease.
  Sleep medicine 2005 Dowling GA, Mastick J, Colling E, Carter JH, Singer CM, Aminoff MJ
• Effect of timed bright light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with Alzheimer's disease.
  International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2005 Dowling GA, Mastick J, Hubbard EM, Luxenberg JS, Burr RL
• Effect of morning bright light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with severe Alzheimer's disease.
  International psychogeriatrics 2005 Dowling GA, Hubbard EM, Mastick J, Luxenberg JS, Burr RL, Van Someren EJ
• The relationship between smoking history and current functioning in disabled community-living older adults.
  Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 2005 Haas AL, Eng C, Dowling G, Schmitt E, Hall SM
• Chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment in women with breast cancer: a critique of the literature.
  Oncology nursing forum 2005 Jansen CE, Miaskowski C, Dodd M, Dowling G
• Sleep and chronobiology: recommendations for nursing education.
  Nursing outlook 2004 Lee KA, Landis C, Chasens ER, Dowling G, Merritt S, Parker KP, Redeker N, Richards KC, Rogers AE, Shaver JF, Umlauf MG, Weaver TE
• Long-term effects of teaching behavioral strategies for managing persistent auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia.
  Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services 2004 Buccheri R, Trygstad L, Dowling G, Hopkins R, White K, Griffin JJ, Henderson S, Suciu L, Hippe S, Kaas MJ, Covert C, Hebert P
• The Northern California Chronic Care Network for Dementia.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2004 Coon DW, Williams MP, Moore RJ, Edgerly ES, Steinbach CM, Roth SP, Phillips CL, Nguyen H, Dowling GA, Dunning EA, Feigenbaum LZ
• Effect of pallidotomy on postural control and motor function in Parkinson disease.
  Archives of neurology 1999 Melnick ME, Dowling GA, Aminoff MJ, Barbaro NM
• Symptom management of auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia. Results of 1-year follow up.
  Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services 1997 Buccheri R, Trygstad L, Kanas N, Dowling G
• New pharmacotherapy for Parkinson's disease.
  The Annals of pharmacotherapy 1997 Gottwald MD, Bainbridge JL, Dowling GA, Aminoff MJ, Alldredge BK
• Sensory perception in Parkinson disease.
  Archives of neurology 1997 Jobst EE, Melnick ME, Byl NN, Dowling GA, Aminoff MJ
• Roadblocks encountered in recruiting patients for a study of sleep disruption in Alzheimer's disease.
  Image--the journal of nursing scholarship 1997 Dowling GA, Wiener CL
• Auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia. Group experience in examining symptom management and behavioral strategies.
  Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services 1996 Buccheri R, Trygstad L, Kanas N, Waldron B, Dowling G
• Behavioral intervention strategies for sleep-activity disruption.
  International psychogeriatrics 1996 Dowling GA
• Sleep in older women with Parkinson's disease.
  The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses 1995 Dowling GA
• Continuing education program: integrating an understanding of sleep knowledge into your practice. Part 5. Sleep problems in older adults (continuing education credit).
  The American nurse 1995 Dowling G
• Urinary retention in hospitalized elderly women.
  Journal of gerontological nursing 1993 Williams MP, Wallhagen M, Dowling G