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Jane M. Flanagan

Department Chairperson and Associate Professor

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Jane M. Flanagan

Ph.D., RN/NP, ANP-BC, AHN-BC, FNAP, FNI, FAAN

Contact

Maloney Hall 353

Telephone: 617-552-8949

Email: jane.flanagan@bc.edu

Education

  • B.S.N., University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • M.S., Northeastern University
  • Ph.D., 艾可直播 College

Research Interests

Lifestyle interventions to improve the health of those caring for people with chronic health conditions

Expertise

  • Caregiving
  • Chronic Illness
  • Health and well-being
  • Palliative Care

Clinical Practice

Nurse Practitioner,听Fox Hill Village

Curriculum Vitae

Profile

Jane Flanagan, Ph.D., RN, AHN-BC, ANP-BC, FAAN,听is a department chairperson and an associate professor at the Connell School of Nursing and a nurse scientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Yvonne Munn Center for Nursing Research. She holds appointments as a member of the Board of Directors at the Sherrill House in 艾可直播; volunteer 艾可直播in the School of Nursing at the Health Science Center at the University of Tennessee Memphis; an associate clinical scientist at the Phyllis Cantor Center at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute; and as a nurse practitioner at Fox Hill Village Assisted Living Facility in Westwood.

Dr. Flanagan is editor of the听International Journal of Nursing Knowledge听and serves on the editorial board for the听International Journal for Human Caring. She is an appointed fellow in NANDA-I, the National Academy of Practice, and the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Flanagan鈥檚 work is focused on lifestyle interventions to improve the health of those caring for people with chronic health conditions.

Selected Appointments & Awards

  • Nurse Scientist, Munn Center for Nursing Research, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Eastern Nursing Research Society (President)
  • Society of Rogerian Scholars (Nominations & Communications Chair)
  • Editor, International Journal of Nursing Knowledge
  • Editorial Board, International Association for Human Caring
  • Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing
  • Fellow in the National Academies of Practice as a Distinguished Faculty Member
  • Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses 鈥� Teacher of the Year
  • Keys to Inclusive Leadership in Nursing 艾可直播 College Mentor Award
  • Inducted as a Fellow in NANDA-International Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners Distinguished Nurse Practitioner of the Year

Selected Publications

  • Flanagan, J.听 & Beck, C., Eds. (2025). Nursing Research, Generating and Evaluating Evidence for Nursing Practice. 12th Edition. Wolter Kluwer
  • Flanagan, J., Connolly, M., Coakley, A., Fugate, M., Prud鈥檋ommeaux, E., & Young, C. (2025). The needs of informal caregivers of people experiencing dementia as identified on social media.听Aging & Mental Health, 1鈥�8. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2445137.
  • Geyer, D., Flanagan, J. M., van de Water, B., McCarthy, S., & Vessey, J. A. (2025). A qualitative descriptive study exploring the systemic challenges of caring for children with medical complexity at home.听Journal of Pediatric Health Care: Official Publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners,听39(1), 24鈥�32.
  • Flanagan, J. and Connolly, M. (2025). Respiratory Care, In: Boltz, M. Capezuti, E. & Fulmer, T.听 Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice,听7th听别诲.
  • Hanan, D., Lyons, K., Mahoney, E., Irwin, K., & Flanagan, J. (2024). Barriers and facilitators to caring for individuals with serious persistent mental illness in long-term care, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 51, 25-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2024.05.006.
  • Wang, G. X., Mercaldo, S. F., Cahill, J. E., Flanagan, J. M., Lehman, C. D., & Park, E. R. (2024). Missed screening mammography appointments: patient sociodemographic characteristics and mammography completion after one year.听Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, S1546-1440(24)00356-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2024.03.017.
  • Petreca, V. G., Flanagan J., Lyons K., & W Burgess A. (2024). The reintegration of men into society after a sexual offense: a hermeneutic phenomenology study.听Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 1鈥�15. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2024.2322008
  • Sheehan, D.L., Flanagan, J, & Wills, D. (2024). Intensive Care Unit Nurses' Experience of Watson's Theory of Human Caring Caritas Process III: Developing Spiritual Self to Provide Spiritual Nursing Care.听ANS. Advances in nursing science,听47(1), 59鈥�72. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000489
  • Bartzak, P., Butcher, H., Flanagan, J., Jones, D., Larkin, D. Malinski, V. Reed, S., & Smith, M. (Eds.) (2023). Evolving Rogerian Nursing Science: John R. Phillips鈥� Unique Contributions. Self-published by the Society of Rogerian Scholars.
  • Boltz, M.,听Flanagan, J. M., & Ji, M. (2023). Postacute Rehabilitation in Patients with and without Dementia.听Annals of Long Term Care.听
  • Flanagan, J.听(2023). Editorial: Big Data: Nursing鈥檚 Moment.听International Journal of Nursing Knowledge,听34(3), 169.听
  • Flanagan, J.听(2023). Editorial: Don鈥檛 Hide the Disciplinary Focus, Steward It.听International Journal of Nursing Knowledge,听34(2), 87鈥�88.听
  • Leone-Sheehan, D.,听Flanagan, J., & Willis, D. (2023). Intensive Care Unit Nurses鈥� Experience of Watson鈥檚 Theory of Human Caring Caritas Process III: Developing Spiritual Self to Provide Spiritual Nursing Care.听Advances in Nursing Science.听
  • Rossi, L., Butler, S., Coakley, A., &听Flanagan, J.听(2023). Nursing Knowledge Captured in Electronic Health Records.听International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 34(1), 72鈥�84.听
  • Flanagan, J.听(2023). Peer Review.听International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 34(3), 3.听
  • Jones, D. A.,听Flanagan, J., Fawcett, J., Sousa, K., Willis, D., Wolf, Z., 鈥� Smith, M. (2023). The American Academy of Nursing 50th Anniversary of the Nursing Theory Guided Practice Expert Panel (NTGPEP): Exploring the Past鈥擱e-envisioning the Future.听Nursing Science Quarterly, 36(1), 35鈥�41.听
  • Boltz, M., &听Flanagan, J.听(2022). The Family-Centered Function-Focused Care Intervention: Implementation and Measurement Considerations.听Innovation in Aging, 6(supplement 1), 96.听
  • Flanagan, J.听(2022). Methodological Studies and Methods: For What Purpose?听International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 33(4), 247.听
  • Harris, A.,听Flanagan, J. M., & Jones, D. (2022). Advanced Practice Registered Nurses:听 Accomplishments, Trends, and Future Development. In听Advanced Practice Nursing: Essentials for Role Development听(5th ed., pp. 429鈥�440). F.A. Davis.
  • Grace, P., &听Flanagan, J. M.听(2022). Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing: Caring for Adults and Older Adults. In听Nursing Ethics And Professional Responsibility in Advanced Practice听(4th ed., pp. 319鈥�340). Jones & Bartlett.
  • Kuehnert, P., Fawcett, J., DePriest, K., Cousin, L., Ervin, N.,听Flanagan, J., 鈥� Schenk, B. (2022). Authors鈥� response to Dr. Padgett.听Nursing Outlook,听70(4), 557鈥�558.听
  • Sullivan-Bolyai, S., Ratta, C. D.,听Flanagan, J., Pudasainee-Kapri, S., & Sefcik, J. S. (2022). Salami Slicing and Other Fatal Flaws to Avoid in Publishing Qualitative Findings.听Journal of Pediatric Nursing,听66, A9鈥揂10.听
  • Barreveld, A.,听Flanagan, J. M., Arnstein, P., Handa, S., Hernandez-Nuno de la Rosa, M., Matthews, M., & Shaefer, J. (2022). Results of a Team Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in a Patient with Pain.听Pain Medicine,听22(12), 2918鈥�2924.听
  • Kuehnert, P., Fawcett, J., DePriest, K., Chinn, P., Cousin, L., Ervin, N., 鈥� Waite, R. (2022). Defining the Social Determinants of Health for Nursing Action to Achieve Health Equity: A Consensus Paper from the American Academy of Nursing.听Nursing Outlook,听70(1), 10鈥�27.听
  • Flanagan, J., Post, K., Hill, R., & DiPalazzo, J. (2022). Feasibility of a Nurse Coached Walking Intervention for Informal Dementia Caregivers.听Western Journal of Nursing Research,听44(5), 466鈥�476.听
  • Flanagan, J. M., Post, K., Hill, R., & Winters, L. N. (2021). Findings from a Provider-Led, Mindfulness-Based, Internet-Streamed Yoga Video Addressing the Psychological Outcomes of Breast Cancer Survivors.听Holistic Nursing Practice,听35(5), 281鈥�289.听
  • Banister, G., Carroll, D. L., Dickins, K.,听Flanagan, J., Jones, D., Looby, S. E., & Cahill, J. E. (2022). Nurse-Sensitive Indicators during COVID-19.听International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 33(3), 234鈥�244.听
  • Post, K. E., Berry, D. L., Shindul-Rothschild, J., &听Flanagan, J.听(2021). Patient Engagement in Breast Cancer Survivorship Care.听Cancer Nursing,听44(5), E296鈥揈302.听
  • Flanagan, J.听(2022). The Lost Art of the Narrative Review.听International Journal of Nursing Knowledge,听33(2), 83.听
  • Flanagan, J.听(2022). Roles and Responsibilities in Authorship.听International Journal of Nursing Knowledge,听33(1), 3鈥�4.听
  • O鈥橰eilly-Jacob, M., Perloff, J., Sherafat-Kazemzadeh, R., &听Flanagan, J.听(2022) Nurse Practitioners鈥� Perception of Temporary Full Practice Authority During a COVID-19 Surge: A Qualitative Study.听International Journal of Nursing Studies, 126, 104141.听

Selected Grants

  • NIH NIA T32 Training Grant (PIs: Vranceanu & Mitchell). Interdisciplinary research fellowship in prevention, optimization and living well with persistent or serious illness. Role: Institutional Advisory Board
  • NIH K23 (PI: 听Wentzell, Katherine). Investigating the Impact of Financial Toxicity in Young Adults with T1D.听 Role: Qualitative Methods Mentor
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Nursing Alumni Grant (PI: Loren Winters).听Bridging the Gap: Integrating a Healthy Lifestyle Program to Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Stage Breast Cancer. Role: Mentor
  • Mentor, Yvonne Munn Research Grant Massachusetts General Hospital Healing from Liver Transplant: The Patient鈥檚 Story
  • Co-investigator, Munn Center for Nursing Research Department Funds Massachusetts General Hospital Exploratory study of inpatient nursing admission documentation to identify problems common to COVID-19 patients
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Donahue Foundation Post-acute outcomes in nursing home residents with dementia
  • Principal Investigator, Institute for Aging, 艾可直播 College A Pilot Study of a Health-coached (HC) walking program in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
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