Assistant Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Teaching Information
Teaching Interests
- Cultural Aspect of Aging
- Gerontology
- Primary Care of Adults/Geriatrics with Chronic Conditions
- Leadership and Management in Advanced Nursing Practice
Research Information
Research Interests
- Minority populations’ health disparities
- Self-management of chronic illness and neuroprocessing
- Diversity in clinical trials
Research Projects
- Principal Investigator. SPRINT MIND the Kidneys, Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). (2012-2016)
- Co-Investigator and Project Director of the Ohio Clinical Center Network. Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). (2010-present)
- Co-Investigator. SPRINT-Factors affecting Atherosclerosis Study (FAST). (2011-2016)
Awards and Honors
Nurse Researcher of the Year Award
2016
National Black Nurses Association
Advanced Practice Nurse, Clinical Nurse Excellence Award
2015
University Hospital Case Medical Center
Publications
- Rodriguez CJ, Still CH, Wagenknecht L, White S, Bates JT, Del Cid M, Garcia K, Lioudis M, Lopez NB, Moreyra A, Punzi H, Ringer R, Cushman WC, Contreras G, Servilla K, Rocco M. Baseline blood pressure control in Hispanics: characteristics of Hispanics in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2017 Feb;19(2):116-125. doi: 10.1111/jch.12942. Epub 2016 Nov 14.
- Pajewski NM, Williamson JD, Applegate, WB, Berlowitz DR, Bolin LP, Chertow GM, Krousel-Wood MA, Barrera NL, Powell J, Roumie CL, Still CH,Sink KM, Tang R, Wright CB, Supiano MA for the SPRINT Study Research Group. Characterizing Frailty Status in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) Cohort. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences. 2016 Jan 11. pii: glv228.
- Ramsey TM, Snyder J, Lovato LC, Roumie RC, Glasser SP, Cosgrove NR, Olney CN, Tang RT, Johnson KC, Still CH, Gren L, Childs JC, Crago OL, Summerson JL, Walsh SA, Perdue LH, Bankowski DM, Goff DC for the SPRINT Recruitment Writing Group. Recruitment Strategies and Challenges in a Large Intervention Trial: Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). Journal of the Society for Clinical Trials. 2016 Feb 24: 1740774516631735.
- Still CH, Craven TE, Freedman BI, Van Buren P, Sink KM, Killeen AA, Bates JT, Bee A, Contreras G, Oparil S, Pedley C, Wall B, White S, Woods D, Rodriguez C, Wright JT Jr for the SPRINT Research Group. Baseline Characteristics of African Americans in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). Journal of American Society Hypertension. 2015 June; 9(9):670–679.
- Still CH, Ferdinand KC, Ogedegbe G, Wright, Jr JT. Recognition and Management of Hypertension in Older Persons: Focus on African Americans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2015 Oct; 63(10):2130-2138.
- Gary F, Still CH, Mickels P, Hassan M. Muddling through the Health System: Experiences of Three Groups of Black Women in Three Regions. Journal of National Black Nurses Association. 2015 Jul;26(1):22-28.
- Still CH, Gary F, McDonald P, Hossein Y. Factors Associated with African American Women’s Decisions to Participate in Genetic Research. Journal of National Black Nurses Association, 2014 July; 25(1): 25-32.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Nursing Science
Case Western Reserve University
Masters of Science in Management
Healthcare
Case Western Reserve University
Master of Science in Nursing
Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
Florida A & M University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Florida A & M University
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