Manu Thakral, PhD, NP

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1 Manu Thakral, PhD, NP CONTACT INFORMATION Group Health Research Institute Metropolitan Park East 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1619b Seattle, WA Phone: EDUCATION University of Massachusetts Boston Doctor of Philosophy Nursing (Population Health track) Dissertation: Pain Qualities and Their Persistence in the Elder Population Chairperson: Suzanne G. Leveille, PhD, RN Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown, MA Master of Science in Nursing Direct Entry Program, Specialty: Adult/Women s Health Tufts University, Medford, MA Bachelor of Arts Major: Child Development, Community Health Certificate Program LICENSURE/ CERTIFICATION MA Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) ANCC certified Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP-BC) NCC certified Women s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC) POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING Group Health Research Institute 2015-current T-32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Women and Aging Mentors: Katherine Newton, PhD; Andrea LaCroix, PhD Research Associate: Multisite collaboration on projects throughout all phases of study design and implementation with an emphasis on health disparities of women aging with long term physical disabilities M. Thakral Page 1

2 DOCTORAL TRAINING University of Massachusetts Boston, Mentors: Suzanne Leveille, PhD, RN; Ling Shi, PhD Research Assistant: Performed SAS statistical analyses, manuscript preparation, and research presentations for the Maintenance of Balance, Independent Living, Intellect and Zest in the Elderly (MOBILIZE) Boston Study, an NIH-funded population-based prospective cohort study of novel risk factors for fall in an older population. Specific focus of research was in the functional consequences of musculoskeletal pain and stiffness in older adults. Prepared grant proposals to support dissertation research (unfunded). University of Massachusetts Boston Mentor: Suzanne Leveille, PhD, RN Study Coordinator: An Enhanced Medication Monitoring System, an NIH-funded (SBIR) randomized controlled trial to measure the effectiveness of a program which combined individualized personal interventions and a novel electronic pillbox with a web-based adherence tracking service. Outcomes were on medication adherence and hypertension control in older persons. ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE MGH Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown, MA Supervisor: Ursula Kelly, PhD, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC Research Assistant: Conducted (translator-assisted) surveys targeting immigrant non-english speaking female victims of intimate partner abuse to examine health care utilization, overall health status, and barriers to health care access, using both objective and subjective measurement tools. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston MA Department of Public Health Supervisor: Jeffrey Griffiths, MD, MPH Senior Research Technician: Performed laboratory techniques including plasma protein and cellular immunoassays on a cohort study of infants and their families by monitoring infection status to cryptosporidium parvum. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Department of Radiation Oncology Supervisor: Simon Powell, MD, PhD, FRCP Research Technician: Assayed the effects of Tirapazamine (phase III anti-cancer agent) on survival of human tumor cells using cell survival experiments and protein assays. TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Massachusetts Boston NU212 Health Promotion and Teaching (Undergraduate Intermediate Writing Seminar) Course Instructor: Summer 2012, Spring 2014; Teaching Assistant: Fall 2013 M. Thakral Page 2

3 University of Massachusetts Boston NS 668The Nurse Educator in the Academic Setting Advisor: JoAnn Mulready-Schick, EdD. MSN, RN, CNE Teaching Practicum: Spring 2012 MGH Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown, MA NS 530 Maternal Child Nursing Teaching Assistant: Spring 2008 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Barbara McInnis House Respite Care Massachusetts General Hospital Chelsea Healthcare Center, Urgent Care Preventive Medicine Associates, Quincy International Health Center Nurse Practitioner Boston Medical Center, Women s Health Outpatient Clinic Four Women, Women's Health Services, Attleboro, MA Registered Nurse PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Thakral, M., Shi, L., Shmerling, R. H., Bean, J. F., Leveille, S. G. (2014). A stiff price to pay: Joint stiffness predicts disability in an older population: The MOBILIZE Boston Study. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 62(10), Thakral, M., Leveille, S.G., Stuart-Shor, E.M. (2014). A critical analysis of multidimensional pain instruments. (in preparation) RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS Thakral, M., Shi, L., Shmerling, R. H., Bean, J. F., Leveille, S. G. (2015) Are Pain Quality Descriptors Associated with Disability in the Older Population? (Symposium presentation) Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Thakral, M., Shi, L., Shmerling, R. H., Bean, J. F., Leveille, S. G. (2014) Persistence of pain using pain quality descriptors in the elder population: The MOBILIZE Boston Study. (Poster) Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Thakral, M., Leveille, S. G., Stuart-Shor, E. M. (2014) A critical analysis of multidimensional pain instruments. (Symposium presentation) Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. M. Thakral Page 3

4 Thakral, M., Shi, L., Shmerling, R. H., Bean, J. F., Leveille, S. G. (2013) Pain quality descriptors in the elder population: The MOBILIZE Boston Study. (Symposium presentation) Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Thakral, M., Shi, L., Shmerling, R. H., Bean, J. F., Leveille, S. G. (2013) Prevalence and characteristics of pain qualities in older adults with chronic pain. (Poster) Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Thakral, M., Shmerling, R. H., Bean, J. F., and Leveille, S. G. (2012). A stiff price to pay: Joint stiffness and disability in an older population. (Poster) Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual Meeting, New Haven, CT. Thakral, M., Shmerling, R. H., Bean, J. F., and Leveille, S. G. (2012). A stiff price to pay: Does joint stiffness predict disability in an older population? (Poster) Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Thakral, M. & Putterman, A. (2006). Becoming a nurse: Partnerships to confront a disability and realize a calling. (Symposium presentation) Annual Northeastern U.S. Conference on Disability, Scranton, PA. CLINICALLY-FOCUSED PRESENTATIONS Thakral, M. & Kishore, P. (2010). The Massachusetts model: Primary care nurse practitioners as the agent of change in treatment of alcohol and drug dependence. (Poster) National Conference of Nurse Practitioners, Chicago, IL. Thakral, M. & Plummer, P. (2011). Sexuality and intimacy. (Symposium presentation) New England Spina Bifida Conference, Sturbridge, MA. Thakral, M. & Plummer, P. ( ). Transition issues for youth with disabilities and their families. (Symposium presentation) Annual Disabilities Interclerkship, at the University of MA Medical School. Thakral, M., (2009). Common medical problems of the addicted patient. Medical Grand Rounds Presentation, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA. Thakral, M., (2008). Commencement Address for the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Fellowship Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Waltham, MA. Thakral, M. & Plummer, P. (2007). Health and healthy living for transitioning adolescents with disabilities. (Symposium presentation) Massachusetts Consortium for Children with Special Health Care Needs Annual Meeting. Thakral, M. (2007). Sharing their story: How to help youth with special healthcare needs manage healthcare, education, employment and independent living. (Symposium presentation) MA and NH M. Thakral Page 4

5 Regional Medical Home Learning Session, sponsored by Central MA Medical Home Network Initiative. Thakral, M. (2006) Living and learning with a disability. Kenneth B. Schwartz Center Educational Rounds, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown, MA. AWARDS Anne Kibrick Award for Scholarly and Scientific Achievement 2015 Association on Higher Education and Disability Scholarship 2008 Professional Nurse Traineeship Award Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society 2006-current Judith Fong Bressler Nursing Scholarship 2006 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Nurses Association Sigma Theta Tau International American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Gerontological Society of America Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities Eastern Nursing Research Society Member of the Executive Board of Directors for Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Boston, MA M. Thakral Page 5