Terrah Foster Akard 

Department of Nursing
Vanderbilt University
United States of America

Professor Nursing
Biography

Dr. Terrah Foster Akard  is currently working as a Associate Professor  in the Department of , VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING , United States of America. His research interests includes Psychosocial interventions to reduce suffering and improve quality of life in pediatric palliative care populations,Relationships among continuing bonds, grief, and coping in bereaved families who experience the death of a child, Web-based recruitment and intervention delivery methods that are feasible, cost-effective, and acceptable to pediatric palliative care populations.. He /she is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Terrah Foster Akard  is the member of many international affiliations. He/ She has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He /she has authored of many research articles/books related to Psychosocial interventions to reduce suffering and improve quality of life in pediatric palliative care populations,Relationships among continuing bonds, grief, and coping in bereaved families who experience the death of a child, Web-based recruitment and intervention delivery methods that are feasible, cost-effective, and acceptable to pediatric palliative care populations..

Research Intrest

Psychosocial interventions to reduce suffering and improve quality of life in pediatric palliative care populations,Relationships among continuing bonds, grief, and coping in bereaved families who experience the death of a child, Web-based recruitment and intervention delivery methods that are feasible, cost-effective, and acceptable to pediatric palliative care populations.

List of Publications
Akard, T.F., Gilmer, M.J., Friedman, D.L., Given, B., Hendricks-Ferguson, V., & Hinds, P.S. (2013). From qualitative work to intervention development in pediatric oncology palliative care research. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 30, 153-160.
Akard, T.F., Gilmer, M.J., Miller, K., Steele, A.C., Hancock, K., Barrera, M., Compas, B., Davies, B., Dietrich, M.S., Fairclough, D.L., Hogan, N.S., Vannatta, K., & Gerhardt, C.A. (2014). Factors affecting recruitment and participation of bereaved parents and siblings in grief research. Progress in Palliative Care, 22, 75-79.
Akard, T.F., Wray, S., & Gilmer, M.J. (In press). Facebook ads recruit parents of children with cancer for an online survey of web-based research preferences. Cancer Nursing.