Last names starting with E
| Faculty Name, Title, Email | Department | Research Program, Theoretical Focus, Current Projects, Active Grants |
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Jill Howie Esquivel RN, PhD, NP Assistant Professor, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty jill.howie-esquivel@nursing.ucsf.edu  |
Physiological Nursing |
Research Program: Symptoms and predictors in heart failure patients especially in relation to rehospitalization. The role of physical function and how to alleviate symptoms is central in my research in chronic stable and in hospitalized heart failure patients. Theoretical Focus: Utilize the Symptom Management Model to identify methods and mechanisms for alleviating distressing symptoms of heart failure and reducing hospital readmission. Current Projects: Yoga in Stable Heart Failure, Mobility in Hospitalized Heart Failure, Symptoms in Heart Failure, and Predictors of Rehospitalization in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients. |
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Carroll L. Estes PhD Professor Emerita, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences carroll.estes@gmail.com  |
Research Program: Medical sociology, political sociology, complex organizations, and sociology of aging issues relating to older women, health policy, and evaluation research. Theoretical Focus: Political economy, contemporary theory, feminist theory, sociology of health and illness; critical theory. Current Projects: Studies in long-term care, mental health services and aging, older women, Social Security, and Medicare; Scholars in Health Policy Research Program; Elder Women’s Initiative/Older Women’s Project. |
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Rani Eversley PhD Assistant Adjunct Professor rani.eversley@ucsf.edu  |
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
Research Program: Women's access to health care; patient self-care; women and HIV/AIDS. Theoretical Focus: Feminist theory, self in relation theory, health care access theory, survey research methods. Current Projects: Women's access to HIV care, developing measures to assess knowledge regarding HIV care, access to mental health care among HIV-infected women. |