Mailing Address:
PENN STATE BEHREND
140 OTTO BEHREND SCIENCE BLDG
ERIE PA 16563
Biography
Dr. Catherine Stiller has been a nursing educator for over thirty three years teaching in both in-person and online programs predominantly in the Erie area with a specialty in adult medical-surgical nursing.
Research Interests
Dr. Catherine Stiller is interested in the value of holistic health and complementary therapies in managing chronic pain and anxiety in persons. She has been a therapeutic touch practitioner and Director of Complementary Care for a local health center in the Erie, community. She is interested in studying end-of-life care and bereavement for elderly patients. She has been educated by ELNEC to act as a core trainer for end-of-life care. Nurses' health and welfare is also a special concern for Dr. Stiller. Dr. Stiller is also interested in studying students' learning and studied learning styles of successful versus unsuccessful nursing students in completing her masters thesis.
Publications
Stress Management Tools to Place iIn Your Nursing Tooolbox, MEDSURG Nursing 31(3). 165-168> - July, 2022
Sensation and Distress of Pain Scales: Reliability, validity, and sensitivity., Journal of Nursing Measurement - 2001
Collaborator: Marion Good, Author
Education
Ph D, Nursing, Case Western Reserve University
MS, Nursing/MSN, Edinboro University
BS, Nursing, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania