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Dena Schulman-Green is a gerontologist whose main research interests relate to end-of-life care. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from Boston University in 1992, an Ed.M and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University in 1994, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Gerontology from the University of Massachusetts in 1999 and 2002. Dr. Schulman-Green came to Yale in January of 2002 for post-doctoral training on breast cancer and end-of-life issues, and joined the faculty in the summer of 2003.
Dr. Schulman-Green's program of research has included an evaluation of the current palliative care services offered at Yale-New Haven Hospital, identification of factors related to delayed hospice referral, investigation of how nurses communicate with patients about prognosis and hospice referral, and development and testing of an instrument to facilitate clinician-patient communication on attainment of health goals. These studies have primarily focused on clinicians' and family members' experiences of end-of-life issues. Dr. Schulman-Green's current work focuses on the experiences of patients. Of particular interest is how patients manage care transitions at the end of life given the possibilities of lack of information about non-curative treatment options and limited communication with clinicians.
Dr. Schulman-Green is the Project Director for a clinical trial for women newly diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The purpose of the study is to test an intervention provided by advanced practice nurses in conjunction with a psychiatric consultation-liaison nurse. The intervention aims to enhance the quality of life of these women and ultimately to extend their survival.
Dr. Schulman-Green is involved with the Yale Cancer Center, the Yale Program on Aging, and the Interdisciplinary Geriatric Research Center at the School of Medicine, which focuses on end-of-life care. She also holds positions in the Gerontological Society of America, the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, and sits on the Board of the Jewish Home for the Aged in New Haven.
clinician education in end-of-life care, how patients transition through stages of end-of-life care, hospice referral, palliative care
2006 Ercolano, E., Schulman-Green, D., Potter, P., McCorkle, R. Partnering Advanced Practice Nurses and Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Nurses to Improve Outcomes Among Women With Newly-Diagnosed Ovarian Cancer. To be presented to the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, Miami, FL, February, 2006.
2006 Ercolano, E., Schulman-Green, D., Potter, P., McCorkle, R. Support for Women with
Newly-Diagnosed Ovarian Cancer and their APNs: The Role of Psychiatric
Consultation-Liaison Nurses. To be presented to the Eastern Nursing Research Society,
Philadelphia, PA, April, 2006.
2005 Cherlin, E., Kasl, K., Priggerson, H., Schulman-Green, D., Bradley, E.
Bereavement services for family caregivers: Who uses, why and why not?
Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL, November, 2005.
2005 Schulman-Green, D. Transforming patients into partners: A novel educational
innovation. Presented at the Connecticut Council for Hospice and Palliative Care Annual Fall Meeting, Westbrook, CT, October, 2005.
2005 Schulman-Green, D. Yale Program on Aging Seminar Series, "Interviewing seriously
ill individuals about end-of-life issues." May 2005.
2005 Schulman-Green, D. Interviewing seriously ill individuals about end-of-life
issues: Successful strategies and techniques. Presented at the 6th Clinical Team Conference of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Atlanta, GA, April 2005.
2005 Schulman-Green, D. Working with patients in pain: The role of unlicensed staff on an inpatient oncology unit. Presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Oklahoma City, OK, February, 2005.
2004 Schulman-Green, D., Naik, A.D., McCorkle, R., Bradley, E.H., & Bogardus, S.T. What hinders shared goal setting between older adults and their clinicians? Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Las Vegas, NV, May 2004.
2004 Naik, A.D., Schulman-Green, D., McCorkle, R., Bradley, E.H., & Bogardus, S.T. Development, Refinement, and Responses to a Shared Decision Making Instrument. Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Las Vegas, NV, May 2004.
2004 Schulman-Green, D. & Miltiades, H. Cultural attitudes and health care practices related to illness and end-of-life care. Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Richmond, VA, February, 2004.
2004 Schulman-Green, D., McCorkle, R., Cherlin, E., Johnson-Hurzeler, R. & Bradley, E.H.
Reasons for delayed hospice enrollment as identified by primary caregivers. Presented at
the Clinical Team Conference and Exposition on Hospice and Palliative Care, Las Vegas,
NV, March, 2004.
2004 Xue, Y., Schulman-Green, D., Harris, D., Czaplinski, C., Donovan, C., Loseth, D., &
McCorkle, R. Pain knowledge and attitudes of healthcare providers on an oncology unit. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Nursing Research Society, Boston, MA, April 2004.
2004 Harris, D., Schulman-Green, D., Xue, Y., Czaplinski, C., Donovan, C., Loseth, D., & McCorkle, R. Working with patients in pain: The role of unlicensed staff on an inpatient oncology unit. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Nursing Research Society, Boston, MA, April 2004.
2003 Naik, A.D., Schulman-Green, D., Bradley, E.H., & Bogardus, S.T. Older persons' willingness and capacity to use a goal-setting instrument. Presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision-Making, Chicago, IL, October, 2003.
2003 Schulman-Green, D. Providing palliative care to older adults: Physicians' attitudes, behavior, and education. Presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, St. Petersburg, FL.
2003 Miltiades, H. & Schulman-Green, D. Rooting out ageism: Instructional methodologies for the classroom. Presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, St. Petersburg, FL.
2002 Waters. L., Schulman-Green, D., Sung, T., Kolb, K., Fuller, J. & Lynn, J. End-of-life care in a changing world: A continuum of perspectives. Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
2002 Schulman-Green, D. Nurses' communication of prognosis and implications for
hospice referral. Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
2002 Schulman-Green, D. End-of-life care in medical education: How prepared are
physicians to provide palliative care? Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA.
2001 Schulman-Green, D. How prepared are physicians to address psychosocial and
spiritual aspects of palliative care? Presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.
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