Life Care Planning Research

Sherie L. Kendall, Ph.D. received a B.A. in Biology from Indiana University Kokomo, followed by a doctorate from Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, in Medical Neurobiology with a minor in Anatomy. Eli Lilly Neuroscience Discovery Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, awarded her a Women’s Health Internship to study gender differences in models of brain ischemia for her dissertation. As a National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Kentucky College of Medicine she received advanced training in Therapeutic and Translational Clinical Research while investigating hormonal neuroprotection and the relationship of HIV-associated dementia to illicit drug use, published in the open access journal, BMC, (Kendall et al., 2005). Her latest study at University of Kentucky investigating estradiol’s modulation of amphetamine’s effects in young women was recently published in Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior (Lile et al., 2007). Dr. Kendall currently serves as Assistant Professor of Biology in the Division of Nursing & Science at Midway College, Midway, Kentucky where she teaches Anatomy & Physiology for pre-nursing students.

As Director of Research for the Foundation for Life Care Planning Research, Dr. Kendall organizes studies in validation and reliability of life care planning methodology. Publications include contributions to the Journal of Life Care Panning, (Deutsch et al., 2005; Kendall & Deutsch, 2002; Kendall & Casuto, 2005). A Guide to Rehabilitation (Deutsch et al., 2003), Life Care Panning and Case Management Handbook (Kendall, 2004) and Case Management for Rehabilitation Health Professionals (Reid et al., 2004). Her most recent work with the Foundation has been published in NeuroRehabilitation (Deutsch et al., 2006).

Dr. Kendall is a National Institutes of Drug Abuse Travel Award winning international speaker, having presented the results of her research at scientific meetings in Europe, Canada, Puerto Rico, and across the United States. She is active in the Society for Neuroscience, Kentucky Academy of Science, Academy of Southeastern Biologists, Science Advisory Board and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Cambridge Who’s Who Registry of Executives and Professionals recognized Dr. Kendall as a lifetime member in their 2007-2008 edition.

Current Appointments and Positions

Reference List

Deutsch, P. M., Allison, L., & Kendall, S. L. (2003). Research design and statistics: A practical guide to reading research literature and practice guidelines. In P.M.Deutsch & H. W. Sawyer (Eds.), A Guide to Rehabilitation (Fall 2003 release ed., pp. 9B1-9B88). White Plaines, NY: Ahab Press.
Deutsch, P. M., Kendall, S. L., Daninhirsch, C., Cimino-Ferguson, S., & McCollom, P. (2006). Vocational outcomes after brain injury in a patient population evaluated for life care plan reliability. NeuroRehabilitation, 21, 305-314.
Deutsch, P. M., Kendall, S. L., Raffa, F., Daninhirsch, C., & Cimino-Ferguson, S. (2005). Technologies' impact on life care planning. Journal of Life Care Planning, 4, 161-172.
Kendall, S. L. (2004). Life Care Planning for the HIV/AIDS Patient. In R.O.Weed (Ed.), Life Care Planning and Case Management Handbook (2 ed., pp. 381-423). Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Kendall, S. L., Anderson, C., Nath, A., Turchan-Cholewo, J., Land, C. L., Mactutus, C. F. et al. (2005). Gonadal steroids differentially modulate neurotoxicity of HIV and cocaine: Testosterone and ICI 182,780 sensitive mechanism. BMC Neuroscience, 6, 40.
Kendall, S. L. & Casuto, D. (2005). A quantitative reappraisal of a qualitative survey to assess reliability & validity of the life care planning process. Journal of Life Care Planning, 4, 75-98.
Kendall, S. L. & Deutsch, P. M. (2002). Research methodology for life care planners. Journal of Life Care Planning, 1, 157-168.
Lile, J. A., Kendall, S. L., Babalonis, S., Martin, C. A., & Kelly, T. H. (2007). Evaluation of estradiol administration on the discriminative-stimulus and subject-rated effects of d-amphetamine in healthy pre-menopausal women. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 87, 258-266.
Reid, C., Kitchen, J. A., Kendall, S. L., & Deutsch, P. M. (2004). Case management with people who have AIDS or HIV infection. In F.Chan, M. J. Leahy, & J. L. Saunders (Eds.), Case Management for Rehabilitation Health Professionals (2 ed., pp. 186-209). Osage Beach, MO: Aspen Professional Services.

Visitors to this site are invited to read excerpts from “Research Design and Statistics: A Practical Guide to Reading Research Literature and Practice Guidelines,” a chapter included in A Guide to Rehabilitation which has been reproduced with the permission of the publisher, Ahab Press, Inc.

Reliability and Validity for Life Care Planners

Reading and Interpreting Life Care Planning Literature

Ethics in Research

Introduction to Evidence-based Practice

Locating Practice Guidelines

Sources of Research Information

Journals & Articles

	Lori Allison Abstract
	Multiple Relationships in the Field of Life Care Planning
	A Guide to Rehabilitation
	Technologies' Impact on Life Care Planning: A Pilot Study of Children with Cerebral Palsy
	Vocational Outcomes After Brain Injury in a Patient Population Evaluated for Life Care Plan Reliability
	A Quantitative Reappraisal of a Qualitative Survey to Assess Reliability and Validity of the Life Care Planning Process
	Research Methodology for Life Care Planners
	Empirical Validation of Medical Equipment Replacement Values in Life Care Plans
	Consensus Among Life Care Planners Regarding Activities to Consider When Recommending Personal Attendant Care Services for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Delphi Study
	Nursing Education Requirements: Relevance to Life Care Planning Credentialing Policy
	Reliability of Life Care Plans: A Comparison of Original and Updated Plans
	Nursing Educational Requirements: Relevance to Life Care Planning Credentialing Policy