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Victoria Wochna Loerzel, PhD, RN, OCN®
University of Central Florida College of Nursing
12201 Research Parkway Suite 300
Orlando, FL 32826
(407) 823-0762—Office
(407) 823-5675—Fax

EDUCATION

Year / Degree / Institution / Clinical Major / Role Preparation
2007 / PhD / University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. / Nursing / Research
1997 / MSN / Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH. / Nursing / Clinical Nurse Specialist
1993 / BSN / Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL / Nursing / General Practice
1989 / BA / Rollins College, Winter Park, FL. / History

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

RN / Florida, 3079232
OCN® / 1996 - present
ELNEC / 2009

EMPLOYMENT

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

2013-present / Associate Professor. University of Central Florida, College of Nursing, Orlando, FL.
2007- 2013 / Assistant Professor. University of Central Florida, College of Nursing, Orlando, FL.
2005-2007 / Adjunct Instructor. University of Central Florida School of Nursing, College of Health and Public Affairs, Orlando, FL.
1996 / Clinical Instructor. Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH.

CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS:

2008- present / Clinical Nurse Research Scientist/Nurse Scientist. Orlando Health, Orlando FL.
1997 -2002 / Cancer Care Coordinator. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, FL.
1997 / Staff Nurse. Oncology, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL.
1993- 1996 / Staff Nurse. Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

PUBLICATIONS

REFEREED JOURNALS: (* Data-based articles)

1.  Loerzel, V.W. & Conner, N. (under review). Advances and Challenges: Student Reflections from an Online Death and Dying Course. Submitted Feb 26 to the International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship*

2.  Conner, N.E., Loerzel, V.W., & Uddin, N. (under review). Nursing Student End-of-Life Care Attitudes After an Online Death and Dying Course. Submitted Feb 17, 2014 to Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing*

3.  Burg, M., Adorno, G., Lopez, E.D.S., Loerzel, V.W., Stein, K., Wallace, C., & Sharma, D.K.B. (submitted to Cancer- Dec 16, 2013). Current Unmet Needs of Cancer Survivors: Analysis of Open-Ended Responses to the American Cancer Society Study of Cancer Survivors II.*

4.  Loerzel, V.W., Crosby, W.W., Reising, E., & Sole, M.L. (Accepted Oct 7,2013, scheduled for publication in August 2014). Developing the tracheostomy care anxiety relief through education and support program (T-CARES). Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing*

5.  Loerzel, V.W., Hunt, D., & Rash, E. (June 4, 2013 accepted for publication). A pap test doesn’t screen for everything: Nurse practitioner students knowledge of ovarian cancer. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.*

6.  Loerzel, V.W. (2013). Assessing baccalaureate students knowledge of ovarian cancer over time. Nursing Education Perspectives, 34(1), 51-52.

7.  Loerzel, V.W., & Aroian, K. (2013). A bump in the road- Older women integrating breast cancer into life. Journal of Pyschosocial Oncology, 31, 3-18.

8.  Loerzel, V.W., & Aroian, K. (2012). Post-treatment concerns of older women with early stage breast cancer. Cancer Nursing 35(2), 83-88.*

9.  Meneses, K., McNees, P., Azuero, A., Loerzel, V.W., Su, X., & Hassey, L.A. (2009). Preliminary evaluation of psychoeducational support interventions on quality of life in rural breast cancer survivors during post-treatment survivorship. Cancer Nursing, 32 (5), 385-387*

10.  Loerzel, V.W., McNees, P., Powel, L.L., Su, X., & Meneses, K. (2008). Quality of life in older women with early stage breast cancer in the first year of post-treatment survivorship. Oncology Nursing Forum, 35(6), 924-932*

11.  Meneses, K., McNees, P., Loerzel, V.W., Su, X, Hassey, L. (2007). Transition from treatment to survivorship: Effects of a psychoeducational intervention on quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(5), 1007-1016*

12.  McNees, P., Dow, K.H., & Loerzel, V.W. (2005). Application of the CuSum technique to evaluate changes in recruitment strategies. Nursing Research, 54(6), 399-405.

13.  Loerzel, V.W., & Bushy, A. (2005). Interventions that address health disparities in women. Family and Community Health Journal, 28(1), 79-89.

14.  Loerzel, V.W., & Dow, K.H. (2004). Male breast cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 8(2), 191-192.

15.  Loerzel, V.W., & Dow, K.H. (2003). Cardiac toxicity related to cancer treatment. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 7(5), 557-562.

16.  Wochna, V. (1997). Anxiety, needs and coping in family members of the bone marrow transplant patient. Cancer Nursing, 20(4), 244-250.

NON-REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES OR PUBLICATIONS: (* Data-based articles)

17.  Loerzel, V. (2011). Experience with an embedded writing tutor in nursing research. Faculty Focus, 10(3), 8-9.

18.  Loerzel, V.W., & Dow, K.H. (2005). Study explores lymphedema incidence, knowledge, and prevention of early stage breast cancer. Lymphedema Management- Special Interest Group Newsletter, 16(2). 3.

BOOK CHAPTERS: (# Refereed)

19.  Loerzel, V.W. (2012). Bleeding. In M. Hickey and S. Newton (Eds.), Telephone triage for oncology nurses, 2nd Edition. (pp.83-86). Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Oncology Nursing Society Press.

20.  Loerzel, V.W. (2012). Fever with neutropenia. In M. Hickey and S. Newton (Eds.), Telephone triage for oncology nurses, 2nd Edition. (pp.143-145). Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Oncology Nursing Society Press.

21.  Loerzel, V.W. (2012). Fever without Neutropenia. In M. Hickey and S. Newton (Eds.), Telephone triage for oncology nurses, 2nd Edition. (pp.146-149). Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Oncology Nursing Society Press.

22.  Loerzel, V.W. & Meneses, K. (2010). Cancer survivorship: A critical aspect of care. In Yarboro, C. H., Frogge, M. H., & Goodman, M., (Eds.), Cancer principles and practice. Sudbury, Massachusetts. Jones and Bartlett Publishers

23.  Meneses, K., McNees, P., Loerzel, V.W., Su, X, Hassey, L. (2009). Transition from treatment to survivorship: Effects of a psychoeducational intervention on quality of life in breast cancer survivors. In G. LoBiondo-Wood & J. Haber (Eds.), Nursing research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence based practice (pp. 464-482). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier. (Reprinted from Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(5), 1007-1016)

24.  Loerzel, V.W. (2006). Hidden populations of women. In Karen H. Dow (Ed.), Nursing care of women with cancer. St. Louis, Missouri, Elsevier.

25.  Dow, K.H., & Loerzel, V.W. (2005). Cancer survivorship: A critical aspect of care. In Yarboro, C. H., Frogge, M. H., & Goodman, M., (Eds.), Cancer principles and practice (pp.1665-1675). Sudbury, Massachusetts. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

26.  Loerzel, V.W. (2005). Bleeding. In M. Hickey and S. Newton (Eds.), Telephone triage for oncology nurses (pp. 75-78). Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Oncology Nursing Society Press.

27.  Loerzel, V.W. (2005). Fever with neutropenia. In M. Hickey and S. Newton (Eds.), Telephone triage for oncology nurses (pp.125-127). Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Oncology Nursing Society Press.

28.  Loerzel. V.W. (2003). Late physical effects of treatment. In Karen H. Dow (Ed.), Contemporary issues in breast cancer, 2nd Ed. (pp. 263-280). Boston, Massachusetts. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

29.  Loerzel. V.W. (2003). Support and survivorship issues. In Karen H. Dow (Ed.), Contemporary issues in breast cancer, 2nd Ed. (pp. 313-322). Boston, Massachusetts. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

ABSTRACTS: (* Data-based, # Refereed)

1.  Loerzel, V.W. & Conner, N. (2013). Preparing nurses for end of life care- outcomes of an online death and dying course. Oncology Nursing Forum, 40(6), E425*#

2.  Loerzel, V.W. (2008). A descriptive, longitudinal study of quality of life in older women with early stage breast cancer within the first year of post-treatment survivorship. Oncology Nursing Forum, 35(3), 518-9*#

3.  Loerzel, V.W. (2008). Data integrity: The value of clinical context in data preparation and entry. Southern Online Journal of Nursing Research, 8(2). 1.#

4.  Powel, L., Dow, K.H., McNees, P., & Loerzel, V.W. (2007). Early use of qualitative techniques to improve intervention integrity. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(1), 246.#

5.  Loerzel, V.W., Dow, K.H., & McNees, P. (2007). Data Integrity: The value of clinical context in data preparation and entry. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(1), 245.#

6.  McNees, P., Hassey-Dow, K., & Wochna- Loerzel, V. (2006). Live-item technique (LITE) in longitudinal quality of life clinical trials. Oncology Nursing Forum, 33(2), 457-8.#

7.  Dow, K.H., McNees, P., & Loerzel, V.W. (2006) Effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions for breast cancer survivors: An interim analysis. American Psychosocial Oncology Society 3rd Annual Conference. Psycho-Oncology, 15(1), S 34*#

8.  McNees, P., Dow, K.H., Spellman, S., Lerz, R., McNees, C., & Loerzel, V.W. (2006). Fertility and cancer project: Psychoeducational and psychosocial research in an electronic environment. American Psychosocial Oncology Society 3rd Annual Conference. Psycho-Oncology, 15(1), S 31-2.#

9.  Loerzel, V.W., Dow, K.H., & McNees, P. (2006). Why women with breast cancer use or don’t use lymphedema prevention and management strategies. American Psychosocial Oncology Society 3rd Annual Conference. Psycho-Oncology, 15(1), S84-5#

10.  Dow, K.H, McNees, P., & Loerzel, V.W. (2005). The internet as a comprehensive environment for quality of life research: Challenges, strategies and tactics. Quality of Life Research, 14(9), 1990.#

11.  McNees, P., Dow, K., & Loerzel, V.W. (2005). Live Item index technique (LIITE) in longitudinal quality of life clinical trials. Quality of Life Research, 14(9), 2017. #

12.  Loerzel, V.W., Dow, K.H., & McNees, P. (2005) Incidental findings related to lymphedema incidence and prevention in quality of life research. Quality of Life Research, 14(9), 2039.*#

RESEARCH and GRANTS

Date /
Role
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Title
/
Agency
/
Type
/
Amount
/
2014 / PI / Evaluating Cancer Education through focus groups. Co-Is: Patricia Geddie, Eileen Smith, Michael Carney / -extension of 2012 ORC funding / Intermural
2013 / PI / Cognitive representations of treatment related side effects in older persons with cancer. Co-PI: Patty Geddie / -extension of 2012 ORC funding / Intramural
2012- / Principal Investigator / Exploring cognitive representation of treatment-related side effects in women with breast cancer / UCF- Office of Research & Commercialization / Intramural / $7,500
2011- / Principal Investigator / Evaluating the Impact of a Web-based Death & Dying Class on Nursing Student Attitudes and Feelings towards Caring for Patients at End of Life
Co-PI: Norma Conner / Not funded
2011 / Principal Investigator / Cognitive representation on fatigue and hot flashes in older breast cancer survivors and their perceptions about side effect management: Implications for intervention / Robert Wood Johnson- Nurse Faculty Scholar program.
Submitted-Not funded
2010 / Co-Investigator / Assessment of needs of older nurses and factors that would delay retirement: A mixed methods study. Daleen Penoyer, PI, Joy Solomita, Co-PI, Valerie Danesh, Co-PI. / Florida Center for Nursing / Extramural / $6,799
2009- 2010 / Principal Investigator / Theory development: Older women surviving with breast cancer. / UCF College of Nursing Start-up funding / Intramural / $2,100
2008- 2010 / Principal Investigator / Older Women Surviving Breast Cancer: An exploration of their lives. / American Nurses Foundation, 2008 Virginia Stone, RN Scholar, / Extramural / $5,000
2009 / Principal Investigator / Older women living with advanced breast cancer. Co-PI: Dr. Susan Schneider- Duke University / Theta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau-funded
Oncology Nursing Foundation- not funded / Extramural / $500
2009- 2012 / Co-Investigator / An examination of the post-discharge education needs of elective lumbar fusion patients, Susan Tocco, PI, Darlene Adams, Co-PI. Orlando Health unit based research study. / Theta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau / Extramural / $500
2007-2012 / Principal Investigator / Ovarian Cancer- Nurses Educational Initiative Study. / Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida & Teresa Rosebrough Research Fund / Extramural / $5,000
2005-2007 / Principal Investigator / Quality of life in older breast cancer survivors. Dissertation research, University of Central Florida College of Nursing / Not funded
2007 / Consultant / Rural Breast Cancer Survivors Intervention. Dr. Karen Meneses, PI / National Cancer Institute (5R01CA120638-03) / Extramural
2004 / Consultant / Fertility after breast cancer: A web-based program. Dr. Karen H. Dow, PI / Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation $250,000 / Extramural
2002- 2007 / Project Director / Quality of life intervention for breast cancer survivors Dr. Karen H. Dow, PI / National Institute of Nursing Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NR-RO1-5332-04) $1.6 million / Extramural
1996 / Research Assistant / Effects of virtual reality on symptom distress in children receiving cancer chemotherapy, Dr. Susan Schneider, PI. / American Cancer Society / Extramural
Research with Students
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Date /
Role
/
Title
/
Agency
/
Type
/
Amount
/
2013-2014 / Co-PI, mentor / The Acquisition of Student Nurses’ Knowledge Base of Genetics and Genomics and Attitudes Toward the Application of Their Knowledge Base in Clinical Practice
PI: HIM student, Theresa Munroe / Not funded
2012 / Co-PI, mentor / Nursing Attitudes Toward the use of Reprocessed Single-use Medical Devices
PI: HIM student, Laura Maben-Tenney / Not Funded
2011-2012 / Co-Investigator / Tracheostomy Care Anxiety Relief through Education and Support (T-CARES). Mary Lou Sole PI, CO-I’s: William Crosby(HIM Student), Ellen Rising / UCF Office of Undergraduate Research / $500

PRESENTATIONS—NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Date /
Type
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Title
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Conference Title, City/State
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Refereed/ Invited
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Nov 2013 / Poster / Preparing nurses for end of life care- Outcomes of an online death and dying course. Loerzel, V and Conner, N. / Oncology Nursing Society Connections Conference in Dallas TX / Refereed
Nov 2012 / Poster / A Pap test does not screen for everything: Nurse practitioner students knowledge of ovarian cancer / Oncology Nursing Society Connections: Advancing Care Through Science Conference in Phoenix, AZ / Refereed
Feb 2011 / Poster / A bump in the road: Understanding the process of integrating breast cancer into lives of older women / ONS 11th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, Los Angeles, CA / Refereed
July 2010 / Poster / Assessing knowledge of ovarian cancer in baccalaureate nursing students. Assessing knowledge of ovarian cancer in baccalaureate nursing students / Sigma Theta Tau International 21st International Nursing Research Conference, Orlando FL / Refereed
April 2009 / Poster / ‘Senior effect’ on perceived quality of life and health-related out-of-pocket expenses in early-stage breast cancer survivors. Azuero, A., Meneses, K., McNees, P, Loerzel, V / The Alabama Gerontological Society Annual Meeting. Birmingham, AL. / Refereed
Feb 2009 / Poster / Dimensions of well-being in older breast cancer survivors. / Oncology Nursing Society, 10th Annual Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, Orlando FL / Refereed
Oct 2008 / Poster / Beyond illness: Using field notes to enhance understanding of quality of life in older women with early stage breast cancer in the first year of post-treatment survivorship. / 2008 National Congress of the State of the Science in Nursing Research, Washington, D.C. / Refereed
May 2008 / Poster / A descriptive longitudinal study of quality of life in older women with early stage breast cancer within the first year of post-treatment survivorship / Oncology Nursing Society 33rd Annual Congress, Philadelphia, PA / Refereed
Feb 2007 / Poster / Data Integrity: The value of clinical context in data preparation and entry. Loerzel, V.W., Dow, K.H., & McNees, P. / Ninth National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, Hollywood, CA / Refereed
Oct 2006 / Symp. / Tools for managing patient recruitment: Evolving strategies in longitudinal research. Loerzel, V.W., Dow K. H., & McNees P. / 2006 National Congress of the State of the Science in Nursing Research, Washington, D.C. / Refereed
Feb 2006 / Poster / Why women with breast cancer use or don’t use lymphedema prevention and management strategies. American Loerzel V.W., Dow K. H., & McNees, P. / Psychosocial Oncology Society 3rd Annual Conference, Amelia Island. FL / Refereed
Oct 2005 / Poster / Incidental finding related to lymphedema incidence and prevention in quality of life research. Loerzel, V.W., Dow, K.H., & McNees, P. / 12th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life. San Francisco, CA / Refereed
May 2005 / Poster / Lymphedema incidence in early stage breast cancer survivors: Secondary analysis from the BCEI. Loerzel, V.W., & Dow. K.H. / Oncology Nursing Society 30th Annual Congress. Orlando, FL / Refereed
Nov 1998 / Symp / From the comprehensive cancer center to the community: Building the bridges of the future. Murphy, M., DeJesus, Y., Newman, J., & Wochna, V. / Oncology Nursing Society Fall Institute. Dallas, TX / Refereed

PRESENTATIONS—LOCAL/REGIONAL/STATE