Laura I. Pittiglio
Associate Professor
Nursing
Oakland University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Pittiglio came to Oakland in 1999 and was recently promoted to Associate Professor. Her research interests include coping mechanisms of African American mothers who are living with HIV/AIDS and sexual risk taking behaviors that put young African American women in jeopardy of contracting HIV. Additionally, she continues to examine the impact of simulation on student outcomes. She sits on a number of committees at Oakland and the SON. She has published articles in Nurse Education Today, Journal of Child and Family Studies and AIDS Care.
Research Interest
Sexual Risk Taking Behaviors in Adolescent and Young Adult African American Women; Simulation and patient outcomes
Publications
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Clark ME, Payton JE, Pittiglio LI. Acute ischemic stroke and hyperglycemia. Critical care nursing quarterly. 2014 Apr 1;37(2):182-7.
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Whitton S, Pittiglio LI. Critical care open visiting hours. Critical care nursing quarterly. 2011 Oct 1;34(4):361-6.
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Fontana CJ, Pittiglio LI. Sleep deprivation among critical care patients. Critical care nursing quarterly. 2010 Jan 1;33(1):75-81.
