About
Dr. Sue Lasiter is an Associate Professor and Director of the Ph.D. Program at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, MO. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree at Washburn University in Topeka, KS; her Master’s Degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City; and her PhD from University of Missouri, Columbia. Dr. Lasiter presents locally, nationally, and internationally on topics related to her program of research focused on delirium and health system support for recovery of ICU Survivors. She has promoted student success by mentoring both undergraduate and doctoral students to complete research projects and disseminate findings in multi-disciplinary journals and conference presentations.
Dr. Lasiter’s research is focused on preventing incident delirium in critically ill patients who are being cared for in Intensive Care Units and care providers partnering with ICU Survivors to manage post-ICU Syndrome symptoms.
Selected Research Publications
- Ortiz, D., Perkins, A. J., Fuchita, M., Gao, S., Holler, E., Meagher, A. D., Mohanty, S., French, D.D., Lasiter, S., Khan, B., Boustani, M., & Zarzaur, B. (2022). Pre-Existing Anxiety and Depression in Injured Older Adults: An Under-Recognized Comorbidity with Major Health Implications. Annals of Surgery Open, 3(4), e217.
- Lasiter, S., Chrisman, M., Snodgrass, B., Thompson, M., & Harmon, K. (2021). Physical and Cognitive Training to Enhance Intensive Care Unit Survivors’ Cognition: A Mapping Review. Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, 46(6), 323-332.
- Khan, S.H., Xu, C., Wang, S., Gao, S., Lasiter, S., Kesler, K., Khan, B.A. (2020). Effect of delirium on physical function in noncardiac thoracic surgery patients. American Journal of Critical Care 29(2), e39-e43.
- Kahn, S., Biju, A., Wang, S., Gao, S., Irfan, O., Harrawood, A., Martinez, S., Brewer, E., Perkins, A., Unverzagt, FW., Lasiter, S., Zarzaur, B., Rahman, O., Boustani, M., Khan, B. (2018). Mobile critical care recovery program (m-CCRP) for acute respiratory failure survivors: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 19(1), 94.
- Wang, S., Mosher, C., Perkins, AJ., Gao, S., Lasiter, S…Khan, B. (2017). Post-intensive Care Unit Psychiatric Comorbidity and Quality of Life. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 12(10), 831-835.
- Lasiter, S., Oles, S., Mundell, J., London, S. Khan, B.A. (2016). Critical care follow-up clinics: A scoping review of interventions and outcomes. Clinical Nurse Specialist: The International Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, 30(4), 227-237.
- Khan, B., Lasiter, S., Boustani, M. (2015). Critical Care Recovery Center: Making the case for an innovative collaborative care model for ICU survivors. American Journal of Nursing, 115(3), 24-31.
- Miller, W.R., Lasiter, S., Bartlett Ellis, R. (2015). Chronic disease self-management: A hybrid concept analysis. Nursing Outlook, 63(2), 154-161.
- Lasiter, S (2015). Learning from the field: Building the case for nursing professional capital. In J. Duffy. Professional Practice Models in Nursing: Leading Successful Health System Integration. Chapter 3, 64-66. New York: Springer Publishing Co.
- Lasiter, S. & Duffy, J. (2013). Older adults’ perceptions of feeling safe in urban and rural acute care. Journal of Nursing Administration, 43(1), 30-36.
- Lasiter, S. (2013). “The button”: Initiating the patient-nurse interaction. Clinical Nursing Research, 23(2), 188-200.
- Lasiter, S. (2011). Older adults’ perceptions of feeling safe in an intensive care unit. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(12), 2649-2657.
Student-Mentored and Nursing Practice-Related Publications
- Guthrie, L. E., Marszalek, J. M., & Lasiter, S. (2023). Psychometric testing of a scale measuring preceptor preparedness: The Cap-ExPress study. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 31(3), 325-335. DOI: 10.1891/JNM-2022-0023.
- Patel, S. E., Chrisman, M., Russell, C. L., Lasiter, S., Bennett, K., & Pahls, M. (2022). Cross-sectional study of the relationship between experiences of incivility from staff nurses and undergraduate nursing students’ sense of belonging to the nursing profession. Nurse Education in Practice, 62, 103320
- Blomquist, M., & Lasiter, S. (2022). Nurses’ coping strategies during and after an adult in‐hospital resuscitation attempt: A scoping study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 31(17-18), 2437-2449.
- Kostich, K., Lasiter, S., Duffy, J.R., & George, V. (2021). The Relationship Between Staff Nurses’ Perceptions of Nurse Manager Caring Behaviors and Patient Experience: A Correlational Study. Journal of Nursing Administration, 00(0), 0000.
- Wolverton, CL., Lasiter, S., Duffy, JR., Weaver, MT., McDaniel, AM. (2018). Psychometric testing of the caring assessment tool: Administration (CAT-Adm©). SAGE Open Medicine, 6,
- Perkins, DEK, Lasiter, S. (2016). The meaning of depression symptoms for young Black men employed at a community-based reentry facility. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 22(4), 342-353
- Perkins, D.E.K., Kelly, P., & Lasiter, S. (2014) “Our depression is different”: Experiences and perceptions of depression in young Black men with a history of incarceration. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 28(3), 167-173.
Funding
NIH-NIA, R25 (2023-2026). Biomedical and Entrepreneurship Training for Aging (BETA), PI: Upendran, A., S. Lasiter BETA Scholars UMKC Advisory board. Funded 2023, $142,600.00. Future year cost support 2024 ($140,440); 2025 ($138,820); 2026 ($136,700).
UMKC Funding Faculty Excellence (2022-2023). Clinical Factors Associated with Development of Incident Delirium in Intensive Care Units. PI- Lasiter, S. Co-I Chesnut, S. $9815.00
American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). (2020-2024) Simultaneous Recumbent Cycling and Cognitive Training on Cognition in Intensive Care Unit Survivors: A Randomized Control Trial. Co-PIs- Lasiter, S. and Chrisman, M. $41,931.00
NHLBI R01HL131730 (2017-2022). Mobile critical care recovery program for acute respiratory failure survivors: A randomized controlled trial. PI- B. Khan, Co-Is S Lasiter, B Zarzaur, F Unverzagt, M Boustani. $2,500,000.00
NIH-NIA RO1AG0524493-01A1 (2017-2022). Collaborative care for older injured patients: A trauma medical home. PI-B Zauzaur, Co-Is S Lasiter, B Khan, F Unverzagt. $3,307,711.00
Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Chapter (2014-2016). ICU Survivors’ Experiences with Self-Managing Post-ICU Symptoms and Treatments, PI-S Lasiter, Co-PI RB Ellis. $2500.00
American Organization of Nurse Executives (2011-2012). Older adults’ perceptions of feeling safe in urban and rural acute care. PI-S Lasiter, Co-I JR Duffy. $7874.00
American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Clinical Inquiry Grant (2007-2008). Older Adults Perceptions of Feeling Safe in an Intensive Care Unit. PI S Lasiter. $500.00
Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Iota Chapter, University of Missouri (2007-2008). Older Adults Perceptions of Feeling Safe in an Intensive Care Unit. PI S Lasiter. $1000.00
Curriculum Vitae
Education
B.S.N., Washburn University
M.S.N., University of Missouri-Kansas City
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
