Dr. Wendy C. Budin is Director of Nursing Research at NYU Medical Center . In this role she is engaged in many initiatives to develop, use, disseminate, and illustrate the use of evidence-based practice in delivery of quality nursing care. Dr. Budin holds a joint faculty appointment at NYU College of Nursing. Prior to this position, Dr. Budin was Associate Dean for Graduate Nursing Programs and Research and Director of the Doctoral Program at Seton Hall University. She is involved in an ongoing program of research dealing with breast cancer adjustment in women and their partners. She received the first NJ Visiting Research Scholar Fellowship from the NJ Commission on Cancer Research and an ANF Grant for this work. Dr. Budin was appointed to the NJ Commission on Cancer Research, Psychosocial Nursing Advisory Board and the Medical Advisory Council of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, North Jersey Affiliate. Other research interests include promoting and advocating for the health of women and childbearing families as well as bullying in the workforce.  Dr. Budin holds leadership positions in numerous professional organizations, including Chair of the Certification Council of Lamaze International. Dr. Budin is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Perinatal Education. In addition to many articles, several book chapters, Dr. Budin is co-author of Notter's Essentials of Nursing Research and Breast Cancer: Journey to Recovery.  Dr. Budin serves as manuscript reviewer for a variety of  journals including, Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA); Journal of Nursing Scholarship; Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecological, and Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN); American Journal of Nursing (AJN); Journal of Psychooncology; and Nursing Standard, RCN Publishing Company, United Kingdom. She has received numerous awards for her achievements including the Distinguished Alumnae awards from NYU College of Nursing and Seton Hall University, the NJ Governor's Award for Nursing Research, the C.A.R.E. Award for Nursing Research from the New Jersey State Nursing Association, and the NJ Nurse of the Year, (AWHONN).

Research Interests:

• Breast cancer adjustment among women and their partners
• Symptom experience
• Promoting and advocating for the health of women and childbearing families
• Breastfeeding
• Bullying in the workforce
• Survey methods/ Instrument development

Sherman, D., Haber, J., Hoskins, C., Budin, W., Maislin, G., Cater, J., et al. (in press). Differences in Physical, Emotional, and Social Adjustment of Intimate, Family, and Non-Family Patient-Partner Dyads Based on a Breast Cancer Intervention Study. Oncology Nursing Forum.

Vessey, J. A., DeMarco, R. F., Gaffney, D. A., Budin, W. (in press). Bullying of nurses in the workplace:  A preliminary study for developing personal and organizational strategies for transformation of hostile workplace environments. Journal of Professional Nursing.

Budin, W., Hoskins, C., Haber, J., Sherman, D., Maislin, G., Cater, J., et al. (2008). Breast Cancer: Psycho-Education, Counseling, and Adjustment Among Patients and Partners - A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nursing Research, 57(3), 199-213.

Budin, W., Cartwright-Alcarese, F., Hoskins, C. (2008). The breast cancer treatment response inventory: Development, psychometric testing, and refinement for use in clinical practice and research. Oncology Nursing Forum, 35(2), 209-215.

Budin, W. (2006). Tools for measuring quality of life - Development and implementation of a user friendly guide for health care providers in clinical practice. The Research Connection: Publication of the Psychosocial and Nursing Advisory Group to the NJ State Commission on Cancer Research. 2006 (1), 5-6.

Scura, K., Budin, W., Garfing, E. (2004). Telephone social support and education for adaptation to prostate cancer: A pilot study. Oncology Nursing Forum, 32(4), pp 335-338.

Hoskins, C., Haber, J., Budin, W., Cartwright-Alcarese, F., Kowalski, M., Panke, J., & Maislin, G. (2001). Breast cancer: Education, counseling, and adjustment-a pilot study. Psychological Reports, 89, 677-704.

Hoskins, C. & Budin, W. (2000). Measurement of psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer: A unidimensional or multidimensional construct? Psychological Reports, 87, 649-663.

Budin, W. (1998). Psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer in unmarried women. Research in Nursing and Health, 21(2), 155-166.

Hansell, P., Hughes, C., Caliandro., G., Russo, P., Budin, W., Hartman, B., & Hernandez, O. (1998). The effect of a social support boosting intervention on stress, coping, and social support in caregivers of children with HIV/AIDS. Nursing Research, 47(2), 79-86.

Hoskins, C.N., Budin, W., Maislin, G. (1996). Medical factors and patterns of adjustment to breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 5, 31-44 .

Hoskins, C.N., Baker, S., Budin, W., Ekstrom, D., Maislin, G., Sherman, D., & Steelman-Bohlander, J. (1996). Adjustment among spouses of women with breast cancer.  Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 14(1), 41-69.

Hoskins, C.N., Baker, S., Bookbinder, M., Budin, W., Ekstrom, D., Knauer, C., Sherman, D., & Steelman-Bohlander, J. (1996). Social support and patterns of adjustment to breast cancer. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 10, 99-128.