Education
Ph.D., Nursing Science, University of Delaware
B.S.N., University of Delaware
B.A., Psychology, University of Baltimore
Melanie Horning
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Family communication at end-of-life
End-of-life conversation & decision making
Older adults
Medical-surgical nursing
Publications
Horning, M. A., & Taylor-Pearson, Z. A. (2024). Nurse leaders as influencers of knowledge to practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12726
Horning, M. A., & Bowen, M. E. (2023). Characterizing end-of-life communication in families. Palliative Care & Social Practice, 17, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524231193033
Brewer, K. C., Horning, M. A., Walker, M. S., & Ness, M. M. (2023). Analyzing the effects of family presence and visitation restriction during the COVID-19 pandemic among nurse leaders and non-nurse leaders. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 53(3), 132-135. https://doi.org/10.1097/nna.0000000000001258
Horning, M. A., Shin, J. Y., DiFusco, L. A., Norton, M., & Habermann, B. (2019). Symptom progression in advanced parkinson’s disease: Dyadic perspectives. Applied Nursing Research, 50, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2019.151193
Presentations
Horning, M. A. (2023, November 8-12). Characterizing end-of-life communication in families [Poster]. Gerontological Society of America 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL, United States.
Horning, M. A. (2021, March 25-26). Family communication patterns and family perceptions of end-of-life care in chronic disease [Poster]. Eastern Nursing Research Society 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions Virtual Conference.
Horning, M. A. (2020, March 26-27). Barriers and facilitators to end-of-life conversations in primary care: A qualitative research study [Poster accepted for presentation]. Eastern Nursing Research Society 32nd Annual Conference, Boston, MA, United States.
Shin, J. Y., Horning, M. A., DiFusco, L. A., Norton, M., & Habermann, B. (2019, April 3-5). Symptom progression in people with advanced Parkinson’s Disease: A qualitative descriptive study [Podium presentation]. Eastern Nursing Research Society 31st Annual Conference, Providence, RI, United States.
Bygrave, D. C., Horning, M. A., & Wright, R. S. (2019, March 6-9). Greater social support is associated with reduced white matter lesions in older African-American women: Findings from the heathy heart and mind study [Poster]. Society of Behavioral Medicine 40th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC, United States.