Judith E. Hupcey
EdD, CRNP

Associate Professor of Nursing, College of Health & Human Development
Associate Professor of Humanities, College of Medicine
Coordinator, Graduate CNS Option

Contact Information

1300 Academic Support Building/A110
600 Centerview Drive
Hershey Campus
Hershey, PA 17033

(717) 531-4160

Fax: (717) 531-5339

jxh37@psu.edu

Education

EdD, Nursing Education, 1988
Columbia University
Teachers College
New York, NY
MEd, Nursing Education, 1985
Columbia University
Teachers College
New York, NY
MS, Adult Nurse Practitioner, 1981
School of Nursing
Columbia University
New York, NY
BS, Nursing, 1977
School of Nursing
Columbia University
New York, NY

Honors

Publications

In Peer-Reviewed Journals

Hupcey, J. E., & Biddle, B. (in press). Older adults’ participation in preventive health maintenance activities and perceived satisfaction with the healthcare provider. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing.

Penrod, J., Hupcey, J. E., Crawley, C. E. (in press). Women’s integration of osteoporosis treatment regimens into daily management. The Nurse Practitioner.

Penrod, J., Yu, F., Kolanoswki, A., Fick., D., Loeb, S. J., & Hupcey, J. E. (in press). Reframing person-centered nursing care for persons with dementia. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice.

Penrod, J., Hupcey, J., & Crawley, C. (in press). Women’s integration of osteoporosis treatment regimens into daily management. The Nurse Practitioner.

Hupcey, J. E., & Miller, J. (2006). Community dwelling adults’ perception of interpersonal trust vs. trust in health care providers. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15, 1132-1139.

Kennedy-Malone, L., Penrod, J., Kohlenberg, E. M., Letvak, S. A., Crane, P. B., Tesh, A., Kolanowski, A, Hupcey, J., Milone-Nuzzo, P. (2006). Integrating gerontology competencies into graduate nursing programs. Journal of Professional Nursing, 22(Issue 2), 123-128. [Invited paper for special edition featuring accomplishments under the JAHF/AACN Enhancing Geriatric Nursing Education Project.]

Loeb, S., Penrod, J., & Hupcey, J. E. (2006). Focus groups and older adults: Tactics for success. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 32(3), 32-38.

Penrod, J., & Hupcey, J. E. (2005). Concept advancement: Extending science through concept-driven research. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 19(3), 231-241.

Hupcey, J. E., & Penrod, J. (2005). Concept analysis: Examining the state of the science. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 19(2), 197-208.

Penrod, J., & Hupcey, J. E. (2005). Enhancing methodological clarity: Principle-based concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50(4), 403-409.

Morse, J. M., Hupcey, J. E., & Penrod, J. (2005). Into or beyond concept analysis in holistic nursing? Journal of Holistic Nursing, 23(1), 9-10.

Light, P. A., Hupcey, J. E., & Clark, M. B. (2005). Nursing telephone triage and its influence on parents' choice of care for febrile children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 20(6), 424-429.

Hupcey, J. E., Clark, M. B., Hutcheson, C. R., & Thompson, V. L. (2004). Expectations for care: Elders' satisfaction and trust in health care providers. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 30(11), 37-45.

Thompson, V. L., Hupcey, J. E., & Clark, M. B. (2003). The development of trust in parents of hospitalized children. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 8(4), 137-147.

Hupcey, J. E., & Penrod, J. (2003). Concept advancement: Ensuring inductive validity. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 17(1), 19-30.

Hupcey, J. E. (2002). Maintaining validity: The development of the concept of trust. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 1(4), 32-43. Article 3 available at http://www.ualberta.ca~ijqm. (Translated into French, Spanish, Portuguese, & Tagalog.)

Morse, J. M., Hupcey, J. E., Penrod, J., & Mitcham, C. (2002). Integrating concepts for the development of qualitatively-derived theory. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 16(1), 5-18.

Johnson, J. L., Curci, K. M., & Hupcey, J. E. (2002). Self-management in childhood asthma: Teaching parents nonpharmacological approaches to manage asthma. Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners, 6(4), 33-44.

Rhodes, D. A., Hupcey, J. E. (2002). Farm injuries among Old Order Amish children. Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners. 6(3), 49-54.

Hubler, C. L., & Hupcey, J. E. (2002). The incidence and nature of farm-related injuries among Pennsylvania Amish children: Implicatons for education. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 28(4), 284-288.

Hupcey, J. E., Penrod, J., Morse, J. M., & Mitcham, C. (2001). An exploration and advancement of the concept of trust. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 36(2), 282-293.

Fisher, K. M., Hupcey, J. E., & Rhodes, D. A. (2001). Childhood farm injuries in Old-Order Amish Families. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 16(2), 97-101.

Hupcey, J. E. (2001). The meaning of social support for the critically ill patient. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 17(4), 206-212

Rhodes, D.A., Hupcey, J. E. (2000). The perception of farm safety and prevention issues among the Old Order Amish in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 6(3), 203-213.

Hupcey, J. E. (2000). Feeling safe: The psychosocial needs of ICU patients. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 32(4), 361-367.

Hupcey, J. E., Penrod, J., & Morse, J. M. (2000). Establishing and maintaining trust during acute care hospitalizations. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice, 14(3), 227-242.

Montagna, R. A., & Hupcey, J. E. (2000). Increasing smoking cessation counseling by advanced practice nurses. Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners, 4(4), 224-230.

Morse, J. M., Penrod, J., & Hupcey, J. E. (2000). Qualitative outcome analysis: Evaluating nursing interventions for complex clinical phenomena. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 32(2), 125-130.

Hupcey, J. E., & Penrod, J. (2000). Going it alone: The experience of spouses of critically ill patients. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 19(3), 44-49.

Hupcey, J. E., & Zimmerman, H. E. (2000). The need to know: Experiences of critically ill patients. American Journal of Critical Care, 9(3), 192-198.

Hupcey, J. E. (1999). Looking out for the patient and ourselves: The process of family integration into the ICU. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 8(3), 253-262.

Dellasega, C., Hupcey, J. E., & Fisher, K. (1999). Culturalizing health care for a culturally diverse population: The Amish. Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners, 3(1), 10-15.

Hupcey, J. E. (1998). Invited response to D.A. Gilbert's Relational message themes in nurses' listening behavior during brief patient-nurse interations. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice, 12, 23-26.

Hupcey, J. E. (1998). Clarifying the social support theory-research linkage. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 27(6), 1231-1241.

Hupcey, J. E. (1998). Social support: Assessing conceptual coherence. Qualitative Health Research, 8, 304-318.

Hupcey, J. E. (1998). Establishing the nurse-family relationship in the ICU. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 20(2), 180-194.

Hupcey, J. E., & Morse, J. M. (1997). Can a professional relationship be considered social support? Nursing Outlook, 45(6), 270-276.

Hupcey, J. E., & Morse, J. M. (1997). Concept developmental analysis. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice, 11(1), 80.

Hupcey, J. E., Morse, J. M., Lenz, E. R., & Tasón, M. C. (1996). Wilsonian methods of concept analysis: A critique. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice, 10(3), 185-210.

Morse, J. M., Hupcey, J. E., Mitcham, C., & Lenz, E. R. (1996). Concept analysis in nursing research: A critical appraisal. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice, 10(3), 253-277.

Morse, J. M., Mitcham, C., Hupcey, J. E., & Tasón, M. C. (1996). Criteria for concept evaluation. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 24(2), 385-390.

Hupcey, J. E., & Morse, J. M. (1995). Family and social support: Application to the critically ill patient. Journal of Family Nursing, 1, 257-280.

Hupcey, J. E. (1994). Graduate education for nurse practitioners: Are advanced degrees needed for practice? Journal of Professional Nursing, 10(6), 350-356.

Hupcey, J. E., & Gilchrist, I. C. (1993). A pilot study: Responses to chest pain following coronary angioplasty. American Journal of Critical Care, 2(6), 450-452.

Hupcey, J. E. (1993). Factors and work settings that may influence nurse practitioner practice. Nursing Outlook, 41(4), 181-185.

Dellasega, C., & Hupcey, J. E. (1991). Intents and perceptions of graduating BSN students toward the nurse practitioner role. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 3(1), 30-34.

Hupcey, J. E. (1990). The socialization process of master's-level nurse practitioner students. Journal of Nursing Education, 29(5), 196-210.

In Non-Refereed Journals

Morse, J. M., Hupcey, J. E., & Penrod, J. (2005). Into or beyond concept analysis in holistic nursing? (Letter to the editor). Journal of Holistic Nursing, 23(1), 9-11.

Hupcey, J. E. (2001). ICU patient need to feel safe, a feeling that is influenced by family, friends, ICU staff, and other factors. Abstract, Research Activities: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Available at http://www.ahcpr.gov/research/may01/.

Hupcey, J. E., & Morse, J. M. (1997). Letter to the Editor, in Response to Introduction by A. Gift, 10(3). Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice, 11, 80.

Hupcey, J. E. (1993). Can the CNS survive with managed competition? Clinical Nurse Specialist, 7(5), 266.

Book Chapters

Hupcey, J. E. (2005). Measurement issues in qualitative research. In C. F. Waltz, O. L. Strickland & E. R. Lenz (Eds.), Measurement in nursing and health research (3rd ed., pp. 215-228). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis.

Hupcey, J. E. (1997). Responding to criticism. In J. M. Morse (Ed.), Qualitative Research: Issues in Application (pp. 147-161). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Hupcey, J. E., Morse, J. M., Lenz, E. R., & Tasón, M. C. (1997). Concept analysis in nursing: A critique of Wilsonian Methods. In A. G. Gift (Ed), Clarifying Concepts in Nursing Research (pp. 3-28). NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Morse, J. M., Hupcey, J. E., Mitcham, C., & Lenz, E. R. (1997). Choosing a strategy for concept analysis in nursing research: Moving beyond Wilson. In A. G. Gift (Ed), Clarifying Concepts in Nursing Research (pp. 73-96). NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Proceedings

Hupcey, J. E., & Dellasega, C. (1990). The nurse practitioner: A viable future role for undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students? In J. Wang, P. Simons, & C. Nath (Eds.), Proceedings of the West Virginia Nurses' Association Research Symposium, 285-290.

Research

Foci

Funded Projects

Hupcey, J. E. & Penrod, J. Comprehensive palliative care: Spousal caregivers of heart failure patients (2006-2008). R15 funded by the NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research.

Hupcey, J. E., Penrod, J., & Boehmer, J. (2006-2008) Investigation of palliative care needs of elderly heart failure patients and their spousal caregivers. Project funded by The American Heart Association, Pennsylvania/Delaware Affiliate, Grant-in-Aid program.

Hupcey, J. E., Penrod, J., & Boehmer, J. (2006-2007). Palliative care needs of heart failure patients and families. Project funded by The Pennsylvania State University, College of Health and Human Development, Seed Grant.

Biddle, B., & Hupcey, J. E. (2006-2007). African-American male caregivers for females with heart failure. Project funded by Beta Sigma Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International.

Hatfield, L., Berlin, C., Chinchilli, V., Hupcey, J., & Clark, M. B. (2005-2006). The analgesic properties of oral sucrose during routine immunizations: Are there age-related changes in behavioral pain responses in infants at 2 and 4 months of age? Project funded by the Children’s Miracle Network.

Penrod, J. (PI), Hupcey, J.E. (2003). Living with uncertainty: Caregiving at the end-of-life. Project [R03] funded by the National Institute of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research.

Hupcey, J. E., & Penrod, J. (2002). Advancement of the concept of trust: The development of a trust assessment guide. Project funded by Sigma Theta Tau International.

Penrod, J., & Hupcey, J. E. (2001). Processes of minimizing the disabling effects of osteoporosis. Project funded by the American Nurses Foundation.

Thompson, V. L. & Hupcey, J. E. (2000). Factors related to the development of trust in parents of hospitalized children. Project funded by the Beta Sigma Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, International.

Hupcey, J. E. (PI), Gilchrist, I. C., Clark, M. B., & Gueldner, S. H. (1999). Elders' interactions with health care providers: Impact on health care outcomes. Project funded by The Pennsylvania State University, College of Health and Human Development, Interdisciplinary Seed Grant.

Fisher, K., & Hupcey, J. E. (1998). Promoting safety among Amish children of Lancaster County. Project funded by the Children's Miracle Network.

Marks, A., Hupcey, J. E., & Klinefelter, J. (1998). The contribution of the pediatric critical care nurse to the ventilator weaning process. Project funded by the Children's Miracle Network.

Fisher, K., Dellasega, C., Hupcey, J. E., Wenger, J., & Rider, L. (1998/1999). Developing nursing strategies for working with a culturally diverse population: The Amish. Project funded by the Alumni Society Small Project Grant, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University.

Hupcey, J. E. (PI), & Simmons, P. (1998). Mistrust of health care providers: The difficult patient. Project funded by the Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association.

Hupcey, J. E. (1995). The experience of social support for the critically ill. Project funded by a Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, National Research Service Award, (#1 F32 HS00094-02), Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health and Human Services, U. S. Public Health Service.

Clark. M. B., (PI), Hupcey, J. E., & McGongigle, D. (1994). Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program Grant. (#1 D23 NU01148-01), Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Division of Nursing.

Hupcey, J. E. (1994). Fund For the Improvement Of Undergraduate Instruction. The Pennsylvania State University.

Hupcey, J. E., & Clark, M. B. (1994). Writing across the curriculum. Grant for Undergraduate Nursing Research Writing Intensive Course, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University.

Hupcey, J. E. (PI), Gilchrist, I. C., & Zimmerman, H. Z. (1993). The experience of social support for critically ill patients. Project funded by The Pennsylvania State University, College of Health and Human Development, Interdisciplinary Seed Grant.