Kristine Talley, PhD, RN, GNP-BC

Kristine Talley, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, is an Associate Professor who has been recognized as a Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. Her research is centered on pinpointing risk factors, preventive measures, and treatments for late-life disability stemming from geriatric syndromes affecting frail older adults. Talley instructs both graduate and undergraduate courses focused on the nursing care of older adults and was recently appointed as the director of the Center for Aging Science & Care at the School of Nursing. Her expertise in gerontological nursing education and scholarship has earned her this prestigious national distinction.

Academic Interests and Focus
I am a certified gerontological nurse practitioner with clinical experience in nursing homes. I teach courses on the nursing care of older adults in the Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Doctorate of Nursing Practice program and to undergraduate students.

Center for Aging Science and Care Innovation

PhD, University of Minnesota
Major: Nursing

MS, University of Minnesota
Major: Nursing

BSN, University of Minnesota
Major: Nursing

BA, University of Minnesota
Major: Political Science

• Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
• Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
• International Continence Society
• Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates
• Midwest Nursing Research Society  
• American Geriatric Society
• Gerontological Society of America

Award: Training the Long Term Support and Services Workforce in
Principal Investigator: Rosser, Brian Robert
Sponsoring Organization: NIH Nat'l Institute on Aging(NIA)
Award Dates: 2021 - 2022

Award: National Survey of Continence and Pelvic Floor Specialis
Principal Investigator: Wyman, Jean F
Sponsoring Organization: Soc of Urologic Nurses and Assoc (SUNA)
Award Dates: 2020 - 2021

Award: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program
Principal Investigator: Pacala, James T
Sponsoring Organization: US Dept. of Health & Human Services HRSA
Award Dates: 2019 - 2024

Award: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program
Principal Investigator: Pacala, James T
Sponsoring Organization: US Dept. of Health & Human Services HRSA
Award Dates: 2019 - 2024

Award: Care Interventions for Persons with Dementia (PWD) and t
Principal Investigator: Butler, Mary E
Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serv AHRQ
Award Dates: 2018 - 2020

Award: Care Interventions for Persons with Dementia (PWD) and t
Principal Investigator: Butler, Mary E
Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serv AHRQ
Award Dates: 2018 - 2020

Award: Evidence Based Practice Centers (EPCs)V Treatment of Cli
Principal Investigator: Fink, Howard Alan
Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serv AHRQ
Award Dates: 2018 - 2019

Award: Restore: Improving Sexual Outcomes of Gay and Bisexual P
Principal Investigator: Rosser, Brian Robert
Sponsoring Organization: NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Award Dates: 2017 - 2022

Award: Restore: Improving Sexual Outcomes of Gay and Bisexual P
Principal Investigator: Rosser, Brian Robert
Sponsoring Organization: NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Award Dates: 2017 - 2022

Award: Preventing Toileting Disabilities in Frail Older Women
Principal Investigator: Talley, Kristine Marie Carlson
Sponsoring Organization: The University of Iowa
Award Dates: 2012 - 2013

Award: Restorative Cares Effect on Disability in Long-Stay Nurs
Principal Investigator: Talley, Kristine Marie Carlson
Sponsoring Organization: NIH Nat'l Institute on Aging (NIA)
Award Dates: 2011 - 2014

Award: Restorative Cares Effect on Disability in Long-Stay Nurs
Principal Investigator: Talley, Kristine Marie Carlson
Sponsoring Organization: NIH Nat'l Institute on Aging (NIA)
Award Dates: 2011 - 2014

Award: Values of Older Adults Related to Primary and Secondary
Principal Investigator: Kane, Robert L
Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serv AHRQ
Award Dates: 2009 - 2010

Award: Common Syndromes in Older Adults Related to Primary and
Principal Investigator: Kane, Robert L
Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serv AHRQ
Award Dates: 2009 - 2010

Award: Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program
Principal Investigator: Mueller, Christine Ann
Sponsoring Organization: US Dept. of Health & Human Services HRSA
Award Dates: 2009 - 2012

Award: The effect of restorative care nursing on patterns of di
Principal Investigator: Talley, Kristine Marie Carlson
Sponsoring Organization: Amer Acad of Nursing
Award Dates: 2008 - 2010

*Rosser, B. R. S., Kohli, N., Bates, A. J., Talley, K. M. C., Wright, M. M., Polter, E. J., Wheldon, C.  W., Haggart, R., Dickstein, D. R., Ross, M. W., Zhang, Z., West, W., & Konety, B. R. (2024). Does  sexual rehabilitation work for gay and bisexual prostate cancer patients? Acceptability, feasibility, and  efficacy results from the Restore-2 randomized controlled trial. Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-024-01672-6

*,**Bates, A.J., Ross, M.W., Rosser, B.R.S., Wheldon, C.W., Polter, E.J., Talley, K.M.C., Haggart, R.,  Wright, M.M., Mitteldorf, D., West, W., & Konety, B.R. (2024). Discrimination against gay and bisexual  patients in prostate cancer treatment: Results from the Restore-2 study. Stigma and Health, 9(4), 506-517. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000467

*,**Cheung, C., Talley, K., Mathiason, M. A., & Wyman, J. F. (2024). Validity of an exercise log for  measuring duration of exercise in older women with knee osteoarthritis. Research Gerontological Nursing, 17(5), 219-225. https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20240911-01

*Newman, D. K., Carillo, M., Talley, K., Starr, J. A., Thompson, D., & Wyman, J. F. (2024).  Advancing the roles of the registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse in continence  and pelvic health care in the United States: A white paper. Urologic Nursing, 44(2), 64-89.  https://doi.org/10.7257/2168-4626.2024.44.2.64

*Talley, K.M., Berg-Weger, M., Zubatsky, M., Osterbur, E., Williams, R., Schicker, R., Pesja, L.  Cauble, C., Wyman, J.F., Gaugler, J.E., & Pacala, J. (2024). An inter-university geriatric case  competition helped students’ achieve interprofessional collaboration competencies. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 72, Suppl 3, S76-78. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18919

*,**Bates, A. J., Mitteldorf, D., Rosser, B. R. S., Wheldon, C. W., Polter, E. J., Ross, M. W., Talley, K.  M. C., Haggart, R., Wright, M. M., West, W., & Konety, B. R. (2024). Military service and health related quality of life among gay and bisexual prostate cancer survivors: Results from the Restore-2 study. BMJ Military Health, e002649. https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2023-002649

*,**Isetts, B., Talley, K.M., Brearly, A. (2024). Development and evaluation of a reliable medication  management self-assessment checklist. Innovations in Pharmacy, 15(1), 1.  
https://doi.org/10.24926/iip.v15i1.5802 

*,**Talley, K.M.C., Polter, E., Rosser, B.R.S., Wheldon, C.W., Haggart, R., Konety, B.R., Wright, M., Middledorf, D., Ross, M.W., West, W., Kohli, N. (2023). Urinary and bowel symptoms among gay and bisexual prostate cancer survivors and their associations with quality of life. Urologic Nursing, 43(1).  http://dx.doi.org/10.7257/2168-4626.2023.43.1.14

*,**Talley, K. M. C., Wyman, J. F., Berry, A., & Newman, D. K. (2022). Comparison of professional roles between urologic nurses, advanced practice providers, and therapists who provide continence care: Results of a cross-sectional survey. Urologic Nursing, 42(4), 165.  https://doi.org/10.7257/2168-4626.2022.42.4.165

*,**Wheldon, C.W., Bates, A.J., Polter, E.J., Rosser, B.R.S., Kapoor, A., Talley, K.M.C., Haggart, R., Kohli, N., Konety, B.R., Mitteldorf, D., Ross, M.W., West, W., & Wright, M. (in press). Unrecognized sexual dysfunction in gay and bisexual men after prostate cancer treatment: The antecedents and impact of anodyspareunia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20(4), 515-524. https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdad009

*Rosser, B.R.S., Shippee,  T., Wright, M.M., Aumock, C., Moone, R., Talley, K.M.C., Duran, P., Henning-Smith, C., Cahill, S., Flatt, J.D., Slaughter-Acey, J., Greenwald, S., McCarthy, T., & Ross, M.W. (in press). “Going back in the closet”: Addressing discrimination against sexual and gender minority residents in long-term services and supports by providing culturally responsive care.  Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 36(5), 875-887. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2023.2226300

*,**Ross, M.W., Rosser, B.R.S., Polter, E.J., Bates, A,J., Wheldon, C.W., Haggart, R., West, W., Kohli, N., Konety, B.R., Mitteldorf, D., Talley, K.M.C., & Wright, M. (2022). Discrimination of sexual and gender minority patients in prostate cancer treatment: Results from the Restore-1 study. Stigma and Health. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000356

*,**Haggart, R.C., Bates, A., Rosser, B.R.S., Polter, E., Talley, K.M.C., Wright, M. & Konety, B.R. (2022). Self-reported Gleason scores in sexual minority prostate cancer survivors: Results of a survey item revision. AUANews, (December issue), from https://auanews.net/issues/articles/2022/december-2022/self-reported-gleason-scores-in-sexual-minority-prostate-cancer-survivors-results-of-a-survey-item-revision.  

*,**Tatum, A. Rosser, B.R.S., Wheldon, C.W.,  Bates, A.J., Talley, K.M.C., Haggart, R., Konety, B.R., Mitteldorf, M., Polter, E.J.,  Ross, M.W., Talley, K.M.C., West, W., Wright, M., Zhang, Z. (2022). The effects of prostate cancer treatment on role-in-sex in gay and bisexual men: Mixed methods results from the Restore-1 and Restore-2 studies.  Journal of Sex Research, 1-10.  https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2128027

*^,**Wheldon C.W., Polter, E., Rosser, B.R.S., Bates, A.J.,  Haggart, R., Wright, M., Mitteldorf, D., Ross, M.W., Konety, B.R., Kohli, N., Talley, K.M.C., West, W., Tatum, A.K. (2022). Prevalence and risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in gay and bisexual prostate cancer survivors: Results from the Restore-2 study. Frontiers in Oncology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.832508

*^,**Bates A.J., Rosser, B.R.S., Polter, E.J., Talley, K.M.C., Wheldon, C. W., Haggart, R. Wright, M., West, W. Mitteldorf, D., Ross, M.W., Konety, B.R., Kohli, N. (2022). Racial/ethnic differences in health-related quality of life among sexual minority prostate cancer survivors. Frontiers in Oncology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.833197

*^,**Simon Rosser, B. R., Wright, M., Hoefer, C. J., Polter, E. J., Kohli, N., Wheldon, C. W., Haggart, R., Talley, K. M., Mitteldorf, D., Kilian, G., Konety, B. R., Ross, M. W., & West, W. (2022). Recruiting an underserved, difficult to reach population into a cancer trial: Strategies from the Restore-2 Rehabilitation Trial for gay and bisexual prostate cancer patients. Clinical Trials, 19(3), 239-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/1740774522107767

My research focuses on identifying risk factors, prevention strategies, and treatments for late-life disability related to geriatric syndromes (i.e., urinary incontinence, frailty, falls, functional decline, and cognitive impairment) in frail older people. My research methods focus on quantitative analysis using longitudinal modeling, secondary dataset analyses, systematic literature reviews, and clinical trials.

• Preventing excess disability and frailty in older adults
• Preventing and managing urinary incontinence in older adults
• Complex interventions for managing geriatric syndromes in older adults