Wendy Looman, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC

Dr. Looman's research, teaching and practice are focused on the promotion of family health in the context of childhood chronic conditions. Dr. Looman studies family interventions to improve quality of life for children with medical complexity, with an emphasis on keeping family goals at the center of care coordination across multiple systems of care. She advises and teaches undergraduate and doctoral students in nursing and is certified as a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner. Dr. Looman co-developed the position statement on planetary health and family health for the International Family Nursing Association and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Family Nursing.

• Family health, family theory
• Scholarly writing
• Research methods, mixed methods
• Quality improvement, implementation

PhD, University of Michigan
Major: Nursing
Minor: Family and Child Ecology

MS, University of Michigan
Major: Nursing
Minor: Parent Child Nursing

BS, Grand Valley State University, summa cum laude
Major: Nursing

Looman, W. S., Geiger-Simpson, E., Eull, D., Alshakhshir, N. S., Lee, J., & Roberts, J. (2026). Facilitating supportive conversations with youth: A Dyadic mixed-methods study of a brief narrative sharing intervention. Journal of Family Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407261419422

Looman, W. S., Geiger-Simpson, E., Lee, J., Eull, D., Miller, A., & Mathiason, M. A. (2026). Youth perceptions of the benefits of a narrative sharing timeline activity: Findings and recommendations for family nursing interventions.  Journal of Family Nursing, 32(1) 30–43. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407251403998

Looman, W. S., Eull, D., Geiger-Simpson, E., Lee, J., Nersesian, P. V., Bell, A. N., & Miller, A. L. (2023). Assessment of youth coping and appraisals through a timelining activity: Validation and utility of a tool for pediatric research and practice. Journal of Pediatric Health Care: official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners, S0891-5245(23)00056-1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.02.007

Looman, W. S., Geiger-Simpson, E., Eull, D. J., Lee, J., Nersesian, P. V., Bell, A. N., & Miller, A. L. (2023). Beyond coping: The role of supportive relationships and meaning making in youth well-being. Journal of Nursing Scholarship: an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12901

Eull, D., Looman, W., & O'Conner-Von, S. (2023). Transforming acute pain management in children: A concept analysis to develop a new model of nurse, child and parent partnership. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(15-16), 5230–5240. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16625

Looman, W. S., Eull, D. J., Bell, A. N., Gallagher, T. T., & Nersesian, P. V. (2022). Participant-generated timelines as a novel strategy for assessing youth resilience factors: A mixed-methods, community-based study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 67, 64–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.07.025

Looman, W. S., Park, Y. S., Gallagher, T. T., & Weinfurter, E. V. (2020). Outcomes research on children with medical complexity: A scoping review of gaps and opportunities. Child: Care, Health and Development, 46(1), 121–131. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12725

Looman, W. S. (2020). Teaching systems thinking for advanced family nursing practice: A theory-based tool. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719891439

Looman, W. S., Hullsiek, R. L., Pryor, L., Mathiason, M. A., & Finkelstein, S. M. (2018). Health-related quality of life outcomes of a telehealth care coordination intervention for children with medical complexity: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 32(1), 63-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2017.07.007

Looman, W. S., Antolick, M., Cady, R. G., Lunos, S. A., Garwick, A. E., & Finkelstein, S. M. (2015). Effects of a Telehealth Care Coordination Intervention on Perceptions of Health Care by Caregivers of Children With Medical Complexity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Pediatric Health Care: official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners, 29(4), 352–363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2015.01.007

Looman, W. S., Erickson, M. M., Garwick, A. W., Cady, R. G., Kelly, A., Pettey, C., & Finkelstein, S. M. (2012). Meaningful use of data in care coordination by the advanced practice RN: the TeleFamilies project. Computers, Informatics, Nursing: CIN, 30(12), 649–654. https://doi.org/10.1097/NXN.0b013e318266caf2

Looman W. S. (2006). Development and testing of the social capital scale for families of children with special health care needs. Research in Nursing & Health, 29(4), 325–336. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.20148

Looman, W. S., Geiger-Simpson, E., Alshakhshir, N., Eull, D., & Lee, J. (2025, June 17–20). Feasibility of a dyadic intervention to support family and peer conversations about youth resilience [Podium presentation]. 17th International Family Nursing Conference, Perth, Australia.

Looman, W. S., Ropers, R., McKechnie, A. C., & Kunkel, D. (2024, November 20–23). Equity in faculty workload: Critical questions for (re)designing a system [Podium presentation]. 49th Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Looman, W. S., Geiger-Simpson, E., Eull, D., Lee, J., & Miller, A. (2024, July 11–12). Timelining: A participatory arts-based activity for mixed methods research on youth resilience [Podium presentation]. Mixed Methods International Research Association Biennial Global Conference, Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Looman, W. S. (2023, October 23). Supporting family resilience for long-term survivors of childhood cancer: State of the science for nurses [Keynote address]. 21st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

Looman, W. S., Geiger-Simpson, E., Bell, A., Eull, D., & Nersesian, P. (2023, June 20–23). Youth appraisals of wellbeing, family relationships and coping: A test of the resilience portfolio model and a timelining assessment tool [Podium presentation]. 16th International Family Nursing Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Looman, W. S., Geiger-Simpson, E., Eull, D., & Bell, A. (2023, April). Resilience portfolios and youth wellbeing: A mixed methods model-testing study [Podium presentation]. 47th Annual Research Conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Des Moines, Iowa.

Looman, W. S. (2023, April 12). State of the science: Family focused nursing care [Invited keynote address]. Tenorio Research Lecture Series, Minnesota State Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota.

Brady, C., George, C., Looman, W. S., Gilard, T. J., Bell, A., & Dunitz, J. (2022, November). Leadership and education for advanced practice providers in CF (LEAPP CF): The post graduate fellowship pilot program [Podium presentation]. North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Looman, W. S., Bell, A., & Eull, D. (2022, April). Resilience and wellbeing: Youth perceptions of protective factors during normative and non-normative stressors [Abstract of distinction; Podium presentation]. 46th Annual Research Conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Schaumburg, Illinois.

Looman, W. S., Gallagher, T., Eull, D., Leighton, E., & Faulkner, E. (2021, July). Children's perceptions of family-related influences on wellbeing: A novel assessment method [Podium presentation]. 15th International Family Nursing Conference (virtual).

Looman, W. S., Scal, P., & Gallagher, T. (2020, April). Measurement of adolescent quality of life as a dynamic construct: Novel methods and associations with wellbeing [Abstract of distinction; Podium presentation]. 44th Annual Research Conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society (virtual), Chicago, Illinois.

Looman, W. S. (2019, August). The family nursing assessment and intervention map: A tool for teaching family systems nursing [Podium presentation]. 14th International Family Nursing Conference, Washington, DC.

Looman, W. S., Svavarsdottir, E. K., & Garwick, A. (2017, June). School nurses' perceptions of the nurse-family relationship in caring for families of children with chronic conditions: An international study [Podium presentation]. 13th International Family Nursing Conference, Pamplona, Spain.

Looman, W. S., & Eggenberger, S. K. (2015, August). Teaching family nursing at the graduate level: Challenges and strategies for advanced practice [Podium presentation]. 12th International Family Nursing Conference, Odense, Denmark.

Award: Development and Evaluation of an Online Curriculum for the LEAPP Cystic Fibrosis Fellowship Program
Principal Investigator: Looman, Wendy S.
Sponsoring Organization: CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION
Award Dates: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2025

Award: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND)
Principal Investigator: Hewitt, Amy
Sponsoring Organization: DHHS/HRSA/LEND
Award Dates: 2021 - 2026

Award: "Tip Top Kids2": A Pilot Test of New Strategies to Measure Trajectories of Pediatric Quality
Principal Investigator: Looman, Wendy S.
Sponsoring Organization: School of Nursing Foundation
Award Dates: 2020 - 2022