E-mail: smcmilla@health.usf.edu
Voicemail: (813) 974-9188
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
BS (Behavioral Sciences), 1968, Tift College, Forsyth, GA.
M.Ed. (Adult Education), 1974, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
MS (Nursing), 1984, University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa, FL
BS (Nursing), 1981, The University of the State of New York, Albany, NY
PhD (Measurement), 1983, University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa, FL 
Susan McMillan, PhD, RN, FAAN
E-mail: smcmilla@health.usf.edu
Voicemail: (813) 974-9188
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
BS (Behavioral Sciences), 1968, Tift College, Forsyth, GA.
M.Ed. (Adult Education), 1974, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
MS (Nursing), 1984, University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa, FL
BS (Nursing), 1981, The University of the State of New York, Albany, NY
PhD (Measurement), 1983, University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa, FL
CURRENT AND RECENT POSITIONS
Professor, University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa, FL (1991-present)
Adjunct Professor of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. (1999-2001)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Pain
Quality of Life at End of Life
CURRENT RESEARCH
NIH/NINR R01 (PI): Caregivers of Cancer Pain Patients: Coping Intervention
NIH/NINR R01 (PI): Systematic Assessment to Improve Hospice Outcomes
RECENT PUBLICATIONS (SELECTED FROM 57 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS)
McMillan, S.C., Small, B.J., Weitzner, M., Schonwetter, R., Tittle, M., Moody,
L. & Haley, W.E. (2004 submitted). Impact of Coping Skills Intervention
with Family Caregivers of Hospice Patients with Cancer: A Randomized Clinical
Trial. JAMA.
McMillan, S.C., & Weitzner, M. A. (2003). Methodological issues in collecting
data from debilitated patients near the end of life. Oncology Nursing Forum,
30(1), 123-129.
McMillan, S.C., & Small, B. (2002). Symptom distress and quality of life
in hospice patients with cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 29(10), 1421-1428.
COURSES TAUGHT
NGR 6096- Oncology Nursing Concepts
NGR 6142- Pathobiology of Neoplasia
NGR 6800- Nursing Research
NGR 6822- Measurement for Nursing Education and Research
NGR 6971- Thesis
NGR 7980- Dissertation Research
