Phoebe D. Williams, RN, BSN, MA, MN, PhD, FAAN

Professor

Email: pwilliam@kumc.edu
Phone: (913) 588-1673

Phoebe D. Williams, RN, PhD, FAAN, joined the KU School of Nursing in 1992 after teaching at the University of Florida for 10 years and the University of the Philippines Health Sciences Center in Manila for 19 years. A majority of her time is dedicated to pediatric studies. She also teaches graduate and undergraduate research and pediatric graduate nursing courses and dissertation advising. Dr. Williams has received multiple research grants focused on care of families and children with chronic illness; on instrument development; and on growth and development in early childhood. Recently, she completed a three-year $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute of Nursing Research, in Bethesda, Md., for a study on interventions for siblings and parents of children with chronic illness. Two Fulbright awards funded her studies on child development.

She has published numerous books, chapters, articles, and many other educational materials dealing with pediatric nursing and research. She also has extensive experience as a reviewer; she had chaired the review groups on Fulbright grants for the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, Washington, D.C. Prior to this assignment, she successfully completed a Fulbright Regional Research Grant in Indonesia and the Philippines; and a second award, to Thailand. Dr. Williams also has reviewed for the Scientific Review Group, National Institutes of Health. Widely recognized in her field, Dr. Williams has served as a consultant for national and international organizations. In addition to these activities, she has presented at numerous research conferences. She was named as 2007 Distinguished Alumna at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International and Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, and a Life Member of Sigma Xi since 1986 and Phi Kappa Phi, since 1962.

Recent Publications

• Williams AR, Williams PD et al (2006). Validity of the Revised Impact on Family Scale. Journal of Pediatrics,146,
• Williams PD & Williams, AR. (2005). Nursing, social science methods used in. Encyclopedia of Social Measurement. UK: Elsevier
• Williams PD & Williams, AR. (2003). Krankenpflege: Umsetzung der Outcomes im klinischen Alltag [Nursing: Using Outcomes in Day-to-Day Practice]. In F. Porzsolt, AR Williams, RM Kaplan, Eds. Klinische Okonomik: Effectivitat & Effizienz von Gesundheitsleistungen [Clinical Economics: Effectiveness and Efficiency in the Provision of Health Care Services, pp. 227-234]. Landsberg, Germany: ECOMED.
• Williams PD et al. (2003). A community-based intervention for siblings and parents of children with chronic illness and disability: The ISEE Study. Journal of Pediatrics, 143, 386-393.
• Williams PD et al. (2002). Well siblings and mothers of children with chronic illness: A structural equation model. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 25, 411-424.
• Williams PD (1997). Siblings and pediatric chronic illness. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 34, 312-23.
• Williams PD & Williams AR (2000). Individual, Family and Community: Promoting and Restoring Health and Well-Being. Quezon City: JMC Press.
• Williams PD (2000). The Metro-Manila Developmental Screening Test Manual (2nd Edition).Manila: UPCN.
• WilliamsPD (1984). The Metro-Manila Developmental Screening Test: A normative study.  Nursing Research, 33  208-212.
• Williams PD, Soetjiningsih, Williams AR (2000). Balinese Mothers’ Developmental Timetables for Young Children. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 22(6), 69-87.
• Williams PD et al.(2003).Thai mothers and children and the HOME Inventory. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 40, 249-258.
• Monteflor MO, Williams AR, Williams PD, et al. (2006). Parent motivation strategies and the performance of preschoolers. Early Childhood Education Journal,33. Online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10643-005-0035-1.
• Williams PD & Williams AR (1999). Transition from hospital to home by mothers of preterm infants: Path analysis results over 3 time periods. Families, Systems & Health, 15, 429-46.
• Williams PD et al. (1999). Fatigue among mothers of preterm infants discharged to the home on apnea monitors. Applied Nursing Research, 12, 69-77.
• Youngblood M, Williams PD, Eyles H, Waring J, & Runyon S (1994). A comparison of two methods of assessing cancer therapy-related symptoms.  Cancer Nursing, 17, 37-44.
• Williams PD, Ducey K, Williams AR, Sears A & Tobin S (1997). The Therapy-Related Symptom Checklist (TRSC) for oncology patients.  Oncology Nursing Forum, 24 (2), 301.
• Williams PD, Ducey K, Sears A, Williams AR, Tobin-Rumelhart SE & Bunde P. (2001). Treatment type and symptom severity among oncology patients by self-report. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 38, 1-9.
• Williams PD et al. (2006). Cancer treatment, symptom monitoring, and self-care in adults. Cancer Nursing, 29(3).
• Williams PD et al. (2006). Symptom monitoring and dependent care during chemotherapy in children. Cancer Nursing, 29(3).
• Johnson R, Williams P, Williams K et al. (2008). Effective management of common symptoms of oncology patients during therapy. SR Forum Proceedings. University of Kansas Medical Center: Kansas City, KS.
• Lopez V, Williams P, et al. (2008). Cancer treatment, symptom monitoring, and self-care in adults: China. In the Proceedings:Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress, Singapore.
• Robinson J, Williams P, Powell C et al (2008). The TRSC-C in Kansas outpatient clinics.SR Forum Proceedings. University of Kansas Medical Center: Kansas City, KS.
• Williams P, Williams A, Brewer M, Powell C, et al (2008). TRSC-C in pediatric oncology U.S. outpatient clinics. In the Proceedings:Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress, Singapore.