Susie Breitenstein
Susie Breitenstein’s research focuses on improving the social and emotional well-being of parents and children. Her professional life has centered on family-focused behavioral and mental health promotion and prevention programs, specifically through parent training interventions. Breitenstein’s research focuses on innovative delivery models and implementation science to increase access and sustainability of evidence-based programs to promote positive parent-child relationships and support optimal child development. As a faculty member in the College of Nursing, Breitenstein teaches the PhD integrative review course and mentors students at all levels.
Breitenstein started her career as a child and adolescent psychiatric nurse and worked in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings. Her clinical work informed her passion for family-focused prevention interventions to support families and young children using strength-based approaches. She earned her PhD in nursing science, MS as a clinical nurse specialist in child and adolescent psychiatric nursing, a BSN from Rush University and a BS in psychology from the University of Dayton, Ohio.
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News
Groundbreaking study provides a promising solution for preventing a major complication of pregnancy
According to the World Health Organization, more than 15 million babies are born preterm every year. More than one million of those babies lose their lives. Methods to predict risk for and prevent preterm birth are few and far between.
Majority of respondents feel isolation, loneliness and burnout from demands of parenthood
A new national survey conducted by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds a broad majority of parents experience isolation, loneliness and burnout from the demands of parenthood, with many feeling a lack of support in fulfilling that role.
The survey of parents conducted this month found:
