Marliese Nist

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First Name

Marliese

Last Name

Nist

Credentials

PhD, RNC-NIC

Assistant Professor

nist.10@osu.edu

Marliese.Nist@osumc.edu

614-247-5781

Address

200W Heminger Hall

Address (Line 2)

1577 Neil Avenue

City

Columbus

State

Zip Code

43210

Dr. Marliese Nist's research focuses on improving the neurodevelopment of preterm infants with an emphasis on decreasing the negative effects of stress exposure in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Dr. Nist's work incorporates laboratory science with clinical research methods to understand the biological and physiological effects of stress on immature infants and to develop and test interventions to improve long-term outcomes.

After graduating with her undergraduate degree in biology, Dr. Nist worked for several years as a laboratory technician before shifting her career to nursing. Following a decade of clinical nursing caring for the smallest and most critically ill infants in the NICU, Dr. Nist returned to The Ohio State University, where she completed her coursework to become a registered nurse, to earn her Master's and Doctoral degrees and to conduct rigorous research to improve outcomes for all preterm infants.

Full Bibliography

Publications

Cistone, N., Pickler, R.H., Fortney, C.A., & Nist M.D. (2024). Effect of routine nurse caregiving on the stress responses and behavior state in preterm infants: A systematic review. Advances in Neonatal Care. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000001177. Advance online publication.
Nist, M.D., Pickler, R.H., Shoben, A.B., & Conley, Y.P. (2024). DNA methylation, inflammation, and neurobehavior in preterm infants. Biological Research for Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1177/10998004241257664. Advance online publication.
Smith, L. H., Nist, M.D, Fortney, C., Warren, B., Harrison, T., Gillespie, S., Herbell, K., Militello, L., Anderson, C., Tucker, S., Ford, J., Chang, M., Sayre, C., & Pickler, R. (2024). Using the Life course Health Development Model to address pediatric mental health disparities. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 37(1), e12452. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12452.
Nist, M.D., Spurlock, E.J., & Pickler, R.H. (2024). Barriers and facilitators of parent presence in the neonatal intensive care unit. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 49(3), 137-144. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMC.0000000000001000. [Invited manuscript]
Nist, M.D., Harrison, T.M., Shoben, A.B., & Pickler, R.H. (2023). Predictors of stress exposure in hospitalized preterm infants. Advances in Neonatal Care, 23(6), 575-582. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000001099
Nist, M.D., Robinson, A., & Pickler, R.H. (2022). Parental participation in preterm infant feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 48(2), 76-81. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMC.0000000000000890
Nist, M.D., Shoben, A.B., Harrison, T.M., Steward, D.K., & Pickler, R.H. (2023). Postnatal cytokine trajectories in very preterm infants. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 45(1), 25-33. https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459211043943
Nist, M.D., Harrison, T.M., & Pickler, R.H. (2023). Touch experiences of preterm infants during essential nursing care. Neonatal Network, 42(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1891/NN-2022-0010
Nist, M.D., Robinson, A., Harrison, T.M., & Pickler, R.H. (2022). An integrative review of clinician-administered touch interventions and acute stress responses of hospitalized preterm infants. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 67, e113-e122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.08.020
Nist, M.D., Casavant, S.G., Dail, R.B., Everhart, K.C., Sealschott, S., & Cong, X.S. (2022). Conducting neonatal intensive care unit research during a pandemic: Challenges and lessons learned. Nursing Research, 71(2), 147-152. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000564
Nist, M.D., Pickler, R.H., & Harrison, T.M. (2022). Gloving and touch practices of neonatal nurses. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 36(1), 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1097/jpn.0000000000000626
Nist, M.D., Harrison, T.M., Pickler, R.H., & Shoben, A.B. (2020). Measures of stress exposure for hospitalized preterm infants. Nursing Research, 69(5S Suppl 1), S3-S10. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000444
Nist, M.D., Harrison, T.M., Tate, J., Robinson, A., Balas, M., & Pickler, R.H. (2020). Losing touch. Nursing Inquiry, 27(3), e12368. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12368
Nist, M.D., Shoben, A.B., & Picker, R.H. (2020). Early inflammatory measures and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants. Nursing Research, 69(5S Suppl 1), S11-S20. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000448
*Harrison, T.M., Brown, R., Duffey, T., Frey, C., Bailey, J., Nist, M.D., Renner, L., & Fitch, J. (2020). Effects of massage on post-operative pain in infants with complex congenital heart disease. Nursing Research, 69(5S Suppl 1), S36-S46. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000459
Nist, M.D., Pickler, R.H., Steward, D.K., Harrison, T.M., & Shoben, A.B. (2020). Inflammatory predictors of neurobehavior in very preterm infants. Early Human Development, 147, 150078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105078
Nist, M.D., Sullenbarger, B.A., Harrison, T.M., & Pickler, R.H. (2020). Protocol to measure hair cortisol in low mass samples from very preterm infants. Nursing Research, 69(4), 316-321. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000436
Nist, M.D., Pickler, R.H., Steward, D.K., Harrison, T.M., & Shoben, A.B. (2019). Inflammatory mediators of stress exposure and neurodevelopment in very preterm infants: Protocol for the stress neuro-immune study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(10), 2236-2245. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14079
Nist, M.D., Pickler, R.H. (2019). An integrative review of cytokine/chemokine predictors of neurodevelopment in preterm infants. Biological Research for Nursing, 21(4), 366-376. https://doi.org/10.1177/1099800419852766
Nist, M.D., Harrison, T.M., Steward, D.K. (2019). The biological embedding of neonatal stress exposure: A conceptual model describing the mechanisms of stress-induced neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants. Research in Nursing & Health, 42(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.102/nur.21923
Bates, R., Blair, L., McGovern, C., Schlegel, E., Nist, M.D., Sealschott, S., & Arcoleo, K. (2018). Nursing across the lifespan: Implications of lifecourse theory for nursing research. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 32(1), 92-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2017.07.006
Nist, M.D. (2016). Biological embedding: Evaluation and analysis of an emerging concept for nursing scholarship. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(2), 349-360. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13168

Funded Research Grants

NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
R01HD113525 Nist & Pickler (MPI) Aug 2024-July 2029
Equity for Parent Presence and Participation in Caregiving in the NICU
Role: Multiple-PI
National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH, F31NR020849 (5/2023-12/2024)
Stress Response of Preterm Infants to NICU Caregiving
Role: Co-Sponsor (PI: Cistone)
International Society of Nurses in Genetics (9/2020-10/2022)
DNA Methylation, Inflammation, and Neurobehavior in Preterm Infants
Role: Principal Investigator
National Institute of Nursing Rearch/NIH, F31NR017321 (8/2017-8/2019)
Inflammatory Mediators of Stress Exposure and Neurodevelopment in Very Preterm Infants
Role: Principal Investigator

Degree Certifications

BA, Biology, University of Virginia
MS, Nursing Science, The Ohio State University
PhD, Nursing, The Ohio State University
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, President's Postdoctoral Scholar's Program, The Ohio State University

Honors

2023 Research Article of the Year, MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, “Parental Participation in Preterm Infant Feeding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit”
Distinguished Abstract, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science 2022 State of Science Congress on Nursing Research
Distinguished Abstract, 2020 Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference
2019 Excellence in Advancing Nursing Science Award Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award, American Association of Colleges of Nursing

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