Todd Monroe
PhD, RN-BC, FNAP, FGSA, FAAN
Distinguished Professor of Aging Research
Biography
Dr. Todd B. Monroe has a distinguished academic background, having earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with honors from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1998. Subsequently, he obtained his Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the University of Alabama College of Nursing in 2002, where he was honored with the Sigma Theta Tau Outstanding Graduate Student Award.
In 2010, Dr. Monroe completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). During his time at UTHSC, he was recognized for his dissertation work on cancer pain in individuals with dementia at the end of life and received the Alma and Hal Regan Pre-Doctoral Fellowship.
Post-graduation, Dr. Monroe was selected as a Claire M. Fagin & Atlantic Philanthropies Post-Doctoral Fellow in 2011. His academic journey continued, and in 2018, he became a part of The Ohio State University College of Nursing, where he currently holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Aging Research and Research Professor.
Dr. Monroe's research focuses on the neurobiology of pain, particularly exploring the impact of sex and gender on pain perception in older adults with and without dementia. His contributions to the field are evident through six National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging (NIH/NIA) awards as a Principal Investigator, as well as his role as a co-investigator on numerous other research projects.
Recognizing his expertise and achievements, Dr. Monroe has been honored with fellowships in the National Academies of Practice, the Gerontological Society of America, and the American Academy of Nursing.
- Wang, J., Dietrich, M. S., Simmons, S. F., Cowan, R. L., & Monroe, T. B. (2018). Pain interference and depressive symptoms in communicative people with Alzheimer's disease: a pilot study. Aging & mental health, 22(6), 808–812. doi:10.1080/13607863.2017.1318258
- Monroe, T. B., Beach, P. A., Bruehl, S. P., Dietrich, M. S., Rogers, B. P., Gore, J. C., … Cowan, R. L. (2017). The Impact of Alzheimer's Disease on the Resting State Functional Connectivity of Brain Regions Modulating Pain: A Cross Sectional Study. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 57(1), 71–83. doi:10.3233/JAD-161187
- Cowan, R. L., Beach, P. A., Atalla, S. W., Dietrich, M. S., Bruehl, S. P., Deng, J., … Monroe, T. B. (2017). Sex Differences in the Psychophysical Response to Contact Heat in Moderate Cognitive Impairment Alzheimer's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Brief Report. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 60(4), 1633–1640. doi:10.3233/JAD-170532
- Anderson, A. R., Deng, J., Anthony, R. S., Atalla, S. A., & Monroe, T. B. (2017). Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Treat Pain and Agitation in Dementia: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials from Long-Term Care with Potential Use in Critical Care. Critical care nursing clinics of North America, 29(4), 519–537. doi:10.1016/j.cnc.2017.08.010
- Paulson, C. M., Monroe, T., McDougall, G. J., Jr, & Fick, D. M. (2016). A Family-Focused Delirium Educational Initiative With Practice and Research Implications. Gerontology & geriatrics education, 37(1), 4–11. doi:10.1080/02701960.2015.1031896
- Monroe, T. B., Gibson, S. J., Bruehl, S. P., Gore, J. C., Dietrich, M. S., Newhouse, P., … Cowan, R. L. (2016). Contact heat sensitivity and reports of unpleasantness in communicative people with mild to moderate cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a cross-sectional study. BMC medicine, 14, 74. doi:10.1186/s12916-016-0619-1
- Monroe, T. B., Gore, J. C., Bruehl, S. P., Benningfield, M. M., Dietrich, M. S., Chen, L. M., … Cowan, R. L. (2015). Sex differences in psychophysical and neurophysiological responses to pain in older adults: a cross-sectional study. Biology of sex differences, 6, 25. doi:10.1186/s13293-015-0041-y
- Monroe, T. B., Parish, A., & Mion, L. C. (2015). Decision Factors Nurses Use to Assess Pain in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia. Archives of psychiatric nursing, 29(5), 316–320. doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2015.05.007
- Monroe, T. B., Misra, S. K., Habermann, R. C., Dietrich, M. S., Cowan, R. L., & Simmons, S. F. (2014). Pain reports and pain medication treatment in nursing home residents with and without dementia. Geriatrics & gerontology international, 14(3), 541–548. doi:10.1111/ggi.12130
- Paulson, C. M., Monroe, T., & Mion, L. C. (2014). Pain assessment in hospitalized older adults with dementia and delirium. Journal of gerontological nursing, 40(6), 10–15. doi:10.3928/00989134-20140428-02
- Monroe, T. B., Carter, M. A., Feldt, K. S., Dietrich, M. S., & Cowan, R. L. (2013). Pain and hospice care in nursing home residents with dementia and terminal cancer. Geriatrics & gerontology international, 13(4), 1018–1025. doi:10.1111/ggi.12049
- Monroe, T. B., Herr, K. A., Mion, L. C., & Cowan, R. L. (2013). Ethical and legal issues in pain research in cognitively impaired older adults. International journal of nursing studies, 50(9), 1283–1287. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.11.023
- Monroe, T. B., Gore, J. C., Chen, L. M., Mion, L. C., & Cowan, R. L. (2012). Pain in people with Alzheimer disease: potential applications for psychophysical and neurophysiological research. Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology, 25(4), 240–255. doi:10.1177/0891988712466457
- Monroe, T., & Carter, M. (2012). Using the Folstein Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) to explore methodological issues in cognitive aging research. European journal of ageing, 9(3), 265–274. doi:10.1007/s10433-012-0234-8
- Monroe, T., Carter, M., Feldt, K., Tolley, B., & Cowan, R. L. (2012). Assessing advanced cancer pain in older adults with dementia at the end-of-life. Journal of advanced nursing, 68(9), 2070–2078. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05929.x
- 2016 Selected as a Fellow in the Gerontological Society of American (FGSA)
- 2015 Recipient of the March of Dimes Research Nurse of the Year Award
- 2013 Selected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)
- 2013 Selected as a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow in the National Academies of Practice
- 2012 Recipient of the Judith V. Braun Clinical Research for Advancing the Practice of Gerontological Nursing Award
- Gerontological Society of America, Member since 2008
- American Academy of Nursing, Member since 2013
- National Academies of Practice, Member since 2012
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Member since 1998
- Differences in Pain Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia in Older Females NIH/NIA (R21 AG049332-01A1) $275,000 (Direct Costs) 09/30/16 – 10/01/18 Role: PI (Cowan, MPI)
- Pain Reports and Brain Activation Patterns in People with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) NIH/NIA (K23 AG046379-01A1) $607,716 (Direct Costs) 10/01/2015 – 5/31/2019 Role: PI
- Age-Related Differences in Psychophysical and Neurobiological Response to Pain NIH/NIA (R21 AG045735) $275,000 (Direct Cost) 07/01/2014 – 06/30/2017 Role: PI (Cowan, MPI)
- The Psychophysical and Neurophysiological Response to Pain in People with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) Vanderbilt VICTR (KL2) $450,000 10/01/2014 – 9/30/2017 (terminated early when external K23 awarded) Role: PI
- Early Nurse Detection of Delirium Superimposed on Dementia – END DSD NIH/NINR (R01 NR011042; subcontract with Pennsylvania State University) 04/01/2010 – 03/31/2014 Role: Nurse Interventionist (20% Effort; PI: Fick, Site PI: Lorraine Mion)
- Sex Differences in the Psychophysical and Neurophysiological Response to Experimental Thermal Pain in Healthy Older Adults Vanderbilt VICTR V4007 $2,000 05/01/12 – 05/01/13 Role: PI
- A Descriptive Study about Decision Factors that Nurses Make in Order to Administer Medications to People with Dementia Vanderbilt VICTR V4099 $1,600 08/01/12 to 08/01/13 Role: PI
- A Family-Focused Delirium Educational Initiative with Practice and Research Implications Quality Improvement Project Supported with funds from the Independence Foundation Chair (Co-PI: Lorraine Mion) $1,200 08/01/2013 – 02/01/2015 Role: PI
- Psychophysical and Neurophysiological Response to Experimental Pain in Communicative Women with Alzheimer’s Disease American Academy of Nursing/BAGNC $120,000 07/01/2011 – 06/30/2013 Role: PI
- Psychophysical and Neurophysiological Response to Experimental Pain in Communicative Women with Alzheimer’s Disease American Academy of Nursing/BAGNC – May Day Fund $5,000 07/01/2011 – 06/30/2013 Role: PI
- Nursing Home Residents with Cancer and Dementia with and without Hospice Services Dissertation Funded by the Alma and Hal Regan Fellowship $50,000 05/01/2007 – 03/3/2010 Role: PI
- NIH LRP (Loan Repayment Program) 08/01/2011 – (awarded through 08/01/2019) Role: Recipient