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Qiuping (Pearl) Zhou

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Qiuping (Pearl) Zhou

Ph.D., RN

Associate Professor (Tenured)

Contact:

Office Phone: 703-426-5769
Innovation Hall (School of Nursing) 45085 University Drive, 202J Ashburn VA 20147

Pearl Zhou, associated professor (tenured), is a research methodologist. Her current research includes assessing the perceived benefits and burdens of cancer clinical trial participation and clinical trial retention, lifestyle behaviors among adults with prediabetes/diabetes, and health care for the underserved population.

Dr. Zhou is actively engaged in research proposal development and her benefits and burdens study is funded by the National Cancer Institute. She serves as a manuscript reviewer for several journals and a statistical reviewer for Nursing Research. Dr. Zhou's research findings have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.

  • University of Maryland - Doctor of Philosophy
  • University of Alberta - Master of Science in Nursing
  • Shanghai Second Military Medical University - Post-Registered Nurse
  • Kesten, K.S., Cox, C.W., Legrand, E.K., & Zhou, Q. (Accepted). Factors Impacting Turnover among Peri-operative Nurses as Triggered by the Pandemic. AORN Journal.
  • Baker, K.M., Andersen, L., McHugh, M., Foxwell, A.M., Zhou, Q., Ratcliffe, S.J., Huang, L., Aryal, S., Grady, C., Ulrich, C.M. (2024). Regret in Clinical Trial Participation Among Cancer Patients. Journal of Palliative Medicine. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0147. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39607718.
  • Beebe, S., McNelis, A., El-Banna, M., Thomas Dreifuerst, K., Zhou, Q. (2024). Nailing the Diagnosis: Using Screen-Based Simulation to Improve Factors of Diagnostic Reasoning in Family Nurse Practitioner Education. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2024.101528
  • Posey, L., Wallington, S., Sikka, N., Pericak, A., Zhou, Q., & Pintz, C. (2024). Evaluating a Virtual Flipped-Classroom Approach to Nurse Practitioner Telehealth Competency Development. Journal of Nursing Education, 63(8), 546-551. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20240502-02
  • Ulrich, C.M., Ratcliffe, S.J., Hochheimer, C., Zhou, Q., Gordon, T., Knafl, K., Richmond, T., Miller, V., Mao, J., Naylor, M., Grady, C. (2023). Informed Consent among Clinical Trial Participants with Different Cancer Diagnoses. AJOB Empirical Bioethics. https://doi.org/10.1080/23294515.2023.2262992
  • Ulrich, C.M., Ratcliffe, S.R., Zhou, Q., Huang, L., Hochheimer, C., Gordon, T., Knafl, K., Miller, V., Naylor, M.D., Schapira, M.M., Richmond, T.S., Grady, C., Mao, J.J. (2022). Association of Perceived Benefit or Burden of Research Participation With Participants’ Withdrawal From Cancer Clinical Trials. JAMA Network Open.
  • Ulrich, C., Knafl, K., Foxwell, A, Zhou, Q., Paidipati, C., Tiller, D., Ratcliffe, S., Wallen, G., Richmond, T., Naylor, M., Gordon, T., Grady, C., Miller, V. (2021). Experiences of Patients After Withdrawal from Cancer Clinical Trials. JAMA Network Open, 4(8), e2120052. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.20052
  • Posey, L., Pintz, C., A., Zhou, Q., Lewis, K., Slaven-Lee, P. (2020). Nurse Practitioner Students: Perceptions of Face-to-Face and Telehealth Standardized Patient Simulations. The Journal of Nursing Regulation, 10(4), 37-44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2155-8256(20)30012-0
  • Zhou, Q., Ratcliffe, S. J., Grady, C., Wang, T., Mao, J.J., & Ulrich, C.M. (2019). Cancer Clinical Trial Patient-Participants’ Perceptions about Provider Communication and Dropout Intentions. AJOB Empirical Bioethics, 10(3), 190-200. doi: 10.1080/23294515.2019.1618417
  • Ulrich, C.M., Zhou, Q., Ratcliffe, S. J., Wallen, G., Knafl, K., & Grady, C. (2018). Development and Preliminary Testing of the Perceived Benefit and Burden Scales for Cancer Clinical Trial Participation. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 13(3), 230-238. doi: 10.1177/1556264618764730
  • Ulrich, C.M., Zhou, Q., Hanlon, A., Danis, M., & Grady, C. (2014). The Impact of Ethics and Work-Related Factors on Nurse Practitioners’ and Physician Assistants’ Views on Quality of Primary Healthcare in the United States. Applied Nursing Research, 27(3), 152-156. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2014.01.001
  • Oh, K.M., Zhou, Q., Kreps, G., & Kim W. (2014). The Influences of Immigration on Health Information Seeking Behaviors Among Korean Americans and Native Koreans. Health Education & Behavior, 41(2), 173-185. DOI: 10.1177/1090198113496789
  • Oh, K.M., Jun, J., Zhou, Q., & Kreps, G. (2014). Korean American Women's Perceptions about Physical Examinations and Cancer Screening Services Offered in Korea: The Influences of Medical Tourism on Korean Americans. Journal of Community Health, 39(2), 221–229. doi:10.1007/s10900-013-9800-z
  • Oh, K.M., Zhou, Q., Kreps, G., & Ryu, S.K. (2012). Breast Cancer Screening Practices among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. American Journal of Health Behavior, 36(5), 711-722. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.36.5.13
  • Zhou, Q. & Oh, K.M. (2012). Lifestyle Behaviors and Related Factors between Asian American and White Adults with Prediabetes. Nursing and Health Science, 14, 58-66.
  • Zhou, Q., Remsburg, R., Caufield, K., & Itote, E. (2012). Lifestyle Behaviors, Chronic Diseases and Ratings of Health between Black and White Adults with Prediabetes. The Diabetes Educator, 38(2), 219-228.
  • Zhou, Q., Jung, L., & Richards, K. C. (2012). The Management of Sleep and Circadian Disturbance in Patients with Dementia. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 12(2), 193-204. DOI: 10.1007/s11910-012-0249-8
  • Ulrich, C.M., Zhou, Q., Ratcliffe, S. J., Grady, C., & Watkins-Bruner, D. (2012). Nurse Practitioners' Attitudes About Cancer Clinical Trials and Willingness to Recommend Research Participation. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 33, 76-84.
  • Perceptions of benefit and burden of clinical trial participation and retention
  • Provider communication and clinical trial retention
  • Blood glucose management and control among people with pre-diabetes or diet controlled diabetes
  • Chronic Diseases
  • Diabetes Management
  • Health Care Disparities
  • Other