Nada Lukkahatai

PhD, MSN, RN

CNE

FAAN

Director of the MSN (Entry into Nursing) Research Honors Program

Nada Lukkahatai has a broad background in nursing, gaining years of experience as a clinical nurse and now as a nurse scientist. Her research focus is to understand the biological mechanisms in the clustering of symptoms. Having gained skills to conduct complex laboratory experiments, using innovative techniques including proteomics and genomics that she learned as a postdoctoral fellow at the Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Lukkahatai has published manuscripts that identify genomic and proteomic markers that can be used as interventional targets for symptom management. She is currently interested in developing non-pharmacological interventions to reduce symptom burden.

JHU Center Affiliation:
Center for Cardiovascular & Chronic Care
Center for Community Programs, Innovation, and Scholarship (COMPASS)

Full CV

[email protected]

@NLukkahatai

Specialties and Expertise

Adult Health
Cancer
Chronic Care
End of Life
Genetics
Global
Health Behavior
Health Technology
Pain/Symptom Management
Palliative Care
Resilience/Stress Coping
Self-Care

Publications

*Lukkahatai, N., Patel, S., Gucek, M., Hsiao, C. P., & Saligan, L. N. (2014). Proteomic serum profile of fatigued men receiving localized external beam radiation therapy for non-metastatic prostate cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 47, 748-756 e744. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.05.016

*Saligan, L. N., Lukkahatai, N., Holder, G., Walitt, B., & Machado-Vieira, R. (2015). Lower brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels associated with worsening fatigue in prostate cancer patients during repeated stress from radiation therapy. World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 1-7. doi: 10.3109/15622975.2015.1012227

*Lukkahatai, N., Walitt, B., Espina, A., Gelio, A., & Saligan, L. N. (2016). Understanding the association of fatigue with other symptoms of fibromyalgia: Development of a cluster model. Arthritis Care & Research, 68(1), 99-107.

*Lukkahatai, N., Walitt, B., Espina, A., Wang, D., & Saligan, L. N. (2015). Comparing Genomic Profiles of Women With and Without Fibromyalgia. Biological Research for Nursing, 373-83. doi: 10.1177/1099800415589785

Lynch Kelly, D., Dickinson, K., Hsiao, C. P., Lukkahatai, N., Gonzalez-Marrero, V., McCabe, M., & Saligan, L. N. (2016). Biological Basis for the Clustering of Symptoms. Seminars in oncology nursing, 32(4), 351-360.

2016 The international conference “Optimizing Healthcare Quality: Teamwork in Education, Research, and Practice” Chiang Mai, Thailand: Outstanding Oral presentation

2012 Top Tier research abstract, 2012 Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science in
Washington, DC

< Back to Faculty Directory