Bruce Leonard
Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
USA
Biography
Bruce Leonard is a Professor in the PhD program and a certified Family Nurse Practitioner at the University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Nursing, Galveston, TX. Currently, his research focus involves using technology driven lifestyle monitoring devices for self-management that provide feedback to the healthcare provider for just-in-time coaching to improve long-term adherence to glycemic control among persons with type 2 diabetes and examining circadian rhythm clock gene expressions as physiological outcome measures.
Research Interest
a) Quality-of-life and self-management of chronic illness among persons with COPD. b) Instrument development in examining nurse practitioner student self-efficacy or confidence to perform standardized patient exams. c) The application of Team-Based Learning into online learning formats as an evidenced based flipped classroom learning format. d) The integration and identification of biomarkers, genomics, and epigenetics into self-management research for persons with chronic illnesses.