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Leah
Fitzgerald, Ph.D., C.-F.N.P.
Location: 5-137 Factor Building |
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Leah
Fitzgerald, Ph.D., C.-F.N.P.
Location: 5-137 Factor Building |
Faculty Research and Clinical Expertise
Research: Assess the association between pro-inflammatory cytokine genotype and production and the responsiveness in human disease, as well as the interaction between the neuroendocrine system and cytokines. Dr. FitzGerald integrates psychological, physiological processes and gene expression dynamics to understand the basis for IL-6 "super-producer" phenotype that has recently been established as a risk factor for several forms of cancer.
Clinical: Family Nurse Practitioner
Courses
N200, N239C, N260
Professional Activities
2003 - Present Research Chair, Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Tau Chapter
Education
Malden Hospital School of Nursing, Diploma, 1981, Nursing
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; BSN, 1992, Nursing
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; MS, 1993, Nursing (FNP)
University of California, Los Angeles, PhD, 1998-2003, Nursing
University of California, Los Angeles, Post Doc, 2003-2005
Publications
Fitzgerald L, Ottaviani C, Goldstein IB, Shapiro D. (2012).Effects of dipping and psychological traits on morning surge in blood pressure in healthy people. Journal of Human Hypertension, 26, 228-35.
FitzGerald L, Kehoe, P Are There Alterations of Central and Plasma Neuroendocrine Responses to Lumbar Puncture (LP) in Women with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? West J Nurs Res. 2009 Nov;31(7):818-36.FitzGerald LZ. (2010). Blunted Affect is Associated With Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (HPA) Hypoactivity and Elevated CSF-Interleukin-1 Beta (IL-1β) in Response to Lumbar Puncture. Biol Res Nurs. Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Ottaviani C, Shapiro D, Fitzgerald L. (2010). Rumination in the laboratory: What happens when you go back to everyday life? Psychophysiology.doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01122.x. [Epub ahead of print]