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Huibrie
C.
Pieters, PhD, DPhil, RN
Location: #4-956 Factor Building |
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Huibrie
C.
Pieters, PhD, DPhil, RN
Location: #4-956 Factor Building |



Faculty Research and Clinical Expertise
Research: Healthcare decision making among women 70 years and above who had recently been treated for breast cancer.
Clinical: Psychiatric mental health nursing; hospice, oncology
Courses
N20 (W10), N205C (S10), N161 (F10), N461 (S11) N161 (F11), N152/252 (F11), W12(N20) N252 (F12), N161 (F12), N20 (W13), N206 (W13)
Education
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, BSN, 1974, Nursing
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, Honors, 1975, Honors in Psychology
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, MA, 1977, Clinical Psychology
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, PhD, 1986, Neuropsychology
University of Phoenix, MSN, 2005, Nursing
University of California, Los Angeles, PhD, 2009, Nursing
Honors and Awards
2006 University of California, Los Angeles: Graduate Division Award Offer
2008 School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles: Leahy Scholarship
2009 Sigma Theta Tau International (Gamma Tau Chapter), Annual Research Grant
2009 Oncology Nursing Society Foundation: Annual Doctoral Scholarship
Publications
Pieters, H.C., & Dornig, K.D. (2013). Collaboration in grounded theory analysis: Reflections and practical suggestions. Qualitative Social Work, 12(2), 200-2014. doi:10.1177/1473325011424085
Pieters, H.C., Heilemann, M.V., Maliski, S., Dornig, K., & Mentes, J. (2012). Instrumental relating and treatment decision making among older women with early stage breast cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 39(1), E10-E19. doi:10.1188/12.ONF.E10-E19
Heilemann, M.V., Pieters, H.C., Kehoe, P. & Yang. Q. (2011). Schema therapy and motivational interviewing combined with collaborative mapping as treatment for depression among low income, second generation Latinas. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 42(4), 473-480. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.05.001
Pieters, H.C. & Heilemann, M.V. (2011). “Once you’re 82 going on 83, surviving has a different meaning”: Older breast cancer survivors reflect on cancer survivorship. Cancer Nursing, 34(2), 124-133. doi:10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181ef77b5
Pieters, H.C., Heilemann, M.V., Grant, M., & Maly, R.C. (2011). Older women’s reflections on accessing care across their breast cancer trajectory: Navigating beyond the triple barriers. Oncology Nursing Forum, 38(2), 175-184. doi:10.1188/11.ONF.175-184
Pieters, H.C. & Heilemann, M.V. (2010). “I can’t do it on my own”: Motivation to enter therapy for depression among low income, second generation Latinas. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 31(4), 279-287. doi:10.3109/01612840903308549