Christopher Ryan Friese (born 1975) is an American nurse scientist. In 2020, he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine and in 2021, was appointed to the National Cancer Advisory Board.
Christopher R. Friese | |
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| Born | 1975 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BSN, 1997, MS, 2001, PhD, 2005, University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | Hospital nursing organization and outcomes for surgical oncology patients (2005) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
Early life and education
editBorn and raised in Connecticut, Friese graduated from Fairfield College Preparatory School.[1] Friese completed his Bachelor of Nursing, Master's degree, and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, mentored by Linda Aiken.[2] Following this, Friese worked as a staff nurse on the leukemia intensive care unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital and completed a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard University.[3] Upon completing his fellowship, Friese received a Young Investigator award from the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer in 2005 and a Merit Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology in 2006.[4]
Career
editFriese was recruited to join the faculty at the University of Michigan's School of Nursing in 2008.[3] As an assistant professor, he became the first nurse scientist to receive a Pathway to Independence K99/R00 research grant to study outcomes of care for patients with cancer from the National Institute of Nursing Research.[5] Friese also wrote a research paper which was cited by the IOM Future of Nursing 2008 report in their recommendation to increase the proportion of registered nurses who hold a BSN.[3] He was part of a national research team to study breast cancer treatment decisions in 2012[6] and as a member of the Governing Board of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute in 2018.[7] From 2016 to 2017, with support from a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Friese completed a one-year health policy fellowship at the National Academy of Medicine and the Office of United States Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.[8]
In 2017, Friese was appointed the inaugural Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing.[9] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Friese and colleague Bhramar Mukherjee were named the new associate directors for cancer control and population sciences and cancer data sciences, respectively, at the Rogel Cancer Center.[10] As the pandemic grew across the world, he participated in the Utilization of COVID-19 treatments and clinical outcomes among patients with cancer: A COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) cohort study.[11] Friese also published findings of another study which highlighted the need to improve reporting and training, and for additional research into the underlying causes of hazardous spills.[12] In October 2020, Friese was elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine.[13] In 2021, the Oncology Nursing Society named Friese as the recipient of the organization's distinguished researcher award.[14] President Biden appointed Friese to a six-year term on the National Cancer Advisory Board, which advises the federal government on national cancer research policy.[15] In 2022, Friese was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Prep Today Summer 2016". Issuu. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Christopher R. Friese, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN". University of Michigan. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c Friese, C.; Adams, J. M. (February 2014). "The Influence of Emerging Administrative Scientists: An Interview with Dr Christopher Friese". Journal of Nursing Administration. 44 (2): 68–69. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000026. PMID 24451441. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Christopher R. Friese, RN, PhD, AOCN®". Cecity. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Friese Becomes First Nurse Scientist to Win Pathway to Independence Award". University of Michigan. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "UMSN Asst. Professor Part of Research Team With $13.6M Grant to Study Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions". University of Michigan. September 27, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Fawcett, Nicole (September 25, 2018). "University of Michigan School of Nursing professor appointed to federal accountability office". Rogel Cancer Center. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Christopher Friese, PhD, RN - RWJF Health Policy Fellows". www.healthpolicyfellows.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Installation of Christopher Friese as Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing". University of Michigan. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Fawcett, Nicole (January 9, 2020). "Rogel Cancer Center names new associate directors for data and population sciences". Rogel Cancer Center. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Solis-Moreira, Jocelyn (August 6, 2020). "Nationwide study reveals the deadly impact of the coronavirus on cancer patients". Sciworthy. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Demsky, Ian (April 28, 2020). "Hazardous Drug Spills Put Cancer Nurses at Risk". University of Michigan. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Baeza Bickel, Nardy (October 19, 2020). "Five U-M faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine". Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Distinguished Researcher Award | ONS". www.ons.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "President Biden Appoints Members to National Cancer Advisory Board". The White House. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Sigma Nursing Announces 2022 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Inductees". www.sigmanursing.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
External links
editChristopher Friese publications indexed by Google Scholar