Research:
- Play:
- Development
- Coping
- Hospitalized Children
- Child Life Interventions:
- Distraction
- Tablet Distraction
- Medical Play
- Play
- Psychosocial Issues of Hospitalized Children:
- Coping
- Family Coping
- Anxiety
- Fear
Dr. Burns-Nader's area of expertise is in child development and child life.
Dr. Burns-Nader's specific research interests include examining the psychosocial issues affecting children and families in the medical setting, the benefits of child life interventions during medical procedures, the value of play in development and coping in children, and the relationship between parents and hospitalized children’s coping.
Current Research Projects:
- Social Media Use among Chronically Ill Adolescents and Their Friends
- Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Pediatric Patients undergoing an Injection
- The Relationship of Parental Anxiety and Hospitalized Children's Anxiety in Kenya.
