Sandra Daack-Hirsch is an Assistant Professor in the Parent Child & Family Area at the College of Nursing. Her BSN, MSN and PhD are from the University Of Iowa College Of Nursing. Sandra focused her master’s study on genetic counseling and care of children and families. She completed her PhD in the Parent Child & Family Area of study with an emphasis in public health and genetics. Her nursing practice has included an RN role in general pediatrics and a Clinical Nurse Specialist role providing comprehensive health care for children and families with neuromuscular disorders and craniofacial birth defects. Since 1991 she has been a member of the University of Iowa Craniofacial Research team conducting research on genetic and environmental risk factors involved in craniofacial birth defects. She conducted her dissertation research in the Philippines to better understand Filipino’s explanations for the cause and prevention of cleft lip and palate and their prenatal vitamin taking practices. She remains active in the University of Iowa’s Craniofacial Research Center as a co-investigator. PhD, The University of Iowa MSN, The University of Iowa BSN, The University of Iowa
Articles
A Practical First Step to Integrating Genetics Into the Curriculum (with M. Driessnack, Yelena Perkhounkova, R. Furukawa, and A. Ramirez), The Journal of Nursing Education (2012)
We conducted a systematic literature review to identify tools that could be used to measure...
Researcher and Institutional Review Board Chair Perspectives on Incidental Findings in Genomic Research (with Janet K. Williams, M. Driessnack, Nancy Downing, L. Shinkunas, D. Brandt, and C. Simon), Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers (2012)
Aims: Genomic research can produce findings unrelated to a study's aims. The purpose of this...
Informed Consent and Genomic Incidental Findings: IRB Chair Perspectives (with C. M. Simon, Janet K. Williams, L. Shinkunas, D. Brandt, and M. Driessnack), Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (2011)
It is unclear how genomic incidental finding (GIF) prospects should be addressed in informed consent...
Working-Class Filipino Women's Perspectives on Factors That Facilitate or Hinder Prenatal Micronutrients Supplementation to Prevent Congenital Anomalies (with H. Gamboa), Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health / Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (2011)
The study was conducted to plan for a community-health campaign to inform working-class Filipinos about...
A Case of 3q29 Microdeletion Syndrome Involving Oral Cleft Inherited From a Nonaffected Mosaic Parent: Molecular Analysis and Ethical Implications (with A. L. Petrin, J. L'heureux, and Jeff C. Murray), The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal (2011)
Objective: The objective of this study was to use array comparative genomic hybridization to detect...