Ruth F. Lucas
Associate Professor/Nursing Instruct and Research

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Scholarly Contributions

182 Scholarly Contributions

102
Poster/Presentations
59
Journal Articles
19
Conference Proceedings
1
Patent and Intellectual Property
1
Book Chapter
Mother-late preterm infants’ transition to breastfeeding and professional support during first month after discharge
2014
Ruth Lucas, Jacqueline McGrath, Ana Diallo, Debra Brandon
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Lucas, R., Brandon, D., & McGrath, J. (2014, April). Recruitment and retention methods for a longitudinal study with breastfeeding mothers and newborns. 26th Annual Eastern Nursing Research Society, Philadelphia, PA.
2014
Debra Brandon, Jacqueline McGrath, Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Maternal Assessment of Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors
2014
Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Differences between late preterm and full-term infant breastfeeding behaviors and success
2014
D Brandon, J Sajdlowska, J McGrath, L Moore, Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Transition to Exclusive Direct Breastfeeding at 1 Month After Discharge in Late Preterm Infants and Mothers
2014
Jacqueline McGrath, Debra Brandon, Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Maternal Assessment of Preterm Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors.
2014
Ruth Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Influence of Maternal BMI on infant breastfeeding behaviors and success.
2014
Debra Brandon, Michelle P Judge, Ruth F Lucas, Jacqueline McGrath, Joanna Sajdlowska, Xiaomei Cong
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Late preterm infant breastfeeding behaviors during the first month
2014
Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Provision of Emotional Support to Increase Pumping Duration in High Risk Mothers
2014
Ruth F Lucas, Carrie-Ellen Briere, Jacqueline McGrath, Rebecca Paquette
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Evidence Based Practice in Nursing: Why We Rarely See EBP Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Nurses’ Understanding and Use of EBP
2014
Katie Anna Sojkowski, Katie Grigg, Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

A case study of a late preterm infant's transition to full at-breast feedings at 4 months of age
2013
Diane Holditch-Davis, Debra Brandon, Ruth F Lucas, Stephanie Gupton
Research Type: Journal Article

Evaluating Sucking Maturation Using Two Pressure Thresholds
2013
Ruth F Lucas, Li Liu, Barbara Medoff-Cooper, Rosemary White-Traut, Kristin Rankin, Nicole Shapiro
Research Type: Journal Article

Late preterm infant successful transition at-breastfeeding at 4 months of age: Case Study
2013
Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

What is in your ultrasound gel?
2011
Suzanne McCoy, Ruth F Lucas, Rita A Brennan
Research Type: Journal Article

Lucas, R., Kavanagh, K., & Hill, P. (2011, October). Maternal breastfeeding experiences and neonatal breastfeeding behaviors of children later diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. 40th Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Conference, Grapevine, TX.
2011
Pamela Hill, Karen Kavanaugh, Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Concept clarification of neonatal neurobehavioral organization
2008
Ruth F Lucas, Aleeca F Bell, Rosemary C White-Traut
Research Type: Journal Article

Concept clarification of neonatal neurobehavioral organization: Research and practice.
2007
Ruth F Lucas, R White-Traut
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Recruitment and Retention Methods for a Longitudinal Study with Breastfeeding Mothers and Newborns.
Ruth F Lucas, Jacqueline McGrath, Debra Brandon
Research Type: Conference Proceedings

Divergent effect of body mass index and race/ethnicity interaction on breastfeeding self-efficacy during breastfeeding initiation
Dana Scott, Ruth F Lucas, Helen LaPlant, Xiaolin Cheng, Mary Marshall-Crim, Stephen J Walsh, Wendy Henderson, Kristen Delaney
Research Type: Conference Proceedings

The effect of healthcare systems and maternal BMI on breastfeeding outcomes
Ruth F Lucas, Joanna Sajdlowsak
Research Type: Conference Proceedings