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Jacqueline S. Dowling, Ph.D., R.N.


Jacqueline S. Dowling
Jacqueline S. Dowling, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor, Director of Baccalaureate Program

Phone: 978-934-4431
Fax: 978-934-4021
Office: O'Leary 313D
Email: Jacqueline_Dowling

Educational Background

Ph.D. 2000 University of Massachusetts Amherst and Worcester; M.S. 1983 Boston University; B.S. 1976 University of Vermont.

Scholarly Interests

Child health, preschool overweight and obesity, stress and coping, humor. Selected publications:

  • Dowling, J. S. & Marchand-Ciriello, L. A. (in review). Prevalence of overweight: A study of Greater Lowell Head Start children.
  • Dowling, J. S., Hockenberry, M., & Gregory, R. (2003). Sense of humor, childhood cancer stressors, and outcomes of psychosocial adjustment, immune function, and infection. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 29(6) (November/December).
  • Dowling, J. S. (2002). Humor: A coping strategy for pediatric patients. Pediatric Nursing, 28(2), 123-131.
  • Dowling, J. S. (2000). Sense of humor, childhood cancer stressors, and outcomes of psychosocial adjustment, immune function, and infection. University Microfilms, No. 9978491.
  • Dowling, J. S. & Bright, M. A. (1999). A collaborative research project on therapeutic touch. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 17(3), 296-307.
  • Dowling, J. S. & Fain, J. A. (1999). A multidimensional sense of humor scale for school-age children: Issues of reliability and validity. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 14(1), 38-43.
  • Dowling, J. & Coppens, N. (Nov./Dec. 1996). Understanding culture and health practices through an experiential learning project. Nurse Educator, 21(6), 43-46.

Bio Sketch

Dr. Jacqueline Dowling is an Associate Professor and Director of Baccalaureate Nursing Program in the Department of Nursing, School of Health and Environment at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Dr. Dowling began her nursing career as a pediatric clinical nurse at the University of Rochester Strong Hospital in upstate New York and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, Mass.

She has held positions as an assistant professor and nursing laboratory director at Boston University and the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Dr. Dowling has authored and co-authored several articles for nursing journals and textbooks as well as consulted for video and software publishing companies and nurse researchers on poster development.

She has presented at international, national, and regional conferences on sense of humor, received the UMass Lowell Department of Nursing teaching excellence award in 2003 and is currently President of the Eta Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International.


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