Education
PhD Boston College
MS Boston College
PhD Georgetown University

Biography
Dr. Meneses received her doctorate and master's degree in nursing from Boston College and her baccalaureate degree from Georgetown University. She has devoted her program of research to improving the quality of life of cancer survivors. Dr. Meneses has written over 100 publications on topics related to breast cancer, quality of life, survivorship, fertility issues, radiation oncology, and electronic research. She is the editor of two oncology textbooks: Nursing Care in Radiation Oncology and Contemporary Issues in Breast Cancer. In 2006, Dr. Meneses was appointed by President Bush to the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB).

Research/Clinical Interest

• Cancer survivorship
• Quality of life
• Symptom management
• Conduct of electronic research

1R01 CA120638-03S1 (PI: Meneses) 6/30/2008-2/28/2013 NIH/NCI:Administrative Supplement: Economic impact studies of interventions for cancer survivors
The overall goal of the proposed project is to: (1) determine the cost of the Rural Breast Cancer Survivors (RBCS) Intervention, (2) determine the impact of the RBCS Intervention on participants’ out of pocket costs; and (3) determine the impact of the RBCS Intervention on cancer survivorship surveillance.

5R01 CA120638-04 (PI: Meneses) 8/01/2007-02/28/2013
NIH/NCI: Rural Breast Cancer Survivors Intervention
The overall goal of this project is to determine the effectiveness of the Rural Breast Cancer Survivors Intervention (RBCS); an intervention specifically designed to address the challenges associated with rural breast cancer survivors’ transition from treatment to survivorship.

Publications

Vance, D., McNees, P., & Meneses, K. (2009). Technology, cognitive remediation and
nursing: Directions for successful cognitive aging. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 35(2): 50-56.

Meneses, K., Yarbro, C.H. (2008). An evaluation of the train the trainer international breast health and breast cancer education: Lessons learned. Journal of Cancer Education, 23(4): 267-271

McNees, P., Meneses, K., Su, X. (2008). Live Item Index Technique: An intervention research tool. Nursing Research, 57(2): 69-74.

Loerzel, V., McNees, P., Powel, L., Su, X., & Meneses, K. (2008). Quality of life in older Women with early-stage breast cancer in the first year of survivorship. Oncology Nursing Forum, 35(6), 924-932.

Shell, J., Marsolam, C., Zhang, Y., & Meneses, K. (2008). The longitudinal effects of cancer treatment on sexuality in individuals with lung cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 35(1):73-79.

Meneses, K., McNees, P., Loerzel, V., Su, X., Zhang, Y., & Hassey, L. Transition from treatment to survivorship: Effects of a psychoeducational intervention on quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(5):1007-1018.

Meneses, K.D, & McNees, P. (2007). Upper extremity lymphedema after treatment for breast cancer: A review of the literature. Ostomy Wound Management, 53(5):16-29.

Meneses, K.D, & Yarbro, C.H. (2007). A cultural perspective of international health and breast cancer education. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 39(2):105-112.

McNees, P., & Meneses, K.D. (2007). Pressure ulcers and other chronic wounds in patients with and patients without cancer: a retrospective, comparative analysis of healing patterns. Ostomy Wound Management. 53(2):70-78.

Meneses, K. (2007). Team science in nursing: Are we ready? Nursing Research, 56(2):71.

Dow, K.H. (2006). Nursing care of women with cancer, 1st Ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier

McNees, P., & Dow, K.H. (2006). Wound and skin care in cancer. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 22(3):129-193.

McNees, P., Dow, K.H, & Loerzel, V. (2005) Application of the CuSum technique to evaluate changes in recruitment strategies. Nursing Research, 54(6), 399-405.