Nasreen Lalani

Pillars of Interdisciplinary Research Excellence
Social Contexts and Policy for Optimal Aging

 

Education
PhD - University of Alberta, Canada - Nursing - 2018

 

Research Interests
Aging and Palliative Care, Spirituality, Caregiving, Resilience, Mental Health, Post-disaster Recovery

 

Teaching Interests
Pathophysiology, Mental Health, Palliative care, Spirituality, Qualitative Research, Advanced Nursing Concepts

 

2025 - Indiana Arts Commission - (Co-PI)
2025 - Showalter Trust Foundation - (Co-I)
2024 - Center for Translational Scientific Institute - (PI)
2024 - Indiana Arts Commission - (PI)

2024 - Colorado School of Public Health
2023 - Clifford B. Kinley Trust Foundation - (PI)
2023 - National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (PI)
2022 - Indiana Nurses Foundation - (PI)
2021 - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) - (Co-I)
2021 - American Psychiatric Nurses Association - (PI)
 

Lalani, N., Osei, E.A., Wagle, S. (2026). The mediating role of spirituality and resilience on self-care, mental health and life satisfaction of rural family caregivers of older adults in the rural regions of Midwestern, US. Journal of Religion and Health. (Under Review).

 

Lalani, N., Katare, B., Osei, E. A., Yang, S., Wagle, S., Gallegos, J. L., & Ajuwon, A. M. (2026). “It seems like a never-ending job”: voices of female caregivers of older adults in the rural communities. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1751524.

 

Lalani, N., Osei, E. A., & Xu, Z. (2026). Examining gender differences and their associations among psychosocial distress, social support, and financial well-being of informal caregivers of older adults in the rural Northcentral United States. Healthcare, 14(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14010017

 

Lalani, N., Ali, G., Hamash, K., & Jimenez Paladines*, A. I. (2025, October). Effectiveness of blog writing intervention for promoting subjective well-being, resilience, and post-traumatic growth of palliative care nurses. Healthcare, 13(21), 2757-2769.

 

Osei E.A, Lalani, N., Burdick S, Ajuwon AM, Katare B. (2025). Applying critical feminist and critical race theory to address the cultural and financial needs of black/African American women with cancer: A narrative review. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. doi:10.1177/10499091251407099

 

Osei, E. A., Aquah, A. A., Appiah, S., Lalani, N., Oware, J., Sarpong, C., ... & Omoze, H. O. (2025). Enhancing end-of-life care in Ghana: nurse strategies and practices in addressing patient needs. BMC Palliative Care, 24(1), 1-12.

 

Ali, G., Lalani, N., Hamash, K., Jimenez Paladines*, A. I., Ego Figas, Y., Tikkanen, K., & Hoffman Brooks, J. (2025). Spirituality and mental health-applying SOPHIE as a therapeutic reflexive tool. Reflective Practice, 26(3), 394-412.

 

Ali, G., Beigi, R., Voela, A., Lalani, N., Hamash, K., Sulaiman, S., … Jimenez Paladines*, A. I. (2025). SWAN: Self-Healing and Wellbeing Interventions Through Existential Advocacy and Narrative Inquiry. A Pilot Case Study to Promote Maternal Mental Health in East London. Women’s Reproductive Health,1-22.  https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2025.2508983

 

Rogers, M., Stephenson, J., Ali, G., Caryn, A., Curran, S., Gulliksen, E., Kra Friedman, A., Lalani, N., Lamarche, K., Niu, Y., Slatter, H., Pike, J. (2025). Advanced Practice Nurse Perceptions of Spirituality: A global quantitative perspective in everyday life and practice settings. Journal of Holistic https://doi.org/10.1177/08980101251377815

 

Lalani, N. Evans*, O., Siqi*, Y., Katare, B., Wagle*, S., (2025). Financial health and well-being of rural caregivers of older adults with chronic illnesses, BMC Geriatrics. 25(1), 239-250.