Pamela Semanik, PhD, CNP

Biography

Pamela Semanik, PhD, CNP’s expertise is in clinical rheumatology and physical activity measurement (survey and accelerometer) and promotion among persons with arthritis. Her clinical care of patients who are severely limited due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis inspired her personal research interest in lifestyle physical activity.

Semanik has collaborated on research that tested an intervention to improve health for persons with arthritis through the worksite promotion of healthy lifestyles, with main outcomes that include decreased weight, decreased knee pain, and improved function.

Honors and Activities

Sarah Baskin Research Award, Nursing and Allied Health, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 2013

Publications

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Grants

Recent Grants

NIH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
P30AR072579
Co-Investigator
2017 - 2022
Core Center for Clinical Research at Northwestern University

NIH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
R01AR071091
Co-Investigator
2018 - 2023
Lupus Intervention Fatigue Trial (LIFT)

NIH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
R01AR054155
Co-Investigator
2013 - 2018
Knee OA: Predictors and Outcomes of Physical Inactivity-Activity Transitions

NIH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
P60AR064464
Co-Investigator
2013 - 2018
Methodology Core for MCRC NU Rheumatology Division

NIH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
R21AR068500
Co-Investigator
2015 - 2017
Sedentary Behavior Characteristics, Sedentary Profiles, and Subsequent Functional Loss

Education

Research Areas