Publications

• Chao, A. M., Paul, A., Hodgkins, J. V., & Wadden, T. A. (2024). A guideline-directed approach to obesity treatment. Diabetes Spectrum, 37(4), 281-295: Link to research.

• Graven, L. J., Abbott, L., Hodgkins, J. V., Ledermann, T., & Howren, M. B. (2025). Supporting Physical and Mental Health in Rural Veterans Living With Heart Failure: Protocol for a Nurse-Led Telephone Intervention Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 14(1), e63498: Link to research.

• Whyte, J., Newlin-Bradner, M., Hodgkins, J.V., Stearns, E., Barnes, S., & Colon, V. (2025). A comparative analysis of care-seeking behaviors in people living with congestive heart failure during the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. and the U.K. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice: Link to research.

• Hodgkins, J.V., Graven, L.J., The Influence of Anxiety on Sleep Quality in Cardiovascular Disease: An Integrative Review (Submitted).

• Vianca Colon Burgos; Josef Hodgkins; Shauna Barnes; Sheril Campbell; Bethsaida Lopez Gillum; Christian Campbell; Erin Stearns; Gerard Hogan; Steven Palazzo; Eugenia Flores Millender; Casey Xavier Hall, A Qualitative Exploration of Undergraduate Nursing Students' Wellness and Belonging in a Southeastern University (Submitted).

• In process: A Structured Nursing Intervention to Address Spiritual Distress: A Proposal, Translating a Nurse-Led Coping–Sleep–Adherence Bundle into Routine Cardiovascular Care: A Theory-Informed Implementation Blueprint, Theological Anthropology as an Ethical Foundation for Nursing Practice Reframing Presence, Dignity, and Moral Responsibility in Contexts of Vulnerability, Frameworks for CVD Psychosocial Mechanisms: Integrating the Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms with the Stress–Appraisal–Coping Model, Psychospirituality in Nursing: A Walker and Avant Concept Analysis, Staff self-efficacy paper, CARE-HF study, PCEAL Protocol, CRSWD Systematic review.