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Ann Malone Berger, APRN, PhD, AOCNS, FAAN
Professor and Dorothy Hodges Olson Endowed Chair in Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Oncology
Director of the Doctoral Program
Contact Information
University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
Center for Nursing Science - Omaha Division
Room 50107
985330 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5330
UNITED STATES
tel: (402) 559-4957
E-Mail: aberger@unmc.edu
Dr. Berger is the Professor Dorothy Hodges Olson Endowed Chair in Nursing and an advanced practice nurse at the Nebraska Medical Center. She received her bachelor of science in nursing degree from Creighton University in Omaha, NE and her masters and doctoral degrees in nursing from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Dr. Berger's clinical background includes a decade in all levels of coronary care and over two decades in oncology nursing care. She has held positions in Washington, California and Nebraska.
Teaching
- Extensive undergraduate level classroom and clinical teaching experience in medical-surgical nursing and chronic illness nursing
- Teaches oncology nursing and concepts courses to graduate and doctoral students
- Serves as a dissertation chair and committee member
- Frequently teaches oncology continuing education classes for nurses at the local, regional and national levels
Research/Scholarship
Dr. Berger's research focuses on symptom management, in particular fatigue and sleep/wake disturbances, in individuals with cancer. She is also an expert on the use of wrist actigraphy.
- Serves as PI of a study being funded by UNMC/CON Dorothy Hodges Olson Endowed Chair in Nursing Fund (1/10/10 - Present) titled: Breast Cancer Survivors Symptom Survey.
- Served as a Co-Mentor on an NIH funded K23 study (2007-2011) titled: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia after Breast Cancer Treatment.
- Served as the PI on a study funded by the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center (2006-2009) titled: Fatigue and Factors Influencing Fatigue in Patients receiving Colorectal Cancer Chemotherapy funded by the Oncology Nursing Foundation.
- Served as a P.I. of an NIH/NINR study (2002-2007) titled: Fatigue in Breast Cancer: A Behavioral Sleep Iintervention;
- Served as the P.I. of an NIH/NCI conference grant (2004-2005) titled: State of the Science Conference on Sleep Disturbances in People with Cancer and their Caregivers
- Serves as a consultant on the use of actigraphy in clinical studies of activity, sleep and fatigue.
Practice
- Continues in clinical practice, focusing on educating clinical nurses to delivery quality cancer care through workshops and other teaching venues
- Involved in development of evidence-based education for oncology patients and families
- Works with the Oncology Nursing Society to develop evidence based oncology nurse sensitive outcomes for sleep/wake disturbances
- Frequent invited speaker at local, regional and national oncology nursing conferences
Professional Service/Recognition
- 2011 Creighton University School of Nursing Alumni Merit Award recipient
- Serves as the Team Captain, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology ™ Cancer-Related Fatigue Panel (2008 - Present)
- State of the Science Lecture award, Oncology Nursing Foundation (2008)
- MNRS Senior Scientist Recognition Award (2009)
- Has assumed several leadership positions within the Oncology Nursing Society
- Inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (2005)
- Received the University of Nebraska Medical Center outstanding Teacher Award (2005)
- Selected as the Professor Dorothy Hodges Olson Endowed Chair in Nursing (2007-2012)
- Appointed to the NIH/NINR Nursing Science, Children and Families Study Section (2005-2009)
- Selected as a UNMC Distinguished Scientist (2006)
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 I continue the work referred to by Florence Nightingale as a deficit of "vital force" or "vital powers"; we now call it fatigue. My work is aimed at developing and promoting quality cancer care and symptom management .
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