Crystal-Rae Walton, PHD, RN

Clinical Assistant Professor

Education

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, BSN 2011

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, PhD in Nursing 2018

Chamberlain University, Post-Graduate Certificate Adult-Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, in progress

Courses Taught

HEAL 1025 Culture & Health - Fall 2023

NURS 2100 Pathophysiology I

NURS 1001 Nursing in the Jesuit Tradition

Research Interests

Adults and Older Adults

People Living with Dementia

Community

Hospice and End-of-Life

Professional Affiliations

Sigma Theta Tau International

Building Bridges Consortium Member

Wisconsin League for Nursing

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

National League for Nursing

Specialization

Adult-Geriatric

Primary Care

Certifications

Registered Nurse

Basic Life Support

CPR

Publications

Evans, C. & Kovach, C. R. (2020). The Association Between Physiologic Sources of Pain and Sleep Quality in Older Adults and People with Dementia. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 13(6), 297-308. 

Kovach, C. R., & Evans, C. D. (2019). Assessing pain and unmet need in patients with Advanced Dementia: The role of the Serial Trial Intervention (STI). In R. J. Moore (Ed.), Handbook of pain and palliative care. New York: Springer. 

Kovach, C. R., Taani, M., Evans, C., Margolis, B., Kelber, S. (2019). Restrictive Ventilatory Patterns in Residents of Continuing Care Retirement Communities. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 41(3), 355-371. 

Kovach, C. R., Evans, C. R., Sattell, L., Rosenau, K., & Gopalakrishnan, S. (2018). Feasibility and Pilot Testing of a Mindfulness Intervention for Frail Older Adults and Individuals With Dementia. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 11(3), 137-150. doi:10.3928/19404921-20180223-01 

Kovach, C. R., Ellis, J., & Evans, C. R. (2017). Patterns of New Physical Problems Emerging in Long-Term Care Residents With Dementia. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 1-7. doi:10.3928/00989134-20170310-01. 

Leske, J. S., McAndrew, N. S., Evans, C. D., Garcia, A. E., Brasel, K., J. (2012). Challenges in Conducting Research wfter Family Presence During Resuscitation. Journal of Trauma Nursing, 19(3):190-4. doi: 10.1097/JTN.0b013e318261d041. 

Honors and Awards

2017 – 18: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor’s Award

2016 – 17: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor’s Award

2015 – 16: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor’s Award  

2007 – 11: Dorothy Coogan Scholarship 

May 2023: Outstanding Leadership Award – Cardinal Stritch University

Grants

Bader Philanthropies (Sleep and Lung Health Study)