Craig Sellers, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC, FAANP

Professional Experience

Professor of Clinical Nursing,

University of Rochester, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 7/2015 - Current

Specialty Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program,

University of Rochester School of Nursing, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 2014 - Current

Director, Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Programs,

University of Rochester (Masters Program, School of Nursing), Rochester, NY, US. 7/2010 - Current

Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner,

University of Rochester, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 2001 - Current

Adjunct Preceptor,

St. John Fisher College, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 1997 - Current

Nurse Examiner,

Penfield and Fairport School Districts, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 1986 - Current

Assistant Clinician,

Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 1982 - Current

Professor of Clinical Medicine/Division of Geriatrics and Aging, joint appointment, School of Medicine and Dentistry,

University of Rochester, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 7/2020 - 6/2025

Co-Director, Master of Science (MS) Nurse Practitioner Programs,

University of Rochester School of Nursing, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 7/2020 - 6/2023

Professor of Clinical Medicine/Division of Geriatrics and Aging, joint appointment, School of Medicine and Dentistry,

University of Rochester, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 7/2015 - 6/2020

Director, Master of Science (MS) Programs,

University of Rochester School of Nursing, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 11/2012 - 6/2020

Hospice Nurse Practitioner,

Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester and St. Ann’s Community, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 2015 - 2017

Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing,

University of Rochester (School of Nursing), Rochester, NY, US. 7/2009 - 6/2015

Specialty Director, Adult Nurse Practitioner Program,

University of Rochester School of Nursing, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 2001 - 2014

Associate Director, Master’s Nurse Practitioner Programs,

University of Rochester School of Nursing, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 2011 - 2012

Director, ANP Program,

University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, US. 9/2001 - 6/2010

Senior Teaching Associate,

University of Rochester (School of Nursing), Rochester, NY, US. 6/1997 - 6/2009

Univ. of Rochester (NRSA), Rochester, NY, US. 5/2000 - 9/2003

Adult Nurse Practitioner/ Director of Clinical Ope,

Community Health Network (Outpatient HIV/AIDS Primary Care Practice), Rochester, NY, US. 8/1991 - 1/2001

Adult Nurse Practitioner,

Rochester General Hospital, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 1993 - 2000

Adult Nurse Practitioner,

Rochester General Hospital (ED/ Nursing Practice/ Same Day Admissions), Rochester, NY, US. 5/1988 - 6/2000

Adjunct Clinical Instructor/Preceptor,

University of Rochester School of Nursing, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 1989 - 1996

Project Director/ Marker Model Implementation Department of Nursing Practice,

Rochester General Hospital, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 1989 - 1992

Adult Nurse Practitioner Emergency Services, Internal Medicine, Emergency Department,

Rochester General Hospital, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 1989 - 1991

STAR Nurse,

Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 1986 - 1989

Registered Nurse,

Strong Memorial Hospital (Adult Medicine/ ICU), Rochester, NY, US. 6/1978 - 6/1989

Staff Nurse,

Rochester General Hospital (Emergency Department), Rochester, NY, US. 1987 - 1988

PRI Assessor,

Utilization Review, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 1986 - 1987

Staff Registered Nurse,

Eastman Kodak Co. (Occupational Health), Rochester, NY, US. 1985 - 1986

Staff and Charge Nurse,

Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 1983 - 1986

Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse, and Orientation Preceptor,

Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, ROCHESTER, NY, US. 1978 - 1982

Awards

Outstanding Scholarly Practitioner Award

University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2018

Professional Advancement Award

University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2018

Josephine Craytor Nursing Faculty Award

University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2016

Educator of the Year Award

Department of Medicine/Division of Geriatrics and Aging, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2013

Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP)

AANP, 2013

Dr. Jeremy A. Klainer Endowed Dean’s Discretionary Award in Nursing

University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2012

Outstanding Scholarly Practitioner Award

University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2012

Validation Panel member for AACN/NYU

Hartford Institute APRN Initiative. Transitioning to Adult-Gerontology APRN Education, 2010

Dissertation Award

Sigma Theta Tau - Epsilon Xi, 2009

Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence

University of Rochester, 2008

RN Best Poster Award

11th Annual Nursing Research and Leadership Conference (GVNA and Sigma Theta Tau), 2008

Faculty Hero Award

University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2007

Katharine Donohoe Scholarly Practitioner Award

University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2005

Jill Thayer Dissertation Award

University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2003

End of Life Nursing Education Consortium---Graduate

American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2003

Outstanding Faculty Colleague Award

University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2002

Graduate Student Research Award

Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies, 2001

Edward Peck Curtis Award - Excellence in Teaching

University of Rochester, 2001

Excellence in Clinical Precepting Award

University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2001

18th Annual Faculty Development Course- Scholarship

American Academy on Physician and Patient, 2000

Research Award

Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Xi Chapter, 2000

Rita C. Kopf Memorial Research Award

New York State Nurses Association , 1999

Sigma Theta Tau

International Nursing Honor Society, Epsilon Xi Chapter, -1986

Presentations

“They Were Wonderful...They Helped a Great Deal”: Patient and Caregiver Reports of Home Health Care as a Transition of Care Practice After Ischemic Stroke

International Stroke Conference 2021 [virtual], 2021

Building a Bridge from Hospital to Home reduces readmissions after Ischemic Stroke

International Stroke Conference [virtual], 2021

Building an Evidence-Based Bridge from Hospital to Home Reduces 30-Day Readmissions Following Ischemic Stroke

Virtual AANN Advances in Stroke Care Conference, 2021

Building Personas for Care-Seeking Older Adults with Acute Illness

2021 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2021

I Can’t Ever Get to Step Two…Fires Come First’: Sustainability of Antibiotic Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities

SHEA/CDC Decennial 6th International Conference on Healthcare Associated Infections, 2020

Atlanta, Georgia

An Interprofessional Team Approach to Improving Transitions of Care for Stroke Patients

6th Annual Institute for Innovative Education Team-Based Care Symposium, URMC, 2020

ROCHESTER, New York

Sustainability of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: Perceptions & Experiences of Nursing Home Staff

IDWeek 2020 [virtual conference], 2020

From Agency to Leadership: Engaging Older Adult Learners as Health Researchers (ENGOAL)

10th Annual Diversity Conference: Finding the Courage to Lead, University of Rochester, 2019

ROCHESTER, New York

How Can Older Adults Inform Health Care Research? The Qualitative Analysis of an Engagement Project?

20th Annual International Qualitative Health Research Conference, 2018

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Doing ENGOAL: Insights from Engaging Older Adult Learners as Health Researchers

Public Health Grand Rounds, University of Rochester, 2018

ROCHESTER, New York

Engaging NP Students in the Art and Science of Advanced Care Planning

44th Annual Conference of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, 2018

Indianapolis, Indiana

Journeys through Community-based Participatory Research: Working the Boundaries

20th Annual International Qualitative Health Research Conference, 2018

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Journeys through Community-based Participatory Research: Working the Boundaries

20th Annual International Qualitative Health Research Conference, 2018

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

“Talking about Dying is So Difficult”: Nurse Practitioner Students’ Reflections on End-of-life Discussions

23rd Annual International Qualitative Health Research Conference, 2017

Québec City, Canada

Older Adults' Perspectives on Accessing Acute Illness Care

Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, 2017

Orlando, Florida

Patient Perspectives on Accessing Acute Illness Care

Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017

Madison, Wisconsin

“What am I Going to Eat?” Understanding How Community-Dwelling Older Adults Live with Dysphagia

44th Annual Conference of the State Society on Aging of New York, 2016

Ithaca, New York

“Man 'fi' Act Like a Man”: Understanding the intersectionality of sexual identity politics, gender presentation, and HIV vulnerability for young Jamaican MSM

21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016), 2016

Durban, South Africa

“Taking Care of Things”: How Community-Dwelling Older Adults Navigate Health Concerns in Everyday Contexts

Geriatric Grand Rounds, Monroe Community Hospital, 2016

ROCHESTER, New York

Whom Do You Abide By?” How Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Dysphagia Balance Fragmented Care with a Texture-Modified Diet

York Wellness and Rehabilitation Institute 2016 International Conference Experience, Nazareth College, 2016

ROCHESTER, New York

“It’s a Balancing Act”: A Model of Community-Dwelling Older Adults Navigating Health and Aging in Everyday Life

44th Annual Conference of the State Society on Aging of New York, 2016

Ithaca, New York

Testing the limits: Community-dwelling older adults’ experiences with a texture-modified diet

Annual Convention of the American Speech, Language, & Hearing Association (ASHA), 2015

Denver, Colorado

Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Chronic Health: Self-care Experiences and Strategies for Managing Health by Community-dwelling Individuals.

21st Annual International Qualitative Health Research Conference, 2015

Toronto, ON, Canada

The Meliora Traineeship: Preparing adult-gerontological nurse practitioners for interprofessional teamwork and leadership in quality improvement

Annual scientific sessions of the American Geriatrics Society, 2014

Orlando, Florida

“It’s a balancing act”: Understanding relational strategies of community-dwelling older adults navigating post-emergency care and health in the context of everyday life

20th International Qualitative Health Research Conference: Learning from the past: Leading for the future, 2014

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

“Survival now vs. survival later”: Young Jamaican MSMs’ immediate and delayed assessment of HIV risk

20th International AIDS Conference, 2014

Melbourne, Australia

A qualitative exploration of emergency department revisits by older adults.

Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2013

Atlanta, Georgia

A qualitative exploration of emergency department readmissions by older adults

Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, 2013

Grapevine, Texas

What makes for “successful” transitions from the emergency department to home and community among older adults

19th International Qualitative Health Research Conference: Navigating the Diversity of Qualitative Research, 2013

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Who is attending? End-of-life decision making in the ICU

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine & Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Annual Assembly, 2012

Denver, Colorado

A qualitative exploration of emergency department readmissions by older adults

Annual Medical Student Poster Session, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2012

ROCHESTER, New York

Ethnographic Exemplars of End-of-Life Decision Making in Adult ICUs.” New Directions for Qualitative Health Research

18th Qualitative Health Research (QHR) Conference, 2012

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Applying the 2011 Interprofessional Education Competencies (IPEC) to Education of the Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Student

American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2012 Master's Education Conference, 2012

San Antonio, Texas

“I’d ‘Friend’ it on Facebook”: Understanding Nurses’ Perceptions of Implementing an Electronic Health Record. New Directions for Qualitative Health Research

18th Qualitative Health Research (QHR) Conference, 2012

Montréal, Québec, Canada

The problem often is that we do not have a family spokesperson but a spokes group. Family member informal roles in end of life decision making in adult intensive care units

NINR Summit on the Science of Compassion: Future Directions on End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 2011

Bethesda, Maryland

The Utility of Advance Directives in Adult ICUs

64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, 2011

Boston, Massachusetts

End of Life Decision Making

ANCC Geriatric Nursing Certification Course, Strong Memorial Hospital, 2011

Root cause analysis (RCA) in the emergency department: A comparison study

Scientific Assembly, American College of Emergency Physicians, 2010

Las Vegas, Nevada

Qualitative Health Research: Understanding and Applying

Geriatric Grand Rounds, Monroe Community Hospital, 2010

Rochester, New York

Taking it ‘one day at a time’ versus ‘anticipating the future’: A grounded theory of advance directives and guardianship planning by people with HIV and AIDS

University of Rochester Developmental Center for AIDS Research Symposium, World AIDS Day, 2009

ROCHESTER, New York

What helps or hinders people with HIV or AIDS to make decisions about advance directives and guardianship?

15th Qualitative Health Research Conference, International Institute for Qualitative Methods, 2009

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Taking it one day at a time versus anticipating the future: A grounded theory of advance directives and guardianship planning by people with HIV and AIDS

25th Annual Clinical Convention, Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State, 2009

Verona, New York

Management of Chronic Diseases

Center for Lifelong Learning, University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2009

Rochester, New York

Advance Directives and Guardianship Planning by People with HIV and AIDS: A Grounded Theory

14th Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology,, 2008

Banff, Alberta, Canada

It's No Longer a Death Sentence, But You'd Better Kind of Deal with Reality: A Grounded Theory of Advance Directives and Guardianship Planning by People with HIV and AIDS

21st Annual Conference, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2008

Tucson, Arizona

Advance Directives and Guardianship Planning by People with HIV and AIDS: A Grounded Theory

14th Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, 2008

Banff, Alberta, Canada

Planning for the Future by People with HIV and AIDS

2008 ENRS 20th Annual Scientific Sessions, Eastern Nursing Research Society, 2008

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Advance Directives and HIV/AIDS: A Grounded Theory Study - Preliminary Report

25th Anniversary Spring Dinner, Sigma Theta Tau - Epsilon Xi, 2007

Rochester, New York

ICU Cultural Environments and End-of-Life Decision Making

Centennial International Conference on Nursing History and Leadership, Yonsei University College of Nursing, 2006

Seoul

Management of Chronic Diseases

University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2005

Rochester, New York

ICU Cultural Environments and End-of-Life Decision Making

Rochester General Hospital ED Core Curriculum, Gerontological Society of America, 2005

Orlando, Florida

ICU family meetings for adults near the end of life: Unpacking a common intervention

ICU family meetings for adults near the end of life: Unpacking a common intervention, 2004

Phoenix, Arizona

Despite Having a DNR Order, He Wanted to be Put Back on the Ventilator’: ICU Patients’ Wishes as Expressed in Advance Directives Limitation of Treatment Decision Making in the ICU: An Ethnographic Study

National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research, 2004

Washington, District Of Columbia

"Despite Having a DNR Order, He Wanted to be Put Back on the Ventilator": ICU Patients' Wishes as Expressed in Advance Directives

National Congress on the State of the Science in N, 2004

Washington DC

Family Meetings: An Analysis of Culture, Structure, and Function in Three ICU Settings

Eastern Nursing Research Society 15th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2003

New Haven, Connecticut

ICU Culture and Family Meetings for Older Adults Near the End of Life

Annual Gerontological Society of America Meeting, 2003

San Diego, California

Advance Directives and HIV/AIDS: What Does the Research Tell Us and How Can We Improve Clinical Practice

16th Annual Conference, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2003

New York, New York

HIV/AIDS and Advance Directives: A Review and Recommendations for Practice

Sigma Theta Tau, 2003

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Advance Directives and HIV/AIDS: What Does the Research Tell Us and How Can We Improve Clinical Practice?

Assoc. of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2003

New York, New York

HIV and AIDS in Older Adults

New York State Society on Aging, 2003

Albany, New York

Advance Directives and HIV/AIDS: A Review of the Research Literature and Recommendations for Future Research

ENRS, 2003

New Haven, Connecticut

Anal PAP smears in HIV+ patients at a community based clinic

XIV International AIDS Conference, 2002

Barcelona, Spain

APA: A Workshop for Nurses

Workshop, University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2000

ROCHESTER, New York

Advance Directives and HIV/AIDS: A Grounded Theory

American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Third Annual Meeting, Nursing Affinity Group, 2000

Salt Lake City, Utah

Issues in Gay Men's Health

Rochester Institute of Technology, 2000

Rochester, New York

Advance Directives and HIV/AIDS: Using Qualitative Research Methods to Investigate the Process of End-of-Life Decision-Making

NUR 407, 2000

Primary Care of Persons with HIV Infection

Master’s Program, NUR 443, University of Rochester School of Nursing, 1997

Advance Directives in the Care of Persons with HIV/AIDS

American Assembly of Men in Nursing Annual Conference, 1997

New Orleans, Louisiana

Primary Care of Persons with HIV Infection

Baccalaureate Program, NUR 331, 1997

Basic Concepts in HIV Counseling and Testing

Assembly of Men in Nursing Annual Conference, 1996

ROCHESTER, New York

Health Concerns of Men with HIV/AIDS

American Assembly of Men in Nursing Annual Conference, 1996

ROCHESTER, New York

Medication and HIV Care Update

Presentation for clients, AIDS Rochester, 1995

ROCHESTER, New York

Primary Care of Persons with HIV Infection

American Assembly of Men in Nursing Annual Conference, 1995

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

HIV/AIDS Update

Nursing Grand Rounds, Genesee Hospital, 1995

HIV/AIDS Update

NUR 101, University of Rochester School of Nursing, 1995

Nursing Care of the Patient with CMV Disease

Visiting Nurse Service, 1995

Primary Care in HIV/AIDS

Monroe County Health Department, 1995

HIV/AIDS and the Gay Connection

Sisters of Mercy Spiritual Companion Training Program:, 1995

HIV in the Primary Care Setting

Genesee Valley Nurses Association, Nurse Practitioner Special Interest Group, 1995

HIV/AIDS Update

Genesee Region Home Care Association, 1994

Universal Precautions and HIV/AIDS Update

BOCES, Nurses Aide Program, 1994

Nursing Care of the Patient with CMV Disease

Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1994

HIV/AIDS and the Gay Connection

Genesee Region Home Care Association, 1993

Heterosexual Transmission of HIV/AIDS

New York State Nurses Association Annual Convention, 1992

ROCHESTER, New York

Advance Directives: Health Care Proxy and DNR

University of Rochester Undergraduate Nursing Students, 1992

HIV/AIDS, Advance Directives and the Emergency Department

Rochester General Hospital, ED Core Curriculum, 1992

AIDS: Caring for the Caregiver

Genesee Valley Nurses Association, 1992

Shock Pathophysiology

Rochester General Hospital ED Core Curriculum, 1991

Medical Emergencies: Environmental, Hematological, Infectious (STDs and AIDS)

Rochester General Hospital ED Core Curriculum, 1991

Images in Nursing

Panel Presentation, University of Rochester Medical Center, 1991

Readability: Assessing the Reading Level of Written Materials

Rochester General Hospital Nursing Research Interest Group, 1990

Publications

• Tursi, M., Sellers, C. R., & Marquis, A. (2022). Managing threats: A grounded theory of counseling engagement in clients with experiential avoidance. Journal of Counseling & Development, 100, 14-26.
  
  
• Leonhardt-Caprio, A. M., Sellers, C. R., Palermo, E., Caprio, T. V., & Holloway, R. G. (2022). A multi-component transition of care improvement project to reduce hospital readmissions following ischemic stroke. The Neurohospitalist, 12(2).
  
  
• Seshadri, S., Felsen, C. B., Sellers, C. R., & Dumyati, G. K. (2021). “There is no one to pick up the pieces”: Sustainability of antibiotic stewardship programs in nursing homes. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 42(4), 440-447.
  
  
• Seshadri, S., Felsen, C., Sellers, C. R., & Dumyati, G. (2020). Sustainability of antibiotic stewardship programs: Perceptions and experiences of nursing home staff. ID Week: Advancing Science, Improving Care.
  
  
• Werner, N. E., Rutkowski, R. A., Graske, A., Finta, M. K., Sellers, C. R., Seshadri, S., & Shah, M. N. (2020). Exploring SEIPS 2.0 as a model for analyzing care transitions across work systems. Applied Ergonomics. 88:103141. [Epub 2020 May 16].
  
  
• Seshadri S, Sellers CR, Kearney MH (2018). Balancing eating with breathing: Community-dwelling older adults' experiences of dysphagia and texture-modified diets. The Gerontologist, 58(4), 749-758. PMID: 28082276 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw203
  
  
• Seshadri, S., Sellers, C. R., & Kearney, M. H. (2017). Balancing eating with breathing: Community-dwelling older adults experiences of dysphagia and texture-modified diets.. The Gerontologist, 58(4), 749-758..
  
  
• Finta, M. K., Borkenhagen, A., Werner, N. E, Duckles, J., Sellers, C. R., Seshadri, S., Lampo, D., & Shah, M. N. (2017). Patient perspectives on accessing acute illness care. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 18(4), 569-576.
  
  
• Kellogg, K. M., Hettinger, Z., Shah, M., Wears, R. L., Sellers, C. R., Squires, M., & Fairbanks, R. J (2016). Our current approach to root cause analysis: Is it contributing to our failure to improve patient safety?. BMJ Quality & Safety, 26(5), 381-387..
  
  
• Quinn, J.R., Schmitt, M.H., Baggs, J.G., Norton, S.A., Dombeck, M.T., & Seller, C.R. (2012). Family members' informal roles in end-of-life decision making in adult intensive care units.. American Journal of Critical Care. PMID: 22210699 PMCID: PMC3615559 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2012520
  
  
• Quinn, J. R., Schmitt, M. H., Baggs, J. G., Norton, S. A., Dombeck, M. T., & Sellers, C. R. (2012). "The problem often is that we do not have a family spokesperson but a spokesgroup": Family member informal roles in end of life decision making in adult ICUs. American Journal of Critical Care, 21 (1), 43-51. PMID: 10.4037/ajcc2012520 PMCID: PMC3615559 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2012520
  
  
• Sellers, C. R., & MacIntyre, R (2010). Ethical and legal concerns. In B. A. Swanson (Ed.), ANAC's core curriculum for HIV/AIDS nursing (3rd ed.), 384-391.
  
  
• Sellers, C. R. (2010). Review of the book Ending nurse-to-nurse hostility: Why nurses eat their young and each other. Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 41 (1), 14.
  
  
• Young, A., & Sellers, C. R. (2010). Nursing education: What's new in the healthcare literature?. Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 40 (2), 27.
  
  
• Sellers, C. R (2010). Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). In B. A. Swanson (Ed.), ANAC's core curriculum for HIV/AIDS nursing (3rd ed.), 93-96.
  
  
• Sellers, C. R. (2009). What helps or hinders people with HIV or AIDS to make decisions about advance directives and guardianship?. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8 (4), 24.
  
  
• Sellers, C. R. (2009). A grounded theory of advance directives and guardianship planning by people with HIV and AIDS. New York. Dissertation Abstracts International-B 70/05, p. 2838.
  
  
• Sellers, C. R. (2009). Advance directives and guardianship planning by people with HIV and AIDS: A grounded theory. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8 (3), 30.
  
  
• Lunney, M., & Sellers, C. R (2007). Frameworks for change [Editorial]. Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 38 (1), 3-5. PMID: 17941611
  
  
• Baggs, J. G., Norton, S. A., Schmitt, M. H., Dombeck, M.T., Sellers, C. R., & Quinn, J. R (2007). ICU cultural environments and end-of-life decision making. Journal of Critical Care, 22 (2), 159-168.
  
  
• Norton, S. A., Baggs, J. G., Schmitt, M., Sellers, C. R., Quinn, J. R., & Dombeck, M.T (2004). ICU family meetings for adults near the end of life: Unpacking a common intervention. Journal of Palliative Medicine,, 7, 160.
  
  
• Baggs, J. G., Norton, S. A., Schmitt, M. H., & Sellers, C. R. (2004). The dying patient in the ICU: Role of the interdisciplinary team. Critical Care Clinics, 20 (3), 525-540.
  
  
• Sellers, C. R., & Angerame, M. C (2002). HIV/AIDS in older adults: A case study and discussion. AACN Clinical Issues, 13 (1), 5-21. PMID: 11852723 DOI: 10.1097/00044067-200202000-00003
  
  

Projects

• Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center/ Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
  HRSA
  1/1/2019 - Current
  Role: Director of Interprofessional Education
  PI: Thomas V. Caprio
  
  
• “Talking about Dying is So Difficult”: Nurse Practitioner Students’ Reflections on End-of-life Discussions
  Univ. of Rochester School of Nursing
  1/1/2017 - Current
  Role: Principal Investigator
  
  
• Faculty Research Grant
  Univ. of Rochester School of Nursing
  1/1/2017 - 12/31/2019
  Role: Principal Investigator
  
  
• REAP
  Warner School of Education and Human Development
  9/1/2017 - 12/31/2019
  Role: Co-Investigator
  PI: Joyce Duckles, PhD
  
  
• A Geriatric Home Visit Initiative to Foster Interprofessional Collaborative Behavioral Health Care for Vulnerable Older Adults
  National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education
  1/1/2016 - 12/31/2018
  Role: Co-Investigator
  PI: Craig Sellers
  
  
• Enhancing Patient Safety through Simulation: A Randomized Control Trial of Suicide Prevention for Primary Care Providers-in-Training
  AHRQ (R18HS024224).
  10/1/2015 - 10/31/2018
  Role: Co-Investigator
  PI: PI-Wendi Cross, PhD