Teaching: Dr. Stechmiller teaches didactic and clinical courses in the adult nurse practitioner track. Dr. Stechmiller mentors doctoral students through chairing and participating on doctoral committees.
Research: Dr. Stechmiller’s research interests focus on immune function, nutritional status and interventions for wound healing in adults and elderly. Dr. Stechmiller has an NINR funded study to examine the effect of Doxycycline Gel on wound healing of diabetic ulcers.
Service: Dr. Stechmiller holds membership in the Florida Nurse Association, Sigma Theta Tau International, Southern Nursing Research Society, American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (ASPEN), and the Wound Healing Society. She serves as an editorial consultant and peer reviewer of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, International Journal of Quality Health Care, Biological Research in Nursing, Clinical Nutrition and American Journal of Critical Care.
Clinical practice area/expertise: Dr. Stechmiller is a nationally certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. She practices at ACORN Clinic. Dr. Stechmiller is also the Program Director, Skin and Wound Education and Research, NF/SG VHS.
Education: Dr. Stechmiller received her BSN in Nursing and her MSN in Cardiovascular Nursing at the University of Maryland and her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Florida.
Selected Publications:
Cowan, L., Stechmiller, J. Use of wet to dry dressings. Journal of Advances in Skin and Wound Care. (In Press).
Jones, V., Bale, S., Harding, K., Stechmiller, J. & Schultz, G. (2008). Acute and chronic wound healing. In S. Baranoski and E. Ayello (Eds.) Wound Care Essentials: Practice Principles (2nd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Stechmiller, J., Cowan, L. Prevention guidelines for Pressure Ulcers. Wound Repair and Regeneration. (In Press).
Stechmiller, J.K. Schultz, G. (2007). Bench science advances for chronic wound care. In D. Krasner, G. Sibbal & G. Rodeheaver (Eds.), Chronic Wound Care: A Clinical Source book for Healthcare Professionals, (4th ed.). King of Prussia, PA: Health Management Publications.
Stechmiller, J.K., Cowan, L. (2007). Nutrition and wound healing. In M. Gottschlich and P. Worthington (Eds.), A.S.P.E.N.'s Adult Nutrition Support Science and Practice of Nutrition Support: A Core Curriculum. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.
Stechmiller, J., Childress, B., & Porter, T. (2004). Arginine immunonutrition in critically ill patients: A clinical dilemma. American Journal of Critical Care, 13, 17-23.
