Rosemary White-Traut, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dr. White-Traut is a professor and department head of the Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science in the College of Nursing at University of Illinois, Chicago.
Dr. White-Traut has been a member of Pathways Medical Round Table since 2003.
Additional Achievements
- Member of the board of directors for the Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute
- Past member of the board of directors for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing
- Member of the American Academy of Nursing
- Member of the nominating committee for the Midwest Nursing Research Society
- 2009 recipient of the Jonas Salk Health Leadership Award from the March of Dimes, Chicago chapter
Education
- BA from Georgetown University
- MS from Boston University School of Nursing
- PhD from Rush University College of Nursing
Research
White-Traut RC, Schwertz D, McFarlin B, Kogan J. (2009) Salivary cortisol and behavioral state responses of healthy newborn infants to tactile‐only and multisensory interventions. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 38(1):22-34.
White-Traut RC, Powlesland J, Gelhar D, Chatterton R, Morris M. (1998) Methodologic issues in the measurement of oxytocin in human neonates. Journal of Nursing Measurement 6(2):155-174.
White-Traut RC, Norr K. (2009) An ecological model for premature infant feeding. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing 38(4):478-490.
White-Traut RC, Berbaum ML, Lessen B, McFarlin B, Cardenas L. (2005) Feeding readiness in preterm infants: the relationship between preterm behavioral state and feeding readiness behaviors and efficiency during transition from gavage to oral feeding. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing 30(1):52-59.
White-Traut RC. (2003) The continuing pursuit of optimal developmental care. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing 32(3):378.
White-Traut RC. (2004) Providing a nurturing environment for infants in adverse situations: multisensory strategies for newborn care. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health 49(4):36-41.
White-Traut RC. (2004) Assessment and management of neonatal stressors. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing 33(2):235.
Shin H, White-Traut RC. (2007) The conceptual structure of transition to motherhood in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Advanced Nursing 58(1):90-98.
Shin H, White-Traut RC. (2005) Nurse–child interaction on an inpatient pediatric unit. Journal of Advanced Nursing 52(1):56-62.
Lee H, White-Traut RC, Park CG. (2008) Health problems and health services utilization of infants born prematurely in the US. Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing 14(2):146-154.
Lee LW, White-Traut RC. (1996) The role of temperament in pediatric pain response. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing 19(1):49-63.
Kim TI, Shin YH, White-Traut RC.. (2003) Multisensory intervention improves physical growth and illness rates in Korean orphaned newborn infants. Research in Nursing 26(6):424-433.
Bell AF, White-Traut RC, Medoff-Cooper B. (2010) Neonatal neurobehavioral organization after exposure to maternal epidural analgesia in labor. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 39(2):178-19.
Bell AF, Lucas R, White-Traut R. (2008) Concept clarification of neonatal neurobehavioural organization. Journal of Advanced Nursing 61(5):570-581.
White-Traut RC, Nelson MN, Silvestri JM, Vasan U, Littau S, Meleedy-Rey P, Gu G, Patel M. (2002) Effect of auditory, tactile, visual, and vestibular intervention on length of stay, alertness, and feeding progression in preterm infants. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 44(2):91-97.
White-Traut RC, Nelson MN, Silvestri JM, Patel M, Vasan U, Han BK, Cunningham N, Burns K, Kopischke K, Bradford L. (1999) Developmental intervention for preterm infants diagnosed with periventricular leukomalacia. Research in Nursing & Health 22(2):131-143.
White-Traut RC, Nelson MN, Silvestri JM, Patel M, Lee H, Cimo S, McReynolds E. (2009) Maturation of the cardiac response to sound in high-risk preterm infants. Newborn and Infant Nursing 9(4):193-199.
White-Traut RC, Nelson MN, Silvestri JM, Patel MK, Kilgallon D. (1993) Patterns of physiologic and behavioral response of intermediate care preterm infants to intervention. Pediatric Nursing 19(6):625-629.
White-Traut RC, Nelson MN, Silvestri JM, Vasan U, Patel M, Cardenas L. (2002) Feeding readiness behaviors and feeding efficiency in response to ATVV intervention. Newborn & Infant Nursing 2(3):166-173.
White-Traut RC, Nelson MN, Silvestri JM, Patel M, Berbaum M, Gu GG, Meleedy-Rey P. (2004) Developmental patterns of physiological response to a multisensory intervention in extremely premature and high-risk infants. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing 33(2):266-275.
White-Traut RC, Nelson MN, Silvestri JM, Cunningham N, Patel M. (1997) Responses of preterm infants to unimodal and multimodal sensory intervention. Pediatric Nursing 23(2):169-175, 193.
White-Traut RC, Nelson MN, Burns K, Cunningham N. (1994) Environmental influences on the developing premature infant: Theoretical issues and applications to practice. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing 23(5):393-401.
White-Traut RC, Nelson MN. (1988) Maternally administered tactile, auditory, visual, and vestibular stimulation: Relationship to later interactions between mothers and premature infants. Research in Nursing & Health 11(1):31-39.
Patel M, Nelson MN, White-Traut RC, Meleedy-Rey P. (2004) Use of the Box-Jenkins method to evaluate the physiologic responses of normal and CNS-injured premature infants to environmental sound. Newborn & Infant Nursing 4(3):162-169.
Nelson MN, White-Traut RC, Vasan U, Silvestri J, Comiskey E, Meleedy-Rey P, Littau S, Gu G, Patel M. (2001) One-year outcome of auditory-tactile-visual-vestibular intervention in the neonatal intensive care unit: effects of severe prematurity and central nervous system injury. Journal of Child Neurology 16(7):493-498.
Grattan MP, Nelson MN, White-Traut RC, Vasan U, Gu GG, Littaus S. (2006) Sex differences in high-risk premature infants' asymmetric movement development. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics 25(4):5-28.
Burns K, Cunningham N, White-Traut RC, Silvestri J, Nelson MN. (1994) Infant stimulation: Modification of an intervention based on physiologic and behavioral cues. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing 23(7):581-589.
