Rebecca Boni, PhD, MSN, RN, ACCNS-AG, OCN

Assistant Professor  
Human Health Building, Room 2022
Phone: (248) 364-8741
[email protected]

Biography:

Rebecca Boni is an adult-gerontological clinical nurse specialist who primarily specializes in acute oncology care. She has clinical experience with oncology, medical surgical, hematology, and stem cell transplant populations. She earned her PhD at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2019), her MSN with clinical nurse specialist and nursing education concentrations from Michigan State University (2013), and BSN from Michigan State University (2005). Her interest areas include oncology nurses’ professional quality of life, nursing workforce issues, telehealth, and chemotherapy safety and education. Most recently she lead a team to develop and psychmetrically evaluate a survey to measure oncology nurses’ professional quality of life, the ON-PQOL.

Clinical Expertise:

• Adult hematology-oncology, adult acute care

Education:

• BSN from Michigan State University, 2005
• MSN from Michigan State University, dual concentration: clinical nurse specialist and nursing education, 2013
• PhD in Nursing from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2019

Research Area Interests:

• Professional quality of life in nurses, nursing workforce issues, chemotherapy and oncology nursing practice

Selected Research/Publications:

• Publications (Journal)
  • Boni, R. L., & Dingley, C. D. (2023). Reconciling Incongruencies: A Straussian Grounded Theory Approach to Defining Oncology Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life. Advances in Nursing Science (accepted for publication, available online ahead of print). doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000516
  • Boni, R. L., & Tieppo, C. (2022). Telehealth: A concept analysis. Journal of Informatics Nursing, 7(3).
  • Boni, R. L., Dingley, C. D., & Reyes, A. (2022). Realist review of defining and measuring nurses’ professional quality of life.
  • Reyes, A. T., Kearney, C. A., Bombard., J. N., Boni, R. L., Senette, C., & Acupan, A. R. (2019). Student veterans’ coping with posttraumatic stress symptoms: A Glaserian grounded theory study. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 40(8), 655-664. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2019.1591545
  • Cohen, B., & Boni, R. (2016). Holistic nursing simulation: A concept analysis. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 36(1), 68-78. doi: 1177/0898010116678325
• Presentations (Poster-Referred)
  • Boni, R. L., Dingley, C., Moxley, K., Wise, E. (April 2025). Oncology Nursing Society Congress (50^th Annual): Celebrating Yesterday, Transforming Tomorrow. Development and Psychometric Testing of the Oncology Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life Questionnaire: Phase III Results. (accepted for poster presentation)
  • Boni, R. L. & Tieppo, C., (2022). AACN’s Transform 2022 Conference. Transforming nursing curricula to reflect the AACN Essentials: A method for training the telehealth trainer in academia. (poster presentation)
  • Boni, R. L., Iseler, J. I., Pathak, D., & Pfander, V. (2022). Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Psi at large Research Day. The stress and responsibilities of Michigan clinical nurse specialists during the COVID-19 pandemic. (poster presentation [second presentation of this poster])
  • Tieppo, C., & Boni, R. L., (April 2022). 2022 NONPF 48^th Annual Conference: Driving Change in NP Education and the DNP. The future is here: Evaluating telehealth in nurse practitioner precepted experiences. (poster presentation)
  • Boni, R. L., Iseler, J. I., Pathak, D., & Pfander, V. (2022). Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference: Innovative Solutions: Re-Imaging Nursing Research and Scholarship. The stress and responsibilities of Michigan clinical nurse specialists during the COVID-19 pandemic. (poster discussion presentation, competitive poster presentation)
  • Boni, R. L. (March 2019). National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. A catalyst for practice change: The CNS. Poster presentation: Examining the meaning and influencers of oncology nurses’ professional quality of life. (Poster presentation)
  • Boni, R. (2017, April). Western Institute of Nursing Research Conference: Leadership: Continuing the vision. Factors Affecting Oncology Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life: A Literature Review (Poster presentation)
  • Boni, R. (2013, October). Implementation of integrative and healing arts to reduce compassion fatigue in bone marrow transplant nurses. Poster presentation. 46^th Annual Great Lakes Cancer Nursing Conference, American Cancer Society, Troy, Michigan.
• Presentations (Oral-Referred)
  • Boni, R. L., Dingley, C., Moxley, K., MacIver, A. (April 2024 – accepted for podium presentation and selected as a “Best of Leadership” abstract). Oncology Nursing Society Congress (49^th Annual): Ignite the Extraordinary. Starting from the Oncology Nurses’ Perspective: A New Approach to Measuring Oncology Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life.
  • Tieppo, C. K., & Boni, R. L., (January 2022). 2022 Doctoral Education Conference: Nursing Science and Practice: Creating Equity through Doctoral Education. Telehealth: An operational definition for nursing education and clinical practice. (Oral abstract presented)
  • Boni, R. L., & Dingley, C. (April, 2021). 46^th Annual ONS Congress: Catalyst for Innovative Care. Oncology nurses’ professional quality of life: An analysis of defining and measuring professional QOL. (Virtual oral presentation, selected as a “best of research abstract” for a synchronous Q&A session)
  • Boni, R. L., & Dingley, C. (September, 2020). ONS Bridge (Virtual replacement for ONS 45^th Annual Congress:  The Oncology Nursing Society’s Annual Conference). Examining the meaning and influencing factors of oncology nurses’ professional quality of life. (Virtual podium presentation)
  • Poindexter, K., Hansen, L., Boni, R., & Pfander, V. (2017). NACNS 2017 Conference: March 9-11, 2017 – Tomorrow belongs to us: The clinical nurse specialist conquering change in the healthcare environment. Science of learning: Moving beyond discussion forums to enhance CNS education (Oral presentation)
• Presentations (Oral-Invited)
  • Boni, R. L., & Tieppo, C. (2023). Telehealth in academia: Preparing nursing graduates for the telehealth needs of today and tomorrow. Oakland University, School of Nursing, Rochester, MI. (Workshop facilitators and project mentors.)
  • Boni, R. (May 2019). Reclaiming the art of oncology nursing: Ann Arbor Chapter of ONS annual banquet featured speaker, Weber’s Restaurant.
  • Poindexter, K., Hansen, L., & Boni, R. (2017, March). Science of learning: Moving beyond discussion forums to enhance CNS education. Michigan State University, College of Nursing Teaching Commons.
  • Reaves, C., Boni, R., & Schaffrath, M. (2016, December). Nursing in the discipline – Nursing Specific Genre Workshop and CE program.
• Grants
  • Boni, R. L., & Richardson, M. M. (2024). Professional Quality of Life Among Oncology Nurses in the United States. Sigma Small Research Grant ($5,000 under review).
  • Boni, R. L., Dingley, C., MacIver, A., & Wise, E. (April 2024). Starting from the Oncology Nurses’ Perspective: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Oncology Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life Questionnaire (ON-PQOL). IRB-FY2023-287. Funded by Sigma Theta Tau Theta Psi at Large Chapter ($500).
  • Boni, R. L., & Kruse, J. (2024). Professional Quality of Life and Sense of Belonging Amongst Oncology Nurses in the United States. Mock research grant intensive funded by Oncology Nursing Foundation (travel costs and intensive participation for PI covered).
  • Boni, R. L. (2023). Starting from the Oncology Nurses’ Perspective: A New Approach to Measuring Oncology Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life. Funded by the Oakland University Research Committee Fellowship ($10,000).
  • Boni, R. L. & Tieppo, C., (2022-2023). Transforming Nursing Curricula to Reflect the AACN Essentials: Training the Telehealth Trainer in Academia. Funded by the Oberhauser Endowment for Faculty Development ($10,000).
  • Iseler, J. I., Boni, R. L., Rhodes, L., Pfander, V., & Rezaee, R. (2021). The lived experiences and role implications of Michigan Clinical Nurse Specialists during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods analysis. Funded by the Alpha Psi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Research Scholarship and Development Grant ($600).
  • Boni, R. L. (2019). Reconciling Incongruencies: Examining the meaning and
  • influencing factors of oncology nurses’ professional quality of life. Funded by Yaffa Dahan Nursing Dissertation Award ($1,000).
  • Boni, R. (2019). Reconciling Incongruencies: Examining the meaning and influencing factors of oncology nurses’ professional quality of life. Funded by Alpha Psi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau research funds ($800).
  • Boni, R. L. (2019). Reconciling Incongruencies: Examining the meaning and influencing factors of oncology nurses’ professional quality of life. Funded by University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Nursing Dissertation Award ($2,000).
  • Boni, R. (2016-2018). PhD Education supported by the Jonas Scholar Foundation($20,000).
  • Boni, R. (2017). PhD Education and dissertation work supported by the National League for Nursing, Nursing Education Award ($5,000).
• Other Scholarly Work
  • 2018-2021: Oncology Certified Nurse Test Development Chair (invited position)
  • 2017–2021: Oncology Certified Nurse Test Development Mentor to new item writers and new committee members
  • 2015–2021: Oncology Certified Nurse Test Development Committee Member, invited position
  • 2019: Oncology Nursing Certification Board of Directors Strategic Planning meeting. (July 26-27, 2019). Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN®) Test Development Committee representative.
  • 2014 Oncology Certified Nurse test item writer through Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

Professional Affiliations:

• Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Psi At-Large Chapter
• Oncology Nursing Society; national membership and Metro Detroit chapter
• Midwest Nursing Research Society
• National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists