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Griffin, " Everyday life has its ups and downs. " For the
Griffins, it's a little more complicated. In addition
to their sons, the couple adopted two daughters and
foster parented more than 30 children! " We have an
agreement - if we can make a difference for a kiddo
for a short time, then we should do it, " she said. " I
believe I have a responsibility to pay back all the
privilege and happiness I have had in my life. "

DISCOVERING HERSELF, FINDING BALANCE, AND
NOT TAKING ON THE WORLD'S SUFFERING
At some point, something had to give. While on
a retreat with Dean Emerita, Living Legend, and
Caring Science theorist Jean Watson, PhD, Griffin got
some much-needed perspective. Watson said, " What
you're doing isn't wrong . But where you missed the
boat is that you thought you could continue without
taking care of yourself. " Watson inspired her to go
back to school to get a PhD. " She looked at me and
said it's time. I applied the next week. When Jean
Watson says it, you do it! "

The family's
" Love Grows
Here " box
holds photos
and memories
of the 30+
children the
Griffins have
fostered.

During Griffin's academic journey, she asked herself,
" 'How can we not just survive but thrive in what
we do? And I always came back to Caring Science, "
she said. The core truths are be authentic; how you
show up with another human matters; and inviting
the right consciousness and energy gives you the
capacity to be present. " Caring Science reminds us
that compassion is a choice, and it protects you. The
key is finding balance and not taking on the world's
suffering, " said Griffin.

DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY (PHD)
C A N D I D AT E S F O R D E G R E E
AUGUST 2020

KAREN HYDEN
" Examining the Effect of Adding CommunityBased Palliative Care on the Health-Related
Quality of Life of Individuals with Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease "

LISA KIDIN
" Examining the Association of the Sociotechnical
Factors on Antibiotic Delays in the Intensive Care
Unit (ICU) "

ANDREA LECLAIRE
" Parents' Perceptions About Offspring's Mental
Health Care "

DECEMBER 2020

DEBORAH ARNOW
" Chronic Pain and the Family: A Mixed-Method
Research Synthesis "

CHRISTINE GRIFFIN
" Compassion Without Fatigue "

GRISSEL HERNANDEZ
" The Lived Experience of Nurse Leaders Practicing
Within Watson Caring Science Framework Creating
A Caring, Healing Environment for Staff "

BEVERLEY RADER
" An Internal Compass and a Sacred Burden: A
Phenomenological Inquiry of a Nurse's Experience
of Sacred Moments During Patient Care "
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