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she was an honoree at the UCSF assemblage “Celebrat- respectively. Dodd worked as an instructor in nursing
ing Women Faculty,” an inaugural event honoring at the University of Washington following graduation
women faculty for their accomplishments. Wiener’s col- with her master’s degree. By 1977, Dodd returned
laborative relationship with the late Anselm Strauss to academe and completed a Ph.D. in nursing from
(co-originator with Barney Glaser of grounded theory) Wayne State University. She then accepted the posi-
and her prolific experience in grounded theory meth- tion of Assistant Professor at UCSF. During her
ods are evidenced by her invited presentations at the tenure there, Dodd advanced to the rank of full pro-
Celebration of the Life and Work of Anselm Strauss at fessor, serving as Director for the Center for Symp-
UCSF in 1996, at a conference entitled Anselm Strauss, tom Management at UCSF. In 2003, she was awarded
a Theoretician: The Impact of His Thinking on German the Sharon A. Lamb Endowed Chair in Symptom
and European Social Sciences in Magdeburg, Germany Management at the UCSF School of Nursing.
in 1999, and at the First Anselm Strauss Research Dodd’s exemplary program of research is focused
Colloquium at UCSF in 2005. Wiener is highly sought in oncology nursing, specifically, self-care and symp-
as a methodological consultant to researchers and stu- tom management. Her outstanding record of funded
dents from a variety of specialties. research provides evidence of the superiority and
Dissemination of research findings and method- significance of her work. She has skillfully woven
ological papers is a hallmark of Wiener’s work. She modest internal and external funding with 23 years of
produced a steady stream of research and theory ar- continuous National Institutes of Health funding
ticles from the mid-1970s. In addition, she authored to advance her research. Her research trajectory has
or coauthored several books (Strauss, Fagerhaugh, advanced impeccably as she progressively utilized
Suczek, et al., 1997; Wiener, 1981, 2000; Wiener & both descriptive studies and intervention studies
Strauss, 1997; Wiener & Wysmans, 1990). Her early employing randomized clinical trial methodologies to
works focused on illness trajectories, biographies, and extend an understanding of complex phenomena in
the evolving medical technology scene. From the late cancer care.
1980s to 1990s, Wiener focused on coping, uncer- Dodd’s research was designed to test self-care in-
tainty, and accountability in hospitals. Her study ex- terventions (PRO-SELF Program) to manage the side
amining quality management and redesign efforts in effects of cancer treatment (mucositis) and symptoms
hospitals and the interplay of agencies and hospitals of cancer (fatigue, pain). This research, entitled The
around accountability led to a book, The Elusive Quest PRO-SELF: Pain Control Program—An Effective Ap-
(Wiener, 2000). In this book, Wiener describes the proach for Cancer Pain Management, was published
poor fit of quality improvement techniques borrowed in Oncology Nursing Forum (West, Dodd, Paul,
from corporate industry in a hospital setting where et al., 2003). Dodd teaches in the Oncology Nursing
professionals from diverse disciplines provide highly Specialty. In 2002, she instituted two new courses
sophisticated care to patients whose individual biog- (“Biomarkers I and II”) that were developed by the
raphies defy categorization and whose course of ill- Center for Symptom Management Faculty Group.
ness is idiosyncratic. Wiener challenged the concept Dodd’s illustrious career has merited several
that hospital performance can be, or should be, quan- prestigious awards. Among these honors, she was
titatively measured. All of Wiener’s work is grounded recognized as a fellow of the American Academy of
in her methodological expertise and sociological Nursing (1986). Her excellence and significant con-
perspective. tributions to oncology nursing are evidenced by her
having received the Oncology Nursing Society/
Marylin J. Dodd Schering Excellence in Research Award (1993,
Marylin J. Dodd was born in 1946 in Vancouver, 1996), the Best Original Research Paper in Cancer
Canada. She qualified as a registered nurse after Nursing (1994, 1996), the Oncology Nursing Soci-
studying at Vancouver General Hospital in British ety Bristol-Myers Distinguished Researcher Career
Columbia, Canada. She continued her education, Award (1997), and the Oncology Nursing Society/
earning a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in nursing Chiron Excellence of Scholarship and Consistency
from the University of Washington in 1971 and 1973, of Contribution to the Oncology Nursing Literature