1. Physical, Mental and Social health of older adults
2. Technologies for self-care for older adults

3. Aging and management of Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC)
3. Nursing home administration and quality of care
4. Social media interventions for loneliness and social isolation

Journal Publications and Proceedings

• Nambisan, P., Ellis, J., Taani, M.H., Lee, Y., Anupindi, M., Nortey, R.T. (2024). A Comprehensive Digital Self-care Support System for older adults in pain: Impact of social support on chronic pain. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting. (Peer-reviewed proceedings)
• Nambisan, P. Lee, Y., Ellis, J., Taani, M.H. (2024). A Comprehensive Digital Self-care Support System for caregivers and persons with dementia/MCI and MCC. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting. (Peer-reviewed proceedings)
• Nambisan, P., Kapoor, A., Kreps, G., Sahithi-Dangeti, R. (2024). Framework-based evaluation of mobile health apps for older ddults: Implications for technology-enabled self-care. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting. (Peer-reviewed proceedings)
• Nambisan, P. & Kreps, G. (2024). Designing for and Assessing Learning in Digital Health Apps and Platforms: Case Study of a Comprehensive Digital Self-care Support System (CDSSS -myHESTIA) for the Aging. Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences conference, HICSS-57, Honolulu, Hawaii. (Peer-reviewed – published full paper).
• Nambisan, P., Stange, K. C., Lyytinen, K., Kahana, E., Duthie, E., & Potnek, M. (2023). A Comprehensive Digital Self-care Support System for older adults with multiple chronic conditions: Development, feasibility, and usability testing of myHESTIA. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42(2), 170-184. (Peer-reviewed journal).
• Nambisan, P., Abahussain, M., Duthie, E., Galambos, C., Zhang, B., & Bukowy, E. (2022). Nursing Home Vulnerabilities amid COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of Midwestern States. Journal of Nursing Home Research, Vol. 8.
• Nambisan, P., Stange, K.C., Lyttinen, K., Kahana, E., Duthie, E., Potnek, M. (2021). Development & Testing of a Comprehensive Digital Self-Care Support System for Older Adults With Chronic Conditions.  Innovation in Aging.
• Abahussain, M., Nambisan, P., Galambos, C., Zhang, B., & Bukowy, E. (2021). Nursing Home Factors and Their Impact on COVID-19 Cases: A Study of Wisconsin State. Innovation in Aging.
• Nambisan, P., Abahussain, M., Duthie, E., Galambos, C., Zhang, B., & Bukowy, E. (2021). Factors Associated with Increase in COVID-19 Cases in Nursing Homes: A Study of Nursing Homes in Midwestern States. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 69, S217–S217. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17115
• Nambisan P. (2019). Comprehensive Digital Self-Care Support System (CDSSS). In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham.
• Nambisan, P., Lyytinen, K., Stange, K., Kahana, E., & Kreps, G. L. (2019). A Comprehensive Digital Self-Care Support System for Older Adults: A Multi-Disciplinary Framework. Innovation in Aging, 3(Suppl 1), S326.
• Nambisan, P. Lamkin, D., DeLong, C. (2014). Feasibility, benefits and challenges of using telemonitoring for the aging with Developmental Disabilities (DD): An exploratory study. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(20).http://ojphi.org/ojs/index.php/ojphi/issue/view/426/showToc
• Nambisan, P., Himathongkam, T, Meiners, M. (2014). Social media experience of older adults: Impact on mental well-being. American Public Health Association (APHA)141st Annual Meeting (Health Informatics Information Technology (HIIT) section), New Orleans, LA. (Peer reviewed – Proceedings).
• Nambisan, P., Lamkin, D. & DeLong, C. (2009). Early outcomes of a combined Telemedicine and Telemonitoring project for aging individuals with disabilities. American Public Health Association (APHA)– HIIT division, Philadelphia, PA. (Peer reviewed – Proceedings).

Conference presentations

• Abahussain, M., Nambisan, P., Duthie, E., Galambos, C., Zhang, B., & Bukowy, E. (2021,November). Nursing Home Factors and Their Impact on COVID-19 Cases: A Study of Wisconsin State. Accepted for presentation at The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.
• Nambisan, P., Stange, K.C., Lyttinen, K., Kahana, E., Duthie, E., Potnek, M. (2021, November). Development & Testing of a Comprehensive Digital Self-Care Support System for Older Adults With Chronic Conditions. Accepted for presentation at The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.
• Nambisan, P., Lyttinen, K., Stange, K.C., Kahana, E., & Kreps, G.L. (November 2019). A ‘Comprehensive Digital Self-Care Support System’ (CDSSS) for Older Adults: A Multi-Disciplinary framework. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting, Austin, Texas.
• Nambisan, P., Abahussain, M., Duthie, E., Galambos, C., Zhang, B., & Bukowy, E. (2021, May). Factors Associated with Increase in COVID-19 Cases in Nursing Homes: A Study of Nursing Homes in Midwestern States. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. 5/13-5/15/21, virtual. Selected for the Presidential ePoster Session.
• Nambisan, P. (2019 October). Learning to listen to our body: Making sense of personal health data. Accepted at the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA), Orlando, Florida.
• Nambisan, P., Lyttinen, K., Stange, K.C., Kahana, E., & Kreps, G.L. (June 2019). Designing Digital Innovations for Self-care Management for the Aging: A Multi-Disciplinary Conceptual Framework. Accepted at the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science Thought Leaders Conference on Innovating in the Digital Economy: Leveraging Technology to Create Value for Consumers and Firms. Bocconi University, Milano, Italy.