Christine Hoch
CHRISTINE HOCH, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC
Assistant Professor
Office Location:
Tower at STAR
Dr. Hoch is currently serving as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor within the School of Nursing. Dr. Hoch’s research focuses on biologic mechanisms of fatigue in adults with heart failure. Her work aims to enhance clinical outcomes through a better understanding of the biological underpinnings of fatigue and related symptoms. She is currently a visiting scholar with the School of Medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore where she is focusing her research on cellular bioenergetics.
Dr. Hoch earned her PhD in Nursing from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, in December 2021. She holds an MSN form the University of Delaware and is certified as an Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. In her academic career at the University of Delaware she has taught a variety of courses across both undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing.
In recognition of her dedication to nursing education and research, Dr. Hoch has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators and the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Delaware. She has also been nominated for several teaching excellence awards and received the Nursing Excellence recognition from the Delaware Nurses Association.
Education
- Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2021
- M.S.N., University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2008
- B.S.N., University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 1996
Graduate:
- Instructor NURS 621 Advanced Pathophysiology
Undergraduate:
- Instructor NURS 411 Select Concepts in Critical Care
- Instructor NURS 243 Pathophysiology
- Instructor NURS 365 Nursing Care of Adults I
Dr. Hoch’s research aims to improve patient care by deepening the understanding of fatigue in adults with heart failure and identifying potential therapeutic strategies. She is also interested in exploring how fatigue affects daily living, including its impact on self-care abilities in adults with heart failure.
- Hoch, C.R. & Klinedinst, N.J. (2025). Excessive daytime sleepiness, inflammation, and platelet energy metabolism in chronic stroke survivors: A preliminary analysis. Nursing Research 74(1), 79-84. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000773.
- Hoch, C.R., Klinedinst, N.J., Larimer, & Gottlieb, S.S. (2024). Heart failure related fatigue: An exploratory analysis of serum osmolality from the national health and nutrition examination survey. Heart and Lung 68(4), 284-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2024.08.012.
- Hoch, C.R., Klinedinst, N.J., Larimer, K., Renn, C., Fiskum, G. & Gottlieb, S.S. (2023). Fatigue in heart failure: A scoping review using the theory of unpleasant symptoms. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 38(4), E141-E164. https://doi.org/10.1097/jcn.0000000000000940.
- Klinedinst, N. J., Schuh, R., Kittner, S. J., Regenold, W.T., Kehs, G., Hoch, C., Hackney, A. & Fiskum, G. (2019). Post-stroke fatigue as an indicator of underlying bioenergetics alterations. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, 51(2), 165-174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10863-018-9782-8.
- Madiraca, J., & Hoch, C.R. (2018). Calcium and Phosphorus. Nursing 2018 Critical Care, 13(2), 24–31
- Hoch, C. (2017). Nursing management: Postoperative care. In S.L. Lewis, L.B. Bucher, M.M. Heitkemper, & M.M. Harding (Eds.) Medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (pp. 330 – 348). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
- Hoch, C. (2014). Nursing management: Postoperative care. In S.L. Lewis, S.R. Dirksen, M.M. Heitkemper, L.B. Bucher & I. M. Camera (Eds.) Medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (pp. 367 – 382). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
- Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators, Delaware Nurses Association, 2024
- Oral Research Abstract Award, American Association of Heart Failure Nurses, 2024
- Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Delaware, 2023
- Induction into Phi Kappa Phi, 2021
- Excellence in Teaching- Nomination, University of Delaware, July 2021
- Excellence in Teaching- Nomination, University of Delaware, July 2020
- Delaware Top Nurses: Nursing Excellence, Delaware Nurses Association, May 2018
- Excellence in Teaching- Nomination, University of Delaware, July 2016
- Excellence in Teaching- Nomination, University of Delaware, July 2014
ADDITIONAL LINKS
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Tower at STAR: 100 Discovery Blvd, Newark, DE 19713 | Health Sciences Complex: 540 S. College Ave, Newark, DE 19713 chs-info@udel.edu Phone: 302-831-1060