People Group Archives: Faculty

Childhood obesity and parents/caregivers of overweight children; Measurement.

Nurse-to-Nurse Handoff Communication in relation to Medical Errors.

Obesity, genetics and genomics; How technology influences nursing practice; Women’s health; Rural Health.

Hypertension, including physiological and behavioral risk factors, the influence of birth weight on dysregulation of the cardiovascular system and development of adult hypertension, cardiovascular health promotion intervention programs to decrease hypertension risk in adolescents; Physiological measurements (e.g., salivary cortisol).

Hospice use among Blacks; End-of-life decision making and caregiving in informal caregivers; Health services use; Spirituality.

Decision making by nurses, patients and families; Faith-based nursing; Managing chronic illness, Evaluating educational technology; Qualitative research designs

Rural health care/nursing issues; Community/public health nursing; Cultural/linguistic competence; Qualitative research methodologies.

Instructor, Faculty Liaison to Nursing at Nike (living learning community) and Association of Pre-Nursing Students (APNS)

Critical care; Verification of feeding tube placement; CORTRAK electromagnetic placement device; Evidence-based practice; Tradition-based practices/low-value care; De-implementation

Health risk and provider attitudes towards people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered, including HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, anorectal cancer, substance abuse, mental health, workplace discrimination, and social inequity.