Research Faculty Interests
Dr. Said Abusalem
Associate Professor
Research Interests:
Health Service Research; Patient Safety; Infection Control
Dr. Katharine Adelstein
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Psychosocial oncology, End-of-Life, Cancer in the Adolescent and Young Adult Population, and Quality of life in patients with cancer.
Dr. Fawwaz Alaloul
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Quality of Life and Experience with Chronic Health Conditions
Dr. Mollie Aleshire
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Health disparities, health promotion, healthcare access, and cancer prevention/screening for minority populations including sexual and gender minorities, black women, and women with increased risk for colorectal, breast, and HPV-associated cancers.
Dr. Debra Anderson
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Organizational Effectiveness
Research interests:
Vulnerable populations: domestic and occupational violence, healthy work environments
Dr. Diane Chlebowy
Associate Professor, MEPN Program Director
Research interests:
Diabetes Self-management in Adults (especially African Americans); Motivational Interviewing
Dr. Paul Clark
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Health Services Research – Resilience and Moral Distress in the Emergency Department
Dr. Mary-Beth Coty
Associate Professor
Research interests:
Self-management of Arthritis (especially in the Hispanic/Latino Population)
Dr. Lynne Hall
Associate Dean for Research, Professor
Research interests:
Mental Health of Low-income Women with Young Children
Dr. Sonya Hardin
Dean, Professor
Research interests:
Critical Care, Geriatrics, Cardiovascular and Neurology
Dr. Frances Hardin-Fanning
Professor, Shirley B. Powers Endowed Chair
Research interests:
Health Behaviors related to nutrition in disadvantaged communities; Veterans’ Education Issues
Dr. Candace Harrington
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Geriatric population, cognitive impairment, chronic heart failure management, long-term populations, frailty, family dementia caregiver longevity
Dr. Kimberly Hartson
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Health Promotion and Behavior Change in Adolescents and Young Adults; Physical Activity
Dr. Cynthia (Cindi) Logsdon
Professor
Research interests:
Women’s Mental Health; Academic Clinical Partnerships; Mothering
Dr. Whitney Nash
Assistant Vice President of Interprofessional Practice Partnerships (HSC), Associate Dean of Practice and Service, Associate Professor
Research interests:
Interprofessional education
Dr. Lynn Roser
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Healthcare-Associated Infections, Infection Prevention, Heart Failure
Dr. Cheryl Witt
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Improving Rural and Appalachian Health and Safety; Mental Health of Production Farmers; Female Farm Operators
Dr. Imelda Wright
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
The Perioperative Environment, including safety culture, normalization of deviance, work environment, and nurse behaviors and characteristics.
