Research Faculty Interests
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Dr. Said Abusalem
Associate Professor, MEPN Program Director
Research Interests:
Health Service Research; Patient Safety; Infection Control
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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.
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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.
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Dr. Debra Anderson
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Organizational Effectiveness
Research interests:
Vulnerable populations: domestic and occupational violence, healthy work environments
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Dr. Paul Clark
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Health Services Research – Resilience and Moral Distress in the Emergency Department
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Dr. Frances Hardin-Fanning
Professor, Shirley B. Powers Endowed Chair
Research interests:
Health Behaviors related to nutrition in disadvantaged communities; Veterans’ Education Issues
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Dr. Candace Harrington
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Geriatric population, cognitive impairment, chronic heart failure management, long-term populations, frailty, family dementia caregiver longevity
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Dr. Kimberly Hartson
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Health Promotion and Behavior Change in Adolescents and Young Adults; Physical Activity
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Dr. Cynthia (Cindi) Logsdon
Professor
Research interests:
Women’s Mental Health; Academic Clinical Partnerships; Mothering
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Dr. Sally Martens
Associate Professor
Research interests:
Psychosocial development, health promotion, and social inclusivity, of children with visible physical differences
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Dr. Lynn Roser
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Healthcare-Associated Infections, infection prevention, heart Failure
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Dr. Ratchneewan Ross
Professor
Research interests:
Mental health of culturally diverse, complex, and vulnerable populations in the U.S. and international settings, including those who have experienced violence, stigma, trauma, and extreme stress; Measurement; Research Methodology; Mixed methods; Theory development
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Dr. Shuying Sha
Assistant Professor, Biostatistician
Research interests:
Program evaluation, research design, and survey development
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Dr. Imelda Wright
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
The Perioperative Environment, including safety culture, normalization of deviance, work environment, and nurse behaviors and characteristics.