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Dawn Langley-Brady, PhD

Assistant Professor

Langley-Brady explores how aromatic plant extracts impact pain perception through topical application and inhalation.

Quality of Life and PhotovoiceSelf-Care and ResiliencyPain & Symptom ManagementAromatherapy for WellnessPediatric Nursing
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Shannon Broxton, DNP, FAANA

Chair, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department | Nursing Anesthesia Program Director | Associate Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

NursingAnesthesiaTrauma
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Blake McGee, PhD, MPH, RN

Associate Professor

Blake McGee studies the impacts of federal and state policy choices on economically or socially marginalized people.

Affordable Care ActMedicareHealth PolicyMedicaidEmergency Nursing‎
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Beth NeSmith, PhD

Dean, College of Nursing

Dr. NeSmith's research program focuses on clinical and translational work

NursingTraumaEmergency Medicine
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Lynn Glenn, PhD, MSN

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Lynn Glenn's research and practice promotes high quality, equitable health care and enhanced outcomes in underserved, diverse communities.

Women's HealthType 2 DiabetesType 2 Diabetes PreventionRural HealthCommunity Based Participatory Research
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Jake Higgins, MBA

Interim Chair & Associate Professor in College of Nursing

Dr. Higgins's research focuses on improving outcomes and health-related quality of life after traumatic injury and critical illness.

Critical Care NursingInterprofessional CollaborationEvidence-Based PracticeQuality ImprovementTrauma Science
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Curt Harris, PhD

Professor and Associate Dean of Community and Behavioral Health Sciences

Dr. Harris is a disaster health scientist with internationally recognized expertise in public health preparedness and disaster management.

Disaster Health SciencesHealthcare PreparednessDisaster MedicineNuclear PreparednessDisaster Exercises
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Connie Olwit, PhD, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor in College of Nursing

Dr. Olwit specializes in mental health, public health, stigma reduction, and global health research.

Mental Health NursingPublic Health ResearchSubstance Use‎Mental HealthPublic Health
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KM (Monirul) Islam, MD/MBBS, MPH, PhD

Professor of Epidemiology

Dr. Islam's research in is infectious diseases and patient-centered outcomes combines epidemiology and medicine.

Infectious Disease EpidemiologyEpidemiologic Methods‎Maternal & Child Health EpidemiologyLymph Node MetastasisCancer
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Thomas Joshua, PhD

Associate Professor, Nursing

Thomas Joshua researches COVID-19, mental health, diabetes, and tuberculosis.

COVID-19 and Mental HealthMortality and Discharge-Time Likelihood Prediction in Hospitalized COVID-19 PatientsDiabetes ResearchBiostatistics for DNP and PhD Students