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Dawn Langley-Brady

Assistant Professor

Langley-Brady explores how natural products impact pain through topical application and inhalation of essential oils

Pain & Symptom ManagementAromatherapy for WellnessPediatric NursingHolistic NursingHospice & Palliative Nursing (end-of-life)
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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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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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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
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Teresa Marin, PhD, NNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FNAP

Associate Professor in College of Nursing

Dr. Marin's research evaluates strategies to identify ischemic disease in premature infants using near infrared spectroscopy technology.

Ischemic Heart DiseaseEarly Onset Acute Kidney InjuryPremature InfantsEthics in ResearchGrant Writing
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Caroline McKinnon

Associate Professor

McKinnon focuses on behavioral health in nursing education and the health workforce

Substance use disorders in children and adolescentsSuicide prevention educationReadiness for clinical practice among DNP/APRN students