| PhD Faculty Elaine J. Amella, PhD (New York University) APRN-BC, FAAN
Gerontology, Dementia, End-of-Life Care, Nutrition and Aging | Jeannette Andrews, PhD (University of South Carolina), APRN-BC, FNP
Community -based participatory research, cardiovascular risk reduction, smoking cessation, obesity interventions in African American women, health disparities research, quantitative methods | *Phyllis Bonham, PhD (Medical Univ. South Carolina) RN, MSN, CWOCN Wound care, lower extremity wounds (arterial, neuropathic), lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD), and the role of non-invasive assessment using ankle brachial index/toe brachial index to screen for LEAD. | Bonnie P. Dumas, PhD (Medical University of South Carolina)
Research study design and application of statistical methodology in nursing research, development and outcomes assessment of multidisciplinary research studies utilizing statistical thinking/statistical methods, implementation of health care quality initiatives in hospitals and other health care facilities. | Barbara Edlund, PhD (University of South Carolina) ANP, RN
Primary care of the older adult, older adults with cancer, family caregivers of individuals with cancer, screening/early detection of cancer, health promotion/health education/risk reduction and behavior change | Gail A. Gilden, ScD (Johns Hopkins University), MSN, RN
Domestic violence during pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, informatics, effects of stress on health, educational technologies | Jan Grossman, DNSc (Rush University), RN, CS, FAAN
Research Interests: Suicidology, family interventions in courts,psychiatric mental health advanced practice nursing, youth smoking cessation, school based health clinics. | Carolyn Jenkins, DrPH (University of South Carolina) MSN, APRN-BC-ADM, RD, CDE, FAAN
Diabetes, hypertension, health disparities, community health systems improvement, provider/systems behavior change, patient education. | Teresa J. Kelechi, PhD (University of South Carolina/Medical University of South Carolina), RNCS, CWN
Chronic venous insufficiency, venous ulcers, and thermometry methods, gerontology, wound and foot care | Marilyn Laken, PhD (Wayne State University), RN, MCH, FAAN
Substance abuse in pregnant women, community health, evaluation research, pregnancy outcomes, and access to care. | *Magwood, Gayenell S., PhD (Medical University of South Carolina) RN
Health disparities, patient-reported outcomes, and health literacy, under representation of culturally diverse individuals in nursing, and evaluating health related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments for use with aging African Americans diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. | Acute Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, telehealth as a primary care modality, leadership, impact of military service on women. | *Martina Mueller PhD (Medical University of South Carolina), MS
Data management and data quality control, grant proposal development, bioinformatics, biostatistics, neural network methodology in predicting outcomes | Lynne Nemeth, PhD (Medical University of South Carolina),RN Qualitative methods, health services research,quality and safety, translating research into practice, nursing workforce improvement. | Charlene Pope, PhD (University of Rochester), MPH, CNM
Racial/ethnic disparitites in health service, specifically in recial/ethnic varations in provider-patient communication, and communication with patients who have limited English proficency (LEP), low literacy, and Alzheimer's disease. | *Shelia O. Smith, PhD (Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA)
Health promotion interventions for pregnancy and obesity; exercise initiation and long-term participation; diabetes in pregnancy; gestational hypertension; pregnancy associated osteoporosis; effects of group prenatal care on pregnancy outcomes. | Gail W. Stuart, PhD (Johns Hopkins University), RN, FAAN
Depression, anxiety disorders, the organization and delivery of mental health care, knowledge dissemination and behavior change. | John M. Welton, PhD (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), RN
Critical care, informatics, large databases, patient outcomes, health services research | *Lisa M. Vandemark, PhD (Rutgers University), APRN-BC, MSN, MS
Geographic information and tools for community and sustainable development in the United States and in developing countries, geospatial capacity-building, include community-based research about the distribution of disease, exposure, and the availability of health care services
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Teresa Kelechi Named New Department Chair  Effective November 1, Teresa Kelechi will assume the role of Department Chair. Employed at MUSC for 22 years, Teresa joined the College of Nursing faculty in 2001. She is a board certified gerontological clinical nurse specialist and a certified wound care nurse. Teresa takes over the reins of Department Chair from Elizabeth Erkel who will retire at the end of the year.
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