My area of interest is women's health, specifically, in how health disparities or barriers to seeking healthcare are created and maintained by surrounding social forces. I want to know how the opinions of peers, parents, co-workers, and community leaders, in addition to religion, local, state and federal policy, either directly or indirectly influences women's health. My ongoing dissertation project is a mixed methods study structured within ecosocial theory, examining elements of the social context that impact knowledge and use of emergency contraception. My future direction is to continue to examine other areas of health impacts for women to uncover signs of injustice and inequality. I would like the knowledge gained to influence social policy that may produce more equitable health services and enhance the wellness of women PhD, University of Iowa College of Nursing MSN, University of Iowa College of Nursing BSN, University of Iowa College of Nursing, Biology minor
Articles
Emergency contraception in Iowa pharmacies before and after over-the-counter approval (with M. Kathleen Clark), Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.) (2011)
ABSTRACT Objectives: To compare availability of emergency contraception in Iowa pharmacies, before and after the...
Fall prevention practices in adult medical-surgical nursing units described by nurse managers (with L. L. Shever, M. G. Titler, and A. Kueny), Western Journal of Nursing Research (2011)
The purpose of this article was to describe nursing practices (e.g., assessment, interventions) around fall...
Implementing evidence-based practices: Considerations for the hospice setting (with S. Sanders, J. Reyes, Keela A. Herr, M. Titler, P. Fine, and C. Forcucci), American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine (2010)
Research participation by older adults at end of life: Barriers and solutions (with Keela A. Herr, K. Bergen-Jackson, P. Fine, C. Forcucci, and S. Sanders), Research in Gerontological Nursing (2009)
The purpose of this article is to elaborate on barriers to research participation by older...
Engaging racial autoethnography as a teaching tool for womanist inquiry (with Janette Y. Taylor and A. M. Oldenburg), ANS.Advances in Nursing Science (2008)
Racial autobiography, self-narratives on how one learned about the idea of race, has been underutilized...