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About Florence M. Weierbach
| Present | Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ College of Nursing | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Electronic Nicotine Product Use in Appalachia, Interprofessional Team Work and Practice, Nursing Student Relationships during a Community Clinical Immersion Experience, Nursing Education, Rural & Appalachian Communities, Community Resources/Social Determinants of Health, Rural Elderly, and Population Health Education and Practice for RNs in Community Settings
Grants
| 2020 | The Use of Electronic Nicotine Products Among Youth: A longitudinal mixed methods study of adolescents in transitional, at-risk, and distressed communities in Central Appalachia |
| National Institutes of Health: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development | |
| $3,333,903 | |
| 2017 - 2018 | Civil Penalty Money Funds for Certified Nursing Homes |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | |
| Tennessee Quality Improvement and Library Tools for Skilled Nursing Facilities (TN QUILTS) | |
| $500,000.00 | |
| 2016 - 2018 | Appalachia Senior - Level Community Based Experience in Northeast Tennessee |
| Health Resources and Service Administration - 1D11HP29860-01000 | |
| $668,709.00 | |
| 2016 - 2017 | Use of Music to Reduce Anxiety in Short Wait Periods for Patient Receiving Care in a Family Medicine Office |
| Student-Faculty Collaborative Grant Honors College | |
| $740.00 | |
| 2015 | Community/Public Health Nursing Faculty Knowledge, Skills and Attitude of Public Health Nursing Competencies Regional Champion-assisted with study recruitment |
| Association Community Health Nurse Educators (ACHNE) |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2013 - 2020 | Reviewer, Online Journal Rural Nursing and Health Care | 2011 - 2020 | Reviewer, Research in Nursing and Health | 2005 - 2020 | Task Force Member, Association of Community Health Nursing Educators | 1998 - 2020 | Member, American Public Health Association | 2017 - 2018 | Scope and Standards Public Health Nursing Revisions Work Group, American Nurses Association | 2017 - 2018 | Team Participant, HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce | 2012 - 2018 | Member, American Association for the History of Nursing | 2004 - 2018 | Abstract Reviewer, Southern Nursing Research Society | 2010 - 2017 | Member, National Rural Health Association/Rural Health Association TN | 2013 - 2016 | Vice President, Tennessee Nurses Association | 2003 - 2013 | Abstract Chair, Sigma Theta Tau |
Honors and Awards
- 2004 - Most Supportive Faculty Advisor Award
- 2007 - Rural Health Care Research Center Dissertation Award for Rural Research
- 2007 -Sigma Theta Tau International Research Dissemination Award
- 2008 - University of Virginia, School of Nursing, 3rd Place Poster Session
- 2010-2013 - Virginia Kelley CRNA 2010 Scholar
- 2011, 2017 - ETSU CON Nurse of the Year (Research)
- 2011, 2017 - ETSU CON Nurse of the Year (Research)
- 2019 - ETSU CON Nurse of the Year (Service)
Courses
- NRSE 4010 - Population Based Nursing Care
- NURS 5990/6990/7990 - Scholoarly Synthesis, Interprofessional Education Activity, Roles and Responsibilities
- NRSE 6015 - Case Management
- NRSE 6019 - Collaborative Approaches to Practice
- NRSE 6020 - Advanced Data Analysis: Quantitative Section
- NRSE 6619 - Vulnerable Populations & Rural Health
- NRSE 6050 - Translational Research
- NRSE 5001 - Nursing Research
- NRSE 5000 - Nursing Theory
| August 2009 - August 2010 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Nebraska Medical Center | |
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| December 2008 | PhD, Nursing, University of Virginia | |
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| August 2008 | M.S.N Community and Public Health Leadership Program, University of Virginia | |
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| May 1997 | M.P.H, Virginia Commonwealth University | |
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| December 1988 | B.S.N, Virginia Commonwealth University | |
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| May 1982 | A.A.S, Montgomery County Community College | |
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