Community/Public Health

Mission  Statement --- To support other nurses in their endeavors to enhance community and public health research and nursing.

This research group is committed to supporting relevant community based research aimed at informing nursing science, practice, education and policy.

Off Peak Environments for Nursing (OPEN) Meeting
"Expanding What We Know About Off-peak Mortality in Hospitals"

July 13, 2010 - Medical City Dallas, Dallas, TX
July 30, 2010 - Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX

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Community Public Health RIG Mentors

Susan Letvak, PhD, RN
Associate Professor Community Practice
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Research: Nurse Retention
Office: 207 Moore Building
Telephone: 336-256-1024
Email: Susan_Letvak@uncg.edu

Carol Blue, PhD, CHES, RN
Professor Community Practice
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Research: Diabetes Prevention
Office: 310 Moore Building
Telephone: 336-334-4903
Email: clblue2@uncg.edu

Janice Collins-McNeil, PhD, APRN, BC
Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Research: Co-Morbidities in African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
Office: 309 Moore Building
Telephone: 336-334-9759
Email: jlcolli4@uncg.edu

Louise Ivanov, DNS, RN
Associate Professor and Community Practice Department Chair
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Research: Healthcare of Russian Women
Office: 218 Moore Building
Telephone: 336-334-5105
Email: llivanov@uncg.edu

Elnora (Nonie) Mendias, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
Research: Health promotion/self-care and vulnerable populations (low-income, minorities, or HIV+);  Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR); emergency preparedness
Office: 3.904 Allied Health Sciences/Nursing Bldg
Telephone: 409-772-8258
Email: nmendias@utmb.edu

Laura Hein, PhD, RN, NP-C
Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina
Research: Resilience Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)
Office: College of Nursing
Telephone: 803-777-7683
Email: hein@sc.edu

D. Paxon Barker, PhD(s), RN
University of Maryland
Research: Nurses Work Environment
Email: dbark001@umaryland.edu

Captain Lynn Smith, RN, BS
United States Air Force
Research: Military Families
Email: lynne.smith@kunsan.af.mil or lynne.smith7913@comcast.net

Jennifer C. Robinson, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Research: Physical activity, health behavior, cardiovascular health disparities, neighborhood context, the built environment, social epidemiology, Geographic information systems (GIS), and social and environmental determinants of health and health behaviors
Telephone: 601-815-9780
FAX: 601-984-6206
Email: jcrobinson@son.umsmed.edu

Kimya Nance, PhD, APN, RN
Assistant Professor
Winston Salem State University
Research: Maternal Role
Telephone: 336-750-2562
Email: nancek@wssu.edu

Gwendolyn Rinker, PhD, NP
University of Kentucky
Research: Randon & Smoking in Rural Populations
Email: Gshaye2@email.uky.edu

Jie Hu, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Research Interest: Diabetes Self Management in Hispanic and older Chinese Populations
School of Nursing
PO Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Telephone: 336-256-1025
Fax: 336-334-3628
Email: jie_hu@uncg.edu

RIG Chair: Sarah Kelly
RIG Chair-elect: Elizabeth (Betsy) Thomas