D.N.P., University of Alabama at Huntsville; M.S.N., Texas Woman's University; A.D.N., Collin College; B.S., University of Texas at Dallas
Interests
Emergency Nursing; Professionalism in Nursing; Creating Inclusive Environments in Health Care; Barriers to Access; Underserved Population Support in Primary Care for LGBTQ+
Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Post-Masters, University of Missouri - Columbia; M.S.N., Indiana University; J.D., Indiana University; B.S.N., Purdue University
Interests
Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Nursing care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Newborn/Neonatal skin care
M.S., Texas Woman's University; D.N.P., Abilene Christian University, expected; B.S., University of Texas at Arlington; A.D.N., El Centro/Brookhaven College
Interests
Obesity and Lifestyle Management; Family Practice; Business Operations
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.S., University of Oklahoma; B.S.N., Fort Hays State University; Other, St. Luke's Hospital, School of Nursing; Other, Institute for Advanced Musical Studies
Damon B. Cottrell, Ph.D., DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CCNS, ACNS-BC
Associate Dean & Associate Professor
Nursing
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at Tyler; Post-Masters, Indiana State University; D.N.P., Robert Morris University; M.S., Texas Woman's University; B.S., Texas Woman's University; Other, Baptist School of Health Professions
Interests
LGBTQ+ health and disparity; Emergency/urgent Care; Professional aspects of advanced nursing practice.
D.N.P., Texas Christian University; M.S.N., Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; B.S.N., Stephen F. Austin State University
Interests
Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening and Early Intervention; Health Promotion, Population Health, and Holistic Health; Nursing Journal Social Media Use and Management; Evidence-Based Practice and Translational Research
Ph.D., University of Phoenix; Post-Masters, Ball State University; M.S.N., Marquette University; B.S.N., Marquette University; A.D.N., Waukesha County Technical College
Interests
Chronic Illness; Health Promotion; Nursing Education
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University; Other, Texas Woman's University; M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania; B.S., Niagara University
Interests
Physical, Mental, and Behavioral Health of Children and Adolescents; Adolescent Relationship Development; Violence Prevention; Bullying; Dating Violence; Arts-Based Interventions
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.S., University of Saskatchewan; B.S.N., University of Saskatchewan; Dipl, Saskatchewan Institute of Science and Technology
Interests
The Embodied Experience of Mirror-Viewing, i.e., Terminal Illness; Amputation; Mastectomy; Veterans, Sexual Trauma; Accent Modification for Self-Perceived Accents; Leadership Experience of Nursing Leaders During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch; M.S.N., University of Texas at Austin; B.S.N., University of South Florida; Associate Degree, Edison community College/Florida Southwestern State College
Interests
Clinical Reasoning in Nursing Students; Clinical Reasoning in Practicing Nurses
Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham; Postdoctoral Studies, University of Pennsylvania AACN/Wharton School of Business; Postdoctoral Studies, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Post-Masters, University of Texas Medical Branch; Post-Masters, Indiana University; Post-Masters, University of Virginia; M.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham; B.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Interests
Telehealth and Remote Monitoring for Patient-Centered Care; Nursing Education Preparation and Graduate Outcomes: Teaching Strategies and Evaluation Methods
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.A., University of Houston - Victoria; Other, University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Bachelors Degree, Canakkale 18 Mart University
Interests
Children with Special Health Care Needs and their Parents; Physical and Behavioral Health of Children and Adolescents; Chronic Conditions; Asthma; Technology Based Interventions; Self-care and self-management; Community Health
Ph.D., University of Kansas; M.S.N., University of Kansas; B.S.N., University of Central Arkansas
Interests
Instrument Development; Physical Activity; Healthy Eating; Mexican American Populations; Health Disparities; Underserved Populations; Reversal Theory; Health Promotion; Disease Prevention; Population Health
Teaching Methodologies; Simulation; Pediatrics; Virtual learning; Student Engagement; Collaborative Testing; Team Based Learning; Advocacy; Population Based Health; Health Promotion
Ph.D., Texas A&M University System : College Station; M.S., Texas Woman's University; B.A., University of Florida; Dipl, Touro Infirmary School of Nursing
Interests
Nurse Recruitment; Retention Incentives: Stress and Nursing Students
Associate Director of PhD Program & Associate Professor
Nursing
Education
Ph.D., University of Iowa; Postdoctoral Studies, Center for Nursing Classification and Clinical Effectiveness, The University of Iowa; Graduate Certificate, College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Center for Nursing; M.S.N., College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Korea; B.S.N., College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Korea
Interests
Nursing Administration, Nursing Informatics; Nursing Effectiveness Research; Nursing Information Systems; Standardized Nursing Terminologies (Snts); Workload Measurements; Nursing Quality Measurements; Evidence-Based Practices; Hand-Off; Personal Health Record; Consumer Health Informatics, Community Health
Ph.D., University of Texas at Tyler; M.S.N., Grambling State University; M.A., West Texas A&M University; Other, National Taiwan Normal University; B.S.N., Chung -Shan Medical University
Interests
Cultural Competence; Cultural Study; Health Practice; Health Beliefs; Mental Health; Minority Health; Anxiety & Stress Management; Psychology of Happiness; Survey Design & Development; Quantitative & Qualitative Research; Service-Learning; Homelessness; LGBTQ youth; Community Resources & Involvement; Health Disparities; Health Equity; Population Participatory Study; Nursing Education; Course Development; Course Design; Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies; Student's Motivation & Achievement; NXCLEX-NGN; NCLEX Test Item Development
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; D.N.P., Texas Woman's University; M.B.A., Texas Woman's University; M.S.N., University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center; B.S.N., Prairie View A & M University; B.A., University of Houston-Central Campus
Ph.D., University of Washington; M.S., Loma Linda University; B.S.N., Adventist University of the Philippines; Other, Hangzhou Normal University (Former Hangzhou Nursing School)
Interests
Maternal and Child Health; Reproductive Health; Partner Violence; Community Health
M.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing; B.S.N., Texas Woman's University; Other, Diploma RN Program, Conestoga College
Interests
Urgent Care; Emerging Infectious Disease; Nursing Education; Health Disparity in Underserved Populations; Primary Prevention; Public and Community Health
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.B.A., Texas Woman's University; M.S.N., Texas Woman's University; B.S.N., Texas Woman's University; A.D.N., Houston Community College
Interests
Symptom Science; Symptom Management in Chronic Illnesses, Cancer Patients; Pallative Care; Health Disparities in African American Populations; Patient Safety
Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston; M.S.N., University of Missouri, Kansas City; B.S.N., Towson University
Interests
Self-Management Behaviors, Health and Behavioral Research in Diabetes and Chronic Foot Pain, Use of Mobile Health (mHealth) Technologies; Wearable Devices
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.S.N., University of Texas School of Nursing at Galveston; B.S.N., University of Texas Health Science Center; Dipl, Asbury Hospital School of Nursing; Other, Kansas Wesleyan University
Interests
Children and Adolescents with Chronic Conditions; Access to Care; Self-Management; Self-Efficacy; Pediatric Epilepsy; Refractory Epilepsy; Ketogenic Diet; Transition of Care From Pediatric to Adult Health Care
Associate Dean for Research and Clinical Scholarship
Professor, College of Nursing
Nursing
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; M.S.N., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing; B.S.N., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing
Interests
Gender Based Violence; Health of Mothers and Children; Nursing; Nursing Diagnosis; Research Culture; Campus Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
M.S.N., Texas Christian University; B.S.N., University of Texas Arlington; A.D.N., Trinity Valley Community College
Interests
Critical Care Nursing; Caring for Older Adults at the End of Life; Pain Management Attitudes and Beliefs; Palliative Care; Hospice Care; Nursing Ethics; Professional Development of Nurses
D.N.P., Texas Christian University; M.S.N., UT Health Science Center- San Antonio; B.S.N., UT Health Science Center- Houston; B.S., Sam Houston State University
Interests
Extensive knowledge of Acute and Critical care nursing. Extensive knowledge of issues related to Patient safety/Quality management. Doctoral project, Fall prevention in the older adult.
