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Research Information

Research Description

Nursing professional issues; gender and wage equity; advanced nursing practice roles including nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists; women's experiences with depression, treatment, and recovery; mental health issues; grounded theory methodology.

Interdisciplinary Research

The advanced nursing practice project is interdisciplinary and includes policy makers, nurses, and other health care providers.

Health Related Research

All of my research is health-related. (see above)

Research Keywords

Community Interaction

Community Projects

My research program includes nursing professional issues; gender and wage equity; advanced nursing practice roles including nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists; women's experiences with depression, treatment, and recovery; mental health issues; grounded theory methodology.

International Involvement

International Research

During 2013 I will be conducting a study of women's role in food security in Mozambique. I will collaborate on this with a doctoral student, Laura Tomm Bonde

General International Activities

I have been involved with the International Council on Women's Health Issues. I have provided expert consultation and instruction on grounded theory methodology in Sweden, Korea, and the U.S.