Faculty Research Interests

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Julie W. Brown, RN, FNP, DN

Disenfranchised and vulnerable populations, infectious disease, public health, social justice, health policy, primary care provision in underserved/rural/3rd world areas.

Mary E. Burman, PhD, RN, FNP, CS

Vulnerability, chronicity, rurality, help-seeking, the organization and delivery of health care services, specifically focused on accessibility and acceptability of care, and outcomes of care; effectiveness of an advanced practice nursing case management model with complex chronically ill persons; interdisciplinary projects that are enriched by the expertise of persons from different disciplines; developing a strategic plan for ensuring access to health care for uninsured persons in Wyoming.

Pamela N. Clarke, RN; MPH, PhD; FAAN

Health behavior and health promotion in vulnerable populations (including homeless populations and battered women)). Qualitative methods derived from nursing theory. Access to care and care delivery to at-risk populations in the community. Evaluation of outcomes across settings. Development and testing of new service models. Nursing and public health workforce issues

Virginia Conley, PhD, ARNP, CS

Caregivers, end of life issues, health communication, qualitative methodologies; rural health.

Sharon Ann Cumbie, PhD, RN, CS

Qualitative research methods; integrative qualitative research approaches; participatory action research; chronic illness care, quality of life, and complex case management; developing models of care for advanced practice nursing; campus-community partnerships/service learning; human development and potential; spirituality and healing; experiences of spiritual journey; aesthetic knowing and being; art and healing; nursing theory and midrange theory development; philoso-phies and theories of caring.

W. Darryl Faulk, MS, APN, CS

Psychotherapy using Peplau's Model; Underserved Populations-Prison/jail inmates mental health issues; Interactive Pattern Analysis/Contributing to Mental Illness; Hildegaard Peplaus Model in Out patient settings; Attention deficit Disorder in Children and Adults.

Ann Marie Hart, PhD, FNP

NP Education; Incorporating EBP into primary care; Barriers to using EBP in primary care; APN Faculty practice.

Carol L. Macnee, PhD, RN

The process of health behavior change including smoking
The process of primary health care delivery
Health care of vulnerable popula-tions, particularly homeless individuals
Quantitative methods and triangulated methods

Karen Ouzts, PhD, RN

Informatics: Health Information Literacy, Evidence-based practice, Standardize nursing languages.

Nursing Education including online learning.

Sherrie Rubio-Wallace, MS, RN, FNP-C

Women’s health, Community health, Infectious disease, nursing outcomes, health promotion, risk assessment and reduction, scholarship of teaching.

Mary Beth Stepans, PhD, RN

Reducing infant exposure to cigarette smoke; improving infant respiratory health; identifying biomarkers that can be used as outcomes related to breastfeeding and smoking hygiene interventions.

Gloria J Stoddard, MS, FNP

Renal Dialysis patients and the prevention of Vascular Access problems, measurements, and program development.

Norma Wilkerson, PhD, RN

Decreasing LBW and morbidity on Wyoming infants through prevention of maternal smoking and substance abuse during pregnancy and improving breastfeeding rates; teaching-learning protocols and evaluation models for active learning in nursing education; learning and study strategies as potential predictors of success in baccalaureate nursing education, the use of electronic portfolios for outcome assessment, and developing “learning community” strategies in nursing courses.