Expertise

Areas of Interest

  • Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities
  • Rural Health
  • Minority Health
  • Cardiovascular Health

Her research examines health disparities related to cardiovascular disease, particularly among minority, rural populations.

Her primary research interest is cardiovascular disease in rural, southern African American women focusing on older adults as well as health disparities in rural populations.

Affiliations
Past Affiliations
Communities
Nursing
Degrees
PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Nursing Science, 2007
MSN, University of Alabama, 2004
MBA, University of Alabama, 2004
BSN, Alcorn State University, 2001
Keywords
cardiovascular disease hypertension heart diseases nursing health disparities minorities rural older adults