The College of Nursing's Areas of Research

UK College of Nursing Faculty and Areas of Research

Name	Research Interest
Adebola Adegboyega	Cervical, breast, and colorectal screening promotion; HPV vaccination promotion; behavioral interventions; Health inequities research with sub-Saharan African immigrants, African Americans, and Appalachian populations.
Tonya Anthony	Emotional intelligence; educational research
Martha Biddle	Cardiovascular health: secondary prev of CV disease
Jean Edward	Evaluating coverage and cost-of-care links - telehealth (virtual oncology financial and legal navigation); implementing innovative oncology legal navigation programs
Amanda Fallin-Bennet	Tobacco policy and substance abuse
Hartley Feld	Global health; maternal child health
Gia Mudd-Martin	Cardiovascular health, diabetes, and the family structure
Zim Okoli	Tobacco policy and substance abuse
Elizabeth Salt	Chronic pain management
Lee Ann Walmsley	Adult learners and educational research
Lovoria Williams	Interventions to reduce health disparities among underserved populations

Research Teams

BH WELL Behavioral Health and Wellness Environments for Living and Learning

The mission of the BH WELL is to promote behavioral health and wellness among individuals facing behavioral health challenges.

BREATHE Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments

BREATHE’S mission is to promote lung health and healthy environments with at-risk populations through research; community outreach and empowerment; advocacy and policy development; and access to health services.

CHANGE

The Community Health Advocacy Interventions Generating Equity (CHANGE) Team offers a platform for developing innovative community-based interventions to advance health equity among racial/ethnic minority and medically underserved populations.

Ty Borders giving presentation for 2022 RUHRC Symposium

Rural and Underserved Health Research Center RUHRC

The Rural & Underserved Health Research Center (RUHRC) focuses on issues at the intersection of rurality and poverty. RUHRC research focuses on subjects including but not limited to access to health care, substance use disorder and treatment, mental illness and treatment, and cancer. RUHRC researchers are multidisciplinary, with faculty from the UK Colleges of Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Communication and Information as well as the American Board of Family Medicine.