Carole R. Myers

Assistant Professor
The University of Tennessee,
College of Nursing,
1200 Blvd., Room 127,
Knoxville, TN - 37996 - 4180.
Phone: (865) 974-7626
Fax: (865) 974-3569
Email: cmyers9@utk.edu

Teaching in graduate programs
Research
Service and advocacy
Undergraduate:  Nursing 319 Pathophysiology of Health Deviations (previously); Nursing 333 Health Assessment (previously)

Masters: Nursing 504 Advanced Health Assessment (previously); Nursing 507 Concepts for Advanced Practice Nursing: Health Promotion and Policy; Nursing 515 Advanced Pathopysiology for Nursing Practice; Nursing 570-573 Family Nurse Practitioner courses; Nursing 582 Scholarly Inquiry for Advanced Practice Nursing

PhD: Nursing 609 Research Practicum; Nursing 612 Health and Nursing Policy/Planning (beginning Spring 2008)

Major foci: Health policy and health care delivery systems evaluation; health disparities

Past projects: In-depth analysis of TennCare

Current project: Follow-up analysis of the readiness of the Tennessee health care safety net

Under development: Principal collaborator in the development of a program for uninsured diabetic patients that emphasizes self-care management and will utilize a group practice model.

Academy Health, American Nurses Association (ANA); Sigma Theta Tau, Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS), Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA), Tennessee Nurses Association Political Action Committee (TN-PAC)

EDUCATION

B.S. Biology-University of West Florida
M.S.N.-University of Tennessee
Ph.D. Nursing-University of Tennessee