Sandra Thomas

Professor and Coordinator for
Doctoral Program
The University of Tennessee,
College of Nursing,
1200 Blvd., Room 351,
Knoxville, TN - 37996 - 4180.
Phone: (865) 974-7581
Fax: (865) 974-3569
Email: sthomas@utk.edu

Coordinator for Doctoral Program
Co-Director, Cooperating Site, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology

Doctoral level:
N606 - Nursing Research Seminar
N607 - Qualitative Nursing Research
N609 - Research Practition

Phenomenological studies of nurses - patient relationship
The trajectory of healing from childhood abuse
Cultural and gender considerations in assessment and treatment of anger, aggression and violence.

Member, ANA, STT, APA, SBM, Southern Nursing Research Society, ISPN, Phi Kappa Phi, Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society, ICOWHI and APNA
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine
Editor, "Issues in Mental Health Nursing" and reviewer for 8 other journals

Frequent speeches and workshops for nurses, teachers, social workers, and community organizations.

Diploma: St. Mary's School of Nursing, Knoxvliie, 1960
BS: (Education) University of Tennessee, 1974
MS: (Ed. Psych)University of Tennessee 1977
PhD: (Ed. Psych) University of Tennessee, 1983
MSN (Major community mmental health nursing), University of Tennessee, 1984