Profiles And Contributions To This Article

Diabetes care: provider disparities in the US Appalachian region

Sharon  Denham

Prof Sharon Denham

qualifications: DSN

position: Professor

United States

My scholarship interests primarily pertain to family health, Appalachian culture and health disparities, and type 2 diabetes. I am a professor of nursing at Ohio University School of Nursing in Athens, Ohio, USA.


Lawrence  Wood

Lawrence Wood

qualifications: PhD

position: Assistant professor

United States

My research interests include the relationships between media and development; the various dimensions of the digital divide; policy implementation; and issues broadly related to socioeconomic development, particularly in rural areas.


Karen  Remsberg

Karen Remsberg

qualifications: PhD

position: Assistant professor

United States

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Research Interests: Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Gestational Diabetes and Postpartum Health, Health in the Appalachian Region, USA


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