
qualifications: PhD
contribution: literature review, devised survey tool, supplied data, collected data, supervised data collection, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft
position: Assistant professor
United States
My primary research is evaluating community-based health initiatives including initiatives related to diabetes prevention, early childhood screening and intervention and obesity prevention.

qualifications: DSN
contribution: original concept, designed the project, contributed to drafts, literature review
position: Endowed Chair for Teaching Excellence
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.
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OECD Latin American Rural Development Conference, 25–28 November 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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SARGA 2026, Rural Generalist Anaesthetist Conference, 12–14 February 2026, Barossa Valley, South Australia
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Preventive Mental Health Conference 2026, Parramatta, Dharug Country, Australia, 24 & 25 March 2026
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21st WONCA World Rural Health Conference, 10–13 April 2026, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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33rd Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference, 16–18 April 2026, Quebec City, Canada
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4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania
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11th Health Promotion Conference, 10–12 June 2026, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Harstad, Norway
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9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026, 10 & 11 September 2026, Gaborone, Botswana
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18th National Rural Health Conference, 14–17 September 2026, Adelaide, SA, Australia
World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference 2026, 17–19 September 2026, Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), New Zealand
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5th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, 8–10 June 2027, Larrakia Country, Darwin, NT, Australia
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