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Dr. Sheila Hurst, PhD, RN-CNE is assistant clinical professor at the College of Nursing who has devoted her professional career to addressing social determinants of health and providing care to under-served individuals and communities globally and domestically. She has an extensive background of providing health services to diverse and under-served populations. Dr. Hurst has worked as a volunteer in the Dominican Republic with the United States Peace Corps, as well as, in inner city Baltimore while working with AmeriCorps. As a nurse she has extensive experience providing nursing care to Native Americans while working with the Navajo, Hopi, and Coeur d’Alene tribes. Her clinical nursing is in the area of Labor and Delivery, Post Partum, New Born, Pediatrics, Medical Surgical, Research Nursing, School Nursing, and Nursing Education. She received her doctorate in Nursing Science and was a Jonas Leader Scholar. Her research focuses on stigma and health behaviors, planetary health, nursing education, addressing social determinants of health, and social and environmental justice with consideration for both economic and cultural contexts.

Education

• Washington State University, Spokane, WA. May 2019. PhD in Nursing Science
• University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. May 2015. Masters in Nursing Science of Education
• Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. July 1996. Bachelors of Science in Nursing
• University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, WI. 1989. Bachelors of Science in Community Health Education

Funded Research

• “House of Charity Sleep Health Survey Study.” Hurst, S. K, (PI), Bannon, B. Co-PI, Wilson, M. Co-PI, Roden, M., Co-PI. Catholic Charities Eastern Washington. $19,750. 7/28/22 – 7/21/23
• “Head Lice Management and Education in the Pacific Northwest”. Hurst, S.K. PI, Dotson, J., & Butterfield, P. $20,000 project and education funding Jonas Philanthropy. 2016 – 2018.

Research Interests

Planetary Health, stigma and health behaviors, social determinants of health, and social and environmental justice, nursing education

Methodological Strengths

Qualitative Research; Grounded Theory

Areas of Expertise

Certified Nurse Educator, National League of Nursing. 2021 – present

Memberships

• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society (Local Delta Chi chapter at Large – Board Member)
• National Association of School Nurse Association
• Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environment
• Association of Community Health Educators
• National Peace Corps Association
• Jonas Philanthropy Scholars

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding PhD Student Award
• Sigma Theta Tau – Graduate Student Scholarship
• Peace Corps Fellow
• AmeriCorp Volunteer Scholarship Award
• Philanthropic Educational Organization Education Scholarship Award

Publications

Hossein N. A, Hosseinzadeh, M, Bahidi, M, Hurst, S. K., Soheili, S. (under review). Its all not negative: a cross section study on the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic on Iranian population. BMC Public Health.

Anderson, A., Combs, E. M., Hurst, S., & Corbett, C. F. (2021). Young Adults’ Perspectives of Childhood Food Allergies: Implications for School Nurses. The Journal of School Nursing, doi: 10.1177/10598405211019030.

Hurst, S. K., Dotson, J. A. W., Butterfield, P., Corbett, C. F., & Oneal, G. (2020). Stigma resulting from head lice infestation: A concept analysis and implications for public health. Nursing Forum, 55(2), 252-258.

Updated 10/24/2022