Kathleen M. Russell

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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
School of Nursing
Environments for Health
Associate Professor
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Mailing Address

Indiana University School of Nursing
1111 Middle Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5107
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (317) 274-4079
Fax: (317) 278-1378
katrusse@iupui.edu

Qualifications

D.N.S., Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Nursing, 1993.

Expertise and Research Interests

Cancer control in African Americans
Minority health program evaluation

Other Expertise

Coalition building
Community organizing

Future Research

Behavioral and situational determinants of cancer screening in African Americans

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Cancer or Carcinogenesis, Minority Health Services, Nursing, Public Policy.

Additional Terms:

Cancer Screening in African Americans.

Memberships

American Public Health Association
Behavioral Cooperative Oncology Group
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Indiana University
Midwest Nursing Research Society
National Black Nurses Association
National League for Nursing
Oncology Nursing Society
Sigma Theta Tau International

Honors and Awards

2002, Vision Award, Indianapolis Minority Health Coalition
1999, Sagamore of the Wabash , Governor Frank O'Bannon
1999, BeneFacta Honoree for scholarship in minority health, Ball State University
1999, Outstanding Black Women in Health Professions, American Public Health Association, Caucus of Black Health Workers
1998, Lillian Wald Service Award, American Public Health Association Public Health Nursing Section
1995, Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Nursing, Ball State University
1994, Outstanding Volunteer Service Award, Madison County Head Start
1993, Appreciation Award for Minority Health Advocacy, Minority Health Forum of Marion County
1993, Certificate of Recognition for Community Service, U.S. Senator Richard Lugar
1989, The Governor's Voluntary Action Program Health Care Award, Governor Evan Bayh
1988, Outstanding Service Award, William H. Hudnut, Mayor, City of Indianapolis
1988, Ruth Scott Deter Community Health Nursing Scholarship Award,
1981, President's Award for Contributions in Public Health and Safety in Indiana, Indiana Public Health Association
1975, Award of Honor, Model Cities Girls Club

Previous Positions

1995-2000, Associate Professor, Ball State University, Applied Sciences and Technology, School of Nursing
1988-1995, Assistant Professor, Ball State University
1987-1988, Black and Minority Health Consultant, Indiana State Department of Health
1981-1984, Visiting Assistant Professor, Indiana University, School of Nursing
1979-1981, Public Health Nurse Consultant, Indiana State Department of Health
1978-1979, Acting Continuity of Care Coordinator, Marion County Health Department
1974-1978, Public Health Nurse, Marion County Health Department
1973-1974, Public Health Nurse, Washtenaw County Health Department

Funding Received

  • Mary Margaret Walther Program for Cancer Care Research: Survey of Quality of Life of Women, $15,000, 2006 to 2007.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Combined Mammography Interventions for Black Women, $757,611, 2005 to 2010.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): African American Breast Cancer Survivors and Quality of Life , $100,000, 2002 to 2006.
  • National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Longterm Minority Investigator Research Supplement: Community intervention to increase mammography screening, $186,436, 2000 to 2003.
  • Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness, School of Nursing, Administrative Supplement: Instrument development to measure sociocultural variations related to mammography screening in African American women, $20,000, 2000 to 2001.
  • George and Frances Ball Foundation and the 21st Century Foundation: Community, change and technology: Refocusing health care practice and education for the 21st century, $35,000, 1996 to 1999.
  • Governor's Planning Council on People with Disabilities: Beyond inclusion: The realities of culture and disabilities, $98,044, 1995 to 1996.
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Academic Research Enhancement Award: Predictors of early childhood injuries, $69,098, 1994 to 1995.
  • Helene Fuld Health Trust: Nursing students in community based nursing, $35,000, to 1996.
  • Indiana Minority Health Coalition: Effectiveness of capacity building at the grassroots level as a means of impacting wellbeing in communities of color: Evaluation of the Indiana Minority Initiative, $7,000, to 1997.
  • Indiana Minority Health Coalition: Minority student health professions recruitment and retention plan, $4,567, to 1999.
  • Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing, Alpha Chapter: Maternal beliefs and behavior in childhood injury, $1,500, to 1992.
  • Marion County Health Department: Effectiveness of capacity building at the grassroots level as a means of impacting wellbeing in communities of color, $4,500, to 1997.
  • Delaware County Cancer Society: Cancer prevention and early detection in African Americans: A videotape production, $2,415, to 1997.

Publications

  • Champion, VL, Monahan, PO, Springston, JK, Russell, KM, Zollinger, TW, Saywell, RM (2008) Measuring mammography and breast cancer beliefs in African American women, Journal of Health Psychology, 13 (6), 827-837
  • Russell, KM, Maraj, MS, Wilson, LR, Shedd-Steele, R, Champion, VL (2008) Barriers to recruiting African American women into research studies in community settings, Applied Nursing Research Journal, 21 (2), 90-97
  • Kooken, WC, Haase, J, Russell, KM (2007) I've been through something-poetic explorations of survivorship, Western Journal of Nursing Research, 29 (7), 896-919
  • Russell, KM, Monahan, PO, Wagle, A, Champion, VL (2007) Differences in health beliefs by stage of mammography screening adoption in African American women, Cancer Supplement, 109 (2), 386-395
  • Champion, VL, Zollinger, TW, Saywell, RM, Monahan, PO, Springston, J, Russell, KM (2006) Comparison of three interventions to increase mammography screening in low-income African American women, Cancer Detection & Prevention, 30, 535-544
  • Russell, KM, Champion, VL, Skinner, CS (2006) Psychosocial factors related to repeat mammography screening over 5 years in African American women, Cancer Nursing, 29, 236-243
  • Russell, KM, Perkins, SM, Zollinger, TW, Champion, VL (2006) Socio-cultural context of mammography screening use, Oncology Nursing Forum, 33, 105-112
  • Russell, KM. Champion, VL, Perkins, SM, Development of Cultural Belief Scales for Mammography Screening, Oncology Nursing Forum, 30(4), 633-647, 2003
  • Russell, KM, Swenson, MM, Shedd-Steele, R, & Skelton, A., The Meaning of Health in Mammography Screening for African American Women, Health Care for Women International, 24(1), 27-39, 2003
  • Russell KM, Challenges and approaches to eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities, Journal of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, 47, 9-13, 2001
  • Jewell NA, Russell KM, Increasing access to prenatal care: an evaluation of minority health coalitions' early pregnancy project, Journal of Community Health Nursing, 17(2), 93-105, Summer 2000 Abstract
  • Russell KM, Hymans D, Interprofessional education for undergraduate students., Public Health Nursing, 16(4), 254-62, August 1999 Abstract
  • Capps PA, Pinger RR, Russell KM, Wood ML, Community health nurses' knowledge of Lyme disease: implications for surveillance and community education, Journal of Community Health Nursing, 16(1), 1-15, 1999 Abstract
  • Russell K M, Preschool children at risk for repeat injuries., Journal of Community Health Nursing, 15(3), 179-90, 1998 Abstract
  • Russell K, Malone JA, & Berning CA, Adults and home care, Family Nursing Practice. In B Vaughan-Cole, MA Johnson, JA Malone, & BL Walker (Eds.). Philadelphia:WB Saunders, 217-229, 1998
  • Russell K M, Public policy analysis of Indiana's minority health initiatives., Ethnicity and Health, 2(1-2), 105-16, March 1997 Abstract
  • Russell K M, Champion V L, Health beliefs and social influence in home safety practices of mothers with preschool children., Image - The Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 28(1), 59-64, 1 Apr 1996 Abstract
  • Russell KM and McCammom O, Health care barriers for Latinos: An assessment for advocacy, Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health, 8-16, 1995
  • Russell K, Community care management and the emergence of new partnerships for health., Public Health Nursing, 11(2), 140-1, April 1994 Abstract
  • Russell K M, Miller A M, Czerwinska J, Epidemiology for community health nursing: an interactive computer assisted instruction program., Computers In Nursing, 12(2), 98-105, March 1994 Abstract
  • Russell K, Utilizing national health data bases for population focused research, Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Rho Newsletter, 4(1), 3, 1994
  • Russell K, Strengthening black and minority community coalitions for health policy action., Journal of National Black Nurses Association, 6(1), 42-7, 1 Oct 1992 Abstract
  • Miller A M, Russell K M, Public policy analysis for registered nurses in a baccalaureate curriculum., Nursingconnections, 5(4), 17-24, 1 Jan 1992 Abstract
  • Russell K, Jewell N, Cultural impact of health-care access: challenges for improving the health of African Americans., Journal of Community Health Nursing, 9(3), 161-9, 1992 Abstract
  • Russell K M, Development of an instrument to assess maternal childhood injury health beliefs and social influence., Issues In Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 14(3), 163-77, July 1991 Abstract
  • Russell, KM, Von Ah, DM, Giesler, RB, Storniolo, AM, Haase, JE, African American breast cancer survivors: What do we know?, Cancer Nursing, In Press

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