Practice-Based Clinical Inquiry in Nursing: Looking Beyond Traditional Methods for PhD and DNP Research - Softcover

is associate professor of nursing, and has held secondary appointments as associate professor of Nutritional Science and Public Health at Drexel University. In her more than 30 years of experience as an educator, she has extensive experience in supervising master’s- and doctoral-level students in the field of women’s health. Since 1981, Dr. Bloch has been practicing as a women’s health nurse practitioner and, most currently, practices in a public-funded prenatal clinic. After completing a National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) postdoctoral research fellowship, Dr. Bloch has maintained an active program of perinatal health disparities research. She has served as a principal investigator on multiple funded and unfunded research projects. Dr. Bloch has authored many refereed/nonrefereed journal articles, book chapters, and refereed paper and poster presentations. She has served on multiple research-related committees at the university and in professional nursing and public health organizations. This includes the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), and the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC).

, is associate professor, University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation, where she teaches clinical research to doctoral students and supervises Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) projects and PhD dissertations, as well as advanced role and clinical courses in the family nurse practitioner (FNP) curriculum. Dr. Courtney has served as a principal investigator for numerous nationally funded community-based primary care projects. Since 1983, Dr. Courtney has been practicing as an FNP, and most currently, practices in a family practice clinic. The most notable of the many awards she has received are as follows: Outstanding NP in the State of Texas (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners), Primary Care Policy Fellowship (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), and Distinguished Practitioner, National Academy of Nursing, in addition to research awards. Dr. Courtney is an active researcher, having served as the PI on multiple funded and unfunded research projects, and has published many papers and technical research reports. She has made more than 100 national presentations and published several abstracts/proceedings. She is certified by the International Joanna Briggs Institute in the following three areas: conducting quantitative systematic reviews, qualitative systematic reviews, and cost-effectiveness systematic reviews. Dr. Courtney is active in many professional organizations and has served on the Research Advisory Committee to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and co-chair of the Research Special Interest Group at NONPF.

is associate professor, the FNP program, The University of North Georgia, to which she has returned after teaching at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Nursing for the past 5 years. She is the director of research for the College of Health Sciences and Professions at The University of North Georgia. Prior to returning to The University of North Georgia, she practiced as an FNP at the Charlottesville Free Clinic. Dr. Clark is the recipient of several professional awards, including being inducted as a distinguished educator into the Hall of Honor, Mercer University School of Nursing, the Verhonick Dissertation Award, and the Outstanding Graduate Student Award. She has published multiple peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Clark’s funded research (National Institutes of Health and UVA) focuses primarily on diabetes. She has presented both nationally and internationally on various aspects of diabetes and diabetes self-care. She is professionally active in many nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association, Southern Nursing Research Society, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty, the Virginia Diabetes Council, and the National Rural Health Association, among others, and is co-chair of the NONPF Research Special Interest Group.