Robin Christian

Robin Christian

Professor

Department:
SON-Instruction School Nursing

Email:
rchristian2@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-6253

Biography

Robin Christian has over 23 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse, and 18 years as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She is currently an associate professor of nursing at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing. She is an accredited trainer certified reviewer for the Joanna Briggs Institute Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program, Adelaide, Australia.

Robin is the creator and convener of the UMMC SON Evidence Based Practice and Research Team: An Affiliate Center of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). Robin was also instrumental in creating a unique partnership between a Health Quality Organization and the UMMC SON. The school of nursing is collaborating with Information and Quality Healthcare (IQH), creating an annual IQH Fellowship program.

Robin is the project director for a 3 year, $2.1 million dollar, Nursing Education HRSA grant. The grant project, Integrated Behavioral Health Program, developed a nursing education program in collaboration with interprofessional teams to provide integrated behavioral health care with telehealth capacity to individuals with multiple chronic conditions.

Her passion and goal of professional activities is the elimination of health disparities through nursing innovation. She is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Nurses’ Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Mississippi Nurses’ Association. A member of the Beta Alpha Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau honorary, Christian is a peer reviewer for the Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Gastroenterology Nursing and The Joanna Briggs Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports.

Education

Texas Christian University, DNP, Nursing2009
Texas Womans University, MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner1998
University of Memphis, BSN, Nursing1993
University of Memphis, MS, Psychology1989
Millsaps College, BA, Psychology1988

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Licensure, RN, MS Board of Nursing

Current Positions

Associate Professor, School of Nursing07/2014 - Present
Family Nurse Practitioner, Department of Emergency Medical Technology05/2014 - Present
Family Nurse Practitioner11/2009 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Department Chair, Alcorn State University, School of Nursing, Department of Graduate Nursing08/2012 - 04/2014
Assistant Professor, Alcorn State University, School of Nursing, Department of Graduate Nursing08/2008 - 07/2012
Family Nurse Practitioner, United Health Care, Department of Evercare05/2007 - 12/2008
Family Nurse Practitioner, Minute Clinic01/2007 - 11/2008
Family Nurse Practitioner, American Physician House Calls01/2007 - 04/2007
Family Nurse Practitioner, Parkland Hospital, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery10/1998 - 04/2007
Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Texas Dallas06/1998 - 09/1998
Professor, UMMC, School of Nursing

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, IQH Fellowship, IQH01/2018 - 12/2018
Extramural, IQH Fellowship Program, IQH04/2016 - 04/2017
Extramural, Integrated Behavioral Health Program, HRSA07/2015 - 06/2018
Extramural, Easy ACCESS to Health Information, UNCFSP/National Library of Medicine07/2010 - 06/2011

Publications

PodCast

Christian R Cochrane Nursing Care Field Podcast: Delayed Antibiotics for Acute Respiratory Infection 2011; Issue 6(2)

Journal Article

Christian R Pre-employment examinations for preventing occupational injury and disease in workers International Journal of Evidence Based Healthcare 2012 10(1) 84-85
Christian R Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers International Journal of Older People Nursing, 2013; 8:319-320
Christian R Short Communication; Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing injury Journal of International Public Health. 2011; 3:3
Christian R, Baker K, Hopp L The effectiveness of nurse practitioners in nursing homes-A systematic review Joanna Briggs Institute Library of Systematic Reviews. 2009; 7(30):1332-1351
Christian R Low dose aspirin therapy in the treatment of preeclampsia Nurse Practitioner. 1999; 24(3), 138-139.
Loflin B, Upchurch L, Palokas M, Christian R, Vaccinations in patients diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder receiving an immunosuppressive agent: a best practice implementation project. JBI evidence implementation, 2024 Jan 3;2024
Arnold L, Palokas M, Christian R, Reproductive justice in pediatric health care: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2024 Apr 1;22(4):737-7432024
Lawrence N, Christian R, Palokas M, Upchurch L, Fall prevention in a pediatric unit: a best practice implementation project. JBI evidence implementation, 2024 May 1;22(2):149-1572024
Keith BB, Upchurch L, Palokas M, Christian R, Improving communication among nursing staff at a children's hospital in the southern United States: a best practice implementation project. JBI evidence implementation, 2024 Nov 1;22(4):338-3442024
Gholar VM, Christian R, Effectiveness of implementation strategies to improve nutrition education interventions in adults living in rural and/or low-income communities. JBI evidence implementation, 2023 Dec 1;21(4):374-3852023
Pilla B, Jordan Z, Christian R, Kynoch K, McInerney P, Cooper K, Wu Y, Porritt K, Lockwood C, Munn Z, JBI series paper 4: the role of collaborative evidence networks in promoting and supporting evidence-based health care globally: reflections from 25 years across 38 countries. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2022 Oct;150:210-2152022
Carroll AL, Christian R, Palokas M, Mobile injury prevention programs for children: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2022 Jun 1;20(6):1601-16072022
McClain AR, Palokas M, Christian R, Arnold A, Retention strategies and barriers for millennial nurses: a scoping review. JBI evidence synthesis, 2022 Jan 1;20(1):121-1572022
Barr LLB, Christian R, Palokas M, Hinton E, COVID-19 challenges and changes for home care agencies and providers: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2022 May 1;20(5):1385-13912022
Gholar VM, Palokas M, Christian R, Structural competency curriculum in health sciences education: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2022 Apr 1;20(4):1158-11642022
Price TS, Andries C, Palokas M, Christian R, Factors contributing to a positive childbirth experience for women in a hospital setting: an umbrella review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2022 Mar 1;20(3):854-8592022
Palokas M, Christian R, Hinton E, Duhe R, Thomas T, Torres E, Jordan C, Gordy XZ, Sharma M, Gomillia C, Stefanek M, Robinson WR, Barriers and facilitators to cancer clinical trial enrollment and participation among rural populations: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2022 Jul 1;20(7):1827-18342022
Palokas M, Hinton E, Duhe R, Christian R, Rogers D, Sharma M, Stefanek M, Barriers and facilitators for low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening in rural populations in the United States: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2022 Nov 1;20(11):2727-27332022
Robinette B, Palokas M, Christian R, Hinton E, Experiences of parents and prospective parents when receiving a diagnosis of Down syndrome for their child in the perinatal period: a qualitative systematic review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2022 Dec 1;20(12):2995-30002022
McGraw S, Palokas M, Christian R, Effectiveness of trauma-informed, school-based interventions for children with a history of trauma or adverse experiences: an umbrella review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2022 Aug 1;20(8):2087-20932022
Patti M, Christian R, Palokas M, Association between anti-thyroid antibodies and quality of life in patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JBI evidence synthesis, 2021 Sep;19(9):2307-23382021
Phillips J, Palokas M, Christian R, Harris J, Hinton E, Emotional intelligence in nurse managers as it relates to staff nurse job satisfaction and retention: a scoping review. JBI evidence synthesis, 2021 Dec;19(12):3238-32672021
Hankins A, Palokas M, Christian R, Advanced practice nurse professional advancement programs: a scoping review. JBI evidence synthesis, 2021 Apr;19(4):842-8662021
McClain AR, Arnold A, Palokas M, Christian R, Retention strategies and barriers for millennial nurses: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2021 Apr;19(4):867-8732021
Vengaloor Thomas T, Christian R, Palokas M, Hinton E, Pruett C, Strategies to improve financial literacy and related outcomes among medical students, residents, and fellows in the United States: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2021 Jan;19(1):257-2622021
Meier KN, Tatum EC, Christian R, Palokas M, Prevalence and incidence of adverse events with catheter ablation for adults with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: a systematic review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2021 Feb;19(2):463-4682021
Hankins A, Palokas M, Christian R, Advanced practice nurse professional advancement programs: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2020 Jan;18(1):108-1142020
Worth G, Martin T, Christian R, Palokas M, Free clinic oversight and outcomes in the United States: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 2020 Jul;18(7):1522-15272020
Majeste AC, Tatum E, Christian R, Palokas M, Glycemic control outcomes of manual and computerized insulin titration protocols: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 2019 Aug;17(8):1626-16332019
Dennis R, Christian R, Palokas M, Effectiveness of financial incentives for long-acting injectable antipsychotic adherence in patients with psychotic and bipolar disorders: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 2019 Jan;17(1):43-482019
Christian R, Palokas M, Systematic review methodology in graduate nursing education. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 2018 Mar;16(3):587-5882018
Stuart D, Christian R, Uschmann H, Palokas M, Effectiveness of intrathecal nicardipine on cerebral vasospasm in non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 2018 Oct;16(10):2013-20262018
Akanji J, Walker J, Christian R, Effectiveness of formal hand hygiene education and feedback on healthcare workers' hand hygiene compliance and hospital-associated infections in adult intensive care units: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 2017 May;15(5):1272-12792017
Stuart D, Christian R, Uschmann H, Effectiveness of intrathecal nicardipine on cerebral vasospasm in non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 2017 Mar;15(3):628-6372017
Ferrell C, Christian R, Rachel M, Registered nurse experiences of nursing professional identity: a qualitative systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 2017 Dec;15(12):2866-28702017
Patti M, Christian R, The association between anti-thyroid antibodies and quality of life in patients with thyroid disorders: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 2017 Nov;15(11):2604-26122017
Christian R, Antidepressants for Treating Depression in Adults with End-stage Kidney Disease with Dialysis. Issues in mental health nursing, 2017 Oct;38(10):881-8822017
Forsythe A, Christian R, Effectiveness of prophylactic intravenous immunoglobulins in preventing infection in pediatric oncology patients: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 2016 Dec;14(12):48-552016
Hamby DL, Christian R, The clinical effectiveness of a nurse practitioner versus a non-nurse practitioner on hospital admissions of older adults residing in skilled or long-term care nursing facilities: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 2015 Jun 12;13(5):24-352015
Christian R, Do prophylactic antibiotics reduce UTI risk after urodynamic studies? The American journal of nursing, 2014 Feb;114(2):202014
Horváth I, Arányi P, Náray A, Földes I, Gyuris A, Tyrosine aminotransferase induction in normal and tumor-bearing chickens. International journal of cancer, 1975 Dec 15;16(6):897-9041975
Makar AB, McMartin KE, Palese M, Tephly TR, Formate assay in body fluids: application in methanol poisoning. Biochemical medicine, 1975 Jun;13(2):117-261975
Christian R, Baker K, Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners in nursing homes: a systematic review. JBI library of systematic reviews, 2009;7(30):1333-1352

Presentations

Children's' of Mississippi Leadership Meeting, An Academic Clinical Partnership for Quality Improvement Projects in the hospital setting, Children's' of Mississippi, Jackson, MS06/2022
Poster Presentation, Interventions for coping with moral distress in nursing: a best practice implementation project, School of Nursing Research and Scholarship Day, Jackson, MS03/2022
Poster Presentation, Nutritional Educational Interventions
Among Adults Living in Rural
and/or Low-income Communities, School of Nursing Research and Scholarship Day, Jackson, MS
03/2022
Poster Presentation, Individualized Self-Management Plans for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Pulmonary Clinic: A Best Practice Implementation Project, School of Nursing Research and Scholarship Day, Jackson, MS03/2022
Poster Presentation, Reducing Hospital Readmissions in Home Health Patients With a Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure: A Best Practice Implementation Project, School of Nursing Research and Scholarship Day, Jackson, MS03/2022
Poster Presentation, Evidence-Based Practice Allies: An Academic/Practice Partnership, School of Nursing Research and Scholarship Day, Jackson, MS03/2022
Platform Presentations, The Perfect Pair for Evidence
Translation Flair: An Academic/Practice Partnership, AACN Doctoral Conference, Online
01/2022
Platform Presentations, Join the CLUB (Clinical Leaders Using Best Practice), AACN, Naples, Florida01/2020
Platform Presentations, Predatory journals and publishers: Validation of a published checklist for evaluating research papers for inclusion in scoping reviews, GIN/JBI, Adelaide, Australia11/2019
Platform Presentations, Evidence-based practice in graduate nursing education., GIN/JBI, Adelaide, Australia11/2019
Platform Presentations, Evidence-based practice collaboration between a school of nursing and a hospital in an academic medical setting., Adelaide, Australia11/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, DNPs in Mississippi, MECDNP, Jackson, MS03/2019
Platform Presentations, Integration of Evidence Based Practice into Graduate Nursing Education, 10th Biennial JBI Colloquium, Antwerp, Belgium05/2018
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, DNPs in the state of Mississippi, Mississippi Nurses Association, Biloxi, MS10/2017
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Case Study: Learn How Interprofessional Team Development and Training is Changing the Way Integrated Care is Practiced, Worl Congress 6th Annual Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Models, Orlando, FL05/2017
Poster Presentation, Innovative DNP Curriculum Additions to Implement Interprofessional Pre-Clinical and Clinical Training in Integrative Behavior Health., AACN Doctoral Education Conference, San Diego, CA01/2017
Poster Presentation, Evolution of a statewide collaboration for DNP education: Past, present, and future, AACN Doctoral Education Conference, San Diego, CA01/2017
Poster Presentation, Innovative QIO and School of Nursing Collaboration to Establish a Fellowship Program to Improve Quality in Long-Term Care Facilities, CMS Quality Conference, Baltimore, MD12/2016
Poster Presentation, An Integrated Behavioral Health Program: An Interprofessional Collaboration with Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Psychology and Psychiatry, 2016 9th Annual Doctor of Nursing Practice Conference, Baltimore, MD10/2016
Platform Presentations, Integrated Behavioral Health Program, MS Health Care Symposium, Delta State University06/2016
Platform Presentations, Collaborative DNP Education: Optimizing Resources in Mississippi, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty Annual Conference, Pittsburg, PA04/2014
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Implementation of Shadow Health in an Advanced Assessment Course, Shadow Health, Inc12/2013
Poster Presentation, Use of a Digital Clinical Experience in Advanced Health Assessment, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty, Pittsburg, PA04/2013
Poster Presentation, Driving Health Care to You, NIH Science of Elimination Health Disparities Summitt, National Harbor, MD12/2012
Platform Presentations, The Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioner in Nursing Homes (accepted only), Sigma Theta Tau International, Cancun, Mexico07/2011
Platform Presentations, Easy Access to Health Information, UNCSP/National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD06/2011
Podcast, Delayed Antibiotics for Acute Respiratory Infection, Cochrane Nursing Care Field06/2011
Platform Presentations, Low Back Pain in Primary Care:How to Treat and When to Refer, American College of Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference, Tampa, FL10/2010
Platform Presentations, The Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review, Joanna Briggs International Colloquium on EBP, Chicago, IL09/2010
Platform Presentations, Low Back Pain in Primary Care:How to Treat and When to Refer, Mississippi Nurse's Association Annual NP Conference, New Orleans, LA04/2010
Poster Presentation, The Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners in Nursing Homes:A Systematic Review, Sigma Theta Tau 40th Biennial Convention, Indianapolis, IN11/2009
Platform Presentations, The Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners in Nursing Homes, National Nursing Centers Consortium 8th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA11/2009
Platform Presentations, What is a Systematic Review and Why it is Important, Mississippi Nurses Association District One, Natchez, MS05/2009

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Daisy Faculty Award, Daisy Organization2021
Accredited Trainer for the JBI Evidence Implementation Training Program, JBI2020
Nurse Innovator/Reseracher of the Year, Mississippi Nurses Association2019
Accredited Trainer for the Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program, Joanna Briggs Institute, Adelaide, Australia2009
Rising Stars of Scholarship and Research, Sigms Theta Tau2009
Accredited Comprehensive Systematic Reviewer, Joanna Briggs Institute Adelaide, Australia2008

Professional Membership and Service

Sigma Theta Tau, Member
Mississippi Nurse Practitioner Association, Member
Mississippi Nurses Association, Member
Cochrane Nursing Care Network, Member
American Nurses Association, Member
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Member

Committee Service

Advisory Council to the Center for Innovation in Nursing Education Meeting, Member
Mississippi Educational Consortium for the Doctor of Nursing Practice, Chair
SON Strategic Planning Committee C4, Member
SCHOOL OF NURSING-FACULTY ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE, Member
SCHOOL OF NURSING-FACULTY APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION AND TENURE, Member

Other Service

Scientific Committee for the 10th Biennial JBI Colloquium Antwerp, Belgium05/2018 - Present
Abstract Reviewer, Global Evidence Summitt Cape Town, SA 201705/2017 - Present
The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports
Gastroenterology Nursing
The Journal of Nurse Practitioners

Teaching Experience

ID 730, Nursing, Course, Facilitator, Healthcare Quality ImprovementSummer 2018
N 666, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Clinical PharmacotherapeuticsSpring 2017
ID 730, Health Care Quality ImprovementSummer 2017
Nursing, Lecturer, PhD Research CourseSummer 2016
N666, Nursing, Course, Course Director, PharmacologySpring 2016
DNP 712, Nursing, Course, Grader, Capstone InquiryFall 2016
DNP 702, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Transforming Advanced Nursing PracticeFall 2016
DNP 712, Nursing, Course, Capstone InquirySummer 2016
DNP 706, Nursing, Course Director, Evaluation Approaches/Models and Data CollectionSummer 2016
ID 730, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Health Care Quality ImprovementSummer 2016
DNP 707, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Health Care FinanceSpring 2015
N666, Nursing, Course, PharmacologySpring 2015
ID 730, Nursing, Course, Course Presenter, Health Care Quality ImprovementSummer 2015
DNP 706, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Evaluation Approaches/Models and Data CollectionSummer 2015
Nursing, Lecture, PhD Journal ClubFall 2015 - 2015
DNP 706, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Evaluation Approaches/Models and Data CollectionFall 2015
DNP 702, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Transforming Advanced Nursing PracticeFall 2015

Directed Student Learning

Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair2017 - Present
Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Advised: Raghib Dennis2016 - Present
Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Advised: Marion Patti2016 - Present
Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Advised: Daniel Stuart2015 - Present
Doctoral Advisory Committee Member
Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Advised: Amy Forsythe
Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Advised: Melissa King