Karen P. Winters
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Department:
SON-Instruction School Nursing
Email:
kwinters@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-6246
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, PhD, Clinical Health Systems | 2004 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham, MSN, Nursing | 1985 |
| Texas Christian University, BSN, Nursing | 1979 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Registered Nurse, Mississippi Board of Nursing | 08/1994 - 12/2017 |
Current Positions
| Director of Data Acquisition | 08/2013 - Present |
| Professor, School of Nursing | 07/2011 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Director of Data Acquisition, Jackson Heart Study | 07/2010 - 08/2013 |
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Nursing | 07/2010 - 06/2011 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Nursing | 07/1998 - 06/2011 |
| Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Nursing | 08/1995 - 07/1998 |
| School of Nursing, Department of Instruction School Of Nursing |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Jackson Heart Study Field Center, NHLBI | 08/2018 - 11/2023 |
Presentations
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Winters, K. The Jackson Heart Study: Recent Progress and Opportunities for Collaboration, Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi Annual Convention, Biloxi, MS | 05/2019 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Nelson Orders Class of 2019, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2019 |
| Daisy Faculty Award, Daisy Foundation | 2018 |
| Nigthingale Nurse Researcher of the Year Award, Mississippe Nurses Association and Foundation | 2012 |
| Nelson Order Class of 2011, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2011 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Association of Black Nursing Faculty, Member | 2015 - Present |
| AcademyHealth, Member | 2006 - 2017 |
| Mississippi Nurses Association, Member | 1994 - Present |
| Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi (State), Chairperson | 1994 - Present |
| American Heart Association, Committee Member, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention |
Committee Service
| SCHOOL OF NURSING-GRADUATE ADMISSIONS AND PROGRESSION, Member | 2015 - 2017 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD 1, Member | 2006 - Present |
Other Service
| Mississippi Task Force on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Member | 01/2014 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| ID700, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Research Ethics | Spring |
| N303, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Introduction to Pharmacotherapeutics | Fall - 2018 |
| DNP708, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Practice Inquiry II | Fall |
| DNP705, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Practice Inquiry I | Summer |
Directed Student Learning
| Dissertation Committee Chair, The Healthcare Technology Acceptance Model (H-TAM). Testing the H-TAM Questionnaire Among Mississippians Utilizing the Remote Patient Monitoring Program (RPMP) Advised: Jacob Crouch | 2018 - Present |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, The effectiveness of the consumption of dietary inorganic nitrate on sustaining blood pressure control in adults with blood pressure greater than 120/80mmHg and/or other cardiovascular risk factors: A systematic review protocol Advised: Jennifer Remington | 2017 - 2018 |
| Supervised Research, The relationship between sickle cell disease (SCD) and chronic kidney disease and whether depression plays a moderating role in the relationship in African Americans. Advised: Tempest Jones | 2016 - 2018 |
| Supervised Research, The relationship between sickle cell disease (SCD) and depression and whether coping plays a moderating role in the relationship in African Americans Advised: Tembra Jones | 2016 - 2018 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, What is the effectiveness of the I-PASS mnemonic in hand-off related errors during inter or intrahospital transfers for adult hospitalized patients? Advised: Brittany Ransom | 2016 - 2017 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, An Exploratory Study Of The Utilization Of Evidence-Based Pharmacological Treatment On Heart Failure Patients Advised: Kerry Barron | 2015 - 2017 |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Relationships among Self-Care, Compassion Satisfaction, and Compassion Fatigue of Nurses in Community Hospitals in the Southeastern United States Advised: Katherine Rigdon | 2015 - 2019 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity Knowledge, Intention and Self-Efficacy through the Southern Remedy Children’s Healthy Living Program in a Southern Urban Elementary School: A Pilot Study Advised: Josie Bidwell | 2013 - 2013 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Interactive Evaluation of the Mississippi School Nurse Procedures Advised: Estelle Watts | 2013 - 2015 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, The Efficacy Of Peer Intervention To Improve Quality Of Life In African Americans With Chronic Kidney Disease Advised: Katina Lang | 2012 - 2016 |