UF faculty member invited to join the editorial board of Nursing Research

Shawn Kneipp, Ph.D., A.R.N.P., an associate professor at the University of Florida College of Nursing, has been invited to join the editorial board of the journal Nursing Research.

Nursing Research, the official journal of the Eastern Nursing Research Society and the Western Institute of Nursing, is one of the most highly ranked journals in nursing. Articles published in the journal presents study findings and describe research methodologies for advancing nursing science.

The editorial board includes major leaders in the nursing research community. Kneipp was selected based on her national reputation in research and her contributions to Nursing Research as a member of the manuscript review panel.

Her research focuses on the relationships between social determinants of health and health disparities among women. Her current NIH-funded study incorporates a community-based participatory research approach to improve health outcomes among women transitioning from welfare to work with chronic health conditions.