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School of Nursing Faculty

Patricia Coleman-Burns, PhD
Assistant Professor, and
Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Room 1179
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482
Telephone: (734)936-1615
FAX: (734)647-9966
pcb@umich.edu

Education
PhD, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1987
MA, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1976
BA, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1969

Research Interests
Racial identity and behavior of providers and patients
Perceptions of Racial Discrimination and African American Adolescents
Computer-mediated patient-centered care
Behavioral intervention in caring for tuberculosis patients
Research and patient care that is sensitive and specific to gender, race/ethnicity, class, and age
Behavioral intervention in prostate cancer screening of African American males
Black womanism/feminism
Black ideological world views

Current Research
GENESIS Project: Pipeline, Recruitment, Retention and Progression from Middle School into BSN Degree Programs for Educationally and Economically Disadvantaged Persons including Underrepresented Ethnic and Racial groups.

Past Funded Research

K-12 Teachers and High School Student Research Initiative Project
Tuberculosis: Behavioral Interventions for Provider and Patient Behavior Change
HEARTH: A Computer-Assisted Communication System for Patients with Either Breast or Prostate Cancer to Stay in 24-Hour Communication With the Nurse and Physician Providing Their Care