OMA Staff   

Patricia Coleman-Burns, PhD, Director Multicultural Affairs, Primary Investigator, GENESIS Project

http://www.nursing.umich.edu/faculty/coleman-burns_patricia.html

Dr. Patricia Coleman-Burns is Director of the Multicultural Affairs and Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, School of Nursing in Ann Arbor. She received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in communication and rhetorical criticism at Wayne State University. Dr. Coleman-Burns’ research emphasis is on the delivery of sensitive, specific, and skillful healthcare regardless of race, class, gender or age. She has also conducted gender and race specific research in the areas of mentioning and networking, and focuses on the history of the “Colored Women’s Club Movement” in the United States.

Cheryl Rorie, RN, MS, Program Associate

Working in the Multicultural Affairs provides an opportunity to interact with the many students who come to the office. I work with the King/Chavez/Parks Visiting Professor Program and help to maintain the many databases used within the office. I received my BSN and MS from the University of Michigan and currently am in the Doctoral program.

Contact Information    

University of Michigan School of Nursing
Multicultural Affairs
400 N. Ingalls Room 1179
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482
Phone: 734-936-1615
Fax: 734-647-9966
Email: oma_info@umich.edu