Associate Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Teaching Information
Teaching Interests
- Cultural Aspects of Health
- Family Health
- Qualitative Research Methodology
Research Information
Research Interests
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Housing Instability and Health
- Health Disparities
- Self-Management among African-Americans
Research Projects
- Principal Investigator, “Social and Environmental Barriers to Health for African American Families Residing in Public Housing,” National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2002-2005.
- Principal Investigator, “Complementary and Alternative Healing Practices among Elderly, Urban-Dwelling African Americans,” Research Infrastructure Grant, 2006-2007.
Publications
- Kalinyak, C., Gary, F., Killion, C., Suresky, M.J., (2016). Transition-Aged Youths With Dual Diagnoses. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, Volume 54 · Issue 3: 48-51. DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20160219-08.
- Gary, F. A., Rui, L., Hui, Z., Zhang, A. Y., Killion, C. M. (2016). Social Support and Self-Coping of Depressed African American Cancer Patents. Journal of the National Black Nurses Association, 27(2), 41-49.
- Campbell, D. W., Campbell, J. C., Yarandi, H. N., O’Connor, A. L., Dollar, E., Killion, C. M., Sloand, E., Callwood, G. B., Cesar, N. M., Gary, F. A. (2016). Violence and Abuse of Internally Displaced Women Survivors of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. International Journal of Public Health, 61(8), 981-992. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0895-8.
- Conn, V. S., Jefferson, U., Cohen, M. Z., Anderson, C. M., Killion, C. M., Fahrenwald, N. L., Benefield, L. E., Titler, M., Topp, R., Smith, C. E., Loya, J. (2016). Strategies to Build Authorship Competence among PhD Students. Western Journal of Nursing Research, doi: 0193945916651588. [Epub ahead of print].
- Hannan, M., Hotz, R., Killion, C. M., Totten, V., & Gary, F. A. (2015). Young victims telling their stories of sexual abuse in the emergency department. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 36(12), 944-52. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2015.1063026.
- Hassan, M., Killion, C. M., Lewin, L. C., Totten, V., & Gary, F. A. (2015). Families’ and victims’ characteristics influencing child sexual abuse. Journal of Trauma & Treatment, S4(023), doi: 10.4172/2167-1222.S4-023.
- Killion, C. M., Gallagher-Lepak, S., & Reilly, J. (2015). Are Virtual Classrooms Colorblind? Journal of Professional Nursing, 31(5), 407-15.
- Hannan, M., Killion, C. M., Lewin, L. C., Totten, V., & Gary, F. A. (2015). Gender-related sexual abuse experiences reported by children who were examined in an emergency department. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 29(2), 148-154. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2015.01.006.
- Hannan, M., Killion, C. M., Lewin, L. C., Totten, V., & Gary, F. A. (2015). Patterns of sexual abuse among children: Victims’ and perpetrators’ characteristics. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, 24(4), 400-418. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2015.1022289.
- Bates, M. D., Quinn Griffin, M. T., Killion, C. M., Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2011). African American males’ knowledge and attitudes toward genetic testing and willingness to participate in genetic testing: A pilot study. Journal of National Black Nurses' Association, 22(1), 1-7.
- Killion, C. M., Reilly, J., Gallagher-Lepak, S. (2011). Becoming an onliner: Students’ perceptions of moving from traditional to virtual learning. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics(28), 1-10.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Anthropology
University of California
Master of Arts
Anthropology
University of California
Master of Science
Maternal Child Nursing
University of Colorado
Bachelor of Science
Nursing
Southern Illinois University