Jo A. Dowell, Ph.D., ARNP, CNP, PNP, FNP-BC
Associate Professor & Co-Director of the Ph.D. program
Dr. Dowell’s research focuses on multiple perspectives of children’s health: social determinants of health, symptom management, medication adherence, cultural competence for delivery of health services, and overall health outcomes. She has completed multiple funded studies and published several articles related to these factors and their effects on children’s health outcomes. Dr. Dowell has experience with various research methodologies with a primary focus on quantitative research, and her most recent study includes testing a newly developed child’s version of illness representation (CIR) tool. Dr. Dowell’s current research encompasses both community-based research and asthma self-management from the child’s perspective, including asthma symptom management, medication adherence, shared decision-making, and communication with health care providers.
- Areas of Expertise: Self-management Across the Lifespan, Social & Cultural Disparities
- Affiliated with: Environmental Science and Design Research Institute
- Education: Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
- Collaborate with Dr. Dowell: jdowell1@kent.edu