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"My interest in research on women with heart disease began with my mother who experienced angina during her 40's and was misdiagnosed with musculoskeletal problems. The following quote from my qualitative study on younger women with cardiovascular disease supports the importance of research focused on women with heart disease: "And Women basically realizing what's happening to them, you know, cause we don't usually get the same symptoms that men get. That's important."

Research Faculty

Linda A. LaCharity, RN, PhD

Assistant Professor, Adult Health Nursing

College of Nursing University of Cincinnati
PO Box 210038, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038
Phone: 513/558-6906
Fax: 513/558-2142
Linda.LaCharity@UC.Edu

EDUCATION

1974, BA English, Kent State University
1976, BS Nursing, Kent State University
1985, MS Nursing, University of Washington
1995, PhD Nursing, University of Cincinnati

BACKGROUND

Assistant Professor, College of Nursing University of Cincinnati, Sept 98 - present

Instructor, College of Nursing & Health University of Cincinnati, Sept 95 - Aug 98

Staff Nurse, CCU, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH, Dec 93 - Sept 95

Staff Nurse, Telemetry, Good Samaritan Hospital, Nov 91- Dec 93

Director/Asst Director, Critical Care Nurse Course, US Army Nurse Corps Brook AMC, San Antonio TX, Oct 89 - Sept 91

Nurse Manager, CCU, Brooke AMC, San Antonio TX, Aug 88 - Oct 89

Nurse Manager, Medicine, Landstuhl ARMC, W. Germany, Oct 85 - Jul 88

Staff Nurse, MICU/CCU Landstuhl ARMC, W. Germany, Jul 85 - Sept 85

Educational Coordinator, Med Clinic, Schofield Barracks HI, Jul 82-Aug 83

Staff Nurse, CCU/PCU Tripler AMC, Honolulu HI, Jul 80 - Jul 82

Staff Nurse, Medicine, Letterman AMC, San Francisco CA, Nov 76 - Dec 79
Cardiology, MICU/CCU

TEACHING

Assistant Professor, College of Nursing University of Cincinnati, Sept 98 - present

Instructor, College of Nursing & Health University of Cincinnati, Sept 95 - Aug 98

Clinical Instructor (Complex), College of Nursing & Health University of Cincinnati, Sept - Dec 1993

Teaching Assistant (Masters Level Statistics Course & Lab), College of Nursing & Health University of Cincinnati, Jan 93 - Jun 94

Director Critical Care Nursing Course, Brooke Army Med Center, San Antonio TX (US Army), Aug 90 - Sept 91

Asst Director Critical Care Nursing Course, as above, Oct 89 - Aug 90

Nursing Education Coordinator, US Army Health Clinic, Schofield Barracks HI, Jul 82 - Aug 83

SERVICE

• Board of Trustees, Health Resource Center of Cincinnati, Inc., June 2002 - present
• Alumni Committee, College of Nursing & Health University of Cincinnati, 1995 - 97
• Adult Health Department Committee (to develop a clinically based Post Masters Certificate Program in Adult Health), 1997 - 98
• Critical Care/Trauma MSN applicant evaluation, 1995 - 97
• Chairperson Membership Involvement, Beta Iota Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, 1996 - 98
• Counselor & Co-chair Eligibility Committee, Beta Iota, Sigma Theta Tau, 1998 - 2000
• Grievance Committee, College of Nursing University of Cincinnati, 1997 - 99
• Chair Health Patterns II Task Force, 1997 - 98
• BSN Curriculum Level 4 Planning Group, 1999 - present
• BSN Curriculum Level 3 Planning Group, 1999 - present
• Synthesis Course Planning Committee, 1998 - 2000
• Continuing Education Committee, College of Nursing University of Cincinnati, 1998 - 2000
• Committee on Committees, College of Nursing University of Cincinnati, 1998 - 2002
  Chair, 1999 - 2002
• Bylaws Committee, College of Nursing University of Cincinnati 1998 - 2002
  Chair, 1999 - 2002
• GA/UGS Application Evaluation Committee, College of Nursing University of Cincinnati, 1998 - 2000
  Chair, 1999, 2000
• Senior Class Advisor with Chris Colella, RN, MSN, Class of 1999
• Senior Class Advisor with Judy Laver, RN, MSN, Class of 2001
• All-University Graduate Faculty, University of Cincinnati, 1999 - present
• Momentum Health Solutions Task Force for Prevention of Pneumonia, 1998 - 99
• Faculty Senate, University of Cincinnati, 2000 - 01
• Clinical Competencies Task Force, 2002 - present
• Search Committee for RN/BSN Program Administrative Assistant, 2002
• Search Committee for CATER position, 2002
• Department RPT Committee, 2002 - 03
  Chair, 2001, 2003
• PhD Committee, 2003 - present
• BSN Curriculum Tasks Forces for Common & Complex Adult Illnesses
• University of Cincinnati Parking Advisory Committee, 2002 - present

HONORS & AWARDS

Excellence in Teaching Award, Finalist - 1994 Graduate Assistant for Excellence in Teaching Award Competition, Division of Research & Advanced Studies University of Cincinnati

All-University Graduate Faculty, University of Cincinnati, appointed January 20, 1999

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Nurses Association/Southwest Ohio Nurses Association

American Association of Critical Care Nurses/Greater Cincinnati Chapter

Midwest Nursing Research Society, Abstract Reviewer, 2000

Sigma Theta Tau, International, Abstract Reviewer, 1999-present

Sigma Theta Tau / Beta Iota Chapter
Membership Involvement Committee, 1996 - present
Chairperson, 1996 - 98
Counselor, 1998 - 2000
Eligibility Committee Member, 1998 - present
Chair, 1999

Alumni Association, College of Nursing University of Cincinnati

Alumni Association, Kent State University

Alumni Association, University of Washington

Manuscript Reviewer Critical Care Nursing Clinics, JAMWA

Abstract Reviewer Sigma Theta Tau, Midwest Nursing Research Society

RESEARCH

Consultant: Men Who Frequent the FreeStore/FoodBank, with Ann McCracken, The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Sept 2002 - Jan 04

Consultant: What Transpires Within Grantee Groups: A Qualitative Study, with Ann McCracken, The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Dec 2001 - Jun 02

Resilience after Rejection: Reflections on the Peer Review Process, with Marilyn S. Sommers, University of Cincinnati, June 1999 - present

Consultant: Journey toward Self-Sufficiency: A Qualitative Study, with Beth Smith, Cincinnati Works, Feb - Dec 1999

Research Project on the Experiences of Younger Women with CAD, University of Cincinnati, Jan 1996 - Jan 97

Dissertation Research: The Experiences of Post Menopausal Women with CAD, University of Cincinnati, Sept 1994 - Aug 95

Trauma/Brief Intervention Study Research Assistant (collected data for pilot study and served as Research Assistant for actual study), University of Cincinnati, Aug 1993 - June 95

Master's Thesis: Nurses' Knowledge af Administration of NTG Ointment, University of Washington, Sept 1983 - May 85

PUBLICATIONS

LaCharity, L. (1995). Post-menopausal women and coronary artery disease, (research abstract). Connections, 25(3), 5.

LaCharity, L. (1996). Letter to the Editor, Image, 28(1), 8.

LaCharity, L. (1997). The experiences of post-menopausal women with coronary artery disease. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 19(5), 583-602.

LaCharity, L. (1998). Genetic risk factors in the development of heart disease: Familial hypercholesterolemia and hyperhomocysteinemia. AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care, 9(4), 531-538.

LaCharity, L. (1998). Ventricular arrythmias: Premature ventricular contractions, ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. In: Managing Major Illnesses, Book Three: Arrythmias. Philadelphia: Mosby, Inc.

LaCharity, L. (1999). The experiences of younger women with coronary artery disease. Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine, 8(6), 773-785.

LaCharity, L., & Smith, B. (1999). Journey toward self-sufficiency: A qualitative study. In: Proceedings from the Employment and Health Insurance Roundtable. Cincinnati: The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati.

LaCharity, L., & Smith, B. (2000). Journey toward self-sufficiency: A qualitative study. Welfare Information Network, Washington DC: www.financeprojectinfo.org/win/.

LaCharity, L. (2001). Adaptation theory. In Robinson, D. (Ed.): Core Concepts for Advanced Practice Nursing. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.

LaCharity, L., & McClure, E. (2003). Are plants vector for transmission of infection in acute care? Critical Care Nursing Clinics, 15, 119-124.

LaCharity, L. (2005, in process). Interventions for clients with acute and chronic renal failure. In: Ignatavicius, D., & Workman, M. L. (Editors), Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Collaborative Care. 5th edition. PhiladelphiaL W.B. Saunders.