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Keith O. Plowden, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Interim Vice-Chair Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Associate Professor
Suite Number:
505-H
Telephone:
410-706-5868
Fax:
410-706-7832
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Education:
- BSN, Pace University
- MS, Central Michigan University
- MSN, LaSalle University
- PhD, Walden University
- Post-Doc- Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Research:
- 2004-2007: Principle Investigator, "Baltimore City Faith Based Prostate Cancer Prevention Coalition- Funded Department of Defense." Funded Department of Defense.
- 2002-2003: Principle Investigator, "SAP and HIVP for Black MSM Commercial Sex Workers". funded Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- 2001-2002: Principle Investigator, Motivators and Facilitators of Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment Among Urban African American Men. Funded by Department of Defense.
- 2001-2003: Principle Investigator Motivators of Health seeking behavior among Urban African American men. Funded by National Institute of Nursing Research.
Research interests:
- Men's Health
- HIV
- Substance abuse prevention
- Prostate Cancer prevention
Recent Publications
- Plowden, K & Wenger, A.Z.F.(2001). Stranger to friend enabler; Creating a community of caring in African American Research. Journal of Transcultural Nursing Society, 12, 34-39.
- Plowden, K and Thompson, L (2002). Sociological Perspectives of Black American Health Disparity: Implications for Social Policy. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 3, 325-332.
- Plowden, K. & Young, A (2003). Sociostructural Factors Influencing Health Behaviors of Urban Black Men. Journal of National Black Nurses' Association; 14 (1)45-51.
- Plowden, K. (2003). A theoretical approach to understanding Black men's health-seeking behavior. Journal of Theory Construction and Testing.
- Plowden, K (2003). Perceived caring and risky behaviors among urban Blacks: An ethnographic exploration. Journal of the International Association of Human Caring, 6 (3), 24-29.
- Plowden, K, Fletcher, A & Miller, JL (2005). Sociostructural Factors Influencing HIV-risk Behaviors among Urban African Americans. Journal of Nurses in AIDS Care 16 (1), 21-28.
Primary Teaching Area:
- Qualitative Methods
- Adult Health Nursing
Academic & Professional Activities:
- 2000-Present: Editorial Board Journal of Chi Eta Phi (JOCEP)
- 2002: Peer Reviewer- Nursing Research
- 2005: Dean of Sponsors- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.
- 2005: Board of Directors- International Association of Nurses in Addiction Care