Lauren Clark, RN, PhD, FAAN

Contact Information:

• Mailing Address:
• University of Utah
• College of Nursing
• 10 South 2000 East
• Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5880
• Phone: (801) 581-8576
• FAX: (801) 581-4642
• E-mail: lauren.clark@nurs.utah.edu

Background:

Lauren Clark recently joined the University of Utah College as co-director of the PhD Program. Dr. Clark completed her education at the University of Arizona, earning a baccalaureate in nursing, master's degree in Community Health Nursing, and doctorate in Clinical Nursing Research. Her post-doctoral training includes a certificate in Medical Anthropology from the University of Arizona and cultural anthropology methods through the National Science Foundation.

Funded as an investigator or co-investigator by NICHD, NINR, AHRQ, and HCFA (now CMS), Dr. Clark conducts interdisciplinary health research primarily with Latino populations. She has written about Latino maternal-child health topics such as social support in the perinatal period, health care expectations and access, breastfeeding, early childhood feeding practices, and childhood obesity. In adult Latino populations she has published research on cultural aspects of pain management in nursing homes, diabetes management, and community and provider perspectives on culturally-competent health systems for Latinos. She is currently exploring research with disabled communities.

Publications from Dr. Clark's program of research have appeared in Social Science and Medicine, Field Methods, Breastfeeding Medicine, Western Journal of Nursing Research, Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Health Care for Women International, and Medical Anthropology Quarterly. Dr. Clark has served on the American Anthropological Association's Committee on Ethics. She was an active member of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Internal Review Board for several years and a member of the Scientific Research Ethics Committee. From 2004-2006 she served as a chartered member of the NIH peer review panel for Nursing Science with Children and Families. She is a fellow in the Society for Applied Anthropology and the American Academy of Nursing.

Research Program/ Scholarly Activity:

I conduct research with vulnerable populations. Language and translation of health information across cultural contexts fascinate me, and I work to increase understanding of the cultural aspects of health and healthcare.

Recent Publications:

• Marsh, G.W., Reimer, K., & Clark, L. (accepted). Engaging community leaders and students in rural American community-based participatory research. In M. Nolan, E. Hanson, G. Grant, & J. Keady (Eds.), User Participation Research in Health and Social Care. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press.
• Clark, L. (2007). Commentary on "Community Based Approaches to Strengthen Cultural Competence in Nursing Education and Practice." Journal of Transcultural Nursing 18(1S), 60S-63S.
• Thornam, C., & Clark, L. (2007). Elizabeth Ward and Catherine Peterson. In P.A. Ertmer & J. Quinn (Eds.), The ID CaseBook: Case studies in instructional design (reprinted in 3rd ed., pp. 136-143). Columbus, OH: Pearson Education.
• Clark, L., & Redman, R.W. (2007). Mexican immigrant mothers' expectations for children's health services. Western Journal of Nursing Research 29(3), 670-690.
• Bunik, M., Zimmer, L., Clark, L., Jimenez, L., O'Connor, M.E., Crane, L., & Kempe, A. (2006). Early infant decisions in low-income Latinas. Breastfeeding Medicine 1(4), 225-235.
• Clark, L. (2006). Early childhood obesity in Latino families: Assembling knowledge for practice. State of the Science paper, Communicating Nursing Research Conference Proceedings, 39, pp. 15-29.
• Clark, L., Fink, R., Jones, K., & Pennington, K. (2006). Nurses' Reflections on Pain Management in the Nursing Home Setting. Pain Management Nursing, 7(2), 71-77.
• Vincent, D., Clark, L., Zimmer, L., Sanchez, J. (2006). Designing a diabetes self-management program for Latinos. Diabetes Educator 32(1), 89-97.
• Barton, A., Moritz, P., Griffin, J., Smith, M., Magilvy, J., Preheim, G., Clark, L., Marsh, G., Congdon, J., Blegen, M., Foster, R., & Hagedorn, S. (2005). A model to identify direct costs in nursing education: the Colorado experience. Nursing Leadership Forum, 9(4), 155-162.
• Jones, K.R., Fink, R., Clark, L., Hutt, E., Vojir, C.P., Mellis, B.K. (2005). Nursing Home Resident Barriers to Effective Pain Management: Why Nursing Home Residents May Not Seek Pain Medication. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 6(1), 10-17.

Presentations:

• Clark, L., Johnson, S. L., & Bunik, M. (2007, April). Curanderos' contributions to Latino childhood obesity prevention. In L. Clark (Symposium Organizer), Cultural factors influencing children's weight status. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Western Institute of Nursing Conference, Portland, OR.
• Clark, L., & Johnson, S. (2007, March). Perceptions of Mexican American parents, grandparents, and curanderos about child health, feeding and physical appearance. Summit County Health Department, Public Health Nursing and WIC Programs, Frisco, CO.
• Sakraida, T., & Clark, L. (2007, March). Small grant management in health and behavioral sciences. University of Colorado Women Succeeding, Faculty Development Symposium, Tivoli Center, Denver, CO.
• Clark, L. & Johnson, S. L. (2006, September). Partnering possibilities for Latino childhood obesity prevention. Colorado Public Health Association, Vail, CO.
• Clark, L. (2006, March). Building cultural competence into the curriculum. University of Colorado Women's Conference, panel presentation, St. Cajitan's Center, Denver, CO.
• Marsh, G. & Clark, L. (2006, September). Building academic-community partnerships to implement MAPP. Colorado Public Health Association, Vail, CO.
• Bunik, M., Clark, L., Zimmer, L., Jimenez, L., O'Connor, M., Crane, L., & Kempe, A. (2006, May). Focused ethnography of low-income Latino women and their decision in early infant feeding. Poster presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA .
• Clark, L., & Johnson, S. (2005, November). "What do you mean my child is overweight?" Perceptions of Mexican American parents of children 9-18 months of age about child health, feeding and physical appearance. Tri-County Health Department, Public Health Nursing and WIC Programs, Aurora, CO.

Professional Societies:

• American Academy of Nursing
• American Nurses Association
• Sigma Theta Tau
• American Public Health Association
• Association of Community Health Nurse Educators
• American Anthropological Association
• Society for Applied Anthropology
• Council on Nursing and Anthropology

Recent Awards:

• 2005-2006 Fellow, Emerging Leaders Program, University of Colorado System
• 1999 Anna M. Fillmore Award for Community Service, National League for Nursing

Areas of Teaching Responsibilities:

• NURS 7001 Principles of Qualitative Inquiry
• NURS7040 Data Collection Methods