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Jane W. Peterson, PhD, RN
Professor of Nursing & Anthropologist
Director of the Center for Vulnerable Populations

areas of interest

The intersection of Nursing and culture; vulnerable populations, chronic illness, children.

recent publications

Refereed Journals

2006 Peterson, J.P., Lachance, L.L., Butterfoss, F.D., Houle, C.R., Nicholas, E.A., Gilmore, L.A., Lara, M., & Friedman, A.R.. “Engaging Community in Coalition Efforts to Address Childhood Asthma.” Health Promotion Practice; 7(2) Suppl: pp 56S-65S.

2006 Butterfoss F.D., Gilmore, L.A., Krieger, J.W., Lachance, L.L., Lara, M., Meurer, J.R., Orians, C.E., Peterson, J.P. Rose, S.W. & Rosenthal, M.P. “From Formation to Action: How Allies Against Asthma Coalitions Are Getting the Job Done.” Health Promotion Practice; 7(2) Suppl: pp 34S-43S.

2006 Friedman, A.R., Butterfoss, F.D., Krieger, J.W., Peterson, J.P., Dwyer, Wicklund, K., Rosenthal, M.P, & Smith, L. “Allies Community Health Workers: Bridging the Gap.” Health Promotion Practice; 7(2) Suppl: pp 87S-95S.

2006 Krieger, J.W., Boucier, E., Lara, M., Peterson, J.P., Rosenthal, M.P, Taylor-Fishwick, J.C., Friedman, A.R.., & Lachance, L.L. “Integrating Asthma Prevention and Control: The Roles of the Coalition.” Health Promotion Practice; 7(2) Suppl: pp 127S-138S.

2005 Sterling, Y.M. & Peterson, J.P. Lessons Learned From A Longitudinal Qualitative Family Systems Study.” Applied Nursing Research, 18(1), pp.44-49

2005 Peterson, J.P.& Dobie, SA. Community’s Voice in the Assessment Phase of Research: Managing Childhood Asthma.” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2005: 16(4), 747-759.

2003 Sterling, YM & Peterson, J.P. Characteristics of African American Women Caregivers of Children with Asthma. MCN, 28(1), pp. 32-38.

2002 Peterson, J. P., Sterling, Y.M. & Stout, J.W. Explanatory Models of Asthma From African-American Caregivers of Children with Asthma. Journal of Asthma 39(7), pp 577-590.

1999 Sterling, Y.M. & Peterson, J.P. Challenges of Recruiting Minority Populations for Research. Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses. 4(4) October-December, pp. 172-174.

1999 Simmons, N. A., Peterson, J.W., Hale, C. “Surveillance Of Suicidal Behavior in Kitsap County, Washington: A Retrospective Study.” Public Health Nursing, 16 (5), pp. 337-340.

1999 Peterson, J.W. & Sterling Y.M. “Research Involving African Americans: Implications for Family Research. Journal of Child and Family Nursing, 2(3) May/June 1999, pp. 162-170.

1999 One Breath at a Time: Explanatory Models of Asthma by African American Families and Their Children, Preliminary Findings. Journal of Child and Family Nursing, 2(2) March/April, pp. 140-141.

1998 Peterson, J.W. “Were You There... ?” Journal of Christian Nursing. 15(2) Spring 1998, pp.30-32

1998 Vezeau, T., Peterson, J.W., Nakao, C., Ersek, M. Education of Advanced Practice Nurses Serving Vulnerable Populations. Nursing and Health Care Perspectives, 19(3) pp.124-131.

1997 Sterling, Y. M., Peterson, J.W. & Weekes, D. African American Families with Chronically Ill Children: Oversights and Insights. Journal of Pediatric Nursing: 12(5) 292-299

1997 Peterson, J. W. Sterling, Y.M. & Weekes, D. P. Access to health care: Perspectives of African American Families with Chronically Ill Children. Family & Community Health: 19(4) 64-77.

1985 LaFargue, JP Mediating between Two Views of Illness. Topics in Clinical Nursing, 7(3), 70-77.

1980 LaFargue, JP A Survival Strategy: Kinship Networks. American Journal of Nursing, 80(9), 1636-40.

1972 LaFargue, JP Role of Prejudice in Rejection of Health Care, Nursing Research, 21(1), 53-58.

Selected book chapters, manuscript, conference proceedings

2005 Peterson, JW & Sterling, YM. “Growin’ Out of It” An Explanation of Childhood Asthma by African American Families.” In M. deChesnay (ed.), CARING FOR THE VULNERABLE, Sudbury, MA: Jones B Bartlett, pp. 143-151.

2005 Philips, D & Peterson, J. “Graduate Studies Approach to Vulnerability.” In M. deChesnay (ed.), CARING FOR THE VULNERABLE, Sudbury, MA: Jones B Bartlett, pp. 385-394.

1999 Peterson, JW, Sterling, YM, Weekes, DP. “Access to health care: Perspectives of African American Families with Chronically Ill Children. Family & Community Health,” selected for inclusion in SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, Sebastian & Bushy (eds.) Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen, pp. 135-148.

1997 Peterson, J.W. “Age of Wisdom: Elderly Black Women in Family and Church,” in THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF AGING: WORLDWIDE PERSPECTIVES, 2nd edition, J. Sokolovsky (ed.), New York: Bergin and Garvy Publishers.

1996 Peterson, J.W. “Individual, family and Community,” in FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING: HUMAN HEALTH AND FUNCTION, 2nd edition, R. Craven and C. Hirnle (eds.), Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 222-234.

1995 Peterson, J.W. Women of Power: African American Women as Dreamers and Doers (draft of a book manuscript completed; reviews suggested to either increase theoretical grounding or increase description of the women’s lived experience)

1993 LaFargue, JP “The Black Family: Strengths, Structure, Values and Behaviors,” in BLACK NURSES SYMPOSIUM: PROCEEDINGGS OF THE SIXTH ANNUAL BLACK NURSES SYMPOSIUM, University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, 15-23.

scholarly activities

Scientific Papers and Presentations

2005 Peterson, JW and Miske, HA (presenter), “Core Competencies: Can they guide student learning in public health nursing?” 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA (December 10-14)

2005 Butterfoss, FA et al. (Peterson is 6 of 8 authors), “From Formation to Institutionalization: Tracing the development of community asthma coalitions,” 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA (December 10-14)

2004 Presenter, “Providing Culturally Competent Care for African Americans,” Virginia Mason, Seattle WA (December 13).

2004 Presenter, Metaphors of asthma of African American children: Health communication with children,” 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC (November 6-10)

2004 Co-author, “Community Health Workers: Helping communities help themselves to good health,” 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC (November 6-10)

2004 Co-author, “Allies Against Asthma: Community-based interventions,” 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC (November 6-10)

2004 Co-author/presenter, “Allies for Advocacy: Building Sustainability through Neighborhood Communities,” Society for Applied Anthropology, Dallas, TX (March 31-April 4)

2003 Co-author, “Building successful community coalitions: Engaging and sustaining grassroots involvement,” 131st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA (November 15-19)

2003 Plenary speaker, “Coalitions as a Means for Asthma Control: The Allies Against Asthma Experience. Coalition Approaches Engage Grassroots Community Stakeholders,” NHLBI, National Conference on Asthma 2003, Washington, DC (June 19-21)

2003 Co-presenter, “They Asked, We Told: Community members as partners to reduce childhood asthma,” Society for Applied Anthropology, Portland, OR (March 19-23)

2002 Presenter, “Community’s Voice in the Assessment Phase of Research: Managing Childhood Asthma,” 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA (November 9-13)

2002 Presenter, “Explanatory Models of Families’ Experience with Childhood Asthma.” Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers, 11th Biennial Conference, Geneva, Switzerland (September 2-4)

2002 Presenter, “It Closes Your Breathing Down:” African-American Families’ Fears About Asthma,” Society for Applied Anthropology, Atlanta, GA (March 6-10)

2002 Poster Presentation, “African American’ Explanatory Models (EMs) of Asthma,” American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 58th Annual Meeting, New York City, NY (March 1-6)

2002 Presentation, “Conducting Longitudinal Qualitative Family Systems Research: Methodological Lessons,” Southern Nursing Research Society, 16th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX (February 7-9)

2001 Presenter, “You Grow out of It,” Society for Applied Anthropology, Merida, The Yucatan, (March 28-April1)

2001 Presenter, “Asthma and Allergy Education: A Cultural Perspective,” Teaching the person with Asthma & Allergy: A Conference for Health Care Professionals, sponsored by the Washington State Chapter of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Renton, WA ( February 23, 2001)

2000 Presenter, “Social Justice as the Foundation of Nursing Care,” Commitment to Justice in Jesuit Higher Education Conference, Santa Clara, CA, October 5-8.

2000 Presentation, Peterson & Sterling. “Families Experience of Asthma: Explanatory Models of African Americans,” 5th International Family Nursing Conference, Chicago, IL, July 19-22.

2000 Presentation, Sterling & Peterson, “Characteristics of African American Mothers of Children with Asthma,’ 5th International Family Nursing Conference, Chicago, IL, July 19-22

2000 Presentation, Sterling & Peterson, “Characteristics of African American Mothers of Children with Asthma,” Eleventh Dr. Linda Corson Jones Memorial Research Day sponsored by Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing and Epsilon Nu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, New Orleans, LA (March 31)

2000 Presentation, Peterson & Sterling, “It Stings Like a Jellyfish: African American Children’s Images of Asthma,” Society for Applied Anthropology, San Francisco, CA (March 21-26)

2000 Presenter, “Asthma and Allergy Education: A Cultural Perspective,” Teaching the person with Asthma & Allergy: A Conference for Health Care Professionals, sponsored by the Washington State Chapter of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Renton, WA (January 28-29)

1999 Presenter, “Eliciting Explanatory Models of Asthma,” 6th Annual Joint Conference on Health, Spokane, WA (October)

1999 Poster presentation, Peterson & Sterling, “Explanatory Models of Asthma Among African American Women Caretakers. Women’s and Children’s Health Issues: A Global Perspective. International Conference, Maui, HI (August 1999)

1999 Poster presentation, Sterling & Peterson, “Characteristics of African American Mother of Children with Asthma. Women’s and children’s health Issues: A Global Perspective. International Conference, Maui, HI (August 1999)

1998 Presentation, Peterson & Sterling “Exploratory Models of Asthma,” Society for Applied Anthropology Tucson, AZ (April 1999)

1998 Presenter, “Borderless Classroom: Academia Expands into the Community,”1998 Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, San Juan, Puerto Rico