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Janet Witucki Brown

Assistant Professor
UTK College of Nursing

Contact Information
Office: 131 College of Nursing
Phone: 865-974-7628
Email: schen4@utk.edu

Home page:http://cogs.utk.edu/people/jbrown.html

Education
Ph.D. in Nursing, University of Tenneesse,2000
M.S. in Nursing, Ball State University,1994
B.S.N. in Nursing, Ball State University,1991

 

Biographical Sketch

 

Biography

On-going Research Projects and
Research Ideas for Next Grant

On going research- 1) Study of help-seeking by older husbands caring for wives with dementia. 2). Study of decisions by elders to enter assisted living facilities. Both are grounded theory studies.

Research ideas for future: 1) Study of decisions by children to care for parents with dementia.- Grounded theory. 2)Study of Elders helping others through participation in Habitat for Humanity builds- ethnographic study.



 

 

       

 

 

 

 

Contact Information

Shu-li Chen, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
University of Tennessee
College of Nursing
1200 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996
TEL 865-974-7628
FAX 865-974-3569
Email schen4@utk.edu