
Overview
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Dr. Joyce Newman Giger has spent more than 45 years in higher education serving as faculty, Founding Dean, and most recently President. As President of AUHS, she successfully lead the University through Eligibility for WASC. She is a noted author; having published 7 books, 165 peer-reviewed journal articles, and 19 book chapters.
She has garnered several million dollars in research funding to study genetic indices for cardiovascular disease in pre-menopausal African-American women. She is an expert in culturally competent health care and is sought after World wide for this expertise.
She worked as Co-Chair, Expert Panel on Cultural Competence, American Academy of Nursing in 1999 – 2007.
Dr. Giger's research focuses on genetic indices and other physiological predictors of coronary heart disease among pre-menopausal African-American women (18-45) as they relate to designing culturally competent interventions to stop the phenotypical expression of risk indices for the development of coronary heart disease among this vulnerable population.
Dr. Giger's research specifically takes into account gene-environmental interactions, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, the metabolic syndrome in relations to the development of coronary heart disease in this vulnerable population.
Over her extensive career, she been awarded numerous prestigious accolades including the Honorary Doctorate and Creation of Nursing Program at Bethel College in Mishawaka and recognized as a Nurse Excellence recipient by the The National Black Nurses Association.
She obtained her Master of Nursing from Indiana University and her Doctorate in Education from Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Ball State University.
research interests
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Health Comorbidity Prevention
Genetics
Cardiovascular Disease
Coronary Heart Disease
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2014Exhaustion, immuno-inflammation, and pathogen burden after cardiac surgery: An exploratory studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1474515113482805 Web of Science: 000335686100003
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2013Clinical and socio-demographic predictors of postoperative vital exhaustion in patients after cardiac surgeryFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.01.002 Web of Science: 000316035900005
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2011A Guide to Developing a Culturally Competent OrganizationFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1043659610387147
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2010Chapter 3: Theoretical Basis for Transcultural CareFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1043659610374321
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2008Church and Spirituality in the Lives of the African American CommunityFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1043659608322502
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2007Understanding cultural language to enhance cultural competenceFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2007.05.004
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2004Dysmetabolic syndrom: Reducing cardiovascular riskFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/00006205-200410000-00004
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2002The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment ModelFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/10459602013003004
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1999Will You Fit if You Move to a Job in Another Culture?Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00126450-199912000-00004
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1998Educating the culturally diverse healthcare student.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00006223-199803000-00016
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1998Nursing clients of Greek ethnicity at home.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00004045-199809000-00009
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1998Patients' use of denial: coping with the unacceptable.Full Text via DOI: 10.7748/ns.12.43.44.s54
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1998Recognizing Abuse in Culturally Diverse ClientsFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/00126450-199812000-00004
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1994
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1994Changing nursing students' attitudes: An exploratory studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/00185868.1994.9948492
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1993A program for water-intoxicated patients at a state hospital.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00002800-199303000-00004
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1988
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1987Strategic planning: Implications for nursing practice and educationFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/00185868.1987.10543604
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Conference
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2016SOLUBLE CD14 AND INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EXHAUSTION AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY. A130-A130.Web of Science: 000373949800421
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Editorial Material
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2020Racism: What It Is, and What It Is Not.. vi-viii.
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2017
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2017
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2015
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Note
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Other Scholarly Work
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2007Activity of the beta-myosin heavy chain antisense promoter responds to diabetes and hypothyroidism.. H3065-H3071.Full Text via DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01224.2006
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Review
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2007Eliminating health disparities: Understanding this important phenomenon. 221-233.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/01.HCM.0000285013.88278.1e
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2007Promoting culturally appropriate interventions among vulnerable populations.. 293-316.Full Text via DOI: 10.1891/0739-6686.25.1.293
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2007The mystery of altruism and transcultural nursing. 64-67.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200701000-00008
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2004A review of the literature on care of clients in pain who are culturally diverse. 47-55.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2003.00208.x
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2004
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1998When your patient uses denial.. 10-14.
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1997When touch is not the best approach.. 203-206.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1997.tb00305.x
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1996Haitian Americans: Implications for nursing care. 249-260.Full Text via DOI: 10.1207/s15327655jchn1304_4
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1995The management of memory deficits in the elderly: the nurses' role. 201-207.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.1995.tb00077.x
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