Phoebe Pollitt, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, Appalachian State University Department of Nursing
Bates Center Seminar Series
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Location: Claire Fagin Hall, Room 435, Floor 4, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Abstract: The history of African American and Cherokee nurses in Appalachia 1900-1965 has received scant scholarly attention. In fact, many people are not aware that there are people of color in Appalachia. Knowing about these courageous and unsung nurses adds a piece to the incomplete jigsaw puzzle of nursing history. By increasing our understanding of the history of Appalachian African American and Eastern Band Cherokee Indian nurses and the environment they lived and worked in, we can provide more culturally competent care.
Bio: Dr. Phoebe Ann Pollitt, RN, PhD practiced public health nursing in Appalachia for 20+ years before she started teaching full time in the nursing department at Appalachian State University in 2007. She has written numerous articles and is working on her second book which is a study of Appalachian African American and Eastern Band Cherokee Indian nurses 1900-1965. She has two wonderful sons, one of whom, Doug Paletta, is an Associate Director of the Writing Center at Penn.