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Research

The group meets Tuesdays from 2:30pm to 4:30pm Eastern time via Zoom with meeting ID 736-885-912. Anyone interested in learning about phenomenological research is welcome to attend.

Current topics include the following:

  • Teen pregnancy in rural Appalachia
  • Women veterans who experienced military sexual assault and have chosen to reveal it through public online social media
  • Families of children with cancer in rural North Carolina
  • Emerging adults with anxiety and depression who adopted a plant-based diet
  • Lived experience of Navajo nurses on the reservation during the COVID 19 pandemic
  • Lived experience of Type 2 diabetics who have a continuous glucose monitor
  • Restorative practices in schools
  • Teacher burnout

If you are conducting phenomenological research and would like to be involved, please contact Dr. Sandra Thomas in the College of Nursing at sthomas@utk.edu.

Recent studies have included topics such as living with diabetes, transformative learning, rural patient care, the experience of serving patients with endocarditis, and breastfeeding in the workplace.