Professional Interests:

Health Disparities, Health Literacy and International Nursing Education and Practice

Primary Teaching Areas:

Health disparities, Community health, Trends and Issues, Health policy

Selected Publications:

• Georges, C. A. (2010) Honoring Black Nurses. AJN, American Journal of Nursing. Vol 110  2

• Georges, C.A. , (2007) Diversity in nursing: A long road ahead. in Mason,D., Leavitt,J. Chaffee, M. Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders 559-567

• Georges,C.A. (2005) Professional nursing organizations: Influencing policy affecting the health status of African American communities. Nurse Leader. Vol 3 5

• Georges, C. A. , Bolton, L, Bennett, C (2004). Test of Functional Health literacy in African American Journal of the National Black Nurses Association Vol 15 1

• Georges, C. A. ( 2004) African American nurse leadership: pathways and opportunities. Nursing Administration Quarterly. Vol 28 3 170-172

• Bolton, L. Giger, J., Georges, C. A. (2004) Structural and racial barriers to health care. Annual Review of Nursing Research Vol 22 p-39-58

• Georges, C. A., Bolton, L., (2003) Quality of care in African American communities and the nursing shortage. Journal of National Black Nurses Association Vol 14 2

• Bolton, L. Giger, J., Georges, C. A. (2003) Eliminating structural and racial barriers: A plausible solution to eliminating health disparities. Journal of National Black Nurses Association Vol 14 1

Works in Progress:

• The meaning of health for African American women leaders in health care

• Minding the Gap: Mental Health Disparities

Education:

• BSN, Seton Hall University College of Nursing

• MA, New York Univesity

• EdD, University of Vermont