Faculty: Carolyn F. Covington

Howard University
Division of Nursing
501 Bryant Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20059
(202) 806-7456

CAROLYN F. COVINGTON
Assistant Professor
DIVISION OF NURSING

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
Doctoral - Howard University, Washington, D.C. Master's - Howard University, Washington, D.C. Undergraduate - Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Medical Surgical Nursing. Critical Care Nursing. Gerontology. Nursing Administration. Medical Sociology. Social Inequality.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Heart disease Prevention Stroke Prevention

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

GRANTS/RESEARCH

(2005) Implementation of Genetics into Nurse Practitioner Curriculum a Multi-Center, Multidisciplinary Approach. $6,000 Howard University Center of Excellence Award. Co-PI
(2006) Increasing Clinical Competence in Chronic Diseases in the Laboratory Setting. $4,000 Howard University Center of Excellence Award. PI.
(2007) Using Cardiovascular Simulation Technology to Increase Health Science Students Clinical Skills and Competence in the Clinical Laboratory. $4,000 Howard University Center of Excellence Award. PI
(2007) Addressing Capital area Racial Ethnic Disparities (SACRED). The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, The National Institutes of Health. $11,000,000. Co-Investigator.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Correlates and Risk Factors Associated with Coronary Heart Disease and the Likelihood of Engaging in Selected Nutrition Health Promoting Behaviors among Women.