Kathleen C. Ashton, PhD, APRN, BC

Contact Dr. Ashton

130 South Ninth Street
Edison Building, Suite 833
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 503-7557
(215) 923-1468 fax

Education
PhD, Temple University, Health Education, 1988

MS, University of Maryland, Nursing, 1977

BSN, Coe College, Nursing, 1974

Diploma, Mercer Medical Center, Nursing, 1973

University Appointment
Professor

Research and Clinical Interests
Research interests include Women and Cardiovascular Disease and Women's Health
Licensed as an Advanced Practice Nurse with Prescriptive Authority in NJ
Interest in International Health based on annual medical missions to Peru
Legal Nurse Consultant for plaintiff and defense cases
Expertise in Critical Care and Adult Health Nursing

Publications

Most recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Research on faculty orientation programs: Guidelines and directions for nurse educators
2. Recruitment and retention of women in two longitudinal studies of recovery from coronary events: A secondary analysis
3. How men and women with heart disease seek care: the delay experience.
4. A replication study of experienced graduate nurse faculty orientation offerings and needs.
5. Tenure for nursing faculty: who decides and does it matter?
6. Perceived learning needs of men and women after myocardial infarction.