Anahid Kulwicki, Ph.D., RN, FAAN Honorable Keynote Speaker

Dr. Anahid Kulwicki, Ph.D., RN, FAAN 

1. Dr. Anahid Kulwicki joined the Lebanese American University in September 2016 as the dean of the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing.
2. Prior to joining LAU, Dr. Kulwicki was Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
3. Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Ph.D program in nursing (2010-2012)
4. Director of the Graduate Nursing Program at the Florida International University College of Nursing and Health Sciences (2008-2010)
5. Served as the deputy director of the Department of Health and Human Services of Wayne County, Michigan
6. Director and health officer for the Department of Public Health, Michigan

Education

B.S.N, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

B.S.N, College Health Practitioner, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA

M.S.N, Nursing Care of Children, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA

Ph.D., Nursing Synthesis, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA

Scholarly Interests

Anahid Kulwicki earned her B.S.N at the American University of Beirut and M.S.N and doctoral degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis. Her program of research focuses on the health of immigrant, refugee and minority populations. A hallmark of her work has been creative collaboration between public and private institutions across multiple disciplines. She established the first health research department for the Middle Eastern community in the US to promote health research and to serve as a conduit for other researchers. In addition, she established and arranged for funding for the first Arab community-based programs for HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, infant mortality, and cardiovascular diseases. Her programs have been evidence-based and effective in improving the health care of the underserved immigrant and refugee populations.

 Her recognized expertise led to her appointment to the Michigan Governor’s Task Force on Minority Health. Institutions such as NIH, W. Kellogg, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and numerous local and state government agencies have supported her research.

Selected Publications

• Kulwicki, A., and Darwish, S. (2016).  Health policy, politics, and reform. In G. Harkness &, R. DeMarco (2nd Eds.), Community and public health nursing: Evidence for practice (pp. 46-61). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.
• Kulwicki, A., (2015).  On-Line Course Modules for RN to BSN. In Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., Transcultural Nursing.
• Kulwicki, A., (2015). Domestic violence in Arab American community: a silent crisis. In M. Amer & G. Awad, Handbook of Arab American Psychology. Accepted for publication.
• Kulwicki, A., Ballout, S. (Spring 2015).  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) In Arabl American Refugee And Recent Immigrant Women. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 22 (1), (9-10).
• Kulwicki, A., Ballout, S., Kilgore, C., Hammad, A., & Dervartanian, H. (2015). Intimate partner violence, depression, and barriers to service utilization in Arab American women. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 26 (1) (1552-7832), 24-30. DOI: 10.1177/1043659614524000.
• Randolph, M., Elbaum, L., Wen, P., Brunt, D., Larsen, J., Kulwicki, A., & De La Rosa, M. (2014). Functional and psychosocial status of Haitians who became users of lower extremity prostheses as a result of the 2010 earthquake. Journal of Prosthetics And Orthotics, 26 (4) (1040-8800), 177-182.
• Kulwicki, A., Randolph, M., Elbum, L., & Graczkowski, R. (2014). Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in post-earthquake Haitian adults with traumatic amputations. Journal of Nursing Care, 3 (7). Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-1168.S1.006
• Kulwicki, A., Aswad, B., Ballout, S. (2010). Barriers in the utilization of domestic violence services among Arab immigrant women: perceptions of professionals, service providers & community leaders. Journal of Family Violence, 25 (8), 727-735. DOI:10.1007/s10896-010-9330-8.