Heather R. Hall, PhD, RN, NNP-BC

Heather R. Hall, PhD, RN, NNP-BC

Dean and Professor
Administration

Education

  • PhD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2008
  • MSN, Infant/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, University of South Alabama, 2001
  • BSN, Nursing, University of South Alabama, 1998

Research Interests

  • Nursing college student wellness and obesity prevention
  • Families of children with developmental disabilities which include autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and sickle cell disease
  • Conducted research on family meal practices among African American mothers residing in health disparity zip codes. 

Ongoing Research Support

  • Hall, H. R. (2021). Department of Health and Human Services/Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) $229,771. Role: Project Director. (Funded)    
  • Fruh, S., Primary Investigator. (2019-2020). Healthy Student, Happy Nurse: A Longitudinal Investigation of Nursing Students' Health-Related Behaviors to Promote Professional Well-being, Research and Scholarship Development Grant - University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. $22,794. Role: Co-investigator. (Funded).
  • Hall, H. R. (2017). Department of Health and Human Services/Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP). Role: Project Director. (Funded)

  • Hall, H. R. (2016). Department of Health and Human Services/Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) $191,364. Role: Project Director. (Funded)

  • Hall, H. R. (2015). Department of Health and Human Services/Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) Role: Project Director. (Funded)

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Book Editor

  • Hall, H. R., & Roussel, L. A. (Eds.) (2022). Evidence-based practice: An integrative approach to research, administration, and practice (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA:  Jones and Bartlett. 
  • Hall, H. R., & Roussel, L. A. (Eds.) (2017). Evidence-based practice: An integrative approach to research, administration, and practice (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA:  Jones and Bartlett.
  • Hall, H. R., & Roussel, L. A. (Eds.) (2014). Evidence-based practice: An integrative approach to research, administration, and practice. Sudbury, MA:  Jones and Bartlett.

Selected Referred Publications

  • Graves, R. J., Harrell, M.*, Barinas, J. L*., Taylor, S. E.*, Fruh, S. M., Williams, S. G., McDermott, R., Hall, H. R., Hauff, C., Sittig, S., Campbell, M., Hudson, G., & Melnyk, B. M. (in press). The impact of perceived risk of contracting COVID-19 on nursing student well-being. Journal of Nursing Education https://www.healio.com/nursing/journals/jne
  • Fruh, S., Williams, S., Hauff, C., Graves, R. J., Hauff, C., Williams, S.G, & Hall, H. R. (2021). Weight bias and stigma: Impact on health. In Krau, S.D., and Golden, A. (Eds.), Nursing Clinics of North America, 56(4). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
  • Fruh, S. M., Taylor, S. E.*, Graves, R. J., Hayes, K.*, McDermott, R., Hauff, C., Williams, S. G., Sittig, S., Campbell, M.*, Hudson, G., Hall, H. R., Melynk, B. M., & Barinas, J. L.* (2021). Relationships among hope, body satisfaction, wellness habits, and stress in nursing students. Journal of Professional Nursing, 37, 640-647.
  • McDermott, R. C., Fruh, S. M., Williams, S., Hauff, C., Sittig, S., Wright, T., Riley, B., Swanzy, D., Graves, R. J., & Hall, H. R. (2021). Characteristics of negative and positive mental health among nursing students in the United States. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 27(1), 44-53.
  • Graves, R. J., Williams, S. G., Hauff, C., Fruh, S. M., Sims, B.*, Hudson, G. M., McDermott, R. C., Sittig, S., Shaw, T., Campbell, M.*, Barinas, J. L.*, & Hall, H. R. (2020). Undergraduate versus graduate nursing students: Differences in nutrition, physical activity, and self-reported body mass index. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1842421
  • Hauff, C., Fruh, S. M., Sims, B. M.*, Williams, S. G., Herf, C., Golden, A., Graves, R. J., Minchew, L.A., & Hall, H. R. (2020). Nurse practitioner students’ observations of preceptor engagement in obesity management and weight bias: A mixed methods approach. Journal of the American Association for Nurse Practitioners, 32(7), 520-529. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000440
  • Fruh, S., Williams, S., Hayes, K., Hauff, C., Hudson, G. M., Sittig, S., Graves, R. J., Hall, H. R., & Barinas, J.* (2020). A practical approach to obesity prevention: Healthy home habits. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 1, 1-11.
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Fellowship/Leadership Programs

  • 2019-20   MentorLINK Program, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC
  • 2017-18: Fellow, Wharton Executive Leadership Program, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 
  • 2016-17: Provost Faculty Fellow, University of South Alabama
  • 2015-16:   Fellow, Leadership for Academic Nursing Program, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC

Awards

  • 2013:  Faculty Scholarship Award, University of South Alabama College of Nursing  
  • 2013: Mobile Bay’s Class of 40 under Forty, Mobile Bay Magazine
  • 2011:  Lissie Velasco Whetsell Award, Roy Adaptation Association
  • 2010:  Excellence in Nursing Education Award, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Zeta Gamma Chapter