Professor of Health Care Administration and Associate Dean for Health Sciences at The Christ College of Nursing & Health Sciences
About
Josephine Kershaw is a Fulbright scholar and professor and associate dean at the Christ College of Nursing & Health Sciences. Previously, she served as dean of the College of Graduate & Undergraduate Studies at Life University. She obtained her PhD in social sciences and education and her MBA with an interdisciplinary specialization in health services policy and administration from Florida State University. She serves on various community boards and has received numerous teaching excellence awards.
Current Work:
Dr. Kershaw has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to numerous evaluation reports, and authored three book chapters. She has received over a million dollars of grant funding and served as an NIH grant reviewer. Dr. Kershaw also has graduate certificates in human resource development, evaluation, and gerontology. Her research interests are in the areas of community paramedicine, quality and performance excellence, health disparities and human rights, tobacco and HIV/AIDS prevention, health policy and program evaluation.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Health disparities, human rights, tobacco