C Ann Gakumo PhD, RN

C Ann Gakumo PhD, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing

Associate Scientist (C), Center for AIDS Research , School of Medicine 2009 -
Associate Scientist (C), Minority Health & Research Center , General Clinical Research Center 2009 -
Scientist (C), Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE) , General Clinical Research Center 2012 -
Associate Professor (P), Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care , Nursing Academic Affairs 2016 -
Scholar (C), Sparkman Center for Global Health , School of Public Health 2016 -

Overview

Dr. C. Ann Gakumo is internationally known for her research in addressing health disparities and low health literacy in African Americans living with HIV. In addition to her research, she has made significant contributions in advancing health literacy initiatives and global health into health professional education

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2020	Quality of care for Black and Latina women living with HIV in the U.S.: a qualitative study. International Journal for Equity in Health. 19:115. 2020
2020	Critical, and not functional, health literacy is associated with missed HIV clinic visits in adults and older adults living with HIV in the Deep South 2020
2020	Health Literacy in Surgery. Health literacy research and practice. 4:e46-e65. 2020
2020	Racial disparities and factors associated with prescription for smoking cessation medications among smokers receiving routine clinical care for HIV 2020
2019	Predictors of smoking cessation among people living with HIV receiving routine clinical care 2019
2019	Mental health disorders and alcohol use are associated with increased likelihood of smoking relapse among people living with HIV attending routine clinical care. BMC Public Health. 19. 2019
2018	A summative evaluation of productivity and accomplishments of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program participants. Journal of Professional Nursing. 34:289-295. 2018
2018	A Text Messaging Intervention to Support Option B+ in Kenya: A Qualitative Study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 29:287-299. 2018
2018	A text-messaging intervention to support Option B+ in Kenya: A qualitative study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2018
2018	Advancing the Science and Practice of Medication Adherence. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 33:216-222. 2018
2018	Preparing students for interprofessional work in the global village: The role of nurse educators. Teaching in nursing and the role of the educator: The complete guide to best practice in teaching, evaluation, and curriculum development, 2nd edition. 2018
2017	Perceptions in brain health and cognition in older African Americans with HIV: A focus group study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2017
2017	Perceptions of Brain Health and Cognition in Older African Americans and Caucasians With HIV: A Focus Group Study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 28:862-876. 2017
2017	Feedback on a Multimodal Cognitive Intervention for Adults Aging With HIV: A Focus Group Study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 28:685-697. 2017
2017	Feedback on multi-modal cognitive intervention for adults aging with HIV: A focus group study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2017
2017	Retail Clinic Nurse Practitioner Knowledge, Barriers, and Practice Recommendations: Human Papillomavirus Vaccine. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 13:e241-e244. 2017
2017	Retail clinic NP knowledge, barriers, and practice recommendations: HPV vaccine. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2017
2016	Coping Strategies of Nurses in a Palliative Care Unit 2016
2016	Coping strategies of nurses in a palliative care unit. The Journal of the National Black Nurses Association. 2016
2016	A Qualitative Study on Health Numeracy and Patient–Provider Communication of Laboratory Numbers in Older African Americans with HIV. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 27:826-834. 2016
2016	A process for mapping global health competencies in undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula. Nurse Educator. 2016
2016	Process for mapping global health competencies in undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula. Nurse Educator. 41:37-40. 2016
2015	“keep it simple”: Older African Americans’ preferences for a health literacy intervention in HIV management. Patient Preference and Adherence. 9:217-223. 2015
2014	A comparison of sexual health and sexual pressure among young African American and Caucasian women. Journal of health disparities research and practice. 2014
2014	Make it like the real world: Adolescents' recommendations for the design of a digital HIV prevention game. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services. 2014
2014	Global perspectives on nursing leadership: Lessons learned from an International nursing and health care leadership development program.. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 2014
2014	Make It Like the Real World: Adolescents' Recommendations for the Design of a Digital HIV Prevention Game. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services. 13:163-178. 2014
2013	The Impact of Neuropsychological Performance on Everyday Functioning Between Older and Younger Adults With and Without HIV. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 24:112-125. 2013
2013	The impact of neuropsychological performance on everyday functioning between older and younger adults with and without HIV. Journal of the American Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2013
2013	Women with viral STIs face dilemmas in negotiating condom use and would like direct safe sex advice from clinicians. Evidence-Based Nursing. 16:9-10. 2013
2013	Health numeracy and health literacy within the context of management of patients with human immunodeficiency virus. Nursing : Research and Reviews. 2013
2012	Successful cognitive aging in HIV: Potential strategies for treatment and research 2012
2012	Successful cognitive aging in HIV: Potential strategies for treatment and research 2012
2012	The moderating effect of sexual pressure on young Urban women's condom use. Research in Nursing and Health. 35:4-14. 2012
2012	The moderating effect of sexual pressure on young urban women's condom use. Research in Nursing & Health.. 2012
2011	Cameroonian preadolescents' perspectives of an HIV prevention intervention. World Journal of AIDS. 2011
2011	Predictors of cognition in adults with HIV: Implications for nursing practice and research. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 2011
2011	Predictors of cognition in adults with HIV: Implications for nursing practice and research. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 43:36-50. 2011
2010	Piloting an HIV prevention intervention for Cameroonian girls. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2010
2009	The relationship of sexual empowerment and sexual pressure to condom use of young adult african-american and caucasian women. Dissertation Abstracts International.. 2009
2009	A descriptive study of empowerment and sexual decision making in HIV-positive African-American women. Psychological Reports. 104:482-488. 2009
2008	The entangled concept of empowerment on HIV risk in African American women. In F. Columbus (ed.). Female African Americans and Health Research. New York: Nova Publishers. 2008

Research Overview

Health literacy; health disparities; racial disparities; HIV; medication adherence; treatment adherence; chronic disease management; comorbidities; older adults; peer-based social support; mHealth; technological approaches; intervention development; culturally-tailored interventions; health numeracy; health communication; patient-centered outcomes; leadership in nursing; workforce diversity; health policy; advocacy; social isolation