Donna Richards, PhD, RN
Title: Associate Professor (Clinical)
Current Position: Associate Professor (Clinical)
Research Specialty: Exercise in Older Adults
Hartford Affiliation
Faculty member
Education
- BSN Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia
- MS University of Maryland, Baltimore
- PhD University of Pittsburgh
Honors
- 2008 Honor in Nursing Recipient, University of Utah
- 2008 University of Utah Convocation and Commencement Banner Carrier
- 2007 Honor in Nursing Recipient, University of Utah
- 2004 Certificate of Recognition: Outstanding Nursing Advisor, Student Nurses Association
- 2003 South Carolina League for Nursing Award of Excellence
Related Publications
Reviewer, Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, 8th Edition, 2008 Efficacy of Upper-Extremity Strength Training on Functional Performance Among Elderly Long-Term Care Residents (Published Dissertation), 1996 Effects of Exercise on Peripheral Beta-Endorphin-Like Hormone (published abstract). Society for Neuroscience, 1988
Academic Activities
University of Utah College of Nursing Scholarship Committee Chair
University of Utah College of Nursing Diversity Task Force American Nurses Association Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Gamma Rho Chapter
