Assistant Professor
University of Washington Bothell
18115 Campus Way NE
Box 358532
Bothell, WA 98011
Phone: 425.352.3619
Fax: 425.352.3237
Office: UW1-147
Academic Interests:
My academic interests are anchored in the areas of social justice, community health, culture and diversity, social determinants of health, and race, class and gender. My scholarship endeavors fall under the rubric of health disparities. I am particularly interested in using interpretive/critical research methodologies to explore how historical, socio-cultural, political, and economic contexts contribute to health inequalities for American Indians. I have experience working with reservation and urban-based Native communities from the Navajo Nation, the Detroit Metropolitan area, and Seattle/King County.
Teaching Activities:
BNURS 407 - Cultural and Social Issues in Health Care
BNURS 409 - Nursing Strategies for Community as Client
BNURS 521 - Methods of Research in Nursing
Professional Activities:
Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Honors and Awards:
Graduate School Medalist Award (2003-2004); University of Washington
National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship (2001-2004); National Institute of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, Grant # 1 F31 NR07841-03
Magnuson Scholar (2000-2001); University of Washington
Rackham Graduate School Merit Fellowship (1996-1998); University of Michigan
Education:
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Women's Health Interdisciplinary Training; University of Michigan (2006)
PhD in Nursing Science; University of Washington (2004)
MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner Tract; University of Michigan (1998)
BSN; University of Cincinnati (1994)
BA, Economics; Indiana University (1989)
Clinical Background:
Family Nurse Practitioner
Emergency Room Nursing
Community Health Nursing
Selected Publications:
Mohammed, S. A. (2006). Moving beyond the 'exotic': Applying postcolonial theory in health research. Advances in Nursing Science, 29 (2), 98-109.
Mohammed, S. A. (2006). (Re)examining health disparities: Critical social theory in pediatric nursing. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 11 (1), 68-71.
Williams, D. R., & Mohammed, S. A. (In Press). Poverty, migration and health. In D. R. Harris & A. Chih Lin (Eds.), The colors of poverty: Why racial and ethnic disparities persist. New York: Russell Sage.
Williams, D. R., & Mohammed, S. A. (In Press). Discrimination and racial harassment. In G. Fink (Ed.), Encyclopedia of stress (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Elsevier.
Selected Presentations:
Mohammed, S. A. "Contextualizing Diabetes Among Urban American Indians: Implications for Public Health." Oregon Public Health Association Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, October, 2006.
Mohammed, S. A. "Intersections of Racialization and Socioeconomic Status in Representations of Diabetes Among Urban American Indians." American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December, 2005.
Mohammed, S. A. "Diabetes Among American Indians: Broadening the Scope of Community Health Approaches." A Vision for Public Health: Strategies for Creating Healthy Communities Conference, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, Washington, April, 2005.
Mohammed, S. A. "Historical and Social Contexts of Diabetes Among Urban American Indians." Western Institute of Nursing Conference, San Francisco, California, April, 2005.
Mohammed, S. A. "Moving Beyond the "Exotic": The Use of Postcolonial Theory in Health Research." Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, Edmonton, Canada, February, 2005.
