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Dr. Rita Arras
Rita Arras, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor - Graduate Faculty Status I

Department of Family Health & Community Health Nursing
Office Phone: 618-650-3922
Fax: 618-650-2522
Location: Alumni Hall, Rm. 2335B
E-mail: rarras@siue.edu

Education

  • PhD, 2002 - Health Education, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
  • MS, 1991 -  Community Health Nursing, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL
  • BS, 1978 - Nursing, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL

Area of Expertise

  • Community Health Nursing
  • Health Education

Scholarly Activities

  • Doctoral Dissertation Health Promoting Behaviors Among Men Age 45 and Older
  • Men's Health
  • Summer Research Fellowship 2004 Public Health Nurses as Patient Educators & Counselors'

Professional Society Memberships and Community Activities

  • American Public Health Association, Member
  • Association of Community Health Nurse Educators, Member
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society, Member
  • Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc., Epsilon Eta Chapter, Member
  • St. Clair County Health Commission, Member
  • St. Clair County Willard Scrivner Public Health Foundation, Member
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