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School of Nursing
McDowell Hall
25 North College
Newark, DE 19716
Ph: (302) 831-1253
Fax: (302) 831-2382
ud-nursing@udel.edu

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School of Nursing Faculty

Larry Dale Tazan Purnell, PhD,
RN, FAAN
Professor

Telephone:(302) 831-4585
E-mail: lpurnell@udel.edu

Mailing Address:
School of Nursing
McDowell Hall
Newark, DE 19716

Education
Ph.D., Columbia Pacific University,  Health Services Administration   
Master of Science in Nursing, Rush University , Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Kent State University
Associate Degree in Nursing, Cuyahoga Community College , Cleveland, Ohio

Research Interests
Culture health disparities
Administration

Recent Scholarship
($25,000) Awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Achieving Competence Today in conjunction with Christina Care, Christiana, Delaware.
 
($1000) Awarded 2003 by University of DE , Global Citizenship Faculty Fellows Program.

Publications

Purnell, L. (2004). Minority groups: An outdated concept? Journal of Advanced Nursing, 48(5), 429.

Stanley, M., Blair, K., Beare, P. & Purnell, L. (2004). Cultural dimensions. In M. Stanley, K. Blair, & P. Beare (EDs), Gerontological nursing: Promoting successful aging with older adults (3 ed., pp. 25-43). Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Co.

Purnell, l. & Paulanka, B. (2004). A guide to culturally competent healthcare. Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Co.

Purnell, L. (2004). Minority groups: An outdated concept? Journal of Advanced Nursing, 48(5), 429.

Purnell, L. (2004). International nursing: A wave of the future: Not a fad. Health Network International, 1(1), 10-12.

Purnell, L., & Paulanka, B. (Eds.). (2003). Transcultural health care: A culturally competent approach, 2ed. Philadelphia : F.A. Davis.

Purnell, L. (2003, March-August). Cultural Diversity for Older Americans. Cultural Competence for the Physical Therapist Working with Clients with Alternative Lifestyles. A monograph. American Physical Therapy Association: Author.

Purnell, L., & Foster, J. (2003a). Cultural aspects of alcohol use: Part II. The Drug and Alcohol Professional. (3)3, 17-23.

Purnell, L. & Foster, J. (2003b). Cultural aspects of alcohol use: Part I. The Drug and Alcohol Professional (3)2, 3-8.

Presentations
Purnell, L. (2005, April 9). Globalization: Unexpected Health Consequences for Central Americans. Presented at the 4th International Crossing Borders Conference sponsored by the University of Texas , Arlington in Ft. Worth , Texas.

Purnell, L. (2004, December 3). Invited keynote Address. Men in Nursing: Meeting a World of Healthcare Needs. American Assembly of Men in Nursing Conference. Tucson, AZ.
 
Purnell, L. (2004, September 23). Invited Presentation. Cultural Competence: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond. Hackettstown Memorial Hospital Washington Adventist Hospital , Hackettstown, NJ.
 
Purnell, L. (2004, June 15). Refereed plenary presentation. Implications of Economic factors on health-care of immigrant and other vulnerable populations. Presented in Alciante, Spain at the 30 th Annual Conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society: Impact of Gender, Politics, and Economics on Transcultural Nursing and Healthcare of Immigrant and other Vulnerable Populations.
 
Purnell, L. (2004, May 14). Invited Presentation. Using the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence on the Iberian Peninsula . Presented at an area wide conference in Beja, Portugal. Presentations was given in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.

Purnell, L. (2004, March 19). Organizational Cultural Competence: Workshop. First Annual Conference of XI-PSI Chapter at Large Leadership Conference. New Orleans, LA.

Purnell, L. (2004, March 18). Invited. Promoting Cultural Competence: Are Universities Meeting the Needs of Culturally Diverse Students. Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.

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