Taryn Eastland
School of Nursing
Taryn Yolanda Eastland, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
CLO 397
219-989-2117
Email: taryn.eastland@purduecal.edu
Education:
| Ph.D | Nursing Science | University of Illinois at Chicago | 2010 |
| M.S. | Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) | Purdue University Calumet | 2006 |
| B.S. | Nursing | Purdue University Calumet | 2004 |
Professional Affiliations
- Midwest Nursing Research Society
- Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honor Society, Mu Omega Chapter
Licensure and Board Certification
- Advanced Practice Nurse, State of Indiana, 2006
- Registered Nurse, State of Indiana, 2001
Honors
- Featured Researcher, University of Illinois Healthy City Collaborative, Chicago, IL, June, 2011
- Honorable Mention Ph.D. Student Poster Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Kansas City, Missouri, 2010
- Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 2009
- Predoctoral Trainee Fellowship, NIH T-32 NR07964, Health Disparities in Underserved Populations, Principle Investigator: Barbara Dancy, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2006-2009
- Helen K. Grace Diversity Award, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2007
- Bridges to the Doctorate Training for Minority Nursing Program, Principle Investigator: Mi Ja Kim, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2005-2006
- Outstanding Family Nurse Practitioner Graduate Student, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, 2006
Scholarship/Research Interests
Current scholarship/research:
Prostate cancer screening in African American men; Health Promotion; Health Disparities
Teaching Interests/Courses Taught
Undergraduate
- Nursing Research
- Conceptual and Theoretical Thinking in Nursing
Selected Publications
Eastland, T. Y., Dancy, B., Kim, M. J., Mason, T., Parks, C. G., & Quinn, L. (2010). Development of the Eastland prostate cancer survey. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 33(1), 148-149. doi:10.1177/0193945910378817
