Barbara White is an Associate Professor, the Vera Z. Dwyer Distinguished Chair of Nursing Practice, and the Chief Nurse Administrator with the Vera Z. Dwyer School of Health Sciences. She earned a Ph.D. in Nursing from Indiana University, a Master of Science in Nursing Education from Bethel College, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Marquette University. Barbara's area of research is the success of African American nursing students as one path to promote health equity. Her teaching interests include nursing care of children, family health nursing, palliative care, and nursing management. Barbara teaches from a growth mindset believing every student is capable of learning and succeeding in nursing. Her recent accomplishments are listed below.
Teaching Awards:
Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) 2022 Inductee
LuAnn Woodrick Teaching Award (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Service Award:
2026 Eldon Lundquist Faculty Fellow
Service Grants:
2025 Women of IU $2500.00 grant Introduction to Health Science Careers: A STARBASE Summer Day Camp Experience
Certifications:
Vital Talk Trainer
End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Trainer
QPR Suicide Prevention Trainer
Mental Health First Aid Certified
Publications
White, B.J., Mentag, N. & Kaunda, B. (2020). African American Nurses Describe Experiences of Mistrust and Trust While in Nursing School. Nursing Education Perspectives 41(3):157-162 . DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000606.
White, BJ. (2018). African American Nurses Describe Pre-Licensure Education Experiences: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Professional Nursing 34(5), 346-351. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2017.12.008
White, B.J. (2016). Experiences of African American students in pre-licensure schools of nursing: A qualitative descriptive study (Doctoral Dissertation). Available from ProQuest LLC (ProQuest Number 10119269).
White, B.J. & Fulton, J.S. (2015). Common Experiences of African American Nursing Students: An Integrative Review. Nursing Education Perspectives: 36(3), 167-175.