Kathleen Sullivan
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 328
Honolulu, HI 96822
Ph: 808-956-5744, Fax: 808-956-5296
Email: ksulliva@hawaii.edu
BS, Hawaii Loa College, 1985; MS, University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1991; PhD, University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2005.
Clinical Area of Focus: adult mental health
My focus in nursing research is HIV prevention with a particular interest in self-efficacy for disclosure of HIV status to sex partners, and self-efficacy for negotiating safer sex. This stems from a broader interest in interpersonal communication, and a strong belief that nurses have a critical role in HIV prevention, as we have license to discuss sensitive information with people.
For five years I served as a project director for a grant sponsored by the CDC entitled, Bridges to a Healthier Hawai'i: Service Learning for Total Health & HIV Prevention. Faculty incorporated the pedagogy of service-learning into a mental health nursing course, which afforded students the opportunity to learn through serving in the community. This was rewarding for the students on many fronts.
I enjoy teaching mental health nursing in a multicultural context. I have practiced nursing in Hawaii and Australia, and served as an Ambassador of Goodwill in Fiji, through a Rotary International Grant for University Teachers Serving in Developing Countries. Rural health nursing education is a scholarly and academic endeavor I will continue to develop and pursue. I am also currently licensed to provide foster care to children of Hawaii who are in need.
Teaching Topics: Mental Health Nursing; Psychophysiology of Human Behavior, Psychotherapeutic modalities in Advanced Practice Nursing; HIV Prevention
Recent Awards and Publications:
Seed Grant from University of Hawaii Office of Research and Extramural Programming, Female Self-Disclosure of HIV-Positive Serostatus to Sex Partners
University of Hawaii Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award (1999-2000); Project