Faculty Profile

Karen Heaton, Ph.D., R.N.

Assistant Professor
Faculty Status:
Education: Ph.D., University of  Kentucky, 2007
Interests: Sleep medicine; sleep deprivation and injury; injury prevention and occupational health issues(particularly in long-haul truckers); emergency nursing.
Phone: (859) 257-5255
E-mail: karen.heaton@uky.edu

Recent Publications

Heaton, K., & Anderson, D. (2007). A psychometric analysis of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 15(3), 177-188.

Heaton, K. (2005) . Truck driver hours of service regulations: The collision of policy and public health. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 6(4), 277-284.

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