Rhonda Hollis

RN, MSN, PhD
Professor
hollis_rhonda@colstate.edu
706-568-5054
Office: Illges 313C

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science, University of Illinois
Master of Science in Nursing, Medical College of Georgia
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Tuskegee Institute

Clinical Experience & Interests

HIV/AIDS
Women's Health
Spiritual Well-Being
Substance Abuse
Public Health

Professional Organizations

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
Alpha Lambda Chapter Member
Pi Beta Chapter Charter Member
Pi Beta Bylaws Chair 2002-2003
Southern Nursing Research Society
American Nurses Association
National League of Nursing
Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority
Kappa Chi Chapter Financial Secretary, 2004-present
Board of Directors (Treasurer), Three Rivers AHEC, Columbus, GA
Member, Recruitment & Retention Task Force
National League for Nursing, 2001-2004
Peer Reviewer
Advanced Nursing Education Grant Program
Bureau of Health Professions
Division of Nursing
Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA)
Accreditation Program Evaluator, NLNAC, 2000-present

Courses / Teaching Areas

NURS 4280 Community & Family Nursing
NURS 4177 Nursing Leadership
NURS 4377 Senior Preceptorship

Publications / Certifications / Awards

Advanced Practice Nurse Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Rite of Passage Convocation, CSU, 2006
Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Illinois, 2000
Mary Eliza Mahoney Award, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Columbus, GA, 1996
Outstanding Graduating Graduate Award, University of Illinois, Nursing Alumni
Association, 1995
Outstanding Student Leadership Award, Alumni Association, University of Illinois, 1995
Excellence in Nursing Practice Award, Columbus Metro Black Nurses Association,
Columbus, GA 1991
Speaker, Nursing Honor Society Convocation, Columbus State University, 2000
Schizophrenia & Psychoses, Xinjiang Medical University, P.R. China, 1999
Education & Health Care Delivery in China, Sigma Theta Tau, Pi Beta Chapter, 1999
Nursing in the 21st Century, Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority, 1997
Nurses have the Courage to Care West Central GA Regional Hospital, 1997
Life has Meaning, Network AIDS, Columbus, GA, 1997
Poster Presentation: Exploring Determinants Affecting HIV Risky Behavior Among African American Women, Southern Nursing Research Society Annual Meeting, Norfolk, VA, 1997
Predictors of AIDS Risky Behavior Among African-American Women, 8th International
Research Congress, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 1996 (plus 7 other conferences)
Family Therapy (Co-dependency & Dysfunctional Families), Annual Georgia Statewide
Minority Advocacy Group for Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Columbus, GA, 1990