Faculty and Staff Profile

Veronica Parker

Educational Background

Ph.D. Biostatistics
Medical University of South Carolina 1994

B.S. Physics-Engineering
College of Charleston 1984

B.S. Engineering Analysis - Concentration in Bioengineering
Clemson University 1986

Courses Taught

Nursing Research (undergraduate program)
Nursing Research Analysis (Statistics--graduate program)
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (DNP graduate program)

Profile

Dr. Veronica G. Parker is an Alumni Distinguished Professor at Clemson University, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, School of Nursing. Dr. Parker is also the Director of the Center for Research on Health Disparities and a CUSHR Faculty Scholar. She earned a Ph.D. in Biostatistics from the Medical University of South Carolina, a BS in Engineering Analysis (concentration in Bioengineering) from Clemson University, and a BS in Physics-Engineering from the College of Charleston. She has served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health (2018-2022). Dr. Parker teaches in the undergraduate and graduate programs at Clemson, in the areas of nursing research, clinical epidemiology, and research analysis (statistics). Dr. Parker has expertise in the areas of categorical data analysis, path analyses, statistical analysis of survey and chronic disease registry data, and big data analytics (to name a few). Dr. Parker has secured over $11 million in collaborative internal and external research funding thus far at Clemson. Dr. Parker’s current research interests are in the areas of health disparities/health equity, quality of life and well-being, resilience, spirituality, and health risk behaviors in vulnerable and underserved populations.

Research Interests

My current research interests are in the areas of health disparities/health equity, quality of life and well-being, resilience, spirituality, eustress, and health risk behaviors in vulnerable and underserved populations. I have expertise in the areas of categorical data analysis, path analyses, statistical analysis of survey and chronic disease registry data, and big data analytics (to name a few). I have served as biostatistician on a number of funded projects, and have been a PI or Co-I on several previously funded grants addressing recruitment/retention of underrepresented minorities in research. I have been involved in asset mapping of community resources in rural racial/ethnic minority communities in SC, and in health-related program evaluations. At Clemson University, I am Director of the Center for Research on Health Disparities, an Alumni Distinguished Professor, and a CUSHR Faculty Scholar.

Research Publications

Eble S, Wisco O, Boccuto L, Laffin B, Parker V, Davis N, & Temples H. (2024). “Genetic factors associated with hidradenitis suppurativa, a literature review.” International Journal of Women’s Dermatology, 10(2):p e158, DOI: 10.1097/JW9.0000000000000158.

Rahemi Z, Malatyali A, Adams S, Jarrín O, Demiris G, Parker V, Anaraky R, & Dye C. (2023). “Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment.” American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 40(11):1182-1189. DOI:10.1177/10499091221146255.

Withycombe J, Kubaney H, Okada M, Yun C, Gupta S, Bloom C, Parker V, Rau R, & Zupanec S. (2023). “Delivery of care for pediatric patients receiving blinatumomab: A children’s oncology group study.” Cancer Nursing, online ahead of print, DOI:10.1097/NCC.0000000000001309.

Coles C, & Parker V. (2023). “Faith-based Interventions to Address the Health of African Americans.” In Steven S. Coughlin, Lovoria B. Williams, & Tabia Henry Akintobi (Eds.), Black Health in the South (Chapter 5; pp. 79-95). JHU Press, ISBN 1421445476, 9781421445472,
DOI: 10.56021/9781421445472.

Rahemi Z, & Parker V. (2022). “Does culture matter? Young and middle-aged Iranian-American adults’ perspectives regarding end-of-life care planning.” American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine®, 39(5):555-561. PMID: 34365832, DOI: 10.1177/10499091211036894.

Kant R, Antony M, Geurkink D, Gilreath N, Chandra L, Zipprer E, Munir K, Chandra R, Parker V, & Verma V. (2022). “Real-time continuous glucose monitoring improves glycemic control and reduces hypoglycemia: Real-world data.” Primary Care Diabetes, DOI:10.1016/j.pcd.2022.09.005 PCD1226 ISSN 1751-9918. [Available online 16 September 2022].

Whitcomb J, Stanley L, Valentine K, Bush H, Wetsel M, Mejia S, Parker V, Higgs L , McFarlane A, Gonzales L, Farmer K, Mayfield M, Garrison A. (2022). “A commitment to caring when preparing the bedside nurse: Evaluating perceived quality across university academic and clinical learning environments.” International Journal of Human Caring, 26(1). DOI:10.1891/HumanCaring-D-20-00065

Wright ME, Parker V, Demosthenes L, Stevens M, Litwin A. (2022), “Changing nurse practitioner students’ perceptions regarding substance use disorder.” J for Nurse Practitioners 18(1):81-85. DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.08.014

Moch S, Parker V, Young L, Valentine K. (2021). “Teamwork and coaching for successful manuscript development by nurse faculty: A novel approach.” Nursing Education Perspective, Sep-Oct 01;42(5):325-326. DOI: 10.1097/01.nep.0000000000000775 PMID: 33481490.

Davis N, Parker V, Lanham J, Love C, Christy M, Poetzschke E, Wyman J. (2021). “Burdens and educational needs of informal caregivers of older adults with urinary incontinence: An internet-based study.” Rehabilitation Nursing 46(3), 172–178. PMID: 33591086
DOI: 10.1097/rnj.0000000000000317

Wright ME, Parker V, Demosthenes L, Stevens M, Litwin A. (2021), “Changing nurse practitioner students’ perceptions regarding substance use disorder”, Mendeley Data, V1. DOI: 10.17632/4pk5fwybzd.1

Wallace L, Davis S, Meehan N, Parker V, King K. (2021). ‘The Impact of an Educational Program on School-based Telehealth and Parent Willingness to Use Telehealth.” The Journal for Nurse Practitioners 17(10):1256-1260. DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.09.003

Mayo R, Parker V, Sherrill W, Coltman K, Hudson M, Nichols C, Yates A, Pribonic A. (2016). “Cutting Corners: Provider perceptions of interpretation services and factors related to use of an ad hoc interpreter.” Hispanic Health Care International. Jun;14(2):73-80. PMID: 27257220 DOI: 10.1177/1540415316646097

Steck M, Eggert J, Parker V, Crandall L, Holady B. (2016). “Assessing awareness of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) among nurse practitioners: A Pilot Study.” International Archives of Nursing and Health Care. 2:041 ISSN: 2469-5823 Volume 2 | Issue 2. DOI: 10.23937/2469-5823/1510041

Eggert J, Dye C, Vincent E, Parker V, Daily S, Pham H, Watson A, Summey H, Roy T. (2015). “Effects of viewing a preferred nature image and hearing preferred music on engagement, agitation, and mental status in persons with dementia.” SAGE Open Medicine, January-December 2015 3: 2050312115602579, first published on August 31, 2015. DOI: 10.1177/2050312115602579.

Gibson L, Thomas S, Parker V, Mayo R, Wetsel M. (2014). “Breast cancer fear in African American breast cancer survivors.” J of Cultural Diversity. Winter 21(4), 135-44. PMID: 25898498

Mayo R, Sherrill W, Griffin S, Parker V. (2012). “Content, placement, and acquisition of cancer education for Latino patient care: A qualitative study of medical and nursing students.” J Cancer Education. Dec;27(4):618-24. DOI: 10.1007/s13187-012-0406-4.

Krussig K, Willoughby D, Parker V, Ross P. (2012). “Obesity among nurses: Prevalence and impact on work.” American J for Nurse Practitioners, July/Aug 16(7/8). 14-21. DOI:10.1177/8756479305278267

Parker V, Coles C, & Black V. (2012). “Foreword.” Family and Community Health, Jan/March 35(1): 2-4.

Bendik M, Mayo R, Parker V. (2011). “Knowledge, perceptions, and motivations related to HPV vaccination among college women.” J of Cancer Education. Sep 26(3): 459-64. PMID: 21336980 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0200-8

Croteau S, Howe L, Timmons S, Nilson L, Parker V. (2011). “Evaluation of the effectiveness of ‘The Village’: A pharmacology education teaching strategy.” Nursing Education Perspectives. Sep-Oct 32(5): 338-41. PMID: 22029248 DOI: 10.5480/1536-5026-32.5.338

Logan B, Davis L, Parker V. (2010). “An inter-institutional academic collaborative partnership to end health disparities.” Health Education & Behavior, August 37(4): 580-592. PMID: 20547761 DOI: 10.1177/1090198110363378

Parker V, Coles C, Logan B, Davis L. (2010). “The LIFE Project: A community-based weight loss intervention program for rural African American women.” Family and Community Health, April/June 33(2): 133-143. PMID: 20216356 PMCID: PMC2852247 DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3181d594d5

Haynes D, Pruitt R, Watt P, Parker V, Price K (2010). “Controlling metabolic syndrome in the Latino population: Support for current guidelines.” Hispanic Health Care International, 8(2):85-92. DOI: 10.1891/1540-4153.8.2.85

Case R, Haynes D, Holaday B, Parker V. (2010). “Evidence-based nursing: The role of the Advanced RN in the management of heart failure patients in the outpatient setting.” Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, March/April 29(2): 57-64 [ANCC/AACN 2.3 contact hours]. DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e3181c92efb

Lee E, Jackson B, Parker V, DuBose L, Botchway P. (2009). “Influence of family resources and coping behaviors on well-being of African American and Caucasian parents of school-age children with asthma.” ABNF Journal, 20(1):5-11. PMID: 19278181

Degazon C, Parker V. (2007). “Coping and psychosocial adaptation to Type 2 diabetes in older blacks born in the Southern US and the Caribbean.” Research in Nursing & Health, 30, 151-163. PMID: 17380516 DOI: 10.1002/nur.20192

Honors and Awards

Appointed as Policy Research Fellow, Institute for Child Success (ICS). The ICS Policy Research Fellows are distinguished professionals invited from a range of organizations, sectors, and geographies around the country to capture a robust set of skills and interests related to early childhood well-being (June 2023 – June 30, 2025).

Appointed as Faculty Scholar of the Clemson University School of Health Research (CUSHR), at the rank of Professor, by the Executive VP for Academic Affairs and Provost, April 1, 2015-2021. Reappointment: May 15, 2021-Present.

Appointed as Member of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health, Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services (2018-2022).

Received 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award from Family & Community Health … based on providing high quality reviews serving as reviewer and Editorial Board member (November 23, 2021).

Selected for the fourth class of the President’s Leadership Institute (PLI) at Clemson University…selection based on a strong recommendation from area leadership and the result of a highly competitive selection process (May 2019 – April 2020).

Received title as Alumni Distinguished Professor (CU, Fall 2015) …selection based on dedication to and excellence in teaching and a continuing commitment to Clemson University and Clemson students.

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