Office Address: Moore G06
Email: mhollis@email.wcu.edu 
Phone: 828-227-2660

Research Interests:

• Social support & Social Networks; Graduate education strategies; Program Planning & Evaluation

Areas of Expertise:

• Research Methods, Quality Improvement 

Education:

• Ph.D.,  University of South Carolina, Columbia; Arnold School of Public Health
• M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Education
• B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Cultural Anthropology
• RN, Fort Sanders School of Nursing, Knoxville, Tennessee

Current Research in Progress:

• Graduate Student Evaluation of Scholarly Articles
• Impact of School Nurse Presence on Early Release Due to Illness and Teacher Time Devoted to Health Issues – A 3-year Grant from the Community Foundation of Henderson County via the Cummings Foundation (with Dr. Jean Hill in Nursing)
• The Research Experience: A Qualitative Study of Health Sciences Graduate Students

Graduate Courses Taught Include:

• MHS 530 – Theoretical Foundations in Public Health
• MHS 532 – Clinical & Worksite Education
• MHS 534 – Training & Development in Health Care Organizations
• MHS 538 – Program Planning & Evaluation
• MHS 665 – Quality Performance in Health Care Organizations
• MHS 675 – Research Methods in Health Sciences
• MHS 696 – Research Seminar
• MHS 698/699 – Research Project/Thesis in Health Sciences (direct student research)

Undergraduate Courses Taught Include:

• HSCC 440 – Quality Management
• HSCC 470 – Research Methods & Analysis
• ENVH 470 – Principles of Epidemiology