Christina Purpora, RN, PhD

Assistant Professor

Education

Ph.D. (Nursing) - University of California, San Francisco
MSN (Nursing Education focus) - University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
BSN - Regis University, Denver, CO
ASN - Ventura College, Ventura, CA
Diploma - Thompson School for Practical Nurses, Brattleboro, VT

Administrative Appointments

Lead Faculty, Sophomore 1
Member, Curriculum Committee
Member, Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects

Research Areas

Horizontal Violence and other similar concepts including Bullying and Incivility
Quality and Safety of Patient Care
Peer Relationships and Peer Communication
Nursing Education
Acute Care/Hospital Nursing
Student Nurses
Staff Nurses

Teaching

Nursing Fundamentals
Applied Assessment

Publications

Purpora, C., Blegen, M.A., & Stotts, N.A. (2012). Hospital staff registered nurses' perception of horizontal violence, peer relationships, and the quality and safety of patient care. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Purpora, C., Blegen, M.A., & Stotts, N.A. (2012). Horizontal violence between hospital staff nurses related to oppressed self or oppressed group. Journal of Professional Nursing, 28, 306-314. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2012.01.001

Purpora, C., & Blegen, M.A. (2012). Horizontal violence and the quality and safety of patient care: A conceptual model. Nursing Research and Practice, 2012, 5 pages. doi:10.1155/2012/306948.

Purpora, C., & Davison-Price, M. (2008). How to trade an editor's red pen for a peer editor's compassion. In K.T. Heinrich, A nurse's guide to presenting and publishing: Dare to Share (pp. 372-377). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.