Heather R. Hall, PhD, RN, NNP-BC

Dean and Professor

Administration

Education

PhD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2008
MSN, Infant/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, University of South Alabama, 2001
BSN, Nursing, University of South Alabama, 1998

Research Interests

Nursing college student wellness and obesity prevention
Families of children with developmental disabilities which include autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and sickle cell disease
Conducted research on family meal practices among African American mothers residing in health disparity zip codes.

Ongoing Research Support

Hall, H. R. (2021). Department of Health and Human Services/Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) $229,771. Role: Project Director. (Funded)
Fruh, S., Primary Investigator. (2019-2020). Healthy Student, Happy Nurse: A Longitudinal Investigation of Nursing Students' Health-Related Behaviors to Promote Professional Well-being, Research and Scholarship Development Grant - University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. $22,794. Role: Co-investigator. (Funded).
Hall, H. R. (2017). Department of Health and Human Services/Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP). Role: Project Director. (Funded)
Hall, H. R. (2016). Department of Health and Human Services/Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) $191,364. Role: Project Director. (Funded)
Hall, H. R. (2015). Department of Health and Human Services/Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) Role: Project Director. (Funded)

Hall, H. R. & Fruh, S. (2012). Communication and Adaptation in Minority Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, College of Nursing Dean’s Grant (Funded)
Meyer, T., Hall, H. R., Norris, K., Whitworth, S., & Hamilton, K. (2010, September). Outward Bound research for adolescent girls, University of South Alabama, College of Nursing Dean’s Grant, (Funded)
Hall, H. R. (2009, March). Associations Among the Severity of Distinct Behaviors of Children with Autism, Community Support for the Family, and Family Adaptation, University of South Alabama Research Council and University of South Alabama Maternal Child Nursing Department, (Funded)
Hall, H. R. (2007, September). Adaptive Behaviors of Children with Autism, Family Support Networks, Parental Stress and Coping, University of South Alabama, College of Nursing Dean’s Grant, $2,000 and University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Lauralee Larrabee Adolescent Research Endowment, (Funded)
Graff, C., Neely-Barnes, S., Roberts, R., & Hall, H. R. (2006, March). Parents’ views of their communication with siblings of children with down syndrome, autism, sickle cell disease, and cerebral palsy. Society of Pediatric Nurses, University of Tennessee College of Nursing, the University of Tennessee College of Social Work, and the University of Tennessee Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities,. (Funded)

Book Editor

Hall, H. R., & Roussel, L. A. (Eds.) (2022). Evidence-based practice: An integrative approach to research, administration, and practice (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Hall, H. R., & Roussel, L. A. (Eds.) (2017). Evidence-based practice: An integrative approach to research, administration, and practice (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Hall, H. R., & Roussel, L. A. (Eds.) (2014). Evidence-based practice: An integrative approach to research, administration, and practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

Selected Referred Publications

Graves, R. J., Harrell, M.*, Barinas, J. L*., Taylor, S. E.*, Fruh, S. M., Williams, S. G., McDermott, R., Hall, H. R., Hauff, C., Sittig, S., Campbell, M., Hudson, G., & Melnyk, B. M. (in press). The impact of perceived risk of contracting COVID-19 on nursing student well-being. Journal of Nursing Education https://www.healio.com/nursing/journals/jne
Fruh, S., Williams, S., Hauff, C., Graves, R. J., Hauff, C., Williams, S.G, & Hall, H. R. (2021). Weight bias and stigma: Impact on health. In Krau, S.D., and Golden, A. (Eds.), Nursing Clinics of North America, 56(4). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
Fruh, S. M., Taylor, S. E.*, Graves, R. J., Hayes, K.*, McDermott, R., Hauff, C., Williams, S. G., Sittig, S., Campbell, M.*, Hudson, G., Hall, H. R., Melynk, B. M., & Barinas, J. L.* (2021). Relationships among hope, body satisfaction, wellness habits, and stress in nursing students. Journal of Professional Nursing, 37, 640-647.
McDermott, R. C., Fruh, S. M., Williams, S., Hauff, C., Sittig, S., Wright, T., Riley, B., Swanzy, D., Graves, R. J., & Hall, H. R. (2021). Characteristics of negative and positive mental health among nursing students in the United States. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 27(1), 44-53.
Graves, R. J., Williams, S. G., Hauff, C., Fruh, S. M., Sims, B.*, Hudson, G. M., McDermott, R. C., Sittig, S., Shaw, T., Campbell, M.*, Barinas, J. L.*, & Hall, H. R. (2020). Undergraduate versus graduate nursing students: Differences in nutrition, physical activity, and self-reported body mass index. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1842421
Hauff, C., Fruh, S. M., Sims, B. M.*, Williams, S. G., Herf, C., Golden, A., Graves, R. J., Minchew, L.A., & Hall, H. R. (2020). Nurse practitioner students’ observations of preceptor engagement in obesity management and weight bias: A mixed methods approach. Journal of the American Association for Nurse Practitioners, 32(7), 520-529. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000440
Fruh, S., Williams, S., Hayes, K., Hauff, C., Hudson, G. M., Sittig, S., Graves, R. J., Hall, H. R., & Barinas, J.* (2020). A practical approach to obesity prevention: Healthy home habits. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 1, 1-11.

Hayes, K.*, Williams, S. G., Fruh, S., Graves, R. J., Minchew, L. A., & Hall, H. R. (2020). Sleep, screen time, and family meal frequency in preschool children: A pilot study. The Nurse Practitioner, 45(8), 35-41. http://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000681788.13417.56
Sittig S., Hauff, C., Graves R. J., Williams, S. G., McDermott, R. C., Fruh, S., Hall H. R., Campbell, M.*, Swanzy, D., Wright T., & Hudson G. M. (2020). Characteristics of and factors influencing college nursing students' willingness to utilize mHealth for health promotion. CIN Computer Informatics, Nursing, 38(5), 246-255.
Graves, R. J., Zlomke, K., Graff, J. C., & Hall, H. R. (2020). Adaptive behavior of adults with Down syndrome and their health-related quality of life. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 4(1), 27-35.
Fruh, S. M., Golden, A., Minchew, L. A., Platt, T. H., Hall, H. R., Graves, R. J., Williams, S. G., Mehari, K., Sims, B. M.*, Hauff, C., & Cheese, C. (2019). Competency in obesity management: An educational intervention study with nurse practitioner students. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 31(12), 734-740.
Hauff, C., Fruh, S. M., Graves, R. J., Sims, B. M.*, Williams, S. G., Minchew, L. A., Hall, H. R., Platt, T. H., & Barclay, M.* (2019). NP student encounters with obesity bias in clinical practice. The Nurse Practitioner, 44(6), 41-46.
Williams, S. G., McDermott, R., Fruh, S., Graves, R., Hall, H. R., Wright, T., Swanzy, D., & Carter, C.* (2018). Nursing student satisfaction with daily life: A holistic approach. Journal of Nursing Education, 57(12):751-755.

Fellowship/Leadership Programs

2019-20 MentorLINK Program, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC
2017-18: Fellow, Wharton Executive Leadership Program, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2016-17: Provost Faculty Fellow, University of South Alabama
2015-16: Fellow, Leadership for Academic Nursing Program, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC

Awards

2013: Faculty Scholarship Award, University of South Alabama College of Nursing
2013: Mobile Bay’s Class of 40 under Forty, Mobile Bay Magazine
2011: Lissie Velasco Whetsell Award, Roy Adaptation Association
2010: Excellence in Nursing Education Award, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Zeta Gamma Chapter