Ruth Ann Belknap,

PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC

Office Phone (414) 288-3027

E-Mail ruth.belknap@marquette.edu

Specialization

Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Highest Degree and Institution

PhD Wayne State University

Brief Statement of Scholarly Interests
My program of research focuses on migration and health with an emphasis on Mexican immigrant women’s experiences. My current research explores how young Mexican women describe learning about relationships within their family; social/familial support after immigration, and community based participatory research exploring the context of the lives of Latinas in Milwaukee.

Descriptive Titles of Courses Recently Taught

• HEAL 025 - Culture and Health

• HEAL 298 - Multicultralism and Health

• HEAL 198 - Migration and Health: Mexico and the U.S.

Scholarly Publications

Belknap, R.A. (2008). Crossing Borders in Search of the Mother Interdependence Across Time and Distance. Families in Society. 89(4).

Belknap, R.A.(2008). Teaching Social Justice Using a Pedagogy of Engagement. Nurse Educator. 33(1).

Belknap, R.A. & Cruz, N. (2007). When I was in my home I suffered a lot: Mexican women’s descriptions of abuse in family of origin. Healthcare for Women International, 28:506-522.

Fox, P., Burns, K. Popovich, J., Belknap, R., & Frank-Stromborg, M. (2004). Southeast Asian refugee children: Self-esteem as a predictor of depression and scholastic achievement in the U.S. International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing Research, 9, 1063-1072.

Belknap, R.A. (2003). Understanding abuse and violence against women: A two day immersion course. Nurse Educator, 28, 170-174.

Belknap, R.A. & Sayeed, P. (2003). Te contariá mi vida: I would tell you my life, if only you would ask. Healthcare for Women International, 24, 723-737.

Extramural Grants or Awards

• 2005  Delta Gamma, Sigma Theta Tau Chapter Grant, project title “Male- Female Relationships: Perceptions and Expectations of Young Mexican Women”.

Professional Affiliations

• Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International

• Sigma Theta Tau International , Delta Gamma Chapter

• Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence