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Indiana University

Deborah Cullen, EdD

Deborah Cullen, EdD
  • Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Family Health

Contact Information

(317) 278-3926
Nursing 411
dcullen@iupui.edu

Education

  • EdD, University of Southern California
  • MA, San Diego State University
  • BS, University of Central Florida

Biosketch

Dr. Deborah Cullen is a respiratory specialist and has education and training as a respiratory therapist and medical educator. As an Affiliate Member of the Joanna Briggs Institute, she is an expert in teaching evidence-based practice and specializes in conducting meta-analyses of qualitative findings.  Dr. Cullen, a former president for the American Association of Respiratory Care, currently conducts research related to long-term oxygen therapy for the at-home patient.  Dr. Cullen is also interested in measures, interventions, and therapy related to dyspnea, in particular, deep breathing or breathing techniques.  She has authored web-based learning for such content areas as tobacco counseling, hemodynamics, and evidence-based practice.  As a curricular expert and program consultant, she has developed curricular projects particularly in tobacco, respiratory therapy, and patient education.  She is a mentor to students and colleagues and has published extensively in the mentoring literature.  Dr. Cullen teaches evidence-based practice research to graduate students and has several teaching awards.

Selected Publications

Cullen, D., & Stiffler, D. (2009).  Long-term oxygen therapy: Review from the patients' perspective.  Chronic Respiratory Diseas, 6, 141-147.

Cullen, D. L., Stiffler, D., Settles, J., Pesut, D. (2009).  A database for nurse practitioner clinical education, Computers, Informatics and Nursing, In Press.

Cullen, D. L. (2006). Long-term exygen therapy adherence: What we don't know. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 3(4), 217-222.

Cullen, D. L. (2005). Clinical education and clinical evaluation of respiratory therapy students. Respiratory Care Clinics, 11, 425-447.

Cullen, D. L., & Koss, J. A. (2005).  Oxygen tubing lengths and output flows: Implications for patient care. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 2, 193-197.

 

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