Voices from the Nursing Frontline
Reaching the Unreachable: Meeting the Challenge in CNA Research with Deborah Lee & Cathy Cooper
July 3, 2024
Join the "dynamic duo" of Dr. Deborah Lee and Dr. Cathy Cooper as they dive deeper into their unique research study on CNAs in the state of Tennessee. They share with host, Dr. Christy Hall, the findings of their research study, many lessons learned in the process, including the joys of partnering with a colleague who shares the same passion as you, and more. Dr. Lee and Dr. Cooper touch on the importance of recruitment, training, and retention of CNAs and much more. Don't miss this second part of the two-part series dedicated to this imperative line of the healthcare workforce.
Join us for a Part Two with this dynamic duo from MTSU! 

Deborah Lee, PhD, RN, NBC-HWC, is the NHC Chair of Excellence in Nursing at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU).  In April 2019, Dr. Lee founded, and directs, the Positive Aging Consortium at MTSU. Dr. Lee earned Associate and Bachelor’s degrees in nursing from Western Kentucky University.  She has a Master of Nursing degree from Emory University, and a Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  

Dr. Cathy Cooper, Ed.D, RN, COI, CNE,  is a Professor of Nursing at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN where she teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Dr. Cooper's career in health care began as a nursing assistant working in a long-term care facility in her hometown while pursuing a BSN at Indiana State University. She has a Master’s degree in Nursing of Adults from IUPUI and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul MN.