UNM College of Nursing: Research

Degrees and Granting Institutions:

1991-1997 Ph.D., School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
1986-1988 M.S.N., College of Nursing, The University of New Mexico
1984-1985 B.S.N., College of Nursing, The University of New Mexico
1976-1979 A.D.N., Nursing, Community College of Denver
1968-1972 B.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology

Areas of Research Interest:
Qualitative research, with emphasis on critical ethnography; rural health; health care issues for rural elders; community-based action research, in partnership with rural communities; diverse patterns of knowing in nursing research & pedagogy.

Areas of Expertise:
Qualitative research, with emphasis on critical ethnography; rural health; health care issues for rural elders; community-based action research, in partnership with rural communities; diverse patterns of knowing in nursing research & pedagogy; philosophy of science, especially human science.

Articles published in the last 5 years:
Averill, J. B., & Magilvy, J. K. (2004). Health care experiences of retired migrant farm workers. Under review at the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU)

Averill, J. B. (2003). Critical ethnography as a foundation for rural health research. Under review at the Journal of Rural Health.

Averill, J. B. (2003). Merging critical ethnography with community-based action research in studies of rural elders. Under review at the Journal of Gerontological Nursing.

Clements, P. T., & Averill, J. B. (2003) Patterns of knowing as a method of assessment and intervention for children exposed to family-member homicide. Under review at the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing.

Clements, P. T., & Averill, J. B. (2003) How did Florence Nightingale know? Under review at the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Averill, J. B., The Troubled Vase: Developing a health care model for rural elders. In process.

Averill, J. B. (2003). Keys to the puzzle: Recognizing strengths in a rural community. Public Health Nursing, 20(6), 449-455.

Averill, J. B. (2002). Voices from the Gila: Health care issues for rural elders in southwestern New Mexico. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 40(6), pp. 1-9.

Fillion, J. S., Clements, P. T., Averill, J. B., & Vigil, G. J. (2002). Talking as a primary method of peer defusing for military personnel exposed to combat trauma. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 40(8). Pp. 40-49.

Averill, J. B. (2002). Matrix analysis as a complementary analytic strategy in qualitative inquiry. Qualitative Health Research, 12(6), pp. 855-866.

Averill, J. B. (2002). A portrait: Magdalena's dream. Public Health Nursing, 19(3), pp. 156-160.

Magilvy, J. K., Congdon, J. G., Martinez, R. J., R. Davis, R., & Averill, J. B. (2000). Taking care of our own: Health care experiences of rural Hispanic elders. Journal of Aging Studies, 14(#2), 171-190.