| Associate Professor of Nursing Director of Project Horizon Department of Health Sciences and Nursing
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Teaching Focus
Associate Professor of Nursing Karen Lucas Breda teaches courses on theory and research methods, complementary healing modalities and globalization, health and social issues relevant to professional nurses and other health care providers. She serves as the director of the RN to BSN program and the director of Project Horizon, a community outreach initiative of ENHP's Center for Health, Care, and Well-being. Project Horizon focuses on health, social, and cultural advocacy.
Professional Interests
Breda earned her doctorate in anthropology. Her research interests include the critical political economy of health, the work life of nurses, and participatory action research with service learning, social justice and advocacy projects.