Kimberly Adams Tufts, Associate Professor
BSN -The Ohio State University, College of Nursing
MSN-Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
WHNP-Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin/University of Wisconsin
ND/DNP-Case Western Research University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Institutional Responsibilities
Teach NURS 644
Teach NURS 732
Teach NURS 800, 801, & 8009
Role Coordinator for DNP program
Research Interest
Infectious Disease-Women/Adolescent Health Issue
Self-care Behaviors in African American Women living with HIV
Family Decision Making Around HPV Vaccine
Prevention
Interventions targeted at preventing STDs and HIV in Adolescents
Practice Interest
Public Policy and Human Rights
Service
Faculty Advisor for Student Chapter of Physicians for Human Rights
Awards/Recognition
2007 Nursing Faculty of the Year, School of Nursing, Old Dominion University
2006 Nursing as Platform for Advocacy, Contribution to Health and Human Rights, Physicians for Human Rights, Boston MA
2005 President's Award, Alumni Association, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University
2005 Faculty Proposal Preparation Program Award from the Office of Research, Old Dominion University
2003 Dorothy Ford Buschmann Presidential Award, Sigma Theta Tau International
1999 Distinguished Lecturer, Sigma Theta Tau International
1999 Competitive Fellowship, Summer Training in African American Aging Research, Michigan Center for Urban African American Research
1997 Mary Kay Lehman Award for Excellence in Teaching, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University
1997 Competitive Fellowship, Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
1996 Cushing- Robb Award, (Clinical, Academic, and Professional Excellence)
1995 Elected Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
1994 Northern Ohio Live Magazine; Special Achievement Award, Community Outreach, (Honorable Mention)
1994 Outstanding Community Leadership, Maternal and Infant Project, Cuyahoga County Child & Family Health Consortium
1993 Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Mu Chapter
1988 Mildred Tuttle Scholarship; Academic Excellence as a Graduate Student