Associate Professor, Level III Coordinator
(334) 844-6766
wildebf@auburn.edu

Education
DSN, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1995

Interests
Adult Health, Advanced Practice Nursing, Health Promotion

Teaching Areas
Fundamentals, Adult Health, Senior Preceptorship, Physical Assessment

Current Research
Health Promotion with low income clients, Health behaviors in rural populations

Overview
Barbara Wilder received her initial nursing education at St. Margaret's School of Nursing, then returned to school to complete her undergraduate degree from Auburn University at Montgomery. She received a master's degree in Adult Health from Troy State University and another master's degree as a nurse practitioner from University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). In 1995, she completed a Doctorate of Science in Nursing from UAB. The focus of her doctoral research was hardiness and quality of life in older adults. Wilder's research program continues to center around adult health. Another component of the research program is nurse practitioners and their perceived roles and actual roles. An emerging area is service learning health promotion and its impact upon nursing students and low income clients.

Wilder joined the AU faculty in 1985 and currently serves as Level III Coordinator. She teaches Fundamentals of Nursing and Medical-Surgical concepts in the junior level.

Recent Publications and Presentations
Hall, L., Dunkelberger, J., Wheat, J., and Wilder, B. (2003). Rural household use of internet and traditional health information sources. Manuscript under review by Journal of Public Health.

Hall, L., Dunkelberger, J., Wheat, J., Tajoy, K., and Wilder, B. (2003). Use of traditional sources and the internet for health information by rural Alabama households. Manuscript under review by Highlights .

Hamner, J., Wilder, B., and Byrd, L. (2002). The engaged university: Community-based service learning in a baccalaureate curriculum. Nursing Outlook , 50(2), 67-71.

Hamner, J. and Wilder, B. (2001). A new curriculum for a new millennium. (An abstract). Proceedings of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Annual Baccalaureate Education Conference, Washington, D.C.

Hamner, J. and Wilder, B. (2001). A new curriculum for a new millennium. Nursing Outlook , 49:127-131.

Evans, A., Dunkelberger, J., Wilder, B., and Wheat, J. (2000). Alabama Nurse Practitioners: Practice, practice sites, and satisfaction with the profession. (An abstract). Proceedings of the 2000 Mid-South Sociological Association annual meeting.