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Valerie S. Eschiti, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, CHTP, CTN-A

Valerie S. Eschiti, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, CHTP, CTN-A

Associate Professor


2800 West Gore Blvd.

Lawton, OK 73505

South Shepler Tower: Office, 409

580-591-8021

Valerie-Eschiti@ouhsc.edu


Dr. Eschiti has a clinical background in medical-surgical, critical care, and community health nursing. She has been an educator at OU over two decades, teaching undergraduate and graduate nursing students. She has conducted health-related research in partnership with Comanche Nation. She enjoys assisting others to develop writing skills needed for publication of their work.


Education:

  • PhD, Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, 2007
  • MS, Nursing, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 1988
  • BS, Nursing, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 1983
  • AD, Nursing, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 1981


Board Certification(s):

  • Certified Advanced Holistic Nurse 
  • Certified Healing Touch Practitioner
  • Certified Advanced Transcultural Nurse


Clinical/Research Interests:

  • Health promotion and disease prevention
  • Food as medicine
  • Community-based participatory research
  • Holistic nursing
  • Healing Touch
  • Trauma-informed nursing education


Select Honors and Accomplishments:

  • Fellow of the Transcultural Nursing Society Scholars
  • Associate Editor for the Journal of Transcultural Nursing