Faculty & Staff
Education
1987
Ph.D. (Sociology)
University of Kentucky
Teaching
Dr. Van Winkle joined the department in 1991 following a faculty position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Van Winkle is the course coordinator and teaches in Multicultural Health and the Complex Interviewing Skills component of the Primary Care Clinic Clerkship. She teaches in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, and a graduate course entitled Social Gerontology.
Research Interest
Dr. Van Winkle's current research interests include American Indian suicide and end-of-life decision making among American Indians. Other research topics have included family caregivers of elders with dementia and cognitive impairment among American Indians.
Publications
Stevens, V. M., Redwood, S. K., Neel, J. L., Bost, R. H.,
Van Winkle, N. W., & Pollak, M. H. (2004). Behavioral Science (Rapid Review Series). St. Louis: Mosby.
Van Winkle, N.W. (2000). American Indian and Alaska Native cultures. In K.L. Braun, J. Pietsch, & P.L. Blanchette (Eds.). Cultural issues in end-of-life decision making. Newbury Park. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Van Winkle, N.W., Rosenbaum, M.E., & Redwood, S.K. (1998). Improving fourth-year students' complex interviewing skills. Academic Medicine, 73(5), 590.
Van Winkle, N.W., Rosenbaum, M.E., & Cardador, M.T. (1997). Introducing students to issues of socioeconomic status and community service. Academic Medicine, 72(5), 437-438.
Persson, D., & Van Winkle, N.W (1994). Long-term care. In R.W. Richter & J.P. Blass (Eds.), Alzheimer's disease: A guide to practical management. St. Louis: Mosby, 141-155.
May, P.A., & Van Winkle, N.W. (1994). Indian adolescent suicide: The epidemiologic picture in New Mexico. American Indian and Alaska Native mental health research, 4 (Monograph), 2-34.
Van Winkle, N.W., & May, P.A. (1993). An update on American Indian suicide in New Mexico, 1980-1987. Human Organization, 52(3), 304-315.
