Louise Reagan, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing (Affiliate)
Research Overview
Dr. Reagan is a Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner with 18 years of expertise providing primary care to ethnically diverse persons with multiple chronic illnesses including diabetes. Dr. Reagan, a member of the Center for Correctional health at the University of Connecticut, has served as project director of the New York University study site for a multisite NHLBI funded RO1 (HL118189-01) testing the efficacy of self-management training and support in virtual environments, conducted research to enhance correctional nursing workforce development and explored the relationships of diabetes knowledge, self-care behavior, illness representation and glycemic control among incarcerated persons. Dr. Reagan’s research interests include developing and testing behavioral interventions to improve self-management of chronic conditions specifically diabetes and quality of life among vulnerable populations -more recently person’s with a history of an incarceration experience.
Education
| Degree | Institution | Major Area of Study | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow | New York University, College of Nursing | Diabetes and Chronic Illness Self-management | 2014-2016 |
| PhD | University of Connecticut | Nursing | 2014 |
| Post Master’s Certificate | University of Connecticut | Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), Primary Care | 1997 |
| MS | University of Connecticut | Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care | 1993 |
| BS | Western Connecticut State College | Nursing | 1980 |
| louise.reagan@uconn.edu | |
| Phone | 860.874.5644 |
| Mailing Address | 49 Ridgewood DriveVernon, CT 06066 |