Rebecca S. Sloan, Ph.D.

Dr. Sloan's research include chronic illness, family dynamics, the meaning of illness, and social aspects of health and illness. Her clinical expertise is in end-stage renal disease, dialysis, and organ transplantation. She has published in the areas of child sexual abuse, hypertension, and renal disease in journals including the Journal of Community Health Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Journal of Infectious Disease, American Journal of Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Clinical Pharmacology, and Transplantation. In addition to her nursing background, she has a doctorate in medical sociology. Her dissertation was "A Hermeneutical Study of the Medical Treatment Decision for End-Stage Renal Disease Patients and their Families." Dr. Sloan has presented research findings at local, national, and international nursing, medical, and sociology conference. She currently serves as a consultant for nursing and medical research development. Dr. Sloan has particular interest in qualitative research methods including phenomenology and hermeneutics.

Contact info:
Rebecca S. Sloan, Ph.D.
Indiana University School of Nursing
1111 Middle Drive, NU 312
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 278-1413
(317) 278-2154 FAX
rsloan@iupui.edu