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- Title:
- Kathleen Shannon Dorcy interview
- Interviewee:
- Shannon Dorcy, Kathleen
- Interviewer:
- Hua, Joan, 1989-
- Date Created:
- 2019-12-30
- Role:
- Faculty
- Department:
- Nursing
- Subjects:
- School of Nursing nursing public health social justice tri-campus research homelessness oncology spirituality faith Catholic Church Jesuit research Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM)
- Biography:
- Kathleen Shannon Dorcy (b. 1956) is a nurse scientist and a member of the founding faculty of the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership at University of Washington Tacoma. At the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, she is the director of Clinical Research Education and Practice of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. She became a Fellow of the American Academic of Nursing (FAAN) in 2017. She completed her PhD in 2011 at the Nursing University of Utah, MN in 1991 at the University of Washington, and BSN in 1983 at Seattle University. She graduated with her LPN in 1978 from North Seattle College, after which she entered the convent and served as a Dominican nun for four years before returning to university to obtain her bachelor's degree.
- Description:
- Kathleen Shannon Dorcy shares her trajectory transitioning from being a young nun in the Dominican order to becoming a nurse and having a successful career as a nurse scientist, while continuously teaching at University of Washington Tacoma part time since the founding of the School of Nursing in 1991. She explains inspirations from her faith, family background, and experience moving from New Mexico and Arizona to Bellevue, Washington, that have defined her intellectual pursuits and personal mission. She describes how critical thinking ethics are applied in the community health and nursing curriculum at UW Tacoma.
- Location:
- United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma United States--Washington (State)--Seattle United States--New Mexico United States--Arizona
- Type:
- Sound; Text; StillImage
- Format:
- cpd
- Preferred Citation:
- University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington Tacoma Library, UWTOH201908