Sandra B. Dunbar

Heart Failure & Transplant

Emory University

About

Sandra B. Dunbar works in Heart Failure & Transplant affiliated with Emory University.

Sandra B. Dunbar is the Charles Howard Candler Professor Emerita of Cardiovascular Nursing and a Research Professor at Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. She holds a secondary appointment as Professor in the School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology at Emory University. Her research emphasizes psychosocial responses to cardiac illness, including interventions for heart failure patients and their families.

Research focus

Heart Failure Self-CarePsychoeducational Interventions for Implantable Cardioverter DefibrillatorsFamily-Focused Interventions in Cardiovascular DiseaseSymptom Management in Chronic Cardiac ConditionsCaregiver Outcomes in Heart Failure

Impact

445 pubs · 16,705 cites · h-index 57

Training

PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1982
MN
University of Florida
1973
BSN
Florida State University
1972

Affiliations

Work Experience

Charles Howard Candler Professor Emerita of Cardiovascular Nursing

Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing · 2000 - Present

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Advancement

Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing · 2018 - Present

Professor (Secondary Appointment)

Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology · 2000 - Present

Associate Professor

University of Miami School of Nursing · 1981 - 1988

Assistant Professor

Florida State University School of Nursing · 1975 - 1979