College of Education and Health Professions

Kathleen Barta, Ed.D., R.N.

Associate Professor of Nursing
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing

253 Epley Center for Health Professions
Phone: 479-575-5871
FAX: 479-575-3218
kbarta@uark.edu

Degrees:

Ed.D.,   University of Arkansas, Adult Education, 1992
M.S.N., Boston College, Maternal Child Nursing, 1980
B.S.N.,  Marquette University, Nursing, 1975

Teaching Areas:

Therapeutic Communication
Child/Family
Community
Seminar in Nursing

Research Interests:

School health, school nursing, research utilization and evidence-based practice, professional development.

Professional Biography:

Kathleen Barta has clinical expertise in the care of children and families. She has worked as a nurse educator since 1980 and was instrumental in the development and implementation of both the BSN and MSN programs at the University of Arkansas.

Academic Interests and Accomplishments:

Kathleen Barta has conducted survey research in the area of school nursing. She was instrumental in developing the new M.S.N. Program.

Personal Information:

Kathleen Barta is married to Dr. Samuel Totten, Professor at the University of Arkansas.

Publications/Presentations:

Neighbors, M., & Barta, K. (2004). A model for professional development: The school nurse summer institute. Journal of School Nursing, 20(3).

Holt, C., Barta, K., Neighbors, M., & Smith, R. (2003). The role of the school nurse: Comparison of school nurse and superintendent. Education Research and Policy Studies Journal, 3(2): 89-101.

Barta, K.  (pending). Prepared new chapter in "Genetics" for next edition of Monahan, F. D., Sands, J. K., Neighbors, M., Marek,  J. F., & Phipps, W.J.  Medical surgical nursing: Health and illness perspectives, (8th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Barta, K.  (2003). Prepared 14 “Nursing Research Boxes” for the second edition of Fundamentals of Nursing: Caring and Clinical Judgment, (2nd Ed.). Edited by H. Harkreader & M.A. Hogan, Elsevier Science.

Barta, K. (2003). Assessment of the reproductive system and sexuality. In Phipps, Marek, Monahan, Neighbors, & Sands, (Eds.), Medical surgical nursing: Health and illness perspectives, (7th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Barta, K. (2003). Management of women with reproductive problems. In Phipps, Marek, Monahan, Neighbors, & Sands, (Eds.), Medical surgical nursing: Health and illness perspectives, (7th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby. 

Dr. Barta has presented her research at the annual meetings Sigma Theta Tau International, the National Association of School Nurses, and Academy Health.