Sharron Crowder, Ph.D., M.N., R.N.
Current Title: Clinical Professor
Current Organization: Indiana University
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Sharron J. Crowder, PhD, RN, ATSF, FAAN is a Clinical Professor at Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) with expertise in health policy and advocacy. She is nationally recognized for creating innovative programs that empower nursing students, faculty, and healthcare providers to engage in health policy and advocacy. Notable programs she developed and leads include: IUSON Legislative Fellowship, AARP-IUSON Legislative Fellowship, IUSON Specialty Fellowship, and Eagles Health Policy Mentoring Program.
She also serves as Assistant Dean for Health Policy Initiatives at IUSON where she supports the Dean in advancing health-positive initiatives. In this role, she helps faculty integrate policy and advocacy into curricula across all degree programs and strengthens the school’s engagement with government relations, health policy stakeholders, and professional organizations.
Her leadership in health policy includes serving as a 2019–2020 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellow, placement was with the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor (Majority). She currently holds national leadership roles with: RWJF Health Policy Fellows Faculty Network (Co-Chair); American Thoracic Society (Chair, Health Policy Committee); Association of Black Nursing Faculty (Director, Leadership and Policy Mentoring Fellowship); and AcademyHealth (Nominating Committee Member).
Dr. Crowder’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing is from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Masters of Nursing from Emory University, and PhD from Indiana University.
Fellow in 2019-2020
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Ph.D., M.N., R.N.
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Sharron J. Crowder is a clinical associate professor at the Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON), with clinical experience in pediatrics, pulmonary disease, and case management. She is also the special assistant to the dean for health policy initiatives. She teaches health policy and leadership courses and assists faculty in the integration of health policy throughout the curriculum. Her work involves the creation and ongoing coordination of two IUSON programs: The Legislative Fellowship program which offers a firsthand health policy analysis and evaluation immersion experience with the Indiana General Assembly, and the Eagles program, a health policy leadership development program that offers students long-term individualized mentoring that extends after graduation. Both programs foster the development of nurses for local, state, and national leadership roles. Her current research explores policy perspectives and strategies to improve workforce capacity for prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Prior to her IUSON positions, Crowder served in various nursing and administrative positions in health systems in the United States and military instillations in Germany. Her practice and research focused on chronic disease management, particularly regarding African American adolescents with asthma and their families. She has also held academic roles at six colleges and universities throughout the country.
Crowder received a bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, a master’s in nursing from Emory University, and a doctorate from Indiana University. Crowder was selected as a 2014 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Health Policy Faculty Fellow and as a 2018 American Thoracic Society Fellow.(Updated 09/01/19)
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Current Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Current Organization: Indiana University
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