Overview
Education
- LLM - University of Houston Health, Law & Policy Institute, Houston, Texas
- PhD - University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
- JD - Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas
- MSN - University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
- BSN - University of Texas Health Science Center (UTSA), San Antonio, Texas
Certifications
- Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) National League for Nursing
- Certified Attorney Ad Litem State Bar of Texas
- Certified Correctional Health Professional - RN (CCHP-RN) National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
- Certified Correctional Health Professional - Advanced (CCHP-A) National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
Areas of Research, Teaching, And Clinical Expertise and Scholarship
Dr. Blair is a member of the graduate faculty and teaches across programs from Undergraduate to the PhD and DNP. Areas of expertise include Health Disparities, Correctional Health Care, Health Law, Ethics and Policy, and Legal Advocate for Children and Elder, and Legal Representative for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals who have alleged violations in their professional practices. Dr. Blair has over 20 years of experience working with nursing students and has mentored students from PhD, DNP, Masters, and Undergraduate programs. She has more than 20 years working with health professionals in correctional health care settings. Research areas include translational science and behavioral approaches to decrease health disparities and increase health literacy across vulnerable populations with a focus on justice-involved persons.
Selected Accomplishments
- Health Professional of 2024 - Rotary Club of Galveston, TX
- Chair-Elect - National Commission on Correctional Health Care (2024)
- Invited Member, National Corrections Collaborative Project Taskforce (NCC-PT) National Institute of Corrections (2023-Present)
- Member, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Healthcare Delivery & Disparities Research (HDDR) Advisory Panel (2023-Present)
- Member, ABA Racial Justice & Diversity Committee (2023-Present)
Professional Memberships
- The Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health (ACCJH)
- American Bar Association
- Sigma Theta Tau International
- American Nurses Association
- National League for Nurse
- The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA)
Awards
- 2024 Health Professional of the Year - Rotary Club of Galveston, TX
- 2021 Alice Caroline Brown Award for Research - UTMB School of Nursing
- 2011 Outstanding Health Law & Compliance Award, The American Assoc of Nurse Attorneys
Publications
- Baillargeon, J., Linthicum, l., Murray, O., Blair, P., et. al. (2023). The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Incarcerated Older Adults. The Gerontologist.
- Blair, P. (2022). Health and safety in correctional facilities: A Framework for action to overcome obstacles. Journal of Correctional Health Care. Vol. 28-6 (Dec. 2022).
- Nighswander, M. & Blair, P. (2022). From institutions to inclusion: How children with disabilities gained educational rights in the U.S. Journal of School Nursing.
- Blair, P. (2021). How Wonderful It Is to Be a CCHP-RN. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 27(2), 85-85. https://doi.org/10.1089/jchc.2021.29002.pb
- Blair, P.D., Greifinger, R., & Stone, H. (Spring 2011). Pre-Trial Detainees and Health Care Reform: Does Status Impact Access to Care? Exploring Health Reform and Criminal Justice: Rethinking the Connection between Jails and Community Health. Community Oriented Correctional Health Services.
- Blair, P.D., Greifinger, R., & Stone, H. (2012). Pre-Trial Detainees and Health Care Reform: Does Status Impact Access to Care? (Abridged). Correctional Law Reporter.
- Boisaubin E.V., Duarte A.G., Blair, P., Stone H. T.
Well Enough to Execute.
The Health Professional's Responsibility to the Death Row Inmate. Journal of Correctional Health Care 2004 11(1) 31-43. - Contributor, American Nurses Association (2007, 2013, 2020). Corrections Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (Revision). Washington, DC
- August 2013 Schoenly, L. and Knox, C. M. (Eds.), Essentials of Correctional Nursing. New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2013. Print.
- March 2023 Correctional Nursing Podcast.
- Institute of Medicine, Ethical Considerations for Research Involving Prisoners (2007). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/11692
