Carolyn Jb Strickland

Carolyn June Strickland is a professor emerita in the Department of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing. Her research focused on advancing the science and practice of transcultural nursing in the area of prevention with American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. She dedicated her career to supporting the advancement of AI/AN health through research, teaching, and community service.

Over more than 25 years, she conducted research with tribes in Washington state and designed culturally tailored women's health screening programs for AI/AN women. In 1997, she collaborated with two Coast Salish tribes to establish community health clinical rotations for University of Washington School of Nursing students - a program that continues today. She also developed a manual of lesson plans and a related video series to help tribes strengthen grant-writing capacity.

Professor Strickland served as an associate editor for the Journal of Transcultural Nursing, contributed to the Spirit of Eagles Community Network project for over 20 years, and remained active in professional organizations such as the Transcultural Nursing Society and the Native Research Network.