Karen Solheim
Education
Postdoctoral traineeship, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing;
Ph.D., University of Colorado Health Sciences Center;
M.S., University of Illinois-Chicago College of Nursing;
B.S., University of Wisconsin–Madison
Departments & Organizations
School of Nursing
Contact
Karen Solheim, director for Global Health Initiatives in the School of Nursing, focuses on global health nursing. Current scholarship addresses international nongovernmental organization engagement with refugees and internally displaced persons. She facilitates School of Nursing global health activity.
Teaching Areas
Community health nursing; global health nursing; health and disease in Thailand
Practice/Service
Co-leads International Partners for Education, Inc., an international nongovernmental organization supporting secondary education for orphaned children in Malawi.