Hope College | Nursing | Faculty & Staff

Paulette Chaponniere

Room 1146 of Science Center
616-395-7426 (office)
616-395-7163 (fax)

Education

MPH, School of Hygiene and Public Health/International Health - 1977 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Recipient of Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship

BS, Nursing - 1971 Columbia University, New York City, New York Dean's List, Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society

BA, French - 1969 Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois

Specialty:

Community Health

International Health

Adult Education

Health Education

Women and Children's Health

Family Planning

Professional Experience:

2002 to present- Associate Professor of Nursing - Hope College

1996 - 2001 - Executive Director of community health center, Goshen, Indiana

1994 - 1995 - Health Planner, Senegal

1990 - 1994 - Master Trainer and Technical Advisor in Family Planning, Niger

1984 - 1990 - International Consultant (over 50 assignments world-wide)

1982 - 1984 - Associate Professor of Nursing - Marion College (now Indiana Wesleyan University)

1978 - 1981 - Community Health Project Director, Senegal

1971 - 1976 - Assistant Director of Nursing, Health Education Coordinator, Nursing Supervisor; OB-ICU Head Nurse, Mama Yemo Hospital, Kinshasa, Zaire

Professional Interests:

Cross-cultural care

Spiritual care

Best teaching practices

Missionary Nursing

Grass-roots initiatives

Presentations:

NCIH-Rountable: Using storytelling and songs to change health behaviors. (Wahsington, D.C., 6/86)

Tropical Medicine Conference-Presentation: Using storytelling and songs to change health behaviors. (Calgary, Canada, 8/85)

CDC-Presentation on Oral Rehydration Therapy, and, Using storytelling and songs to change health behavior. Break-out sessions (Washington, D.C. 12/86)

Christina Medical Society-Presentations:Oral Rehydration Therapy; Using storytelling and songs to change health behaviors. (Wheaton, Ill.)

CCHF/USA-Presentations included overview of LDC health conditions, definition of PHC (Alma Ata), adult learning principles, and Using storytellng and storys to change health behaviors (3/86, Phiadelphia).