Background
Dunkin, Jeri Wilden was born on February 19, 1944 in Mancos, California, United States. Daughter of Earrel Edward and Rosemond Ruth Wilden.
Nursing research administrator
Dunkin, Jeri Wilden was born on February 19, 1944 in Mancos, California, United States. Daughter of Earrel Edward and Rosemond Ruth Wilden.
Associate Degree in Nursing, Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon, 1971. Bachelor, Islamia Women's College, Lahore, Pakistan, 1972. Master in Public Health, University Tennessee, Johnson City, 1974.
Bachelor of science in nursing, East Tennessee State University, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1988.
Charge nurse, M. D. Anderson Tumor Institute, Houston, 1971-1972; staff nurse, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, 1972-1974, 77-79; head nurse medical-surgical, Park West Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1974-1978; instructor nursing, East Tennessee State University School Nursing, Johnson City, 1980-1982; assistant professor community health nursing, East Tennessee State University School Nursing, Johnson City, 1982-1988; patient teacher home nursing care, coordinator nursing care, Irshad Ahmad, Doctor of Medicine, Johnson City, 1982-1984; director rural health nurse specialist progressive, assistant professor, U. North Dakota, 1988-1994; coordinator nursing research, Medical College Georgia, since 1994. Consultant Carter County Memorial Hospital, Elizabethan, Tennessee, 1984, Airport Christian Church, Blountville, Texas, 1986-1988.
Member American Nurses Association (community health council), Georgia Nurses Association (vice president 1987-1988), American Public Health Association, Association Community Health Nurse Educators, National League Nursing, National Rural Health Association, Sigma Theta Tau (Outstanding Nurse of Year Epsilon Sigma chapter, 1987, Marie Holly award, 1989, 94, president 1982-1985), Southern Nursing Research Society, Sigma Xi.
Married James Dunkin, May 17, 1986. Children: Rafiqa Rose Ahmad, Saleema Janet Ahmad, Rasheed Irshad Ahmad.