Assistant Dean, Bloomington Campus
Professor, Environments for Health Dept
Fellow, Indiana University School of Nursing, Institute for Action Research for Community Health and the WHO Collaborating Center in Healthy Cities, 1996-present.
Full Member, Indiana University Graduate School, 1999-present.

Duties

As the Assistant Dean and Program Director of Indiana University School of Nursing on the Bloomington campus, Dr. Krothe is accountable to Dean Marion Broome, University Dean, and shares responsibility for Nursing's academic enterprise on the campus. As the campus administrator her primary role is to promote quality education and scholarship by creating a climate conducive to optimal learning experiences. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, Dr. Krothe teaches the undergraduate community health nursing clinical course. She also serves as the Project Director for a school based nurse managed clinic in Brown County, Indiana.

Contact Information

• Office Location: Room 400, Sycamore Hall
• Office Hours: By appointment
• Phone Number: (812) 855-1731
• Fax Number: (812) 855-6986
• Email Address: jkrothe@indiana.edu

Degrees Earned

• DNS, Indiana University, IN, 1991
• MSN, Indiana University, IN, 1982
• BSN, Columbia University, NYC, NY, 1968
• AA, Elmira College, Elmira, NY, 1966

Research Interests

• Community-based primary health care
• Health policy
• School based health care & faculty practice
• Qualitative research methodology
• Adult development & aging

Funded Research Projects

• Indiana State Department of Health, Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHSBG): School Based Primary Health Care in Brown County, IN. (Project Director)
• Indiana State Department of Health, Pocket of Needs Grant Initiative: Improving Immunization Rates in Brown County, IN: Community-Based Nursing Interventions. (Project Director)
• Appointment as a Fellow in the Indiana University School of Nursing, Institute for Action Research for Community Health and the WHO Collaborating Center in Healthy Cities, 1996-2000.

Professional Affiliations

• Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE)
• American Nurses Association (ANA); Indiana State Nurses Association (ISNA)
• Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
• Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
• Indiana Public Health Association (IPHA)

Professional Experience and Honors

• Professor, Indiana University School of Nursing, 2007-present
• Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Nursing, 1998-2007
• Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Nursing, 1992-1998
• Brian Douglas Hiltunen Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Scholarship of Engagement, Indiana University Nominee, Indiana Campus Compact, 2002.
• Thomas Ehrlich Award for Excellence in Service Learning, Indiana University, Committee on Distinguished Teaching Awards 2002.
• Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Fellow 2002-02: http://www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph/fellows2002.html
• Indiana State Department of Health Year 2000 Distinguished Community Service Award for Rural Health at Local Level.
• Indiana University Teaching Excellence Recognition Award 2000.
• Indiana Univeristy Teaching Excellence Recognition Award 1998.
• Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Chapter, International Excellence in Teaching Award 1996.

Publications

• Sigma Theta Tau publication related to Brown County Health Support Clinic: http://www.nursingsociety.org/publications/EXCEL_NE2.html
• Krothe, J.S. (2002). Monitoring program implementation. In N.E. Ervin, Advanced community health nursing practice: Population - focused care. Upper Saddle River, NF: Prentice Hall, 349-369.
• Krothe,J.S., Flynn, B., Ray, D., & Goodwin, S. (2000). Community development through faculty practice in a rural nurse managed clinic. Public Health Nursing, 17, 264-272.
• Flynn, B., & Krothe, J.S. (2000). Foundations of Community Health Nursing, a steamlined essentials version of the 5th edition of Community and Public Health Nursing , Mosby.
• Flynn, B. & Krothe, J.S. (2000). Research applications in community health nursing. In M. Stanhope & J. Lancaster (Eds.), Community Public Health Nursing. St. Loius: Mosby Year-Book Co., Inc, 253-275.
• Krothe, J.S. & Pappas, V. C. (1998). Using technology for collaborative research and writing. Qualitative Health Research, 8 (4), 563-569.
• Pappas, V.C., Krothe, J. S., & Adair, L. (1998). Using collaborative work technology to support active learning. Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 31 (1), 49-61.
• Krothe, J.S. (1997). Giving voice to elderly people: Community-based long-term care. Public Health Nursing, 14, 217-226.
• Krothe, J.S., Pappas, V. C. & Adair, L.P. (1996). Nursing students' use of collaborative computer technology to create family and community assessment instruments. Computers in Nursing, 14, 101-107.