College of Nursing

Wilma J Calvert, Ph.D., RN

Teaching Areas:

• Community Health; Nursing Informatics

Education:

• BSN- Oral Roberts University
• MS- University of Oklahoma
• PhD- University of Missouri-St. Louis
• MPE- Washington University

Research Interests:

• Protective factors and adolescent health compromising behaviors
• The role of religion and spirituality in health and health care
• Health disparities

Grant Funding:

• University of Missouri-St. Louis Small Grants Award
  Award Date: Spring, 2007
• University of Missouri-St. Louis Research Award 
  Award Date: Fall, 2006
• University of Missouri-St. Louis Small Grants Award
  Award Date: Fall, 2005
• University of Missouri-St. Louis Small Grants Award
  Award Date: Fall, 2004
• University of Missouri-St. Louis Small Grants Award
  Award Date: Fall, 2003
• Research Grant
  Sigma Theta Tau, International, Nu Chi Chapter
  Award Date: 2000
• Dissertation Award
  Association of Black Nursing Faculty in Higher Education
  Award Date: 2000

Publications/Presentations:

• Calvert, W. J. & Bucholz, K. K. (in revision). Exploratory Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale in a Sample of Black and White Adolescents.
• Calvert, W. J. & Bucholz, K. K. (in revision). The protective effect of religiosity on illicit drug use in a group of Black and White adolescent females.
• Calvert, W. J., Bucholz, K. K., & Heath, A. C. (2005). Relationship of Female Adolescent Alcohol Use to Marijuana Use, Serious Delinquency, and Minor Delinquency. Alcoholism. Clinical and Experimental Research, 29(Suppl), 29A. (abstract)
• Calvert, W. J., Heath, A. C., Bucholz, K. K. (2004). The Mitigating Role of Individual Protective Factors in Female Adolescent Consumption and Alcohol-Related Problems. Alcoholism. Clinical and Experimental Research, 28(Suppl), 151A. (abstract)
• Calvert, W. J. (2002). Neighborhood disorder, individual protective factors and the risk of adolescent delinquency. The ABNF Journal, 13, 127 135. (Refereed)
• Calvert, W. J. (2000). Individual- and family-level protective factors in resilient African American adolescents: Is adult criminality affected? Compendium of Poster Presentations
• Calvert, W. J. (1999). Integrated literature review on effects of exposure to violence upon adolescents. The ABNF Journal, 10, 84 96. (Refereed)
• Calvert, W. J. (1997). Protective factors in the family, and their role in decreasing violence in African-American adolescents. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 4, 110 117. (Refereed)
• Calvert, W. J. (1997). [Review of the book Multicultural clients: A professional handbook for health care providers and social workers, by S.M. Lassiter]. The ABNF Journal, 8, 98 99.
• Calvert, W. J. (1996). The effects of violence in society upon nursing curriculum imperatives. The ABNF Journal, 7, 124 128. (Refereed)