Bio:
Luvenia W. Cowart,
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Luvenia W. Cowart, Ed.D., R.N.
Dr. Luvenia W. Cowart is an associate professor of practice, Department of Health and Wellness in the College of Human Services and Health Professions at Syracuse University. She also is a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse fellow.
Dr. Cowart received a B.S. in nursing education from Wayne State University; an M.S.N. in nursing education, an M.S. in rehabilitation and vocational counseling, and an Ed.D. in adult education/administration, all from Syracuse University.
Dr. Cowart’s academic interests focus on public health and health education among minorities; community partnerships and interdisciplinary collaborations; and health disparities and minority health issues, including health literacy, cultural competence in health care, prostate cancer in African American men, and obesity in African Americans.
She is the principal investigator on the Prostate Cancer Education Project, which seeks to reduce prostate cancer deaths among African American men; and the Genesis Health Project, an obesity and healthful lifestyles intervention program for African American families conducted in partnership with local churches and other sponsors. She also is the editorial director of Healthy You, a student health newsmagazine published by the College of Human Services and Health Professions in collaboration with Syracuse University’s Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs.
Co-founder and president of Health Literacy Productions, Inc., Dr. Cowart has shown dedication to her causes through participation in several professional affiliations, including the New York State Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society in Nursing, Pi Lambda Theta Honor and Professional Association in Education.
Among Dr. Cowart’s many professional projects are the Pfizer Health Literacy Visiting Lecturer Grant; the Interprofessional Learning Community, a Syracuse University Vision Fund; Assessing the Health Needs of 100 African American Men, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program; and multiple grants to support the Genesis (obesity) Project, including Excellus BlueCross/BlueShield, Wegmans Corporation, Wal-Mart Corporation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rosamond Gifford Foundation, and the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation.
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