Charleen McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN
Professor
Executive Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs
874 Union Ave., Room 140C
Memphis, TN, 38163
cmcneil8@uthsc.edu
Charleen McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN, joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing in her current role in October, 2022. Dr. McNeill obtained her PhD from the University of Texas at Tyler, her MSN from the University of Texas at El Paso, and her BSN from the University of Arkansas. Her research involves emergency shelter placement, community health issues to include emergency preparedness and response, resilience, opioid utilization and most recently, COVID-19. Research involving emergency preparedness centers on investigating response measures inclusive of individuals and populations with access and functional needs as well as resiliency among populations and the impact health care providers have on preparedness levels. She investigates measures to improve emergency preparedness and response among health care professionals and preparedness levels among vulnerable citizens. Dr. McNeill is involved in studies to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 among various populations, the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of participants, and how antibody levels change over time. Dr. McNeill is an Army veteran who was recognized as the 2017 Inaugural Outstanding Alumni for the University of Texas at Tyler and the 2017 Outstanding Alumni for the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas.