Carol Boyd

Deborah J. Oakley Collegiate Professor of Nursing and Women's Studies Director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender Research Scientist, Substance Abuse Research Center Golden Apple Professor MSN, R.N, FAAN PhD: Wayne State University, Nursing with Anthropology

Contact Information:
1136 Lane Hall
204 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1290
734.764.9537
Email: caroboyd@umich.edu

Websites:
http://www.umich.edu/~irwg
http://www.nursing.umich.edu/faculty/boyd_carol.html

Scholarly Interests: Women and substance abuse.

Biography: Carol Boyd PhD, MSN, FAAN is Director of the Institue for Research on Women and Gender, Deborah J. Oakley Collegiate Professor in the School of Nursing and Women's Studies, research scientist at the U-M Substance Abuse Research Center and a nationally recognized scholar in the study of women and substance abuse.  Her research focuses on the relationship of gender to drug seeking and drug abuse prevention, including both prescription and illicit drugs. Currently, Dr. Boyd is studying gender differences in prescription drug use and abuse among secondary and college students using web-based research protocols, as well as HIV treatment and prevention, particularly within prison populations.

Publications:

Boyd, C.J., McCabe, S.E. & Teter, C.J. (2006).  "Medical and nonmedical use of prescription pain medication by youth in a Detroit-area public school district." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 81(1): 37-45.

Boyd, C.J., McCabe, S.E. & Teter, C.J. (2006). "Asthma inhaler misuse and substance abuse: A random survey of secondary school students." Addictive Behaviors, 31(2):  278-287.

Boyd, C.J., McCabe, S.E. & Morales, M. (2005). "College Students’ and Alcohol Abuse: A Critical Review." Annual Review of Nursing Research, 23: 179-211.

Boyd, C.J., Teter, C.J. & McCabe, S.E. (2004). "Pilot study of abuse of asthma inhalers by middle and high school students." Journal of Adolescent Health, 34(6): 531-534.