James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN
Dean and Professor

Education
PhD, University of Connecticut School of Education, Storrs, CT
MSN, University of Alabama School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL
BSN, University of Rhode Island College of Nursing, Kingston, RI
Research Interests
- Diabetes care and education
- Psychometric evaluation of instruments
- Risk reduction activities in type 2 diabetes
- Quantitative methodologies/multivariate analyses
Selected Publications
Fain, J.A. (In Press, 2008).
Management of the client with diabetes.
In J.M. Black & J.H. Hawks (Eds).
Medical-Surgical Nursing: Clinical management for positive outcomes (8th ed.),
Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company.
Fain, J.A. (2007).
Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the diabetes self-management assessment report tool (D-SMART).
Diabetes Educ, 33(5), 827-832.
Miller, D., Fain, J.A. (2006).
Educational considerations for people with diabetes.
Nursing Clinics of North America, 41(4), 655-666.
Fain, J.A ., Miller D. (2006).
Pharmacologic interventions for
people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Nursing Clinics of North
America, 41(4), 589-604.
Jurgens, C.Y., Fain, J.A ., & Riegel, B. (2006).
Psychometric testing of the
heart failure somatic awareness scale.
Journal of Cardiovascular
Nursing , 21 (2), 95-102.
Fain, J.A. (2005).
Does your patient know what insulin he's taking?
LPN2005, 1 (1), 5-7.
Fain, J.A. (2004).
Blood glucose meters: Different strokes for different folks.
Nursing2004, 34 (11), 48-51.
Fain, J.A. (2003).
Importance of Research.
In M.J. Franz (Ed). Diabetes in the Lifecycle and Research: A Core Curriculum for Diabetes Educators (5th ed.), (pp. 247-270).
Chicago, IL: American Association of Diabetes Educators.