School of Nursing
Associate Professor
CHHS 424 B
704-687-7845
For information on the current research project, please visit The McCoy Research Lab website here.
- Education
- Honors and Awards
- Professional Positions
- Scholarship: Publications
- Scholarship: Research Presentations
- Scholarship: Research Grants and Other Funding
- Teaching Activities
- Service: Graduate Committees
- Service: Undergraduate Trainees/Fellows
- Service: Memberships in Professional Organizations
- Service: Professional Activities
- Service: University Activities
- Service: Community Activities
- Service: Scholarly Presentations
- Professional Development Activities
EDUCATION
July 2015
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA
Research Project: Going On Living Despite HIV: The GOLDEN Study.
June 2012
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Factors Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy Nonadherence Among Older Adults with HIV.
June 2011
Multidisciplinary Graduate Certificate in HIV/STIs
University of Washington, School of Public Health, Seattle, WA
Capstone Project: Risk Factors for Acquiring HIV Infections in Older Adults In King County, WA: A Case Study.
June 1999
Masters of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, WA
Thesis: Getting My Whole Self Back On Track: How African American Women Experience Breast Cancer.
June 1996
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Magna Cum Laude)
Medical College of Georgia, School of Nursing, Augusta, GA
POST-GRADUATE TRAINING
June 2019
Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute
Consortium on Race, Gender & Equity at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD
June 2017
Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research
University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI
June 2016
Clinical & Community-Based HIV/AIDS Training
Brown University, School of Public Health, Providence, RI
August 2015
Introduction to Mixed Methods Research
University of Michigan, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, MI
June 2015
Summer Research Institute on Developing Behavioral Interventions
Johns Hopkins University, Center for Innovative Care in Aging, Baltimore, MD
Aug. – Dec. 2014
Translational Research in Neuro-AIDS and Mental Health Course
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
June 2014
Qualitative Data Analysis Course
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC
June 2013
Summer Training Workshop on African American Aging Research
Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research Workshop, Detroit, MI
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
2013 – present Georgia State License – Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
2005 – present North Carolina State License – Registered Nurse
2000 – 2018 Alaska State License – Advanced Nurse Practitioner (expired)
2000 – present Alaska State License – Registered Nurse
2000 – 2014 Washington State License – Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (expired)
2000 – present ANCC National Board Certification – Family Nurse Practitioner
1997 – present Washington State License – Registered Nurse
1996 – present Georgia State License – Registered Nurse
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2020 – 2022, National Institute of Mental Health, Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program Award
- 2019, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/New Connections Travel Award for the Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute, sponsored by the Consortium on Race, Gender & Equity, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
- 2019, A select participant for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/New Connections Capstone Symposium held March 2019 in New Orleans, LA
- 2016 – 2019, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program Award
- 2016 – 2017, Brown University Clinical & Community-Based HIV/AIDS Training Fellowship, National Institute of Mental Health, R25 MH083620 (PI: Amy Nunn, Brown University)
- 2013 – 2015, Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral National Research Service Award, National Institute of Nursing Research, T32 NR012715, (PI: Sandra Dunbar, Emory University)
- 2012, Hester McLaws Nursing Dissertation Award, School of Nursing, University of Washington
- 2011, de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholarship, Seattle, WA
- 2011, Donna M. Fraser Endowed Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- 2010, Advanced Nursing Traineeship Award, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- 2008, Brines & Fraser Scholarship Awards, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- 2005 – 2007, National Health Service Corps Health Professions Loan Repayment Program Award
- 1999, Citizens of the World Scholarship for international travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 1997 – 1999, National Health Service Corps Health Professions Scholarship Award
- 1997, NIH Stipend for Training Aspiring Researchers Award (STAR), University of Washington
- 1996, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Inductee, Beta Omicron Chapter
- 1996, Anita K. Bass High Scholarship Award, Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority
- 1995 – 1996, Veterans Affairs Learning Opportunities Residency (VALOR) Program Award, Augusta, GA
- 1995, Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority’s Academic Scholarship Award, Phi Chi Beta Chapter
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
- 08/2019 – present Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
- 09/2015 – 08/2019 Assistant Professor, School of Nursing & Health Studies, University of Washington Bothell, Bothell, WA
- 08/2013 – 08/2015 Part-Time Faculty, Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- 03/2013 – 03/2015 Part-Time Faculty, Family Nurse Practitioner Program (Online Instructor), Graduate Nursing Program, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
- 08/2012 – 08/2013 Assistant Professor, Division of Nursing, Winston Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC
- 08/2010 – 06/2012 Research Associate, Center for Health Studies, Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA
- 03/2009 – 06/2009 Co-Instructor, Graduate Program, Dept. of Biobehavioral Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- 02/2009 – 09/2010 Instructor, Undergraduate Program, Nursing Program, South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
- 09/2007 – 08/2012 Family Nurse Practitioner, Medical Advice Services, Group Health Cooperative, Tukwila, WA
- 08/2006 – 10/2008 Family Nurse Practitioner, Post-Deployment Health Re-Assessment Program, Logistics Health, Incorporated
- 06/2004 – 07/2007 Family Nurse Practitioner, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Bethel, AK
- 02/2003 – 09/2004 Clinical Placement Coordinator, Advanced Practice Graduate Programs, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- 01/2003 – 08/2003 Family Nurse Practitioner, Department of Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health Care Center, Seattle, WA
- 09/2002 – 01/2003 Family Nurse Practitioner, Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA
- 07/2000 – 07/2002 Family Nurse Practitioner, National Health Service Corps Scholar, (Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments, Venetie, AK; City of Galena, Galena, AK; Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, St. Mary’s, AK)
- 12/1998 – 06/2000 Consulting Nurse, Group Health Cooperative, Tukwila, WA
- 08/1997 – 06/1999 Research Assistant, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- 01/1997 – 07/1997 Registered Nurse, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA
- 07/1996 - 07/1997 Registered Nurse, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Decatur, GA
- 07/1995 – 06/1996 Veteran Affairs Learning Opportunity Residency (VALOR) Program, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Augusta, GA
SCHOLARSHIP: PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Publications
- McCoy, K., Lipira, L., Kemp, C. G., Nevins, P. E., Huh, D., Turan, J. M.,…Rao, D. (2020). Exploring HIV-related stigma as a determinant of engagement in HIV care by African American women. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 31(2), 167-175. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000140.
- Fabian, K., Molina, Y., Kemp, C. G., Nevin, P. E., McCoy, K., Simoni, J. M.,…Rao, D. (2020). Internalized HIV-related stigma and breast health beliefs among African American women receiving care for HIV in the United States. Journal of Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities, 7(1), 45-51.
- Nunn, A., Jefferies, W. L., Foster, P., McCoy, K., Sutten-Coats, C., Willie, T. C.,…Coleman, J. D. (2019). Reducing the African American HIV disease burden in the Deep South: Addressing the role of faith and spirituality. AIDS & Behavior, 23(Supp 3) 319-330. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02631-4.
- Brayboy, L. M., McCoy, K., Thamotharan, S., Chen, E., Zhu, E., Gil, G., & Houck, C. (2018). The use of technology in the sexual health education especially among minority adolescent girls in the United States. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 30(5), 305-309. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000485.
- Dalmida, S. G., McCoy, K., Koenig, H., Miller, A., Holstad, M.M., Thomas,…Mugoya, G. (2018). Correlates and predictors of HIV medication adherence in outpatients living with HIV/AIDS. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 17(4), 402-420. doi.org/10.1080/15381501.2018.1502709.
- Nunn, A., Parker, S., McCoy, K., Monger, M., Bender, M., Poceta, J.,…Mena, L. (2018). African American clergy perspectives about the HIV care continuum: Results from a qualitative study in Jackson, MS. Ethnicity & Disease, 28(2), 85-92. doi:10.18865/ed.28.2.85.
- Shirley, D., Thibodeau, L., Catz, S. L., McCoy, K., Jorenby, D. E., Safdar, S., & Sosman, J., M. (2018). Cessation-related information, motivation, and behavioral skills in smokers living with HIV. AIDS Care, 30(2), 131-139. doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2017.136708.
- Skinner, J. S., Abel, W. M., McCoy, K., & Wilkins, C. H. (2017). Exploring the “obesity paradox” as a correlate of cognitive and physical function in community-dwelling Black and White older adults. Ethnicity & Disease, 27(4), 387-394. doi:10.18865/ed.27.4.387.
- Dalmida, S. G., McCoy, K., Koenig, H. G., Miller, A., Holstad, M.M., Thomas, T.,….Mugoya, G. (2017). Examination of the role of religious and psychosocial factors in HIV medication adherence rates. Journal of Religion and Health, 56(6), 2144-2161. doi: 10.1007/s10943-017-0377-1.
- Patel, R. R., Chan, P. A., Mena, L., Crowley, J. S., McCoy, K., & Nunn, A. (2017). Time to make the jump: Translating HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis research into real-world public health impact. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 75(5), e144-e146. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001386.
- McCoy, K., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Balderson, B., Mahoney, C., & Catz, S. (2016). Correlates of antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-infected older adults. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 15(3), 248-255. doi: 10.1177/2325957416642019.
- Yoo-Jeong, M., Waldrop-Valverde, D., McCoy, K., Ownby, R, L. (2016). A structural equation model of HIV-related symptoms, depressive symptoms and medication adherence. Journal of HIV and AIDS, 2(3). doi http://dx.doi.org/10.16966/2380- 5536.123.
- McCoy, K., Higgins, M., Zuñiga, J., & Holstad, M. M. (2015). Age, stigma, adherence and clinical indicators in HIV-Infected women. HIV/AID Research and Treatment - Open Journal’s Special Edition: Related Stigma across the Lifespan, SE(3), S1-S8. doi: 10.17140/HARTOJ-SE-3-101.
- Williams, E. C., Bradley, K. A., Balderson, B. H., McClure, J. B., Grothaus, L., McCoy, K., Rittmueller, S. E., & Catz, S. L. (2014). Alcohol and associated characteristics among older persons living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy. Substance Abuse, 35(3), 245-253. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2014.890997.
- Wawrzyniak, A.J., Ownby, R. L., McCoy, K., & Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2013). Health literacy: Impact on the health of HIV-infected individuals. Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 10(4), 295-304. doi: 10.1007/s11904-013-0178-4.
- Balderson, B. H., Grothaus, L., Harrison, R. G., McCoy, K., Mahoney, C., & Catz, S. (2013). Chronic illness burden and quality of life in an aging HIV population. AIDS Care, 25(4), 451-458. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2012.712669.
Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
- Clemons, J. & McCoy, K. (2012). Infection control: It’s time to get immunized. Long-Term Living Magazine, 61(10), 14-15.
SCHOLARSHIP: RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Regional, State and Local Presentations
- Lewis, A., Mirza, F., & McCoy, K. (2019, May). Stress, cognition and quality of life in women living with HIV. Poster presentation at the 22nd Annual University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium. Seattle, WA.
- Yoo, M., Ownby, R. L., Jones, D., McCoy, K., & Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2014, October). The role of stigma in relation to depressive symptoms in HIV infected older adults. Poster presented at the Emory University’s Center for AIDS Research, Aging & HIV Conference, Decatur, GA.
- Holstad, M., Higgins, M., Zuñiga, J., & McCoy, K. (2014, February). Age, sex, adherence and clinical outcomes in two samples of HIV-infected adults. Poster presented at the Southern Nursing Research Society’s Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
- Zuñiga, J., McCoy, K., Higgins, M., & Holstad, M., M. (2013, December). Is age a factor in adherence, stigma, and clinical outcomes in a sample of HIV infected women? Poster presented at Emory University’s Center for AIDS Research Fall Conference, Atlanta, GA.
- McCoy, K., Grothaus, L., Harrison, R., Catz, L., Mahoney, C., & Balderson, B. (2012, June). Antiretroviral therapy nonadherence in older adults with HIV. Poster presented at the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging Annual Spring Lecture, Seattle, WA.
- McCoy, K., Grothaus, L., Harrison, R., & Catz, S. (2012, April). ART nonadherence in older African American women living with HIV. Poster presented at the Western Institute of Nursing’s Annual Nursing Research Conference, Portland, OR.
National Presentations
- McCoy, K., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Balderson, B., Mahoney, C., & Catz, S. (2014, September). Psychosocial predictors of antiretroviral therapy adherence among older HIV-infected adults. Poster presented at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science’s 2014 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research, Washington, DC.
- McCoy, K. (2012, October). The use of motivational interviewing to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence in older adults with HIV. Poster presented at the National Gerontological Nursing Association’s Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD.
- McCoy, K. (1999, February). Taking charge of our bodies: how African American women experience breast cancer. Poster presented at the Oncology Nursing Society’s 5th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, Newport Beach, CA.
International Presentations
- McCoy, K., Grothaus, L., Harrison, R., Catz, L., Mahoney, C., & Balderson, B. (2013, June). Factors associated with antiretroviral therapy nonadherence in older adults with HIV in the US. Poster presented at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics’ Conference, Seoul, South Korea.
- Balderson, B. H. K., Grothaus, L., Harrison, R. G., McCoy, K., Mahoney, C., & Catz, S. L. (2011, May). Index of readiness - short version: psychometric properties and relationship to adherence. Poster presented at the International HIV Adherence and Prevention Conference, Miami Beach, FL.
- Catz, S.L., Balderson, B. H. K., Grothaus, L., Harrison, R. G., McCoy, K., & Mahoney, C. (2011, May). Relation of chronic disease treatment adherence to antiretroviral adherence. Paper presented at the International HIV Adherence and Prevention Conference, Miami Beach, FL.
SCHOLARSHIP: RESEARCH GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING
Active Research Grants
- Title: Understanding the Intersection Between Multiple Stigmas, Intersecting Identities and Uptake of PrEP
- Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Type: Faculty Start-Up Funds (National Institute of Mental Health, Health Disparities Loan Repayment project)
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Total Award: $51,605
- Funding Period: 7/1/2020 - 6/30/2022
Completed Research Grants
- Title: Stress, Cognition and Quality of Life in Women Living with HIV: The STRESSED Study
- Sponsor: University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research
- Type/Number: Administrative Supplement to P30 AI027757 (PI: Jared Baeten)
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Total Award: $99,470
- Funding Period: 08/09/2018 - 05/31/2019
- Title: Reducing HIV Stigma to Improve Health Outcomes for African American Women: The Unity Health Study
- Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
- Type/Number: R01 MH098675 (PI: Deepa Rao)
- Role: Co-Investigator
- Total Award: $2,734,216
- Funding Period: 09/26/2012 - 08/31/2018
- Title: Going On Living, Despite HIV: The GOLDEN Study
- Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research
- Type/Number: Pilot Grant Award, T32 NR012715 (PI: Sandra Dunbar)
- Role: Principal Investigator of Pilot Grant Award
- Total Award: $5,000
- Funding Period: 02/01/2014 - 07/31/2014
- Title: Factors Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy Nonadherence in Older African American Women with HIV
- Sponsor: University of Washington, School of Nursing
- Type/Number: Hester McLaws Nursing Dissertation Award
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Total Award: $3,500
- Funding Period: 02/01/2012 - 06/15/2012
- Title: Factors Associated with Medication Adherence in Older Adults with HIV
- Sponsor: The de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging, Seattle, WA
- Type/Number: Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholarship
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Total Award: $7,500
- Funding Period: 06/01/2011 - 06/15/2012
Unfunded Grants
- Title: Understanding the Intersection Between Multiple Stigmas and Uptake of PrEP: The IMPACT Study
- Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
- Type/Number: 1 K23 MH119016-01A1
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Submitted: 01/2019
- Reviewed (score = 54)
- Title: Reducing sexual health disparities using an mHealth phone-based intervention: Reaching and Teaching Young Women of Color
- Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
- Type/Number: 1 R21 NR0118730
- Role: Co-Principal Investigator (co-PI: Sneha Thamotharan)
- Submitted: 10/2018
- Reviewed (score = 59)
- Title: Understanding the Intersection Between Multiple Stigmas and Uptake of PrEP: The IMPACT Study
- Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
- Type/Number: 1 K23 MH119016-01
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Submitted: 05/2018
- Reviewed (score = 43)
- Title: Social, Contextual and Structural Factors Influencing PrEP use among African Americans living in the Pacific NW: SOUND Check
- Sponsor: University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research
- Type/Number: New Investigator Award
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Submitted: 02/2018
- Title: MenoHelp: Comprehensive Modeling of Perimenopausal Symptoms to Support Nurse Practitioners
- Sponsor: NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research
- Type/Number: 1 R01 NR017677-01
- Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Rebecca Smith)
- Submitted: 6/2017
- Title: Investigating Stigma as a Psychosocial Barrier to Engaging African American Women in HIV Care: Project INSIGHT
- Sponsor: New Connections Increasing Diversity of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Programming
- Type/Number: New Investigator Award
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Submitted: 05/2017
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Courses Taught
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Spring 2021 NURS 6210 Family Health in Advanced Practice Nursing
- Fall 2020 NURN 3103 Concepts of Professional Nursing Science
- Fall 2020 NURS 4900 Research in Nursing Practice
- Spring 2020 NURS 4900 Research in Nursing Practice
- Spring 2020 NURS 6210 Family Health in Advanced Practice Nursing
- Fall 2019 NURN 3103 Concepts of Professional Nursing Science
- Fall 2019 NURS 4900 Research in Nursing Practice
University of Washington Bothell (*Developed Course)
- Spring 2019 BNURS 506* Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Health Assessment
- Spring 2019 BNURS 505 Pathway Planning, Practicum, and Portfolio
- Spring 2019 BNURS 424A Population-Based Health in Community Practice
- Winter 2019 BNURS 505 Pathway Planning, Practicum, and Portfolio
- Summer 2018 BNURS 424B Population-Based Health in Community Practice @ Everett College
- Summer 2018 BNURS 424D Population-Based Health in Community Practice @ Harborview Med. Ctr.
- Spring 2018 BNURS 506* Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Health Assessment
- Spring 2018 BNURS 505 Pathway Planning, Practicum, and Portfolio
- Spring 2018 BNURS 424A Population-Based Health in Community Practice
- Spring 2018 BHLTH 497* Health Studies: Aging & Health
- Winter 2018 BNURS 505 Pathway Planning, Practicum, and Portfolio
- Winter 2018 BNURS 424A Population-Based Health in Community Practice
- Spring 2017 BNURS 506 Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Health Assessment
- Spring 2017 BNURS 505 Pathway Planning, Practicum, and Portfolio
- Spring 2017 BNURS 424F Population-Based Health in Community Practice
- Winter 2017 BNURS 460 Translating Scholarly Knowledge into Nursing Practice @ Harborview Med
- Winter 2017 BNURS 424B Population-Based Health in Community Practice
- Fall 2016 BNURS 460 Translating Scholarly Knowledge into Nursing Practice
- Fall 2016 BNURS 505 Pathway Planning, Practicum, and Portfolio
- Summer 2016 BHS 496 Fieldwork in Health Studies
- Summer 2016 BHS 495 Health Studies Senior Portfolio
- Spring 2016 BNURS 506* Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Health Assessment
- Spring 2016 BNURS 409A Partnerships in Community Health
- Winter 2016 BNURS 409B Partnerships in Community Health
- Fall 2015 BNURS 501 Contemporary Issues in Advanced Nursing Practice
University of North Carolina Charlotte (Online Instruction)
- Spring 2017 NURN 6212 Program Improvement and Evaluation
- Spring 2017 NURN 6160 Research in Nursing and Health Professions
- Spring 2017 NURN 3104 Issues in Cultural Health
- Fall 2016 NURN 4201 Information & Technology Applications in Health Care
- Spring 2016 NURN 3104 Issues in Cultural Health
- Fall 2015 NURN 3104 Issues in Cultural Health
- Spring 2015 NURN 4100 Nursing Care of the Aging Adult
- Fall 2014 NURN 3104 Issues in Cultural Health
- Fall 2014 NURS 6211 Health Disparities & Advanced Practice Nursing
Emory University
- Summer 2015 NRSG 572 Family Nurse Practitioner II Clinical Practicum
- Spring 2015 NRSG 570 Family Nurse Practitioner I Clinical Practicum
- Fall 2014 NRSG 573 Family Nurse Practitioner III Clinical Practicum
- Summer 2014 NRSG 572 Family Nurse Practitioner II Clinical Practicum
- Spring 2014 NRSG 570 Family Nurse Practitioner I Clinical Practicum
- Fall 2013 NRSG 570 Family Nurse Practitioner I Clinical Practicum
Walden University (Online Instruction)
- Winter 2014 NURS 6561 Direct Care Roles in Health Promotion
- Fall 2014 NURS 6641 Primary Care of Adolescents & Children
- Summer 2014 NURS 6561 Direct Care Roles in Health Promotion
- Spring 2014 NURS 6561 Direct Care Roles in Health Promotion
- Winter 2014 NURS 6561 Direct Care Roles in Health Promotion
- Fall 2013 NURS 6511 Advanced Health Assessment
- Summer 2013 NURS 6511 Advanced Health Assessment
Winston-Salem State University
- Spring 2013 NUR 4502 Community Health Nursing Clinical
- Spring 2013 NUR 3303 Nursing Research
- Spring 2013 NUR 2502 Nursing Health Assessment
- Fall 2012 NUR 6134 Nursing Scholarly Project
- Fall 2012 NUR 4502 Community Health Nursing Clinical
- Fall 2012 NUR 3303 Nursing Research
University of Washington Seattle
- Spring 2009 NSG 525 Privilege, Oppression and Social Justice in Health Care (Co-Instructor)
South Seattle Community College
- Spring 2010 NUR 267 Nursing Experience III – Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Spring 2010 NUR 266 Nursing Lab 2
- Winter 2010 NUR 173 Medical-Surgical Nursing I Clinical
- Fall 2009 NUR 172 Medical-Surgical Nursing I
- Spring 2009 NUR 267 Nursing Experience III – Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Spring 2009 NUR 266 Nursing Lab 2
Invited Classroom Presentations
- Spring 2016 BNURS 103 Development of Contemporary Nursing, University of Washington Bothell “Looking Back in Order to Move Ahead.”
- Winter 2016 BNURS 407 Culture & Social Issues, University of Washington Bothell “Community Partnerships...The Path Less Traveled.”
- Fall 2015 BNURS 407 Culture & Social Issues, University of Washington Bothell
SERVICE: GRADUATE COMMITTEES
University of Washington Bothell
- 2018 – 2019 Chair, Scholarly Project Committee for Kong, Kaman
- 2018 – 2019 Chair, Scholarly Project Committee for Yang, Dani
- 2017 – 2019 Chair, Scholarly Project Committee for Dunne, Alex
- 2017 – 2018 Chair, Scholarly Project Committee for Niclescu, Rae
- 2017 – 2018 Chair, Scholarly Project Committee for Palimer, Jordan Pai
- 2017 – 2018 Second Chair, Scholarly Project Committee for McFarland, Lindsay
- 2017 – 2018 Second Chair, Scholarly Project Committee for Spieker, Camie
- 2017 – 2017 Chair, Scholarly Project Committee for Shea, Jesse
- 2016 – 2017 Second Chair, Scholarly Project Committee for Painter, Greg
- 2016 – 2017 Second Chair, Scholarly Project Committee for Watts
SERVICE: UNDERGRADUATE TRAINEES/FELLOWS
- Name Type of Mentorship Level of Mentee Current Position
- 2018 – 2019 Allen Lewis Research Assistantship UG/Chemistry Applied to M.S. program
- 2018 – 2019 Fatima Mitza Research Assistantship UG/Health Studies M.H.A. graduate student
SERVICE: MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- 2019 – present American Public Health Association
- 2017 – present American Heart Association
- 2013 – present Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR)
- UW/Fred Hutch CFAR Junior Investigator Group (2016 – 2019)
- Rochester Inter-CFAR Faith Initiative Working Group, Manuscript Lead (2016 – 2017)
- 2013 – 2016 Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
- Moderator, Podium Session on HIV, 2014 Science Congress on Nursing Research
- 2012 – present International Association of Providers in AIDS Care
- 2012 – 2017 Gerontological Society of America
- 2011 – 2016 National Gerontological Nursing Association
- Abstract Reviewer (2013 – 2014)
- Co-Chairperson, Education & Evidence-Based Practice Committee (2012 – 2014)
- 2011 – present Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
- 2000 – present American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- 1995 – present Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
SERVICE: PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Corporate Boards
- 2018 – present Member, Board of Directors, Comagine Health (formerly Qualis Health & Health Insight)
- Aims & Targets Committee member
- Co-Chair, Retreat session - “Public Health & COVID-19: From a Growth Perspective”
Editorships
- 2017 Editor, Manuscript Reviews, SAGE Open Publications
- 2015 – 2017 Editor, Manuscript Reviews, Epidemiology, Frontiers in Public Health Journal
Manuscript Reviewer
- 2018 – present Reviewer, Patient Preference and Adherence
- 2017 – present Reviewer, AIDS and Behavior
- 2016 – present Reviewer, Clinical Research in Infectious Diseases
- 2016 – present Reviewer, Pedagogy in Health Promotion
- 2015 – present Reviewer, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- 2012 – present Reviewer, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Other Professional Activities
- 2006 – 2007 Advanced Access Healthcare Transition Team, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation
- 2005 – 2006 Medical Staff Executive Committee, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation
SERVICE: UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, School of Nursing
- 2019 – present Member, Committee to Establish a PhD program
- 2019 – 2020 Co-Chairperson, Search Committee for the Endowed Belk Distinguished Professorship
University of Washington Bothell
- 2016 Panelist, Faculty Success Program Session
- 2016 Organizer of two Junior Faculty Writing Retreats at Friday Harbor Lab, San Juan Island, WA
University of Washington Bothell, School of Nursing & Health Studies
- 2019 Chairperson, Master of Nursing Curriculum Committee
- 2018 – 2019 Member, Faculty Search Committee
- 2017 – 2019 Member, Master of Nursing Curriculum Committee
- 2017 – 2018 Member, Elective Review Committee
- 2016 – 2018 Member, Program Evaluation Committee
- 2016 – 2017 Member, Bachelor of Nursing Curriculum Committee
- 2016 – 2017 Member, Boyer Model (Promotion & Tenure Model) Revision Committee
- 2015 – 2016 Member, Master of Nursing Curriculum Committee
Winston-Salem State University, Division of Nursing
- 2012 – 2013 Member, Research & Grants Committee
- 2012 – 2013 Member, Evaluation Committee
SERVICE: COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- 2019 – present Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Public Health Department
- Ending the HIV Epidemic/Getting to Zero Working Group
- Faith-Based HIV Prevention Working Group
- 2019 – present Academy for Population Health Initiatives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- HIV Working Group
- 2018 Volunteer, Community-wide Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration, Seattle, WA
- 2017 – 2018 Member, Expansion of PrEP Access for Black MSM/Trans People in Washington
- 2016 – 2018 Volunteer, Young Women’s Christian Association
SERVICE: SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
- McCoy, K. (2019, November). Transitioning Knowledge from Clinical Practice to Research Agendas. Invited speaker for the Fall Research Showcase of Sigma International Honor Society of Nursing, Gamma Iota Chapter, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC.
- McCoy, K. (2019, October). Leveraging the Art of Team-Based Research to End the HIV Epidemic. Invited speaker for the Academy for Clinical Practice, Education & Scholarship, University of NC at Charlotte, NC.
- McCoy, K. (2019, January). Enhancing Retention of African Americans in the HIV Care Continuum. Invited speaker for the Annual University of Washington Bothell Health Care Advisory Board Meeting, Bothell, WA.
- McCoy, K. (2018, September). Going on Living, Despite HIV: The GOLDEN Study. Invited speaker for the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging “Ignite Aging” Symposium, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
- May 2020 Ending the HIV Epidemic: Prevention Through Active Community Engagement (PACE) and the Ready, Set, PrEP Program
- Southeast AIDS Education & Training Center Partners (Live webinar)
- April 2020 Providing Gender Affirming Care and PrEP in a Student-Run Free Clinic
- Southeast AIDS Education & Training Center Partners (Live webinar)
- April 2020 South Carolina HIV PrEP Initiative: PrEP for Pregnancy and Heterosexual Couples
- Kamla Sanasi-Bhola, MD & Omar Lucas, PharmD, BCPS
- Southeast AIDS Education & Training Center Partners (Live webinar)
- January 2020 Partnership Formation and Development for Implementation Research and Practice
- Jen Brown, MPH & Juan Villamar, MSEd, Northwestern University (Live webinar)
- September 2019 HIV Nursing Conference
- International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Rome, Italy (2-day Conference)
- March 2019 New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Capstone Symposium
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Orleans, LA (3-day Symposium)
- September 2018 HIV Infections, Gap Junctions, and Heart Disease
- Eliseo Eugenin, PhD, Associate Professor, U. of Texas Medical Branch
- National Institutes of Health/National Health, Lung & Blood Institute (Live webinar)
- July 2018 Preparing for Tenure & Promotion in Academia
- Keith Elder, PhD, MPH, MPA & Leah E. Robinson, PhD, FACSM
- New Connections, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Live webinar)
- June 2018 PrEP for HIV Prevention: Multidisciplinary Global Health from Clinical Trials to Population Impact:
- Jared Baeten, MD, PhD; Professor, Global Health, Medicine and Epidemiology UW / Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (Live webinar)
- October 2017 Advanced Practice in Primary and Acute Care Annual National Conference
- University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, WA (2-day conference)
- May 2017 Neighborhoods and HIV Risk among Black MSM in the Deep South
- DeMarc Hinson, PhD, MPH. CEO – My Brother’s Keeper, Inc.
- Brown University CCRT Fellowship (Live webinar)
- March 2017 Engaging the Community in Conducting HIV Research
- Robin Gaines Lanzi, PhD, MPH, Brown University CCRT Fellowship (Live webinar)
- January 2017 Aging & HIV Lecture: Wayne C. McCormick, MD, MPH & Heidi Crane, MD, MPH
- The Center for AIDS Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- January 2017 Reducing HIV Stigma among African American Women: The UNITY Health Study
- Deepa Rao, PhD & Christopher Kemp, MPH, UW/Fred Hutch CFAR Sociobehavioral and Prevention Research Core, Public Health-Seattle/King County Lunch Box Talks, Seattle, WA
- January 2017 New Technologies and Innovative Methods to Facilitate HIV Prevention, Testing & Care
- Jeffrey Klausner, MD, MPH, Brown University CCRT Fellowship (Live webinar)
- November 2016 Experiences of Disclosing HIV Status During Incarceration
- Meghan Comfort, PhD, Brown University CCRT Fellowship (Live webinar)
- October 2016 Integrating Social, Behavioral & Biomedical Strategies in HIV Prevention & Health Equity
- The Center for AIDS Research Social & Behavioral Sciences Research Network, Miami, FL
- July 2016 Essentials of Women’s Health: An Integrated Approach to Primary Care and Office GYN
- The School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Big Island, HI (7-day conf.)
- March 2016 Northwest Regional Conference on African Immigrant Health
- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services & EthnoMed, Seattle, WA (1-day conf.)
- January 2016 Qualitative Research Skills: Interviews and Focus Groups: Michelle Andrasik, PhD
- The Center for AIDS Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1-day lecture)
- Jan. – April 2016 Faculty Success Program
- The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (12-week program)