Faculty Bio

Charlotte Wool, Ph.D., APRN


Assistant Professor of Nursing

Education

  • BSN, Bloomsburg University (1987)
  • MSN, University of Phoenix (2004)
  • Ph.D., University of Texas at Tyler (2011)

Credentials

  • Registered Nurse
  • Licensed perinatal clinical nurse specialist

Courses

  • Research and Professional Nursing Practice
  • Health Assessments for Professional Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Concepts and Practice: Women's Health

Research Interests

  • Human Lactation
  • Perinatal Palliative Care
  • Transcultural Aspects of Perinatal Care
  • Maternal-fetal Attachment

Honors

  • National Perinatal Association Research Award, 2011
  • Outstanding Chapter Leader, 2010 AWHONN
  • Nurse Educator of the Year, 2005 Holy Spirit Health System
  • Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania, Nominee 2005

Recent Publications

  • Wool, C., (2013). Clinician confidence and comfort in providing perinatal palliative care. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, 42(1), 48-58.
  • Merritt, T. A., Catlin, A., Wool, C., Peverini, R., Goldstein, M., & Oshiro, B. (2012). Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18: Treatment and management decisions. NeoReviews, 13(1), e40-e48.
  • Wool, C. & Northam, S. (2011). Perinatal palliative care perceptions and barriers scale instrument: Development and validation. Advances in Neonatal Care, 11(6), 397-403.
  • Wool, C. (2011). Systematic review of the literature: Parental outcomes after diagnosis of a fetal anomaly. Advances in Neonatal Care, 11(3), 182-192.