Jane N. Bolin, B.S.N., J.D. Ph.D.
Mailing Address:
School of Rural Public Health, Health Policy & Management
1266 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1266
Email: JBolin@srph.tamhsc.edu
Phone: 979.862-4238
Fax: 979.458.0656
Dr. Bolin is an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, as well as the Director of the Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Dr. Bolin received her Ph.D. in Health Policy & Administration from The Pennsylvania State University in 2002; her J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence) from The University of Oregon in 1982, and her B.S.N. (nursing) from Oregon Health Sciences University in 1978.
Dr. Bolin's current and past research expertise includes serving as PI on a two year HRSA/ORHP funded grant examining chronic disease management in rural areas, and as Co-PI on a CDC funded grant employing community based participatory research methods evaluating and targeting diabetes prevention and management in rural, underserved communities in Central Texas. Most recently, Dr. Bolin served as C0-PI on an NIH funded P-20 grant to conduct an investigation of the feasibility of establishing a Center for Clinical Translation Science for the benefit of rural and underserved areas of Texas. She also served as PI on a grant from the State of Missouri to conduct a cost-effectiveness evaluation of state funded home visiting programs for high risk pregnant teenagers in Missouri.
Dr. Bolin's other research interests include health law, provider fraud and abuse and health care quality. Her 15+ years of practice as an attorney in health related areas and her practice in nursing, including critical care, (ICU/CCU) provide a unique research and policy perspective on issues related to health law as it intersects with the regulation of hospitals and health organization.
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