- Phone:
- 812-855-6026
- Email:
- gracarte@indiana.edu
- Department:
- Community Health Systems
- Campus:
- IU Bloomington
1125 E. Atwater Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Bloomington, IN 47405
1125 E. Atwater Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Bloomington, IN 47405
Education
- PhD, Indiana University
- MSN, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
- BSN, Indiana University
- ASN, Ivy Tech Community College
Biography
Greg Carter, PhD, MSN, RN received his AS in Nursing from Ivy Tech Bloomington; his BS in Nursing from IU Bloomington; his Master's degree from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; and his Doctoral degree from IU Bloomington School of Public Health. Dr. Carter’s research focuses on designing studies to address health disparities among sexual minorities. He has expertise in designing studies to identify barriers to HIV screening, and creating community-based HIV prevention interventions. His teaching expertise focuses on community health, with specific expertise in rural health disparities. Dr. Carter is currently PI on an Indiana Minority Health Coalition extramural grant exploring perceptions of health and health care access among minorities, and Co-I on an IU Grand Challenges grant investigating current and former IV drug users' use of harm reduction services.He recently received the Indiana University LGBT Spirit Award.Since becoming Clinical Assistant Professor at the IU School of Nursing, Bloomington, Dr. Carter has worked with both the Rural Center for AIDS and STD Prevention and the IU Center for Sexual Health and Promotion. While his research interests have varied over time, a central theme defines his research trajectory: addressing disparities and healthcare access centered around harm reduction strategies. Dr. Carter’s work in these areas, in conjunction with his professional experience as an Advanced Practice Nurse, lends itself well to developing curriculum for disparate populations in rural areas of Indiana.
Funding
Indiana Minority Health Coalition (Not-for-profit) (2018-2019). Perceptions of Health Status and Access to Healthcare among Black Males in Bloomington, Indiana. (Program Director/PI)
IU CTSI (2016-present). Indiana APN PrEP Survey. (Program Director/PI)
Indiana University (2018-2021). PharmNet– Strengthening the Safety-Net for Overdose and HIV/HCV Prevention through Indiana’s Network of Pharmacies. (Co-Program Director/PI)
Center for Rural Engagement, Indiana University (2018-2019). Orange County Indiana Health Outreach.
Indiana University (2018-2019). Interpersonal Opioid Education in Rural Communities. (Co-Project Director/PI)
Selected publications
Meyerson, B.E., Dinh, P.C. Jr., Agley, J.D., Hill, B.J., Motley, D.N., Carter, G.A., Jayawardene, W., Ryder, P.T. (2019). Predicting pharmacist dispensing practices and comfort related to pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention (PrEP). AIDS and Behavior. Epub ahead of print January 3, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s10461-018-02383-7.Carter, G.A. (Accepted). Development of a 10-item tool to identify APN readiness to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.
Carter, G.A., Owens, C., Lin, H. (2017). HIV Screening and the Affordable Care Act. American Journal of Men’s Health, 11(2), 233-239. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988316675251.