Joy Buck

Dr. Joy Buck is an Associate Professor at West Virginia University's Eastern Campus, affiliated with the Eastern Division. Her academic foundation includes a PhD in Nursing from the University of Virginia (2005) and an MSN from George Mason University (1997).

Her research addresses critical healthcare challenges through:

• Community-based care systems design
• Primary palliative care frameworks for underserved regions
• Ethnographic methodologies for health disparity analysis
• Rural health intervention strategies

She led the Community Health Needs Assessment (2016-2017) for West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, partnering with University Healthcare/WVUH-East to evaluate regional healthcare accessibility. No awards or student mentorship details are currently documented.