JoAnn Long

JoAnn Long is a Professor of Nursing at Lubbock Christian University and serves as Director of Research & Development. She holds a PhD from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and certifications including NEA-BC.

Education:

• PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• MSN, Troy State University
• MA, Lubbock Christian University
• BSN, Georgia State University
• NEA-BC Certification

Research Interests: JoAnn Long specializes in adolescent health promotion, leveraging technology to teach healthy eating and moral development. Her work includes neuroimaging studies using fMRI to explore how cell phone images influence adolescent dietary behavior, as well as developing the EBR Tool for evidence-based practice training in nursing students.

Article Trends: Her publications focus on adolescent nutrition, digital health interventions, and evidence-based nursing education. Themes include mobile technology applications, neuroimaging in eating behavior, and dietary surveillance tools.

Advising & Grants: JoAnn Long has mentored students at National Council on Undergraduate Research and Sigma Theta Tau International conferences, leading to national/international presentations and co-authored publications. She collaborates with Texas Tech University on neuroimaging projects.

Labs & Teams: She works with interdisciplinary teams and is part of intra-professional scientific teams at Lubbock Christian University, integrating technology with nursing research and education.