Department: School of Nursing 

Areas of expertise:

  • Health policy
  • Governmental influence on health care policy and professional nursing practice
  • Nursing education  

Eaton is the director of the School of Nursing and a professor of nursing. 

Her experience includes higher education leadership, nursing administration, grassroots health policy leadership, community and home health, and critical care. 

Eaton earned a bachelor's degree in nursing at JMU, an MBA at The George Washington University; and a doctorate in nursing administration and health policy from George Mason University.

Media contact: Eric Gorton, gortonej@jmu.edu,
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