Carol Strickland, Ph.D.,RN:  

This message is being posted by Carol's husband, David Strickland I am saddened to inform you that Carol dies on Oct. 22, 2022 Following is her obituary. I created a memorial webpage for carol. It is still under construction but later you can view it and leave a comment if you like. The URL for Carol's page (currently under construction) is at her memorial page search for her name carol june strickland without spaces and followed by the com prefix. Carol June Strickland, Ph. D., RN November 6, 1955 – October 22, 2022 Carol June Strickland, Ph.D., R.N., 66, of Swainsboro, Georgia, died at the East Georgia Regional Medical Center of Statesboro, Georgia, on October 22, 2022 after struggling with a severe respiratory illness. Carol was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1955 to Luther and Miriam Whitaker. Luther was career Air Force. Carol’s childhood was spent in various places around the world including Japan, Africa, Alaska, Mississippi, and New York. She often shared fond memories of these places including swimming in the Mediterranean Sea, and learning Japanese on Okinawa. Carol graduated from Sodus Central High School in Sodus, NY, and studied at the University of Rochester where she completed her Ph.D. in Psychiatric Nursing. She had a private practice in New York and taught in the nursing and graduate (FNP) programs for the University of Rochester and Georgia Southern University for decades. She also served as Director of Nursing Research at Georgia Southern University. Her interest and clinical experiences were in the areas of psychiatric mental health nursing and psychoneuroimmunology. She has published numerous articles in the area of psychiatric mental health nursing practice, psychoneuroimmunology, and sociology. She was also co-author, with her husband, of two college success textbooks, College Success: A Concise Practical Guide and Community College Success: A Concise Practical Guide. Her personal interest and talents included writing fiction. A sample draft chapter from a book that she was working on can be enjoyed on her memorial website. She loved life. She loved to travel and expressed enthusiasm about seeing other parts of the country and certain places in the world, including a visit to Japan as an adult. She and her husband were planning ...Expand for more