Kathleen C Ashton

Kathleen C. Ashton, PhD, APRN, BC is a Professor of Nursing in the Jefferson School of Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a Professor Emerita at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, where she taught for 16 years. She has conducted numerous funded research studies on women and heart disease and has published her work in leading medical and nursing journals. She obtained her basic nursing education at Mercer Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey, her...See more

Kathleen C. Ashton, PhD, APRN, BC is a Professor of Nursing in the Jefferson School of Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a Professor Emerita at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, where she taught for 16 years. She has conducted numerous funded research studies on women and heart disease and has published her work in leading medical and nursing journals. She obtained her basic nursing education at Mercer Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey, her BSN from Coe College in Iowa, her MS in nursing from the University of Maryland, and her Ph.D. from Temple University in Philadelphia. As a legal nurse consultant for over 15 years, she reviews cases for plaintiff and defense firms and serves as an expert witness at depositions and trials. She has received numerous awards for research, service and teaching, including the New Jersey Governor's Merit Award for Advanced Practice Nursing. See less