Faculty Bio Detail
Christine Vourakis - RN, DNSc, CARN
Professor Emeritus
School of Nursing
Email: CVourakis@samuelmerritt.edu
Program:Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Anesthetist (MSN-CRNA)
Telephone: 510.543.8408
Address: 4616 Berrendo Drive
Sacramento - CA 95864-3126
Dr. Christine Vourakis retired as Professor Emeritus from Samuel Merritt University after 23 years in 2006. She is currently a Professor at California State University, Sacramento. She has been involved in the mental health and addictions field for over 30 years as a clinician, teacher, and researcher. She is a certified addictions registered nurse (CARN). Her research interests include pain and addiction, outcomes of adolescent substance abuse treatment, and health policy. She is the Editor of the Journal of Addictions Nursing, the official journal of the International Nurses Society on Addictions. Dr. Vourakis has a special interest in theory and has been active in model and theory development. Her hobbies and leisure activities include gardening, hiking, kayaking and writing.
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University:
N600Theoretical Foundations - Online
N600Theoretical Foundations – Weekend Intensive
N534 Mental Health Nursing
N130 Mental Health Nursing
N564 History and Theories of Nursing
N108 Nursing Research
N125 Health Assessment 1 and 2 – Accelerated BSN Program
N172 Addictions Nursing
N105 Health Politics and Professionalism
Research Interests:
Addictions - Adolescent; Acute and Chronic Pain; Women in Recovery; Prevention and Early Intervention
Professor Emeritus
School of Nursing
Email: CVourakis@samuelmerritt.edu
Program:Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Anesthetist (MSN-CRNA)
Telephone: 510.543.8408
Address: 4616 Berrendo Drive
Sacramento - CA 95864-3126
Dr. Christine Vourakis retired as Professor Emeritus from Samuel Merritt University after 23 years in 2006. She is currently a Professor at California State University, Sacramento. She has been involved in the mental health and addictions field for over 30 years as a clinician, teacher, and researcher. She is a certified addictions registered nurse (CARN). Her research interests include pain and addiction, outcomes of adolescent substance abuse treatment, and health policy. She is the Editor of the Journal of Addictions Nursing, the official journal of the International Nurses Society on Addictions. Dr. Vourakis has a special interest in theory and has been active in model and theory development. Her hobbies and leisure activities include gardening, hiking, kayaking and writing.
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University:
N600Theoretical Foundations - Online
N600Theoretical Foundations – Weekend Intensive
N534 Mental Health Nursing
N130 Mental Health Nursing
N564 History and Theories of Nursing
N108 Nursing Research
N125 Health Assessment 1 and 2 – Accelerated BSN Program
N172 Addictions Nursing
N105 Health Politics and Professionalism
Research Interests:
Addictions - Adolescent; Acute and Chronic Pain; Women in Recovery; Prevention and Early Intervention