Courses Taught
- NURS 501: Research Nursing Professionals
- NURS 504: Disease and Drugs I
- NURS 505: Diseases and Drugs II
- NURS 704P: Public Health Nursing Project
- NURS 807: Pathophysiology & Pharmacology
- NURS 944: Hlth Promo Theory & Pop Hlth
Research Interests
- Global Health
- Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- Stress processes and mental health
- Violence Prevention
Selected Publications
Lee, L. H., Mancus, G., Haque, A., & Yuen, H. K. (2024). Exploring the association between park size and crime.. Int J Environ Health Res, 1-11. doi:10.1080/09603123.2024.2346562
Mancus, G. C., Cimino, A. N., Hasan, M. Z., Campbell, J. C., Sharps, P., Winch, P. J., . . . Stockman, J. K. (2022). Greenness and the Potential Resilience to Sexual Violence: "Your Neighborhood Is Being Neglected Because People Don't Care. People With Power Don't Care". JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, 37(19-20), NP17344-NP17368. doi:10.1177/08862605211028009
Lee, L. H., Mancus, G., Yuen, H. K., Wolff, P. E., & Jenkins, G. R. (2022). What are the factors associated with neighborhood park visits and health in Alabama? A cross-sectional study using a path model. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH, 32(7), 1542-1553. doi:10.1080/09603123.2021.1897533
Gao, J., Mancus, G. C., Yuen, H. K., Watson, J. H., Lake, M. L., & Jenkins, G. R. (2021). Changes in cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone levels immediately after urban park visits. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH. doi:10.1080/09603123.2021.2013454
Mancus, G., Cimino, A. N., Hasan, M. Z., Campbell, J. C., Winch, P. J., Sharps, P., . . . Stockman, J. K. (2021). Residential Greenness Positively Associated with the Cortisol to DHEA Ratio among Urban-Dwelling African American Women at Risk for HIV. JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, 98(4), 570-578. doi:10.1007/s11524-020-00492-0
Mancus, G., Hill, S. V., Carter, P., Payne-Foster, P., Krishnamurthy, M., Kazembe, A., & Cody, S. L. (2021). Nature-Based Therapies for Sleep Disorders in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. NURSING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, 56(2), 189-202. doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2021.02.002
Mancus, G. C., & Campbell, J. (2018). Integrative Review of the Intersection of Green Space and Neighborhood Violence. JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP, 50(2), 117-125. doi:10.1111/jnu.12365