Positions

Overview

  • Dr. Buys is an Instructor in the Family Nurse Practitioner Track. She is dually trained in Nursing and Public Health (Health Behavior). Her teaching and clinical interests lie at the intersection of clinical practice and public health/ disease prevention. She understands that an important part of nursing education is training students to empower patients to take control of their health and to educate the public on how they can prevent disease through healthy lifestyles. Dr. Buys’ primary clinical interest is in diabetes management.
  • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title Altmetric
    2022 Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis: Collaborative Education Is KeyJournal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association.  14:50-55. 2022
    2019 Assessing Retention in a Free Diabetes ClinicJournal for Nurse Practitioners.  15:301-305.e1. 2019
    2018 Social determinants of health screening and referral: Innovation in graduate nursing educationJournal of Nursing Education.  57:571-572. 2018
    2015 Association between neighborhood disadvantage and hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in older adults: Results from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of AgingAmerican Journal of Public Health.  105:1181-1188. 2015

    Research Overview

  • Public health nursing; prevention; social determinants of health; advanced diabetes management; community-based interventions
  • Teaching Activities

  • NFH618L - Focus Adv Nur Prac Specializat (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH618L - Focus Adv Nur Prac Specializat (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH621 - Family Nurse Practitioner I (Fall Term 2014)
  • NFH621 - Family Nurse Practitioner I (Fall Term 2016)
  • NFH621 - Family Nurse Practitioner I (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH621 - Family Nurse Practitioner I (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH621 - Family Nurse Practitioner I (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH621 - Family Nurse Practitioner I (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH621 - Family Nurse Practitioner I (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH622 - Family Nurse Practitioner II (Spring Term 2017)
  • NFH622 - Family Nurse Practitioner II (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH623 - Advanced Family Nursing III (Summer Term 2015)
  • NFH623 - Advanced Family Nursing III (Summer Term 2016)
  • NFH623 - Advanced Family Nursing III (Summer Term 2017)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2014)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2015)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2016)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2017)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2018)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH685L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Prac:Family Nurse Practitioner (Summer Term 2013)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2015)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2016)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2017)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2018)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2019)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH686L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Summer Term 2014)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2015)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2016)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2017)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2018)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2019)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2021)
  • NFH692L - Residency: Family Nurs Pract (Summer Term 2022)
  • NFH721 - Advanced Family Nursing I (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH785L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2018)
  • NFH785L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2019)
  • NFH785L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2020)
  • NFH785L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH785L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH785L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2021)
  • NFH785L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Fall Term 2022)
  • NFH785L - Pract I: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2018)
  • NFH786L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2019)
  • NFH786L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2020)
  • NFH786L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH786L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2021)
  • NFH786L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH786L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH786L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2022)
  • NFH786L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Spring Term 2023)
  • NFH786L - Pract II: Family Nurse Pract (Summer Term 2018)
  • NFH792L - Residency: Family NP (Fall Term 2018)
  • NFH792L - Residency: Family NP (Summer Term 2019)
  • NFH792L - Residency: Family NP (Summer Term 2020)
  • NFH792L - Residency: Family NP (Summer Term 2021)
  • NUR004 - UAB Hospital Orientation (Spring Term 2016)
  • NUR004 - UAB Hospital Orientation (Summer Term 2016)
  • NUR004 - UAB Hospital Orientation- CRNA (Fall Term 2017)
  • NUR004 - UAB Hospital Orientation- CRNA (Fall Term 2018)
  • NUR004 - UAB Hospital Orientation- CRNA (Spring Term 2018)
  • NUR004 - UAB Hospital Orientation- CRNA (Spring Term 2019)
  • NUR004 - UAB Hospital Orientation- CRNA (Summer Term 2018)
  • NUR004 - UAB Hospital Orientation- CRNA (Summer Term 2019)
  • NUR004 - UAB Nursing Orientation (Fall Term 2019)
  • NUR004 - UAB Nursing Orientation (Fall Term 2020)
  • NUR004 - UAB Nursing Orientation (Fall Term 2021)
  • NUR004 - UAB Nursing Orientation (Fall Term 2022)
  • NUR004 - UAB Nursing Orientation (Spring Term 2020)
  • NUR004 - UAB Nursing Orientation (Spring Term 2021)
  • NUR004 - UAB Nursing Orientation (Spring Term 2022)
  • NUR004 - UAB Nursing Orientation (Spring Term 2023)
  • NUR004 - UAB Nursing Orientation (Summer Term 2020)
  • NUR004 - UAB Nursing Orientation (Summer Term 2021)
  • NUR004 - UAB Nursing Orientation (Summer Term 2022)
  • NUR315 - Population Focused Health Care (Fall Term 2013)
  • NUR315 - Population Focused Health Care (Fall Term 2014)
  • NUR315 - Population Focused Health Care (Spring Term 2014)
  • NUR321L - Nursing Skills Development II (Summer Term 2014)
  • NUR395 - Community Public Hlth Nurs/SL (Fall Term 2013)
  • NUR395 - Community Public Hlth Nurs/SL (Spring Term 2013)
  • NUR395 - Community Public Hlth Nurs/SL (Spring Term 2014)
  • NUR396L - Community Public Hlth Prac/SL (Fall Term 2013)
  • NUR396L - Community Public Hlth Prac/SL (Spring Term 2013)
  • NUR396L - Community Public Hlth Prac/SL (Spring Term 2014)
  • NUR397 - Comm/Public Health Nursing RNs (Summer Term 2013)
  • NUR397 - Comm/Public Health Nursing RNs (Summer Term 2013)
  • NUR597 - Comm & Pulic Hlth Nurs for RNs (Summer Term 2013)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR613 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Spring Term 2015)
  • NUR630 - Principles of Epidemiology (Summer Term 2013)
  • NUR691 - Indep Study Clinical Nursing (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR738L - Scholarly Project Development (Spring Term 2019)
  • NUR739L - Scholarly Practice Project (Spring Term 2019)
  • Education And Training

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2014
  • Master of Nursing in Registered Nursing / Registered Nurse, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2011
  • Master of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2011
  • Bachelor of Nursing in Registered Nursing / Registered Nurse, Samford University 2005
  • Awards And Honors

    Full Name

  • Katie Buys