Carol S. Lang
Carol S. Lang
D.H.Sc., M.S.N., APRN, PMHNP-BC
DHSci MSN PMHNP-BC APRN-BC, Associate Professor
Associate Professor
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Carol S. Lang
Office Phone:
571-553-6873
Innovation Hall (School of Nursing)
45085 University Drive, 201P
Ashburn VA 20147
Dr. Carol Lang is an Associate Professor and Founding Faculty Member at the George Washington University School of Nursing, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate-level courses since 2009. Originally from Liverpool, England, Dr. Lang brings over 35 years of experience in healthcare, with clinical and academic expertise spanning flight and trauma nursing, emergency care, global health, population health, and psychiatric-mental health nursing. A certified Disaster Response Nurse, Dr. Lang has extensive experience in disaster preparedness, response, and crisis intervention, working with local, national, and international relief organizations. In her former role as Director of Global Initiatives Programs at GW Nursing, she spearheaded numerous medical missions to medically underserved, low-income countries. She also developed international service-learning initiatives and global health curricula, advancing the school's global engagement and education efforts. Dr. Lang is board certified as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, with clinical specialization in the treatment of substance use disorders, eating disorders, depression, and anxiety across the lifespan, including in children, adolescents, and older adults.
- NOVA Southeastern University - DHS
- MS - California State University, Sacramento - MS
- BSN - Florida State University - BSN
- University of Cincinnati - PM PMHNP Cert
- Park, J., Lang, C.S, Pulcini, J., Leslie, M., (2021) Factors and perspectives on childhood anemia in Haiti: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Community & Public Health Nursing, 7(4), 1-7. DOI: 10.4172/2471-9846.1000278
- Pulcini, A.J., Lang, C.S., (2018). Can strategies to enhance the profession of nursing as a key partner in improving primary care across the hemisphere in its current form. Editorial Acta Paulista de Enfermagem. Federal University of San Paulo, Brazil. doi.org/10.1590/1982-0194201800033
- Lang, C.S., Hahn, J. (2013). BLAST Model: An innovative approach to prepare second-degree accelerated BSN students for inpatient psychiatric clinical experiences. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 51 (3), 31-45, DOI:10.3928/02793695-20130130-01
Book Chapters
- Pulcini, A.J., Lang, C.S., Dawn, K., (2018) Global Health: A Community Perspective. Chapter 4. Community and Public Health Nursing, 3rd Edition. Wolters-Kluwer.
- El Banna, M., Lang, C.S. (2016). Global Nursing Primary Health Care Perspectives, Chapter 9. Caring for Populations Practicing Primary Health Care in Nursing. Jones Bartlett
- Global population health
- Global stigma of mental health
- Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators, 2020, 2025
- Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2025
- Mental Health
- Anxiety and Depression
- Childhood Obesity
- Community Health
- Dementia
- Educational Research
- Emergency Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Health Care Disparities
- Primary Health Care
- Substance Abuse and Addictions
- Telemedicine
- Veteran / Military Health