4559 Society's Impact on Women's Health
Medicine & Health | Registration opens Monday, March 2, 2026 12:00 AM
When working in women’s health clinics, Anne encountered many women whose lives were dramatically affected by marginalization. When women experience marginalization, they are more vulnerable to various forms of violence, including physical, psychological, sexual, and economic abuse. This often results in limited access to resources, opportunities, and decision-making power. She will explain signs of marginalization and options for those who experience it and those who care about someone who is experiencing it: mothers, sisters, daughters, friends, or neighbors.
Anne Koci
Anne’s first job in Tennessee was as the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) at the community clinic in Crab Orchard. Over the next 20 years, she worked in clinical settings in the Upper Cumberland region before pursuing a PhD at Emory University. She then went on to instruct nurses to become nurse practitioners. Her first teaching position as a professor in a nurse practitioner college was at Georgia State University. She went on to become the Director of the FNP program at Texas Woman’s University. In 2018, after retiring as Professor Emerita of Nursing, she returned to Crossville to be close to family. It was a short five-month retirement. Clemson University contacted her to be a consultant on a multimillion-dollar grant to educate nurse practitioners for Appalachia and to teach remotely for the next 5 years. Her final retirement was in 2018. Throughout her academic career, she has presented her research on marginality, abuse, and adverse health outcomes in women throughout the US, Europe, South America, Indonesia, and Australia.