Professor
Education and Training
2020 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California, San Francisco
M.S., 2010 - Medicine (Global Health Sciences), University of California, San Francisco
Ph.D., 2005 - Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
B.S.N, 1990 - Nursing, University of San Francisco
Biography
My work focuses on vulnerable populations, both in the US and in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently I am the director of a project called Global Action in Nursing (GAIN) to promote nursing leadership and clinical skill development in Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone. Clinical content of the GAIN project is led by in-country partners and may include maternal neonatal health, cancer risk, and other NCDs. I am also Affiliate Faculty with the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and the Global Cancer Program and Honorary Faculty at the Malawi University for Science and Technology.
Research Interests
October 1, 2019 - June 30, 2027 - Global Action in Nursing (GAIN) , PI . Sponsor: Wyss Medical Foundation, Sponsor Award ID: unknown
Publications
Understanding the perspective of traditional healers on their role within the Malawian healthcare system: a qualitative study in Thyolo District.
Publication Year
2026
Evaluating the impact of a longitudinal mentorship intervention on the documentation of maternal vital signs in Blantyre district, Malawi.
Publication Year
2025
An exploration of perinatal healthcare providers' perspectives on respectful maternity care in the United States: a scoping review.
Publication Year
2025