Stephanie Ferguson

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Stephanie Linda Ferguson
Alma materVirginia Commonwealth University
University of Virginia
Scientific career
InstitutionsHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
University of Lynchburg
ThesisEvalulation of the effects of peer counseling in a culturally-specific adolescent pregnancy prevention program for African American females (1996)

Stephanie Ferguson FAAN is an American nurse, Director of the Harvard Global Nursing Leadership Program and Professor of the Practice of Health Policy at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is an Elected Member of the National Academy of Medicine and American Academy of Nursing.

Early life and education

Ferguson had allergic asthma as a child.[1] She attended Appomattox Elementary School, where she remembers spending a lot of time with the school nurse.[1] She studied nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University.[2][3][4] After graduating she started working at the VCU Medical Center on a sickle cell disease screening programme for newborn babies.[1] At the time, one in every 325 African American babies born in Virginia had sickle cell. Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent fatal consequences.[1] Working with the Sickle Cell Anaemia Awareness Program, Ferguson gathered evidence for state-mandated screening. The legislation was enacted in 1989.[1] Her doctorate considered the effects of peer counselling in adolescent pregnancy prevention.[5] In 1996 Ferguson was appointed a White House Fellow, working alongside Bill Clinton and Donna Shalala.[6]

Research and career

In 2009 Ferguson was appointed a Professor of Nursing at the University of Lynchburg.[7] She directed the Community Nursing Organisation, developing health centres led by nurse practioners across Richmond.[1] In 2016 she was elected to the National Committee on Global Health.[7] In 2022 she was appointed Professor of Practise at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[8]

She helped to convene the Harvard Global Nursing Leadership Program’s Certificate in Global Public Health for Nurse Leaders.[9] The programme, which ran for the first time in 2022, partnered with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to champion nursing leadership around the world.[9] It built upon nurses' broad expertise (e.g. pandemic response) and insight, and the urgent need for their efforts in shaping health policy.[10]

Awards and honours

Select publications

  • Stephanie L Ferguson (1 July 2015). "Transformational Nurse Leaders Key to Strengthening Health Systems Worldwide". Journal of Nursing Administration. 45 (7–8): 351–353. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000212. ISSN 0002-0443. PMID 26204374. Wikidata Q38981837.
  • Stephanie L Ferguson; Fatima Al Rifai; Maisa Maay'a; et al. (1 March 2016). "The ICN Leadership For Change™ Programme--20 years of growing influence". International Nursing Review. 63 (1): 15–25. doi:10.1111/INR.12248. ISSN 0020-8132. PMC 5515374. PMID 26923323. S2CID 205217613. Wikidata Q33915155.
  • Stephanie L Ferguson (1 November 2013). "The global quest for nursing excellence". Journal of Nursing Administration. 43 (11): 555–556. doi:10.1097/01.NNA.0000434514.27739.E2. ISSN 0002-0443. PMID 24153194. Wikidata Q46389974.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kenneth, Anne DreyfussC; Clinical, Dianne Wright Center for; Research, Translational. "Worldwide care: Nursing alumna improves health care delivery around the world". VCU News. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  2. ^ a b "October 2015 – VCU School of Nursing News Archive". blogs.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  3. ^ flaggal (2012-03-09). "Stephanie Ferguson Discusses Global Women's Health Policies, Promises and Politics". blogs.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  4. ^ flaggal (2014-11-11). "Alumna Stephanie Ferguson Featured on the VCU News Center for Election to IOM". blogs.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  5. ^ "Evalulation of the effects of peer counseling in a culturally-specific adolescent pregnancy prevention program for African American females | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  6. ^ Michelle Williams, Dean (2019). ""Harnessing the Power of Nursing To Build a Healthier World,"". rgsm.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  7. ^ a b "LC nursing professor named to national committee on global health". University of Lynchburg. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  8. ^ Magazine, Harvard Public Health. "Faculty News Spring 2022". Harvard Public Health Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  9. ^ a b Avenue, 677 Huntington; Boston; Ma 02115 (2022-11-16). "African nursing leaders take deep dive into how to strengthen health systems". News. Retrieved 2024-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Avenue, 677 Huntington; Boston; Ma 02115 (2022-11-16). "African nursing leaders take deep dive into how to strengthen health systems". News. Retrieved 2024-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ a b "Director of Harvard Global Nursing Leadership Program to be 2024 Penn Nursing Commencement Speaker". www.nursing.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  12. ^ "American Academy of Nursing Recognizes Outstanding Individuals for Advancing Health Equity and Improving Care". Agility PR Solutions Newsroom. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
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