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Elizabeth Hawkins-Walsh
PhD, R.N., CPNP, MCHN
Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Director, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program
Clinical Assistant Professor; School of Nursing
(202) 319-6482
hawkinswalsh@cua.edu
Introduction
Dr. Elizabeth Hawkins-Walsh has been a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program since 1989. The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program at The Catholic University of America was one of the first in the country.
Dr. Hawkins-Walsh has worked with colleagues in recent years to expand the program with the assistance of federal funds to include a stronger emphasis on adolescents, school-based health care and child behavioral health. She has collaborated further to strengthen the program through the establishment of faculty practice sites where faculty and students work and learn together in providing interdisciplinary primary health care to uninsured children and families in DC and at two elementary school-based health clinics in Maryland.
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program was named as one of the Top Ten PNP Programs in the country in the latest US News and World Report.
Education
2004 F.N.P. Family Nurse Practitioner, Post-Master’s Certificate, The Catholic University of America.
1999 D.N.Sc. The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064 Behavioral Pediatrics
1977 P.N.P. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Post-Master’s Certificate. The Catholic University of America.
1976 M.S.N. Maternal/Infant Nursing, The Catholic University of America Minor: Counseling
1971 B.S.N. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20007
Professional Activities
Director and Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program, The Catholic University of America, School of Nursing, 1989- present.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Faculty Practice, The Washington Free Clinic, Washington, D.C. 1994-present.
Co-Primary Investigator, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Grant Dept Health Human Services, Division of Nursing, 2001-2004.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Visiting Nurses of Northern Virginia 1988-1989.
Family Liaison/Research Associate, Georgetown University Department of Pediatrics/ Neonatology, Washington, D.C. 1977-1989.
Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Nursery, Georgetown University Hospital 1974-1977.
Sisters’ Hospital School of Nursing, Instructor, Buffalo, New York, 1973-1974.
Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Nursery, Bridgeport Hospital. Bpt, Ct. 1972-1973.
Psychiatric Nurse, L’hopital de Malevoz, Monthey, Suisse, 1971-1972.
Additional Professional Activities
National Training Institute on Child Care Health Consultants; National Advisory Board, 2006-present.
Faculty Leadership Team, Model Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Curriculum, Commonwealth Fund, September, 2004 – 5.
Advanced Practice Nursing Consensus Process, Alliance for Nursing Accreditation, 2004.
Chairman of KYSS Task Force on Parenting, Summit, Rochester, NY, 2003- present.
Co-Chair, National Certification Board Pediatric Nurse Practitioners/Nurses Program Review Committee, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1999-present
Reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2004
Curriculum Co-Chair – Development of an On-line Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Health Professionals; D.C. AHEC, 2001-2003
Panel, National Nurse Practitioner Data Base, Washington, DC, 2003-04
Nurse Practitioner Advisory Board, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2002-04
Member, Expert Panel on Child and Family Health, American Assoc. Colleges of Nursing, 2001
Site Visitor, Consortium on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education and NLNAC. 2001
Peer Reviewer, Advanced Education Nursing Grant Application Review. Bureau of Health Professions, Department of Health and Human Services, April 2000.
Founding Member, Consortium on Quality in Nurse Practitioner Education, 1999-present.
Executive Committee, D.C. AHEC Committee, 2000 - present
Alliance on Nursing Accreditation, 2000-present
Co-Chair, District of Columbia AHEC Curriculum Committee April 2000 –2001.
Founding Member, D.C. Primary Care Assoc. Health Professions Committee, 1998
Reviewer, Program Review Committee, National Certification Board Pediatric Nurse Practitioners/Nurses, 1992-1998
Advisory Committee, D.C. School Health Bureau for Certification of School Nurses, 1993-1998
Board Member, National Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner/Associate Programs, 1999-2001
Editor, Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Associates Program Newsletter, 1991-1993
Fellow, The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, 1988 – present
Co-Founder, Parents of Preemies, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Research and Training Support
Primary Investigator, School-Based Health Partnership/Montgomery County/Dept Health Human Services, 1997-present
Screening for Early Childhood Caries, Association of Faculty of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 4/03
USDHHS Training Grant Child/Adolescent Behavioral and Mental Health , 7/01-6/04
USDHHS Training Grant School Nurse Practitioner Option, 7/94-6/97
CCI School Health Grant, Maryland, 1997
Hospital for Sick Children “Health Assessment Training for Pediatric Nurses in a Chronic Care Setting”, 1998
Research Grant-In-Aid, The Catholic University of America, 1998
Research Interests
Child Behavior/Mental Health
Early Childhood Caries
School-based Health Care
Publications & Presentations
Publications
Hawkins-Walsh (2006). Self-injurious behaviors in adolescents. Medscape Today http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/5458.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (2006). New mental health concerns in pediatrics. Medscape Today http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/5458.
Hawkins-Walsh (2006). The Big Secret about Well-Child Visits for Parents. In The Kyss Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, 45-48. Cherry Hill, N.J:NAPNAP.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (2004). The Practice doctorate-What’s it all about? The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 31 (4), 18.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (2004). Commentary: On call paediatricians were not better than advice nurses for after hours medical advice in a general paediatric population. Evidence-Based Nursing, 7 (1), 27.
Hawkins-Walsh, E & Stone, C. (2004). National survey of pediatric nurse practitioner curriculum: preparing to meet the mental health needs of children. Pediatric Nursing, 30 (1), 72-78.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (2003). Case study of young man with tremor. Journal American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 15 (5), 220-223.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (2003). Commentary: A behavioral infant sleep intervention resolved sleep problems. Evidence-Based Nursing, 6 (1), 10.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (2002).Katie’s Premature Brother. Omaha, Nebraska: Centering Corporation.
Jackson, P., Kennedy, C., Lindenke, L., Sadler, L., Kenney, K., Lindeke, L., Sperhac, A., and Hawkins-Walsh, E. (2001). Professional practice of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners: Implications for education and training of PNP’s. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 15, 291-298.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (2001). Turning pediatric health care providers’ attention to behavior. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 15, 115-122.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (2001). Commentary on Review: Alarm interventions reduce nocturnal enuresis in children. Evidence-Based Nursing, 4 (4), 110.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (2001). Contributing author. Ask A Nurse. Allentown, Pa.: People’s Medical Society.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (2000). Commentary: Effectiveness of glucocorticoids in treating croup. Evidence-Based Nursing 3 (3), 74.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (October, 2000). Reflections on listening. The American Journal of Nursing.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (1999). Parental attitudes toward utilization of pediatric primary care providers as resources for behavioral concerns. Dissertation Abstracts.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (1994). Neurological disorders; Musculoskeletal disorders; Gastrointestinal tract disorders; Genitourinary disorders. In V. L. Millonig, Ed. The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Review Guide (2nd ed.). Potomac, Md: Health Leadership Associates, Inc.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (1990). Neurological disorders; Musculoskeletal disorders; Gastrointestinal tract disorders; Genitourinary disorders. In V. L. Millonig, Ed. The pediatric nurse practitioner review guide (1st ed.). Potomac, Md: Health Leadership Associates, Inc.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (1988). Breastfeeding the premature infant. Pediatric Nursing Forum, III (4).
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (1980). Diminishing anxiety in parents of sick newborns. Maternal Child Nursing, 5 (1), 30-34.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (1980). Drowning. In Fox, J. ed. Primary Care Manual ( vol.1). New York: McGraw - Hill, 828-830.
Kemp, M., Simpson, E., Hawkins-Walsh, E. et al. (1988). The Preemie Parents Booklet. Washington, D.C.: Parents of Preemies, Inc.
Hawkins-Walsh, E. (1977). Drugs used in the treatment of pediatric allergy and asthma. Pediatric Nursing, 3 (2), 12-15.
Presentations (Selected)
2006. Meeting Behavioral Concerns of Parents of Young Children in Pediatric Primary Care.
Arizona State University, Phoenix, January.
2006. Training Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Students in Primary Mental Health Care. CHADD,
Washington, DC, April.
2005. A National Survey of Mental Health Content in PNP Curriculi. University of Rochester,
New York, Nov, 30.
2005. Screening for Early Oral Health in School. The National Assembly of School Based
Health Care, Providence, Rhode Island, June 19, National Conference.
2004. Early Childhood Caries. National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty Conference.
San Diego, Ca.
2003. Mental Health Screening of Children in Primary Care. Summer Institute: Integrating
Mental/Behavioral Health Care into Pediatric Primary Care, Washington, D.C. July 19.
2003. Changes in Review of PNP Programs. NAPNAP Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida .
2002. Critical Criteria for Approval of PNP Programs.NAPNAP Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada,
2002. Child and Adolescent Mental Health. AACN Master’s Essentials. Amelia Island, Florida,
Feb. 2002.
2001. The Consortium on Quality in Nurse Practitioner Education; What is it all about?
Training the Reviewer; Workshop for National Certification Board Reviewers.
The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Annual Meeting,
Chicago; March, 15, 2001.
2000. Assessing Development with Children of Adolescent Parents. The American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. June 30, 2000.
2000. Challenging Issues in Program Review for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Programs.
Seizing Clinical Opportunities for Service-Learning. The National Association Pediatric
Nurse Practitioners’ Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
1999. Oral Rehydration and Diarrhea. Operation Smile Mission Training, Georgetown
University, Washington, D.C.
1999. Behavioral Issues and the Well-Child Visit. National Nurse Practitioner Conference,
Baltimore, Md.
1999. Essentials of Review for PNP Programs.NAPNAP, San Antonio, Texas.
1999. A Service-Learning Project: The Use of the DDST to Promote Knowledge of Development
in Adolescent Mothers. The National Assembly for School Health, San Diego, California.
1997. Abdominal Assessment Workshop. School Nurse Association, Harrisburg, Pa.
1995. The Nurse Practitioner. The Washington Post Forum for Health Professionals,
Washington, D.C.
Professional Licensure/Certification
R.N.; C.R.N.P. Washington, D.C.; Maryland
C.P.N.P.; National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners/N
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