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Katharyn A. May, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Before joining the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty in 2001, Dean May served as professor and director of the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and as president of the Canadian Association of University Schools of Nursing—a group that steers the country's 58 colleges and schools of nursing. Earlier, she held faculty and administrative posts at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Vanderbilt University.
At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, May is advancing plans for a new Nursing Science Center building. The School of Nursing has nationally recognized programs in pain management, patient health-seeking behaviors, and the application of information technology in health care.
May says the most pressing concern driving her profession is a worldwide shortage of nurses, a situation expected to worsen in coming years. At the same time, the profession is changing and becoming more complex, putting more responsibility on schools of nursing.
Dean May is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She earned her bachelors degree in nursing and psychology from Duke University, and the masters and doctoral degrees in nursing science from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Her research expertise is in the social psychological experience of pregnancy with emphasis on new fatherhood and the impacts of high-risk pregnancy on families. Currently, her research is focused on strategic leadership in nursing education.
Katharyn A. May, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Dean May's Blog
September 2009
Nurses Must be at the Table
for Healthcare Reform
June 2009
New Building Progress
June 2009
Magnet Recognition for Nursing Excellence
May 2009
The Era of Global Nursing