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Catherine C. McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN
Catherine C. McDonald
Nurse Researcher

Dr. McDonald is a pediatric nurse scientist building a focused program of research aimed at promoting health and reducing injury in youth.

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Bio

Dr. McDonald is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at and a fellow with the American Academy of Nursing. Her research is aimed at promoting health and reducing injury in youth.

Specifically, Dr. McDonald has focused her research on the complex interplay of factors contribuing to adolescent morbidity and mortality associated with different types of intentional and unintentional injury (e.g. violence and vehicular crashes). Her research on teens and risky driving behaviors is funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) at the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. McDonald has received several awards for her research, including the Alumni Emerging Scholar Award from the Villanova University School of Nursing and the Rising Star Research Award from the Eastern Nursing Research Society.

Education and Training

BSN, Villanova University (Nursing), 2000

MSN, Monmouth University (School Nursing), 2006

PhD, University of Pennsylvania (Nursing Science), 2010

Titles and Academic Titles

Nurse Researcher

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Assistant Professor of Nursing in Pediatrics

Professional Memberships

National Association of School Nurses, 2004-

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 2005-

Pennsylvania State School Nurses Association, 2006-

American Public Health Association, 2008-

Eastern Nursing Research Society, 2008-

Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, 2009-

Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research, 2010-

Transportation Research Board, 2012-

Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, 2015-

American Nurses Association, 2016-

Professional Awards

Rising Star Research Award, Eastern Nursing Research Society, 2015

Emerging Scholar Award, Villanova University Nursing Alumni Award, 2016

Induction as Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, 2017

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