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Dr. Margie Rodan is a Professor in the School of Nursing at George Mason Â鶹¹ú²ú. Her career focus has been to build nursing expertise, research, and training in the broader context of society, communities, and the policies and institutions – private and government – in which nurses practice and interact. Dr. Rodan has implemented this by blending research on nursing and public health with teaching and community service, addressing the critical role of nursing in a rapidly changing society and health-care delivery structures. Dr. Rodan is Registered Nurse with a Bachelors Degree from the Â鶹¹ú²ú of Delaware, and a Masters Degree in Nursing from the Â鶹¹ú²ú of Arizona. She holds a Doctor of Science degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health, with concentrations in maternal and child health, biostatistics, and research methods. Previously, Dr. Rodan was a Research Director at Georgetown Â鶹¹ú²ú implementing the NIH-DC Initiative, studying health disparities and outcomes in prenatal care. Dr. Rodan has also been a public health nurse, grant writer, consultant, and program evaluator working with and researching public/private sector health-care delivery models and efficacy in a variety of medically-underserved settings.

Research

Research Interests

• Biopsychosocial risks
• Behavioral interventions related to infant mortality and prenatal care

Publications

• Abualula, N. A., Rodan, M. F., Milligan, R. A., & Jacobsen, K. H. (2018). Self-rated health among American adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes in the T1D Exchange Clinic Registry. J Diabetes Complications, 32(1), 83-88.
• Swartwout, E., & Rodan, M. (2017). The development and testing of the psychometric properties of the emotional response and disclosure of errors in clinical practice instrument. Journal of Nursing Measurement 25(1),Ìý184-200.
• Gimm, G., Want, J., Hough, D., Polk, T., Rodan, M., & Nichols, L.M. (2016). Medical Home Implementation in Small Primary Care Practices: Provider Experiences and Perspectives. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine,Ìý29(6), 767-774.
• Abualula, N. A., Jacobsen, K. H., Milligan, R. A., Rodan, M. F., & Conn, V. S. (2016). Evaluating Diabetes Educational Interventions With a Skill Development Component in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review Focusing on Quality of Life. Diabetes Educ,Ìý42(5), 515-528.
• Subramanian, S., Katz, K. S., Rodan, M., Gantz, M. G., El-Khorazaty, N. M., Johnson, A., & Joseph, J. (2012). An integrated randomized intervention to reduce behavioral and psychosocial risks: pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. Matern Child Health J, 16(3), 545-554.
• Katz, K. S., Rodan, M., Milligan, R., Tan, S., Courtney, L., Gantz, M., ... Subramanian, S. (2011). Efficacy of a randomized cell phone-based counseling intervention in postponing subsequent pregnancy among teen mothers. Matern Child Health J, 15 Suppl 1, S42-53.
• Johnson, A. A., Wesley, B. D., El-Khorazaty, M. N., Utter, J. M., Bhaskar, B., Hatcher, B. J., ... Laryea, H. A. (2011). African American and Latino patient versus provider perceptions of determinants of prenatal care initiation. Matern Child Health J, 15 Suppl 1, S27-34.
• Kiely, M., Thornberry, J. S., Bhaskar, B., & Rodan, M. F. (2011). Patterns of alcohol consumption among pregnant African-American women in Washington, DC, USA. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, 25(4), 328-339.
• Katz, K. S., Blake, S. M., Milligan, R. A., Sharps, P. W., White, D. B., Rodan, M. F., ... Murray, K. B. (2008). The design, implementation and acceptability of an integrated intervention to address multiple behavioral and psychosocial risk factors among pregnant African American women. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 8, 22.
• Johnson, A. A., Hatcher, B. J., El-Khorazaty, M. N., Milligan, R. A., Bhaskar, B., Rodan, M. F., ... Laryea, H. A. (2007). Determinants of inadequate prenatal care utilization by African American women. J Health Care Poor Underserved, 18(3), 620-636.

Honors and Awards

• Evelyn Cohelen Faculty Leadership for Nursing, 2017, George Mason Â鶹¹ú²ú
• Maternal Child Health Trainee Fellowship, 1988, Bureau of Health Professionals
• Nursing Trainee Fellowship, 1981, Bureau of Health Professionals

Affiliations

• Past President, Delaware Nurses Association -Ìý

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Degrees

• ScD, Maternal Child Health, Harvard Â鶹¹ú²ú
• MS, Maternal and Child Health, Harvard Â鶹¹ú²ú
• MPH, Public Health, Harvard Â鶹¹ú²ú
• MSN, Community Health Nursing, Â鶹¹ú²ú of Arizona
• BA, Psychology, Â鶹¹ú²ú of Delaware
• BSN, Nursing, Â鶹¹ú²ú of Delaware