2012 international new Fellows - American Academy of Nursing

Dr. Hoyt has been active in health policy has received numerous honors/awards, some of
which include: Special Recognition Award for passage of SB 800 - The National 9-1-1 Bill;
ENA - Kelleher & Lifetime Achievement Award; AANP - State Award for Excellence; CANP -
NP of Distinction Award in California; and, Sigma Theta Tau Award for Excellence in
Nursing Clinical Practice.
KatHY sHaDlE JamEs, Dns, apRn
Kathy Shadle James is an Associate Professor of Nursing at the Hahn School of Nursing and
Health Sciences at University of San Diego.
Dr. James is a nurse scholar recognized internationally for her work in childhood obesity.
Her expertise has advanced the care of families in obesity prevention/intervention through
workshops for hundreds of nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals globally. She
is dedicated to improving the quality of life of underserved families facing the challenges of
childhood obesity and has demonstrated this with her research, presentations, and publications.
Through community and interdisciplinary partnerships, her work has led to the implementation
of a nationally recognized program “Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition”
(WECAN) in an underserved, ethnically diverse population in San Diego, CA. This project
dramatically decreases health disparities by improving access to weight management strategies,
demonstrating long term effectiveness in preventing childhood obesity in minority and low
income families; and provides empirical evidence for promotion of this program globally.
Dr. James’ recognition as a childhood obesity expert also includes over 25 presentations on
the topic with annual invitations to present key treatment approaches based on evidence based
practice at national and international conferences. She participates on statewide task forces
which develop treatment guidelines for health professionals and serves as an obesity content
expert for the California Medical Association Foundation and California Association of Health
Plans. Her scholarship provides empirically derived knowledge to inform practice and health
policy related to childhood obesity and is foundational for childhood obesity prevention.
Dr. James received her Doctor of Nursing Science from the University of San Diego.
aUDREY lYnDOn, pHD, RnC, Cns-bC
Audrey Lyndon is an Assistant Professor in the University of California, San Francisco School of
Nursing and a Clinical Research Scholar in the UCSF Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute.
Dr. Lyndon’s research focus is on patient safety in maternity and neonatal care. She is
particularly interested in determining the causes of variation in clinicians’ ability to effectively
communicate safety concerns, and in documenting nursing’s contributions to maintaining patient
safety. Dr. Lyndon is the lead editor for a widely used textbook on Fetal Heart Monitoring,
and the co-chair and lead editor for the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative
Obstetric Hemorrhage Toolkit, which has been cited nationally and internationally as a model
for interdisciplinary quality improvement efforts. She is a volunteer leader with the Association
of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses-California Section and serves on several
national Association work groups. She is also a member of the Executive Committee for the
California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative.
Dr. Lyndon holds a PhD and an MS in Nursing from University of California, San Francisco,
and a BA in Biology and Women’s Studies from University of California, Santa Cruz. She has
practiced as a staff nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, and faculty in community and academic
labor & delivery units in the Washington-Baltimore region and in San Francisco.
KRis mClOUgHlin, Dnp, apRn, pmHCns, bC
Kris McLoughlin is the Director of Nursing Education, Performance Improvement and Research
at the University of California Los Angeles, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and an Adjunct
Assistant Professor at the UCLA School of Nursing. She is board certified by the ANCC as
a Clinical Nurse Specialist in both Adult and Child & Adolescent Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing. Additionally she is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. Dr. McLoughlin is also
self-employed as a Mental Health Clinical and Systems Consultant.
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