Nancy Fugate Woods

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Nancy Fugate Woods is emerita professor in Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics at the University of Washington. She previously served as the dean of the University of Washington's nursing program and as the president of the American Academy of Nursing.

Education and honorary degrees

Woods graduated with a B.S. from the

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
, an M.N. from the
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She has received honorary doctorates from three institutions: the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Haifa
, and Chiang Mai University.

Work

Woods has researched issues relating to women's health since the 1970s. Her research has shed light on

healthcare
including Culture, Society, and Menstruation, Women's Healthcare in Advanced Practice Nursing, Human Sexuality in Health and Illness and Nursing Research: Theory and Practice. Over the course of her career, Woods has served as the President of the
National Academy of Sciences
.

Award

In 2017, Woods was named a Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Bio Wood" (DOC). Archived from the original on June 29, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Our Advisory Board". American Bone Health. July 2016.
  3. ^ "Honorary Degree Recipients Named for Penn's 249th Commencement". Penn Today. 28 March 2005.
  4. ^ "Nancy Fugate Woods, PhD, RN, FAAN". University of Washington School of Nursing. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Living Legends". American Academy of Nursing.