Margaret Cashen, PhD, RN, PNP
Assistant Lecturer
Ph.D., Nursing, 2004, U. of California, San Francisco, CA; P.M.D., Nursing Informatics, 1998, Duke University, Durham, NC; M.S. Nursing, June 1983, U. of California, San Francisco, CA; B.S. Nursing, 1964, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN

mscashen@uwyo.edu • 307-766-5538 • 344 Health Sciences
Best Mode of Communication: E-mail

Office Hours: Fall Office Hours: Wednesdays 9am-12pm

Expertise:

• Neonatal intensive care
• Pediatrics
• HIV/AIDS
• Health literacy
• Consumer informatics

Licenses & Certifications:

• Registered Nurse
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
• Basic Life Support, Current
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Current

Professional Affiliations:

• American Nurses Association (ANA)
• ANA / Wyoming
• American Medical Informatics Association
• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
• Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Eta Chapter

Professional Experience:

• 2004-Present: Assistant Lecturer / Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
• 1974-present: Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse / Stanford University Hospital, Neonatal ICU ,  Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, UCSF Stanford Health Care, Stanford, California
• 1973-1980: Staff Nurse / Valley Memorial Hospital, Newborn NurseryLivermore, California
• 1968-1969: Assistant Nurse Manager, El Camino Hospital, Newborn and Level II Nurseries, Mountainview, California

Awards:

• 2008: Communication of Wisdom Award for Excellence in Nursing Scholarship, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming
• 2003: Pre-doctoral Fellowship for HIV/AIDS Nursing Care and Prevention (NIH/NINR T32NR07081), University of California / San Francisco
• 2002: Pre-doctoral Fellowship for HIV/AIDS Nursing Care and Prevention (NIH/NINR T32NR07081), University of California / San Francisco
• 2001: Pre-doctoral Fellowship for HIV/AIDS Nursing Care and Prevention (NIH/NINR T32NR07081), University of California / San Francisco
• 1999: Co-author of the paper receiving the American Medical Informatics Association's Harriet H. Werley Award for the paper making the greatest contribution to advancing the field of nursing informatics.

Research Interests:

• HIV/AIDS
• Cardiovascular illness and rehabilitation
• Disadvantaged and vulnerable populations
• Health literacy
• Consumer informatics
• Reaching at risk populations with health information.

Publications/Presentations:

• Original Articles
  • 2007 / Nokes, K, Coleman, C., Cashen, M., Dole, P., Sefcik, E. Hamilton, et al. (2007). Health literacy and health outcomes in HIV seropositive persons. Research in Nursing and Health, 30(6), 620-627.
  • 2007 / Dykes, PC, Hurley, A., Cashen, M., Bakken, S. & Duffy, MC. (2007). Development and psychometric evaluation of the impact of health information technology (I-HIT) scale. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 14, 507-514.
  • 1998 / Cookingham, C., & Cashen, M. (1998). Anterior cruciate ligament tear; just the FAQ's. Caregiver News & Report, November, 1998 (pp. 12-15).
  • 2000 / Bakken, S., Cashen, M.S., Mendonica, E., O'Brien, A., & Zieniewicz, J. Representing nursing activities within a concept-based terminological system: Evaluation of a type definition. Journal of American Medical Informatics Association 2000; 7(1):81-90.
  • 2002 / Cashen, M.S., Sklar, B., Nguyen, H., Just, M., Galzagorry, G. & Bakken, S. Implementing a web-based information resource at an inner city community church: Lessons learned. Computers, Informatics, and Nursing, 2002, 20(6), 244-250.
  • 2004 / Cashen, M.S., Dykes, P., Gerber, B. eHealth Technology and Internet Resources: Barriers for Vulnerable Populations. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2004, 19(3), 209-214.
     
• Papers/Proceedings
  • 1999 / Bakken, S., Cashen, M.S., and O'Brien, A. (1999). Evaluation of a type definition for representing nursing activities within a terminology model. Proceedings AMIA 1999 Annual Fall Symposium. Symposium supplement. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (pp. 17-21). Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus. Winner of the 1999 Harriet H. Werley Award for the paper making the greatest contribution to advancing the field of nursing informatics.
  • 2000 / Bakken. S., Wade, G., Bain, C., Cashen, M.S., Sklar, B., & Kelber, C. (2000). Standardized terminology requirements for nurse practitioner documentation of clinical findings. In V. Saba, R. Carr, W. Sermeus, & P. Rocha (Eds.) 7th International Congress Nursing Informatics. One Step Beyond: The Evolution of Technology and Nursing (pp. 176-182). Auckland, NZ: Adis International.
     
• Invited Papers, Lectures, Presentations
  • 2000 / Consumer Health Information for Vulnerable Underserved Populations, American Medical Informatics Association 2000 Annual Symposium: Converging Information, Technology and Health Care (invited speaker), Los Angeles, California.
  • 2001 / Decreasing Disparities in Access to Health Care for Vulnerable Populations, American Medical Informatics Association 2001 Annual Symposium: A Medical Informatics Odyssey, Visions of the Future and Lessons from the Past (invited speaker), Washington, D.C.
  • 2002 / Addressing Disparities in Access to Health Care Information for Vulnerable Populations, American Medical Informatics Association
  • 2002 Annual Symposium: Bio-Medical Informatics: One Discipline (invited speaker), San Antonio, Texas
  • 2003 / Bridging the Digital Divide: Informatics and Vulnerable Populations, American Medical Informatics Spring Congress 2003 (invited facilitator), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     
• Poster Presentations
  • 2006 / 10th Annual Research and Evidence-based Nursing Practice Conference. May 4, 2006, New York University Medical Center, New York City, NY. Nokes, K., Cashen, M., Coleman, C., Sefcik, E., Hamilton, M., Kirksey, K., Huang, E., Talih, M., & Holzemer, W. Health Literacy, Health Outcomes, & Use of Healthcare Services by HIV+ Persons.
  • 2003 / Translating Research into Practice: What's Working? What's Missing? What's Next? Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services USA, July 2003, Washington, D.C. (Poster Presentation) Margaret S. Cashen and Catherine A. Chesla. Adults with Less than a College Education: Do They Understand the Language of Healthcare Providers?
  • 2002 / UCSF Stanford Patient Care Services Research Day, May 2002, San Francisco, CA (Poster Presentation) Michelle Rait, Trisha Winder, Sally Rankin, Diane Carroll, Margaret Cashen, Alice Butzlaff, Nimi Tarango, Teresita Lim. Improving Health Outcomes in Unpartnered Cardiac Elders: Using Community Based Volunteers as Peer Advisors.
  • 2002 / UCSF Stanford Patient Care Services Research Day, May 2002, San Francisco, CA (Poster Presentation) Trisha Winder, Michell Rait, Diane Carroll, Sally Rankin, Alice Butzlaff, Margaret Cashen, Teresita Lim, Nimi Tarango. Caring for the Volunteer Peer Advisor: Key to a Successful Community Program