Pamela Fox Levin

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Rush University Medical Center
College of Nursing
Community and Mental Health Nursing
Associate Professor
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Mailing Address

Community and Mental Health Nursing
600 S. Paulina St.
1080AAC
Chicago, Illinois 60612
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (312) 942-8842
Fax: (312) 942-6226
pamela_levin@rush.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Nursing Sciences, 1994.
M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago, Public Health Nursing, 1989.
B.S., Boston University, Nursing, 1976.

Expertise and Research Interests

Certified as Clinical Specialist in Public/Community Health Nursing: American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2005 - 2010
My research interests include occupational and environmental health issues with a focus on health care worker health and safety, and workplace violence.

Other Expertise

Workforce development in public health nursing.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Community Health, Environmental Health, Health Care, Nursing, Occupational Health and Safety, Public Health.

Additional Terms:

Community Health, Environmental Health, Healthcare, Nursing, Public Health, Workplace Violence.

Memberships

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
American Public Health Association
Association of Community Health Nursing Educators
Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International

Honors and Awards

1999-2000, Fellow, Leadership in Nursing Education, Helene Fuld Trust, University of California - San Francisco
1991-1994, Predoctoral Fellow, NCNR, NIH
1989-1991, Predoctoral Trainee, NIOSH, CDC

Previous Positions

2001-2002, Deputy to Acting Director, University of Illinois at Chicago, Nursing, Occupational Health Nursing Program
1998-2001, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Nursing, Public Health, Mental Health and Administrative Nursing
1996-1997, Clinical Nurse Scientist, University of Illinois Medical Center
1995-1996, Coordinator of Nursing Research, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
1994-1998, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Nursing, Public Health Nursing

Funding Received

  • HRSA: Advanced Nursing Education, Co-Program Director, 2007 to 2010.
  • Rush University College of Nursing Research Resource Fund: Nurses' Experiences with Workplace Violence: A Feasibility Study, 2004 to 2005.
  • HRSA: Advanced Nursing Education (S. Swider Director), 2004 to 2007.
  • Centers for Disease Control/NIOSH ERC Pilot Research Training CDC/CCT510424-06; UIC Great Cities Faculty Seed Fund: Teacher Assaults: Risk Factors and Compensation Costs, 1999 to 2001.
  • University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing Dean's Fund: Assault of Nursing Home Workers: A Focus Group Study, 1998 to 1999.
  • Emergency Nurses Foundation Leadership Award: Assault of Emergency Nurses: A Focus Group Study, 1995 to 1996.
  • Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Lambda: Risk Factors Associated with Workplace Violence, 1995 to 1996.

Publications

  • Levin PF, Cary AH, Kulbok P, Leffers J, Molle M, Polivka BJ (2008) Graduate education for advanced practice public health nursing: at the crossroads., Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.), 25 (2), 176-93 Abstract
  • Levin, P.F., Martinez, M.Q., Walcott-McQuigg, J., Chen, S.P., Amann, M., Guenette, C. (2006) Injuries associated with teacher assaults, AAOHN Journal, 54 (5), 210-216
  • Swider S, Levin P, Ailey S, Breakwell S, Cowell J, McNaughton D, O'Rourke M (2006) Matching a graduate curriculum in public/community health nursing to practice competencies: the Rush University experience., Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.), 23 (2), 190-5 Abstract
  • Byczek L, Kalina CM, Levin PF, Developing focused wellness programs: using concept analysis to increase business value, AAOHN Journal, 51(9), 384-9, Sep 2003 Abstract
  • Levin PF, Hewitt JB, Misner ST, Reynolds S (Mar 2003) Assault of long-term care personnel., Journal of gerontological nursing, 29 (3), 28-35 Abstract
  • Hewitt JB, Levin PF, Misner ST, Workplace homicides in Chicago. Risk factors from 1965 to 1990, AAOHN Journal, 50(9), 406-12, 01 Sep 2002 Abstract
  • Levin, P.F., Preventing violence at the workplace, Safety + Health, 161(1), 28-29, 2002
  • Blue, CL, Levin, PF, Ergonomics. In Maher, Salmond, & Pellino (eds.), Orthopaedic nursing (3rd ed.), 70-99, 2002
  • Levin PF, Test of the Fishbein and Ajzen models as predictors of health care workers' glove use, Research in Nursing and Health, 22(4), 295-307, August 1999 Abstract
  • Levin PF, Hewitt JB, Misner ST, Insights of nurses about assault in hospital-based emergency departments, Image - The Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 30(3), 249-54, 1998 Abstract
  • Blue, CL & Levin, PF, Ergonomics. In Maher, Salmond, & Pellino (eds.), Orthopaedic nursing (2nd ed.), 65-91, 1998
  • Hewitt JB, Levin PF, Violence in the workplace, Annual Review of Nursing Research, 15, 81-99, 1997 Abstract
  • Levin PF, Hewitt JB, Misner ST, Workplace violence: female occupational homicides in metropolitan Chicago, AAOHN Journal, 44(7), 326-31, 01 Jul 1996 Abstract
  • Levin PF, Improving compliance with universal precautions: effectiveness of interventions, AAOHN Journal, 43(7), 362-70, 01 Jul 1995 Abstract
  • Lusk SL, Levin PF, Enhancing compliance with universal precautions, AAOHN Journal, 42(9), 449-51, Sep 1994 Abstract
  • Misner ST, Levin PF, Hewitt JB, Occupational issues in women's health, Nln Publications, 29-65, Dec 1993 Abstract
  • Hewitt JB, Misner ST, Levin PF, Health hazards of nursing: identifying workplace hazards and reducing risks, Awhonn's Clinical Issues in Perinatal and Women's Health Nursing, 4(2), 320-7, 1993 Abstract
  • Levin PF, Hewitt JB, Misner ST, Female workplace homicides: an integrative research review, AAOHN Journal, 40(5), 229-36, May 1992 Abstract
  • Swider, S, Levin, P, Cowell, J, Breakwell, S, Holland, P, Wallinder, J, Community/Public Nursing (C/PHN) practice leaders views of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Public Health Nursing, In Press

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