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Phone: 212-305-3976
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| Education and Training | |
| PhD | Adelphi University |
Affiliations
Collaborations
Child development, maternal-infant attachment, measuring infant and child sleep/wake
activity and self-regulation
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Affiliations
Columbia University
School of Nursing
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My program of research focuses on assessment and early intervention for infants, toddlers and children and their caregivers at risk for sub-optimum development and inadequate parenting.
Selected Publications
1.Byrne MW, Honig J. Psychometrics of Child Health Questionnaire parent short form (CHQ-28) used to measure quality of life in HIV-infected children on complex anti-retroviral therapy.
Qual Life Res. 2005 Sep;14(7):1769-74.
2. Byrne, M. Conducting research as a visiting scientist in a women's prison. J Prof Nurs.2005 Jul-Aug;21(4):223-30.
3. Smaldone A, Honig J, Byrne MW. Delayed and forgone care for children with special health care needs in New York State.Matern Child Health J. 2005 Jun;9(2 Suppl):S75-86.
4. Byrne MW, Keefe MR. A mentored experience (KO1) in maternal-infant research.J Prof Nurs. 2003 Mar-Apr;19(2):66-75. Review.
5. Byrne, M. W. & Keefe, M.R. (2003) Comparison of two measures of parent-child interaction. Nursing Research 52(1), 34-41.
6. Byrne, M. W. (2003) Culture-derived strategies of a paediatric home care nursing specialty team. International Nursing Review, 50(1), 34-43.
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1. Maternal and Child Outcomes of a Prison Nursery Program
NIH/NINR
09/01/2003-08/31/2007
2. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Screening in Children
NIH/NINR
03/01/2001 – 2/28/2004
1. Inmate and Child Outcomes of a Prison-Based Children’s Center
Principal Investigator
Funded by NYS Dept of Health Commissioner’s
Priority Award and Columbia Institute for Child and Family Policy
2. Actigraphy and State Monitor Methods to Measure Children’s Sleep/Wake Patterns
Principal Investigator
Funded by HRSA award to Columbia University School of
Nursing Center for Evidence-Based Practice in the Underserved
(S.Bakken, director).
| 2005 | Fellow of the Glenda Garvey Teaching Academy, Columbia University Medical Center. (Charter Class) |
| 2005 | Institute for Parenting, Adelphi University. Advisory Board Invited charter member. |
| 2005 | Peer reviewed abstract solicited and selected for Plenary session, Child Welfare League of America, national conference, March 8, 2005, Washington, D.C. |
| 2004 | Peer reviewed selection as inaugural member of Leading Health Professionals of t the World 2005, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. |
| 2003 | Best of Journal of Nursing Scholarship Award, Profession and Society category. To be awarded at 37 th Biennial Convention, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, November 2, 2003, Toronto Canada. |
| 2003 | Elected Fellow American Academy of Nursing |
| 2003 | Featured author interview /commentary in March 2003 issue of International Nursing Review, the official journal of the International Council of Nurses |
| 2002 | Recognition Certificate of Appreciation, New York State Department of Correctional Services |
| 2000 - 2003 | Distinguished Writer/ Mentor, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society |
| 2001 - 2002 2002 - 2003 |
Interdisciplinary Invitational Faculty Seminar Series, “Social Exclusion and Children,” Columbia Institute for Child and Family Policy |
| 1999 | Distinguished Alumnus Award, Cornell University-New York Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association |
| 199 - 1999 | Institute for Clinical Studies of Infants, Toddlers, and Families.
Invited to national training network by competitive review (deferred). |
| 1997 | American Scandinavian Foundation Fellow |
| 1995 | American Healthcare Institute, Baltimore, MD. Critique of audiotaped continuing education materials for perinatal nursing selected as a consultation model to be distributed nationally to AHI expert reviewers. |
| 1994 - 1996 | President, Alpha Upsilon Chapter (Cornell University), Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. |
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| 1966 - present | American Nurses Association |
| 2003 - present | Fellow American Academy of Nursing |
| 1966 - present | New York State Nurses Association |
| 1968 - present | Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Alpha Upsilon Chapter, Charter Member |
| 1989 - 1992 | Eta Sigma Chapter |
| 1993 - present | Alpha Zeta Chapter |
| 1989 - 1991 | Chapter Nominating Chair |
| 1991 -19 92 | Chapter Vice President |
| 1992 - 1994 | Chapter President-Elect |
| 1994 - 1996 | Chapter President |
| 1996 - 1998 | Chapter Research Committee |
| 1999 - 2001 | Regional Awards Committee |
| 2003 | National Officers slate (deferred) |
| 2006 - present | Zero to Three Policy Network. Member by invitation. |
| 1985 - 2000 | Bronx/North Manhattan Coalition for Long Term Care, Inc. |
| 1986 - 1988 | Board of Directors (elected) |
| 1988 - 1992 | Vice President (elected) |
| 1988 - 1997 | National League for Nursing, Council for Society for Research in Nursing Education |
| 1988 - 1999 | National League for Nursing |
| 1989 - 1993 | National League for Nursing, American Nursing Review Faculty |
| 1988 - 1989 | Nightingale Society: Honors Member, and Fellow, 1989-present |
| 1990 - 1992 | Eastern Nursing Research Society |
| 1991 - 1994 | American Nurses Association, Council of Nurse Researchers |
| 1991 - 1997 | National League for Nursing, Southern NY League for Nursing |
| 1993 - 1995 1991 - 1993 |
National League for Nursing, Southern NY League for Nursing, Board of Directors, Director at Large(elected) |
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