Faculty Profile

Address:
630 W. 168 St.
Rm. 347
New York, NY 10032

Phone: 212-305-3976
Fax: 212-305-6937

mwb4@columbia.edu

Education and Training
PhD Adelphi University

Affiliations

Collaborations
Child development, maternal-infant attachment, measuring infant and child sleep/wake activity and self-regulation

Affiliations
Columbia University School of Nursing


Mary Woods Byrne, PhD, MPH, PNP, FAAN
Professor of Clinical Nursing
Stone Foundation and Elise D. Fish Professor in Clinical Health Care for the Underserved

Research Summary

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.

Dr. Byrne's Web Site

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.

Current Projects

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

Recently Completed Clinical Trials

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).

Honors and Awards

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.

Committees/Professional Societies/Council Memberships

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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