

617 West 168th Street
Rm 350
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212 342 4157
Fax: 212 305 6937
Education and Training |
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| BA | University of Texas at Austin |
| MSN | University of Texas at Austin |
| PhD | Columbia University |
Research/Clinical Interests |
-Health equity in populations involved in the criminal justice system - Integrating health promotion interventions into prison, jail, and community corrections settings - Mother and child co-residence in correctional and substance use treatment settings - Family and child homelessness Center for Children and Families "Report Calls for Expansion of Family Alternative to Incarceration Program", article in New York Law Journal "Staying with Children, and Out of Prison", article in the New York Times |
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Selected Publications |
| Goshin, L.S., & Byrne, M.W. (in-press). Predictors of post-release research retention and subsequent reenrollment for women recruited while incarcerated. Research in Nursing & Health. |
| Byrne, M.W., Goshin, L.S., & Blanchard-Lewis, B. (In-press). Maternal Separations During the Reentry Years for 100 Infants Raised in a Prison Nursery. Family Court Review. |
| Byrne, M.W., Evan, E., Goshin, L.S., Erlich, M.D., Kim, B.A., Saroyan, J.M., & Zeltzer, L.K. (2011). Parent Self-Efficacy for Managing Pain in Seriously Ill Children and Adolescents Nearing End of Life. Palliative and Supportive Care, 9, 137-147. |
| Goshin, L. S., & Byrne, M. W. (2011, November). Behavioral development of preschoolers who spent their first one to eighteen months in a prison nursery program with a supportive nursing intervention. Paper presented at the Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, DC. |
| Byrne, M.W., Goshin, L.S., & Joestl, S.S. (2010). Intergenerational attachment for infants raised in a prison nursery. Attachment and Human Development, 12, 375-393. PMCID PMC2942021 |
| Borelli, J.L., Goshin, L.S., Joestl, S.S., Clark, J., & Byrne, M.W. (2010). Attachment organization in a sample of incarcerated mothers: distribution of classifications and associations with substance abuse history, depressive symptoms, perceptions of parenting competency, and social support. Attachment and Human Development, 12, 355-374. PMCID PMC2946896 |
| Goshin, L.S., Byrne, M.W. (2010, March). Predictors of Retention for the First Re-entry Year and for Subsequent Reenrollment in a Follow-up Study of Research Participants Enrolled While Incarcerated. Paper presented at the Annual Eastern Nursing Research Society Scientific Sessions, Providence, RI. |
| Goshin, L.S., & Byrne, M.W. (2009). Converging streams of opportunity for prison nursery programs in the United States. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 48, 271-295. PMCID PMC2768406 |
| Kenney, J., & Goshin, L.S. (2009, January). The Effects of Maternal Incarceration on the Health and Development of Young Children. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA. |
| Byrne, M.W., Goshin, L.S., Joestl, S.S., & Bond, K.T. (2007, November). The relationship between maternal drug-related risk factors and interrupted attachment when children reenter the community from a prison nursery. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC. |
Honors & Awards |
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| 2011 | Rising Nurse Researcher Award, Foundation of New York State Nurses |
| 2011 | Research Grant: An Evaluation of the Drew Mouse Model of Permanent Supportive Housing as an Alternative to Incarceration for Homeless Women Charged with Felonies and Their Children. Agency: New York Women's Foundation |
| 2010-2011 | Pilot grant: What can be Learned from the Drew House Model of Permanent Supportive Housing as an Alternative to Incarceration for Homeless Women Convicted of a Felony and Their Children?. Agency: Center for Homelessness Prevention Studies,Mailman School |
| 2008-2009 | Research grant: The Effects of a Prison Nursery Program on Behavior Problems and Competence in Preschoolers. Agency: Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Zeta Chapter |
| 2008 | March of Dimes Graduate Nursing Scholarship |
| 2005 | Staff Member of Distinction Award, Barnard College Student Government Association |
| 2002, 2003 | Life Saver Award, Brooklyn/Staten Island Blood Services |
Professional Memberships |
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| 2008- | Eastern Nursing Research Society, Co-Leader of Research Interest Group on Criminal Justice, Trauma, and Violence |
| 2008- | New York Zero-to-Three Network |
| 2007- | American Nurses Association/New York State Nurses Association, Member |
| 2007- | Association for Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses |
| 2007- | Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science |
| 2006- | Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Alpha Zeta Chapter, Member |
| 2005- | American Public Health Association, Member |
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