Received a Master of Science in Nursing Degree, with a minor in Psychiatric Mental Health Health Nursing and Psychology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC on 1954.
To learn more about the influences of cultural factors in nursing as well as the potential of integrating the fields of Nursing and Anthropology, she embarked upon a doctoral program in Cultural and Social Anthropology at the University of Washington in Seattle. In 1965, she became the first professional nurse to have earned a Ph.D in Anthropology.
Under her leadership, the University of Washington was recognized as the Outstanding Public Institutional School of Nursing in the United States.
She won the prestigious President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1981. Also, she was awarded The Board of Governor’s Distinguished Faculty Award, and the Gershenson’s Research Fellowship Award.
As of 1995, she has written 25 books, published over 200 articles and book chapters, produced numerous audio and video recording, and developed a software program.
She has also given over 850 public lectures around the world.
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