Patricia A. Grady, Ph.D., R.N., will visit  the College of Nursing to meet and consult with faculty and students July 13 - 14. On Monday, July 13, she will conduct a presentation titled, “Promoting Evidence-Based Practice” at 4 p.m. at the Storm Eye Institute.
   
Dr. Patricia Grady

In 1995, Grady was appointed to director of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). She earned her undergraduate degree in nursing from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She pursued her graduate education at the University of Maryland, receiving a master's degree from the School of Nursing and a doctorate in physiology from the School of Medicine.
    
An internationally recognized researcher, Grady's scientific focus has primarily been in stroke, with emphasis on arterial stenosis and cerebral ischemia. She was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 1999 and is a member of several scientific organizations, including the Society for Neuroscience, the American Academy of Nursing, and the American Neurological Association. She is also a fellow of the American Heart Association Stroke Council.
     
Grady lectures and speaks on a wide range of topics, including future directions in nursing research, developments in the neurological sciences, and Federal research opportunities.
    
She has been recognized with several prestigious honors and awards for her leadership and scientific accomplishments, including the first award of the Centennial Achievement Medal from Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Sciences. In 2005, Grady received Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina.
    
Grady is a past recipient of the NIH Merit Award and received the Public Health Service Superior Service Award for her exceptional leadership.

 

Friday, July 10, 2009