Linda A. McCauley, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAAOHN

Linda A. McCauley, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAAOHN

 Role: Dean and Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University

  Contact: linda.mccauley@emory.edu

 Scholarship:
Immigrant Health | Minority Populations | Environmental Justice | Nursing | Public Health

Linda A. McCauley is the sixth dean of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. She began her appointment in May 2009 after serving as the Associate Dean for Research at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing. Under her leadership, the School of Nursing is executing a comprehensive strategic plan to expand the school's research enterprise, forge new clinical partnerships, and increase diversity among the faculty and student population.

Dr. McCauley has special expertise in the design of epidemiological investigations of environmental hazards and is nationally recognized for her expertise in occupational and environmental health nursing.  Her work aims to identify culturally appropriate interventions to decrease the impact of environmental and occupational health hazards in vulnerable populations, including farmworkers and young children.  She has been widely published in the fields of nursing and environmental health. She is a sought-after speaker and has been featured in national publications and broadcasts including Time, Business Week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, NPR, and the Weather Channel.

She received a B.S. in Nursing from the University of North Carolina, a M.S. in Nursing from Emory University, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Health and Epidemiology from the University of Cincinnati.  A member of the Institute of Medicine, she is active on the Membership Committee, Environmental Health Roundtable and the Board of Population Health.  She currently serves as a member of the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council.  She also is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the American Academy of Occupational Health Nurses.