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Barbara Shaw, DNP, APN, FNP-C

Barbara Shaw, DNP, APN, FNP-C
Assistant Professor
Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing
Education

University of Illinois at Chicago:  DNP 
University of Illinois:  Post-Masters Certificate in Health Informatics 
Yale University:  MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner  
University of Chicago, MA, Medical Anthropology 
University of Oslo, Norway, MA, Anthropology 
Mount Holyoke College, BA 

Areas of Expertise

Health care of immigrants and refugees, Health care of people with disabilities across the spectrum, Race-based clinical algorithms and clinical testing, Primary healthcare in marginalized and poorly resourced communities, Pharmacotherapeutics in Primary Care 

Contact Info:

College of Nursing, Armour Academic Center, 600 South Paulina #1080, Chicago, Illinois  60612
barbara_shaw@rush.edu
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Biography

Many years ago, I was inspired by the work of Lillian Wald and the nurses of the Henry Street Settlement in New York who implemented groundbreaking community-based health services in the tenements where newly arrived immigrants lived.  This model—and the concept of community-based care—has informed my desire to work as a Family Nurse Practitioner in poorly resourced communities.  During my career I have focused on primary care for migrants, refugees and people living with disabilities throughout the spectrum.  I have worked in Federally Qualified Health Centers, public housing and immigrant communities in Chicago, Boston and Latin America.  As an FNP, I feel privileged to be able to bear witness to patients’ lives and hear their stories.  I work to guide FNP students at RUSH to focus on the complex association between individual healthcare needs and community health. 

In the Media

Immigration fears hurt health care access, Chicago Tribune

Honors and Activities

  • RUSH University, Nominee, Professional Practice Model for Critical Thinking Award.  RUSH University Medical Center. (2021). 

  • Yale University School of Nursing Distinguished Alumnae Award. (2018). 

  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Clinical Excellence Award.  (2018).   

  • Kathleen Andreoli Clinical Practice MVP.  (2017, June).  RUSH University College of Nursing. 

  • Dean’s Award for Excellence in Practice. (2014, May).  University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing. 

  • Your Healthcare Plus Award for Excellence in Diabetes Care. (2010, October). Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Presented to Integrated Health Care Clinic. 

  • Outstanding Clinical Abstract Award. Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record in a Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Clinic.  (2010, June). Podium presentation at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner national convention.    

  • National “Innovations in Health Care” Award, Honorable Mention. (1988, June). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

  • Recipient, United States Department of Health and Human Services Grant. (1987, September). Awarded in support of graduate research on school-based health centers in New England. 

  • Recipient, United States Department of Health and Human Services COSTEP Nurse Traineeship. (1986, September).   

  • Honors, Anthropology. (1979, June). University of Oslo, Norway. 

  • Cum laude, Political Science and Anthropology.  (1978, June).  Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. 

Publications

  • Commodore-Mensah, Y., Shaw, B., & Ford, M. (2021). A nursing call to action to support the health of migrants and refugees. Journal of advanced nursing, 10.1111/jan.14970. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14970 

  • Moss, A., Gallagher, T., Shaw, B., Ferry-Rooney, R., Manheimer, C., Orlin, K., Martinez, M. & Delaney, K. (2021). Implementation of an isolation shelter for individuals with Covid-19 experiencing homelessness.   J. of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, November 2021, 32(4).   

  • Frei, J., Kalensky, M., McIntosh, E., Mystkowski, J., Schwelnus, E., Shaw, B. & Thompson, H. (2019).  Gender affirmation in adult primary care.  The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, November 2019, 15(10), 742-748. 

  • Shaw, B. (2019).  Contributor.  Effective communication with patients.  Wolters-Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 

  • Shaw, B. (2018).  Contributor, Foreign Body Removal.  Nursing procedures.  Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 

  • Shaw, B. (2012). Contributor.  NCLEX Review Made Incredibly Easy.  New York:  Wolters-Kluwer.  

  • Shaw, B., respondent. “Workplace Q & A,” Advance for Nurse Practitioners, June 1998. 

  • Shaw, B. “Primary Care for Women: Management and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders,” Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, March - April 1996, 41(2), 155-172. 

  • Shaw, B. “Primary Care for Women: Comprehensive Assessment of Gastrointestinal Disorders,” Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, March - April 1995, 40(2), 216-230.\ 

  • Shaw, B. (2019).  Contributor.  Effective communication with patients.  Wolters-Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 

  • Shaw, B. (2018).  Contributor, Foreign Body Removal.  Nursing procedures.  Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 

  • Shaw, B. (2012). Contributor.  NCLEX Review Made Incredibly Easy.  New York:  Wolters-Kluwer.  

  • Shaw, B., respondent. “Workplace Q & A,” Advance for Nurse Practitioners, June 1998.\ 

  • Shaw, B. “Primary Care for Women: Management and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders,” Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, March - April 1996, 41(2), 155-172. 

  • Shaw, B. “Primary Care for Women: Comprehensive Assessment of Gastrointestinal Disorders,” Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, March - April 1995, 40(2), 216-230.