School of Nursing Faculty

Amy Nagorski Johnson, Phd, RNC, Assistant Professor Telephone:(302) 831-8369 E-mail: ajohnson@udel.edu Mailing Address: School of Nursing McDowell Hall Newark, DE 19716

Education
D.N.Sc., The Catholic University of America , Research Focus: Neonatal Response to Environment
M.S.N., University of Delaware , Maternal-Child Nursing
B.S.N. Madonna University, Nursing

Certification
Neonatal Nursing

Research Interest
Improving neonatal outcome
NICU environment

Recent Scholarship
University of Delaware Research Foundation Grant. Requested funding for $30,000 for study titled “The effect of skin to skin holding on maternal breast milk composition.” (Pending)

2004. Center for Academic Practice, University of Delaware . Requested funding for $4950 for study titled “The effect of kangaroo holding on maternal breast milk production.” Status funded.

Publications
Johnson, A.N. (submitted). Nurses role in kangaroo holding premature infants in the nursery.

Johnson, A.N. (submitted). Promoting mother-infant attachment in the NICU.

Johnson, A.N. (2005). Kangaroo holding beyond the NICU. Pediatric Nursing, 31 (1) 53-56.

Presentations
2005. “Nurses’ role in kangaroo holding premature infants in the nursery.” 15 th Annual Research Conference sponsored by Beta Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International and Delaware Nurses Association.

2005. “Nursing’s role in newborn hearing screening.” National Conference of the Society of Pediatric Nurses.

2004. “The effect of kangaroo holding on maternal breast milk production.” National State of the Science Conference, Washington D.C.

2004. “Strategies for promoting kangaroo holding in the NICU.” 15 th International Research Congress, Dublin , Ireland . Sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau, International.

School of Nursing Faculty