About

Stephanie Morgan is a Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing. She holds a PhD, is a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC), and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Practice (FNAP). Dr. Morgan serves as the Director of Practice Innovation and the Director of the Wellness Center, with expertise in advanced practice nursing, nursing systems, family nursing, prevention and wellness, and quality and safety. Her role involves leading initiatives in practice innovation and wellness within the nursing school, contributing to the advancement of clinical nursing practice and education.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Medicine
• Psychology
• Engineering
• Medical emergency
• Psychiatry
• Family medicine
• Pathology
• Gerontology
• Clinical psychology
• Virology
• Nursing
• Medical education

Selected publications

• Volunteers' perceived preparedness, training, experiences and satisfaction in a mass COVID‐19 pandemic vaccine clinic

  Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management · 2023 · 1 citations

  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Medical education

  Abstract In this paper, we present formal and informal volunteers' perceived experiences of a mass vaccination clinic for COVID‐19 in central Texas. Volunteers at one or more of our team's vaccination events responded to an anonymous survey to share perceptions of their preparedness, training experiences, communication effectiveness and satisfaction, to help us identify opportunities to improve volunteer training and engagement for responses to pandemics. Overall, the volunteers perceived their work to be meaningful, felt prepared and were satisfied with their experiences as volunteers. A dedicated team that communicates well and emphasizes a team approach is key to success, especially in unprecedented situations such as the COVID‐19 pandemic. Implications for future volunteer training and involvement in disaster responses are discussed.

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• VAMOS-VaxNOW: A nurse-led interdisciplinary disaster response to address vaccine equity in central Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Health Emergency and Disaster Nursing · 2022 · 5 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Political Science
  • Virology
  • Medicine

  Aim: This paper examines nurse-led interdisciplinary efforts to address COVID-19 vaccine inequities in Texas, United States (US) through the founding of a two-pronged community-based vaccination program, VAMOS-VaxNOW.

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• Attitudes towards screening for cognitive dysfunction: Interviews with Latinx adults with type 2 diabetes

  Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2021 · 2 citations

  • Medicine
  • Gerontology
  • Clinical psychology

  Abstract Background One in nine Latinx adults over 45 years old experience subjective cognitive decline (SCD). Yet less than half of people with SCD discuss symptoms with their provider (BRFSS, 2015‐2018). Because current diagnostic criteria focus on dementia, a later stage pathology, the window of opportunity for effective interventions may be missed. Cognitive screening can help identify pathology, and it can also assist in identifying those at risk for higher health care utilization. In qualitative interviews, Latinx adults with T2DM frequently avoided asking about cognitive problems or cognitive health due to stigma or discrimination (Cuevas & Zuñiga, 2020). The purpose of this project was to understand relevant factors affecting cognitive screening, which is critical for designing effective and timely interventions. Method Data was collected using semi‐structured interviews with Latinx adults with type 2 diabetes. General questions were asked regarding knowledge of cognitive screening, risks for cognitive dysfunction, and attitudes towards screening. Interviews were transcribed, entered into NVivo software, and analyzed using grounded theory techniques. Result Interviews ranged from 30 minutes to 1 hour. Participants (n= 30) were 53% Female; mean age: 66.4 years; Mean A1C: 9.7%; and 57% Mexican American. Participants who were younger and had higher levels of education were more likely to report comfort with cognitive screening. Inability to work related to a possible diagnosis of dementia was a concern related to screening for most participants. However, that was not a reason to decline screening. Participants (88%) wanted more information on how the results of screening tests would be used as well as information on how to maintain or improve “brain health.” Although not part of the interview guide 45% said they would prefer to see healthcare providers with similar ethnic backgrounds. Conclusion Overall, screening for cognitive dysfunction was well received by participants. Themes included some hesitancy to be screened but also a desire to know more about risks for dementia and how to maintain health. Given the encouraging results, a larger study further exploring these themes with Latinx adults and comparing them with provider and clinic factors affecting screening is being conducted.

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Frequent coauthors

• Frank I. Perez

  Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria Degli Angeli

  4 shared

• Janet Morrison

  4 shared

• Alexa K. Stuifbergen

  National Institute of Nursing Research

  3 shared

• Karen E. Johnson

  The University of Texas at Austin

  2 shared

• Li‐Chen Lin

  The University of Texas at Austin

  2 shared

• Heather Becker

  Kansas City University

  2 shared

• Heather Cuevas

  The University of Texas at Austin

  2 shared

• Julie A. Zuñiga

  The University of Texas at Austin

  2 shared

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