Laurie Anne Ferguson
A Registered Nurse for 40 years, Dr. Ferguson has more than 36 years of experience practicing as a Nurse Practitioner. She is certified as an Adult, Family and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and has practiced in a variety of clinical settings in the Nurse Practitioner role including Emergency Room, Occupational Health and Primary Care. She has been a nursing educator since 1993 and has maintained an active clinical practice caring for patients of all ages. Her research and translational practice interests are in Health Literacy and its impact on health outcomes. Specifically, her interest is in improving communication in the office setting to enhance patient education and understanding in managing health care and navigating the health care system.
Before joining Emory & Henry, Dr. Ferguson served as the Program Coordinator for the Family Nurse Practitioner and DNP program, Director of the School of Nursing and Dean of the College of Nursing and Health at Loyola University in New Orleans. Dr. Ferguson is recognized for her leadership in the nursing profession and is a fellow both in the National Academies of Practice (NAP) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She was elected to and is currently serving on the executive committee of the Fellows of AANP.
Education
BSN University of San Francisco
MSN University of Pennsylvania
DNP University of Texas Health Sciences Center Houston
Teaching
Faculty Appointments
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Selected Awards
Dr. Jon Altschul Award for Community Engagement– Loyola University-2017
Great 100 Nurses - 2016
Daisy Award Faculty Recipient- 2013
Most Favorite Teacher, University of Manitoba
Sigma Theta Tau, Induction University of Pennsylvania, Xi Chapter
Louisiana State Nurses Association Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year- 2013
Research
Selected publications
Curry, K., Ferguson, L.A. & Livesay, S.L. (2020). PAs and NPs are not interchangeable. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. May; Vol. 33 (5), pp. 13-14.DOI:10.1097/01.JAA.0000660168.21746.79
Ferguson, L. A., Arnold, C., Morris, J., Rademaker, A. & Davis. T. (2020). The Nurse Practitioner as a bridge to interprofessional research team collaboration in rural community clinics. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Arnold, C. L., Rademaker, A., Morris, J., Ferguson, L. A., Wiltz, F…. Davis, T. C.
(2019). Follow-Up Approaches to a Health Literacy Intervention to Increase CRC Screening in Rural Community Clinics: A Randomized Control Trial” (CNCR-18-2926.R2) Cancer. DOI:10.1002/cncr.32398.
Davis, T., Arnold, C., Rademaker, A., Morris, J., Ferguson, L. A. & Wiltz, G. (2019). Repeat Annual Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Community Clinics: A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate Outreach Strategies to Sustain Screening. The Journal of Rural Health. ISSN: 1748-0361.
Davis T. C., Morris J., Rademaker A., Ferguson L. A., & Arnold C. L. Barriers and Facilitators to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Rural Women in Community Clinics by Heath Literacy. Journal of Women’s Health, Issues and Care. 2017 Oct 25; 6(6):1-7. DOI: 10.4172/2325-9795.1000292.
Pearce P. F., & Ferguson L. A. (2017). How to write abstracts for manuscripts, presentations, and grants: Maximizing information in a 30-second soundbite world. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 29, 452-50. doi:10.1002/2327-6924.12486
Peterson, J., Pearce, P. F., Ferguson, L. A. & Langford, C. A. (2017). Understanding scoping reviews: Definition, purpose, and process. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 29, 12-16. doi: 10.1002/2327-6924.12380.
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