Pam A. McGranahan, DNP, RN
Position title: Clinical Professor
Email: pmcgranahan@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-263-5337
Address:
4131 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
DNP, University of Wisconsin-Madison in: Psychiatric Mental Health, 2012
Epidemiology in Action: Biostatistics for Public Health Practitioners, Emory University/Centers for Disease Control, 2010
Principles and Approaches in Community-Based Participatory Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008
MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison in: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 2004
BS, University of Iowa in: Nursing, 1986
Pam is nationally board-certified as an advanced practice public health nurse and a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (adult). Prior to serving in her current role, Dr. McGranahan enjoyed a rich career in practice that included nearly 30 years of emergency room and public health nursing, coordination of patient education, and nursing leadership. Pam is a UW-Madison Teaching Academy fellow and a two-term elected member of the Teaching Academy Executive Committee. In addition, she serves on the Advisory Group for the UW-Madison Center for Teaching Learning and Mentorship (CTLM). She is a Clinical Professor with the School of Nursing and the former Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.
Clinical Scholarship focus areas
Teaching and Learning
- Develop thinking and universal design to promote inclusive course development
- Use of structured discussion techniques to promote engagement and critical thinking
- Strategies to sustain and capitalize on academic practice partnerships
- Curriculum design and evaluation for effectiveness and alignment with quality standards
Professional Practice and Education
- Integration of public health perspectives in clinical care
- Equitable, person-centered approaches to health promotion
- Lifelong impacts of childhood adversity and trauma on well-being and behavior
- Trauma-informed Practice
- Quality Improvement and the role of DNP-prepared nurses in leading change
Community Outreach and Engagement
- Participatory photomapping
- Collaborative community assessment
- Community-based health promotion