Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD, CRNP-Neonatal
Assistant Professor, FCH
Deputy Director, Office of Global Health
Address:
482
Phone Number:
410-706-3685
Fax Number:
410-706-0190
Education:
- PhD, Nursing-Global Health Disparities, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, 2010
- Post-MS Certificate, Teaching in Nursing and Health Professions, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, 2005
- MS, Advanced Practice Nurse-Neonatal, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, 2005
- BSN, Nursing, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, 2004
- Nurse Practitioner Certificate, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1990
- Associate's Degree, Nursing, Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore, MD, 1987
Research:
Interests
- Maternal newborn child health disparities, nationally and internationally with a focus on social justice
- Cultural competency for health professionals and organizations
- Building nurse capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa through partnerships with nursing universities
Funding
- Health Care Cost Commission New Faculty Award (1/ 2011-2013)
Funding for New Nurse Scholars - NIH Fogarty Fellow (2/2010-3/2012)
The Impact of Hospital Organizational Characteristics on Neonatal Mortality in Nigeria and Prevention of Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV - Project Director (3/2010-12/2012)
Center for Disease Control -Subcontract with School of Medicine to lead a faculty workgroup in the development of The Primary Health Care Specialist Program Curriculum for an advanced practice nurses and community health officers in sub-Saharan Africa. - NIH Fogarty Travel Award (12/15/08- 5/20/08)
Global Health Network Grant, University of Maryland School of Medicine. A qualitative (phenomenological) study of the experiences of health care providers caring for neonates in Nigeria. - National Institute of Child Health and Development Travel Award (11/08)
Pediatric Health Disparities Travel Award, Washington, DC, November, 2008 for her poster presentation “Poverty and In-patient Neonatal Mortality in US Hospitals using the National Inpatient Services (NIS) dataset.
Recent Publications:
- Ogbolu, Y., Iwu, E. N., Shijun, Z., Johangtan, M., Johnson, J.V. (2013). Translating Research into Practice in Low Resource Countries: Progress in Prevention of Maternal to Child Transmission in Nigeria. Journal of Nursing Research and Practice. Accepted and in press.
- Ogbolu, M., Jacobs, D., and Ogbolu, Y. (2012). Perspectives on Nurse Migration. Perspectives in Work. Summer 2012/Winter 2013. 16 (1-2). Pages 43-46.
- Ogbolu, Y. (2012). Relief for Africa. American Journal of Nursing. 112(2): p. 13.
- Chen, D., Fox, R., Guyer, B., Horon, I., Hurt, L., Mann, D.,Ogbolu,Y & Strobino, D. (2011). Maryland Infant Mortality Epidemiology Work Group: Findings from Data Analysis and Overall Recommendations. Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. See paper at
- Ogbolu, Y. (2011). Neonatal Mortality in Nigeria: The Impact of Nurse Work Organization. Published in Proquest Dissertations.
- Johnson, J.V., Iwu, E.N., Riel, R.F., Ogbolu, Y., Moen, M. (2010). Preparing Nurses for Leadership Roles in Global Health: The University of Maryland School of Nursing’s New Post-Master’s Certificate in Global Health. Nursing and Midwifery Links: Official Publication of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centers for Nursing and Midwifery Development, page 38-39.
- Koons, A.B., McNeil, M., Ogbolu, Y., Bordlon, P., Riel, R.F., Johnson, J.V., (2010). Mental Health Nursing in Latin America: Exploring Trends in Workforce Development. Nursing and Midwifery Links: Official Publication of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centers for Nursing and Midwifery Development, page 20-21.
- Ogbolu, Y. (2007) Neonatal Mortality: A Critical Global Health Problem. Neonatal Network, November/December 2007.
Primary Teaching Areas:
- NURS 418: Health, Health Care, and Culture (undergraduate course)
- NURS 601: Primary Care of Newborns
- NURS 648: Clinical for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program
- NURS 724: Health, Health Care, and Culture (graduate course)
- NURS 701: Evidence-based Practice and Research (graduate course)
Academic & Professional Activities:
- Present: Office of Global Health, Leading initiatives in West Africa including three University partners in Nigeria and one in Liberia
- 1990-Present: Hospital Based Instructor and Regional Trainer, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 1991–Present: Member, National Association of Neonatal Nurses
- 2006-Present: Member, Maryland Neonatal Nurse Consortium, Baltimore, Maryland
- 2006-Present: Member, Diversity Council: Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus
- 2007-Present: Memeber, National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
- 2007-Present: Member, American Nurses Association/Maryland Nurses Association
- 2007-Present: Member, Maryland Chapter of National Association of Neonatal Nurses
- 2007-2010: Founding Member and Co-Chair, Nurses for Global Health
- 2008-Present: Mentor, African American high school students majoring in surgical technician and nursing assistant programs at Edmondson- Westside High School, Baltimore
- 2009-Present: Member, International Council of Advanced Practice Nurses
- 2009-Present: Member, International Council of Nurses (Geneva), Advanced Practice Nurse Network
- 2009: Legislative Intern for Delegate Shirley Nathan Pulliam, Maryland General Assembly
- 2010-Present: Member, University of Maryland’s President’s Council on Community Engagement
- 2010-Present: Member, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
- 2010-Present: Member, Sigma Theta Tau, Pi Chapter
- 2010-Present: Member, Global Alliance of Nursing and Midwifery
- 2010-Present: International Council of Neonatal Nurses, Member
- 2010-2011: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Maryland Infant Mortality Epidemiology Taskforce, Member
- 2011: Peer reviewer, The Journal of Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care and International Journal of Nursing Scholarship
- 2012-Present: Maryland Health Care Cost Commission and Office of Minority Health-Maryland Cultural Competency Taskforce, Subcommittee Co-lead
- 2012-Present: University of Maryland Global Health Interprofessional Council Member
- 2012: Expert reviewer and nurse consultant for the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland - Development of an implementation science curriculum for Health care professions
- 2012: University of Maryland School of Nursing Diversity Council
- 2013-Present: University of Maryland Global Health Interprofessional Student Education Committee
