Clinical Expertise:

• Community health nursing
• Psychiatric-mental health nursing

Research Interest:

• Depression in home care clients

Scholarly Activities:

Abstracts and Papers Delivered at Professional Meetings:

• Poster Presentation: "Playing the Hand You are Dealt", 12th International Nursing Resource Centers Conference, San Jose, California, June 12-14, 2009, Co-Presenter: Andrea Payne
• Paper Presentation: "Disaster Simulation: Converting the Dazed to the Dazzling-A Two Year Odessey", 7th National conference on Nursing Skills Laboratories, June 28-June 30, 2007, San Antonio, Texas ,Co-Presenters: Andrea Payne and Fay Raines.
• Paper Presentation: "Converting the Dazed to the Dazzling", AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) 2006, Baccalaureate Education Conference. Orlando, Florida, November 17, 2006. Co-Presenters: Andrea Payne and Fay Raines.
• Paper Presentation: "Building Ships to Sail into the Future: Partnership, Relationship, Leadership", AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) conference: Creating Our Preferred Future Turning Challenges into Opportunities. Chicago, Illinois, December 1-3, 2005. Co-Presenters: Jacqueline Horton, Pamela O'Neal, and Fay Raines
• Presenter of module on role of the Health Educator: Parish Nurse Basic Preparation Certification Course, Faith Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, Alabama, March 11, 2006.
• Paper Presentation: "Constructing Cross Cultural Family Nurse Partnerships", Second International Family Nursing Conference, Red Lion Center. Portland, Oregon. Co-Presenter: Jean Woods May 22, 1991
• Paper presentation: "Prevalence of Depression in the Medicare Homecare Client". Phyllis J.Verhonick Nursing Research Conference, "Nursing Research on Aging: Quality of Care, Quality of Life", University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. April 5, 1991
• Poster Presentation: Poster Group 809-Study Group on Racism. "Cross Cultural Communication of Care Givers." 68th annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Inc., Sheraton Center, Toronto, Canada. Co-Contributor: Jean Woods March 26, 1991
• Browning, M. and Klein, H. (1990). Exploration of health care support needs of inner city child bearing teens. In J.F, Wong, P.S. Simoni, and C.L. Nath (eds.). Proceedings of the West Virginia Nurses' Association Research Symposium, 1990.
• Browning, M. (1990). Expansion and improvement of eldercare through the use of university-based professional student nurse programs. In B. Parlak and K. Seagrist (eds.). Proceedings of the seventh annual blueprints conference-elderfair pathways, eldercare. (pp.14-21) Philadelphia, Pa.

Books:

• Browning, M. (1994). Psychosocial assessment; guide for the assessment of the home environment; institutional assessment guide; sociocultural assessment, intervention and teaching guide. In M.O. Hogstel (ed.). Nursing care of the older adult (3rd Edition). (pp. 143-164, 563-599). Delmar Publishers.
• Browning, M. and Gross, E. (1994). Patient education and discharge planning; In M.O. Hogstel (ed.). Nursing care of the older adult (3rd Edition). (pp. 321-358). Delmar Publishers.
• Browning, M. and Hogstel, M.O. (1994). Family support. In M.O. Hogstel (ed.). Nursing care of the older adult (3rd. Edition). (pp. 406-435). Delmar Publishers.
• Browning, M. (1992). Discharge planning. In M.O. Hogstel (ed.) Clinical manual for gerontological nursing. (pp. 253-269). St. Louis: Mosby.
• Browning, M. (1991). Depression. In M.O. Hogstel (ed.) Geropsychiatric nursing. (pp. 130-176). St. Louis: Mosby.
• Brown, L. & Browning, M. (1985). An overview of home health care. In M.O. Hogstel (Ed.). Home nursing care for the elderly. (pp. 3-25). Bowie, MD: Brady Communications.
• Browning, M. (1985). Home health care: the nurse's perspective. In M.O. Hogstel (Ed.).Home nursing care for the elderly. (pp. 85-105). Bowie, MD: Brady Communications.
• Browning, M. (1983). Community support for the long term care facility and An interdisciplinary approach to long term care. In M.O. Hogstel (Ed.). Management of personnel in long term care. (pp. 23-49; 145-166). Bowie, MD: Robert J. Brady.
• Mayfield, P., Bond, M., Browning, M., and Evans, J. (1980). Health assessment: A modular approach, New York: McGraw Hill.

Refereed Book Chapter:

• Browning, M. and Woods, J.H. (1993). Constructing cross-cultural family-nurse relationships. In S. Feetham, S, Meister, J. Bell, and C. Gilles (eds.) The nursing of families. (pp. 177-188). Newbury Park: Sage Publications

Education:

• Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Student, Doctoral Program in Health Policy and Management School of Public Health Sixty Credits completed, 1994-1996
• Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas Master of Science in Nursing, August 1971 Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric Nursing
• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Bachelor of Science in Nursing, June 1964 Z Society Award as Outstanding Graduate

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Community health nursing
• Professional nursing practice I
• Family Centered nursing care of children
• Health Assessment

Special Achievements/Awards/Honors

• 2007 UAH Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award
• 2006 UAH Student Government Association Most Outstanding Teacher 2005-2006 Award. Presented on April 20, 2006. University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama
• Sigma Theta Tau (International Honorary Society in Nursing)-Beta Phi Chapter (UAH-College of Nursing) Creativity in Caring Award for creativity in teaching. Presented on April 11, 2006. College of Nursing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama.
• Outstanding Teacher of the Year 1991 Nursing School, College of Allied Health Sciences, Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania