FANNIE G. GASTON-JOHANSSON, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
and Elsie M. Lawler Chair
Department of Acute and Chronic Care
"Over the years, I have found that knowing what to do is not
enough. Creativity, innovation, wisdom, good judgment, and leadership are
also necessary for one to be successful in bringing about sustainable
changes
that will truly improve
healthcare for all people."
The first African-American woman to be a tenured full
professor at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Fannie Gaston-Johansson is an
internationally renowned nurse educator, researcher, and clinical practitioner.
In 2007, she was named the first chair of the School of Nursing Department of
Acute and Chronic Care. Dr. Gaston-Johansson directs the Center on Health
Disparities Research - which works to advance understanding of health
disparities across the lifespan - and leads the international and
interdisciplinary Minority Global Health Disparities Research Training Program.
She also is co-director of a post-doctoral training program in breast cancer
research for underserved and minority women. Her research focuses on end-of-life
issues with an emphasis on strategies to manage pain and other symptoms in
patients with cancer and terminal or chronic illnesses. Dr. Gaston-Johansson
holds a joint appointment in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of
Oncology. She was named to the Maryland Task Force on Health Care Access and
Reimbursement by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, is the recipient of the
National Black Nurses Association's Trailblazer Award, and has received
citations from the U.S. Congress and the government of Sweden for her
international and domestic research endeavors.
