Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5589
Phone 2: cell: 818 917-2406
Fax: 626 815-5414
Email: lbadr@apu.edu
Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays, 3pm-5pm, by appt.
Lina Badr, DNSc, CPNP, RN, FAAN
Professor
School of Nursing
Profile
Lina Badr began teaching in 1974. Her teachings has incompassedPediatric and Maternity Nursing to undergraduate students and Advanced Pediatrics to graduate Pediatric Nurse Practitioner students. She also teached research courses to PhD students. Dr. Badr has guest-lectured in Physical Assessment, Nursing Research and Cultural Nursing. In addition, Dr. Badr has worked as a NICU nurse and as a CPNP throughout her academic career. Dr. Badr has received extnesive research funding and has more than 40 publications. With Dr. Badr's extensive background in Pediatrics, she brings a welcomed expertise to Azusa Pacific University's (APU) School of Nursing.
Education
PNP, Nurse Practitioner-University of California, 1994
DNSc, Child Development-Boston University School of Nursing, 1984
MSN, Nursing/Pediatrics-Texas Women's University, 1974
BS, Nursing-American University of Beirut, 1973
Credentials/Certifications
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 1994 - current.
Assessment of Premature Infants (APIB), Harvard Medical School, 1990
Brazelton Assessment Scale, Harvard Medical School, 1983
DNSc, Child Development-Boston University School of Nursing, 1984
MSN, Nursing/Pediatrics-Texas Women's University, 1974
BS, Nursing-American University of Beirut, 1973
Credentials/Certifications
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 1994 - current.
Assessment of Premature Infants (APIB), Harvard Medical School, 1990
Brazelton Assessment Scale, Harvard Medical School, 1983
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
Badr, L. "Predictors of development in infants with brain injury". AAN meeting, San Diego, CA 2006
Badr, Lina. "The Effect of War on the Behavior of Lebanese Children," Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C., 1997.
Badr, Lina. "The Effect of Bathing on Skin Flora in Premature Infants," Breakthroughs in Nursing, American Academy of Nursing, Acapulco, Mexico, 1998.
Badr, Lina. "Comparing the Effects of Noise and Routine Procedures on Premature Infants in Three Different Environments," The Physical and Developmental Environment of the High Risk Infant, Clearwater Beach, FL, 1997.
Badr, Lina. "Brain Development in Children," Sigma Theta Tau induction ceremony, Azuza, CA, 1999.
Publications
Badr, L. Frank, l., Quinn, D., "Effect of Less Frequent Bathing of Preterm Infants on Skin Flora and Pathogen Colonization." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing 29, 6, (2000):584-590.
Badr, L., and de Traversay, J. "Premature Infant Responses to Noise Reduction by Earmuffs: Effects on Behavioral and Physiological Measures." Journal of Perinatology 15, (1995):448-455.
Badr, L., and Balian, S. "Responses of Premature Infants to Routine Nursing Interventions and Noise in the NICU." Nursing Research 44, 3, (1995):179-185.
Badr, L. and Abdallah, B. "Physical Attractiveness of Premature Infants Affects Outcome at Discharge from NICU." Infant Behavior and Development 24, 1, (2001):129-133.
Badr, L. and Abdallah, B. "Factors that Influence the Incidence of Premature Birth in Four Different Ethnic Groups: Middle-Easterners, African-Americans, Latinos and Whites-Americans." JOGNN, (2005).
View All Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Badr, L. "Predictors of development in infants with brain injury". AAN meeting, San Diego, CA 2006
Badr, Lina. "The Effect of War on the Behavior of Lebanese Children," Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C., 1997.
Badr, Lina. "The Effect of Bathing on Skin Flora in Premature Infants," Breakthroughs in Nursing, American Academy of Nursing, Acapulco, Mexico, 1998.
Badr, Lina. "Comparing the Effects of Noise and Routine Procedures on Premature Infants in Three Different Environments," The Physical and Developmental Environment of the High Risk Infant, Clearwater Beach, FL, 1997.
Badr, Lina. "Brain Development in Children," Sigma Theta Tau induction ceremony, Azuza, CA, 1999.
Publications
Badr, L. Frank, l., Quinn, D., "Effect of Less Frequent Bathing of Preterm Infants on Skin Flora and Pathogen Colonization." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing 29, 6, (2000):584-590.
Badr, L., and de Traversay, J. "Premature Infant Responses to Noise Reduction by Earmuffs: Effects on Behavioral and Physiological Measures." Journal of Perinatology 15, (1995):448-455.
Badr, L., and Balian, S. "Responses of Premature Infants to Routine Nursing Interventions and Noise in the NICU." Nursing Research 44, 3, (1995):179-185.
Badr, L. and Abdallah, B. "Physical Attractiveness of Premature Infants Affects Outcome at Discharge from NICU." Infant Behavior and Development 24, 1, (2001):129-133.
Badr, L. and Abdallah, B. "Factors that Influence the Incidence of Premature Birth in Four Different Ethnic Groups: Middle-Easterners, African-Americans, Latinos and Whites-Americans." JOGNN, (2005).
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Professional Experience
Academic Experience
Assistant Professor, University of Mass., Boston, 1983 - 1988
Professor, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, 2004-present.
Visiting Professor, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2002-2003
Professor, UCLA, School of Nursing, Los Angeles, California, 2001-2003
Associate Professor, UCLA, School of Nursing, Los Angeles, California, 1995-2003
Consulting Engagements
Nursing Education, Dhubai, UAE. 1979 & 1990
Consultant to the government of Lebanon for the upgrading of the nursing education in the country, July 2000 - April 2001
Visiting professorat the University of Balamand and established an evaluation plan teaching pediatric and research for the School of Nursing. 1999 - Present.
Consultant to a new BS Nursing Program at University of Balamad, Lebanon, June 1996
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Assistant Professor, University of Mass., Boston, 1983 - 1988
Professor, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, 2004-present.
Visiting Professor, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2002-2003
Professor, UCLA, School of Nursing, Los Angeles, California, 2001-2003
Associate Professor, UCLA, School of Nursing, Los Angeles, California, 1995-2003
Consulting Engagements
Nursing Education, Dhubai, UAE. 1979 & 1990
Consultant to the government of Lebanon for the upgrading of the nursing education in the country, July 2000 - April 2001
Visiting professorat the University of Balamand and established an evaluation plan teaching pediatric and research for the School of Nursing. 1999 - Present.
Consultant to a new BS Nursing Program at University of Balamad, Lebanon, June 1996
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Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Honors, Awards, Recognition
Best Teacher Award, Azusa Pacific University, 2003
Award for Excellence in Research, Sigma Theta Tau (Gamma Tau Chapter), 1999
Who's Who In American Nursing, The Society of Nursing Professionals, Library of Congress, 1987
Second prize for research paper ubmitted for presentation at D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York, 1984
Merit Increment for Distinguished Teachers, American University of Beirut, 1979
Associations, Boards, Committees
Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, 1998-present; Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 1994-present; Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, 1994-present; National Organization for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 1994-present; Society of Pediatric Nurses, 1993-present; Society for Research in Child Development, 1990-present
Best Teacher Award, Azusa Pacific University, 2003
Award for Excellence in Research, Sigma Theta Tau (Gamma Tau Chapter), 1999
Who's Who In American Nursing, The Society of Nursing Professionals, Library of Congress, 1987
Second prize for research paper ubmitted for presentation at D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York, 1984
Merit Increment for Distinguished Teachers, American University of Beirut, 1979
Associations, Boards, Committees
Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, 1998-present; Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 1994-present; Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, 1994-present; National Organization for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 1994-present; Society of Pediatric Nurses, 1993-present; Society for Research in Child Development, 1990-present
Expertise
Child Development
Maternity Nursing
Pediatrics
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