About
“Family health is key to the viability of our health care system. Vulnerable populations, such as frail elderly, children with asthma and epilepsy, and adults with developmental disabilities, lack the social determinants that promote health. And they are the most costly to the US health care system.”
Mary Ann Lewis, a professor with the UCLA School of Nursing, has clinical expertise in family health. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Lewis has conducted health services research studies funded by the National Institutes of Health. Early studies on the origin of adult health behaviors in childhood resulted in randomized clinical trials aimed at improving the quality of care of vulnerable populations living in the United States and Chile. Dr. Lewis also worked with the Ministry of Health in Egypt for more than a decade to improve the health of school-age children in Cairo and rural areas. More recent Los Angeles-based studies include community-based interventions for Latino children with asthma, outcomes of nursing home admissions, the impact of the AIDS epidemic on prenatally drug-exposed infants and their mothers and disaster preparedness for adults with developmental disabilities. She enjoys knowing that her research is positively impacting patient health. Areas of Scholarly Expertise and Interest vulnerable populations, intra-disciplinary interventions, developmental disabilities, The Affordable Care Act, chronic disease, health care costs.
Honors and Awards
1994 Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year, Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Chapter 1990 Listed in "Who's Who in American Nursing" 1989 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing 1987 Listed in "Who's Who in the West"Teaching
Professional Nursing in a Culturally Diverse Community
Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses
Professional Issues for Advanced Practice Nurses
Research and Scholarship
Over the past 30 years, Dr. Lewis has conducted several health services research studies funded by various Institutes of the National Institutes of Health. Earlier studies focused on the origin of adult health behaviors in childhood. The results of these studies served as the basis for randomized clinical trials of child-centered, family-focused interventions for children with chronic disease (asthma and epilepsy) in the United States and Chile. She also worked with the Ministry of Health in Egypt for over 12 years to improve the health of school-age children in Cairo and the rural areas. More recent studies have included community-based interventions for Latino children with asthma and their families in Los Angeles. Dr. Lewis has studied the outcomes of nursing home admissions, the impact of the AIDS epidemic on prenatally drug-exposed infants who were dependents of the juvenile court of Los Angeles County and their drug-using mothers and most recently disaster preparedness for adults with developmental disabilities.
Principal Investigator (25%), "Prevention of Hospitalization Among Residents with Developmental Disabilities in Community Care Facilities," Lanterman Foundation, July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2001. $296,976.
Co-Principal Investigator (20%), "Underserved Children with Asthma," R01-HL-53957, PHS — NIH, September 30, 1995 - August 31, 1999. $334,164.
Principal Investigator, "Impact of AIDS on Dependent Infants of the Court," 1R01MH45754, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, October 1, 1989 - September 30, 1994. 05 Year = $175,084; 5-Year Total = $1,038,779.
Principal Investigator, "Outcomes of Nursing Home Admissions," National Center for Health Services Research — USHHS5R01HS04946-02, February 1, 1984 - July 1, 1986. $188,411.
Professional Service
American Lung Association
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Editorial Board
American Journal of Primary Care Editorial Board, Nursing History Review
Publications
Claudia M. Davis, Hector F. Myers, Adeline M. Nyamathi, Mary Ann Lewis and Mary-Lynn Brecht the Meaning of Survivorship as Defined by African American Breast cancer Survivors. Journal of Transcultural Nursing published online 4 December 2014 doi:10.1177/1043659614561678.
Claudia M. Davis, Hector F. Myers, Adeline M. Nyamathi, Mary Lynn Brecht, Mary Ann Lewis and Nalo Hamilton Biopsychosocial Predictors of Psychological Functioning Among African American Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 32:493–516, 2014.
David Paul Eisenman, Alicia Bazzano, Deborah Koniak-Griffin, Chi-hong Tseng, Mary- Ann Lewis, Kerry Lamb, and Danise Lehrer (2014) Peer-Mentored Preparedness PM-Prep): A New Disaster Preparedness Program for Adults Living Independently in the Community. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: February 2014, Vol. 52, No. 1, p. 49-59.
Tsao J, Jacob E, Seidman L, Lewis MA, Zeltzer L. Psychological aspects and hospitalization for pain crises published online 13 February 2013 J Health Psychol DOI: 10.1177/1359105312471570.
Secola R, Lewis MA, Pike N, Needleman J, Doering L. Feasibility of the use of a reliable and valid central venous catheter blood draw bundle checklist. J. Nurs care Qual 2012 Jul-Sep; 27(3):218-25.
Secola R, Lewis MA, Pike N, Needleman J, Doering L. "Targeting to zero" in pediatric oncology: a review of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs, 2012Jan-Feb; 29(1):14-27.
Secola R, Azen C, Lewis MA, Pike N, Needleman J, Sposto R, Doering L. A crossover randomized prospective pilot study evaluating a central venous catheter team in reducing catheter-related bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology patients. J. Pediatr Oncol Nurs, 2012 Nov; 29(6):307-5. doi: 10.1177/1043454212461714.
Eiseman, D., Bazanno, A., Koniak-Griffin, D., Lewis, M.A., Teng, C., Lamb, K., & Lehrer, D., Peer-mentored preparedness (PM-Prep): A new disaster preparedness program for adults with developmental disability, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 2014, Vol. 52, No. 1, 49-59. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-52.1.49.
Jacob E, Stinson J, Duran J, Gupta A, Gerla M, Ann Lewis M, Zeltzer L. (2012). Usability Testing of a Smartphone for Accessing a Web-based e-Diary for Self-monitoring of Pain and Symptoms in Sickle Cell Disease. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 34, 326-35.
Secola R, Lewis MA, Pike N, Needleman J, Doering L. (2012). Feasibility of the use of a reliable and valid central venous catheter blood draw bundle checklist. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 27, 218-25.
Lewis, M.A., Lewis, C.E. Problems Facing Researchers in Self-Care: Informed Consent and the Affective Domain. Journal of Self Help and Self Care. 1999-2000, 1 (1): 69-71.
Lara, M., Duan, N., Sherbourne, C., Lewis, M.A., Landon, C., Halfon, N., and Brook, R.H. Differences Between Child and Parent Reports of Symptoms Among Latino Children with Asthma. Pediatrics. 1998.
Porter, C.P., Pender, N.J., Hayman, L.L., Armstrong, M.L., Riesch, S.K., Lewis, M.A. Educating APN's For Implementing the Guidelines for Adolescents in Bright Futures. Nursing Outlook. 1997;45(6):252-257.
Lewis, M.A., Giovannoni, J.M., Leake, B. Ethnic Variations in the Two-Year Living Arrangements of Prenatally Drug-Exposed and Comparison Children at Birth. Journal of Multicultural Social Work. 1997, 6(1/2):17-40.
Lewis, M.A., Giovannoni, J.M., Leake, B. Two-Year Placement Outcomes of Foster Care Children Removed from Drug-Using and Non Drug-Using Mothers at Birth in Los Angeles. Social Work Research, June 1997, 21(2):81-90.
Lewis, M.A., Lewis, C.E., Leake, B., Monahan, G., and Rachelefsky, G. Organizing the Community to Target Poor Latino Children with Asthma. Journal of Asthma, October 1996, 33(5):289-297.
Lewis, M.A., Leake, B., Giovannoni, J., Rogers, K., and Monahan, G. Drugs, Poverty, Pregnancy, and Foster Care in Los Angeles: 1989-1991. The Western Journal of Medicine, 435-440, November 1995.