Clinical Assistant Professor
Deputy Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre
Department
Department of Health Behavior and Clinical Sciences
Contact
University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482
Interests
Health disparities
Maternal child health
Chronic disease
Group care models
Latino and immigrant health in the United States
Since 1995, Megan Eagle has been providing primary health care services to underserved populations. She has done research on the health care needs of uninsured adults in Washtenaw County, the adaptability Group Prenatal Care models to the family practice setting and on strategies for addressing maternal mortality in rural areas. She has served as a clinical preceptor to adult and family Nurse Practitioner students and also supervised clinical placements for students from the Schools of Social Work, Pharmacy, and Medicine. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Current Research Grants and Programs
Addressing the risk of maternal mortality in rural Ecuador: IRWG faculty seed grant.
Teaching
Ms. Eagle teaches graduate students in the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner programs. She also leads two elective seminars on Global Health for undergraduate and graduate students. She has developed field experiences for students interested in Global Health in Quito, Ecuador. Ms. Eagle also teaches Health Promotion to undergraduate nursing students. In the classroom and when teaching and training health professionals and families in Ecuador, Ms. Eagle creates learning environments where the knowledge and experiences participants bring to the classroom are valued and become the foundation of new knowledge.
Affilliations/Service
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, 1997-present (Executive committee, 1997-2003)
Member, American College of Nurse Practitioners
Member, Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners
Member, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
Notable Awards/Honors
Preceptor Gold Star Award, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, 2008
Nightingale Award for Nursing: Advanced Nurse Practice, Oakland University School of Nursing, 2006
Excellence in Clinical Practice, Sigma Theta Tau, Rho Chapter, 2003
National Health Service Corps Scholar, 1992-1995
Education
MPH, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2013
MSN, University of California, San Francisco, 1995
BA, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1988
Publications Highlights
Marvicsin, D., Eagle, M., Munro, M., Harlow-Rosentraub, K., Pohl, J. Lessons learned from examining after hours call patterns in two nurse-managed health centers (In press).
Lori, JR, Livingston, L, Eagle, M, Rominski, S, Nakua, E, Ageyi-Baffour, P. (2014). Rural origin and exposure drives Ghanian midwives” reported future practice. African Journal or Reproductive Health. 18(3): 84-89.
Marvicsin, D., Boucher, N., Eagle, M. (2013). Youth bullying: implications for primary care providers. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners.