Marjorie C. McCullagh

Dr. Marjorie C. McCullagh

Marjorie C. McCullagh, PhD, RN, APHN-BC, COHN-S

Associate Professor
Director, Occupational Health Nursing Program
Division of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction (Div. II)
Room 3182

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482

Telephone: (734) 763-3450
Fax: (734) 647-0351

Scholarly Expertise / Activity

Interests:

  • Prevalence and risk factors for hearing loss in farming and construction
  • Hearing protector use among farm operators and construction laborers
  • Understanding adoption of self-protective behavior among farm operators and construction workers
  • Application of the Pender Health Promotion Model
Noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus are prevalent in America, and results in heavy social and economic burdens on families and communities. Farmers are a group that is particularly high risk for noise-induced hearing loss.
 
Dr. Marjorie McCullagh’s program of research focuses on prevention of noise-induced hearing loss among farmers, particularly through use of hearing protection devices.  Dr. McCullagh has developed instruments to measure attitudes and beliefs related to use of hearing protection, and has developed a model that has been useful in describing factors influencing hearing protector use among farmers.  She has also described farmers’ personal experiences in successfully becoming hearing protection users and influencing others' use of hearing protection.  In a recent pilot experimental study, she examined farmers’ experiences with using a provided supply of hearing protectors, and with overcoming barriers to the use of hearing protectors.  
 
She is currently conducting a randomized clinical trial, comparing the effectiveness of several approaches to influencing hearing protector use.  Increased use of hearing protectors is expected to reduce rates of noise-induced hearing loss and other negative effects of high noise exposure, and improve quality of life in this high-risk and underserved worker group.
 

Current Research Grants and Programs:

  • University of Michigan Education and Research Center, NIOSH T42, Director
  • Test of a Web-based Intervention to Promote Hearing Protector Use, NIH/NIDCD RO1, PI
  • Noise hazards among migrant and seasonal farmworkers, North Dakota Farm Bureau, PI
  • Antineoplastic Drug Exposure of Health Care Workers in an Ambulatory Oncology Setting, University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health, Safety, and Engineering Pilot Research Program, Co-I

Teaching

Dr. McCullagh is experienced in teaching nursing at the undergraduate and graduate levels, in both didactic and clinical settings. Her methods accommodate learners from a  wide range of learning styles, and include a high level of student-teacher interaction. Dr. McCullagh employs a variety of teaching-learning methods, including case study analyses, videos, gaming, and web-based technologies in both face-to-face and distance learning formats. Course teaching focuses on public health nursing (e.g., population-focused assessment), core graduate nursing curriculum (e.g., nursing theory in advanced practice), and specialty-focused (e.g., issues in occupational health nursing).

Affiliations / Service

  • President, Michigan Association of Occupational Health Nurses, 2013-present
  • Member, Midwest Nursing Research Society, 1996-present (Health-Seeking Behavior Research Section, Co-Chair, 1999-2000; Chair, 2000-2001; Membership Committee member, 2001-2010; Membership committee chair, 2003-05, 2005-07, 2007-present; Pre-conference Planning Committee Member, 2002-2003; Scientific Session Moderator, 2000, 2002; Scientific Program Reviewer, 2010-present
  • Member, University of Michigan Health System Nursing Health and Safety Council, 2008-present
  • Member, School of Nursing Research Advisory Group, 2009-present
  • Member, North Dakota Department of Health Public Health Emergency Reserve/Medical Reserve Corps, 2004-present
  • Member, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, 1997-present
  • Member, American Public Health Association, 1997-present
  • Staff, American National Red Cross, Disaster Health Services, 1978-present

Notable Awards / Honors

  • Michigan Association of Occupational Health Nurses Medique Unique Leadership Award for initiative, motivation, productivity, creativity, and commitment (2011)
  • North Dakota State University Impact Award (awarded as member of NDSU FORWARD, recognizing those who have demonstrated a significant contribution to advancing diversity; 2008)
  • Fellow, American Association of Colleges of Nursing Leadership for Academic Nursing Program, 2006-2007
  • North Dakota State University College of Pharmacy Outstanding Researcher Award, 2006

Education

  • PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1999
  • MS, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 1986
  • BS, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 1977

Publication Highlights

  • Duffy S. A., Cohen K., Choi, S.H., & McCullagh, M.C. (2011). Predictors of obesity in Michigan Operating Engineers. Journal of Community Health Nursing. Manuscript in press.
  • McCullagh, M.C., Kerr, M., Raymond, D.M., & Lusk, S.L. (2011). Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Accuracy of Self-report among factory workers. Noise and Health, 13, 340-347.
  • Friese, C. R., Ferris, L. H., Frasier, M. N. & McCullagh, M.C. (2011). Structures and processes of care in ambulatory oncology settings and nurse-reported chemotherapy exposure. BMJ Quality and Safety, doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000178.
  • McCullagh, M. C., Ortner, P. & Shim, S. (2011). Drug disposal methods of hospice home care nurses in Michigan. Journal of pain and symptom management. Manuscript in press.
  • Foster-Reitz, M. & McCullagh, M. C. (2010). Why breastfeeding matters to occupational health nurses and employers. AAOHN Journal, 58 (11), 458-61, doi: 10.3928/08910162-20101027-04.
  • McCullagh, M. C. (2010). Effects of a low intensity intervention to increase hearing protector use among noise-exposed workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 54(3), 210-215. DOI 0.1002/ajim.20884.
  • Ortner, P. & McCullagh, M. (2010). Hospice nurses and drug disposal: The convergence between nursing practice and the environment. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing, 12, 15-26.
  • McCullagh, M. C, Ronis, D. L. & Lusk, S. L. (2010). Predictors of use of hearing protection among a representative sample of farmers. Research in Nursing & Health, 33, 528–538. DOI: 10.1002/nur.20410.
  • Ortner, P. & McCullagh, M. (2010). Hospice nurses and drug disposal: The convergence between nursing practice and the environment. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing, 12(1), 15-26.
  • McCullagh, M. & Robinson, C. (2009). Too late smart: Farmers’ adoption of self-protective behavior in response to exposure to hazardous noise. AAOHN Journal, 57(3), 99-105.
  • McCullagh, M. (2009). The Pender health promotion model. In S. Peterson & T. Bredow (Eds.), Middle range theories: Application to nursing research (2nd ed.), pp. 290-303. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.