Lewenson, Sandra Beth
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Education: Professor Lewenson holds the following degrees: EdD and MEd (Professorial Role) from Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY; MS (Professorial Role) from Mercy College, NY; BS (Nursing) from Hunter College-Bellevue School of Nursing, NY.
Areas of Expertise: History of Nursing, Community and Public Health
Professor Lewenson currently teaches courses in nursing history, historical research methodology, educational leadership, and decision-making.
Current Areas of Research:
Historical research methodology; History of Nursing Education, Public Health Nursing
Professional Experience: Dr. Lewenson integrates nursing’s rich history into her work as professor of nursing. She weaves her love of nursing history into her courses including those on decision-making, nursing education, and nursing history. She has been the recipient of the Outstanding Scholarship and Research Award from Teachers College, Columbia University, inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Alumni Association of Hunter College, and received the American Association for the History of Nursing Lavinia Dock Award for Historical Scholarship and Research in Nursing for her seminal work, Taking Charge: Nursing, Suffrage, and Feminism in America, 1873-1920. She won two American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards in 2008 for Capturing Nursing History: A Guide to Historical Methods in Research and Decision-Making in Nursing: Thoughtful Approaches for Practice. Her colleagues at Pace University awarded her the 2008-2009 Keenan Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Lewenson is a member of the American Academy of Nursing and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society.
List of Recent Publications:
D’Antonio, P. & Lewenson, S.B. (EdS), 2011). Nursing Interventions Through Time: History as Evidence. New York: Springer.
Truglio Londrigan & Lewenson, S.B. (Eds). (2011). Public Health Nursing: Application for Practice. New York: Spring.
Lewenson, S. B. & Herrmann, E. (Eds.). (2008). Capturing nursing history: A guide to historical methods in research. New York: Springer.
Lewenson, S. B. & Truglio-Londrigan, M. (Eds.). (2008).
Decision-making in nursing: Thoughtful approaches for practice. Boston: Jones & Bartlett.
Lewenson, S. B. (2007). Chapter 2: A Historical Perspective on Policy, Politics and Nursing. In D.J. Mason,
J. K. Leavitt, and M.W. Chaffee (Eds.), Policy and politics in Nursing and Health Cares (5th ed.) (pp. 21-33).
St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.
Lewenson, S. B. (2007). Chapter 11: Historical research method. In H. J. Speziale & D. R. Carpenter (Eds.).
Qualitative research (Eds.), in nursing: Advancing the humanistic imperative, (4th ed.), (pp 251-272).
Philadelphia: Lippincott.
Lewenson, S. B. (2007). Chapter 12: Historical Research in Practice, Education, and Administration. In
H. J. Speziale & D. R. Carpenter (Eds.). Qualitative research in nursing: Advancing the humanistic imperative, (4th ed.) ( pp.273-300) Philadelphia Lippincott
