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Afaf Meleis

October 21, 2023

Afaf Ibrahim Meleis (born 1942) is an Egyptian-American nurse-scientist, researcher, and medical sociologist.[1] She is a Professor of Nursing and Sociology and Dean Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania, where she served from 2002 through 2014.[1] This followed her 34-year tenure as a nursing faculty professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Early life and education Edit

Meleis was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt.[2] Her mother was a prominent nurse in Egypt, having been the first nurse to earn MPH and PhD degrees at an Egyptian university.[2] Her mother went on to establish undergraduate and graduate nursing programs at several Egyptian universities (including Alexandria University), numerous post-high school nursing educational programs around the Persian Gulf, and her own clinic as a nurse-midwife.[3][4] Meleis has recounted that her mother’s work ethic and passion for nursing, as well as listening to the life experiences of the patients at the clinic from a young age, were instrumental in shaping her own career trajectory.[2][3][4]

Meleis graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing magna cum laude from Alexandria University in 1961.[5] She then came to the US as a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow to advance her education, earning a Master of Science in Nursing (1964), a Master of Arts in Sociology (1966) and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Medical and Social Psychology (1968) from UCLA.[2][5] She was engaged to Mahmoud Meleis when she left Egypt, and after two years apart, convinced Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser to allow him to join her in the United States.[3] They both completed their PhDs at UCLA, Mahmoud’s in nuclear engineering, before moving together to San Francisco.[4]

Career Edit

Meleis is an expert on women and immigrant healthcare, global health, Transitions Theory, and nursing knowledge.[6] She joined the Board of Directors of the International Council on Women’s Health Issues (ICOWHI) in 1998 and was elected President of ICOWHI in 2000.[7][8] Though she has since stepped down from the position, she continued as an active member, representative during Congresses (Botswana in 2008, Australia in 2006, and Brazil in 2015), and contributor to published news updates for decades following.[8][9][10][11]

University of California, San Francisco Edit

Meleis worked as an assistant professor at the UCLA School of Nursing from 1968 to 1971.[8] After moving to San Francisco in 1971, she became assistant dean at the UCSF School of Nursing.[8] She then assumed the role of full professor in 1980 and continued to serve there until 2001.[8] From 1975 to 1977, she worked with the Kuwait Ministry of Education and the University of Kuwait School of Medicine to help establish their Health Institute, a precursor to their Nursing program established in 1982.[4][8][12] (This nursing program has since been incorporated into their College of Health Sciences.[12])  

In Kuwait, Meleis was surrounded by global communities and cultures, and she began forming research questions about immigration, transitions of immigration, and their impacts on healthcare experiences, with a focus on vulnerable women.[2][4] This served as the foundation for her and her team's development of Transitions Theory, a framework for understanding the experiences, responses, and consequences of change for patients, families, communities, and organizations.[13]

University of Pennsylvania Edit

After 34 years at the University of California, Meleis led the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing from 2002 to 2014,[4] serving as the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing and Director of the School's WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership.[1][8][14] She returned to the faculty as a Professor of Nursing and Sociology in 2014 before formally retiring in 2016.[1]

Known as the “Energizer Dean” by her colleagues, Meleis led a $109.3 million fundraising campaign, which went toward expansive initiatives and goals in the School of Nursing.[3][5][15] Under Meleis’s leadership and in collaboration with Mary Naylor and NewCourtland Elder Services, Penn Nursing established the NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health in 2007.[16] Meleis continued to advance the School by establishing the Center for Global Women’s Health (CGWH) in June 2011.[3][17] The CGWH is a pioneering research center that contributes to women's health scholarship, education, clinical practice, and leadership on a global level.[17] It officially opened on May 11, 2012.[18] 

Selected works Edit

Meleis, A. I. (2016). The Undeaning Transition: Toward Becoming a Former Dean. Nursing Outlook. 64 (2), 186-196.

Langer, A., Meleis, A., Knaul, F. M., Atun, R., Aran, M., Arreola-Ornelas, H., ... & Claeson, M. (2015). Women and health: the key for sustainable development. The Lancet, 386(9999), 1165-1210.

Meleis, A.I. (2011). Theoretical nursing: Development and progress (5th Ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Meleis, A.I., Birch, E., Wachter, S. (Ed.). (2011). Women's Health and the World's Cities. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press

Bhutta ZA, Chen L, Cohen J, Crisp N, Evans T, Fineberg H, Frenk J, Garcia P, Horton R, Ke Y, Kelley P, Kistnasamy B, Meleis A., Naylor D, Pablos-Mendez A, Reddy S, Scrimshaw S, Sepulveda J, Serwadda D, Zurayk H. (2010). Education of health professionals for the 21st century: a global independent Commission. Lancet, 375(9721):1137-8.

Meleis, A.I. (2010). Transitions Theory: Middle Range and Situation Specific Theories in Research and Practice. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Meleis, A.I. (2005) Safe womanhood is not safe motherhood: policy implications. Health Care for Women International, 26(6), 464-471.

Meleis, A.I. & Dracup, K. (2005). The Case Against the DNP: History, Timing, Substance, and Marginalization. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 10 (3), Manuscript 2:

Meleis, A.I., & Im, E. (2002). Grandmothers and Women's Health: From Fragmentation to Coherence. Health Care for Women International, 23 (2), 207-224.

Meleis, A.I., & Lindgren, T. (2001). Show Me a Woman Who Does Not Work! Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Third Quarter, 33 (3) 209-210.

Meleis, A.I., Sawyer L., Im, E., Schumacher, K., & Messias, D. (2000). Experiencing transitions: An emerging middle range theory. Advances in Nursing Science, 23(1), 12-28.

Meleis, A.I. (1998). Revisions in knowledge development: A passion for substance. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 12(1), 65-77.

Meleis, A.I. (1997). Immigrant transitions and health care: An action plan. Nursing Outlook, 45(1), p. 42.

Meleis, A.I., Messias, D.K.H., & Arruda, E.N. (1996). Women's work environment and health: Clerical workers in Brazil. Research in Nursing and Health, 19, 53-62.

Meleis, A.I. (1996). Culturally competent scholarship: Substance and rigor. Advances in Nursing Science, 19(2), 1-16.

Meleis, A.I. Hall, J. M., & Stevens, P.E. (1994). Scholarly caring in doctoral nursing education: Promoting diversity and collaborative mentorship. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 26(3), 177-180.

Meleis, A.I., & Trangenstein, P.A. (1994). Facilitating transitions: Redefinition of a nursing mission. Nursing Outlook, 42(6), 255-259.

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Afaf I. Meleis, PhD, DrPS(hon), FAAN, LL". University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Alligood, Martha Raile; Tomey, Ann Marriner, eds. (2010). (PDF) (7th ed.). Mosby/Elsevier. pp. 416–418. ISBN 978-0-323-05641-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Tiger, Caroline (2009). "The Energizer Dean". The Pennsylvania Gazette. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Berg, E. (Host). (2016, Feb 17). 034: Strong Women in Science: Dr. Afaf Meleis [Audio podcast episode]. The Strong Women’s Club: Women's Success Stories in Business and in Life. Retrieved October 22, 2021
  5. ^ a b c Keaton, Michael (2020). ""Energizer Dean" Emerita Afaf I. Meleis, Renowned International Nurse Scientist & Medical Sociologist, Set to Deliver Keynote Address at National League for Nursing Education Summit 2020". National League for Nursing. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Macy Faculty Scholars Advisory Committee: Afaf Ibraham Meleis". The Josaiah Jr. Macy Foundation. from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ "News from the International Council on Women's Health Issues". Health Care for Women International. 19 (6): 475–476. 1998. doi:10.1080/073993398246034 – via Taylor & Francis Online.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Meleis, A.I. (2016). Curriculum Vitae. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  9. ^ Davidson, Patricia M.; McGrath, Sarah J.; Meleis, Afaf I.; Stern, Phyllis; DiGiacomo, Michelle; Dharmendra, Tessa; Correa-de-Araujo, Rosaly; Campbell, Jacquelyn C.; Hochleitner, Margarethe; Messias, DeAnne K. H.; Brown, Hazel (2011). "The Health of Women and Girls Determines the Health and Well-Being of Our Modern World: A White Paper From the International Council on Women's Health Issues". Health Care for Women International. 32 (10): 870–886. doi:10.1080/07399332.2011.603872. ISSN 0739-9332. PMC 3703826. PMID 21919625.
  10. ^ Davidson, Patricia M.; Meleis, Afaf I.; McGrath, Sarah J.; DiGiacomo, Michelle; Dharmendra, Tessa; Puzantian, Houry V.; Song, Minkyoung; Riegel, Barbara (2012). "Improving Women's Cardiovascular Health: A Position Statement From the International Council on Women's Health Issues". Health Care for Women International. 33 (10): 943–955. doi:10.1080/07399332.2011.646375. ISSN 0739-9332. PMID 22946595. S2CID 23431888.
  11. ^ Meleis, Afaf I. (2015). "News From the International Council on Women's Health Issues". Health Care for Women International. 36 (9): 965–958. doi:10.1080/07399332.2015.1081534. PMID 26280495. S2CID 26303237 – via Taylor & Francis Online.
  12. ^ a b "Health Sciences Center - Kuwait University". www.hsc.edu.kw. from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  13. ^ Meleis, Afaf I. (2010). Transitions theory : middle range and situation specific theories in nursing research and practice. Springer Pub. ISBN 978-0-8261-0534-9. OCLC 938966936.
  14. ^ "Penn Nursing Re-designated a WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership". University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. 2018. from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  15. ^ Goff, Jon. (2017). Fellow Spotlight: AFAF I. MELEIS, PHD, DRPS(HON), FAAN, LL [Newsletter]. College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
  16. ^ "Penn Nursing Research Center Endowed: NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health". University of Pennsylvania Almanac. 54 (7). 2007.
  17. ^ a b Meleis, Afaf I. (18 July 2011). "Safe Womanhood". On my mind and from my heart. Blogspot. from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  18. ^ Meleis, Afaf I. (15 May 2012). "A Global Woman's Story". On my mind and from my heart. Blogspot. from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Afaf Ibrahim Meleis born 1942 is an Egyptian American nurse scientist researcher and medical sociologist 1 She is a Professor of Nursing and Sociology and Dean Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania where she served from 2002 through 2014 1 This followed her 34 year tenure as a nursing faculty professor at the University of California Los Angeles UCLA and the University of California San Francisco UCSF Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 University of California San Francisco 2 2 University of Pennsylvania 3 Selected works 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education EditMeleis was born and raised in Alexandria Egypt 2 Her mother was a prominent nurse in Egypt having been the first nurse to earn MPH and PhD degrees at an Egyptian university 2 Her mother went on to establish undergraduate and graduate nursing programs at several Egyptian universities including Alexandria University numerous post high school nursing educational programs around the Persian Gulf and her own clinic as a nurse midwife 3 4 Meleis has recounted that her mother s work ethic and passion for nursing as well as listening to the life experiences of the patients at the clinic from a young age were instrumental in shaping her own career trajectory 2 3 4 Meleis graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing magna cum laude from Alexandria University in 1961 5 She then came to the US as a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow to advance her education earning a Master of Science in Nursing 1964 a Master of Arts in Sociology 1966 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Medical and Social Psychology 1968 from UCLA 2 5 She was engaged to Mahmoud Meleis when she left Egypt and after two years apart convinced Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser to allow him to join her in the United States 3 They both completed their PhDs at UCLA Mahmoud s in nuclear engineering before moving together to San Francisco 4 Career EditMeleis is an expert on women and immigrant healthcare global health Transitions Theory and nursing knowledge 6 She joined the Board of Directors of the International Council on Women s Health Issues ICOWHI in 1998 and was elected President of ICOWHI in 2000 7 8 Though she has since stepped down from the position she continued as an active member representative during Congresses Botswana in 2008 Australia in 2006 and Brazil in 2015 and contributor to published news updates for decades following 8 9 10 11 University of California San Francisco Edit Meleis worked as an assistant professor at the UCLA School of Nursing from 1968 to 1971 8 After moving to San Francisco in 1971 she became assistant dean at the UCSF School of Nursing 8 She then assumed the role of full professor in 1980 and continued to serve there until 2001 8 From 1975 to 1977 she worked with the Kuwait Ministry of Education and the University of Kuwait School of Medicine to help establish their Health Institute a precursor to their Nursing program established in 1982 4 8 12 This nursing program has since been incorporated into their College of Health Sciences 12 In Kuwait Meleis was surrounded by global communities and cultures and she began forming research questions about immigration transitions of immigration and their impacts on healthcare experiences with a focus on vulnerable women 2 4 This served as the foundation for her and her team s development of Transitions Theory a framework for understanding the experiences responses and consequences of change for patients families communities and organizations 13 University of Pennsylvania Edit After 34 years at the University of California Meleis led the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing from 2002 to 2014 4 serving as the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing and Director of the School s WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership 1 8 14 She returned to the faculty as a Professor of Nursing and Sociology in 2014 before formally retiring in 2016 1 Known as the Energizer Dean by her colleagues Meleis led a 109 3 million fundraising campaign which went toward expansive initiatives and goals in the School of Nursing 3 5 15 Under Meleis s leadership and in collaboration with Mary Naylor and NewCourtland Elder Services Penn Nursing established the NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health in 2007 16 Meleis continued to advance the School by establishing the Center for Global Women s Health CGWH in June 2011 3 17 The CGWH is a pioneering research center that contributes to women s health scholarship education clinical practice and leadership on a global level 17 It officially opened on May 11 2012 18 Selected works EditMeleis A I 2016 The Undeaning Transition Toward Becoming a Former Dean Nursing Outlook 64 2 186 196 Langer A Meleis A Knaul F M Atun R Aran M Arreola Ornelas H amp Claeson M 2015 Women and health the key for sustainable development The Lancet 386 9999 1165 1210 Meleis A I 2011 Theoretical nursing Development and progress 5th Ed Philadelphia Lippincott Williams amp Wilkins Meleis A I Birch E Wachter S Ed 2011 Women s Health and the World s Cities Philadelphia PA University of Pennsylvania PressBhutta ZA Chen L Cohen J Crisp N Evans T Fineberg H Frenk J Garcia P Horton R Ke Y Kelley P Kistnasamy B Meleis A Naylor D Pablos Mendez A Reddy S Scrimshaw S Sepulveda J Serwadda D Zurayk H 2010 Education of health professionals for the 21st century a global independent Commission Lancet 375 9721 1137 8 Meleis A I 2010 Transitions Theory Middle Range and Situation Specific Theories in Research and Practice New York NY Springer Publishing Company Meleis A I 2005 Safe womanhood is not safe motherhood policy implications Health Care for Women International 26 6 464 471 Meleis A I amp Dracup K 2005 The Case Against the DNP History Timing Substance and Marginalization Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 10 3 Manuscript 2 Meleis A I amp Im E 2002 Grandmothers and Women s Health From Fragmentation to Coherence Health Care for Women International 23 2 207 224 Meleis A I amp Lindgren T 2001 Show Me a Woman Who Does Not Work Journal of Nursing Scholarship Third Quarter 33 3 209 210 Meleis A I Sawyer L Im E Schumacher K amp Messias D 2000 Experiencing transitions An emerging middle range theory Advances in Nursing Science 23 1 12 28 Meleis A I 1998 Revisions in knowledge development A passion for substance Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice An International Journal 12 1 65 77 Meleis A I 1997 Immigrant transitions and health care An action plan Nursing Outlook 45 1 p 42 Meleis A I Messias D K H amp Arruda E N 1996 Women s work environment and health Clerical workers in Brazil Research in Nursing and Health 19 53 62 Meleis A I 1996 Culturally competent scholarship Substance and rigor Advances in Nursing Science 19 2 1 16 Meleis A I Hall J M amp Stevens P E 1994 Scholarly caring in doctoral nursing education Promoting diversity and collaborative mentorship Image Journal of Nursing Scholarship 26 3 177 180 Meleis A I amp Trangenstein P A 1994 Facilitating transitions Redefinition of a nursing mission Nursing Outlook 42 6 255 259 References Edit a b c d Afaf I Meleis PhD DrPS hon FAAN LL University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Archived from the original on 1 December 2021 Retrieved 23 October 2021 a b c d e Alligood Martha Raile Tomey Ann Marriner eds 2010 Nursing theorists and their work PDF 7th ed Mosby Elsevier pp 416 418 ISBN 978 0 323 05641 0 Archived from the original PDF on 19 March 2015 Retrieved 21 November 2015 a b c d e Tiger Caroline 2009 The Energizer Dean The Pennsylvania Gazette Retrieved 23 October 2021 a b c d e f Berg E Host 2016 Feb 17 034 Strong Women in Science Dr Afaf Meleis Audio podcast episode The Strong Women s Club Women s Success Stories in Business and in Life Retrieved October 22 2021 a b c Keaton Michael 2020 Energizer Dean Emerita Afaf I Meleis Renowned International Nurse Scientist amp Medical Sociologist Set to Deliver Keynote Address at National League for Nursing Education Summit 2020 National League for Nursing Retrieved 23 October 2021 Macy Faculty Scholars Advisory Committee Afaf Ibraham Meleis The Josaiah Jr Macy Foundation Archived from the original on 17 April 2021 Retrieved 23 October 2021 News from the International Council on Women s Health Issues Health Care for Women International 19 6 475 476 1998 doi 10 1080 073993398246034 via Taylor amp Francis Online a b c d e f g Meleis A I 2016 Curriculum Vitae Retrieved November 16 2021 Davidson Patricia M McGrath Sarah J Meleis Afaf I Stern Phyllis DiGiacomo Michelle Dharmendra Tessa Correa de Araujo Rosaly Campbell Jacquelyn C Hochleitner Margarethe Messias DeAnne K H Brown Hazel 2011 The Health of Women and Girls Determines the Health and Well Being of Our Modern World A White Paper From the International Council on Women s Health Issues Health Care for Women International 32 10 870 886 doi 10 1080 07399332 2011 603872 ISSN 0739 9332 PMC 3703826 PMID 21919625 Davidson Patricia M Meleis Afaf I McGrath Sarah J DiGiacomo Michelle Dharmendra Tessa Puzantian Houry V Song Minkyoung Riegel Barbara 2012 Improving Women s Cardiovascular Health A Position Statement From the International Council on Women s Health Issues Health Care for Women International 33 10 943 955 doi 10 1080 07399332 2011 646375 ISSN 0739 9332 PMID 22946595 S2CID 23431888 Meleis Afaf I 2015 News From the International Council on Women s Health Issues Health Care for Women International 36 9 965 958 doi 10 1080 07399332 2015 1081534 PMID 26280495 S2CID 26303237 via Taylor amp Francis Online a b Health Sciences Center Kuwait University www hsc edu kw Archived from the original on 6 October 2010 Retrieved 16 November 2021 Meleis Afaf I 2010 Transitions theory middle range and situation specific theories in nursing research and practice Springer Pub ISBN 978 0 8261 0534 9 OCLC 938966936 Penn Nursing Re designated a WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing 2018 Archived from the original on 10 August 2020 Retrieved 16 November 2021 Goff Jon 2017 Fellow Spotlight AFAF I MELEIS PHD DRPS HON FAAN LL Newsletter College of Physicians of Philadelphia Penn Nursing Research Center Endowed NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health University of Pennsylvania Almanac 54 7 2007 a b Meleis Afaf I 18 July 2011 Safe Womanhood On my mind and from my heart Blogspot Archived from the original on 1 December 2021 Retrieved 16 November 2021 Meleis Afaf I 15 May 2012 A Global Woman s Story On my mind and from my heart Blogspot Archived from the original on 1 December 2021 Retrieved 16 November 2021 External links EditFaculty profile page at the University of Pennsylvania Biodata Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Afaf Meleis amp oldid 1169248052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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