Lois Magnussen, EdD, APRN
Professor
Professor
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 433
Honolulu, HI 96822
Ph: 808-956-4917, Fax: 808-956-3257
Email: magnusse@hawaii.edu
Dr. Magnussen has more than 20 years of academic administration experience within the University of Hawaii System. She serves as Chairperson of the UH Statewide Nursing Consortium.She has been a faculty member at the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene for more than fourteen years and served as the Department of Nursing Chair and Office of Student Services Director. Previously, Dr. Magnussen was the Director of the Nursing Programs at Kapiolani Community College and Kauai Community College.
Dr. Magnussen continues to maintain her expertise in instruction, scholarship and research. She was the principal investigator of Ike Ao Pono – Nursing Careers for Hawaiian and Samoan Students, a project funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, to provide Native Hawaiian and Samoan students with enhanced access to quality nursing education at the baccalaureate level. Dr. Magnussen has received a total of $899,565 in extramural funding over the past ten years. She conducts research in the area of intimate partner violence. She has graduate faculty status and serves as the advisor/chair for several doctoral nursing students.
In 2007, she received the Kupono Award from Sigma Theta Tau, Gamm Psu Chapter. In 2008, she was labeled as a winner for Outstanding Poster Award from the Western Institute for Nursing. In 2009, she was awarded Nurse Educator of the Year from the Pacific Institute of Nursing, and the Manoa Chancellor’s Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
EdD, University of Hawaii at Manoa
MS Loma Linda
BS, Loma Linda
Maternal-Child
Intimate Partner Violence
Shoultz, J., Magnussen, L., Manzano, H., Arias, C. & Spencer,C. (2010). Listening to Filipina Women: Perceptions, Responses, and Needs Regarding Intimate Partner Violence. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 1 – 6.
Taniguchi, H., & Magnussen, L. (2009). Expatriate Japanese Women's Growth and Transformation Through Childbirth in Hawaii. Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences. 11:271-276.
Oneha, M., Magnussen, L., & Shoultz, J. (2009). When does abuse become abuse? Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 4:279-80.
Cramer, C., & Magnussen, L. (2008) Informational Needs and the Experiences of Women with Abnormal Pap Smears. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 20: 455–462.
Magnussen, L., Shoultz, J., Hansen, K., Sapolu, M., Samifua, M. (2008). Intimate Partner Violence: Perceptions of Samoan Women. Journal of Community Health. 33: 389-394. (40% Contribution).
Magnussen, L., Smith, N., & Amundson, M. J. (2008). Through the eyes of women: Cultural Insights into living as a battered woman. Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences. 10(2):125-130. (70% Contribution).
Magnussen, L. (2008). Applying the principles of Significant Learning in the E-Learning Environment. Journal of Nursing Education. 47(2): 82-85.
Shoultz, J, Magnussen, L., Hansen, K., Brees-Saunders, Z., Selifis, S., & Ifenuk, M. (2007). Intimate Partner Violence: Perceptions of Chuukese Women. Hawaii Medical Journal. 66(10):268-71.
Magnussen, L., Shoultz, J., Oneha, M., Hla, M., & Brees-Saunders, Z. (2007). Intimate Partner Violence: Systematic Review of Literature Focused on the Cultures of Hawaii. Hawaii Medical Journal. 66 (5), 129-133.
Uyehara, J, Magnussen, L & Itano, J. (2007). Facilitating program and NCLEX-RN success in a generic BSN program. Nursing Forum, 42 (1), 31-38.
Shoultz, J., Oneha, M., Magnussen, L., Hla, M., Brees-Saunders, Z., Dela Cruz, M., Douglas, M. (2006). Finding solutions to challenges faced in community-based participatory research. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 20 (1), 1-12.
Bertram, C. & Magnussen, L. (2006). Informational needs and the experiences of women with abnormal Pap smears. The Queen's Nurse. 1: 12 – 13
Magnussen, L, McGuckin, N, & Itano, J. (2005). Legislative advocacy skills for baccalaureate nursing students. Nurse Educator. 30 (3): 109-112.
Creating Opportunities through community engagement to prevent and address Domestic Violence. NIH. Funded 2009 for $722,000. Co-Principal Invesigator.
Domestic Violence Prevention Intervention for Four Cultural Groups in Hawaii. NIH (NICHD). Funded 2009 for $275,000. Co-Principal Investigator.
The UH Mānoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene’s baccalaureate and master’s nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.