Margaret Moss

Margaret P. Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN Associate Professor Telephone Number: 612-624-2972 FAX Number: 612-625-7091 E-mail Address: mossx015@umn.edu Office Location: 6-125A Weaver-Densford Hall  Co-operative Membership: Population Health and Systems

Mailing Address:
School of Nursing
University of Minnesota
5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Educational Background:

B.S., 1981, Biology, Washington State University
R.N., 1989, Portland Community College
M.N., 1996, Specialization in Management, University of Phoenix, New Mexico campus
PhD., 2000, University of Texas-Houston, Health Sciences Center
JD, 2006, Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, MN

Tribal Affiliations:

Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation) Fort Berthold, N.D.

Teaching Areas:

Research and Theory
Health Policy
Intercultural Health and Nursing Concepts

Research Interests:

Ethnogerontology
Culturally Relevant Programs
Cultural Concepts
Policy
Management
Advocacy

Awards and Fellowships

2008-2009 Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship
Sponsored by the Institute of Medicine and the National Academies, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Research and Education Grants:

Title of Project: MAGEC: Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center
Funding Agency: HRSA
Role: Faculty (Kane-Public Health, PI)
Project Dates: 7/05-6/06

Title of Project: American Indian MS to PhD Nursing Science Bridge II
Funding Agency: NIH (R25)
Role: Faculty
Project Dates: 7/1/04-6/30/07 (competitive renewal)

Title of Project: Mapping Functional Disability in American Indian and Alaska Native Elderly
Funding Agency: UMN Graduate School Grant-in-Aid
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 07/2004-01/2006

Title of Project: Native Investigator Development Program
Funding Agency: Resource Center on Minority Aging Research, U Colorado, Native Elders Research Center
Role: Native Investigator
Project Dates: 2002-2004

Title of Project: Mapping the Migration and Re-Migration of American Indians and the Impact on their Elders
Funding Agency: U of Minnesota Summer Faculty Research Fellowship
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 2001

Title of Project: Mentoring Grant in Gerontological Nursing
Funding Agency: U of Iowa, Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center (GNIRC)
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 2001

Title of Project: Zuni Elders: Ethnography of American Indian Aging
Funding Agency: NIA - Minority Dissertation Grant on Aging
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 1999-2000

Selected Publications:

Moss, M. P. (2006). Thinking "inside-of-the-box": Zuni Indian elders' constructions of aging. The Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging* **19(1).

Moss, M. P., Schell, M., Goins, R. (2006) A first national picture of functional disability in American Indian and Alaska Native elders. International Journal of Health Geographics. Sept 1.

Moss, M. P., et al (2005) Strengthening American Indian Nurse Scientist Training through Tradition: Partnering with Elders. Journal of Cultural Diversity, Summer;12 (2):50-5.

Moss, M.P. (2005). TOLERATED ILLNESS©: A middle range theory for chronically ill and elderly patients as exemplified in American Indians. Journal of Cancer Education Spring;20 (1 Suppl):17-22.

Moss, M. P., Schell, M. (2004) GIS(c): A scientific framework and methodological tool for nursing research. Advances in Nursing Science. 27(2) 150-159. ** *

Moss, M. P., Roubideaux, Y., Jacobsen, C. (2004). Functional disability and associated factors among older American Indians. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 19(1), 1-12.** *

Finke, B. (Moss, M.P, as contributor) (2003). Guidelines for preventive services for the elderly. The IHS Primary Care Provider. 28(5) 103-106. *

Moss, M. (2001). Adult day care as a viable eldercare model for Indian country. The IHS Primary Care Provider, 26(5), 71-73.** *

Books/Chapters:

Henly, S.J., & Moss, M. (2007). American Indian health issues. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of epidemiology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. [Invited; Accepted]

Reports/Monographs:

Moss, M.P., LaRocque, S., Bruce, A.M. (2003) Conference Proceedings for the Indigenous People's Brain Injury Association for HRSA at http://www.tbitac.org/site/7thGranteeMeeting.cfm.

Center Membership:

Center for Gerontological Nursing