Barbara Leonard, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor Director of Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs Telephone Number: 612-624-2147 FAX Number: 612-626-6606 E-mail Address: leona001@umn.edu Office Location: 6-107 Weaver-Densford Hall

Mailing Address:

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

Educational Background:

B.S., 1963, Nursing, Gustavus Adolphus College
M.S., 1965, Public Health Nursing, University of Minnesota
Ph.D., 1983, Hospital and Healthcare Administration, University of Minnesota

Teaching Areas:

Children and adolescents with special healthcare needs.

Research Interests:

Specialty areas are holistic health issues of children and adolescents; chronic illness, especially Type I diabetes. (Recent grants and selected publications are listed below.)

Research and Education Grants:

Title of Project: Center for Nursing Education: Children/Special Health Needs
Funding Agency: DHHS/HRSA Maternal & Child Health Bureau
Role: Project Director
Project Dates: 6/98-6/08

Title of Project: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Curriculum Project
Funding Agency: NIH-NCCAM (R25)
Role: Faculty
Project Dates: 9/00-7/05

Selected Publications:

Leonard, B. J., Garwick, A., & Adwan, J. Z. (2005). Adolescents' perceptions of parental roles and involvement in diabetes management. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 20(6), 405-414.

Lindeke, L. L., Leonard, B. J., Presler, B., & Garwick, A. (2002). Family-centered care coordination for children with special needs across multiple settings. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 16(6), 290-297.

Leonard, B.J. (Submitted May 2001). Quality of nursing care celebrates diversity. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, World Wide Web: http://www.nursingworld.org/ojinn.

Leonard, B.J., Jang, Y.P., Savik, K., Plumbo, M., & Christensen, R. (Submitted March 2000). Psychosocial factors associated with levels of metabolic control in youth with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.

Halcón L.L., Leonard, B.J., Snyder, M., Garwick, A., & Kreitzer, M.J. (February 2000). Incorporating alternative and complementary health practices within university-based nursing education. Alternative Health Practitioner.

Leonard, B.J., & Plotnikoff, G.A. (2000, February). Awareness: The heart of cultural competence. AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care, 11 (1), 51-59.

Cross, D., Leonard, B.J., Skay, C.L., Rheinberger, M.M. (1998, April/June). Extended hospitalization of medically stable children dependent on technology: A focus on mutable family factors. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 21 (2), 63-84.

Roberts, W.O., Brust, J.D., & Leonard, B.J. (1998, June). Youth ice hockey tournament injuries: Rates and patterns compared to season play. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 46-51.

Leonard, B.J., Skay, C.L., & Rheinberger, M.M. (1998, August). Self-management development in children and adolescents with diabetes: The role of maternal self-efficacy and conflict. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 13 (4), 224-233.

Brust, J.D., Roberts, W.O., Leonard, B.J. (1998). Girls' ice hockey injuries during tournament play. How do they compare in number, type, and seriousness with boys' injuries? Medical Journal of Allina, 7 (1), 27-29.

Leonard, B.J. (1998, May). Nurses' use Bright Futures in many child care settings. Bright Notes, 3 (2), 4.

Roberts, W.O., Brust, J.D., & Leonard, B.J. (1998). Youth ice hockey tournament injuries: Rates and patterns compared to season. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

Brust, J.D., Roberts, W.O., Leonard, B.L. (1998). Girls' ice hockey injuries during tournament play: How do they compare in number, type, and seriousness with boys' injuries? The Medical Journal of Allina, 7 (1), 27-29.

Leonard, B.L., Hellerstedt, W.L., Josten, L. (1997). Association of maternal psychological functioning to pathology in child sexual abuse victims. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 18, 587-601.

Leonard, B. J., Kratz, B. J., Skay, C. L., Rheinberger, M. (1997). Comparison of mother-father perceptions of their child's self-management of diabetes. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 20 (2), 69-87.

Center Memberships:

Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research
Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Center for Spirituality and Healing