The Marcia A. Dake Professorship in Nursing Science was
established in recognition of former Dean Dake’s innovative
leadership. The endowment for the professorship was made possible
with a donation made to the University by Linda and Jack Gill of
Houston. Mrs. Gill is a 1962 UK graduate who grew up in Louisville
and Fort Thomas, Ky. Through the Gill Foundation, the couple
support higher education and health care causes.
The professorship focuses on a program of research and service
that addresses contributions nursing can make to the care of
individuals, families and/or communities at risk for experiencing
major health problems. A commitment to graduate education and
mentoring of doctoral students and faculty is paramount.
Lynne A. Hall, R.N., Dr.P.H.
Lynne A. Hall, R.N., Dr.P.H., has been named as the first
Marcia A. Dake Professor of Nursing Science. This appointment
recognizes Hall’s sustained contribution to the College of Nursing
through her teaching, research, and mentoring activities.
Professor Hall received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
nursing from Clemson University. In 1983, she completed a
doctorate in public health in maternal and child health at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hall joined the UK College of Nursing
faculty in 1985 as an assistant professor. She currently is the
assistant dean for research and the
Ph.D. program.
At this time, her program of research includes serving as
co-principal investigator of two federally funded studies. One
focuses on factors affecting the mental and physical health of
employed pregnant women and is funded by the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. The other is a study funded by the National
Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, on
the effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention on the mental
health of low-income single mothers and on behavioral outcomes of
their young children.
Hall’s research has been reported in a variety of journals
including the American Journal of Public Health, Journal of
Nursing Scholarship, Nursing Research, Public Health Nursing,
Research in Nursing & Health, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, the
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, American Journal
of College Health, and the Journal of Drug Education.
From 1985-99, Hall served as the coordinator of College of
Nursing activities in the Virginia Place Program, which promotes
self-sufficiency of single-parent families. In 1999, she was
appointed to its board of directors and continues to serve in that
capacity.
