Mary Lashley

Professor & First-Year Experience (FYE) Advisor

Dr. Mary Lashley

Contact Info

Phone:
Office:
Health Professions, Room 5110E

Education

Ph.D., University of Maryland
M.S., University of Maryland
B.S., É«»¨ÌÃ
American Nurses Association Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Public Health Nursing
Certified Nurse Educator

Areas of Expertise

Homeless health
Faith community nursing
Public health

Publications

  • Lashley, M. (2023). Improving access to radiology and imaging services in homeless populations. Journal of Radiology Nursing, 42(1), 52-56.
  • Lashley, M., & Stoltzfus, K., (2021). Protecting persons experiencing homelessness through a global pandemic. Public Health Nursing, 39(2), 456-463.
  • Sessions, L., Ogle, K., Lashley, M., & Austin, E. (2021). Coming of age with coronavirus: New nurses’ perceptions of transitioning to practice during a pandemic. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 52(6), 294-300.
  • Lashley, M. (2020). Economic impact of faith-based residential addiction recovery for the homeless. Public Health Nursing, 37(5), 722-728.
  • Lashley, M. (2018). An on-site health home for homeless men in addiction recovery. Public Health Nursing, 36(2), 184-191.
  • Lashley, M. (2018). Impact of length of stay on recovery measures in faith-based addiction treatment. Public Health Nursing, 35(5), 396-403.
  • Dunlop, S., Kent, V., Lashley, M., & Caruana, T. (2016). The cure PSP care guide: A telephonic nursing intervention for individuals and families living with PSP.  Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 48(2), 105-110.
  • Lashley, M. (2013). Creating a culture for evidence-based practice in the faith community, Journal of Christian Nursing, 30(3), 158-163.

Presentations

  • Lashley, M. (2023, May 15-18). Progress to life transformation: A quality improvement initiative for homeless populations in addiction recovery [Podium presentation]. National Health Care for the Homeless Council Annual Conference and Policy Symposium, Baltimore, MD, United States.
  • Lashley, M. (2022, June 4-7). Protecting persons experiencing homelessness through a global pandemic [Poster presentation]. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Washington, DC, United States.
  • Lashley, M. (2022, October 6-7). Improving access to imaging and radiology services among homeless populations [Podium presentation]. Maryland Nurses Association 119th Annual Convention, Linthicum Heights, MD, United States.
  • Lashley, M. (2021, April 19-22). An economic impact analysis of a faith-based addiction recovery program [Podium presentation]. Association of Public Health Nurses 2021 Annual Conference, Virtual.
  • Sessions, L., Ogle, K., Lashley, M., & Austin, E. (2021, July 21-23). Coming of age during coronavirus: New nurses’ perceptions of transitioning to practice during a pandemic [Oral presentation]. Sigma Theta Tau 32nd International Nursing Research Congress, Virtual.
  • Lashley, M. (2020, December 15-17). Economic impact of a faith based residential addiction recovery program for the homeless [Poster presentation]. AcademyHealth 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Virtual.
  • Lashley, M. (2019, November 16-20). An embedded practice, health home model for homeless men in addiction recovery [Podium presentation]. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 45th Biennial Convention, Washington, DC, United States.
  • Lashley, M. (2019, June 2-4). Impact of length of stay on recovery measures among homeless men in faith based addiction treatment [Poster presentation]. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Washington, DC, United States.
  • Lashley, M. (2019, June 2-4). Development of an on-site wellness center for homeless men in addiction recovery [Poster presentation]. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Washington, DC, United States.

Scholarship

Books

  • Lashley, M., Neal, M., Berman, L., Hultgren, & Slunt, E. (1994). Being called to care. SUNY Press.

Book Chapters

  • Lashley, M. (2021). Working with the homeless. In C. Rector & M. Stanley. Community and public health nursing: Protecting the public's health (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
  • Fordyce, E., Lashley, M., & Carson, V. (1996). The wisdom of past travelers: A history of mental health nursing. In V. Carson & E. Arnold (Eds.). Mental health nursing: The nurse patient journey (pp. 11-31). W.B. Saunders Company.
  • Lashley, M. (1995). Elderly persons in the community. In C. Smith & F. Maurer. Community health nursing: Theory and practice (2nd ed., pp. 719-744). W.B. Saunders Company.
  • Lashley, M. (1995). Health promotion and risk reduction in the community. In C. Smith & F. Maurer. Community health nursing: Theory and practice (2nd ed., pp. 403-428). W.B. Saunders Company.
  • Lashley, M. (1995). Screening and referral. In C. Smith & F. Maurer. Community health nursing: Theory and practice (2nd ed., pp. 429-449). W.B. Saunders Company.

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021-2024: Collaborator, "Helping Up Mission Expanded Dental Services for Homeless Women FY 2021-2024." Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, $95,000 (Recipient: Helping Up Mission)
  • 2017-2020: Collaborator, "Helping Up Mission Expanded Dental Services FY 2017-2020." Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, $150,000 (Recipient: Helping Up Mission)
  • 2018: "Helping Up Mission Oral Health Program." Contract, Office of Oral Health, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, $25,000 (Recipient: University of Maryland Dental School).