Shelly Malin, PhD, RN, CNAA-BC

Titles
Director, Advanced Practice Nursing and Research, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; clinical associate professor, Marquette University College of Nursing.

Division
Nursing

Research interests
Clinical effectiveness and outcomes, diabetes/obesity, nursing

Study interests
Coping with hospitalization and illness, evidence-based practice, leadership development, nursing interventions, nursing outcomes, obesity prevention, qualitative methods.

Education
Doctorate, Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1994.

Honors
Federal Traineeship Grant Recipient, 1980; Who's Who in American Nursing, 1984; Fellow in the LINE (Leadership in Nursing Education) Program; Funded by the Fuld Foundation, 2001.

Representative publications

• Frenn M, Malin S. Diet and Exercise in Low Income, Culturally Diverse Middle School Students. Journal of Public Health Nursing. 2003; 20(5):361-368.
• Frenn M, Malin S, Bansal NK. Stage-based Interventions for Low Fat Diet with Middle School Aged Children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 2003; 18(1):36-44.
• Frenn M, Malin S, Bansal N, Greer Y, Havice M, Ho M, Schweizer H. Addressing Health Disparities in Middle School Students' Nutrition and Exercise. Journal of Community Health Nursing. 2003; 20(1):2-14.
• Frenn M, Malin S, Brown RL, Greer Y, Fox J, Greer J, Smyczek S. Changing the Tide: An Internet/Video Exercise and Low-fat Diet Intervention with Middle School Students. Applied Nursing Research. 2005; 18(1):13-97.
• Frenn M, Malin S, Villarruel AM, Slaikeu K, McCarthy S, Freeman J, Nee E. Determinants of Physical Activity and Low-fat Diet Among Low-income African American and Hispanic Middle School Students. Public Health Nursing. (22)2:89-97.
• Krejci J, Malin S. Leadership Skills and Expertise: Keys to APN Success in Health Care Systems. In MP Mirr Jansen and Swygart-Stauffacher (eds).  Advanced Practice Nursing: Core Concepts for Professional Role Development, pp 61-78. New York: Spring Publishing Company, Inc., 2006.

Representative presentations

• Stage-based Interventions for Low-fat Diet with Middle School-aged Children, poster presentations at Southeastern Wisconsin Nursing Research Conference and National Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference.
• Children and Death. Certificate in Grief Program. Marquette University, Continuing Education, Milwaukee.
• From QI to Research. Fifth Annual Southeastern Wisconsin Nursing Research Conference, Milwaukee.
• Play...The Key to Effective Pediatric Nursing Care. Pediatric Nursing Conference: Focus on the Caring Edge. Milwaukee.
• When is Research Good Enough for Practice. Sixth Annual Southeastern Wisconsin Nursing Research Conference, Milwaukee.
• Children's Research Institute and Evidence-based Nursing Practice. Pediatric Nursing Update, Waukesha County Technical College, Waukesha, Wis.
• The Evidence-based Practice Puzzle: Parts I and II. Interactive workshops. Eighth Annual Southeastern Wisconsin Nursing Conference, Milwaukee.
• The Journey of Our Practice: Honoring the Past and Embracing the Future. Nurse Scholar presentation at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.  Minneapolis, Minn.
• Evidence-based Practice Education Series. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Children's Research Institute sponsored.
• Regular presentations on ethics, professional nursing practice, evidence-based practice, leadership development, conflict management and change management.

Current research studies

• Barriers to Pediatric Pain Management: A Nursing Perspective, M. Czarnecki, principal investigator.
• Redesign of a Nursing Orientation Program, Alice Stonek, principal investigator.

Contact
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
PO Box 1997
MS 600
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997
Phone: (414) 266-2993
Fax: (414) 266-2720
E-mail: smalin@chw.org