Kathleen Golden Mcandrew
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College of Nursing
Degree Program
Ph.D. Nursing
Dr. Kathleen Golden (McAndrew) received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in public health nursing leadership from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2012 and her Master's degree in nursing (MSN) with concentration as an adult primary care nurse practitioner with a specialty in occupational and environmental health from Simmons University in Boston in 1995. She currently serves as senior staff for Johns Hopkins Medicine in the division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, where she currently maintains a full-time occupational health clinical practice in the San Francisco bay area. Dr. Golden began as a part time faculty member at Walden University in the school of Nursing 2021. She teaches advanced health assessment and theory.
Dr. Golden has been on faculty at other institutions at the graduate and doctoral level for over 20 years, and has taught subjects including advanced physical assessment, health promotion, ethics, theory and advanced practice role development. She is board certified as an adult nurse practitioner and certified occupational health nurse specialist. She has several publications and presentations in the areas of occupational health, wellness and health promotion, and behavior change coaching. She is a past national Vice President and fellow with the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) and is also a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) .
Education
DNP, University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Amherst, MA United States
MSN, Simmons University - Boston, MA United States
Public Service
Styleweek Providence, Board Member - Providence, RI United States