Lynn Babington - Faculty Profile

Lynn Babington,PhD,RN Associate Professor

Education:
PhD, Nursing and Health Systems Research, University of Washington

Specializations:
-Immigrant populations- Dominican and Vietnamese
-Health Services Research
-Organizational Administration

Major Research Areas:
-Outcomes Research (clinical and organizational outcomes)
-Health Outcomes for Minority and Immigrant Populations
-Cultural Competency
-Health Outcomes for Vulnerable Populations, particularly immigrants
-Obesity Prevention
-Cultural Competency

Selected publications:

1.Babington, L., & Patel, B. (2007) Understanding child feeding practices of Vietnamese mothers. Journal of Maternal Child Health.

2.Babington, L. (2007). Child Feeding Practices of Dominican Mothers. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 22(5), 388-396.

3.Babington, L., Kelley, B., & Patsdaughter, C. (2007). Risk Behaviors of Dominican Adolescents in their Homeland and in the United States. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 21(6), 372-380.

4.Babington, L. (2006). Understanding Beliefs, Knowledge, and Practices of Mothers in the Dominican Republic Related to Feeding Infants and Young Children. Hispanic Health Care International, 4(3), 153-158.

5.Babington, L., Gauthier, M. A., & Kelley, B. (2006). Using concept maps to help students “Get It”. Journal of Teaching and Scholarship, Northeastern University Center for Excellence in University Teaching.

6.Patsdaughter, C.A., Kelley, B.R., Babington, L.M., & Dyer, J. C. (2005). A comparison of sexual risk behaviors of Dominican adolescents in their homeland and in the United States. Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health, 11(1) 63-67.

7.Christensen MH, Patsdaughter CA, Babington LM. (2001). Health care providers' experiences with problem gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies, 17, 71-79.

8.Babington L. Kelley B. Patsduaghter C. Soderberg R. Kelley J. (1999). From recipes to recites: health care in the rural Dominican Republic. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 6(1), 20-25.