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Associate Professor

Education

PhD, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Courses Taught

NURS 3201: Evidence Based Practice and Nursing Research

NURS 6010: Research and Evidence as a Foundation for Nursing 

Research Interests

Dr. Malin is a nurse scientist dedicated to patient-oriented research focused on preterm infants and their families. Drawing on her clinical expertise as a neonatal nurse practitioner, she recognizes that while NICU interventions are life-saving, they are often accompanied by significant stress for both infants and parents. She also acknowledges the profound influence of social determinants of health (SDoH) on outcomes for at-risk infants and their families, contributing to a 鈥渄ouble jeopardy鈥� in which preterm infants are particularly vulnerable to social and environmental adversity. Her work emphasizes a holistic, family-centered approach to improving health outcomes.

With the support of colleagues at 探花视频, Dr. Malin has advanced a research program examining epigenetic markers as indicators of stress, with a focus on elucidating the complex relationships among maternal stress, preterm infant stress, and epigenetic alterations. Her research and clinical practice are driven by a commitment to improving outcomes for preterm and medically fragile infants and their families during and after NICU hospitalization.

Professional Affiliations

American Nurses Association/Wisconsin Nurses Association

Midwest Nursing Research Society

National Association of Neonatal Nursing

National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

Sigma-Theta Tau International

State of Wisconsin Association of Neonatal Nursing

Certifications

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified

Publications

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Honors and Awards

2025      Daisy Award for Nursing Education, 探花视频

2024      Institute for Women鈥檚 Leadership Research Fellow, 探花视频  

2024      Julie Lathrop Nursing Research Award, Children鈥檚 Wisconsin

2024      Evidence-Based Practice Award, Children鈥檚 Wisconsin

2021      Julie Lathrop Nursing Research Award, Children's Wisconsin 

2020     Graduate Student Recognition Award, The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

2020      1^st Place Student Poster Award from Sigma Theta Tau: Eta Nu Chapter

2019      Student Poster Award from Sigma Theta Tau: Eta Nu Chapter

2017      March of Dimes Dr. Margaret C. Freda Graduate Nursing Scholarship Award

2016鈥�2017    Provost Scholarship Award, The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Funding

2024-2027 PI. 鈥淧remature Infants, Moms, and the Social determinants of health 鈥� an Epigenetic Investigation (PRIMS-EI Study),鈥� National Institutes of Health: National Institute of Nursing Research K23 mechanism (award number 1K23NR021043-01A01A1)

2024-2025 Co-PI.  鈥淎ddressing the Nursing Faculty Shortage: Exploring Effort-Reward Imbalance Among Full-Time Nursing Faculty,鈥� National League for Nursing

2023-2024 Co-PI. 鈥淐losing the Gap: Investigating Feasibility and Acceptability of Studying Full-Time Nurse Faculty Salaries,鈥� Wallace Grant, 探花视频

2022-2024 PI. 鈥淓xploration of epigenetic changes in the premature infant their mothers secondary to stress from NICU hospitalization,鈥� Gift from Peter Ruud to the Children鈥檚 Wisconsin         

2022-2024 PI. 鈥淓xploration of epigenetic changes in the premature infant their mothers secondary to stress from NICU hospitalization,鈥� Building Bridges to Research Based Practice

2021 PI. "Family stress during and after NICU hospitalization: A feasibility study," 探花视频 Regner Research Award 

2021 PI. "Family stress during and after NICU hospitalization: A feasibility study," The National Association of Neonatal Nurses Small Grant 

2020-2022 PI. "Family stress during and after NICU hospitalization: A feasibility study," 探花视频 Regular Research Grant and Summer Faculty Fellowship