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., Towson University
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2022.09.007
  • Lashley, M., & Stoltzfus, K., (2021). Protecting persons experiencing homelessness through a global pandemic. Public Health Nursing, 39(2), 456-463. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12984
  • 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. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20210514-09
  • Lashley, M. (2020). Economic impact of faith-based residential addiction recovery for the homeless. Public Health Nursing, 37(5), 722-728. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12779
  • Lashley, M. (2018). An on-site health home for homeless men in addiction recovery. Public Health Nursing, 36(2), 184-191. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12564
  • Lashley, M. (2018). Impact of length of stay on recovery measures in faith-based addiction treatment. Public Health Nursing, 35(5), 396-403. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12401
  • 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. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnn.0000000000000194
  • Lashley, M. (2013). Creating a culture for evidence-based practice in the faith community, Journal of Christian Nursing, 30(3), 158-163. https://doi.org/10.1097/cnj.0b013e318293d2df

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).