Fannie G. Gaston-Johansson

PhD, MSN, BS, RN

FAAN

The first African-American woman to be a tenured full professor at Johns Hopkins University, Fannie Gaston-Johansson was an internationally renowned nurse educator, researcher, and clinical practitioner. In 2007, she was named the first chair of the School of Nursing Department of Acute and Chronic Care. Dr. Gaston-Johansson directed the Center on Health Disparities Research, which works to advance understanding of health disparities across the lifespan. Her research focused on end-of-life issues with an emphasis on strategies to manage pain and other symptoms in patients with cancer and terminal or chronic illnesses. She was named to the Maryland Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement by former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and received the National Black Nurses Association’s Trailblazer Award as well as citations from the U.S. Congress and the government of Sweden for her international and domestic research endeavors.

Full CV

Publications

Kenne-Sarenmalm, E., Browall, M., Gaston-Johansson, F., (2013). “Symptom Burden Cluster: A Challenge for Targeted Symptom Management. A Longitudinal Study Examining Symptom Burden Clusters in Breast Cancer.” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. May 22. 2013.

Gaston-Johansson, F., Haisfield-Wolfe, M.E., Reddick, B., Goldstein, N., Lawal, T.A. (2013). “Understanding the Relationship among Coping Strategies, Religious Coping, and Spirituality in African American Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy.” Oncology Nursing Forum 40 (2).

Gaston-Johansson, F., Fall-Dickson, J., Nanda, J.P., Kenne-Sarenmalm, E., Browall, M., Goldstein, N. (2013). “Long term effect of the self management, comprehensive coping strategy program on quality of life in patients with breast cancer treated with high dosage chemotherapy.” Psycho Oncology 22: 530-539.

Browall, M, Sarenmalm EK, Nasic S, Wengstrom Y, Gaston-Johansson F. (2012) “Validity and Reliability of the Swedish Version of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS): An instrument for the Evaluation of Symptom Prevalence, Characteristics, and Distress.” J of Symptom Management.

2011 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Inductee into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

2010 Who’s Who in Black Baltimore

2009 National Black Nurses Association Institute of Excellence Inductee

2008 Ways & Means Committee, Johns Hopkins University

2008 Maryland Governor’s Task Force on Healthcare Access & Reimbursement

2007 Key to the city of Hickory, NC

2007 Proclamation of research and international activities, Hickory, NC

2007-2010 Chair, Acute & Chronic Care Department, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

2007 Promotion of Faculty to Full Professor, Chair, Ad Hoc Committee, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

2006 Honorary Tribute to research and establishment of the PhD program at Goteborg University and serving as the first female Dean of the University

2006 Chief Marshall, Johns Hopkins University 130^th Commencement

2005 Elected member, Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities in Sweden (established in 1753)

2005 Recipient of Johns Hopkins University Diversity Recognition Award

2004-2006 Vardalstifelsen, Board of Directors (appointed by the Swedish Government)

2003 Recipient of Links INC International Trends and Service Award

2002 Recipient of Certificate of Congressional Recognition–United States Congress

2002 Recipient of the National Black Nurses Association’s “Trailblazer Award”

2000 Recipient of the 2000 ONS/Astra Zeneca Excellence in Pain Management Award

1999 Elected member of Board of Directors, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society

1999 Living Women History Makers’ Award presented by the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club

1998-1999 Elected and Appointed Member, American Academy of Nursing, Selection Committee for New Members

1996 Keynote address “Pain: State of the Art” for the Swedish Association of Health Officers

1995 Appointed as visiting Endowed Soule Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

1995 Invited to Sweden by the Göteborgs Universitet and two other collaborative institutions to deliver keynote address for inauguration of a new professor

1995-present Board of Visitors, Winston-Salem State University, NC

1994 National Press Conference for American Medical Association as an expert in the measurement and management of pain

1994 Invited by Swedish Government Department of Health & Welfare to speak to health care leaders about research and quality performance in health care

1994-present National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)

1994 Invited keynote speaker to deliver commencement address at Winston-Salem State

1994 Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Winston-Salem State University, NC

1994-1996 National Black Health Leadership Directory

1993 Named Elsie M. Lawler Endowed Research Chair at Johns Hopkins University

1992 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing

1991 U.S. Patent for Pain-O-Meter, Patent Number 5,018,526; also approved in England, France, Germany, and Sweden

1988-1992 Who’s Who in American Nursing

1988 Nursing Excellence Award for Professional Achievement in Research awarded by Nebraska Nurses’ Association District II. Established the Research Nurse Intern Program

1988 Graduate Fellow, University of Nebraska Medical Center

1987 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, Gamma Pi Chapter

1986 Omaha Network of Outstanding Women

1986 Graduate Faculty, University of Nebraska Medical Center

1977 Outstanding recognition for teaching and curriculum design

1965-1966 University of Uppsala, Sweden, selected to participate in the International Program

1964-1965 San Francisco State College, Outstanding Teacher of the Year (elected by the students)

1962-1963 University of California-San Francisco, Federal Nurse Traineeship for Study

1959 Winston-Salem State University, Outstanding Scholarship in Medical Nursing

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