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Martha N. Hill, PhD, RN, FAAN
Overview
Martha Hill served as dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing from 2001 until early 2014 and has been a member of the faculty since the school was established in 1983. As an educator, she is known for her mentorship of students and faculty members; as a researcher, for her investigations in preventing and treating hypertension and its complications, particularly among young, urban African-American men and the effectiveness of nurse-run clinics. Her expertise in community-based participatory research focuses on the integration of multi-professional health care to improve treatment and outcomes for vulnerable and underserved populations. She has been an active investigator, mentor, and consultant on numerous National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trials and is recognized around the globe for her research projects including “Comprehensive HBP Care for Young Urban Black Men,” “Barriers to HBP Care and Control in Black South Africans,” and “Research Training in Health Disparities in Underserved Populations.” Dr. Hill is a member of the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) and serves on its health sciences policy board. Dr. Hill previously served on the IOM Council and the Board of Directors of Research! America. From 1997-1998, Dr. Hill served as president of the American Heart Association, the first non-physician to be named to that position. She is a professor of nursing, medicine, and public health.
Additional Resources
Below are selected resources. For more information, please see full CV.
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Publications/Research
De Geest, S., Ruppar, T., Berben, L., Schöenfeld, S., Hill, M.N. (2014) “Medication non-adherence as a critical factor in the management of presumed resistant hypertension: A narrative review.” EuroIntervention. Jan 22;9(9):1102-9.
Cene, C., Dennison, C., Powell Hammond, W., Levine, D., Bone, L., Hill, M. (2013). “Antihypertensive Medication Nonadherence in Black Men: Direct and Mediating Effects of Depressive Symptoms, Psychosocial Stressors, and Substance Use.” Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Vol. 15, Issue 3. March: 201-209.
Berben, L., Dobbels, F., Engberg, S., Hill, M., & DeGeest, S. (2012). “An Ecological Perspective on Medication Adherence.” Western Journal of Nursing Research. Published online February 6.
Allen, J.K., Dennison-Himmelfarb, C.R., Szanton, S.L., Bone, L., Hill, M.N., Levine, D.M., West, M., Barlow, A., Lewis-Boyer, L., Donnelly-Strozzo, M., Curtis, C., Anderson, K. (2011). “Community Outreach and Cardiovascular Health (COACH) Trial: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Nurse Practitioner/Community Health Worker Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction in Urban Community Health Centers.” Journal of the American Heart Association. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. Published online September 27.
Kim, M.T., Han, H.R., Hedlin, H., Kim, J., Song, H.J., Kim, K.B., Hill, M.N. (2011). “Teletransmitted Monitoring of Blood Pressure and Bilingual Nurse Counseling-Sustained Improvements in Blood Pressure Control During 12 Months in Hypertensive Korean Americans.” Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Vol. 13, Issue 8. August: 605-612.
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Awards/Honors
2016 Living Legend—American Academy of Nursing
2013 Influential Marylander, the Daily Record
2012 Honorary Degree, Honorary Doctorate of the University, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
2011 UCLA Global/International Leadership Award, UCLA School of Nursing
2011 Commencement Speaker, Flinders University Health Sciences Commencement Ceremonies, Adelaide, South Australia
2011 Maryland’s Top 100 Women honoree, Circle of Excellence, the Daily Record
2011 Leadership in Research Award, Southern Nursing Research Society
2010 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
2010 Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, inaugural member
2009 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Honorary
Membership
2009 Pillar of Cardiovascular Nursing Science, American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing
2009 Maryland’s Top 100 Women, the Daily Record
2006 Maryland’s Top 100 Women, the Daily Record
2005 Honorary Degree, Doctorate of Science, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
2004 Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa, Göteborg University,
Sahlgrenska Academy
2003 American Heart Association Katharine A. Lembright
Award for Achievements in Cardiovascular Nursing Research
2003 Nell J. Watts Lifetime Achievement in Nursing Award, Sigma Theta Tau International
2001 Honorary Doctoral Degree, State Univ. of New York, Downstate School of Nursing and Allied Health
2000 One of 50 Pioneers of the Past, Present and Future, Johns Hopkins Magazine 50th Anniversary Issue
2000 Fellow, American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research
2000 Fellow, European Society of Cardiology
1999 Public Service Award, National Kidney Foundation of Maryland
1999 Fellow, Society of Geriatric Cardiology
1999 Commencement Speaker, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, San Francisco, CA
1999 One of the Top Ten Women’s Health Heroes, Reader’s Digest
1999 Distinguished Research Award, International Society on Hypertension in Blacks
1998 Member, Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science
1998 Partners in Public Health Award, Center for Disease Control and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
1997-98 President, American Heart Association
1997 Scientific Councils Distinguished Achievement Award, American Heart Association
1997 American Heart Association Council of Cardiovascular Nursing New Investigator Award re-named as the Martha N. Hill New Investigator Award
1997 Honorary Membership, American Association of Critical Care Nurses
1997 Distinguished Alumni Award, Johns Hopkins University
1996 National Service Award, American Heart Association, Maryland Affiliate
1996 Fellow, International Society of Hypertension in Blacks
1995 Chairman's Recognition Award, Maryland Affiliate, American Heart Association
1995 Fellow, The Society for Behavioral Medicine
1995 Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Contribution to Nursing Research, Howard University College of Nursing
1994 Distinguished Practitioner in Nursing, National Academies of Practice
1994 Award of Merit, American Heart Association
1994 Special Award, Maryland Affiliate, American Heart Association
1993 National Service Award, Maryland Affiliate, American Heart Association
1991 Outstanding Teacher Award, The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Undergraduate Program
1990 Member, International Society of Hypertension
1990 Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Volunteer Service, American Heart Association, Maryland Affiliate, also received in 1982, 1986
1989 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
1989 Delta Omega, The National Honorary Public Health Society
1988 Fellow, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, American Heart Association
1998 One of 46 nurses in “Making Choices: Taking Chances: Nurse Leaders Tell Their Stories.” School, T.M. and Zimmerman,A., St. Louis: The C.V. Mosby Company
1987 Ruth B. Freeman Prize for Academic Performance and
Outstanding Thesis of a Graduating Doctoral Nurse. The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
1985 Malcolm Alderfer Schweiker Award for Innovative Practice in Nursing, The Society of the Alumni of the School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
1982 American Nurses' Association Certificate of Service in Recognition of Contribution to the Profession and to the Care of the Public as representative to the National High Blood Pressure Program Coordinating Committee
1977 Sigma Theta Tau, The National Nursing Honor Society