Linda Eddy
Associate Professor
Nursing
Washington State University Pullman
United States of America
Biography
Linda Eddy is an associate professor at Washington State University College of Nursing Vancouver. She has many years of experience teaching courses in pediatric nursing, family nursing, program evaluation and nursing research. Her clinical practice includes pediatric nursing and community health nursing with emphasis on children and adolescents with special healthcare needs and children and adolescents who have experienced abuse. She has worked with the University of Washington Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation (UWCORR), an interdisciplinary and inter-institutional center, on studies that examine the impact of pain and fatigue on the quality of life of children with disabilities and on their families. Another research focus is program and curriculum evaluation. Linda is sought after as an independent consultant to nursing and healthcare programs to provide external evaluations. She continues her work with a newly-developed nursing program at Birzeit University in the West Bank, begun during her Fullbright Award in 2010. She has recently become the principal investigator of a large, statewide funded project entitled “Youth and Family Behavioral Health Workforce Collaborative” and is currently studying the efficacy of youth peer counselors as well as workforce development in youth behavioral health.
Research Interest
Pediatrics, youth with complex mental health issues, children with disabilities, family support, program evaluation
Publications
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Eddy, L. L. (Editor) (2013). Caring for Children with Special Needs and their Families: A Handbook for Healthcare Providers. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.
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Eddy, L.L., Doutrich, D. (2015). Clinical Inquiry with Vulnerable Populations. Keynote address published in Proceedings of Oregon Nurse Quality and Research Consortium Annual Conference.
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Fitzgerald, C. Purath, J., Van Son, C. , Duvall, D. , Eddy, L. L. (2017). A Course-Based Approach to the DNP Project: Supporting Student Growth from Concept to Completion. Nurse Educator, 42(5).
