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Shelagh A. Mulvaney is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, where she serves as the Director of VUSN Health Equity Initiatives and Associate Director of the Center for Research on Inequality and Health (CRIH). Her work focuses on integrating technology into healthcare to improve patient and family self-management of chronic illnesses, particularly diabetes in pediatric populations. She leads research on mobile health (mHealth) interventions, social learning mechanisms, and behavior change systems.
Dr. Mulvaney holds a PhD in Nursing or a related field, though specific program details are not provided. Her research emphasizes scalable solutions for underserved communities and stakeholder-driven design. Key projects include the Discovery Program targeting psychosocial challenges in youth diabetes care and collaborations with Native American tribes via the NARCH initiative to develop culturally appropriate interventions.
Her grants span NIH, ARPA-H, and PCORI funding, addressing topics such as ethical chatbot evaluation, diabetes psychosocial care, and longitudinal depressive symptom trajectories in HIV-diabetes comorbidity. She has served as PI, Co-I, and Assistant Director in interdisciplinary research cores like the Effective Health Communication Core at VICTR.
Dr. Mulvaney is affiliated with organizations including the Behavioral Research in Diabetes Group Exchange (BRIDGE), International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), and the American Psychological Association’s Division of Pediatric Psychology. Her research contributes to health equity through technology adoption and community-based approaches.
