Dr. Shawana Moore

Associate Professor

Emory University

Dr. Shawana S. Moore is a health equity policy leader in women’s/gender-related populations, her advocacy work has shaped women’s health curriculum, national continuing education to recognize health inequities for women/of color, and those who identify as female. Dr. Moore was the first African American President of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (2022-2023 (two-year term) and the inaugural co-chair of the organization’s first Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity (IDE) committee. She is currently an Associate Professor and the Director of the MSN and DNP Programs at Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University. She has provided exemplary leadership in shaping IDE in policy, advocacy, and education in nursing. Through her accomplishments in her funded program for nurse-led efforts to empower marginalized adolescent girls, her regional and national work to recruit and retain students from minoritized populations into the nursing profession, her publications, and presentations on structural racism in the nursing profession and addressing women’s health inequities in a regional, national, and international context, Moore has created a veritable incubator for progressive change in nursing. Dr. Moore’s leadership in nursing education, policy, and advocacy with a focus on sustainable and innovative nurse driven programs for diverse, underserved communities has been her key impact to the profession. Dr. Moore earned her BS from Wilberforce University, BSN, MSN, and DNP from Thomas Jefferson University and her PhD in nursing from Duquesne University. She is an alumna of the National League of Nursing LEAD Institute, Jefferson Leadership Academy, and Woodruff Leadership Academy.