Linda McCauley
Dean and Professor
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Linda McCauley was appointed as dean of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in May 2009.
Dr. McCauley is a national leader in the area of research on environmental exposures and conducts interdisciplinary research using participatory research models to study pesticide exposures among minority communities.
Her work aims to identify culturally appropriate interventions to decrease the impact of environmental and occupational health hazards in vulnerable populations, including workers and young children. A major goal of her research is to disseminate findings in ways that are understandable and meaningful to clinicians and migrant farm workers. Her research program has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. McCauley received her BSN from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and her master's in nursing from Emory University. She completed her doctorate in Environmental Health at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to coming to Emory, Dr. McCauley has previously held academic appointments at the University of Cincinnati, Oregon Health & Science University, and the University of Pennsylvania. Her leadership roles at the University of Pennsylvania included serving as the Nightingale Professor of Nursing and the Associate Dean for Research in the School of Nursing. She also held appointments in Center for Public Health Initiatives; the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine; and served as a member of the Center for Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, School of Medicine.
Dr. McCauley is a fellow of the American Academy of Occupational Health Nurses, the Academy of Nursing, and is a 2008 inductee to the Institute of Medicine.