Nursing Chair Haifa Samra Selected as National Fellow
Haifa Abou Samra, Ph.D., R.N., chair of the University of South Dakota Department of Nursing, has been selected as a National Fellow by the American Academy of Nursing.
Samra joins other fellows who are considered leaders in education, management, practice and research related to nursing with a goal of transforming and improving America’s health system.
Samra has been at the University of South Dakota since 2014, previously serving as associate chair of research and evidence-based practice in the nursing department. She served as chair since 2016.
Samra earned a Ph.D. in biological sciences and MS nursing degree from South Dakota State University. She earned a BS nursing degree from American University, Beirut, Lebanon. She is internationally recognized for her prolific, meaningful research on neonatal care, children’s health and rural health.
