Dr. Mkandawire-Valhmu a Fellow of AAN

UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing congratulates Dr. Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu on her recent induction as a Fellow to the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).  Dr. Mkandawire-Valhmu is a Professor of nursing at UWM with research and expertise in violence in women, health care of immigrants and refugees, community health nursing and utilization of feminist methodology in women’s health.

Dr. Lucy Mkandawire-Valhum

With the new inductees, AAN now has more than 2,900 fellows who are experts and leaders in education, management, practice and research.

Dr. Mkandawire-Valhmu received her Diploma in Nursing from the University of Malawi, Kamuzu College of Nursing.  She then received her BSN and MSN from Syracuse University, New York. Attending school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dr. Mkandawire-Valhmu completed her doctorate in nursing, where her research focused on the experiences of violence in the lives of women employed in domestic service in Malawi. 

Congratulations Dr. Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu!