Margaret Grey, DrPH, RN, FAAN

Annie Goodrich Professor Emeritus of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing - Room 21405

email: margaret.grey@yale.edu
phone: 203-737-1792
fax: 203-785-6455

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Margaret Grey, DrPH, RN, FAAN, was the ninth Dean of the Yale School of Nursing and is the School’s Annie W. Goodrich Professor of Nursing. She also holds an appointment as Professor of Pediatrics and serves as a Deputy Director of the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation. Previously she held progressive academic and administrative appointments at the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh, a MSN in pediatric nursing from Yale University, and a Doctorate in Public Health and social psychology from Columbia University.

Dr. Grey is the author of over 410 journal articles, chapters, and abstracts and has received numerous regional, national, and international honors for her research. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2005 and the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame in 2014. She is the recipient of the Richard R. Rubin Award for Outstanding Contributions to Behavioral Medicine from the American Diabetes Association, the Pathfinder Award from the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research, Outstanding Nurse Scientist Award from the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, among many others. She was elected to the American Academy of Nursing in 1990.

Research Interests

A pediatric nurse practitioner and behavioral scientist, Dr. Grey’s research has focused on improving self-management in youth with diabetes and the study of psychoeducational interventions that improve both metabolic control of diabetes and quality of life in young people and their parents. Preventing type 2 diabetes in high-risk youth and lifestyle management of youth with type 2 diabetes are also interests. She has been principal investigator for research and training grants totaling over $50 million, including recent projects on sleep in adolescents with diabetes and a research training program on self- and family management of people with complex chronic conditions.

Selected Publications

Rechenberg, K., Griggs, S., Jeon, S., Redeker, N. S., Yaggi, K., & Grey, M. (2020). Sleep and glycemia in youth with Type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. DOI:10.1016/j.pedhc.2019.12.002. PMID: 32171612.

Thompson, H., Santacroce, S., Picker, R., Allen, J. Armer, J., Grey, M., …Weiss, S. (2020). Use of individual development plans (IDP) to foster development of nurse scientists. Nursing Outlook. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.01.001. PMID: 32197775.

Joiner, K., Dejonick M., Whittemore, R., & Grey, M. (2020). Perceptions and experiences of living with type 1 diabetes among Latino adolescents and limited English-speaking proficiency parents. Research in Nursing and Health, 43, 263-273. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22019. PMID: 32281136.

Grey, M. & Joiner, K. (2020). Peer support and coping skills training for youth with diabetes (pp. 153-163). A. M. Delamater & D. Marrero, (Eds.) Behavioral Diabetes: Social Ecological Perspectives for Pediatric and Adult Populations, Springer, Cham, Switzerland.

Subrata, S. A., Phuphaibul, R., Grey, M., Siripitayakunkit, A., & Piaseu, N. (2020). Improving clinical outcomes of diabetic foot ulcers by the 3-month self- and family management support in Indonesia:  A randomized controlled study. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2020.05.028.

Griggs, S., Redeker, N. S., & Grey, M. (2019). Sleep characteristics in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2019.02.012. PMID: 30790611.

Ash, G. A., Joiner, K. L., Savoye, M., Baker, J. S., Gerosa, J., Patel, N., … & Grey, M. (2019). Feasibility and safety of a group physical activity program for youth with type 1 diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes, 20, 450-450..DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12841. PMID: 30834621.
 

Selected Books/Chapters

Grey, M., & Rechenberg, K. (2017). Self-management of illness in adolescents (pp. 111-126).  In P. A. Grady & A. S. Hinshaw, (Eds.). Using Nursing Research to Shape Health Policy. New York: Springer.

Grey, M. & Joiner, K. (2020). Peer support and coping skills training for youth with diabetes (pp. 153-163). In A. M. Delamater & D. Marrero, (Eds.) Behavioral Diabetes: Social Ecological Perspectives for Pediatric and Adult Populations, Springer, Cham, Switzerland.