M. Kay Libbus

DrPH, RN

Professor and
Program Director, PhD Program
S311 MU Sinclair School of Nursing
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
E-Mail: LibbusK@missouri.edu
Phone: (573) 882-0285
Fax: (573) 884-4544

Research Description: Contraceptive decision making, contraceptive use, breast feeding intimate partner violence, prenatal care, health status and health behavior of women of vulnerable populations, school health, general public health with special attention to control of communicable diseases

Nursing Specialty: Public Health, Women's Health, School Health

Interest Area: Public health, prenatal care, contraception, health status, communicable and infectious diseases, distance education

M. Kay Libbus, DrPH, RN, is a Professor of Nursing and Women's Studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia . She teaches courses in women's health and public health to undergraduate and graduate students and also participates in special courses for continuing professional education. Libbus wants her classes to be user-friendly yet challenging. Dr. Libbus is devoted to teaching and has worked hard to improve her teaching and her class outcomes. She received two Federal Advanced Nursing Education grants to develop and implement a totally web-based masters program in Public Health Nursing with or without a Specialty in School Health Nursing. She has also been intimately involved in facilitating classroom education for the University of Missouri-Columbia through her work with the Wakonse Foundation.

Dr. Libbus has won numerous teaching awards including a Kemper fellowship and a faculty award for Excellence in Teaching at the School of Nursing. She has also been recognized for her work with students and has received citations from UMC including the Alumnae Anniversary Award and the Division of Student Affairs award fro Excellence in Education. As a researcher, she has been involved in numerous projects and has authored or co-authored more than 30 data-based articles that have been published in peer reviewed journals. She often speaks at professional meetings and has been a popular speaker to lay organizations in matters related to Women's Health.

• Wakonse Fellow and staff since 1990
• Kemper Fellow
• Invited peer reviewer for several professional journals
• Invited peer reviewer for HRSA advanced nursing education awards
• Distance Education
• International Education

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Grants and Contract

Press Releases:

Breastfeeding: Great for Babies and Moms

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