Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN

Eileen Fry-Bowers is Dean and Professor at the University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professions. Her academic experience includes faculty and leadership appointments in Schools of Nursing, Medicine and Public Health and her extensive clinical experience spans multiple health care settings, including acute care facilities, specialty and community-based clinics, and military institutions. She is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner (CPNP), a licensed attorney, and veteran having served in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. Dr. Fry-Bowers is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and former Chair for the Expert Panel on Child, Adolescent and Family. She was named a Faculty Policy Fellow for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and served two terms on AACN’s Health Policy Advisory Council. Her research falls into three categories: examining the impact of social policies on child and family health, especially among vulnerable and underserved populations; exploring the impact of legislative and regulatory change on the delivery of health services; and investigating healthcare workforce education, practice, legal and ethics issues. She has authored multiple journal articles and book chapters in seminal nursing and health care texts on advocacy, child health, and health policy.