Kathleen Woodruff 
Clinical Associate Professor Dept. of Nursing at the School of Social Work | USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES
Clinical Associate Professor Focused on Nursing with specialty in adult primary care and infectious disease.
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Biography
KATHLEEN WOODRUFF is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Nursing, where she teaches courses on clinical pharmacology for advanced practice nursing and management of adult patients. Prior to joining USC, she served as an instructor at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.
She identifies herself primarily as a clinician, educator and researcher. Her clinical focus is HIV, substance abuse and frequently occurring comorbid conditions, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hepatitis C. She also focused on areas such as health care disparities and social determinants of health. As an educator, she has worked extensively with both adult and family nurse practitioner students.
Woodruff is a member of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, American College of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland. She serves as a reviewer for multiple journals and books, including The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Journal of Professional Nursing and American Nurse Today. She received her doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in nursing from the University of Maryland.
Education (3)
University of Maryland: D.N.P. 2013
University of Maryland: M.S. 1987
University of Maryland: B.S.N. 1981
Areas of Expertise (7)
Management
Pathophysiology
Nursing
Social Work
Social Work Education
Pharmacology
Clinical and Health Services
Industry Expertise (5)
Education/Learning
Health Care - Services
Health and Wellness
Health Care - Providers
Training and Development
Accomplishments (4)
Excellence in Teaching Award (professional)
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Outstanding Doctor of Nursing Practice Graduate (professional)
Alumni Association, University of Maryland School of Nursing
Simulation Education Leader (professional)
Maryland Faculty Academy for Simulation Training
Simulation Training II (professional)
Maryland Faculty Academy for Simulation Training
Affiliations (3)
- National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, Member
- American College of Nurse Practitioners, Member
- Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland, Member
Links (1)
Research Articles & Publications (2)
Relationship of spirituality or religion to recover from substance abuse: A systematic review
Journal of Addictions NursingWalton-Moss, B., Ray, E.M. & Woodruff, K.
2013 Spirituality and religion are frequently acknowledged as significant contributors to individuals’ recovery from substance use disorders. This review focuses on the role that spirituality or religion plays in substance abuse treatment outcomes. Our search of three databases PubMed, CINAHL, and Psych Info turned up 29 eligible studies for review. We group our findings according to whether the study’s focus was on alcohol only or alcohol and other drug use.
Preventing polypharmacy in older adults
American Nurse TodayWoodruff, Kathleen M.
2010 Polypharmacy refers to the effects of taking multiple medications concurrently to manage coexisting health problems, such as diabetes and hypertension. Too often, polypharmacy becomes problematic, such as when patients are prescribed too many medications by multiple healthcare providers working independently of each other.
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