Catherine Mbango, Ph.D., M.B.A., RN, NE-BC, OCN

Contact

cmbango@twu.edu
713-794-2884
HOU 7527

Education

Ph.D., Nursing, Texas Woman's University
Graduate Certificate, Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
M.B.A., Business, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas
M.S.N., Health Systems Management, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas
B.S.N., Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas
A.D.N., Nursing, Houston Community College, Houston, Texas

Expertise

Symptom Science; Symptom Management in Chronic Illnesses, Cancer Patients; Pallative Care; Health Disparities in African American Populations; Patient Safety

Latest Articles

Exploring Mirror Perspectives Among African American Women Living with Obesity at a Primary Care Clinic in the United States
Journal of Advanced Nursing (2024)
Catherine Mbango, Harriet Omondi

Impact of Menstrual Cycle on Submaximal Exercise VO2 and Critical Power in Active Eumenorrheic Females
International Journal of Exercise Science (2024)
Emma W Ware, Adelle Kanaan, Erika K Soellner, Catherine Mbango

Examining the Burden of Self-Blame Attribution Among Women With Cervical Cancer
Journal of Holistic Nursing (2023)
Leigh A Minchew, Sandra K Cesario, Catherine M Mbango, Misty M Richmond

Recommendations To Improve Maternal Health Equity Among Black Women In The South. A Position Paper
Research in Nursing & Health (2023)
Doncy Eapen, Catherine Mbango, Glenda Daniels, Nitha Mathew Joseph, Annapoorna Mary

Incorporating global and cultural competencies in nursing education
Nursing 2022 (2023)
Catherine Mbango

From Clinical to Classroom, my experience as a new adjunct faculty member
Texas Nursing (2017)
Catherine Mbango

Recent Presentations

Collaborating in Minority Health Through Research, Education, Leadership, and Practice
38th Annual Conference Southern Nursing Research Society (2024)
Symposium | Catherine Mbango, Eny Dorea, Jeanne-Marie Stacciarini, Armiel Suriaga

Interprofessional Collaboration to Advance Undergraduate Nursing in Primary Palliative Care
38th Annual Conference Southern Nursing Research Society (2024)
Podium | Catherine Mbango, Brandi Felderhoff

The COVID-19 Experience of African American Black Women in Texas
American Academy of Nursing 2023 Transforming Health Driving Policy Conference (2023)
Poster | Brenda Moore, Catherine Mbango, Carol Manning, Natalie Serrano

Breast Cancer Knowledge and Barriers to Screening Among Women in Rural Western Kenya
Sigma Theta Tau International's International Nursing Research Congress (2023)
Podium | Catherine Mbango

Breast Cancer Knowledge and Barriers to Screening Among Women in Rural Western Kenya
3rd International Indigenous Nursing Research 2022 Summit (2022)
Poster | Catherine Mbango

Identifying Unique Contributors to Falls in Hospitalized Adult Hematology Patients
SNRS 36th Annual Conference - Leveraging Health Equity Through Nursing Partnerships in Research, Education, and Practice (2022)
Podium | Catherine Mbango

COVID-19 One Year Later
22nd Nurse-Midwife-Led-Webinar 2021 Series (2021)
Virtual | Catherine M Mbango

Retrospective Study: Identify Unique Contributors to Falls in Hospitalized Adult Hematology Patients
The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) 2021 Annual Convention (2021)
Poster | Catherine Mbango

The Role of Nurses in mHealth Care: A Systematic Literature Review
American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) Annual Conference (2018)
Poster | Catherine Mbango

Professional Affiliations

• American Nurses' Association
• Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
• Houston Chapter Oncology Nursing Society
• Oncology Nursing Society
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - Beta Beta Chapter

Honors & Awards

• 2023 National Symposium for Academic Palliative Care Education, National Symposium for Academic Palliative Care Education and Research (2023)
• Hanover Grant Academy, Texas Woman's University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (2022)
• 2021 December ELNEC Scholarship Recipient, Hospice & Palliative Nurses Foundation (2021)