Bonnie Bullough

Bonnie Bullough

Bonnie Bullough (5 January 1927, Delta, Utah – 12 April 1996; aged 69)[1][2] is an accomplished sexologist and author, who helped to develop the first Nurse Practitioner Program in California at UCLA in 1968.[2][3] Throughout her career, she edited or wrote 30 books as well as 112 published articles.[3]

Educational involvement

Bullough finished her bachelor's degree in 1955, after working as a public health nurse in the Chicago Public Health Department while her husband, Vern Bullough, completed his doctorate. Bullough received her masters in nursing from The University of California- Los Angeles in 1959, followed by a masters and Ph.D. in sociology.[3] After starting the first nurse practitioner program in California at UCLA,[2] she went on to develop a masters program in nursing, one of the first in the United States. In 1975, she became the coordinator of graduate studies at California State University--Long Beach, directing nurse practitioner education.[3] She became the dean of nursing at SUNY-Buffalo in 1979, and is considered a pioneer in the University of Buffalo School of Nursing.[4]

Awards and accomplishments

Selected bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Collins, Brett Anthony. "Obituaries : * Bonnie Bullough; Initiatied Nurse Practitioner Movement". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Nalick, Jon. "Bonnie Bullough dies". USC News. USC News. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bullough, Vern L. (1996). "In Memory of Bonnie Bullough". The Journal of Sex Research. 33 (3): 179–181. doi:10.1080/00224499609551832. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Our History - University at Buffalo School of Nursing". nursing.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-04.


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