Dorothy L. Powell, EdD, RN, FAAN

Dr. Dorothy L. Powell is associate dean for nursing in the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences at Howard University, Washington, D.C. Dr. Powell's career reflects a commitment to higher education and to minority students. During the past 23 years, she has held teaching and administrative positions at Thomas Nelson Community College, Norfolk State University, George Mason University, and Hampton University. In July 2002, she was promoted to the rank of full professor.

Dr. Powell has made a major commitment to underserved populations through projects in the areas of homelessness, environmental health, adolescent pregnancy and international development. She has served on the National Advisory Councils on Nursing Education and Research Resources, and was recently appointed to the National Advisory Council on Nursing Research. She is a member of the board of directors of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and has extensive local and regional affiliations related to nursing education and primary care access. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

The year 2002 was one of significant achievements for Dr. Powell. She was appointed to serve as a member of the Health and Research Subcommittee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Justice Agency Council. She was elected to a three-year term as secretary of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. She also participated in a press conference with Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson on the nursing shortage.

Dr. Powell holds a BS in nursing from Hampton University, an MS in maternal-infant nursing from Catholic University of America and an EdD in higher education administration from the College of William and Mary. She is the mother of two adult children.

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