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Mary M. Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN Associate Professor, Specialty Program Director Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program College of Nursing The Ohio State University

Answers questions in the following forums:

• Children's Health
• Injury Prevention and Safety
• Mental Health
• Newborn and Infant Care
• Sleep Disorders
• Wellness Center

NetWellness Articles associated with this Author:

	Article Name	Forum
	Injury Prevention and Safety Overview	Injury Prevention and Safety
	Peanut Allergy in the School Environment: Myths and Facts: Part 1 of a 2-Part Series	Children's Health
	Peanut Allergy in the School Environment: Myths and Facts: Part 2 of a 2-Part Series	Children's Health
	What Does My Baby's Head Circumference Mean?	Newborn and Infant Care
	Newborn and Infant Care Information	Newborn and Infant Care
	Toilet Training Information	Children's Health
	Pertussis	Infectious Diseases
	Helping Babies Sleep Through the Night	Children's Health
	Perianal Itchiness May Indicate Pinworm Infection	Children's Health
	Why Does My Child Have Body Odor?	Children's Health

Education:

• 1978 College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN. B.A. Nursing
• 1980 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. M.S. Nursing

Post Graduate Training:

• 1987 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Ph.D. Nursing

Licensure or Certification:

• R.N. Licensure: Ohio / #259979
• Denver II Master Trainer, 2000
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Provider 1993
• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, PNP Certification #6873, 1993-present
• Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training (NCAST) Instructor and Provider, 1989-present
• Nursing Systems Toward Effective Parenting-Premature (STEP-P) Instructor and Provider, 1989-present

Associations:

• Chair, Healthy Eating and Activity Together (HEAT) Initiative A national initiative to address the epidemic in childhood overweight. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 2003-present
• Immediate Past President National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 2003-2004
• President National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 2002-2003
• President-elect National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 2001-2002
• International Infant Mental Health Association 2000-present
• Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Programs, Advanced Practice and Academic Program Committees 1999-present
• Ohio chapter National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners 1997-present
• Midwest Nursing Research Society 1996-present
• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners 1992-present
• National Association of Neonatal Nurses 1985-present
• Sigma Theta Tau 1982-present
• Pi Lambda Theta 1980-present
• Co-Chair 2003-present. AAP Bright Futures, Pediatric Implementation Project

Affiliations:

• PNP Specialty Program Director
  The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, OH. 2003-present
• Consultant, Educator
  Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Early Intervention Services, Columbus, OH. 1999 - present
• Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
  The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Department of Community, Parent-Child, & Psychiatric Nursing, Columbus, OH. 1995-present
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
  Children’s Hospital of Columbus, Columbus, OH. 1995 -1996
• Assistant Professor
  University of California at Los Angeles School of Nursing, Maternal-Child, Los Angeles, CA. 1990-1995
• Lecturer
  University of California at Los Angeles School of Nursing, Maternal-Child Nursing, Los Angeles, CA. 1986-1990
• Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
  University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA. 1984-1986
• Clinical Instructor in Obstetrics
  University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. 1982-1984
• Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics
  University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. 1981-1982
• Staff Nurse, Infants
  Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY. Summer 1982
• Staff Nurse, NICU
  Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY. Summer 1981
• Research Assistant
  University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. 1980-1981
• Staff Nurse and Charge Nurse, NICU
  University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, MN. 1978-1980

Partial List of Publications:

• Preconception education: Caring for the future
  Gottesman. M. M. (2004). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 18 (1), in press.
• Healthy Eating and Activity Together (HEAT): Weapons against obesity
  Gottesman, M. M. (2003). Journal of Peduiatric Health Care, 17 (4), 210-215.
• Helping parents make sense of ADHD
  Gottesman, M. M. (2003). Journal of Peduiatric Health Care, 17 (3), 149-153.
• Successful bottle feeding of the young infant
  Borghese-Lang, T., Morrison, L., Ogle, A., Wright, A. with Gottesman, M. M. (2003). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 17 (2), 94-98.
• Helping toddlers eat well
  Gottesman, M. M. (2002). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 16 (2), 92-96.
• Making time for teaching
  Gottesman, M. M. (2001). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 15 (2), 94-97.
• Getting ready for the “big talk” and beyond
  Gottesman, M. M. (2000). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 14 (5), 255-258.
• Nurturing the social and emotional development of children a.k.a. discipline
  Gottesman, M. M. (2000). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 14 (2), 81-84.
• Playing to learn: The work of children and their parents
  Gottesman, M. M. (1999). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 13 (5), 259-262.
• Partners in play: How children and caregivers play to learn
  Gottesman, M. M. (1999). NCAST National News, 15, 6-7.
• Enabling parents to “read” their infants
  Gottesman, M. M. (1999). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 13 (3), 148-151.
• Children in foster care: A nursing perspective on research, policy and child
  Gottesman, M.M. (2001). Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses (JSPN), 6 (2), 55-64.
• Homelessness in America
  Lindsey, A.M., & Gottesman, M.M. (1992). Imprint, 39 (5), 60-62, 86.
• Evolution and Population
  Gottesman, M.M., Lewis, M.A., Lindsey, Ada M., & Brecht, L. (1993). Book chapter in J. Hunter (Ed.), Homelessness: An Issue for the Nineties. Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo Press. AJN Book of the Year Award winner.

Grants:

• “Help Me Grow Birth to Three Personnel Development System”
  2001. Principal Investigator. Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Early Intervention Services, Project Number WPOAI326090000; Direct Cost $66,988; October 1, 2001-June 30, 2002; 20% effort.
• “Interdisciplinary Models of Parent and Child Therapeutic Services (IMPACTS)”
  2001. Co- Investigator. Office of Special Education; Project Number H325A010114; Direct cost: $1, 324,586. PI: Jane Case-Smith, PhD, August 1, 2001- July 31, 2006; 20% effort.
• “Lead Poisoning Prevention Education and Screening of OHP Children: Barriers and Practices”
  2001. Co-PI. Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services/Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program. Direct cost $161,110; PI: Barbara Polivka, PhD, RN; September 15, 2001 – August 30, 2002; 20% effort. (Grant award paperwork pending)
• “Ohio Early Start and Welcome Home Training Support Grant”
  2000. Principal Investigator. Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Early Intervention Services, Project Number 2540021DQ01; Direct Cost $93,955; October 1, 200-September 30, 2001; 60% effort.
• “Ohio Early Start and Welcome Home Training Support Grant”
  1999. Principal Investigator. Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Early Intervention Services, Project Number 25489FDQ392; Direct Cost $83,764; October 1, 1999 – September 30, 2001; 60% effort.
• “ OSU Learning Centers Distance Learning Demonstration”
  1999. Co-investigator. Regents of The Ohio State University, $256,000.
• “Improving Access to Health Care: An Urban Collaborative Practice”
  1998. Principal Investigator. In review. Division of Nursing, DHHS, Nursing Special Projects, $722,586. Merit rating 419, the second highest rating in the review group.
• "Quality of foster care home environments: A comparison of three placement options"
  1997-1998. Principal Investigator. Funded by The Ohio State University, Committee on Urban Affairs, Columbus, OH, $19,648.
• "Quality of foster home care: A comparison of kinship and licensed foster care providers"
  1996. Principal Investigator. Seed Grant funded by The Ohio State University, $11,000.
• "Nurses & Schools: A partnership for child & family health"
  1993. Principal Investigator. Funded by Division of Nursing, DHHS, Special Project Grant, $1,182,033.
• "Expanded Access to Primary Care"
  1993. Principal Investigator. Funded by State of California Department of Health Services Grant, $80,900.

Partial List of Presentations:

• “Autism Summit Conference”
  Washington, D.C., November 19, 2003, Invited panelist, CDC.
• “Denver II”
  Columbus, OH, August 29, 2003, CMACAO Head Start Annual Orientation.
• “NCAST Recertification in the Feeding Scale”
  Columbus, OH, June11, 2003, Ohio Department of Health/BEIS.
• “Preparation in the Parent-Child Interaction Scales”
  October 29, 30, 31 and November 13, 14, and 15, 2002. Dayton, Ohio, Ohio Department of Health.
• “Preventive Care of the Preterm Infant in the Community and Home”
  2002 Bureau of Child and Family Health Services, Columbus, OH, November 22, 2002, Ohio Department of Health.
• “Preterm Infants and Their Parents: Care After Discharge”
  Third Annual Birth to Three Conference, Columbus, OH, Sept. 27, 2002, Ohio Department of Health.
• “Infant-Toddler Growth and Development”
  Columbus Ohio, Third Annual Birth to Three Conference, September 25, 2002, Ohio Department of Health.
• “Keys to Caregiving”
  Mentor, Ohio, August 8, 2002, Q-Net.
• “Infant-Toddler Growth and Development”
  Mentor, Ohio, August 7, 2002, Q-Net.
• “Parent-Child Interaction Training: Putting NCAST into Practice”
  Missouri Department of Health, July 10, 11, 12, 31, August 1 and 2, 2002. Kansas City, MI and Cape Girardeau, MI.
• “NCAST Recertification in the Teaching Scale”
  Columbus, OH, June13, 2002, Ohio Department of Health/BEIS.
• “NCAST Networking Meeting”
  Columbus, OH, May 13, 2002, Ohio Department of Health/BEIS.
• “Boot Camp for New Parents”
  Babies R Us, Columbus, OH, monthly parent education 2–hour seminar offered at two locations in metropolitan Columbus, OH.
• “Preparation in the Parent-Child Interaction Assessments”
  Early Start and Early Intervention providers and administrators, Columbus, OH, November-December, 2001.
• “NCAST Networking Meeting: Cultural Context and NCAST Parent-Child Interaction Assessments: Enhancing Understanding and Adapting Intervention”
  Early Start and Early Intervention providers and administrators, Columbus, Ohio, September, 10, 2001.
• “Preparation in the Use of the Denver II”
  A daylong program preparing Early Start and Early Intervention providers in the use of the Denver II screening tool. Lancaster, Ohio, July 26, 2001; Columbus, Ohio August 14, 2001.
• “Infant-Toddler Growth and Development”
  Early Start and Early Intervention providers and administrators, Mansfield, Ohio, May 24, 2001; Canton, Ohio, July 11, 2001.
• “Infants Can’t Wait”
  Early Intervention providers and administrators, Canton, Ohio, May 25 & 26, 2001; Dayton, Ohio August 8 and 9, 2001.
• Application of the Parent-Child Interaction Assessments to Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation in the Help Me Grow Program”
  A daylong class developed to teach the use of the NCAST assessments in preventive home visiting. Canton, Ohio, June 29, 2001.
• “Recognizing the Urgently Ill Newborn”
  Birth to Three Conference, Columbus Ohio, June 12, 2001.
• “Interdisciplinary Interventions for Preterm Infant Feeding Problems”
  Birth to Three Conference, Columbus Ohio, June 11, 2001.
• “Keys to Caregiving: Enabling Parents to Become Competent and Confident Caregivers”
  A daylong program presented to Help Me Grow providers statewide, Columbus, Ohio, May 17, 2001.
• “Newborn Assessment”
  A daylong course developed for the statewide Welcome Home program, Zanesville, OH, April 19, 2001.
• “Newborn Assessment”
  A daylong course developed for the statewide Welcome Home program, Columbus, OH, January 25, 2001.
• “Keys to Caregiving: Enabling Parents to Become Competent and Confident Caregivers”
  A daylong program presented to administrators for all Early Intervention home-based service programs in the state of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, December 5 and 21, 2000.
• “Infant-Toddler Growth and Development”
  Early Start and Early Intervention providers and administrators, Dayton, OH, November 14, 2000; Zanesville, OH, November 20, 2000; Columbus, OH, February 8 and March 8, 2001.
• “The Pediatric Health History: A Practical Approach”
  Doctor:Patient Relations, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, October 4, 2000.
• “The Caregiver-Infant Relationship: The Key to Healthy Cognitive and Social Development”
  Infants, Toddlers, And Preschoolers: Mental Health Issues, The Columbiana County Infants and Toddlers Program Symposium. Salem, OH, September 27, 2000.
• “NCAST Networking Meeting”
  Early Start and Early Intervention providers and administrators, Columbus, Ohio, September, 25, 2000.
• “Boot Camp for New Parents”
  Babies R Us, Columbus, OH, monthly parent education 2–hour seminar offered at two locations in metropolitan Columbus, OH.
• “Preparation in the Parent-Child Interaction Assessments”
  Early Start and Early Intervention providers and administrators, Columbus, Ohio, February and March, 2000 and Canton, OH July and September, 2000.
• “Infants Can’t Wait”
  Early Intervention providers and administrators, Columbus, Ohio, May10 & 11, 2000 and Canton, OH, September 20 and 21, 2000, Columbus, OH January 18 & 19, 2001.
• “Infant-Toddler Growth and Development”
  Early Start and Early Intervention providers and administrators, April 12, 2000 Columbus, OH and September 14, 2000, Piketon, OH.
• “Keys to Caregiving Train-the-Trainer Workshop”
  Early Start personnel. May 24, 2000, Columbus, OH.
• “Keys to Caregiving: Enabling Parents to Become Competent and Confident Caregivers”
  Welcome Home Program, Columbus, Ohio, February, 2000.
• “Preparation in the Parent-Child Interaction Assessments”
  Early Start and Early Intervention providers and administrators, Cochocton, Ohio, July and September, 1999.
• “NCAST Networking Meeting”
  Early Start and Early Intervention providers and administrators, Columbus, Ohio, June 12, 1999.
• “Infants Can’t Wait”
  Early Intervention providers and administrators, Columbus, Ohio, June 9 & 10, 1999.
• “Preparation in the Parent-Child Interaction Assessments”
  Early Start and Early Intervention providers and administrators, Columbus, Ohio, May-June, 1999.
• “Preparation in the Parent-Child Interaction Assessments”
  Early Start and Early Intervention providers and administrators, Akron, Ohio, March-May, 1999
• “Keys to Caregiving: Enabling Parents to Become Competent and Confident Caregivers”
  Welcome Home Program, Akron and Columbus, Ohio, March, 1999.
• "Nursing Centers: A Vision for Advanced Practice Nursing"
  The Many Faces of Pediatric Nursing National Conference, Columbus, OH, Oct.31-Nov. 1, 1996.
• "Reaching Out to Inner City Latinos: The UCLA Academic Nursing Center, Nursing and Health Care Reform: Where Do We Go from Here?"
  Sigma Theta Tau, Loma Linda, CA, February 1995.

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