Deborah Brown-Schuhmacher
Adjunct Instructor
schuhmac@augsburg.edu

Deb has been a practicing B.S.N. for 22 years, working 10 years in hospital/outpatient settings and the last 12 years with community/public health services. She received a Masters in Transcultural Community Health Nursing from Augsburg College in 2004 and is currently working as a P.H.N. clinician/supervisor in the Healthy Families Section within St. Paul - Ramsey County Public Health. The department’s nursing services are for high-risk families, with a focus on women and children.

Deb has been providing transcultural nursing care for immigrant/refugee communities since 1994, with experience in diverse ethnic populations including Southeast Asians, Eastern Europeans, African and Middle Eastern refugees, and Latino communities.

Education
B.S.N., University of North Dakota
H.T.C. (Holistic Therapies Certification), College of St. Catherine, Minneapolis campus
M.A. in Transcultural Community Health Nursing, Augsburg College

Research and scholarly interests
Thesis research with Somali women in the Twin Cities, using Dr. Leininger’s culture care theory

Presentations
Presented thesis research at numerous local work settings and at national and local conferences

Areas of teaching and responsibilities at Augsburg College
Adjunct instructor for Community Health N411