Sonia Lee Turnbow, MSN, WHNP, RN-c
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M Health Science Center
College of Nursing
362 SRPH Administration Building
College Station, TX 77843-1266
email: turnbow@tamhsc.edu
Education
- Masters of Science in Nursing, Women’s Health Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1995
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, Texas Woman’s University, 1984
Specialty Training
- Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner, The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, 1987
Professional Appointments
- Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Nursing, Assistant Professor, 2008-Present
- Blinn College, Nursing Faculty, 1999-2005
Honors and Awards
- Trainer in Continuous Quality Assurance from the Texas Department of Health, 1995
Licensure and Board Certification
- Texas Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse
- The National Certification Corporation, Chicago, IL, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, WHNP, RN-c
Professional Affiliations
- Texas Nurse Practitioners
- Brazos Valley Nurse Practitioners
- Association Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing
Special Interests
- Public Health
- Family Planning
- Prenatal Care
- Maternal Child Health
- Tuberculosis
- Quality Assurance
Areas of Research Interest
- Geriatrics
- Community Health
- Public and Global Health Issues
Clinical Experience
- Provided services to women and children for 13 years in ambulatory and public health clinics located in rural areas. Services included family planning, prenatal care, immunization, and tuberculosis services.
- Trained medical staff and managed the quality assurance for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act in rural clinics.
