Ahia Shabaaz

Background

Shabaaz, Ahia was born on April 13, 1950 in Newark. Daughter of William F. and Marguerite L. (Brown) Woodson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, State University of New York, Albany, 1983; Bachelor of science in nursing, Tennessee State University, Nashville, 1985; Master in Public Health, U. Tennessee, 1991; MSN, Vanderbilt University, 1995.

Career

Community health nurse, Baptist Hospital Home Care, Nashville, 1990-1992; healthcare consultant, Africare, Washington, 1991-1992; commissioned lieutenant commander, United States Public Health Service, 1992-1994; medical coordinator, Sierra Leone Red Cross Society, 1992; deputy director, Jackson-Hinds Birth Center, Jackson, Mississippi, 1992-1993; program director, Health Care for the Homeless, Bethesda, Maryland., 1993-1994; managed care health consultant, Nashville, 1994-1996; family practice-advanced practice nurse, Deep East Texas Regional Health Center, Newton, 1996-1998; family nurse practitioner, Gulf Coast Health Center, Port Arthur, Texas, 1998-1999; instructor nursing, Lamar U., Orange, Texas, since 1999. Part-time graduate teaching associate U. Tennessee, Knoxville. Part-time staff nurse labor and delivery unit U. Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville.

Achievements

• Ahia Shabaaz has been listed as a noteworthy Family nurse practitioner by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Army, 1986-1989, captain United States Army Reserve, 1989-1992. Member ANA, American Heart Association, American Academy Nurse Practitioners, Tennessee Nurses' Association, APHA, American College Healthcare Execs, Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Married Warren N. Moore, March 25, 1986. Children: Mason H. Smith, Theresa L. Smith.

Father:

William F. Woodson

Mother:

Marguerite L. (Brown) Woodson

Spouse:

Warren N. Moore

child:

Theresa L. Smith Shabaaz

child:

Mason H. Smith Shabaaz