Background
Higgins, Patricia Grant was born on October 7, 1942 in Bronx, New York, United States. Daughter of Patrick Oliver and Lottie Bertha Grant.
Higgins, Patricia Grant was born on October 7, 1942 in Bronx, New York, United States. Daughter of Patrick Oliver and Lottie Bertha Grant.
Registered Nurse, Bellevue School Nursing, 1963; Bachelor of Science in Health Education, Bachelor of science in nursing, U. New Mexico, 1975; Master of Science, U. Arizona, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Arizona, 1984.
Staff nurse, Grandview Hospital, Dayton, Ohio., 1963-1964; nurse educator, Department of the Navy, Taipei, Taiwan, 1966-1968; nurse private doctor's office, Albuquerque, 1970-1974; health occupations educator, Albuqerque Public School, 1975-1977; staff nurse, Western Elder Care, Albuquerque, 1978; clinical instructor, Technology Vocational Institute, Albuquerque, 1979; staff nurse, Kino Hospital, Tucson, 1980; professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, since 1980. Breast feeding expert Women Infant Care USDA, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1990.
Member Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (section chair research district reviewer since 1990, Nurse of Year 1989), Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Cornelius Joseph Higgins, September 28, 1963. Children: Eileen, Christopher, Lorraine.