Biography
Dr. Couig, in addition to her position as an Associate Professor on the Research Faculty, holds the Carter/Fleck Endowed Professorship. She is also the Director, Center for Health Equity & Preparedness at the CON.
Prior to joining UNM, Couig served as a senior nurse executive in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Nursing Services. In her post at the VA, Couig advised the chief nurse officer on public health emergency preparedness and registered nurse residency programs. Couig served as the national Program Manager for the RN Transition-to-Practice Residency Program and was responsible for developing infrastructure to support the implementation and continuity of this mandatory program for 141 VA Medical Centers.
Couig completed a career as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service. She served as the Chief Nurse Officer and Assistant Surgeon General for the U.S. Public Health Service from 2000-2005 at the rank of Rear Admiral.
Areas of Specialty
Disaster Preparedness/Management | Health Care Policy | International/Global Health | Public Health
Education
PhD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Graduate School of Nursing, 2015 (Nursing Science)
MPH, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1986
BSN, Fitchburg State University, 1979 (Nursing)
AS, Berkshire Community College, 1977 (Nursing)
Certifications
RN: Registered Nurse
Achievements & Awards
FAAN: Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
RADM, USPHS (Ret.): Retired Rear Admiral, United States Public Health Services
Gender
Female
Research and Scholarship
1. Couig, M. P., Travers, J. L., Polivka, B., Castner, J., Veenema, T. G., Stokes, L., & Sattler, B. (2021). At-Risk populations and public health emergency preparedness in the United States: Nursing leadership in communities. Nursing outlook, 69(4), 699-703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2021.06.005
2. Amberson T, Heagele T, Castner J, Wyte-Lake T, Couig MP, Bell SA, Mammen MJ, Wells V. Social support, educational, and behavioral modification interventions for improving household disaster preparedness in the general community?dwelling population. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD014934. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD014934.
3. Castner, J., Bell, S. A., Castner, M., & Couig, M. P. (2021). National Estimates of the Reserve Capacity of Registered Nurses Not Currently Employed in Nursing and Emergency Nursing Job Mobility in the United States. Annals of emergency medicine, 78(2), 201-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.03.006
4. Robinson, C. H., Yankey, N. R., Couig, M. P., Duffy, S. A., & Sales, A. E. (2018). The Veterans Health Administration Registered Nurse Transition-to-Practice Program: A Qualitative Evaluation of Factors Affecting Implementation. Journal for nurses in professional development, 34(6), E8-E22. https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000000488
5. Couig, M. P., & Oliver, B. (2016). Developing international nurse leaders. The American nurse, 48(1), 14.