Summary
Dr. Longo is a nurse epidemiologist specializing in environmental health. Her research interests are on delineating health effects in populations exposed to volcanic air pollution and wildfire smoke. As a clinician with over 40 years of experience, she collaborates with frontline health care workers and public health to identify adverse effects and test interventions to improve the quality of care to patients and populations. She is a Fellow in the , the founder of the , and the American Nursing Association’s for Hawaii and Nevada. She has been featured on the Science Channel, CNN International, Discovery News Channel, Public Radio and in the Washington Post. Her research was influential in passing to monitor air quality in communities around KÄ«lauea Volcano, Hawai`i. Dr. Longo has assisted PAHO’s Technical Advisory Group for volcanic ashfall and joined the 2018 deployment to KÄ«lauea’s eruption. Most recently, she is a for the American Lung Association, and the Editor for the quarterly publication of the Nevada Nurses Association.
Courses Taught (2018-2022)
- NURS 735 Introduction to Knowledge Development and Scientific Inquiry
- NURS 466 Nursing Research
- NURS 466S Health Care Statistics and Nursing Research
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor, Orvis School of Nursing, University of Nevada Reno
- Mental Health Nurse Educator, Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno, NV
- Teaching Assistant for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Oregon State University
- Professor of Mental Health Nursing, Universidad National de Peru, Cajamarca
- Thomas Rumble Graduate Fellow in Nursing, Wayne State University
- Andean Rural Health Development Volunteer, Peru
- Instructor of Nursing, Great Basin College, NV
- Clinical Instructor of Nursing, Universidad de Cuyo, Argentina
- Nurse Manager/Supervisor/Educator, Washoe Medical Center, Reno, NV
- Certified Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselor, NV
- National Ski Patroller, Mount Rose, NV
- CPR Instructor, American Heart Association, Reno, NV
Program of Research & Discovery
- The KÄ«lauea Volcano Health Studies
- Health Effects from Volcanic Air Pollution
- Public Health & Nursing Interventions during Volcanic Eruptions
- Wildfire Smoke Exposure: Adverse Health Effects on School Children
- - Nursing Education Project
Selected Publications
- Longo BM. . Nevada RNformation, October Issue 2023, Vol. 32, Number 4, p. 14-15.
- Longo BM.. Nevada RNformation, October Issue 2023, Vol. 32, Number 4, p. 6-7.
- Longo BM. RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association, July Issue 2023, Vol. 32, Number 3, p. 8.
- Longo BM. Sun safety: Don’t get burned. RNFormation , Vol. 32, Number 3, pp. 14-15.
- Longo BM. RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association, April Issue 2023, Vol. 32, Number 2, pp. 10-11.
- Longo BM. . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association, September Issue 2022, Vol. 31, Number 4, pp. 10-11.
- Longo BM. . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association, June Issue 2022, Vol. 31, Number 3.
- Longo BM. . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association, March Issue 2022, Vol. 31, Number 2.
- Stewart C, Damby DA, Horwell CJ, Elias T, Ilyinskaya E, Tomašek I, Longo BM, Schmidt A, Carlsen HK, Masen E, Baxter PJ, Cronin S, & Whitham C. (2022). , 84(11).
- Longo BM. (December, 2021). . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association.
- Longo BM. (November, 2021). Vog and Health. Official Newsletter of Hawai'i - American Nurses Association, pg 3-4.
- Longo BM. (June, 2021). . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association.
- Longo BM & Werner-Longo, V. (March, 2021). . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association.
- Longo, BM (2021). . Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, 1–5. Advance online publication
- Vaccaiah T & Longo BM. . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association, December Issue 2020.
- Longo BM & Bard J. . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association, September Issue 2020.
- Perry RM, Bralio C, Riney J, & Longo BM. . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association, August Issue 2020.
- Longo BM. . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association, May Issue 2020.
- Longo BM, Elias T, & Horwell, C. (2019)
- (Published 2019)
- Longo, BM. (November 2019) . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association
- Longo, BM. (May 2019) RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association
- Longo, BM. (2019) . Nevada State Board of Nursing News
- Longo, BM. & Booth, D. (November 2018) . RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association
- Longo, BM. (2018) RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association
- Longo BM. , RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association, February Issue 2018.
- Longo, BM. (2016) . Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
- Longo, BM & Brown, T. (2014) RNFormation Newsletter of the Nevada Nurses Association
- Longo, BM. (2013) . ISRN Public Health. Open Access ID 475962
- Prahm, N., Longo, BM., Baxter, K. & Brown TJ. (2013) . The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 9(8), 479-486. Feature article for continuing education.
- Longo, BM & Longo, AA. (2013) . Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 8:52.
- Forsberg, N., Longo, BM, Baxter, K. & Boutee M. (2012) . The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 8(2), 98-108.
- Longo, BM, Yang, W, Green, JB, Crosby, FL & Crosby, VL. (2010) . Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 73: 20, 1370 - 1381.
- Longo, BM, Yang, W. Green, JB, Longo, AA, Harris, M. & Biblone, R. (2010). . Family and Community Health, 22(1), 21-31.
- Longo BM, & Yang W. (2008). . Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 71:24, 1565-1571.
- Longo BM, Rossingnol A, & Green JB. (2008). . Public Health, 122(8), 809-820.
- Longo, BM, Grunder, A, Chuan, R & Rossignol, A. (2005). . Geology; 33(3): 217-220.
Service Activities
- President (2021-2023), District 1, Nevada Nurses Association
- American Lung Association of Nevada, LungForce Walk 2021 and 2022 committee
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing: , 2016 to 2022
- : State Secretary 2015-2017, Chair of Nominations Committee 2019, Chair of Environmental Health Committee 2015-present
- University of Nevada, Reno’s Faculty Senate: Executive Board Member, 2016-2017
- University of Nevada, Reno's Graduate Council: Chair, 2013
Education
- Ph.D., Public Health, Oregon State University
- M.S., Nursing Education, Idaho State University
- B.S.N., Nursing, University of Nevada, Reno
- A.S.N., Nursing with Honors, Michigan Technological University