Frankie B. Hale, PhD, RN
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 412
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Phone: 808-956-5041
Fax: 808-956-3257
Email: halef@hawaii.edu
Biography
Dr. Frankie Hale is an Assistant Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene. She is an expert nurse and nurse educator, focused on improving mental health care. Dr. Hale has over 15 years of experience teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including courses on pathophysiology, program evaluation for quality improvement, and nursing research and theory.
Dr. Hale’s program of research focuses on developing evidence-based strategies to improve workplace well-being and reduce health disparities associated with poor mental health. Currently, her work focuses on the development of innovative strategies to improve nurse well-being and ensure new graduate nurses are able to transition to the workforce successfully. Her work has been funded by foundation and federal grants, including the NIH/NIGMS.
Dr. Hale is a leader in nursing locally, nationally, and internationally. She is the Vice President of the Honolulu Black Nurses Association, Executive Board Member for Sigma Theta Tau International (Gamma Psi Chapter), and Member of the Board of Directors for Research and Scholarship for the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses. She also serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for Nursing for Women’s Health. During her career, she has received multiple awards for research, teaching, and leadership, and has numerous publications and presentations at national and international conferences.