Lyndsay MacKay, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Curriculum Vitae
Contact
Campus/Location: Bryan-College Station
8447 John Sharp Pkwy
Bryan,
TX
77807
lyndsay.mackay@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.0553
Scholars@TAMU Profile
Education and Training
- University of Calgary, PhD, Nursing, 2019
- University of Lethbridge, MSN, 2010
- University of Lethbridge, Bachelor of Nursing, 2006
Research Interests
- Children with medical complexity
- Medically fragile infants
- Parent-infant/child relationships
- Parental health and support
- Patient-reported outcome measures/patient-reported experience measures
Teaching Interests
- Evidence-based practice
- Pediatric nursing
- Knowledge translation
Awards, Recognition and Service
- Alberta Children's Hospital ARC Award in Family-Centered Care (2018)
Representative Publications
MacKay, L. J., Chang, U., Kreiter, E., Nickel, E., Kamke, J., Bahia, R. Shantz, S., Meyerhoff,H. (2024). Exploration of trust between pediatric nurses and children with a medical diagnosis and their caregivers on inpatient care units: A scoping review. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.
MacKay, L. J., Dewan, T., Asaad, L., Buchanan, F., Hayden, A., Montgomery, L., & Chang, U.
(2025). The health and well-being of children with medical complexity and their parents’ when admitted to inpatient care units: Findings from a scoping review. Journal of Child Health Care.
MacKay, L. J., Nickel, E., Chang, U., & Kreiter, E. (2025). How pediatric oncology nurses can
foster the establishment of trust with children and their parents: A review of the literature. Journal of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology.
MacKay, L, J., Dewan, T., Lal, J., Hayden, A., & Chang, U. (2025). Exploration of the evidence
on discharge from hospital to home for children with medical complexity and their parents. Child: Care, Health & Development.
MacKay, L., Benzies, K., Barnard, C., & Raffin, S. (2021). Parental and health care
professionals’ experiences caring for medically fragile infants on pediatric inpatient units. Child Health Care.