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Megan Coe, PhD, RN

Clinical Research Scientist – Global Critical Care Program

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Megan Coe, PhD, RN is a pediatric nurse and implementation researcher. She completed a PhD in Nursing Science at the University of Washington in 2024, where her dissertation focused on the design and evaluation of an implementation strategy to improve care for hospitalized children with severe acute malnutrition in Kenya. Most recently, she has been a Postdoctoral Scholar in the UW Department of Global Health, establishing the Child Health Implementation Science Research and Evaluation Support (CHIMES) Unit. The CHIMES Unit provides scientific consulting services to Ministries of Health and local implementers in low- and middle-income countries, serving as scientific partners to advance child health. 

Megan holds a BS in International Studies and Sociology from Johns Hopkins University and an MSN in Clinical Nurse Leadership from the University of Virginia. She began her career coordinating training programs for health workers with Operation Smile, which led her to pursue additional training as a nurse. She worked as a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit nurse at New York Presbyterian. She then joined the Global Health Service Partnership (Peace Corps/Seed Global Health) and taught nursing students at Kamuzu College of Nursing in Lilongwe, Malawi for two years, followed by nearly two years piloting a Clinical Nurse Specialist role in the pediatric ward at Kamuzu Central Hospital. 

Megan is passionate about improving the quality of care for critically ill pediatric patients. Her research focuses on the experiences of front-line health workers and developing implementation strategies that work for them. She is excited to join the Global Critical Care Program and looks forward to collaborating with many members of the team.