Nurse Scientist & Educator; Myrtle Irene Brown Endowed Professor of Nursing at University of South Carolina; Founding Director of USC Collaborative for Health Equity Research; Fellow of American Heart Association
Dr. Gayenell Magwood Biography
Gayenell Magwood, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, is a nurse scientist and educator focused on reducing health disparities in medically underserved, rural, and minoritized communities. Magwood holds a doctorate in nursing science from the Medical University of South Carolina, a master’s degree in advanced clinical nursing from George Mason University, and completed post-graduate work in public health. Early in her career, she worked as a trauma cardiovascular nurse in Washington, D.C., before transitioning into academic research and education, contributing to nursing science for more than two decades.
Magwood serves as the Myrtle Irene Brown Endowed Professor of Nursing in the Department of Biobehavioral Health and Nursing Science at the University of South Carolina College of Nursing. She is also the founding director of the USC Collaborative for Health Equity Research. Her research encompasses community-based participatory research, cardiometabolic risk and prevention, cancer control and prevention, and biobehavioral health. Magwood is known for building transdisciplinary teams to address health challenges rooted in structural inequities and racial disparities. Her research initiative, "Integrating Community-based Intervention Under Nurse Guidance with Families" (iCINGS FAM), demonstrates her focus on translating science into community-centered solutions.
Magwood’s research has received national funding, including more than $3.4 million from the National Institute of Nursing Research to study the impact of COVID-19 on the health and quality of life of Black South Carolinians with chronic conditions, with a focus on structural inequities and racial discrimination. She has co-authored American Heart Association scientific statements on neighborhoods and cardiovascular health, contributing to the national conversation on health equity research.
A fellow of both the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Nursing, Magwood has held leadership roles within the AHA, including service on the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing and as board president of the Lowcountry Chapter of the American Heart Association. Under her leadership, the chapter received the Gold Standard Board Award, the highest board honor given by the AHA. She has also been recognized by the Southern Nursing Research Society with its Distinguished Researcher Award.
In addition to her research, Magwood is committed to mentoring future nurse scientists. She has provided mentoring through the AHA’s Research Leaders Academy and within her academic institutions, supporting the development of cardiovascular and stroke researchers dedicated to health equity. Her expertise in women’s heart health, community-engaged prevention strategies, and cardiometabolic risk informs her work at the intersection of race, place, and health outcomes in the United States.
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