Angela Barron McBride received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Georgetown University, her master's degree in psychiatric-mental health nursing from Yale University, and her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Purdue University. She is Distinguished Professor-University Dean Emerita at Indiana University School of Nursing. During her tenure as dean, she served as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs-Nursing within Clarian Health, the largest hospital network in Indiana and one of the largest in the United States. Currently, she is a member of the Clarian Health Board, and chairs the board's Committee on Quality and Patient Safety.

Dr. McBride is known for her contributions to women's health, particularly the psychology of parenthood, and to psychiatric-mental health nursing. Her first book The Growth and Development of Mothers was recognized as one of the best books of 1973 by both The New York Times and the American Journal of Nursing. She went on to author Living with Contradictions: A Married Feminist (1976), and How to Enjoy a Good Life with Your Teenager (1987), which was a selection of Psychotherapy Book Review. Her book (co-edited with Joan K. Austin) Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Integrating the Behavioral and Biological Sciences earned a 1996 Book-of-the-Year Award from the American Journal of Nursing. In 2000, she compiled a monograph on Nursing and Philanthropy. She has contributed to more than fifty other books, and has published numerous articles in both professional journals (Nursing Research, Research in Nursing and Health, Sex Roles, Developmental Psychology, American Psychologist, etc.), and popular magazines (e.g., Ms. Magazine, Women's Day).

Dr. McBride is an acknowledged leader both within her community and nationally/internationally. She served as president of Sigma Theta Tau International (1987‑1989), the honor society of nursing, during the building of the International Center for Nursing Scholarship in Indianapolis. She has served on the National Advisory Mental Health Council of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (1987 to 1991), on the advisory committee of NIH's Office of Research on Women's Health (1997-2001), and as president of the American Academy of Nursing (1993‑1995). She either is now or has been on the boards of the following professional journals and annuals: Research in Nursing and Health, Annual Review of Nursing Research, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, Nursing Leadership Forum, Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, Encyclopedia of Nursing Leadership, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. She currently serves on a number of boards/advisory committees, e.g., Methodist Health Foundation, My Health Care Manager, LLC, Hartford Foundation's "Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity" Program, Society for Women's Health Research, Institute of Medicine's RWJ Health Policy Fellowship Program, and has an advisory role to nursing at various universities, e.g., Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Hong Kong, Yale University, and Arizona State University.

Dr. McBride was given a Distinguished Alumna Award by Yale University (1978) and by Purdue University (1992). She has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (1980), of the National Academies of Practice (1986), and of the American Psychological Association's Division 35 on the Psychology of Women (1991) and Division 38 on Health Psychology (1996); she also was chosen to be a National Kellogg Fellow (1981‑1984). She received the 1983 ANA Council of Specialists in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Award for Current Impact in Research and Scholarship. In 1985 she received the Distinguished Research Award of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, and in 1988, University Hospitals of Cleveland presented her with the MacDonald Hospital for Women Award for contributions to women's health. She has been honored by the Coalition of Psychiatric Nursing Organizations (1991), the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing (1992), and by the International Society for Psychiatric Nursing (2006) for her contributions to the specialty. She has received honorary doctorates from the University of Cincinnati, Eastern Kentucky University, Georgetown University, Medical College of Ohio, University of Akron, and Purdue University, and the University of San Francisco has honored her with its University Medallion. In 1993, she received a Mentor Award from Sigma Theta Tau International. In 1995, she received the "Outstanding Contributions to Nursing and Health Psychology" Award from the American Psychological Association's Division 38 on Health Psychology. That same year, she was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine, and later served as a Scholar-in-Residence at the IOM in 2003-04. She has been repeatedly named to "Who's Who in Health Care" by Indianapolis Business Journal, and has been honored by the YWCA and Girls' Clubs of her community. In 1999, the Indianapolis Business Journal and The Indiana Lawyer named her one of most "influential women" in Indianapolis; that same year, Governor O'Bannon honored her with Indiana's "Sagamore of the Wabash" award. In 2000, she was recognized with a Hoosier Heritage Award, and she received the Distinguished Nurse Educator Award, College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati. In 2001, she was honored by Sigma Theta Tau International for her abilities as a dean with the Melanie Dreher Award. In 2003, the Indianapolis Business Journal named her a "Health Care Hero," and she was recognized as a "Woman of Distinction" by Soroptimist International of Indianapolis. In 2004, she received the Ross Products Pioneering Spirit Award of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, and the Katherine Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership of the University of Minnesota selected her as one of six nursing leaders to participate in "A Summit of Sages." In 2005, she received a "Woman of Achievement" award from Ball State University, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association of Fundraising Professionals-Indiana Chapter, and the Community Spirit Torchbearer Award of the Indiana Commission for Women. In 2006, she was named a "Living Legend" by the American Academy of Nursing.

Angela Barron McBride received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Georgetown University, her master's degree in psychiatric-mental health nursing from Yale University, and her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Purdue University. She is Distinguished Professor-University Dean Emerita at Indiana University School of Nursing. During her tenure as dean, she served as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs-Nursing within Clarian Health, the largest hospital network in Indiana and one of the largest in the United States. Currently, she is a member of the Clarian Health Board, and chairs the board's Committee on Quality and Patient Safety.

Dr. McBride is known for her contributions to women's health, particularly the psychology of parenthood, and to psychiatric-mental health nursing. Her first book The Growth and Development of Mothers was recognized as one of the best books of 1973 by both The New York Times and the American Journal of Nursing. She went on to author Living with Contradictions: A Married Feminist (1976), and How to Enjoy a Good Life with Your Teenager (1987), which was a selection of Psychotherapy Book Review. Her book (co-edited with Joan K. Austin) Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Integrating the Behavioral and Biological Sciences earned a 1996 Book-of-the-Year Award from the American Journal of Nursing. In 2000, she compiled a monograph on Nursing and Philanthropy. She has contributed to more than fifty other books, and has published numerous articles in both professional journals (Nursing Research, Research in Nursing and Health, Sex Roles, Developmental Psychology, American Psychologist, etc.), and popular magazines (e.g., Ms. Magazine, Women's Day).

Dr. McBride is an acknowledged leader both within her community and nationally/internationally. She served as president of Sigma Theta Tau International (1987‑1989), the honor society of nursing, during the building of the International Center for Nursing Scholarship in Indianapolis. She has served on the National Advisory Mental Health Council of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (1987 to 1991), on the advisory committee of NIH's Office of Research on Women's Health (1997-2001), and as president of the American Academy of Nursing (1993‑1995). She either is now or has been on the boards of the following professional journals and annuals: Research in Nursing and Health, Annual Review of Nursing Research, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, Nursing Leadership Forum, Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, Encyclopedia of Nursing Leadership, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. She currently serves on a number of boards/advisory committees, e.g., Methodist Health Foundation, My Health Care Manager, LLC, Hartford Foundation's "Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity" Program, Society for Women's Health Research, Institute of Medicine's RWJ Health Policy Fellowship Program, and has an advisory role to nursing at various universities, e.g., Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Hong Kong, Yale University, and Arizona State University.

Dr. McBride was given a Distinguished Alumna Award by Yale University (1978) and by Purdue University (1992). She has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (1980), of the National Academies of Practice (1986), and of the American Psychological Association's Division 35 on the Psychology of Women (1991) and Division 38 on Health Psychology (1996); she also was chosen to be a National Kellogg Fellow (1981‑1984). She received the 1983 ANA Council of Specialists in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Award for Current Impact in Research and Scholarship. In 1985 she received the Distinguished Research Award of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, and in 1988, University Hospitals of Cleveland presented her with the MacDonald Hospital for Women Award for contributions to women's health. She has been honored by the Coalition of Psychiatric Nursing Organizations (1991), the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing (1992), and by the International Society for Psychiatric Nursing (2006) for her contributions to the specialty. She has received honorary doctorates from the University of Cincinnati, Eastern Kentucky University, Georgetown University, Medical College of Ohio, University of Akron, and Purdue University, and the University of San Francisco has honored her with its University Medallion. In 1993, she received a Mentor Award from Sigma Theta Tau International. In 1995, she received the "Outstanding Contributions to Nursing and Health Psychology" Award from the American Psychological Association's Division 38 on Health Psychology. That same year, she was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine, and later served as a Scholar-in-Residence at the IOM in 2003-04. She has been repeatedly named to "Who's Who in Health Care" by Indianapolis Business Journal, and has been honored by the YWCA and Girls' Clubs of her community. In 1999, the Indianapolis Business Journal and The Indiana Lawyer named her one of most "influential women" in Indianapolis; that same year, Governor O'Bannon honored her with Indiana's "Sagamore of the Wabash" award. In 2000, she was recognized with a Hoosier Heritage Award, and she received the Distinguished Nurse Educator Award, College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati. In 2001, she was honored by Sigma Theta Tau International for her abilities as a dean with the Melanie Dreher Award. In 2003, the Indianapolis Business Journal named her a "Health Care Hero," and she was recognized as a "Woman of Distinction" by Soroptimist International of Indianapolis. In 2004, she received the Ross Products Pioneering Spirit Award of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, and the Katherine Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership of the University of Minnesota selected her as one of six nursing leaders to participate in "A Summit of Sages." In 2005, she received a "Woman of Achievement" award from Ball State University, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association of Fundraising Professionals-Indiana Chapter, and the Community Spirit Torchbearer Award of the Indiana Commission for Women. In 2006, she was named a "Living Legend" by the American Academy of Nursing.