Teaching: Professor Popovich teaches pediatric nursing to undergraduate students and adolescent gynecology to graduate students.
Service: Professor Popovich has chaired the Environment and Resources Committee for the College of Nursing Faculty Organization. She is the faculty representative on the Dean's Advisory Circle. Professor Popovich holds membership in the Florida Nurses Association, Association for the Care of Children?s Health, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, and Sigma Theta Tau, International Nursing Honor Society. Profesor Popovich is also a member of the UF Senate.
Clinical practice expertise: Professor Popovich is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner with extensive experience in acute and ambulatory care, growth and development, and adolescent gynecology.
Education: Professor Popovich received her BSN in Nursing and her MSN in Pediatric Nursing at Indiana University.
Refereed Publications:
Popovich, D.M., & McAlhany, A. (2007). Accurately diagnosing commonly misdiagnosed circular rashes. Pediatric Nursing, 33(4), 315-320
McAlhany, A., & Popovich, D.M. (2006). Girl, 13, with swollen uterus and pelvic pain. Clinician Reviews, 16(10), 53-54, 57.
McAlhany, A., & Popovich, D.M. (2006). Recognition, assessment, and diagnosis of imperforate hymen. Clinician Reviews. Accepted for publication.
McAlhany, A., & Popovich, D. (2007). Hirschsprung disease. Newborn & Infant Nursing Reviews, 7(3), 151-154.
Popovich, D.M., & McAlhany, A. (2006). More than meets the eye: When Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome complicates PID. ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners, 3, 57-60.
Popovich, D. M., & McAlhany, A. (2004). Practitioner care and screening guidelines for infants born to chlamydia-positive mothers. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, 4(1), 51-55.
Popovich, D., Dwyer, N., & Danek, G. (2004). Pediatric Health Care Providers' Knowledge of Pulse Oximetry. Pediatric Nursing, 3(1), 14-22.
Popovich, D. (2003). Clinical practice: Preserving dignity in the young hospitalized child. Nursing Forum, 38(2), 12-17.
Popovich, D. M. (2000). Sexuality in early childhood: Pediatric nurses' attitudes, knowledge, and clinical practice. Pediatric Nursing, 26(5), 484-492.
