• Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia,  Athens, Georgia 
  EdD, 12/2023
• Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
  MBA, 05/2002
• Tata Institute for Social Sciences,  Mumbai, India
  MA, Social Work, 05/1994
• Osmania University College for Women, Hyderabad, India
  BA, Psychology & Sociology, 05/1993 

• 2021 - Present    Professor of the Practice, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
• 2024 - Present   Senior Assistant Dean for Leadership and Community Engagement; and Executive
• Director, Lillian Carter Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
• 2022 - Present  Faculty Director, Fuld Fellowship Program in Social Responsibility, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
• 2021-2024  Senior Director for Leadership and Community Engagement, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
• 2019-2021   Adjunct Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, and Associate Director, Hart Leadership Program, Duke University, Durham, NC
• 2015-2017   Associate Director, Sponsored Research Development, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
• 2011-2015   Research Scientist and Associate Director, Institute for Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
• 2007 - 2011    Assistant Director for Research and Program Administration, Health Systems Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
• 2002 - 2003   Research Associate, Center for Regional Economic Issues, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
• 1997 - 1999     Research Associate, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
• 1996 – 1997     Research Assistant, Center for Practice Innovations, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
• 1995 – 1996     Case Manager and Grant Writer, Women’s Re-Entry Resource Network, Cleveland, OH
• 1994 - 1995     Case Coordinator and Analyst, Aid to Incarcerated Mothers, Boston, MA 

Intramurally Funded Grants 

Emory University, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Grant. 01/2024 – 12/2024. FACES (Fellowship in Advocacy, Community Engagement and Social Entrepreneurship) in Georgia Perinatal Health.
Stevenson, S. (PI) 
FACES in Georgia Perinatal Health is an interdisciplinary, interprofessional, experiential learning opportunity for Emory students. Students selected for this competitive fellowship program engage with leaders in perinatal health-focused organizations and develop skills in legislative policy and advocacy, and programming to advance pregnant and postpartum care in Georgia. Responsible for program conception, implementation, and ongoing engagement with students and community partners. 

• Total Costs: $16,520
• Role: Co-I
• Effort: 10% Extramurally Funded Grants 

US6HP47225-01-00 DHHS HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce            09/30/2022 – 09/29/2025 
Toward Health Equity and Literacy (ToHEAL): Training for Optimal RN. 
Chicas, R. (PI) 
This project will enhance nursing education and practice to increase the number of nursing students trained in acute care settings to address and manage social determinant of health (SDOH) factors and improve health equity and health literacy in underserved areas. Responsible for curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation of learning outcomes. 

• Total costs: $945,776.00 Effort: 10%
• Role: Senior Project Personnel 

T1QHP47312-01-00 DHHS HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce           9/2022 – 09/2026 
Clinical Instructor and Preceptor Excellence in the Southeast (CaPES) Academy: Training for Nurse Preceptors  
Phan, Q. (PI) 
This project is designed to provide training and professional development for nurse-practitioners working in underserved communities across the southeast. Responsibilities include providing leadership and professional development experiences to trainees and engaging with the leadership team on program implementation and evaluation.  Total costs: $3,923,317.00 

• Role: Senior Project Personnel
• Effort: 10% 

T29HP46687-01-00 DHHS HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce 9/2022 - 9/2025 
Atlanta Region Community Health Workforce Advancement (ARCHWAy) Program 
Swan, B. A. (PI) 
This project is designed to provide recruit and train a cadre of community health workers in the state of Georgia. Responsibilities include providing leadership and professional development training to trainees. 

• Total costs: $3,149,275.00
• Role: Subject Matter Expert
• Effort: In-Kind Support 

(in reverse chronological order) 
 

Peer-Reviewed Publications 

• Kaligotla, L. Authoring civic identities in figured worlds: A case study of a curricular community engagement program. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. (Under review)
• Abiri, A., Kaligotla, L., Irish, J., Chance-Revels, R., Phan, Q., Chicas, R., Hamilton, J., Downes, E.,
• McDermott, C. (2025). Advancing pre-licensure nursing competency for social determinants of health. Journal of Professional Nursing, April 2025. https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2025.04.006.   
• McDermott, C., Bhat, S., Potts, J. M., Abiri, A., Chance-Revels, R., Irish, J., Kaligotla, L., Rider, N., Chicas, R. (2025). Preparing the nurses of the future to address health disparities. Nursing Administration Quarterly. Accepted for publication.
• Chicas, R. C., Reene, C., Abiri, A., Bhat, S., Chance-Revels, R., Hamilton, J., Hillman, J., Irish, J., Kaligotla, L., Phan, Q., Rider, N., & McDermott, C. (2025). Assessing social determinants of health competencies among nurses. Nursing Outlook, 73 (102380).
• Kaligotla, L., Bhat, S., Chicas, R., Irish, J., McDermott, C., & Chance-Revels, R., (2024). Leveraging narrative reflective writing to teach nursing students about social determinants of health by harnessing “small moments.” Nurse Educator, November 26, 2024. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001763
• Swan, B.A., Phan, Q., Crawford, K., Febres-Cordero, S., Kaligotla, L., Chicas, R., Giordano, N., Brasher, S., Chance-Revels. R., Spaulding, A., & Steiger, L. ARCHWAy: An innovative educational program advancing the public health workforce. Archives of Public Health, 82, 184. https://www.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-024-01422-1
• McCauley, L., Dupree Jones, K., Hayes, R., Kaligotla, L., McDermott, C., Rodriguez, J., Swan, B.
• (2024). Reject the practice readiness myth—Ask if health systems are ready for nursing graduates instead. Nursing Outlook, (72), 5, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102181
• Swan, B.A., Gibbons, W., & Kaligotla, L. (2023). Giving life to learning through rural maternal health immersion experiences. Nurse Educator, 49(3), 167-170. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001574 

Book Chapters 

Kaligotla, L., Allstrom, H., Bercovitch, L., Castaneda, G., (2024). A community partnership to train nursing students as advocates for health and social justice among marginalized communities. In J. B. Hamilton, & C. E. Moore, (Eds.). Transforming social determinants to promote global health: Achieving health equity through lived experiences. Springer International. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61160-5 Kaligotla, L., Guest, J., Pedraza, G., Viloria, P., Rodriguez., Y. L., Swan, B. A., Chicas, R., (2024). 

Fostering strategic partnerships to advance access to healthcare among Georgia’s Latino community. In J. B. Hamilton, & C. E. Moore (Eds.). Transforming social determinants to promote global health: Achieving health equity through lived experiences. Springer International. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61160-5 Swan, B.A., Kaligotla, L., et al. (2023). SDOH in action: Exemplars of incorporating SDOH content in entry-level and advanced-level nursing education. In J. B. Hamilton, B. A. Swan, L. McCauley, (Eds.), Integrating a social determinants of health framework into nursing education (131-183). Springer, Cham. https://www.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21347-2_5 

Hamilton, J.B., Char, A., McCauley, L., Abiri, A., Kimble, L., Kaligotla, L., Swan, B.A., Martyn, K. (2023). Lessons Learned. In J. B. Hamilton, B. A. Swan, L. McCauley, (Eds.). Integrating a social determinants of health framework into nursing education (pp. 211-216). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3031-21347-2_8  

Stevenson, S. M., Blake, S., Kaligotla, L. (Forthcoming, March 2025). Launching an interdisciplinary, community-engaged fellowship on maternal health in Georgia. Oral Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, March 20, 2025, Arlington, VA.   

Kimble, L.P., Clement, D., Jones, K., Kaligotla, L., Muirhead, L., Phan, Q. (Forthcoming, June 2025). Fostering nursing faculty excellence in a global society: Actionable approaches to promote scholarship, leadership, and academic career development. Oral Presentation at the International Council of Nursing Congress, June 2025, Helsinki, Finland. 

Kaligotla, L., & Anderson, A. (2024). Authoring civic identities in figured worlds: How and to what extent do service learning and community engagement programs influence civic identity amongst college students? Research Roundtable Presentation at Intersections, the annual meeting of the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement, Oct 2, 2024, San Diego, CA, USA. 

Courses 

Lead the Way Durham: Civic Engagement, Social Innovation and Community Leadership in the Bull City (Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University) - Designed and taught this experiential learning course for Duke students to engage with organizations in Durham to develop context specific solutions for a community identified need. 

Leadership, Value Conflicts and Public Life (Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University) - Designed and taught this preparatory course that is part of the Service Opportunities in Leadership (SOL) Fellowship focused on leadership development, human centered design, and ethical community engagement approaches. 

Leadership for Positive Change (Institute for Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Scheller College of Business) - Designed and taught the capstone course in the Minor in Leadership Studies, combining inclass lectures and guided experiential work in community settings. 

Curricular/Co-Curricular Programs 

Service Opportunities in Leadership (SOL) Fellowship 

Duke’s SOL program is a yearlong fellowship consisting of a preparatory course in the spring, a summer service/research project combined with high touch mentoring, and a capstone fall course.   

• Responsible for advertising, selecting, recruiting, advising and mentoring undergraduate students (approximately 15-20 per year) enrolled in the program.   
• Doubled applicants to the program in less than two years. Significantly increased program reach and applicant pool through active outreach.  Minor in Leadership Studies 

An Interdisciplinary academic minor for undergraduate students pursuing all majors at Georgia Tech focused on leadership development.

• Responsible for student recruitment, admissions, advising, and degree progress monitoring for an interdisciplinary program that grew to 130+ students in three years through active in-person, print & web marketing.
• Development and mentoring for students by creating ‘real-world’ learning opportunities in partnership with area organizations and community partners.  Created 20+ projects over three years. 

Hart Fellowship Program 

The Hart Fellowship Program is a 10-month immersive leadership development experience for new graduates of Duke University. 

• Primary responsibility for administering and overall management of this highly competitive fellowship program, including program promotion; selection and recruitment of fellows, and post mentorship throughout the fellowship experience. 

Committee and Advisory Council Membership 

• 2022 – Present: Advisory Council Member, Emory University Woodruff Health Sciences Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP)   
• 2021 – Present: Member, Dean’s Leadership Council Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. 2021 – Present: Member, Dean’s Education Council, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. 

Manuscript Review 

• Reviewer, Nursing Outlook.
• Reviewer, International Journal of Service Learning and Community Engagement  Reviewer, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement.