Margaret Newman

Margaret A. Newman (October 10, 1933 - December 18, 2018) was an American nurse, university professor and nursing theorist. She authored the theory of health as expanding consciousness, which was influenced by earlier theoretical work by Martha E. Rogers, one of her mentors from graduate school. Newman was designated a Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing.

Biography Newman earned a degree in home economics and English from Baylor University. After going through these experiences, Newman decided to become a nurse.

Newman graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, then earned a master's degree at the University of California, San Francisco and a PhD in nursing from New York University (NYU). Early in her academic career, she held teaching positions at Tennessee, NYU and Pennsylvania State University.

Newman taught at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing until her retirement in 1996. She served as a nursing research consultant to the U.S. Surgeon General in the 1980s.

In 2008, the American Academy of Nursing recognized Newman as a Living Legend, an honor which is awarded to a small group of nurses "in honor of their extraordinary contributions to the nursing profession, sustained over the course of their careers."

Newman died on December 18, 2018.