Margaret Howarth, MSN, RN, CPNP,CS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Email: peggyhowarth@yahoo.com

Professor Margaret Howarth brings a wealth of experience in Pediatrics to the University of San Diego. She is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years of experience in all aspects of the care of children, from the infant to young adults. Her love for teaching has been fostered throughout her career as she has taught nursing and medical students, as well as interns and residents to care for children.

Professor Howarth has practiced in Neonatal Intensive care, coordinated the Trauma Support Teams for Cardiac, Trauma, and Respiratory Intensive Care units, and served as a private duty nurse for premature infants.

Professor Howarth has been a clinical instructor for Simmons College in Boston, where she conducted clinical practica at Children’s Hospital. She also was an associate professor at Quinsigamond Community College, the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and Becker College in Worcester, Massachusetts. She has had extensive clinical and teaching experience with the University of Massachusetts and its Medical Center.

Professor Howarth obtained her Diploma at St. Lukes Hospital School of Nursing, her BSN at Assumption College in Worcester, MA, and her Master of Science in Nursing with specialization as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst School of Nursing. Professor Howarth also has specialized training in endocrinology, dermatology, IV infusions, and phlebotomy skills.

Ms Howarth’s passion is health promotion and the prevention of illness in children across the lifespan; she strives to teach new nurses to aspire to excellence in practice.