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NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019
TH I N KI NG
Big
Belonging
Innovation
B E LO N G I N G I N N O V AT I O N G LO B A L
Global
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AUTUMN 2019
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28 CELEBRATIONS VOLUME 18, NUMBER 1
LEADERSHIP
GIVING Sean Clarke
Executive Vice Dean
Emerson Ea
Assistant Dean for Clinical and
Adjunct Faculty Affairs
36 Leadership and Dean’s Circles
Kimberly Glassman
Associate Dean for Partnership Innovation
NEWS Ellen Lyons
Associate Dean for Finance
4 Faculty & staff achievements and Administration
Gail Melkus
6 Taylor named NYBNA 2019 Nurse Associate Dean for Research
9
Researcher of the Year
James Pace
7 Eleven inducted into the American Senior Associate Dean for Academic
Academy of Nursing Programs
Eileen Sullivan-Marx
8 Crespo-Fierro received 2019 NAHN Dean
Nurse of the Year
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
8 Pettis named Alzheimer’s Ambassador
Keith Olsen
to Sen. Schumer Director for Communication
9 Clark-Cutaia and Gilles given NBNA
ASSISTANT EDITORS
40 and Under Award
Meredith Barges
9 Ramos awarded NIH grant to use Communications Coordinator
eHealth technology to prevent Hank Sherwood
HIV-related comorbidities in at-risk 14 Associate Director for Communication
sexual minority men
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
10 Meet our new faculty
Druanne Dillon
12 St. John named Health and Aging
Policy fellow DESIGN
Carabetta Hayden Design, Inc.
12 NYU Meyers to oversee pilot core of
$53 million Alzheimer’s and dementia
research incubator
12 Hartford Institute received New York nyunursing
Community Trust grant to address 15
behavioral health in primary care nyunursing
13 PhD program adds post-BS entry point nyumeyers
nyu-meyers
STUDENTS
13 PhD student spotlight
14 News
TH I N K I N G
Thinking big This issue of NYU Nursing explores
three of our major strategic initia-
tives: Belonging, Innovation, and
Global. To meet the changing needs
of an evolving healthcare system
and diverse patient population, we
strive to do better by putting them
at the forefront of our values here in
New York and across the globe.
B E LO N G I N G I N N O V AT I O N G LO B A L
FEATURES
16 Student profile: Edouane Jules BS ’20
16 16 16 Alumnus profile: Baez rises from
Langone janitor to ICU nurse
17 Staff profile: Meet Ashley Mott,
Student Affairs Officer
17 Staff profile: Meet Tanisha
Johnson-Campbell, Assistant Dean
17 17 18 for Advising, Academic Services
& Belonging
18 Faculty profile: Meet Assistant
Prof. Ann-Margaret Dunn Navarra
20 Humanizing the student-teacher
experience in large classes
20 21 21 Independent study sets undergrads
apart as future change agents
22 Design thinking: Are you ready
for the future of nursing?
23 Nurse leaders to bring change
projects back to Ghana
22 22 23 24 Developing collaborative
circles in China
25 The changing face of nursing
26 Faculty Q & A: Meet Clinical
Assistant Prof. & Midwifery Program
Director Susan Altman
27 Herbs, Nutraceuticals &
Supplements©: A seed for
unlimited innovation
ALUMNI
26 27 32 Grads on the job
33 Greetings from the Alumni
32 Association President
34 Class notes
35 Alumna profile: Maria Gray MA ’00
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NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019 3
THE DEAN’S LIST
The US House passed the
bipartisan Title VIII Nursing
Workforce Reauthorization
Act of 2019, which now sits in
Dean’s Corner the Senate for final passage
after clearing committee.
Dear all,
It’s hard to believe we’re wrapping up the pressure among African Americans which
fall semester already. It has certainly flown has provided novel contributions on SDoH
by. I’m thrilled to share our many successes and omic underpinnings of hypertension.
with you in the latest NYU Nursing. This is a tremendous honor.
The Crown’s long-awaited
In particular, I’d like to congratulate our I speak for all of us when I say that I’m so
season three is finally
faculty, alumni, and students whose awards proud of our faculty members, alumni, and
streaming on Netflix —
and appointments to prestigious associa- students whose hard work and dedication
with a new Queen.
tions are worthy of special recognition. led to these achievements! Research and
In addition to my appointment as AAN scholarship continue to be at the forefront
president, the American Academy of of our College’s mission and values — and
Nursing named ten members of the Meyers honors like these speak volumes about our
community as its newest fellows this impact in the nursing world.
year — one of the highest recognitions in Wishing you and your families a happy
our profession. We’re also thrilled that Prof. holiday season and prosperous 2020!
Judi Haber and Erin Hartnett were named
Edge Runners for their contributions to oral Best,
health as well as Alicia Georges MA ’77, who
was named a Living Legend for her tireless
work to increase minority representation in NYU assigned for its first
nursing and to advance health equity. all-campus first-year
As a first for us at the College, Prof. common reading Educated,
Jacquelyn Taylor was elected to the by Tara Westover, which led
National Academy of Medicine for her many of us to reflect on how
bench-to-community research in gene-en- Eileen Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN beginning college represents
vironment interaction studies on blood Dean & Erline Perkins McGriff Professor a step into a larger, more
public, and more diverse
world of ideas, people,
and cultures.
Follow me on Twitter @EileenSullivanM for the latest news from the College and in nursing.
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Are we already in
your will, trust, or
other estate plans?
GIVING
Did you know there are creative
ways to support NYU Meyers? Ways
in which NYU Meyers, you, and
your loved ones all benefit
If you have named NYU Rory Meyers
at the same time?
College of Nursing in your will, please let
us know because it helps us plan for the
future. It also allows us to thank you for
your generosity and to honor your loyalty
Why I Give
to NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing.
If you have already included NYU Rory
Meyers College of Nursing in your will,
call or email Karen Wenderoff, director of
development, and she will add your name
as a member of the Society of the Torch.
The Society of the Torch is a special group BY NADIA SULTANA | CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROF.
of alumni, faculty, and friends of NYU
who have recognized the importance of
planning their philanthropy by providing
for the University and its schools and
colleges through their wills and estates. NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing to include NYU Meyers in my estate
Through bequests in wills, trusts, and helped me achieve goals I never plans. I love working with our nursing
other arrangements, these donors have thought were possible growing up in students. Mentoring and guiding them
found a satisfying way to leave a mean- Queens, New York. As a first-genera- into the next phase of their profes-
ingful legacy. Or if you’d like, your gift may tion college student attending school sional lives has been some of the most
remain anonymous. in the city on a NY Regents Nursing fulfilling work of my career.
Scholarship, I loved the magic of There is nothing that gives me greater
Don’t have a will? walking around NYU’s Washington satisfaction than watching students
You’re not alone! Now is a great time to start Square campus. Many times I thought, work hard to reach their potential, and
planning, and please consider including I wish my parents could afford to send it is my hope that through my gift,
NYU Meyers in your will. Contact Karen for me to NYU. more students will have opportuni-
suggested bequest language and NYU’s I was fortunate to have many opportu- ties to realize their dreams. My estate
tax ID to share with your attorney. nities after graduating with my nursing will provide scholarships for research
degree. After completing an MBA and related to the use of technology to
Have you ever wished you becoming a hospital administrator, I had promote positive patient outcomes. This
the chance to be an early adopter of has been my passion, and what better
could do more for NYU Meyers? technology for healthcare. Then, when way to leave a legacy than to provide
By including us in your long-term financial I was offered a position at NYU as an NYU Meyers students with the oppor-
plans, you may be able to: adjunct professor in the newly formed tunity to collaborate and study and to
• Create a gift that benefits you and your nursing informatics master’s and create new knowledge.
loved ones; advanced certificate program, I could I appreciate the way the University
not believe it. I remember teaching my manages endowments and scholar-
• Provide immediate or tax-deferred tax first class . . . I was at NYU! ships, and I feel confident my legacy
advantages to yourself and your heirs; I stayed in the role for ten years, then will be in good hands. It is my hope that
• Generously support future generations of had the privilege of serving as program nursing students will use the funds I
nursing professionals. director for another ten years. As faculty leave to the University to create innova-
at NYU Meyers, I have had opportuni- tive processes that will integrate nursing
ties to achieve personal goals I never and technology with the caring values
To learn more about thought were possible at a university I that the profession requires. It gives me
this giving opportunity, never thought I could attend. tremendous satisfaction to know that
please contact Karen Most important, working with and my legacy will provide future nursing
at 212-992-5924 mentoring students has had the biggest leaders with the tools they need to
or kmw2031@nyu.edu. impact. For this reason, I have decided enhance patient care outcomes.
NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019 5
Our faculty and students
regularly attend elite conferences,
NEWS
travel abroad to conduct important
FACULTY & STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS research and collaborate with
colleagues, and give back to our
community. Here is a snapshot of
their latest work.
A
A Profs. Jamesetta Newland and
Emerson Ea and Associate Director of
Global Affairs Hongping Tian visited
Changsha Central South University and
affiliate hospitals to explore the possi-
bility of adding NP programs.
B Prof. Selena Gilles attended the ICN
conference in Singapore, where she
presented two e-posters.
C Dean Sean Clarke and Prof. Bei Wu
welcomed Dean Jing Mao and a
colleague from the Tongji Medical College
School of Nursing.
D NYU Meyers faculty alongside Peri
Rosenfeld of NYU Langone Health met
with visitors from Hadassah University
B C
Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel. They
discussed teaching, innovation, and
future collaboration.
E Prof. Robin Klar and PhD student Lauren
Ghazal attended the NY/NJ ERC
Historical Tour. They visited the
Lackawanna Coal Mine in Scranton, PA,
as part of T42 training grant activities.
D E
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NEWS
F G
H
F Participants from Nursing Reimagined:
Innovations in Nursing Education,
Scholarship and Practice, a week-long
conference convened by the Faculty
Resource Network at NYU
G Profs. Nadia Sultana and Janet Van
Cleave and accelerated student Anthony
Kostelnak represented the College as
Team ePVA at the NYU Faculty Start-Up
Sprint with the goal of determining the
next steps in the development of the
Electronic Patient Visit Assessment.
H Prof. Jamesetta Newland met with
colleagues from Lithuania University who
are champions for advanced nursing
practice working to implement the nurse
practitioner role in their country.
I J
I Prof. Victoria Vaughan Dickson at the
Sigma Congress 2019, where she was
inducted into the International Nurse
Researcher Hall of Fame.
(Photo credit: Photos with Finesse)
J Dean Eileen Sullivan-Marx and
Amanda Berg DNP ’23 with deans and
nursing students at the AACN Student
Policy Summit.
K Prof. Amy Witkoski Stimpfel presented a
poster at the annual research meeting for
AcademyHealth.
K L
L Prof. Leon Chen spoke about cardiac
point-of-care ultrasound at Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s annual
Critical Care Medicine Symposium.
NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019 7
NEWS
Taylor named NYBNA
FACULTY NOTES
2019 Nurse Researcher
of the Year
Prof. Jacquelyn Taylor, the Vernice D.
Ferguson Professor in Health Equity,
Independence Foundation Prof. OHNEP Program Director Erin Hartnett received the 2019 Nurse Researcher of
Joyce Anastasi was invited by NIH was appointed an adjunct associate the Year award from the Greater New
program officials to participate in the professor at the School of Nursing and York Black Nurses Association. The award
HIV-associated Comorbidities and Midwifery at Western Sydney University, recognizes Taylor’s contributions to the
Co-infections working group. where she will work closely with the Centre field of nursing research that focus on the
for Oral Health Outcomes & Research interaction of omics and social factors that
Associate Prof. Ab Brody gave the Nessa
Translation team on implementing interpro- contribute to health disparities for common
Coyle Palliative Nursing Leadership Lecture
fessional health programs. chronic conditions among underrepresented
at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses
minority populations in the United States
Association’s Annual Assembly of Hospice Mathy Mezey Prof. of Geriatric Nursing
and abroad. The current NIH-funded R01
and Palliative Care in March 2019. Christine Kovner received the 2019
research examines the gene-environment
Excellence in Policy Award from Nursing
Clinical Assistant Prof. Leon Chen was and DNAm-environment interactions
Outlook for “Diversity and education of the
an invited course faculty for cardiac of perceived racism and discrimination,
nursing workforce 2006–2016.”
point-of-care ultrasound at the Second parenting stress, and maternal mental health
Interventional Cancer Pain Symposium Clinical Assistant Prof. Beth Latimer on the blood pressure of African American
presented by Memorial Sloan Kettering received the 2019 Rose and George Doval mothers and their young children.
Cancer Center. Award for Excellence in Nursing Education
from the NYU Rory Meyers College
Clinical Prof. Sally Cohen, along with
of Nursing. Clinical Assistant Prof. Nadia Sultana was
Deans Sean Clarke and Audrey Lyndon,
named a member of the Faculty Advisory
attended the Developing a Nursing Health Clinical Associate Prof. Fidelindo Lim
Board for the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute.
Services Research Agenda for the 2020s received an honorable mention among all
meeting in Bozeman, Montana. Innovation Center articles published in 2018
Associate Prof. Victoria Vaughan Dickson
in the Nursing Education Perspective.
Clinical Prof. Sally Cohen received AACN’s delivered a lecture entitled “Mixed Methods
2019 Lois Capps Policy Luminary Award. Prof. Audrey Lyndon was named 2019 Research: Answering the why, the how, and
Mentor of the Year by the UCSF School of the what’s next” at Trinity College in Dublin,
Clinical Assistant Prof. Michele Nursing PhD students. where she is a visiting scholar.
Crespo-Fierro was named Nurse of
the Year by the National Association of Clinical Assistant Prof. Donna McCabe Clinical Associate Prof. Dorothy Wholihan
Hispanic Nurses–New York Chapter. received the DAISY Award for received the Distinguished Faculty Award at
Extraordinary Faculty. the Meyers 2019 Graduation.
Assistant Prof. Daniel David received a
one-year $40,000 pilot grant from NIH — Clinical Associate Prof. Larry Slater Global Initiatives Director Ann Williams
National Center for Advancing Translational received the 2019 Nursing Education Award was named an honorary professor at
Sciences to investigate the palliative care from the American Nurses Association– the Xiangya Nursing School of Central
needs of older adults living in assisted living New York. South University.
facilities and their informal caregivers. Associate Prof. Allison Squires was
Assistant Prof. Amy Witkoski Stimpfel was
Associate Prof. Maja Djukic was inducted named the National Academy of Medicine
an invited member of an expert panel to
as a fellow of the American College of Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence.
create a new nursing workforce standard for
Chest Physicians. Dean Eileen Sullivan-Marx was honored the Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
Clinical Assistant Prof. Selena Gilles was by the United Hospital Fund with a
Assistant Prof. Fay Wright was an invited
appointed to the National Black Nurses Special Tribute for promoting nursing and
speaker at the Memorial Sloan Kettering
Association Ad Hoc Committee on improving care.
Nursing Research Forum.
Substance Misuse.
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NEWS
TOP left to right: Adjunct Prof.
Eleven inducted into the Peri Rosenfeld, Wholihan, Manzano,
Sherry Greenberg, Dean Eileen
American Academy of Nursing
Sullivan-Marx, Djukic, Klar, Hallas,
Garcia-Dia, Ben-Zacharia
BOTTOM left to right: Sullivan-Marx
with 2019 AAN Living Legend
by Rachel Harrison | Associate Director, Research Communications Catherine Alicia Georges MA ’73
Four NYU Meyers faculty members, seven Dorothy Wholihan, clinical associate The Academy currently comprises more
alumnae, and one doctoral student were professor and program director, advanced than 2,600 nurse leaders in education,
among the 231 highly distinguished nurse practice palliative care specialty sequence. management, practice, policy, and research.
leaders from around the world selected by They have been recognized for their extraor-
In addition to Djukic, NYU Meyers celebrates
the American Academy of Nursing as its dinary commitment to the promotion of
six alumnae selected as fellows:
newest fellows. The inductees were honored public health through evidence and innova-
at a ceremony during the Academy's annual Mary Joy Garcia-Dia MA ’02 of tion. New fellows are selected based on their
policy conference, Transforming Health, NewYork-Presbyterian impressive contributions to increase access,
Driving Policy, which took place Oct. 24–26, reduce cost, and improve quality through
Wilhelmina Manzano, MA ’87, BS ’81 of
2019, in Washington, DC. nursing theory, practice, and science.
NewYork-Presbyterian
The NYU Meyers faculty selected —who “I am proud to welcome this incredible
possess expertise in pediatrics, palliative Arlene Smaldone MA ’75 of class of leaders to the American Academy
care, global health, quality improvement, Columbia University of Nursing," said Academy President
and more — were: Eleanor Lowndes Stevenson PhD ’11 of Karen Cox. “Their amazing accomplishments
Duke University have changed health and healthcare across
Maja Djukic, PhD ’09, MS ’06, associate
the country and around the globe. I look
professor Maria L. Vezina MA ’77 of Mount Sinai forward to celebrating the new fellows at
Donna M. Hallas, clinical professor and St. Luke's our 2019 policy conference and working
program director, pediatric nurse practi- Jennifer Yost, PhD ’09, MA ’05 of with them in the future so that our collec-
tioner program Villanova University. tive knowledge can impact and influence
Robin Toft Klar, clinical assistant professor health policy.”
We also congratulate PhD student Aliza
Ben-Zacharia who was inducted as well.
NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019 9
NEWS
Crespo-Fierro received 2019
NAHN Nurse of the Year
by Rachel Harrison | Associate Director, Research Communications
The National Association of Hispanic Nurses specialization in HIV/AIDS, in addition to
(NAHN) named Michele Crespo-Fierro, developing graduate curricula in HIV care. Her
clinical assistant professor, its 2019 Nurse dissertation explored the cultural care needs
of the Year. Crespo-Fierro received of Puerto Rican women receiving HIV care
the award at the NAHN 44th Annual from nurse practitioners in New York City.
Conference in July. The NAHN Nurse of the Year Award is given
Crespo-Fierro directs the LEAD Honors to a nurse who has developed a creative and
Program at NYU Meyers and is the founding innovative program, intervention, or strategy to Jorge Prada, a NYU Meyers adjunct clin-
faculty advisor for student group Latinos improve the quality of healthcare in the Hispanic ical faculty member in maternity nursing
Aspiring To Imagine Nursing Opportunities community, increase the number of Hispanic and past president of NAHN-NY, provides
(LATINOS). She is also the president-elect nurses, or develop the NAHN organization. funds for Meyers students to attend
of the NAHN New York (NAHN-NY) chapter. Crespo-Fierro was nominated for the award nursing conferences and further their
Her specialty is HIV nursing, and she has for her work sponsoring the Jorge Prada professional development. Its first awardee,
published on the care of people living with Memorial Scholarship at NYU Meyers. The Mary Avila BS ’20, attended the NAHN
HIV/AIDS and the importance of nursing scholarship, which honors the memory of Annual Conference with Crespo-Fierro.
Pettis named Alzheimer’s Ambassador to Sen. Schumer
by Rachel Harrison | Associate Director, Research Communications
Jennifer Pettis, person-centered, quality care to individuals those living with the disease,” added Pettis.
associate director of living with Alzheimer’s.” As an Alzheimer’s Ambassador, Pettis will
program develop- Alzheimer’s Ambassadors are grassroots attend the annual Alzheimer’s Association
ment at NICHE, was volunteers for the Alzheimer’s Impact Advocacy Forum in Washington, DC, as
named Alzheimers Movement — the advocacy arm of the well as several district meetings with Sen.
Ambassador to US Alzheimer’s Association — working to Schumer’s office. She will also lead the activ-
Sen. Chuck Schumer. develop and advance policies to overcome ities of her local Alzheimer’s Congressional
“There are 5.8 million Americans living Alzheimer’s disease through increased Team, a group of highly engaged advocates.
with Alzheimer’s disease, and that number investment in research, enhanced care, and Pettis, an expert on aging and healthcare,
is expected to grow to 14 million by 2050. improved support. In committing to serve has more than 25 years of healthcare experi-
In short, Alzheimer’s disease is a public for a renewable one-year term, Alzheimer’s ence as a nurse, nurse researcher, educator,
health crisis, and the time to act is now,” Ambassadors are the main point of in-district and consultant working to improve health-
said Pettis. “Not only do we need to find contact for a specific member of Congress for care for older adults, including providing
a cure for this devastating disease, but we issues related to dementia and Alzheimer’s. expertise to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
also need to support those afflicted by it “Importantly, Alzheimer’s is not a red or Services. At NICHE, Pettis oversees the long-
and their caregivers as we work toward a blue issue. Rather, it is a purple issue, with term care program, working to develop the
cure. Additionally, we need to ensure that strong bipartisan support aimed at funding nursing workforce for organizations such as
health systems are prepared to provide Alzheimer’s research and programs to support nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
10 NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019Clark-Cutaia and Gilles given
NBNA 40 and Under Award
by Rachel Harrison | Associate Director, Research Communications
Clinical Assistant Profs. Maya Clark-Cutaia rightful place as nurse leaders within NBNA life for those with end-stage renal disease by
and Selena Gilles received 2019 National and within the profession of nursing,” stated decreasing the symptom burden.
Black Nurses Association 40 and Under Eric J. Williams, president of NBNA. Gilles, a member of the Greater New York
Awards. Clark-Cutaia, Gilles, and 15 other Clark-Cutaia, a member of the Southeastern City Black Nurses Association, Inc., began her
nurses received their awards on July 27 at the Pennsylvania Area Black Nurses Association, career as a critical care nurse and later became
NBNA’s 47th Annual Institute and Conference focuses on the increased risk morbidity and an adult nurse practitioner in the Department
in New Orleans. mortality that result from end-stage renal of Neurological Surgery at NewYork-
The award honors and celebrates NBNA disease and hemodialysis renal replacement Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She
members 40 years old and younger who therapy. People with end-stage renal disease was recently chosen for the National League
have shown strong leadership and demon- are more likely to suffer from sudden cardiac for Nursing’s year-long LEAD program.
strated excellence and innovation in their events, are two to three times more likely The NBNA’s mission is “to serve as the voice
practice setting, in their NBNA chapters, and to be rehospitalized than the general popu- for Black nurses and diverse populations
in the communities they serve. lation, and spend a disproportionally high ensuring equal access to professional devel-
“These energetic, innovative and knowl- percentage of Medicare funds. Clark-Cutaia’s opment, promoting educational
edgeable nurses are ready to take their long-term goal is to improve the quality of opportunities and improving health.”
Ramos awarded NIH grant to use eHealth technology to prevent
HIV-related comorbidities in at-risk sexual minority men
by Rachel Harrison | Associate Director, Research Communications
Assistant Prof. with cardiovascular disease. Without proper behavioral and psychosocial outcomes.
S. Raquel Ramos lifestyle and behavior modifications, the prev- “While this type of technology has been
received a K01 alence of HIV-related comorbidities will only applied effectively in diabetes and other
Mentored Career increase,” said Ramos. chronic diseases, the ways in which virtual
Development Award The NHLBI grant will fund Ramos’ training environments can be used to facilitate
from the National and development in three areas: cardiovas- knowledge and health-promoting behaviors
Heart, Lung, and Blood cular disease prevention in sexual minority for preventing HIV-related comorbidities in
Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes men, virtual environment theory and design, sexual minority men of color has not been
of Health. The five-year $809,000 award will and advanced research design methods studied,” said Ramos.
support training and research on using a virtual using innovative analytic approaches. “Historical individual and structural-level
environment to prevent HIV-related comor- The K01 will also fund a randomized wait- barriers, such as perceived racism, sexual
bidities in at-risk sexual minority men. list control feasibility trial with 80 adult orientation discrimination, and healthcare
“It is well documented that persons living sexual minority men living with HIV. Ramos provider discrimination in this area have
with HIV are at higher risk of developing will test the feasibility, acceptability, and hindered advancement. By using a virtual envi-
comorbidities at an earlier life stage than preliminary effects of a virtual environment ronment, we can provide an accessible and
those without HIV. By 2030, 78 percent of to address prevention of HIV-related cardio- anonymous platform to reach underserved
persons living with HIV will be diagnosed vascular disease comorbidities through and at-risk populations,” added Ramos.
NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019 11NEWS
Daniel David
Assistant Professor
Meet our new faculty Daniel David received his PhD in nursing from
Northeastern University, in Boston, MA.
David’s research investigates older adults
and their informal caregivers in the context of
serious illness. He is particularly interested in
NYU Meyers is now technology-based interventions that improve
receiving applications caregiving, communication, palliative care,
for the following and advance care planning. David is the prin-
full-time vacancies: cipal investigator of the PC-CRAFT Assisted
Living Project (Palliative Care – Connecting
Tenured/tenure-track Residents and Family through Technology),
An open rank (assistant professor which uses video technology to support palli-
or above) faculty member who will Regina Cardaci ative care consultation between providers,
contribute to the College’s research residents of assisted living, and residents’
Clinical Assistant Professor
and educational strengths with the informal caregivers.
vision and experience to advance Prior to joining NYU Meyers, David was an
our global mission and a focus on: Regina Cardaci received her PhD in nursing adjunct assistant professor in the Department
diversity and health disparities, adult from the City University of New York of Community Health Systems in the School
women’s health and/or midwifery, Graduate Center in 2014. Her undergraduate of Nursing at University of California, San
non-communicable diseases, nursing education began with a bacca- Francisco and a postdoctoral fellow in the
multiple chronic conditions, HIV/ laureate degree from Adelphi University VA Quality Scholar Program in the Division
AIDS, psychiatric-mental health in 1983, and she earned her master’s in of Geriatrics at University of California,
nursing, aging, health systems/ Parent-Child Nursing in 1986. Cardaci then San Francisco.
nursing workforce, educational tech- received a post-master’s certificate in
nology, or evaluation research. nurse-midwifery in 1989.
Cardaci has spent the majority of her
Clinical professional career involved in the care of
An open rank (clinical assistant women across the lifespan, from obstetrics,
professor or above) clinical faculty family planning, gynecology, gynecologic
member with commitment to and oncology, and reproductive endocrinology.
expertise in undergraduate nursing She is also a forensic nurse examiner,
education. We seek those qualified providing care to victims of sexual assault
to teach courses in maternal-child, and trauma. Much of her professional career
has involved caring for vulnerable popu-
psychiatric-mental health, commu-
lations. She has been an active volunteer
Natalie Garcia
nity health, or medical/surgical Clinical Instructor
nursing, with an emphasis on quality, working with and advocating for this popu-
safety, and evidence-based practice. lation. Her most recent research involves
Natalie Garcia received an undergraduate
Simulation experience is preferred, the sexual functioning of women who have
degree from Northeastern University in
and applicants must hold an unen- undergone surgery/radiation/chemotherapy
Boston and an MS in nursing education from
cumbered New York State RN for gynecologic cancer.
Long Island University in Brooklyn.
license as of start date. Prior to joining NYU Meyers, Cardaci was an
Garcia begin her nursing career at New
associate director of women’s health at New
YorkPresbyterian Weill Cornell Medical
To apply, please visit our website at York Health & Hospitals. She also maintained
Center as a medical-surgical nurse. After
nursing.nyu.edu/open-positions. her role as a nurse educator. Previously,
If you have any questions please email two years, she progressed to critical care,
she was associate professor with tenure at
Nicolas Heller, HR faculty affairs adminis- working in the pediatric ICU for eight years.
Queensborough Community College of the
trator, at nh35@nyu.edu. Prior, Garcia was an adjunct instructor at
City University of New York.
EOE/AA/Minorities/Females/Vets/Disabled/
NYU Meyers, teaching pediatric simulation
Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and off-campus clinical.
12 NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019We are excited to
introduce you to the six
new faculty members we
welcomed this fall.
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Ashley Graham-Perel Princess Villacarlos Philip
Clinical Assistant Professor Clinical Instructor
Ashley Graham-Perel received a BSN from
Princess Villacarlos Philip received a BSN
New York City College of Technology and an
from NYU, an MSN in nursing administra-
MS in nursing education from NYU Meyers.
tion and informatics from Molloy College,
She is currently a doctoral candidate in the
Executive Program for Nurses at Teachers
Gia Merlo and is currently a DNP candidate at Sacred
Clinical Professor & Senior Advisor Heart University.
College, Columbia University.
on Wellness Villacarlos Philip has extensive experience
Graham-Perel is a certified nurse educator
in long-term care and has held numerous
who specializes in medical-surgical nursing. Gia Merlo earned an MD at Nagarjuna
administrative positions, including assistant
She holds two board certifications in educa- University, Guntur Medical College, and
director of nursing. Her broad knowledge
tion (certified nurse educator and nursing an MBA at Temple University. She is a
of various LTC EMR platforms has enabled
professional development) and is board certi- triple board-certified physician in psychi-
her to be an integral part of EMR imple-
fied as an expert in medical-surgical nursing. atry, child & adolescent psychiatry, and
mentation in multiple facilities. In her
She has experience in coordinating and lifestyle medicine.
most recent role as a nurse consultant,
directing innovative nurse-driven projects. Merlo is currently working with a major
she worked with facilities in the areas of
Graham-Perel served as a nurse residency academic publisher on her first book on
quality improvement, medical record review,
program coordinator to develop a certifica- medical professionalism, which is expected
policy and procedure development, and
tion cohort to facilitate the preparation and to be completed in 2019. She completed
staff education.
completion of staff nurses earning board a certificate in evidence-based teaching
Prior to her current appointment,
certifications; initiated an evidence-based at Johns Hopkins University in 2018 and is
Villacarlos Philip was an adjunct clinical
practice committee in an acute care setting; a fellow in the master of education (MEd)
instructor at NYU Meyers. She is also a long-
and successfully reduced the occurrence degree program in Health Professions. In
term care mentor for the NICHE program.
of central line-associated bloodstream addition, she is a 2017–2019 Master Teacher
She is a QAPI-certified professional and a
infections with the development of a collab- Fellow at Baylor College of Medicine.
member of the American Association of
orative, interdisciplinary team program. She Merlo comes to NYU Meyers after serving
Directors of Nursing.
brings with her substantial experience in as associate dean of health professions
effectively orienting new graduate registered and founding director of the Medical
nurses to their professional roles. Her research Professionalism Program at Rice University
interests include diversity and inclusivity in since 2014. She provided clinical supervi-
nursing (specifically nursing education) with a sion of the child and adolescent psychiatry
focus on the impact on admission, retention, fellows at Texas Children’s Hospital medical
and success rates of diverse nursing students. home in Houston, Texas. In addition, she
Prior to joining the faculty, Graham-Perel taught medical students, residents, and
was an adjunct instructor at NYU Meyers. fellows at Baylor College of Medicine. She
She also worked as a clinical nurse educator was also the director for the Transition to
in a nursing professional development Practice course for child psychiatry fellows
department. and adult psychiatry residents at Baylor
College of Medicine.
NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019 13NEWS
St. John named Health and Aging Policy fellow NYU Meyers to oversee
pilot core of $53 million
Cinnamon St. John, skills development, and professional Alzheimer’s and dementia
associate director networking opportunities to provide fellows
for business opera- with the experience and skills necessary to research incubator
tions at the Hartford help affect policy.
Institute for At the Hartford Institute, St. John designs by Meredith Barges | Assistant Editor
Geriatric Nursing, and manages programs that focus on
was named a 2019– ensuring optimal health and quality of life Prof. Ab Brody, associate director of the
2020 Health and for older adults through interprofessional Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing,
Aging Policy fellow. This prestigious fellow- and patient education. She is passionate is heading the Pilot Core portion of a
ship aims to create leaders who will serve as about increasing public awareness of the $53.4 million clinical trial incubator that will
change agents in health and aging policy to needs of older adults, the challenges that massively expand Alzheimer’s research in
ultimately improve the healthcare of older our society is facing in addressing those the United States.
adults. The year-long fellowship, previously needs, and the opportunities we have to With a major award from the National
held by Dean Eileen Sullivan-Marx, Hartford improve how we care for our aging popu- Institute on Aging and led by Brown
Institute Executive Director Tara Cortes, lation. St. John received an MPA from NYU University and Hebrew SeniorLife, the
and Prof. Emerita Madeline Naegle, offers Wagner Graduate School of Public Service nationwide study — or collaboratory — will
a training and enrichment program focused and an MA in International Peace and fund and provide expert assistance for up
on current policy issues, communication Security from King’s College London. to 40 pilot trials that will test non-drug,
“real-world,” care-based interventions
for people living with Alzheimer’s and
dementia and their caregivers.
“These pilot projects will seed full-scale
Hartford Institute received New York studies aimed at both improving the
quality of life and health outcomes of
Community Trust grant to address people with dementia and reducing the
immense stress and health effects that
behavioral health in primary care caring for this population has on family
and professional caregivers,” said Brody.
“It will also foster the expertise
by Rachel Harrison | Associate Director, Research Communications and career growth of researchers in
Alzheimer’s disease and related disor-
The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing the workforce to provide primary care that ders, enhancing the nation’s capacity to
received a $285,000 grant from the New York addresses both physical and behavioral conduct clinical research on aging.”
Community Trust to train community-based health,” said Tara Cortes, executive director The goal of the NIA Imbedded Prag-
primary care nurses to identify and treat and clinical professor. matic AD/ADRD Clinical Trials (IMPACT)
addiction and other behavioral health condi- The grant will fund the development of six Collaboratory is to accelerate the testing
tions for people of all ages. online learning modules with 15 supplemental and adoption of evidence-based inter-
The program, Nurses Improving Mental case studies to educate nurses working in ventions within healthcare systems. The
Health in the Community, is being imple- Federally Qualified Health Centers — commu- Pilot Core will receive roughly $10.3
mented to maximize the potential of the nity-based healthcare providers that receive million of the estimated $53.4 million NIA
nursing workforce as a vital part of the federal funding to treat underserved popu- grant over five years.
primary care team and to address behavioral lations — across New York City. Topics will
health concerns. include depression, substance use disor-
“Behavioral health integration into primary ders, trauma, risk screening for behavioral
care has the support of New York State and disorders, diversity and inclusion, and social
this initiative is an important step in preparing determinants of health.
14 NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019NEWS
PhD program adds post-BS entry point
NYU Meyers and the New York State progression to a PhD in an advanced and to develop their expertise in chosen fields of
Department of Education have approved a academically challenging curriculum that is study and research interests.
post-BS entry point to the Florence S. relevant, engaging, and linked to both the “The post-BS-to-PhD curriculum is a
Downs PhD program in Nursing Research daily and enduring challenges of research unique option for students to prepare
and Theory Development. The goal of this and professional practice. The post-BS- themselves for a future research career,”
additional entry point is to meet the needs to-PhD curriculum consists of a total of 72 said Prof. Allison Vorderstrasse, who also
of innovative, current nurse researchers and credits: 46 credits from the current PhD directs the PhD program. “By encouraging
to support national initiatives to increase curriculum and an additional 26 credits the importance of research development at
early career entry into doctoral studies. from graduate- level courses across the the undergraduate level, we are investing in
With the approval of this new entry point, University, including the Meyers College of a workforce that meets the needs of future
the College has developed an enhanced Nursing. The degree of flexibility in the focus patients, families, and health systems, and
program of study that allows smooth of those graduate courses allows students other research settings.”
PHD STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Frankie Hamilton is a first-year PhD Mengyao Hu is a second-year PhD student. Komal P. Murali is a fourth-year PhD
student. He received his first bachelor’s She graduated from Capital Medical student and a TL1 pre-doctoral research
degree in human development before University in Beijing, China, with her BSN in scholar in the Clinical and Translational
pursuing an accelerated bachelor’s degree nursing in 2017. During her internship at a Science Institute at NYU School of
in nursing from SUNY Stony Brook, an MBA hospital before graduating, she became Medicine. She is also a pre-doctoral fellow
from Hofstra University, and an MS in interested in geriatric care research when in the Hartford Institute for Geriatric
primary care nursing/adult gerontology facing a rapidly growing number of elderly Nursing and student member of Aliviado.
from CUNY Hunter College. He also joined patients. Her current research focuses on Murali received her BSN in 2008 and MSN
the Nurse Reserve Corps of the United caregiver support for those who take care in 2011 from the University of Pennsylvania.
States Navy two years ago. His research of dementia patients in their families. Her research interests include end-of-life
interests include men’s health, readmission care for seriously ill adults with multiple
of patients who suffer from substance chronic conditions with a goal of devel-
abuse disorders, gender roles in the nursing oping targeted palliative care interventions
profession, and military nursing. for this population to improve symptoms
and quality of life.
NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019 15Our students have rich
academic and social
STUDENTS
experiences — collaborating
with leading organizations,
giving back to the community,
and honing their clinical
skills, to name a few. Here is
a collection of highlights from
the fall.
C
A B
A tudents Gavin Arneson BS ’21
S
and Sharon Cho BS ’21 visited
Machu Picchu, Peru, during their
semester away.
B YU Meyers students were
N
recognized for their significant
contribution to the
University community.
C tephanie Niu BS ’16 received the
S
2019 Nursing Excellence Award at
Hospital for Special Surgery. D
D tudents, alumni, and faculty
S
conducted heart health education at
LaSalle Academy in NYC. They also
discussed nursing as a career path
for men.
E he graduating class of the Hartford
T
Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Undergraduate Scholars.
F N
oor Cheema BS ’22 volunteered
with Dean Amy Knowles to welcome
the incoming freshmen.
G Class of 2019 Graduates
H ursing students gathered at the
N
Passport to Taiwan Festival in May.
I irst-year students kicked off their
F
first semester with a bus tour of the
city.
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NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019 17FEATURE STUDENT AND ALUMNUS PROFILES
BY EDOUANE JULES BS ’20
I was born and raised in Saint-Marc, Haiti, but Medical Brigades and a team of doctors,
moved to the United States a few months nurses, and pre-med students to provide
after the massive earthquake in 2010. healthcare to an underprivileged commu-
Experiencing the devastation, I realized that I nity. I saw how nurses were able to guide
wanted to be in medicine. As a victim of the patients on the path to health, from triage to new city. It took courage, determination, and
earthquake, I had heard and seen the suffering discharge. They had the flexibility and time passion to be successful in nursing school.
of my nation. I was sad to see hospitals refuse to focus more deeply on individual patients My advice for nursing students would be to
to treat people or amputate limbs unneces- than doctors. My experiences at NYU learn how to manage their time and prioritize
sarily just because there were not enough Meyers, and the privilege that I have had to their studies. I would encourage them as soon
doctors. My tears would not stop, but they contribute to patients’ lives during clinical, as possible to find the best way to learn and
were futile because I could not provide any have reaffirmed that a career in nursing will study. I would also encourage them to avoid
help. Since that day, I have dedicated myself offer me the greatest satisfaction. procrastination and remember to make friends.
to medicine due to its power to save lives. I moved from Florida to New York City to Nursing school is challenging and the workload
As a biology major in college, I had the study at NYU, which was challenging, but also can be overwhelming, but with dedication and
opportunity to go to Nicaragua with Global a chance to grow. It was hard to adapt to a hard work, success is at hand.
Baez rises from Langone janitor to ICU nurse
by Dulcy Israel | Associate Editor, New York University Alumni Magazine
When Frank Baez BS ’19 talks about his Baez and his two siblings had emigrated He was encouraged by colleagues, including
life partner, it’s with unmistakable love and from the Dominican Republic two years Kimberly Volpe, the senior director of nursing
undying loyalty. “I’m married to NYU,” says earlier to reunite with their mother and at Langone Orthopedic Hospital, who
Baez, who began working as a nurse at NYU grandfather in Brooklyn. Over the next offered to write a letter of recommendation.
Langone Health’s Cardiothoracic ICU Unit last several years, Baez not only worked his way When — while on the job — he learned that he’d
August. But his relationship with the medical up at the hospital to patient transporter, then been accepted into Meyers College of Nursing,
institution stretches back to 2006, when he unit clerk, but he also mastered English, grad- he was “ecstatic” and hit every floor from top
was 17 and joined the housekeeping staff at uated from Sheepshead Bay High School, to lobby to share the good news. “If you are in
NYU Langone Tisch Hospital. and earned an associate degree from the an organization where you’re coming from the
Borough of Manhattan Community College, bottom, as I did, and you move up one step
then a bachelor’s from Hunter. at a time, and that organization supports you
Although the idea of nursing had long in that growth, you will stay with them for a
lingered in the back of his mind, a single event very long time,” he says. Once he has accumu-
brought it to the fore. “There was a patient lated more experience as a nurse, Baez plans
who coded,” remembers Baez, “and I saw how to pursue a master’s degree in an adult care
a nurse [stood at the head of the bed] and nurse practitioner program at Meyers (he has
advocated for the patient.” She enlisted Baez’s already been accepted) and eventually follow
aid, asking him to deliver some critical lab that up with a PhD. “This is the right place for
work. “Just being able to help, but at the same me,” Baez says. “I wouldn’t change a thing. I
time observe and take in all that information would do it again a hundred times. A thousand
and all that action, transformed my thinking more times.”
and told me I need to be like her. I need to First appeared in the New York University
become a nurse,” he recalls. Alumni Magazine
Photo: Kate Lord
18 NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019STAFF PROFILES
FEATURE
MEET ASHLEY MOTT STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER
by Nicole Marsh
As a former pre-nursing major, Student Affairs and Admissions, then in JuIy I was and all of their hard work by helping student
Affairs Officer Ashley Mott knows how hard promoted to my current role. I feel very lucky to organizations plan and host events. She has
it is to be a nursing student. “I wanted to be work in this office and am happy I get to be a attended many, including ice cream socials
able to support Meyers students’ success, part of a team that supports our students.” hosted by the Undergraduate Nursing
because I understand how hard it can be to Mott describes her role as both “rewarding” Student Organization and the Black Student
make that nursing dream come true.” and a lot of hard work. But she is no stranger Nursing Association.
That’s how Mott made her choice to start to hard work: she has a four-year-old “Nursing is stressful, so I’m happy that these
working at NYU Meyers. With all of her daughter named Sophia. She knows how to organizations host fun events that allow
extended family in Ireland, first-generation get through the tough, stressful moments students to have some downtime from their
college student Mott realized that she wanted in life, finding the key to persevering having very busy schedules.”
an opportunity to grow in higher education. confidence and believing in yourself. With her behind-the-scenes knowledge,
She recognized that she also wanted to find “It’s kind of ridiculous, but I always find Mott recommends that students make sure
a place that offered more of a community for myself saying ‘I’m not worried about it.’ I say they take full advantage of the vast number
students and employees. it when I’m working on a stressful project as of opportunities NYU Meyers offers for
“My experience at Meyers has been a reminder that I will get it done and to just respite, such as convivial student organi-
wonderful,” she said. “I worked for two years as have faith in myself.” zation events, walk-in advising, and faculty
the administrative aide for the Office of Student Mott loves showing support for students office hours.
MEET TANISHA JOHNSON-CAMPBELL
ASSISTANT DEAN FOR ADVISING, ACADEMIC
SERVICES & BELONGING
by Meredith Barges | Assistant Editor
After working and studying at NYU for more when they have a problem or need additional
than 15 years, Tanisha Johnson-Campbell is guidance, but also when they are doing well!
a Violet tried and true. When you add that Our students are doing amazing things, for
she is a native New Yorker with an MBA, you the nursing profession, across the university,
know she enjoys fast-paced and innovative and around the world. As administrators, we
environments. “NYU is a very special place. don’t always hear about it.”
You get a top-notch education here and the It wasn’t until business school, when
city’s vibe is downright magical.” Johnson-Campbell took a position as a part-
Johnson-Campbell first joined Meyers time administrator, that she realized higher with a vested interest in academic success.”
eight years ago as associate director of the education was her calling. Now it is both her This is why NYU’s mission of “belonging”
undergraduate program, left for a role at SPS, work and was the focus of her research as is so important to her. Tapping into valuing
and then re-joined the College to work more a NYU PhD student. She studied underrep- each individual, the experiences they bring,
closely with students. In her role as assis- resented students in higher education and and their voice in the conversation naturally
tant dean for advising, academic services how administrators can shape programs became part of her work at Meyers.
and belonging, she helps shape the overall and schools to improve all aspects of their Ever looking upward, Johnson-Campbell also
student experience at Meyers. She also academic experience. gives great career advice: “Remain focused on
teaches a first-year seminar and advisees. “I know firsthand what it’s like to feel like to your overall goals, but don’t be close minded.
“I enjoy hearing from students, not only be ‘other’ while in school, especially for those You never know where your path will lead!”
NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019 19FEATURE FACULTY PROFILE
MEET ASSISTANT PROF. ANN-MARGARET DUNN NAVARRA
by Druanne Dillon | Contributing Writer
With an award from the National privacy of their own home, which What did you want to be when
Institute of Nursing Research, Prof. helped minimize barriers, such as you grew up? What informed
Ann-Margaret Dunn Navarra spent stigma and travel to an HIV clinic. your trajectory?
From a young age, I knew I wanted to pursue
the last four years testing an inter- Results showed that the a career that would help people, but I wasn’t
vention to help African American approach was “feasible and accept- clear on the details. When I was 15, I served
and Latinx young people with HIV able” and participants were very as a junior volunteer at Calvary Hospital in
take their medications and stay satisfied. They had high attendance the Bronx. This certainly helped to inform my
choice to become a nurse. My role included
in care. These adolescents and rates, unlike in other studies. After transferring patients in wheelchairs back and
young adults are at a higher risk the intervention, participants forth to recreational activities. These patients
of dropping out of care compared observed very promising differ- were all terminally ill, some with just days to
to their adult counterparts, with ences in self-reported adherence live. Yet I distinctly remember not being sad
or afraid. I just wanted to help. Interacting
lifelong consequences. and HIV viral load.
with very sick patients in a healthcare facility
Over the four-year study, Navarra is now using the pilot came naturally to me.
HIV-infected peer health coaches data to apply for a second grant My parents, Theresa and Joseph Dunn, also
were trained to connect with other from the National Institutes of informed my trajectory. My mother was an
extremely nonjudgmental and kind woman
HIV-infected young people in the Health, to expand this study and
who taught me about welcoming differ-
study via remote videoconferencing show how this work aligns with ences, not just tolerating them. My father has
on their study-funded smartphones. clinical practice. taught me the importance of perseverance,
Using this technology, participants resilience, and humor by the way he lives his
could connect to support from the life. He is one of my biggest fans.
20 NYU NURSING AUTUMN 2019“To the many people
living with HIV,
we are fighting this
battle with you!”
FEATURE
How did you get into How do you develop your studies? disclosure concerns, trauma, and discrimina-
Pediatric HIV treatment and My research ideas come from several tion, to name a few.
prevention combined? sources. First, I listen to the real experts– Medication adherence is a really complex
I trained first as a pediatric nurse, then later young people living with HIV. Second, I behavior and may differ a bit for each
as a board-certified pediatric nurse practi- review the evidence to learn where the gaps patient. Though there has been much
tioner (PNP). Pediatric HIV treatment was not in science are and what needs to be done progress, we still have a ways to go with
part of my original plan. It seemed to find me. to improve health outcomes. Third, I attend adolescents and young adults. These chal-
While completing one of my final courses scientific meetings and collaborate with lenges keep me determined to help improve
for my advanced practice role as a PNP, a other scientists, to gain their input. outcomes for young people with HIV.
classmate told me about an open position at Finally, I also maintain collaborative part-
Weill Cornell Medical Center (now New York nerships with healthcare providers, because Do you still practice (and teach
Presbyterian Hospital) providing care for the clinicians need to be part of the equation. and do research)?
uninfected siblings of HIV-infected children. They are in the trenches day in, day out. I do not currently practice yet genuinely
(This was 1992, at the peak of AIDS-related The long-term sustainability of our research miss it! I maintain my licenses, but at this
mortality, when there was essentially no depends on how well the interventions fit into point do not have enough time in my week,
effective treatment.) clinical practice. This is an important question given the demands of a full-time research
My initial patient load were HIV-exposed, to answer earlier, rather than later, when career and a family.
uninfected children and siblings of HIV testing a new intervention, approach, etc. Teaching and mentoring are also important
patients. However, my first HIV mentor and to me. I believe it is essential to prepare the
collaborator, Dr. Joseph S. Cervia, provided What are the stumbling next generation of scholars and scientists.
the training and support I needed to become blocks for youth adherence to I am a first-generation college graduate,
an advanced practice HIV provider, which antiretroviral treatments? which certainly offers a lot of hope for
I maintained for 15 years, until I began full- There are many barriers to young people others. It’s amazing how transformative
time doctoral studies at Columbia in 2002. taking their antiretroviral treatments. The HIV education is!
medications themselves serve as a reminder
What made you go back of being HIV-infected, and this is hard for any What else would you like people
and get your PhD? young person. Stigma, disclosure concerns, to know about your work?
There were many experiences that influ- nonacceptance of the disease, substance The many challenges inherent in this work
enced my choice. I yearned to influence use, low self-efficacy, and untreated mental will not cause me to change course. We all
patient outcomes on a much broader scope. health issues are just some of the stumbling have our work passion. This has been mine
I felt a deep calling to gain the training and blocks. These challenges don’t typically occur since 1992, long before I was funded for it.
education for an expanded role. I believed in isolation. They are often part of a high-risk I would like to give a shout-out to my
that my many years of clinical practice adherence behavior profile. Going forward, fellow nurses, who have been on the fore-
would serve as a solid foundation for this. adherence interventions need to move front of the HIV epidemic for decades.
My frustration with funding cuts, and beyond education to address these barriers. Nurses were among the earliest pioneers
decreased patient access to care and needed in caring for HIV-infected infants, children,
services, also motivated me. Some of the Your chosen work seems adolescents, adults, and families. Whether at
most important healthcare decisions for my like an uphill battle. What bedside, in outpatient clinics, making home
patients were being made by individuals who keeps you going? visits, or later conducting nursing research,
knew little about HIV or even healthcare. Yes—I have chosen work that is challenging we have been there through it all. And to the
Also, I was in practice with the advent of but so very rewarding. My passion to help many people living with HIV, we are fighting
effective antiretroviral treatment. I thought young people take their HIV medicines and this battle with you!
all of our problems were over! Yet, watching stay in care is fueled by being a firsthand I absolutely could not do this work without
so many children, adolescents, and parents witness to what HIV looks like without effec- my faith and the grace of God and the
struggle horribly with daily medication tive treatments. incredible support of my husband, Joseph
adherence was the defining moment for my HIV transmission, morbidity, and mortality Navarra, and daughter, Theresa. After a
current program of HIV research. are preventable with treatment and good long day, coming home to them both really
adherence. But this is a real challenge for makes the difference. My family is a gift, and
all patients, no matter what the disease is. I don’t take it for granted.
It is just harder with HIV because of stigma,
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