Head of Minority Nurse Leadership Institute Rutgers School of Nursing 2020 - Community Health and Aging Outcomes Laboratory Rutgers Institute for Health, Healthcare Policy, and Aging Research 2017 -
Member of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Full Member 2021 - Rutgers Global Health Institute Core Member 2020 - Rutgers Institute for Health, Healthcare Outcomes, and Policy Research Core Member 2017 - Rutgers School of Nursing Division of Nursing Science 2016 - Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Senior Fellow 2010 -
Selected Publications article Timing of Home Health Care Initiation and 30-Day Rehospitalizations among Medicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity.. International journal of environmental research and public health. 18. 2021 Racial Disparities in Post-Acute Home Health Care Referral and Utilization among Older Adults with Diabetes.. International journal of environmental research and public health. 18. 2021 Beyond Black and White: Mapping Misclassification of Medicare Beneficiaries Race and Ethnicity.. Medical care research and review : MCRR. 78:616-626. 2020 National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes Campaign: State and Facility Strategies, Impact, and Antipsychotic Reduction Outcomes.. Innovation in aging. 4:-. 2020 The Perfect Storm: Stakeholder Perspectives on Factors Contributing to Hospital Admissions for Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis. Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association. 47:11. 2020 Validity of Race and Ethnicity Codes in Medicare Administrative Data Compared With Gold-standard Self-reported Race Collected During Routine Home Health Care Visits. Medical care. 58:e1-e8. 2020 A Methodology For Studying Organizational Performance. Medical care. 57:742-749. 2019 International priorities for home care education, research, practice, and management: Qualitative content analysis.. Nurse education today. 83-87. 2018 Nurses' And Patients' Appraisals Show Patient Safety In Hospitals Remains A Concern.. Health affairs (Project Hope). 37:1744-1751. 2018 Adaptations of the evidence-based Transitional Care Model in the U.S.. Social science & medicine (1982). 28-36. 2018 Pathway to better patient care and nurse workforce outcomes in home care.. Nursing outlook. 65:671-678. 2017 Innovation in creating a strategic plan for research within an academic community.. Nursing outlook. 63:456-61. 2015 Frontloading and intensity of skilled home health visits: a state of the science.. Home health care services quarterly. 33:159-75. 2014 Home Health Agency Work Environments and Hospitalizations. Medical care. 52:877-883. 2014 Variations in postoperative complications according to race, ethnicity, and sex in older adults.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 61:1499-507. 2013 Nurse staffing and postsurgical outcomes in black adults.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 60:1078-84. 2012 The Integrality of Situated Caring in Nursing and the Environment. Advances in Nursing Science. 35:14-24. 2012 Core Elements of U.S. Nurse Practice Acts and Incorporation of Nursing Diagnosis Language. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications. 21:166-176. 2010 Self-Medication Practices of Spanish-Speaking Older Adults in Hartford, Connecticut. Hispanic Health Care International. 5:169-179. 2007 Results From the Nurse Manifest 2003 Study. Advances in Nursing Science. 29:E74-E85. 2006
Principal Investigator on K99/R00 Comparative effectiveness of home care environments for diverse elders' outcomes awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2013 - 2018 R01 Upstream Approaches to Improve Late Life Care for People Living with Dementia 2020 - 2025 Advanced Development and Utilization of Assembled Aging Trajectory Files from Multiple Datasets 2021 - 2024 Administrative Supplement to Support Collaborations to Improve AI/ML-Readiness 2021 - 2024
Education and Training Ph.D. in Nursing Science, University of Connecticut , School of Nursing 2010 M.S. in Nursing Science, University of Connecticut , School of Nursing 2007 B.S. in Nursing Science, University of Connecticut , School of Nursing 2002 University of Pennsylvania , School of Nursing 2010 - 2015
Available to Provide Advice to Those At different institutions (mentor and mentee are at different institutions) At my institution (mentor and mentee at same institution but different research interests or departments) From different disciplines or subspecialties
Available to be Contacted for Career (e.g. networking, how to get grants, how to publish, how to get tenure, how to start a geriatric specialty clinic) Research (e.g. reviewing study design, specific aims, selecting instruments) Work/Life Balance (e.g. counseling on job stress, dual-career households, self-care)
Interest in Transdisciplinary Projects Yes, I have a specific transdisciplinary project in mind (active interest)
Areas of Focus Health services research Long-term and post-acute care Palliative care Cognitive decline and dementia Health equity and disparities