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Health Disparities and Minority Health

Health Disparities and Minority Health research explores population and epidemiologic research in the quality of health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines. Located in one of the most culturally and racially diverse cities in the nation, the school benefits from community partnerships not available in many other university environments. Nurse scientists at the school who are at the forefront of health disparities research are:

• Nilda Peragallo, DrPH, RN, FAAN
• Elías P. Vásquez, PhD, NP, FAAN, FAANP
• Victoria Behar Mitrani, PhD
• Kandyce M. Richards, PhD, MSc, APN
• Rosina Cianelli, PhD, MPH
• Daniel A. Santisteban, PhD

Health Disparities and Minority Health research at the school focuses on diseases that affect Hispanic and African Americans in the areas of HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, intimate partner abuse, caregiving and culturally tailored interventions.

HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases

HIV/Aids and Infectious Diseases research impacts prevention and treatment strategies that improve multicultural clinical practice and care for patients and families. Nurse scientist at the school specialize in HIV/Aids and infectious diseases issues directly affecting Latinas, African Americans, children, and families. HIV/Aids and infectious diseases researchers at the school include:

• Nilda Peragallo, DrPH, RN, FAAN
• Victoria Behar Mitrani, PhD
• Joseph De Santis, PhD, ARNP, ACRN
• Elías P. Vásquez, PhD, NP, FAAN, FAANP
• Rosina Cianelli, PhD, MPH
• Daniel A. Santisteban, PhD

HIV/Aids and Infectious Diseases research at the school concentrates on HIV/Aids prevention, medication adherence and co-occurring mental disorders, family functioning, substance abuse, and caregiving.

Family and Maternal/Neonatal Health

Maternal and Child Health research impacts the well-being of women, infants, children, and families. Maternal and Child Health researchers at the school are pursuing investigations that will improve the lives of communities and inform policy decisions locally and nationally. Maternal and Child Health researchers at the school include:

• Gail C. McCain, PhD, RN, FAAN
• Elías P. Vásquez, PhD, NP, FAAN, FAANP
• Doris Noel Ugarriza, PhD, ARNP
• JoAnn Trybulski, PhD, APRN, BC

Maternal and Child Health research at the school focuses on maternal nutrition, multiple births, employment during pregnancy, healthcare costs, perinatal epidemiology, preterm feeding and behavior; breastfeeding; parenting high-risk infants, women's mental health and developmental assessments to HIV and drug exposed infants.

Patient Safety

Patient Safety includes the prevention of healthcare errors and the elimination or mitigation of patient injury caused by healthcare errors, according to the National Patient Safety Foundation. An increasingly important area of health research, Patient Safety is of vital importance to patients and healthcare providers alike. Nurse scientists at the school who are at the forefront of patient safety research include:

• Denise M. Korniewicz, PhD, RN, FAAN

Patient safety research at the school concentrates on infection control, health care worker safety, protective gear, gloving practices, HIV/AIDS and patient safety issues with medical devices, and improving health care worker safety and nursing education through high-fidelity human patient simulation.