Scholarship

27+ peer-reviewed publications, a funded research program, and editorial leadership in nurse anesthesia and oncology nursing.

Research Focus

What I study

My research program asks how the perioperative experience can be made safer and more humane — for patients, for caregivers, and for the workforce that delivers it.

Perioperative oncology & symptom science Anesthesia outcomes & recovery Nurse anesthesia education Patient safety Workforce & well-being Healthcare systems & equity
Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

Across perioperative symptom science, anesthesia outcomes, education, and safety — first author on most. Most recent first.

Editorials & commentaries

Full citation record on Google Scholar →

Funded Research

Grants & awards

More than $138,000 in competitive research funding, most recent first.

  • Strength Training to Enhance Endotracheal Intubation Performance in Nurse Anesthesia Students: A Nursing–Physical Therapy Pilot Study
    PSC–CUNY · $7,000 · PI · 2026–27 · in progress
  • Mobility at MSK: Improving Culture One Step at a Time
    Geri & ME Research Grant · $23,000 · Co-I · 2025–26 · in progress
  • A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis of Suicide in Nurse Anesthetists
    PSC–CUNY · $3,500 · Co-PI · 2025–26 · complete
  • Mindfulness Meditation to Reduce Caregiver Anxiety During Ambulatory Oncology Surgery
    Weill Cornell CTSC · NIH sub-award · $10,420 · PI · 2024–25 · complete
  • Mindfulness Meditation to Reduce Anxiety in Women Recovering from Breast-Conserving Surgery at Home
    Rudin Team Science Award in Nursing · $25,000 · PI · 2024–25 · complete
  • The Perioperative Nurse Liaison and Real-Time Location Technology to Reduce Caregiver Anxiety
    May & Samuel Rudin Team Science Award in Nursing · $25,000 · Co-I · 2023–24 · in progress
  • A Preoperative Telephone Call to Alleviate Anxiety and Biomarkers of Stress (DAT Study)
    Leslie B. Tyson Nursing Research Award · $15,000 · PI · 2023–24 · in progress
  • Antecedents, Symptoms, Distress, and Coping in Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
    Geri & ME Grant + Leslie B. Tyson Award · $29,500 · PI · 2020–21 · complete
Presentations & Abstracts

Conference scholarship

40+ peer-reviewed and invited podium and poster presentations at national meetings. A few recent talks:

  • Managing Surgical Pain: Pre- and Postoperative Approaches for Optimal Recovery
    Oncology Nursing Society Annual Congress · 2026 · podium
  • Does a 2-Minute Phone Call Matter? Patient-Reported Distress Before Prostatectomy
    NYU Langone Nursing Science Conference · 2026 · podium
  • Navigating Anesthesia Challenges in the Psychedelic Era
    AANA Annual Congress · 2025 · podium
  • The Nurse Scientist: Building Bridges Between Research, Clinical, and Academic Settings
    Hunter-Bellevue Doctoral Colloquium · 2025 · invited

Full presentation history on the Speaking page.

Books & Editorial Leadership

Journals & books

Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Nurse Anesthesia Education (2026–present; Managing Editor 2025–2026). The peer-reviewed journal of nurse anesthesia education.

Section Editor, Biochemistry

Chemistry and Physics for Nurse Anesthesia, Elsevier (2024–present).

Editorial Board

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, Early Career Editorial Board (2024–2026).

Manuscript Reviewer

For the AANA Journal, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Supportive Care in Cancer, and others; writing mentor for the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing.

Profiles

Full publication and citation records:

Google Scholar · ORCID · PubMed · Hunter-Bellevue faculty profile

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