Joyce Anastasi

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Joyce K Anastasi

PhD DrNP FAAN

Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing
Founding Director, Special Studies in Symptom Management

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New York, NY 10010
United States

Joyce K. Anastasi, PhD, DrNP, FAAN, is the Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing and founding director of the Special Studies in Symptom Management Program at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. She is one of the country's leading clinical scientists in the area of symptom management. Over the course of her career, she has been awarded numerous NIH Awards.  Her current R01 is a randomized controlled clinical trial for chronic distal sensory peripheral neuropathy in persons living with HIV. 

Prof. Anastasi authored and developed the Herbs, Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements© graduate program funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration. She has published extensively in the area of symptom management using non-invasive interventions and has received numerous awards for her contributions and expertise in acupuncture and symptom management research.

Before joining the faculty at NYU, Anastasi was the Helen F. Pettit Endowed Professor at Columbia University and director of its Integrative Therapies in Primary Care Program and Center for AIDS Research. She received the Columbia University Presidential Teaching Award in 2007. Anastasi served on the advisory board for the Institute of Medicine’s report on "The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the American Public."  

DrNP in Nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing
Oriental Medicine/ Acupuncture, New York College for Wholistic Health, Education & Research
PhD in Nursing, Adelphi University
MA in Nursing, New York University
BSN in Nursing, Wagner College

Non-communicable disease
Infectious disease
Women's health
Primary care
Global
Adult Health
Palliative care
Complementary/integrative health

AIDS Treatment Data Network: Former Board of Directors
American Academy of Nursing: Fellow
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Holistic Nurses Association
American Nurses Association
American Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Association for Reproductive Health Practitioners
Eastern Nursing Research Society
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine: Diplomat
New York State Nurses Association
New York State Acupuncture Association
Oncology Nursing Society
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
Sigma Theta Tau
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates

Distinguished Alumni Award in Research, Columbia University (2015)
Dedicated Service and Appreciation Certificate for Serving as a NIH Study Section Reviewer (2014)
Distinguished Alumni Fellow Award, Wagner College (2014)
Research Article of the Year Award, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 26th Annual Meeting (2013)
Distinguished Researcher Award, Eastern Nursing Research Society (2011)
Columbia University Presidential Teaching Award (2007)
Distinguished Researcher Award, Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association (2003)
The Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation, Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Award for research titled, “Acupuncture for Chronic Nausea in HIV.” (2003)
Researcher Recognition Award, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (2002)
Sixth Annual Presidential Columbia University Teaching Award – Finalist (2001)
President’s Distinguished Alumnus Award, for Distinguished Service in HIV/AIDS Research and Integrating the Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Biomedical Treatment Approaches, New York College of Wholistic Education and Research (2000)
Outstanding Clinical Article of the Year Award, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, National Meeting (1999)
Diplomate of Acupuncture, National Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (1998)
Excellence in Acupuncture Award, New York College of Wholistic Health Education and Research (1997)
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (1997)

Pragmatic Clinical Trials : A Study Design for Real-World Evidence

Capili, B., & Anastasi, J. K. (2025). In The American journal of nursing (Vols. 125, Issues 2, pp. 56-58). 10.1097/AJN.0000000000000014
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Editor's note: This is the 25th article in a series on clinical research by nurses coordinated by the Heilbrunn Family Center for Research Nursing at Rockefeller University. The series is designed to be used as a resource for nurses to understand the concepts and principles essential to research. Each column will present the concepts that underpin evidence-based practice-from research design to data interpretation. To see all the articles in the series, go to https://links.lww.com/AJN/A204.

An Introduction to Implementing and Conducting the Study

Capili, B., & Anastasi, J. K. (2024). In American Journal of Nursing (Vols. 124, Issues 5, pp. 58-61). 10.1097/01.NAJ.0001016388.26001.50
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Editor's note: This is the 21st article in a series on clinical research by nurses. The series is designed to be used as a resource for nurses to understand the concepts and principles essential to research. Each column will present the concepts that underpin evidence-based practice - from research design to data interpretation. To see all the articles in the series, go to https://links.lww.com/AJN/A204.

An Introduction to the Crossover Trial Design

Capili, B., & Anastasi, J. K. (2024). In American Journal of Nursing (Vols. 124, Issues 9, pp. 40-43). 10.1097/01.NAJ.0001050812.23977.85
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Editor's note: This is the 23rd article in a series on clinical research by nurses. The series is designed to be used as a resource for nurses to understand the concepts and principles essential to research. Each column will present the concepts that underpin evidence-based practice-from research design to data interpretation. To see all the articles in the series, go to https://links.lww.com/AJN/A204.

An Introduction to Types of Quasi-Experimental Designs

Capili, B., & Anastasi, J. K. (2024). In American Journal of Nursing (Vols. 124, Issues 11, pp. 50-52). 10.1097/01.NAJ.0001081740.74815.20
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Editor's note: This is the 24th article in a series on clinical research by nurses. The series is designed to be used as a resource for nurses to understand the concepts and principles essential to research. Each column will present the concepts that underpin evidence-based practice - from research design to data interpretation. To see all the articles in the series, go to https://links.lww.com/AJN/A204.

Methods to Disseminate Nursing Research : A Brief Overview Developing a communications strategy in advance is key.

Capili, B., & Anastasi, J. K. (2024). In American Journal of Nursing (Vols. 124, Issues 7, pp. 36-39). 10.1097/01.NAJ.0001025644.87717.4c
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Editor’s note: This is the 22nd article in a series on clinical research by nurses. The series is designed to be used as a resource for nurses to understand the concepts and principles essential to research. Each column will present the concepts that underpin evidence-based practice—from research design to data interpretation.

The Cluster Randomized Trial Study Design

Capili, B., & Anastasi, J. K. (2023). In American Journal of Nursing (Vols. 123, Issues 9, pp. 57-60). 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000978168.48569.72
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Editor's note: This is the 17th article in a series on clinical research by nurses. The series is designed to be used as a resource for nurses to understand the concepts and principles essential to research. Each column will present the concepts that underpin evidence-based practice - from research design to data interpretation. To see all the articles in the series, go to https://links.lww.com/AJN/A204.

The Cluster Randomized Trial Study Design

Capili, B., & Anastasi, J. K. (2023). In American Journal of Nursing (Vols. 123, Issues 9, pp. 57-60). 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000978168.48569.72
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Editor's note: This is the 17th article in a series on clinical research by nurses. The series is designed to be used as a resource for nurses to understand the concepts and principles essential to research. Each column will present the concepts that underpin evidence-based practice - from research design to data interpretation. To see all the articles in the series, go to https://links.lww.com/AJN/A204.

Delivery of acupuncture in clinical trials : Research acupuncturists’ perspectives

Anastasi, J. K., Capili, B., Neumaier, J. L., & Hackett, L. (2023). In Journal of integrative medicine. 10.1016/j.joim.2023.03.007
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Delivery of acupuncture in the setting of a clinical trial is a unique practice that diverges significantly from the delivery of acupuncture in a real-world clinical setting. Research acupuncturists, particularly those trained in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), are often required to set aside valued precepts of traditional care, including diagnosing imbalances, individualizing treatment, and forging a therapeutic relationship with patients. TCM-trained acupuncturists express mixed feelings about participating in clinical trials. Many are eager to play a vital role in the advancement of acupuncture science and appreciate the need for strict protocol adherence to minimize bias. However, the acupuncturist(s) may also have concerns about clinical trial methodology, including but not limited to the delivery of a control condition, e.g., sham acupuncture. Investigators should anticipate certain questions and even a level of resistance to the requirements of research among acupuncturists and be prepared to address them. This manuscript presents a brief review of the subjective experience of the research acupuncturist within the available scientific literature as it pertains to the delivery of active and sham clinical research protocols. Our goals are to better understand the perspectives of acupuncturists who may participate in clinical research, so that their concerns may be addressed in study design and methodology. To that end, we suggest the creation of a novel training program specifically for clinical trial acupuncturists, intended for qualified TCM- and Western-trained practitioners, that would help to standardize the research acupuncturist's role and help to strengthen the design and execution of acupuncture studies.

Efficacy Randomized Controlled Trials

Capili, B., & Anastasi, J. K. (2023). In American Journal of Nursing (Vols. 123, Issues 3, pp. 47-51). 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000921808.23646.01
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Editor's note: This is the 14th article in a series on clinical research by nurses. The series is designed to be used as a resource for nurses to understand the concepts and principles essential to research. Each column will present the concepts that underpin evidence-based practice-from research design to data interpretation. To see all the articles in the series, go to https://links.lww.com/AJN/A204.

Improving the Validity of Causal Inferences in Observational Studies

Capili, B., & Anastasi, J. K. (2023). In American Journal of Nursing (Vols. 123, Issue 1, pp. 45-49). 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000911536.51764.47
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