Allison P Squires

Faculty

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Allison P Squires

PhD RN FAAN

Professor

1 212 992 7074

433 First Ave
New York, NY 10010
United States

Accepting PhD students

Allison Squires, Ph.D., FAAN, RN, is a Professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. She is a global health services researcher with two focal areas of research: Creating a sustainable nursing workforce and improving immigrant health outcomes. Prof. Squires is also the Founder and Director of the Global Consortium of Nursing & Midwifery Studies (GCNMS). In addition to holding multiple national and international leadership positions in nursing organizations during her career, she has consulted with the Migration Policy Institute, the International Council of Nurses, and the World Bank on nursing and health workforce issues and produced several major policy analyses with their teams and continues to serve as an expert resource on nursing workforce issues globally.

She has several projects currently funded by domestic and international funders. Domestically, she is studying the impact of language barriers on hospital nursing practice and evaluating the impact of the Magnet journey on small hospitals.  Her current funded international studies focus on nursing workforce capacity building in Greece, Ghana, and Guyana. Her signature project, the GCNMS, is now an 87-country research consortium collaborating on research capacity-building projects in nursing and midwifery globally. The consortium's current research study is examining the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nursing and midwifery workforces globally.

Prior to entering academia full-time, Squires worked as a staff nurse in solid organ transplant and as a staff educator for 11 years in the U.S. healthcare system in rural and urban locations. Her practice has since shifted largely to community-based nursing roles as a volunteer.

She is currently accepting Ph.D. students and/or post-doctoral fellows/associates with interests in the following areas: Global health, migration & immigrant health, and health services and workforce research.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania
PhD, Yale University School of Nursing Doctor of Philosophy
MSN in Nursing Education, Duquesne University School of Nursing
BSN in Nursing with a Minor in Latin American Studies, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Global Health
Health Services Research
Immigrant Health
Midwifery Workforce
Nursing workforce

Academy Health
American Nurses Association
National Council for Interpreting in Health Care
Sigma International

Distinguished Alumna, Yale School of Nursing Alumni Association (2025)
Outstanding Mentor Award, Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues of Academy Health (2023)
Writing Award for Distinguished Manuscript on Geriatric/Gerontological Nursing (Ma et al. 2021), Gerontological Society of America Nursing Care of Older Adults Interest Group (2021)
Distinguished Nurse Scholar in Residence, National Academy of Medicine (2020)
Distinguished Nurse Scholar in Residence, National Academy of Medicine (2019)
Fellow Ambassador to the Media, New York Academy of Medicine (2018)
Fellow Ambassador to the Media, New York Academy of Medicine (2017)
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (2015)
Distinguished Alumna, Duquesne University School of Nursing (2015)
Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine (2014)
Fellow, Yale World Fellows Program, Yale University (2003)
Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International (1998)

Language barriers and qualitative nursing research : Methodological considerations

Squires, A. P., & Squires, A. (2008). (Vols. 55, Issues 3, pp. 265-273). 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2008.00652.x
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Aim: This review of the literature synthesizes methodological recommendations for the use of translators and interpreters in cross-language qualitative research. Background: Cross-language qualitative research involves the use of interpreters and translators to mediate a language barrier between researchers and participants. Qualitative nurse researchers successfully address language barriers between themselves and their participants when they systematically plan for how they will use interpreters and translators throughout the research process. Experienced qualitative researchers recognize that translators can generate qualitative data through translation processes and by participating in data analysis. Failure to address language barriers and the methodological challenges they present threatens the credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability of cross-language qualitative nursing research. Through a synthesis of the cross-language qualitative methods literature, this article reviews the basics of language competence, translator and interpreter qualifications, and roles for each kind of qualitative research approach. Methodological and ethical considerations are also provided. Conclusion: By systematically addressing the methodological challenges cross-language research presents, nurse researchers can produce better evidence for nursing practice and policy making when working across different language groups. Findings from qualitative studies will also accurately represent the experiences of the participants without concern that the meaning was lost in translation.

Many faces, one goal—part 1 : Nursing Management (Springhouse)

Squires, A. P. (2008). 10.1097/01.numa.0000335253.23789.98
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Doctoral dissertation : A case study of the professionalization of Mexican nursing: 1980 to 2005

Squires, A. P. (2007). Yale University.
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Commentary by Squires

Squires, A. P. (2006). (Vols. 28, Issues 2, pp. 153-155). 10.1177/0193945905283375
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Reconstructing a health system and a profession : Priorities of Iraqi nurses in the Kurdish Region

Squires, A. P., Sindi, A., & Fennie, K. (2006). (Vols. 29, Issue 1, pp. 55-68). 10.1097/00012272-200601000-00006
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To evaluate nurses' priorities for health system reconstruction and professional development in Iraq, a survey of 744 Iraqi nurses was conducted, with the research process managed via the Internet. Seven definite priorities emerged along with significant differences in priorities related to years of experience, age, speciality area of nursing practice, gender, level of education, and geographic location of practice. Results indicate that nurses should be included in health system reconstruction processes and that support for the development of the nursing profession should be included in the plan for overall reconstruction.

Sexuality among women recipients of a pancreas and kidney transplant : Commentary

Hicks, F. D., Squires, A. P., Smeltzer, S. C., & Muehrer, [No V. (2006). (Vols. 28, Issues 2, pp. 151-161). 10.1177/0193945905283374
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Documentar la falta de personal : Un equilibrio deficil

Squires, A. P. (2005). (p. 43).
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A dimensional analysis of role enactment of acute care nurses

Squires, A. P. (2004). (Vols. 36, Issues 3, pp. 272-278). 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2004.04049.x
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Purpose: To identify dimensions of the role enactment process of acute care nurses. Design: Dimensional analysis, rooted in grounded theory methodology, was used to analyze the role enactment process. Methods: Twenty-eight articles related to acute care staff nurse roles were selected for analysis. Articles were from eight countries and were published between 1995 and 2002. Significant phrases or themes from each document were categorized to identify themes. Findings: Initial analysis of the articles indicated 37 separate dimensions in the role enactment process of acute care nurses. The final, integrative analysis reduced the initial 37 to 7 core dimensions: care delivery, autonomy, culture management, information management, leadership, psychologic management, and relationship management. The analysis showed a role that is rooted in management processes. Conclusions: The multidimensional nature of the role of acute care nurses was indicated in the dimensional analysis. The findings have implications for the administration and education of nurses, as well as for human resource development of nurses in many parts of the world.

Documenting short-staffing : a delicate balance.

Squires, A. P. (2004). (Vols. 34, Issues 9). 10.1097/00152193-200409000-00015
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Documenting surgical incision site care

Squires, A. P. (2003). (Vols. 33, Issue 1). 10.1097/00152193-200301000-00051
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