Amy Witkoski Stimpfel

Faculty

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Amy Witkoski Stimpfel

PhD RN

Assistant Professor

1 212 992 9387

433 First Ave
New York, NY 10010
United States

Amy Witkoski Stimpfel is an Assistant Professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and the Program Director of the doctoral training program in occupational and environmental health nursing, part of the NY/NJ ERC, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (T42-OH-008422). She is nationally recognized for her research expertise on how to optimize nurses’ work environments to improve nurse well-being and clinical outcomes. Specifically, her program of research seeks to identify how the organization of work related to shift work, scheduling, and sleep influences nurses’ health and well-being, patient safety, and organizational outcomes. Her scholarship is rooted in theories and methods used in health services research, occupational health and safety, sleep/circadian science, and nursing. Prof. Witkoski Stimpfel’s research has been funded by the American Nurses Foundation, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, and NIH/NHLBI and published in leading interprofessional journals such as Health Affairs, Health Services Research, and The International Journal of Nursing Studies.  

PhD, University of Pennsylvania
MS, University of Pennsylvania
BSN, Villanova University

Health Services Research
Nursing workforce

AcademyHealth
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
American Nurses Association
Eastern Nursing Research Society
Sigma Theta Tau International
Sleep Research Society

Excellence in Nursing Research Award (2022)
Connelly-Delouvrier Scholarship for International Nursing in Ireland
At-large member, Advisory Committee of the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI)
Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
T01 Pre-doctoral fellowship, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
T32 Post-doctoral fellowship, National Institute of Nursing Research

Systematic Reviews and Clinical Practice Guidelines. In: Vetter, M.J. & Zavotsky, K.E. 

Witkoski Stimpfel, A., & Jun, J. In Advanced Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare (2nd ed.). Elsevier.
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"Add Sleep Problems to the List – Covid-19 Challenges" 

Witkoski Stimpfel, A., & Davis, C.

“How to make them stay: Novant tries more paid PTO” 

Witkoski Stimpfel, A., & Gillespie, L.

“Nurses Struggle with Sleep and Mental Health During Pandemic” 

Witkoski Stimpfel, A., & Forster, V.