Cherlie Magny-Normilus

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Cherlie Magny-Normilus

FNP-BC FNYAM PhD

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433 First Ave
New York, NY 10010
United States

Cherlie Magny-Normilus, PhD, FNP-BC, FNYAM is an assistant professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, focusing her research and public health efforts on eliminating health disparities among marginalized populations with chronic conditions. Her primary area of research involves developing and testing culturally relevant behavioral models for type 2 diabetes care.

Currently, she is the principal investigator of a five-year K99/R00 Career Development Award from the National Institute of Nursing Research. This grant supports her work examining the societal factors that influence behavior change and disease management among Haitian immigrants with type 2 diabetes. The projects include the development of "An Sante ak Dyabèt" (ASAD) or "Let’s Live Healthy with Diabetes" - a culturally-tailored, randomized controlled trial designed to improve type 2 diabetes self-management and decrease T2D-related complications among adult Haitian immigrants.

Magny-Normilus' additional interdisciplinary scholarship interests include behavioral outcomes of self-management interventions, migration and immigrant health, social determinants of health, and community-based participatory research approaches.

Prior to joining the faculty at NYU Meyers, she was an assistant professor at the Boston College Connell School of Nursing, where she initially served as a Research Scholar. She also held a faculty position at Regis College. As director of policy and advocacy for the Regis College Haiti Project-International Nurse Faculty Partnership, she played an instrumental role in improving healthcare in Haiti by upgrading nursing education to a university-based master's level.

Magny-Normilus is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and has received several honors and awards. She holds a PhD from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, an MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Regis College, a BSN from Curry College, and an ASN from the Brockton Hospital School of Nursing. She also held a T-32 Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Yale School of Nursing.

PhD, University of Massachusetts Lowell
MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, Regis College
BSN, Curry College
ASN, Brockton Hospital School of Nursing

Underserved populations

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Diabetes Association
Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists
American Nurses Association
American Public Health Association
Eastern Nursing Research Society
National Black Nurses Association – Lifetime Member
New England Black Nurses Association (NERBNA)
Sigma Theta Tau International
Transcultural Nursing Society

Academic Early Career Scholarship Award, Massachusetts Association of Colleges of Nursing (2024)
Excellence in Nursing Research Award, New England Black Nurses Association, Inc (2023)
Citation for Unwavering Commitment to Health Care, City of Boston (2023)
Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine (2022)
Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar, National Institute on Minority Health (2020)
Humanitarian Award, Aesclepius Medical Society (AMS) (2019)
PhD Program Award, University of Massachusetts Lowell Solomont School of Nursing (2018)
Dean’s Award, University of Massachusetts Lowell Solomont School of Nursing (2018)
Dedication and Contributions to the Advancement of Nursing Education throughout Haiti Haitian Government Office of the Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad (2016)
Changemakers, Inducted to the Haitian Roundtable’s 1804 List of Changemakers (2015)
Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award, New England Regional Black Nurse Association, Inc (2014)
Volunteerism and Service, Nurse.com Regional GEM Awards Program Finalist (2014)
Graduate Student Leadership Award, Regis College Graduate (2011)
Ujima Award, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2011)

Exploring Perspectives and Challenges to Type 2 Diabetes Self-management in Haitian American Immigrants in the COVID-19 Era: An Emic View

Magny-Normilus, C., Whittemore, R., Schnipper, J., & Grey, M. (2025). Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 10.1007/s40615-025-02309-9
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Introduction: Racial and ethnic minorities experience a disproportionate burden of the type 2 diabetes (T2D) and are at a 2 to 5 times higher risk of developing macrovascular disease. The purpose of the study was to describe the perspectives of Haitian American immigrants’ challenges to effective T2D self-management. Methods: Utilizing a descriptive qualitative approach, purposive sampling was employed to recruit a subgroup of adult Haitian American immigrants from a parent cross-sectional study. Content analysis was used to identify themes describing participant perspectives. Lincoln and Guba’s four criteria to assess the trustworthiness and ensure the rigor of the study were applied. Results: A total of 36 participants were enrolled, with 54% being male, and age ranged from 34 to 63 years. The majority were married, and 77% reported using metformin. Three facilitators and two barriers to their T2D self-management were found. Facilitators included (1) family and social support, (2) optimism and hope, and (3) novel devices. Barriers included (1) psychosocial and (2) environmental factors. Discussion: The facilitators underscore the pivotal role of close familial relationships, communal influence, and the potential utility of innovative devices like continuous glucose monitoring in enhancing T2D management, whereas the barriers delineate the unique challenges posed by discrimination, lack of provider/client decision-making and communication, the compounding effects of COVID-19, concerns about safety, mistrust in healthcare systems, and financial constraints, which collectively exacerbate the complexities of ineffective T2D management. Collaboration between clinicians, clients, and policymakers is imperative to emphasize the urgent necessity for a multifaceted approach in addressing the complex healthcare landscape of Haitian American immigrants managing T2D in the United States.

Sleep Characteristics in Adults of African Descent at Risk for and with Cardiometabolic Conditions: A Systematic Review

Magny-Normilus, C., Griggs, S., Sanders, J., Hwang, Y., & Longhurst, C. (2023). Endocrines, 4(3), 502-520. 10.3390/endocrines4030036
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The purpose of this systematic review is to synthesize available studies on sleep health characteristics in adults of African descent with or at risk for cardiometabolic conditions. PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Web of Science were searched for original research studies on subgroups of African descent with at least one cardiometabolic risk factor. Studies published in English with measured sleep characteristics were included. Studies focused on participants with severe psychiatric illness, night shift workers, or with a pharmacologic sleep treatment focus were excluded. The risk for bias was assessed using the NHLBI 2021 Quality Assessment Tool. Two reviewers independently synthesized the results before reaching a consensus. Out of 340 studies screened, 35 studies were included. There were 631,756 participants with an average age of 44.3 combined (SD = 16.5) (53% female and 22% Black). Disparities in sleep health characteristics and cardiometabolic health among African American adults were found. Markers of poor cardiometabolic health were associated with disordered sleep. While the studies in this review captured key factors, the study measurement methods were inconsistent, and African Caribbean Americans were underrepresented. The studies demonstrated the intersectionality of poor sleep characteristics, cardiometabolic risk factors, and racial/ethnic groupings. Clinicians should consider these findings when providing care.

The quality of family relationships, diabetes self-care, and health outcomes in older adults

David, D., Dalton, J., Magny-Normilus, C., Brain, M. M., Linster, T., & Lee, S. J. (2019). Diabetes Spectrum, 32(2), 132-138. 10.2337/ds18-0039
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between family support, diabetes self-care, and health outcomes in older, community-dwelling adults. Using the theoretical framework of the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Theory and a cross-sectional design, 60 participants completed questionnaires related to diabetes self-care activities of the individual, supportive and nonsupportive diabetes behaviors of the family, and the quality of family relations. Participants indicated that diabetes self-care behaviors were performed frequently, with exercise reported as the least-performed behavior. Multiple regression analyses revealed that the quality of family relations as measured by the Family Relationship Index contributed significantly (26.0%) to the variability in A1C levels (R2 = 0.260, F(1, 40) = 14.037, P = 0.001). Neither family supportive behavior nor the quality of family relations contributed to diabetes self-care. It is recommended that health care providers include family members to assess diabetes family support and family relationships in the care of older adults with diabetes.

Using Kotter's change model for implementing bedside handoff

Small, A., Gist, D., Souza, D., Dalton, J., Magny-Normilus, C., & David, D. (2016). Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 31(4), 304-309. 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000212