Cherlie Magny-Normilus

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

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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)

Essential elements and outcomes of psychological safety in the healthcare practice setting: A systematic review

LaPlante, R. D., Ponte, P. R., & Magny-Normilus, C. (2025). Applied Nursing Research, 83. 10.1016/j.apnr.2025.151946

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Background: Psychological safety is considered an essential component of highly effective teamwork in organizations, including healthcare organizations. This systematic review examines essential elements and outcomes of psychological safety in healthcare practice teams to determine best practices for implementing psychological safety. Method: A systematic literature review of published studies that described psychological safety as a variable in healthcare practice settings was conducted. Articles were included if they were published in English, peer reviewed, included nurses or physicians either individually or as part of a team, incorporated psychological safety, presented workforce or patient outcomes, and published in the past 10 years. Results: Out of 220 articles, 30 met the inclusion criteria. This review identifies five essential elements and outcomes of psychological safety in healthcare. Conclusion: This systematic review corroborates the importance of psychological safety to healthcare teams. Directing resources toward ensuring the implementation and enhancement of psychological safety in healthcare teams would improve the likelihood of reliable, safe, and high-quality healthcare delivery.

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

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Associations Between Food Security and Social Determinants of Health with Dietary Intakes–A Pilot Study

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Food insecurity and diabetes management among adults of African descent: A systematic review

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A roadmap for social determinants of health and biological nursing research in the National Institute of Nursing Research 2022–2026 Strategic Plan: Optimizing health and advancing health equity using antiracist framing

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Self-Management and Glycemic Targets in Adult Haitian Immigrants with Type 2 Diabetes: Research Protocol

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

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Glycemic control and management of cardiovascular risk factors among adults with diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study

Hassan, S., Magny-Normilus, C., Galusha, D., Adams, O. P., Maharaj, R. G., Nazario, C. M., Nunez, M., & Nunez-Smith, M. (2022). Primary Care Diabetes, 16(1), 107-115. 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.06.011

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Aims: To determine the level of glycemic control and cardiovascular (CVD) risk among adults with diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean. Methods: Baseline data from the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study (ECS) were used for the analysis. ECS participants were 40 years of age and older, residing in the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, or Barbados. Participants completed a survey, physical exam, and laboratory studies. CVD risk was calculated using the Atherosclerotic CVD risk equation. Bivariate analysis followed by multinomial logistic regression was used to assess social and biological factors (education, lifestyle, access to care, medical history) associated with level of glycemic control. Results: Twenty-three percent of participants with diabetes had an HbA1c ≥ 9% (>75 mmol/mol). Participants with diabetes had poorly controlled CVD risk factors: 70.2% had SBP ≥ 130 mmHg, 52.2% had LDL ≥ 100 mg/dl (2.59 mmol/L), and 73.2% had a 10-year CVD risk of more than 10%. Age and education level were significant, independent predictors of glycemic control. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of uncontrolled diabetes among adults in ECS. The high burden of elevated CVD risk explains the premature mortality we see in the region. Strategies are needed to improve glycemic control and CVD risk factor management among individuals with diabetes in the Caribbean.

Implications for Self-Management among African Caribbean Adults with Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review

Magny-Normilus, C., Hassan, S., Sanders, J., Longhurst, C., Lee, C. S., & Jurgens, C. Y. (2022). Biomedicines, 10(11). 10.3390/biomedicines10112735

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Mental health problems are common among individuals suffering from chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Self-management is essential in preventing NCD progression. Mental health problems can impede the ability to self-manage one’s NCDs. The African Caribbean population in the United States suffers from a high burden of NCDs and has unique societal factors that alter disease management. This systematic review aimed to better understand the burden of mental health problems among African Caribbean adults with one or more NCDs and explore the association between mental health disorders and the level of control of NCDs. A literature search was conducted for original research documenting the prevalence of mental illnesses in individuals with NCDs. Data were descriptively summarized. Fourteen studies met inclusion criteria. Three themes emerged: (1) prevalence of comorbid mental health problems and chronic NCDs; (2) factors that mitigate or mediate the association between mental health problems and chronic NCDs—(a) factors influencing self-management; (b) association between mental health and NCD outcome studies focused on (b1) risk factors and (b2) protective factors; and (3) varied results. Chronic disease self-management and disease outcomes are influenced by mental problems and the association is mitigated by complex factors in the African Caribbean population.

Racial and Ethnic Cardiometabolic Risk Disparities in the Type 1 Diabetes Exchange Clinic Registry Cohort

Griggs, S., Blanchette, J. E., Hickman, R. L., Magny-Normilus, C., Baskin, R. G., Margevicius, S., & Hatipoglu, B. (2022). Endocrine Practice, 28(12), 1237-1243. 10.1016/j.eprac.2022.10.003

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Objective: To determine whether individuals from a historically underrepresented racial group have a higher cardiometabolic risk than historically represented individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) considering socioeconomic deprivation. Methods: We used the multivariable logistic and linear regression models to examine socioeconomic deprivation (upper 10th percentile) by race/ethnicity interaction for each cardiometabolic risk factor and cardiometabolic risk burden score, respectively, across 6320 zip code tabulation areas. We also determined the age-adjusted prevalence of low, moderate, and high cardiometabolic risks defined as 0, 1 to 2, and 3 or more risk factors for hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia, and off-target glycemia for non-Hispanic White (n = 15 746), non-Hispanic Black (n = 1019), Hispanic (n = 1115), and other (n = 887), respectively. Results: The sample comprised 18 767 adolescents and adults with T1D. Those identifying as non-Hispanic Black were more likely to have a high cardiometabolic risk profile, including a 4.5-fold increase in the odds of off-target glycemia, a twofold increase in the odds of systolic hypertension, and 0.29 (unadjusted) and 0.46 (adjusted) increases in a higher cardiometabolic risk burden compared with non-Hispanic White individuals (P < .01). Those identifying as Hispanic had a 3.4-fold increase in the odds of off-target glycemia but were less likely to be overweight/obese or have systolic hypertension compared with non-Hispanic White. However, the lower likelihood of overweight/obesity and hypertension did not persist after considering covariates. Conclusion: There is a need to investigate additional determinants of racially/ethnically underrepresented cardiometabolic health, including structural racism and implicit bias in cardiometabolic care for individuals with T1D.

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