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

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)

Risk Factors of Obesity in Veterans of Recent Conflicts: Need for Diabetes Prevention

Wischik, D. L., Magny-Normilus, C., & Whittemore, R. (2019). Current Diabetes Reports, 19(9). 10.1007/s11892-019-1191-9

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Abstract

Purpose of Review: To identify factors associated with obesity in veterans of the recent, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and Operation New Dawn (OND) war conflicts. Recent Findings: Over 44% OEF/OIF/OND veterans are obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2), which exceeds the national obesity prevalence rate of 39% in people younger than 45. Obesity increases morbidity, risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), and mortality as well as decreases quality of life. A scoping review method was used to identify factors associated with obesity in young veterans. Military exposures, such as multiple deployments and exposure to combat, contribute to challenges in re-integration to civilian life in all veterans. Factors that contribute to increased risk for obesity include changes in eating patterns/eating disorders, changes in physical activity, physical disability, and psychological comorbidity. These conditions can contribute to a rapid weight gain trajectory, changes in metabolism, and obesity. Summary: Young veterans face considerable challenges related to obesity risk. Further research is needed to better understand young veterans' experiences and health needs in order to adapt or expand existing programs and improve access, engagement, and metabolic outcomes in this vulnerable population.

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

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