Christine T Kovner
FAAN PhD RN
Professor Emerita
christine.kovner@nyu.edu
1 212 998 5312
433 First Ave
New York, NY 10010
United States
Christine T Kovner's additional information
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Christine Tassone Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Mathy Mezey Professor of Geriatric Nursing at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and a senior faculty associate at the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. She is also a professor of medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, an affiliated faculty at NYU College of Global Public Health, and Editor-in-Chief of Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice. She is a highly-respected nurse educator and researcher with more than 150 published articles. Kovner maintains an active research program involving studies on quality improvement, RN working conditions, and nursing care costs. For five years she was the principal investigator for the TL1 Pre- and Post-Doctoral Program of NYU's NIH funded Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Kovner was the principal investigator of a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation studying the career trajectories of newly licensed registered nurses over the first ten years of their careers. As a clinical nurse, she was proud to provide COVID vaccinations.
Among her many honors, in 2019 Prof. Kovner received the Excellence in Policy Award from Nursing Outlook for “Diversity and education of the nursing workforce 2006-2016,” the IRGNI Research Mentorship Award from Academy Health (2018), the Eastern Nursing Research Society Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award (2018), the Golden Pen Award from the Journal for Healthcare Quality (2007), and the Lavinia Dock Distinguished Service Award from the New York Counties Registered Nurses Association.
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PhD - New York UniversityMSN - University of PennsylvaniaBS - Columbia University School of NursingPost-doctoral Fellowship - Robert Wagner School of Public Service, NYU
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Nursing workforceCommunity/population health
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American Academy of Nursing FellowAcademyHealthCouncil for the Advancement of Nursing ScienceSigma Theta TauInternational Association of Clinical Research Nurses
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Faculty Honors Awards
IRGNI Research Mentorship Award, Academy Health (2018)Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award (2018)Treasurer, CGFNS International, Inc. (2016)Distinguished Alumna Award, New York University, College of Nursing (2012)Nursing Outlook Excellence in Policy Award for “State Mandatory Overtime Regulations and Newly Licensed Nurses’ Mandatory and Voluntary Overtime and Total Work Hours.” (2012)Vernice Ferguson Faculty Scholar Award, New York University, College of Nursing (2010)Golden Pen Award for “Exploring the Utility of Automated Drug Alerts in Home Healthcare,” Journal for Healthcare Quality (2007)Health Policy and Legislation Award, New York University, College of Nursing (2006)Honorary Recognition Award, New York Counties Registered Nurses Association (1999)Best of Image Award in Health Policy Scholarship, for “Nurse Staffing Levels and Adverse Events Following Surgery in U. S. Hospitals," Journal of Nursing (1999)Alumni Award for Distinguished Career in Nursing, Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital Alumni Association (1996)Distinguished Nurse Researcher, Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association (1994)Lavinia Dock Distinguished Service Award, New York Counties Registered Nurses Association (1992)Martha E. Rogers Scholarship Award, Upsilon Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau (1983) -
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Publications
Factors influencing long-term home care utilization by the older population: Implications for targeting
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Failed retrieving data.Is there another nursing shortage? What the data tell us
Failed retrieving data.Nurse staffing levels and adverse events following surgery in U.S. hospitals
Failed retrieving data.Research questions about the nursing labor supply: participation, wages, and pipeline issues.
Failed retrieving data.Strengthening the caregiving workforce.
Failed retrieving data.Visiting scholar at the agency for health care policy and research (AHCPR): A stranger in a strange land or the dream, the nightmare, and the reality
Failed retrieving data.Counting nurses
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