Judith Haber

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Judith Haber

APRN-BC FAAN PhD

Professor Emerita

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NEW YORK, NY 10010
United States

Dr. Judith Haber, PhD, APRN, FAAN is Professor Emerita at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing (NYU Meyers). From 1997-2022, she held significant leadership roles as Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Interim Dean, and Ursula Springer Leadership Professor in Nursing. 

Dr. Haber is the Executive Director of a national nursing oral health initiative, the Oral Health Nursing Education Practice (OHNEP) Program, funded by the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Advancement, and was the Principal Investigator on the HRSA-funded program, Teaching Oral-Systemic Health (TOSH). Dr. Haber is the lead author of the landmark (2015) AJPH publication, Putting the Mouth Back in the Head:  HEENT to HEENOT. Since 2005, Dr. Haber has been an NYU leader of interprofessional education and practice, with a special focus on oral-systemic health, collaborating with interprofessional partners at NYU College of Dentistry, NYU School of Medicine, and LIU School of Pharmacy. 

As Executive Director of OHNEP, Dr. Haber is a Core Partner of the National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health (NIIOH). She was a member of the HRSA Expert Panel that developed the 2014 Interprofessional Oral Health Core Competencies for Primary Care Providers and a member of the Technical Expert Panel that developed the 2015 Qualis Health White Paper, Oral Health: An Essential Component of Primary Care. She also contributed to the National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) 2022 report, Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges. Dr. Haber has been invited to join numerous Advisory Boards, including the Veteran’s Administration (VA) NVHAP National Advisory Board, the Primary Care Collaborative National Steering Committee on Shared Principles, the CIPCOH 100 Million Mouths Advisory Board, the National Medically Necessary Medicare Dental Benefit Consortium, and the National Maternal Child Oral Health Think Tank.  Dr. Haber has consulted, presented and published widely on interprofessional education and practice as well as oral-systemic health issues. 

Dr. Haber is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, the New York Academy of Medicine and a Board Member of the Santa Fe Group. She is the 2011 recipient of the NYU Distinguished Teaching Award, 2014 NYU Meritorious Service Award, the 2015 Sigma Theta Tau International Marie Hippensteel Lingeman Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice, the 2017 DentaQuest Health Equity Hero Award and in 2019, the OHNEP Program received an Edge Runner Award from the American Academy of Nursing.

Dr. Haber also has been an internationally recognized leader in psychiatric nursing for the past 40 years. She was the author of the award-winning, classic textbook, Comprehensive Psychiatric Nursing, published for 8 editions and translated into 5 languages. She was the recipient of the ANA Hildegarde Peplau Award and a two-time awardee of the APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year Award. Consistent with the current emphasis on integrating behavioral health in primary care, Dr. Haber has been a longtime advocate of the integration of mental health and physical health and has published widely on this topic. 

She is also a recognized expert in evidence-based practice and co-author of two award winning nursing research texts, Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-based Practice, now in its 10th edition and translated into 5 languages, and Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement.

Dr. Haber played a leadership role as Co-Principal Investigator and Principal Investigator on a series of NIH funded studies, including an R15 and RO1 investigating the effect of psychoeducational and counseling interventions on physical, emotional, and social adjustment of women with breast cancer and their partners, as well as Co-Principal Investigator on a qualitative study investigating the experience of survivorship for women with breast cancer. The findings of these studies have been disseminated in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, local and national presentations, and are frequently cited in the literature. This program of research also resulted in an award-winning four-part DVD series, Journey to Recovery: For Women with Breast Cancer and Their Partners and a book, Breast Cancer: Journey to Recovery.

 

PhD - New York University (1984)
MA - New York University (1967)
BS - Adelphi University (1965)

Mental health
Interprofessionalism
Oral-systemic health

American Academy of Nursing
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
American Nurses Association
Connecticut Nurses Association
Gerontological Society of America
National League for Nursing
New York Academy of Medicine
Santa Fe Group
Sigma Theta Tau-Alpha Omega and Upsilon Chapters

Edge Runner Award, American Academy of Nursing (2019)
Senior Scholar, Santa Fe Group (2018)
Denta Quest Health Equity Hero Awrd (2017)
Distinguished Teaching Award, New York University (2011)
Excellence in Cancer Nursing Research Award, Oncology Nursing Society (2009)
Distinguished Alumni Award, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing (2008)
Excellence in Research Award, American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2005)
Psychiatric Nurse of the Year Award, American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2005)

Advanced practice psychiatric nurses: 2004 legislative update

Haber, J., Toombs, C. F., Hamera, E., Hillyer, D., Limandri, B. J., Pagel, S., Staten, R. R., & Zimmerman, M. L. (2004). Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 10(6), 298-310. 10.1177/1078390304271860

Development of psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner competencies: Opportunities for the 21st century

Wheeler, K., & Haber, J. (2004). Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 10(3), 129-138. 10.1177/1078390304266218
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to discuss the development of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) competencies. The historical context and controversy regarding the role of advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing as well as the consensus process of a national panel charged with the development of these competencies are described. Also, implications for education, practice, research, and policy are examined. The PMHNP competencies is a seminal document that will provide direction for the future of advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nursing.

Strategic use of political influences: Endorsement of political candidates

Haber, J. (2004). Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 10(4), 195-196. 10.1177/1078390304267415

Advanced practice psychiatric nurses: 2003 legislative update

Haber, J., Hamera, E., Hillyer, D., Limandri, B., Pagel, S., Staten, R., & Zimmerman, M. (2003). Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 9(6), 205-216. 10.1016/j.japna.2003.09.002

The Haber level of differentiation of self scale

Haber, J. (2003). In C. Waltz & O. Strickland (Eds.), Measurement of nursing outcomes (3rd eds., 1–). Springer Publishing.

Information literacy as the foundation for evidence-based practice in graduate nursing education: A curriculum-integrated approach

Jacobs, S. K., Rosenfeld, P., & Haber, J. (2003). Journal of Professional Nursing, 19(5), 320-328. 10.1016/S8755-7223(03)00097-8
Abstract
Abstract
As part of a system-wide initiative to advance evidence-based practice among clinicians, graduate students, and educators, the New York University Division of Nursing embarked on a curricular initiative to integrate components of information literacy in all core courses of the master's program. Increasing competency in information literacy is the foundation for evidence-based practice and provides nursing professionals with the skills to be literate consumers of information in an electronic environment. Competency in information literacy includes an understanding of the architecture of information and the scholarly process; the ability to navigate among a variety of print and electronic tools to effectively access, search, and critically evaluate appropriate resources; synthesize accumulated information into an existing body of knowledge; communicate research results clearly and effectively; and appreciate the social issues and ethical concerns related to the provision, dissemination, and sharing of information. In collaboration with the New York University Division of Libraries' Health Sciences Librarian, instructional modules in information literacy relevant to each of the 5 core nursing master's courses were developed, complemented by a Web-based tutorial: http://library.nyu.edu/research/health/tutorial. The Web site is multifaceted, with fundamentals for the beginner, as well as more complex content for the advanced user. Course assignments were designed to promote specific competencies in information literacy and strategies for evaluating the strength of the evidence found. A survey of information literacy competencies, which assessed students' knowledge, misconceptions, and use of electronic information resources, was administered when students entered the program and at 1-year intervals thereafter.

Expanding American Nurses Association nursing quality indicators to community-based practices.

Sawyer, L. M., Berkowitz, B., Haber, J. E., Larrabee, J. H., Marino, B. L., Martin, K. S., Mason, K. P., Mastal, M. F., Nilsson, M. W., Walbridge, S. E., & Walker, M. K. (2002). Outcomes Management, 6(2), 53-61.
Abstract
Abstract
Continuing its commitment to patient care quality, the American Nurses Association appointed a committee in 1997 to expand nursing-sensitive quality indicators beyond acute care. This article is the final report describing the processes used to identify a core set of community-based quality indicators relevant to nurses across the care continuum and identifies next steps. The indicator categories are (a) change in symptom severity, (b) strength of the therapeutic alliance, (c) utilization of services, (d) client satisfaction, (e) risk reduction, (f) increase in protective factors, and (g) level of function/functional status. Potential indicators requiring further research and development are also described.

Nursing research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice

LoBiondo-Wood, G., & Haber, J. (2002). (5th eds., 1–). Mosby Elsevier.

Phoenix rising from the ashes: A mentl health opportunity

Haber, J. (2002). Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 8(1), 33-34. 10.1067/mpn.2002.122410

Prescriptive authority for advanced practice psychiatric nurses: State of the states, 2001

Kaas, M. J., Moller, M. D., Markley, J. M., Billings, C., Haber, J., Hamera, E., Leahy, L., Pagel, S., & Zimmerman, M. (2002). Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 8(3), 99-105. 10.1067/mpn.2002.125163