Overview
NYU Meyers College of Nursing is part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-funded NY/NJ Education and Research Center (T42-OH-008422), where we have a training program in occupational and environmental health nursing (OEHN). The purpose of the PhD/DNP OEHN training program is to prepare nurse leaders in OEHN. We prepare nurse scientists (PhD) to conduct interdisciplinary occupational and environmental health-focused research that will advance nursing science, inform clinical practice, and influence the education of future nursing professionals. Our DNP graduates are prepared to provide evidence-based advanced practice clinical care in OEHN, lead interdisciplinary healthcare teams in occupational health and safety, and educate future practitioners in OEHN.
Requirements
PhD | DNP |
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OEHN PhD trainees will successfully complete at least 12 credits in occupational and environmental health coursework. | Use three DNP elective course credits in an OEHN course delivered by NYU Meyers faculty who are experts in the field. |
Complete a dissertation focused on an OEHN topic e.g. workplace exposures, workforce issues, safety. | Focus the DNP Project on a clinical question related to occupational and/or environmental health in the workplace. OEHN DNP trainees will complete at least 200 clinical hours in OEHN nursing as part of the 400-hour DNP clinical hour requirement. |
Participate in interdisciplinary journal club, field trips, and other OEHN-related experiences and scholarly activities. | Participate in interdisciplinary journal club, field trips, and other OEHN-related experiences and scholarly activities. |
Why OEHN?
- Financial support
- One-on-one mentorship from expert faculty and practitioners
- Intraprofessional learning with NYU Meyers DNP and PhD students
- Interprofessional collaboration and experiences with students across the NY/NJ Education and Research Center
Meet the 2023 - 2024 OEHN Trainees:
DNP Trainees
Sadie Mercer, BSN, RN
PhD Students
Vanessa Caiazzo, MPH, RN
Research interest: Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers
Natalie Hellmers, MSN, ACNP-BC, RN
Research interest: Work-life balance among family caregivers of adults with Parkinson's Disease
Kathryn Leep-Lazar, BSN, RN
Research interests: Nursing burnout, nursing turnover, and occupational health of nurses
Maile Mercer MSN, RN, CCRN
Research interests: burnout prevention, secondary-trauma exposure and effective resilience training in nurses and student nurses.
Past Trainees
Jenni Duc Nguyen, MSN, FNP-B
DNP project: Blood-borne Pathogen Exposure Prevention e-Learning
Halia Melnyk, MPH, RN
Dissertation title: Health-related quality of life and work in postmenopausal women with breast cancer during aromatase inhibitor therapy
Jin Jun, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN
Dissertation title: The relationship between nursing unit-level organizational culture and the use of evidence-based practice among nurses in hospitals
Melissa T. Ojemeni, PhD, MA, RN, PCCN
Dissertation title: Comparative policy responses to managing international nurse migration to the United States and United Kingdom from 2004 - 2014
Shani Irby, DNP, MSN, ANP-BC
DNP project: Educational outreach visits to improve the implementation and adherence to a treatment template for patients with an occupational and environmental exposure related cancer being treated in an ambulatory oncology setting
Mimi Niles, PhD, CNM, MPH
Dissertation title: Relationship-Centered Midwifery Care: A case study of midwives working in an urban public hospital
Laura Ridge, PhD, ANP-BC, AAHIVE
Dissertation title: A case study of how task-shifting influences the intellectual capital of nursing in Liberia
Lauren Ghazal, PhD, FNP-BC
Dissertation title: Exploring Multilevel Factors Influencing Quality of Life in Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Mixed Methods Approach
Le-Jeune Sealey-Horsford, DNP, MS, FNP-BC, NP-C, RNC-MNN
DNP project: Improving Preventative Screening for World Trade Center Responders Through a Structured Communication Guide: A Quality Improvement Intervention
Ganesh Ram, DNP, AGPCNP-BC
- DNP project: Introduction of an Ergonomics Education Program to Increase Awareness of Upper Body Mechanics among Dental Practitioners
Yvelande Couamin, DNP, FNP
DNP project: Introduction of an Ergonomics Education Program to Increase Awareness of Upper Body Mechanics among Dental Practitioners
![PhD Students and faculty stand in front of their poster presentation.](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Group%20photo.jpg)
L to R Prof. Victoria Vaughan Dickson, Program Director, Jin Jun, Mimi Niles, Prof. Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Program Deputy Director, Melissa Ojemeni
![Mimi Niles and Laura Ridge present a poster](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Group_3.png)
![Jin Jun in immersion suit](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Jin%20immersion%20suit.jpg)
![2019 NJ/NY ERC Scientific Research Day at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine](/sites/default/files/inline-images/IMG_5381_02.jpg)
![T42 trainees at ENRS](/sites/default/files/inline-images/IMG_9277.jpg)
Congrats Grads
2018 Graduates
2019 Graduates
2021 Graduates
2023 Graduation
Contact
Program Director: Amy Witkoski Stimpfel