Program Overview
NYU Meyers encourages interested scholars to apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Nursing Science. The fellowship program supports outstanding early-career investigators whose research advances the mission to transform health outcomes through rigorous, innovative, and impactful nursing science.
Application Status: We are not currently accepting applications for 2027, but we anticipate reopening for future opportunities beginning in 2028. To express your interest and be notified if an opening occurs, please register through our Interest Form.
Our faculty lead research programs across four major focus areas:
- Adults, Aging, and Serious Illness — geriatrics, palliative, and long-term care; management and treatment of serious illness; mental health and well-being.
- Health Services Research — health systems, policy, and workforce issues
- Maternal, Reproductive, and Child Health — reproductive, maternal, perinatal, neonatal, childhood, and adolescent health and well-being, and their connections to social, biological, and structural factors.
- Population Precision Health and Chronic Conditions — individualized prevention and treatment, data-driven interventions, proactive health strategies, and investigation of underlying biomolecular mechanisms.
Postdoc Affairs & Resources
Explore university-wide postdoctoral guidelines, central funding databases, and campus-wide professional development events.
NYU Central Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Meyers Postdoc Leadership & Contact
- Reach out directly to the Meyers Program Director and departmental administration for nursing-specific inquiries.
- Director: Daniel David, PhD, RN
- Email: nursing.postdoc@nyu.edu
Meet our current postdoc associates:
Postdoctoral within the college work closely with faculty mentors on projects that range across a number of topics and closely align with our Research Cores and Collaboratives.
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Jia Yin Ruan, PhD
Dr. Jia Yin Ruan is an NYU Postdoctoral Associate researching aging and dementia caregiving. Using mixed-methods, she develops innovative interventions for sleep and integrative health, with a specific focus on Asian community well-being and traditional Chinese medicine.
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Andrew D. Jopson, PhD, MPH
Dr. Andrew Jopson is a postdoctoral associate and supports Dr. Travers's R01 grant evaluating the effects of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) on nursing home staff and residents. His research aims to develop and evaluate policies that improve the care experiences of older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers.
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Hillary J. Dutton, PhD, MPH, RN
Dr. Hillary J. Dutton, PhD, MPH, RN, is an NYU Postdoctoral Associate and supports Dr. Allison Squires' Global Consortium of Nursing & Midwifery Studies (GCNMS) in the development of the Nursing Human Resource Development Index, which aims to establish the first internationally standardized set of workforce indicators for the nursing profession. Her research focuses on health care services for LGBTQ+ communities, particularly on the intersections of health systems, the workforce, care delivery, and individual and structural outcomes.