Ashley Graham-Perel, CNE, MS, RN-BC, is a clinical instructor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Her research interests include diversity and inclusivity in nursing (specifically nursing education) with a focus on their impact on admission, retention, and success rates of diverse nursing students. She is a certified nurse educator who specializes in medical-surgical nursing. She has experience in coordinating and directing innovative nurse-driven projects. She has substantial experience in effectively orienting new graduate registered nurses to their professional roles.
Graham-Perel served as a nurse residency program coordinator; developed a certification cohort to facilitate the preparation and completion of staff nurses earning board certifications; and initiated an Evidence-Based Practice committee in an acute care setting and successfully reduced the occurrence of central line associated bloodstream infections with the development of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team program.
Prior to joining the faculty at NYU Meyers, she worked as a clinical nurse educator in a nursing professional development department.
Graham-Perel received her MS in nursing education from NYU Meyers and BSN from New York City College of Technology. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the Nurse Executive Program at Teachers College, Columbia University.
