Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health Expert Witness | New York

Expert Qualifications

This expert has been practicing for over 40 years and has experience in both hospital and ambulatory care settings. A Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and a Certified Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist, she has been honored as a Fellow of both the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. A Former President of the Greater New York Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, she is a reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Nursing, the Journal of Pediatric Health Care, as well as The American Journal for Nurse Practitioners. The recipient of awards such as Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island and the Nelms-Miller Editorial Award by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, she is involved in research to improve the health care outcomes for children and has been awarded thousands of dollars in grants. Currently, this expert is a Clinical Professor at a major college of nursing, where she is also the Coordinator of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program and she practices as a pediatric nurse practitioner in a pediatric ambulatory care setting for at-risk infants, children, adolescents, and young adults as part of her faculty practice.

Bio Snapshot

Location: New York

B.S.N., Adelphi University

M.S.N., State University of New York - Stony Brook

Ph.D., Adelphi University

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Certified Pediatric Mental Health Specialist

Fellow, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Fellow, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Member, Nurse Practitioner Association

Member, Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society

Published, 15+ peer-reviewed articles and book chapters

Former, Nursing Care Coordinator, Mercy Hosptial

Former, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, St. Christopher-Ottilie Foster Care

Former, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Caritas Hospital

Current, Clinical Associate Professor, major college of nursing

Current, Coordinator, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program, major college of nursing

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