Angela Marie Gerolamo, PhD, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Professor
Program Director - Pyschiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Contact Information
901 Walnut Street
Suite 713
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-503-8054
215-503-0376 fax
Professor
Program Director - Pyschiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Research & Clinical Interests
Dr. Gerolamo is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with more than two decades of experience in the mental health field. She is an expert in evaluation design and has led numerous healthcare and educational program evaluations for government and private clients. Her research interests include assessing psychosocial factors that contribute to healthcare use and examining unmet behavioral health needs of vulnerable populations. As Chair of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association’s Workforce Taskforce, Dr. Gerolamo led the analysis and reporting of survey data on the psychiatric nursing workforce. Her prior work has been funded through the Provost’s Clinical Research Award and the Emergency Medicine Foundation and Emergency Nurses Association Research Grant Award.
Education
Post-Masters Degree, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Drexel University (2020)
PhD, University of Pennsylvania (2006)
MSN, Temple University (2002)
BSN, Bloomsburg University (1997)
Publications
- A theoretical framework for Acute Care Nurse Stress Appraisal: Application of the transactional model of stress and coping
- Mental Health Diagnoses on the Mini International Psychiatric Interview Are Associated With Higher Scores on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
- Design and Implementation of a Nursing Capstone Across a Multisite Health System
- Psychiatric Nursing Workforce Survey: Results and Implications
- Voices from frontline nurses on care quality and patient safety during COVID-19: An application of the Donabedian model
Certification
- American Nurses Credentialing Center, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, 2020-2025
Professional Organizations
- American Psychiatric Nurse’s Association, 2003-Present
- Workforce Committee, 2018-Present
- Representative for the Behavioral Health Workforce Research Consortium, 2019- Present
Awards & Honors
- Daisy Award Nominee, Jefferson College of Nursing (2023)
- Thomas Jefferson University Award for Mentoring (2022)
- Provost Award for Interdisciplinary Team Research, Thomas Jefferson University (2020)
- Outstanding Research in Telehealth Award, 2020
- Ann Burgess Endowment Award, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
- Nurse in Washington Internship Program, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2005
- Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Temple University, 2002
Podium Presentations
- Gerolamo, A.M., Delaney, K., Black, P., Phoenix, B., Rushton, A. & Stallings, J. "Demographic characteristics and practice profiles of the psychiatric mental health nursing workforce." Podium presentation at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA, October 2022.
- Gerolamo, A.M., Doucette, J., McLean, S.A., Santulli, G., Herfarth, N.C, Ikoma, M.M., Pedersen, C.T., & Marino, M.A. "Implementation of the heroes health initiative: Apartnership between nursing hospital leadership and a college of nursing." Podium presentation at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KT, October 2021.
- Umland, E., Gerolamo, A.M., Sicks, S., & Collins, L. “Development and implementation of a comprehensive evaluation plan: The cornerstone of centers for interprofessional practice and education.” Workshop presentation at Collaborating Across Borders Conference VII, Indianapolis, IN, October 2019.
- Umland, E., Gerolamo, A.M., & Traczuk, A. “A qualitative evaluation of the student hotspotting learning collaborative.” Podium presentation at Collaborating Across Borders Conference VII, Indianapolis, IN, October 2019.
- Rising K.L., LaNoue M., Gerolamo A.M., Gentsch A., Doty, A.M.B., Chuang D., & Powell R.E. “Patient uncertainty during an emergency department visit and 30-day emergency department returns.” Podium presentation at Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Conference, Indianapolis, IN, September 2018
- Rising K.L., Powell R.E., Gerolamo A.M., Gentsch A., Nord G., Kovalsky D., & LaNoue M. Pilot testing of the “Response to Symptoms” scale to measure patient uncertainty in the emergency department. Podium presentation at the American College of Emergency Physicians Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, October 2017.
- Gerolamo, A.M., Conroy, K., & Roemer, G. “An evaluation of the New Jersey Nursing Initiative Faculty Preparation Program: Scholar and program outcomes.” Podium presentation at the National League for Nursing Education Summit, Orlando, FL, September 2016
- Hanson-Zalot, M., & Gerolamo, A.M. “The voices of graduates: Informing faculty practices to promote NCLEX success.” Podium presentation at the National League for Nursing Education Summit, Orlando, FL, September 2016.
- Shaffer, K., Gerolamo, A.M., Brown, D., & Egger, S. “Health is H.E.R.E.: A radical change to student clinical experiences.” Podium presentation at the National League for Nursing Education Summit, Orlando, FL, September 2016.
- Szajna, A., Gerolamo, A.M, Newman, S. D., Gregoski, M., & Hudson, S. Health practices and interactions with the US healthcare system experienced by Bhutanese refugees: A model for community engagement with resettled refugees. Podium presentation at the North American Annual Refugee Health Conference, Rochester, NY, June 2016.
- Shaffer, K., Gerolamo, A.M., Brown, D., & Egger, S. “Lessons learned during early implementation of a concept-based curricul Podium presentation at the Concept-Based Learning Institute, Orlando, FL, February 2016.
- Gerolamo, A.M., Jack, D., Szajna, A., Frederick, D., & Muccitelli, J. “Implementation and evaluation of using a trained actor to practice.” Podium presentation at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Orlando, FL, October 2015.
- Gerolamo, Angela M., Jung Y. Kim, and Jonathan D. Brown. “Lessons from Three Models of Integrated Care for Medicaid Benefi Center for Studying Disability Policy Research Forum, Mathematica Policy Research, Washington, DC, June 2013.
- Kim, Jung Y., Tricia Collins Higgins, Dominick Esposito, Mark Flick, Angela M. Gerolamo, and Allison Hamblin. “Behavioral-Physi Show Promise for Reducing Emergency Department Use and Psychiatric Hospitalizations.” Presentation at the AcademyHealth Orlando, FL, June 2012.
- Gerolamo, Angela M., Grace Roemer, and Amy Krilla. “Evaluation of the New Jersey Nursing Initiative.” Presentation at the New Annual Conference, Princeton, NJ, October 2010.
- Gerolamo, A.M., & Roemer, G.F. “U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mental health residential rehabilitation treatment program quality review project.” Podium presentation at the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program: Continuing the Transformation Conference, Dallas, TX, May 2009.
- Gerolamo, A.M. “Nurse in Washington internship program.” Podium presentation at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Conference, Nashville, TN, November 2005.