Kathleen Gray, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C
Associate Professor
Program Director - Doctor of Nursing Practice Executive Leadership Program
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Kathleen Gray, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C
Associate Professor
Program Director - Doctor of Nursing Practice Executive Leadership Program
Research & Clinical Interests
The integration of female veterans post deployment
Population management of chronic disease states in primary care with a focus on type 2 diabetes and COPD
Transitional care from hospital discharge to home
Parkinsons disease management in primary care
Nursing care of patients with COVID-19
Education
DNP, Robert Morris University (2010)
MSN, DeSales University (2000)
BSN, Cedar Crest College (1987)
Publications
Gray, K., Dorney, P., Hoffman, L & Crawford, A. (2021, August). Nurses' pandemic lives: A mixed-methods study of experiences during COVID-19. Applied Nursing Research Volume 60, 151437 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2021.151437.
Bulfin, S.J., Ellis, K.K., Moore, K.S., Nickasch, B.L., Gray, K., et al (2016) Academic Practice Partnerships: Sharing the Vision for Advanced Nurse Education, National Organization fo Nurse Practitioenr Faculties. White Paper
Gray, K., Romboli, J. (2013). Low Density Lippoprotein Cholesterol Control Rates in Type 2 Diabetes in Independent Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Practices. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 25(8), 424-430.
Certifications
Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
professional organizations
Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
Lehigh Valley Association of Nurse practitioners
Sigma Theta Tau
Parkinson’s Foundation
American College of Nurse Practitioners
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
National League of Nurses
presentations
(2021) Podium presentation, 4th International Conference on Nursing Science and Practice, virtual.” Nurses’ Pandemic Lives: Challenges During COVID-19.”
(2020) Podium presentation at the Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference, Virtual. “Parkinson’s Disease: More Than Just Tremors”
(2018) Presentation to Family Practice Residents: “Tobacco Abuse, USPSTF Guidelines, Upper Abdominal Abdominal Complaints: diagnosis and treatment.
(2018) Podium Presentation at the Doctors of Nursing Practice National Conference in Palm Springs, CA. “Behavior Health Concerns in Veterans Post Deployment.”
(2016) Poster Presentation at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) in Seattle, Washington. “Integrating Veterans’ Health into Graduate Nurse Practitioner Curricula.”
(2015) Presentation during Lobby Day to Pennsylvania House of Representatives regard support of SB 717 granting full practice authority to nurse practitioners in Pennsylvania
(2015) Integration of Wagner’s Chronic Care Model as a framework for teaching nurse practitioner students how to manage chronic disease states in primary care. AACN Conference St. Petersburg, FL
(2011) Cancer Screening Guidelines. Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
research grants
2020 Grant: HRSA Grant, Moravian College School of Nursing and Public Health MSN-NP graduate program awared to support tuition for students who are committed to nursing education upon graduation
2019 Grant: Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty Program, Parkinson’s Foundation, Weill-Cornell/New York Presbyterian, New York, N.Y 2017-18 Grant: INFocus Grant from Moravian College. Developed a program module to educate nursing students in the care of veterans post deployment. Presented to the community and to the undergraduate and graduate nursing students. Integrated this module into the nursing curriculum. |