Ameera Chakravarthy, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC

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Ameera Chakravarthy, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC
  • Specialty Director, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner / Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
    Organizational Systems and Adult Health
  • Assistant Professor
    Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Location:
Room 355C, School of Nursing Building
Phone:
410-706-6297
Office Hours:
by appointment
Office Hours:
by appointment
Email:
I am currently accepting new PhD students.

Education

  • BSN, Nursing, University of Maryland School of Nursing, 2002
  • MSN, Family Health and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
  • PhD, University of Maryland School of Nursing , 2023

Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research

  • Date:
    2017 - 2018
    Title:
    Nurse Educator Doctoral Grant
    Sponsoring Organization:
    MHEC
    Role:
    Principal

Research Interests

  • Nurse led interventions to increase protein intake and physical activity in hospitalized older adults
    Optimizing Function and Physical Activity
    Measurement of physical activity and protein intake

Research Activity

  • Duration:
    2020 - Current
    Title:
    GAPNAF Dissertation Foundation Grant
    Description:
    $2000
    Status:
    On-Going

Presentations

  • Year:
    2018
    Title:
    Strategies for Sarcopenia
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    38th Annual GAPNA Conference
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
    Location:
    Washington DC DC United States
  • Year:
    2019
    Title:
    An Approach for improving engagement in health policy among Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/ DNP students
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    2019 Twelfth National Doctors of Nursing Practice
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc.
    Location:
    washington DC United States
  • Year:
    2019
    Title:
    Using PHOTOFOOD and Recall to Assess Adherence to Protein Intake in Older Cardiac Surgery Patients (poster presentation) University of Maryland Center for Research on Aging Symposium Baltimore, Maryland
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    University of Maryland Center for Research on Aging Symposium 2019
    Sponsoring Organization:
    University of Maryland Center for Research on Aging Symposium Baltimore, Maryland
    Location:
    Baltimore MD United States
  • Year:
    2023
    Title:
    Comparison of Cut-Points for Predicting Physical Activity Intensity in Older Adults (poster presentation). Abstract submitted and accepted for the upcoming Gerontological Society of America’s 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Florida.
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Gerontological Society of America’s 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Gerontological Society of America’
    Location:
    Tampa FL United States

Areas of Specialization

  • Surgical management, nurse led interventions to increase protein intake and function, Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS), simulation in acute care education

Primary Teaching Areas

  • NDNP 822, NDNP 825, NDNP 826, NDNP 829
    NDNP 810, 811, 812, 813

Honors/Awards

  • Name:
    University of Maryland School of Nursing Alumni Association Award for Outstanding PhD Graduate
    Sponsoring organization:
    UMSON
    Date:
    December 2022
  • Name:
    Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing Nomination 2017 Nursing Excellence Awards
    Sponsoring organization:
    University of Maryland Medical Center
    Date:
    May 2017
  • Name:
    Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Program Award for Excellence in Gerontological Nursing
    Sponsoring organization:
    University of Maryland School of Nursing
    Date:
    May 2017

Academic and Professional Activities

University

  • Date:
    2014 - Current
    Organization:
    UMMC
    Role:
    UM Nursing committee (UMMC-UMSON) partnership
  • Date:
    2019 - Current
    Organization:
    Faculty Search Committee: Clinical Simulation Lab
    Role:
    Faculty Search Committee member
  • Date:
    2019 - 2019
    Organization:
    Institute for Educators in Nursing and Health Professions
    Role:
    Teaching Practicum Mentor

Professional

  • Date:
    2019 - 2020
    Organization:
    School of Medicine
    Role:
    Affiliate member of the Center for Research on Aging here at UMB