Veronica P. Njie-Carr, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FWACN

• Associate Professor
  Organizational Systems and Adult Health

Location:

Room 465C, School of Nursing Building

Phone:

410-706-4808

Email:

• Post Doctoral fellowship, Multidisciplinary Health Disparities Research, Johns Hopkins University, 2010
• PhD, Nursing Science, The Catholic University of America, 2007
• MSN, Nursing, The Catholic University, 1996
• BSN, Nursing, Howard University, 1992
• Diploma, Nursing, Gambia College and Midwifery, 1985

• Date:

  2016 - 2018

  Title:

  Impact of Culturally-specific Danger Assessment on Safety, Mental Health and Empowerment

  Sponsoring Organization:

  Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

  Role:

  Co-Investigator

• Title:

  Improving Health for All of Us in Baltimore and Beyond (All of Us Research Program)

  Sponsoring Organization:

  AACN

  Role:

  Co-Principal

• Date:

  2018 - 2020

  Title:

  Impact of Culturally-specific Danger Assessment on Safety, Mental Health and Empowerment

  Sponsoring Organization:

  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

  Role:

  Co-Investigator

• Title:

  Strengthening Capacity in Health Research Ethics and Methodologies in The Gambia

  Sponsoring Organization:

  UMB - President's Global Impact Fund

  Role:

  Multiple Principal Investigator

• Systematic cross-cultural investigations to reduce contextual and structural health disparities among women of African descent who are at risk or living with HIV.
  Specific to cultural, social, behavioral, and biomedical factors of HIV-related disparities.
  mHealth interventions to address HIV related disparities.
  Global health and related disparities.
  
  Evaluation of teaching effectiveness.

• Countering the negative health effects of racial injustice and systemic racism - call to action, call to support: Racial Equity & Inclusion Series Part I. Outlook, a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. https://www.sbm.org/publications/outlook/issues/spring-2021/countering-the-negative-health-effects-of-racial-injustice-and-systemic-racism/full-article?utm_source=SBM%20Outlook&utm_medium=html%20email&utm_term=Spring%202021&utm_campaign=SBM%20Outlook%20Spring%202021
• Himelhoch, S., Njie-Carr, V. P., Peeples, A., Awuah, C., Federline, A. & Morton, I. (2021). Evaluation of smoking cessation interventions for veterans in HIV clinics in the United States: a theory-informed concurrent mixed-method study. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 9 (1), 724-740. doi:https://doi.10.1080/21642850.2021.1967159
• Safety planning with marginalized survivors of intimate partner violence: Challenges of conducting safety planning intervention research with marginalized women. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177%2F15248380211013136
• Njie-Carr, V. P., Sabri, B., Messing, J. T., Ward-Lasher, A., Marea, C., Wachter, K., et al (2020). Understanding intimate partner violence among immigrant and refugee women: A grounded theory analysis. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2020.1796870
• Njie-Carr, V. P., Zhu, S., Williams, G. C., Corless, I. & Himelhoch, S. (2020, August). Evaluation of a technology-enhanced intervention for older women with HIV infection: A proof of concept study. AIDS Care. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2020.1810617
• Njie-Carr, V. P. (2020, February). Disparities in the academy: Accounting for the elephant. (978-1-6461-0641-7). Pittsburg, PA, United States: Dorrance Publisher, Inc.
• Njie-Carr, V. P. & (2019, November). The syndemic interaction of intimate partner violence, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV infection among African American women: Best practices and strategies. . Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma. doi:doi:10.1080/10926771.2019.1667464
• Njie-Carr, V. P., Sabri, B., Messing, J. T., Ward, A., Johnson-Agbakwu, C., Burnette, C., et al (2019, September 24). Methodological and Ethical considerations in research with immigrant and refugee survivors of Intimate partner violence. Interpersonal Violence. doi:10.1177/0886260519877951
• Sabri, B., Njie-Carr, V. P., Messing, J. T., Glass, N., Hanson, G., Brockie, T., et al (2019, January (1st Quarter/Winter)). A culturally-tailored weWomen and ourCircle online intervention for safety, mental health and empowerment of abused immigrant, refugee and indigenous women: The study protocol. Clinical Trials.

• Year:

  2021

  Title:

  Diversifying the investigator workforce: Overview & Context

  Sponsoring Organization:

  Society of Behavioral Medicine, Women’s Health and Health Equity SIG webinar.

• Year:

  2021

  Title:

  My Health Equity Journey

  Conference/Meeting Name:

  UMB SON Health Equity Interest Group

  Sponsoring Organization:

  UMB SON Health Equity Group Meeting

• Year:

  2020

  Title:

  Technology-based applications (apps) for HIV Care.

  Conference/Meeting Name:

  Montgomery County Health Department

  Sponsoring Organization:

  Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education & Training Center (AETC).

• Year:

  2020

  Title:

  UMB – POEM Event: Inter-professional Panel on Systemic Racism in the Workplace

  Conference/Meeting Name:

  UMB - POEM Event

  Sponsoring Organization:

  UMB

• Year:

  2019

  Title:

  Beyond the Checked Box – Diversity in Black

  Conference/Meeting Name:

  ISLSI Black History Month Event

  Sponsoring Organization:

  ISLSI-UMB

  Location:

  Baltimore MD United States

• Year:

  2018

  Title:

  Cross-Sectional Predictors of Neurocognitive and Physical Function in Older Women with HIV Infection. The Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS)

  Conference/Meeting Name:

  SBM

• Year:

  2018

  Title:

  Engendering resilience to survive in the lives of abused immigrant and Refugee women: A grounded-theory study

  Sponsoring Organization:

  Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International (NNVAWI) Conference

  Location:

  Ontario Canada

• HIV and related disparities; Women's health; Global health; Cross-cultural research

• Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice
  Biostatistics for Evidence-Based Practice
  Professional Writing

• Title:

  Virtual U.S. Virtual Future Leaders Topical Seminar on Global Health at the UMB

  Type:

  Internet

  Date:

  May 2021

• Title:

  Gambian Diaspora Experts Initiative

  Name:

  Sound Cloud - Interview with Saul Badjie

  Type:

  Internet

  Date:

  November 2020

• Name:

  Fellow Leadership Institute

  Sponsoring organization:

  Society of Behavioral Medicine

• Name:

  Butler-Williams Scholar's Award

  Sponsoring organization:

  National Institute of Aging

University

• Date:

  2020 - Current

  Role:

  Board Member, UMB Global Health Advisory Board

• Date:

  2019 - 2019

  Organization:

  OSAH Faculty Search Committee

  Role:

  Member

• Date:

  2018 - 2019

  Organization:

  UMB Internationalization

  Role:

  Member