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

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Veronica P. Njie-Carr, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FWACN
  • Professor
    Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Location:
Room 465C, School of Nursing Building
Phone:
410-706-4808
Office Hours:
As Announced
Email:
Personal Website
I am currently accepting new PhD students.

Education

  • 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

Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research

  • Date:
    2022 - 2027
    Title:
    Strengthening capacity in health research ethics and methodology in the Gambia
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2020 - 2021
    Title:
    Strengthening Capacity in Health Research Ethics and Methodologies in The Gambia
    Sponsoring Organization:
    UMB - President's Global Impact Fund
    Role:
    Multiple Principal Investigator
  • 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
  • Date:
    2018 - 2019
    Title:
    Improving Health for All of Us in Baltimore and Beyond (All of Us Research Program)
    Sponsoring Organization:
    AACN
    Role:
    Co-Principal
  • 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

Research Interests

  • Systematic investigations in cross-cultural research to reduce contextual and structural health inequities among women of African descent 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 inequities.
    Evaluation of teaching effectiveness.

Publications

  • Njie-Carr VPS,, Zhu, S., Stafford, K. A., Tong, W., Plankey, M., Sharma, A., et al. (2023, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 1). Intersectionality of Socioecological Factors Associated With Cognitive Function Among Older Women With HIV in the United States: A Structural Equation Model Analysis Using Data From the Women's Interagency HIV Study.. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC, 34 (1), 83-95. doi:10.1097/JNC.0000000000000376
  • Fedina, L., Barr, E., Ting, L., Shah, R., Chayhitz, M., Goodmark, L., et al. (2023, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 1). Intimate Partner Violence Training and Readiness to Respond among Students, Staff, and Faculty in Three Institutions in the United States.. Journal of interpersonal violence, 38 (1-2), NP2182-NP2206. doi:10.1177/08862605221099948
  • Sharps, P., Alexander, K., Njie-Carr, V. P. & Alhusen, J. (2023, May 1). How can adapting anti-racism move nursing closer to equity?. Journal of advanced nursing, 79 (5), e30-e32. doi:10.1111/jan.15626
  • Wise, J., Caiola, C. & Njie-Carr, V. P. (2023, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 1). A Fundamental Shift in Nursing is a Requisite for Achieving Health Equity: The Nurses' Role in Addressing Social Determinants of Health.. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC, 34 (1), 125-131. doi:10.1097/JNC.0000000000000383
  • Alhusen, J., Smeltzer, S., Laughon, K., Hughes, R., Alexander, K., Njie-Carr, V. P., et al. (2023, May 1). Disability and violence: Urgent call for data to achieve equity.. Journal of advanced nursing, 79 (5), e33-e35. doi:10.1111/jan.15653
  • Sabri, B., Tharmarajah, S., Njie-Carr VPS,, Messing, J. T., Loerzel, E., Arscott, J., et al. (2022, December 1). Safety Planning With Marginalized Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Challenges of Conducting Safety Planning Intervention Research With Marginalized Women.. Trauma, violence & abuse, 23 (5), 1728-1751. doi:10.1177/15248380211013136
  • Sabri, B., Avignon, K., Murray, S., Njie-Carr VPS,, Young, A. M., Noor-Oshiro, A., et al. (2022, February 1). Impact of Sources of Strengths on Coping and Safety of Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.. Affilia, 37 (1), 118-135. doi:10.1177/0886109920978560
  • Njie-Carr VPS,, Sabri, B., Messing, J. T., Suarez, C., Ward-Lasher, A., Wachter, K., et al. (2021, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 1). Understanding Intimate Partner Violence among Immigrant and Refugee Women: A Grounded Theory Analysis.. Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma, 30 (6), 792-810. doi:10.1080/10926771.2020.1796870
  • Njie-Carr VPS,, Sabri, B., Messing, J. T., Ward-Lasher, A., Johnson-Agbakwu, C. E., McKinley, C., et al. (2021, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 1). Methodological and Ethical Considerations in Research With Immigrant and Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.. Journal of interpersonal violence, 36 (19-20), NP10790-NP10808. doi:10.1177/0886260519877951
  • Njie-Carr VPS,, Zhu, S., Williams, G. C., Corless, I. B. & Himelhoch, S. (2021, August 1). Evaluation of a technology-enhanced intervention for older women with HIV infection: a proof of concept study.. AIDS care, 33 (8), 983-992. doi:10.1080/09540121.2020.1810617

Presentations

  • 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

Areas of Specialization

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

Primary Teaching Areas

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

Media Appearances and Interviews

Honors/Awards

  • Name:
    Fellow Leadership Institute
    Sponsoring organization:
    Society of Behavioral Medicine
  • Name:
    Butler-Williams Scholar's Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    National Institute of Aging

Academic and Professional Activities

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