Lucia Judith Alfano
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Lucia Judith Alfano
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Dr. Lucia Alfano, EdD, MA, RN is Assistant Professor of Nursing and Director of Clinical Affairs.
Dr. Alfano is a nationally recognized nurse and health care education leader. Her focus is on wellness, leadership and building systems that improve academics and health outreach. She is founding president of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses in Westchester County, NY. She has received various national awards such the Breakthrough Nurse Leader award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Nurse of the Year Award by the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. Dr. Alfano has numerous publications about health, wellness, and academics.
Dr. Alfano focuses on trauma-informed pedagogy in the classroom. Has taught nursing fundamentals, medical-surgical nursing, community, and clinical instruction for over a decade.
Adverse childhood experiences and how it affects adult health care outcomes, specifically in Hispanic populations in America
- Alfano (2023) Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Outcomes in Hispanic/Latinx Communities, Pubmed
- Alfano (2020,). How to promote advocacy via social media, Best practices [Poster session]. National Association of Hispanic Nurse Conference, Miami, FL, United States.
- Alfano (2020): Chapter author, Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care 8th ed.
- Alfano (2016): Chapter author, The Power of Ten: Nurse Leaders Address the Profession’s Ten Most Pressing Issues with Sigma Theta Tau International
- 5/2016: Author: How to Build a More Diverse and Inclusive Nursing Workforce, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation