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
Email:
Personal Website

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 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.

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 disparities; 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