.jpg "Amanda J. Hessels, PhD, MPH, RN, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC photo")
Assistant Professor/Nurse Scientist
Columbia University, School Of Nursing/ Hackensack Meridian Health
Wall, New Jersey
Dr. Hessels is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University, School of Nursing jointly appointed as a Nurse Scientist at Hackensack Meridian Health. She has over 20 years’ clinical experience in critical care nursing, epidemiology, infection prevention, and healthcare quality. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University, School of Nursing in the Training in Interdisciplinary Research to Prevent Infections program under Dr. Elaine Larson’s mentorship. Dr. Hessels’ research interests center on the intersection of patient and health care worker safety. Presently, her research is funded by the National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality. Dr. Hessels is a long-standing and active member of APIC, past-president of the NNJ APIC Chapter 21, received the 2015–2016 APIC Heroes of Implementation Research Award and currently serves on the APIC Research Committee, AJIC Editorial Board and is the section editor for “Research Committee Take-Aways: Implementation Science.”
Wednesday, June 12
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Friday, June 14
3:25 PM – 3:45 PM