Amy Szajna, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
130 South Ninth Street
Edison Building, Suite 841
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Assistant Professor
Research & Clinical Interests
Refugee Health
Community-engaged Research
Education
PMHNP, Wilkes University (2020)
PhD, Medical University of South Carolina (2016)
MSN, Thomas Jefferson University (2010)
BSN, Temple University (2006)
Publications
Szajna, A. and Shaffer, K. (2019). Public Health Nursing Champions in the Making: An Innovative Undergraduate Nursing Pedagogy. Public Health Nursing, 37(1), 130-134.
Szajna, A. (2019). Health Practices and Interactions with the US Healthcare System among Bhutanese Refugees: A Mixed Qualitative Approach. Journal of Refugee and Global Health, 2(2).
Leon, N., Hunter, L., Szajna, A., & Wilcox, M. (May, 2018). The Algorithm for Service: Service-learning and Other Educational Resources for Students and Faculty Interested in Setting Up New Experiences. Panel presentation at NAFSA Conference, Global Health Colloquium, Philadelphia, PA.
Szajna, A. (November, 2017). No Unit Left Behind: Incorporating Innovative Specialty Immersion Experiences into a BSN Curriculum. Poster presentation at AACN Baccalaureate Education Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Jack, D., Gerolamo, A., Frederick, D., Szajna, A., & Muccitelli, J. (2014). Teaching Baccalaureate Nursing Students about High-risk Clinical Events in Mental Health Nursing: A Novel Approach to Human Patient Simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 10(10):515-520.
Szajna, A. and Ward, J. (2015). Access to Healthcare by Refugees: A Dimensional Analysis. Nursing Forum, 50(2), 83-89.
Szajna, A., Altshuler, M., and Scott, K. (2012). Providing for the Medical and Social Needs of Newly Resettled Refugees in Philadelphia. Jefferson Inter-Professional Education and Care Newsletter, 3(1),3.
Professional Organizations
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Presentations & Awards
Szajna, A. & Kelly, P. (2020). Qualitative research: Developing interview questions and qualitative research: The art of interviewing. Podium presentation at Kaher Institute of Nursing Sciences, KLE University, Karnataka, India.
Pilling, L. N. Hunter, L., Lalakia, P., A. Szajna, Bogen, J., Wilcox, M., Frosten, S., & R. Derman. (2020). Creating a strategic global infrastructure with a focus on planetary health during an academic merger. Poster presentation at CUGH Annual Conference, Washington, DC
Szajna, A., Newman, S. D., & Gerolamo, A. (2016). Health Practices and Interactions with the US Healthcare System Experienced by Bhutanese Refugees: A Model for Community Engagement with Resettled Refugees. Podium presentation at the North American Annual Refugee Health Conference. Rochester, NY.
Gerolamo, A., Szajna, A., Jack, D., & Muccitelli, J. (October, 2015). Student Perceptions of Using a Trained Actor to Model Mental Health Nursing Practices. Podium presentation at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association annual conference. Buena Vista, FL.
Szajna, A. (2014, November). Health Practices in Bhutanese Refugees: Key Informant Interviews. Poster presentation at the Thomas Jefferson University school of Nursing Delta Rho Research Night. Philadelphia, PA.
Szajna, A. (2014, September). Health Practices in Bhutanese Refugees: Key Informant Interviews. Poster presentation at the Medical University College of Nursing Research Day, Charleston, SC.
Szajna, A., Bellot, J., Jack, D. (2011, September). When East Meets West: Infusing Culture and Diversity into Undergraduate and Graduate Curricula. Poster Presentation at the Second Annual Rita M. McGinley Symposium, Exploring Social Justice for Vulnerable Populations: The Face of the Immigrant, Pittsburg, PA.
Szajna, A. (2010, November). Assessing the readiness of the federally qualified health centers of New Jersey for implementation of eSHARE. Poster presentation at the 5th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Newark, DE.
Research
Wills Eye/Steven Klein Wellness Center Eye Health Grant, Wills Eye/Thomas Jefferson University, 07/16/2018- ongoing
Eye Health Screening and Follow-up
Role: Project Coordinator