Professor, Department Chair (Nursing) Temple University College of Public Health
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Amita Avadhani, Ph.D., DNP, NEA-BC, CNE, DCC, ACNP-BC, NP-C, CCRN, FAANP, FCCM is a Professor and Chair of the nursing department at Temple University College of Public Health. She is a Certified Nurse Educator and Nurse Executive with extensive academic, clinical, and leadership experience. Prior to her appointment at Temple University, she served as Professor and Director of the Post Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice-Executive Model Program at Rutgers University School of Nursing in Newark.
Dr. Avadhani’s academic experience is enriched with teaching, curriculum development, leadership, accreditation, academic clinical partnerships, scholarship, and service. She has a track record of leading and managing projects successfully. At the onset of her full-time faculty role as a program director, she was tasked with, and successfully completed the complex task of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner curriculum modifications related to the consensus model. She is also well-versed in the accreditation processes through her work as an onsite evaluator for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Dr. Avadhani’s educational preparation includes a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Psychology, a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), and a Master of Science Nursing degree. She is nationally certified as a Nurse Executive-Advanced (NEA-BC), Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP-BC), an Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP-C), a Diplomate of Comprehensive Care (DCC) as well as a Critical Care RN (CCRN). She has earned many state and national awards including the American Association of Nurse Practitioners Nurse Practitioner Advocate Award for 2021, the New Jersey Institute for Nursing Diva Award for 2022, and CARES Award-Honorable Mention for 2023. Her research and scholarship experience includes infection prevention, quality of work-life, and nursing education.