Curriculum Vita Valeria Ramdin, PhD (c), MS, APRN-BC (last update ...

Curriculum Vita
Valeria Ramdin, PhD (c), MS, APRN-BC
(last update 08/2012)
WORK ADDRESS:
Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences
School of Nursing
211 Robinson Hall
Boston, MA 02115
v.ramdin@neu.edu
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CURRENT POSITION TITLE/RANK:
Full time faculty - Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Bouve College, School of Nursing
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Nurse Practitioner) RN/NP Certified
ANCC National Certified Nurse Practitioner; Board certified
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Institution Dates Attended Degree
Northeastern University, Boston MA 2009-present in progress
School of Nursing
PhD in Nursing Program
Northeastern University, Boston MA 2001-208 N/A
College of Arts and Sciences course work only
(Law, Policy & Society Program)
Northeastern University, Boston MA 1994-1995 M.S.
School of Nursing
(Primary Care Adult Nurse Practitioner Program)
Northeastern University, Boston MA 1988-1992 B.S.N.
University College Magna Cum Laude
(Nursing Program)
Tercentenary School of Nursing 1982-1985 Diploma
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, St. Michael in Nursing
Barbados
(General Nursing Program)

MAJOR AREA OF CONCENTRATION IN PRACTICE:
Advanced Practice Nurse; Adult/Primary Care
Nursing Education
MAJOR AREA OF RESEARCH INTEREST/SCHOLARSHIP
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The Use of Education as a Tool to Improving Health
Use of herbal and dietary supplements for the control of chronic diseases
Management and Control of Hypertension in the Community
Use of Remote Communication Technologies to Support Health in the Older Adult
RELATED AREAS OF MAJOR PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
National Presentations
Presenter: Poster Session (invited)
The Use of Communication Focused Remote Blood Pressure Technologies in Older
Adults Eastern Nursing Research Society, Mar 24 th , 2011 in Philadelphia
and
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, Biennial Conference
Texas, October 2011
Keynote Speaker: Forum for Innovation in Nursing Education
Friday March 4 th , 2011 Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Featured Speaker: Georgia State Nurses Annual Conference
NCLEX 2010, what’s New: With Implications for Nursing Programs
Friday February 18 th , 2011, Savannah, Georgia.
Featured Speaker: NCLEX Item-writing and Remediation
Monday, February 21 st 2011, Platt College, Oklahoma
Presenter: Northeastern University, School of Nursing Research Day
The use of the REALM tool to evaluate adult literacy in medicine
4/8/2010
Presenter: Item Writing for Nursing Examinations
Pearson Publisher Item Writing Workshops
TX, OH, VA, WA, NJ, MA 11/2009 – 5/2012
Presenter: International Law and Society Conference
The ‘Natural Medicine’ policy dilemma
Pittsburgh, PA. USA. 6/6/2003
Regional/local Presentations
12/2011 Presenter: Health Careers with focus on Nursing
Matignon High School, Cambridge, MA
4/2010- 2011 Presenter: Health Careers with focus on Nursing

Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
10/2009 Facilitator: Northeastern University
Scwartz Interdisciplinary Rounds
With presenter Mr. Gary Karp on “My Life on Wheels”
10/09 Presenter: Careers in Nursing
Boston University, Pre-Med Program
Boston MA
COURSES TAUGHT
Nursing Care of Acutely Ill Adults / (Med/ Surg)
Fundamentals / Assessment, Interventions & Community Health Care
Pathophysiology
Comprehensive Nursing Practicum / Preparation for NCLEX
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SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS:
Excellence in teaching - Nominee - Northeastern University 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 school years
Excellence in Teaching- Award Recipient - Massachusetts Association of Colleges of Nursing 2/2008
15 th Washington Health Policy Institute - Scholarship recipient, June 2007
Excellence in Nursing Award –New England Regional Black Nurses Association 2(2006)
Graduate Research Assistantship, Northeastern University, Boston MA (1994-1995)
Dean’s List, 1989, 1990, 1992 Northeastern University, University College, Boston MA
Bernays Fleishman Award for Excellence in Nursing (First recipient), Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge
MA (1991)
Award for highest aggregate of marks –Clinical Practicum, Tercentenary School of Nursing, St. Michael,
Barbados (1985)
EDUCATIONAL/EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Institution Title of Position Dates Employed
Pearson Publishing Consultant/ Reviewer/presenter 09/09 –present
One LakeStreet Nursing Practice Solutions (NPS)
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Northeastern University Nursing Instructor 09/05-present
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
School of Nursing
Boston, MA
Simmons College Nurse Practitioner 10/06- present
Health Center Part Time/Per Diem clinician
94 Pilgrim Road
Boston MA
Northeastern University Adjunct Faculty 2002-2005
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
School of Nursing
Boston, MA

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Northeastern University Nurse Practitioner 11/98- 8/05
Health and Counseling Services
Boston, MA
Cambridge Health Alliance Nurse Practitioner 9/95 – 11/98
Family Health Clinic
Somerville, MA.
Mount Auburn Hospital Nursing Supervisor 1992 - 1995
Staff RN(Med/Surg/Tel) 8/89 – 9/95
Cambridge MA.
Sancta Maria Hospital Staff RN 8/88 – 8/89
Cambridge MA (Med/Surg/Telemetry)
Jewish Memorial Hospital Staff RN 11/87 – 7/88
Boston MA Med/Surg
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Staff RN 4/85 – 11/87
St. Michael, Barbados
PROFESSIONAL / SCHOLARLY RELATED EXPERIENCE:
4/2011 Nursing in-service presentation on Medication Management
Boston HealthCare for the Homeless, Boston
2/19/09 Presenter: Woundcare. In-service program.
Simmon’s College Health Center. Boston MA
11/2008 Presenter / Facilitator Schwartz Rounds – Difficult conversations entitled “When is it
okay to negate a patient rights.” Northeastern University, Boston
5/2007 Presenter: Department of Public Health, Mandatory In-service Education on Medication
Management. Barbara McGinnis House. Boston MA
1/2007 Presenter: Cardiopulmonary Assessment (In-Service Training)
Harvard University Health Center, Cambridge, MA
9/2006 Presenter: Documentation in practice
Harvard University Health Center
Cambridge, MA
9/2004 Co-presenter: Ovarian Caner
Fitness Club. Porter’s Exchange
Cambridge MA.
5/2004 Presenter: Ovarian cancer at Lane Health Center
Northeastern University, Boston MA

5/21/2003 Presenter: In-service at Lane Health Center.
Obesity
Northeastern University, Boston MA.
4/4/2002 Panelist: Minority Association of Pre-Health
Students/Student National Medical Association.
Women’s Health - Health Promotion. John D. O’Bryant
African American Institute, Northeastern University, Boston MA.
Winter ‘01 Guest lecturer: Criminal Justice Freshman Class
“Health and Wellness”
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Dec 2000 Presenter: In-service at Lane Health Center.
“High Blood Pressure in the college age population”.
Northestern University, Boston MA.
April ’98 Presenter:New England Regional Black Nurses Association
“Intergenerational Health, taking actions for positive
outcomes.” Lantana Hotel, Randolph MA.
June ‘95 Presenter: The Mount Calvary Women’s Healthcare
Workshop. “Health promotion in the midlife years.”
Mount Calvary Church, Roxbury MA.
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PROFESSIONAL / SCHOLARLY RELATED EXPERIENCE: cont’d
Creative Productivity:
7/2012 Co-editor Medical-Surgical Nursing, Reviews and Rationales (due for publication 1/2013).
4/2012 Science Fair Judge for Boston High Schools
11/2011 Member ‘MyNursingLab’ Advisory Panel Pearson Education
11/2011 Member of the Award Selection Committee for the Nurse of the Year Award, March of
Dimes- Massachusetts
12/2011 Advisory Committee member "for new Nursing School with CRUDEM and UNDH in Haiti
01/2011 Science Fair Judge for the Kennedy Health Careers Academy High School
03/ 2010 Judge for Poster presentations for the Eastern Nursing Research Society Conference
May 16-18 th , Rhode Island
Summer ’10 Northeastern University/ Meditech
Assisted with planning of Meditech program for implementation in the BSN program
Fall 09 Wrote questions for NCLEX preparation predictor program and assisted with a series of item
reviews, Pearson Publishing Inc.
8/28/2009. Participant in CDC Task Force discussing H1N1. Somerville, MA
May 09. Part of a US-Egypt delegation of nurses to Egypt (Journal Leader)

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Spring 2007-11 Assisted with NU Bouve Fall Open Houses and Spring ‘Welcome Day’ for accepted
nursing students and their families.
Spring 2008-2011 Assisted with Interviews of potential graduate students for the Direct Entry Program in
Nursing.
Fall 2007 & Spring 2008: Assisted in revising nursing syllabus and developing two new courses for
medical/surgical nursing (One was launched in Fall 2008 and the second was launched in Spring 2009)
Sp 07-‘11: Presented to Health Careers Academy Students 9 th & 10 th graders “On Becoming a Nurse”
Health Careers Academy. Boston MA
Summer-2007. Editorial Review: Med-Surg textbook (selected chapters). Medical-Surgical Nursing:
Preparation for Practice by Kathleen Osborn, Cheryl Wraa, and Anita Watson . Published 2009
Content connections: Osbourne Review
Summer -2007. Editorial Review: Edmunds NP Pharmacology textbook/ manuscript (selected chapters).
Publisher: Elsevier
Fall 2006-2007. Volunteer representative for Northeastern University Admission College Fairs and Open
houses.
Fall 2005. Wrote the ByLaws for the Northeastern University Nursing Alumni Society
Fall 2005. Assisted with revision of Nursing Syllabus for Nurses as Caregivers and Health Assessment
courses for the Undergraduate program, proposed start date for the revised versions Fall 2006,
Northeastern University.
Fall 2005,206 & 2007. Taught students doing Nurse refresher’s course - wound care activity, School of
Professional and Continuing Education- Northeastern University.
Summer-Fall 2005. Book Review: Med-Surg textbook. Osborn-WRAA-Watson-Medical Surgical
Nursing: Preparation for Practice.
Spring 2005. Nurse Examiner for Physical & Health Assessment Prentice Hall CD-ROM video series.
Demonstrated Physical Assessment head to toe examination.
Summer and Fall 2004. Speaker--- Gillette sponsored Speakers Bureau for Ovarian Cancer.
Spring 2005. Volunteer representative for Northeastern University Admissions College Fair at Arlington,
MA.
September 2003. Researched the effectiveness of Primary Care in the college health setting at Lane Health
Center, Northeastern University.
Fall 2001. Conducted ‘health promotion’ discussion group in the residence halls of Northeastern
University Students with emphasis on Nutrition.
Summer 2001. Chaired medical information group for conversion to ‘Electronic Medical Records’ Lane
Health Center, Northeastern University.
Summer 2000. Chaired group that revised and redesigned the ‘Annual Health Assessment’ interview tool
at Lane Health Center, Northeastern University.

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Summer 1999. Instrumental in implementing a clinic wide appointment based system of care as well as the
development of clinical teams, at Lane Health Center, Northeastern University.
1995 – 1998. Conducted periodic revisions of clinical practice policies and participated in updating Nurse
Practitioner Practice Guidelines at ‘Somerville Primary Care Clinic.
Spring 1996 Preceptor for School of Nursing Nurse Practitioner students University of Massachusetts
1995-1996. Tutored students that had previously failed or were in jeopardy of failing Med-Surg course
with 100% success rate.
PROFESSIONAL / SCHOLARLY RELATED EXPERIENCE: cont’d
Professional Service
Organization Position Dates
Gerontology Society of America Member 2011- present
Massachusetts Medical Reserve Medical Volunteer 2006- present
Corp. Region IV
Northeastern University Nominated Member 9/2008 - present
Bouve College of Health Sciences
Interdisciplinary Committee
Northeastern University Member focused on 12/09
Research Task Force identifying resources
and need within
School of Nursing
Northeastern University Nominated Member 9/2008 – Summer 2011
School of Nursing (advisory committee
Steering Committee for Dean and faculty)
Northeastern University
School of Nursing Curriculum Nominated Member 2006 - 2008
Committee
Northeastern University
Bouve College of Health Sciences Nominated Member 2006 - 2008
Diversity committee
Northeastern University Mentor 2005-2007
Nursing Alumni Society Board member 2007 - 2009
Northeastern University Board of Directors
Office of Alumni Relations Vice President 2003-2005
Board of Governors
Member 2001 – 2002
Sigma Epsilon Rho Honor Society Member 1992-Present
Northeastern University Executive Board Member 1996 -Present
President 2001- 2003

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Northeastern University Preceptor for
School of Nursing Nurse Practitioner students 1996-2003
ORGANIZATION/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Ethnic Coalition of Minority Nurses Member 2006 - 2011
Association
Sigma Theta Tau International Member 1992-Present
Nursing Honor Society
Gamma Epsilon Chapter Treasurer 2007-2009
Co-Chair Governance
Committee 2009-2010
Vice President 5/2010 - 2012
President Elect 2012-2013
Student Nurses Association Faculty advisor 1/06- Present
Northeastern University
American Nurses Association Member 1988-Present
(ANA)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Member 1995-Present
(ACNP)
Massachusetts
Coalition of Nurse Practitioner (MCNP) Member 1995-Present
Professional Development
Conferences Attended/Continuing Education Activities 2000-2012.
7/30-8/04/12 Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Research Congress,
Australia. (Moderator of podium presentations).
3/28-30/2012 Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, Connecticut
3/24-27/2012 AACN [American Association of Colleges of Nursing] Spring Semi-annual
conference, Washington, DC.
10/28-11/3/2011 Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society- 41 st Biennial convention,
Texas. Delegate of Gamma Epsilon Chapter.
11/18-22/2011 Gerontological Society of America 64 th Annual Scientific Meeting/conference,
Boston, MA
9/28-30/2011 PANMCC conference [,PAHO/WHO Nursing & Midwifery Collaborating
Centers(CC) ] meeting, Washington DC

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10/21-25/2011 AACN [American Association of Colleges of Nursing] Fall Semi-annual
conference, Washington, DC.
11/4 -5/2011 Standards setting Workshop, Pearson Education, Boston, MA
3/24-27/2011 Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual Conference
Philadelphia
6/16-18/2010 Medical Information Technology
Sponsored by Meditech, Westwood, MA
3/24-26/2010 Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual conference
Rhode Island.
11/2009 Primary Medicine Conference. Current Issues in Primary Care
Sponsored by Harvard Medical School.
9/2009 Item Writing Workshop- Pearson Publisher
4/28/2009 Northeastern University EdTech Conference. Teaching with Technology Day
4/17-18/09 Eating Disorder Conference. Focus on College students.
MIT, Cambridge, MA
3/2009 Northeastern University, EdTech Workshop, Online Collaboration Tools.
3/18/2009 Northeastern University, EdTech Worshop: Digital Story Telling- First Person
Narrative
3/14/09 Massachusetts Reserve Corp. Region 1V B Training conference. Emergency
dispensing System (EDS) and Incident Command System (ICS) . Lasell College,
Newton, MA
1/18/2009 ATI Educational Enrichment Conference. Quinsigamond Community College,
Worcester, MA
12/2008 Electronic medical records update. Simmon’s College, Boston.
11/2008 Primary Medicine Conference. Current Issues in Primary Care
Sponsored by Harvard Medical School.
10/2008 Colleges Against Cancer Presenter Dr. Miller.
Northeastern University. Boston
9/25/08 Facilitator “Life on Wheels’ presented by Dr. Gary Karp.
Northeastern University. Boston
9/30/08 What’s New in Patient Safety. Presenter Dr. Leape
Curry College, Milton, MA
11/2007 Smallpox Vaccination Team Training
Sponsored by Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of
Communicable Disease Control

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11/2007 Sigma Theta Tau International 39 th Biennial Convention featuring a Vision to
Action: Global Health through Collaboration
11/2007 Changing the Equation of B- blockage: The importance of Vasoactivity.
Sponsored by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine
11/2007 Creativity and Connections: Continuing the Journey Building the Framework for
the Future of Education and Practice . Sponsored by the Massachusetts
Organization of Nurse Executives.
11/12-14/2007 Primary Medicine Conference. Current Issues in Primary Care
Sponsored by Harvard Medical School.
10/2007 Applying Incident Command System to an EDS Clinic.
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
8/2007 Question Writing Workshop. Sponsor; Kaplan Test Preparation Services
3/6/2007 Statistical Analysis Using SPSS. SPSS Training and Education Services.
Sponsored by the Edtech Department, Northeastern University,
3/9/2007 Intermediate Topics: SPSS for Windows. SPSS Training and Education
Services. Sponsored by the Edtech Department, Northeastern University.
Previous records of activities available upon request. Not all activities are listed, only those more specific
to nursing or healthcare especially in past 5 years.
Certifications on file at the School of Nursing and can be supplied to others upon request, Northeastern
University, Boston MA