Assistant Professor

Director, RN-to-BS Program

Email: em3766@hunter.cuny.edu

Telephone: 212-481-7594

Office: Brookdale Campus, W428

Ellen McCabe is an assistant professor at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing. Ellen has a passion for gaining a greater understanding and working toward improving public health. She has worked as a school nurse, a pediatric nurse practitioner, and a staff nurse. As a community health researcher, Ellen recognizes the talent and skillset required to leverage science to inform public policy. Ellen's current research interest involves school health, school nurse workload, and chronic illness management in the school setting.

Education

PhD, Nursing Science, University of Pennsylvania, 2019

MSN, Nursing Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1991

BSN, Nursing Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1988

Honors and Awards

Dean Gail McCain Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Service, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College, 2024

Presidential Award for Excellence in Applied Scholarship, Hunter College, 2024

Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 2024

Selected Publication for the International Academy of Nursing Editors Virtual Journal, 2022:

• McCabe, E. M., Kaskoun, J. R., & Strauss, S. M. (2021). School nurses as vital members of 504 and individualized educational program teams: Do district-level policies make a difference in school nurses’ involvement? Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, https://doi.org/10.1177/15271544211011959

Outstanding Mentor Award, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College, 2022

Wealtha McGurn Research Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 2019:

• Awarded to a graduating student who demonstrates excellence in research with a particular focus in primary care.

Alumni Spirit Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 2019

Adelphi Summer Scholar, Epidemiology and Population Health: Summer Institute at Columbia University, Communicating Public Health in the Media, 2013

Research Areas

Grants and Publications