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Judith Aponte, PhD, RN, CDCES, CCM, PHNA-BC, FAAN
Associate Professor
Coordinator, Community/Public Health Nursing specialization
Email: jap@hunter.cuny.edu
Tel: 212-481-7568
Office: Brookdale Campus, W430
Dr. Judith Aponte is a bilingual Hispanic nurse, educator, researcher and speaker. She is a tenured associate professor at the School of Nursing at Hunter College, City University of New York. Her research focus is on Hispanics with diabetes. She examines diabetes and diabetes-related issues affecting Hispanics subgroups, and compares the different subgroups. She involves Hispanic nurses and nursing studies on her research team, presents with them on research findings, and includes them on publications emerging from the research. She is the editor-in-chief of the Hispanic Health Care International, the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses; member of the Council of Business Advisor’s of NAHN, fellow at the Academy of Medicine, sub-committee member for the American Diabetes Association, and 1st Vice Chair of the Community Advisory Board of Metropolitan Hospital Center. She was the first Hispanic to graduate from Columbia University’s School of Nursing PhD program.
Dr. Aponte has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles and has received funding to examine disparities and understand differences among Hispanic subgroups, in order to develop targeted interventions that promote optimum health and minimize complications. Dr. Aponte’s dedication and commitment to her students, Hispanics and people with diabetes is evident by her involvement in teaching patients as well as nursing students about diabetes, going beyond the walls of the classroom by educating, mentoring and involving them in events related to diabetes.
Degrees
PhD, Nursing, Columbia University, 2004
MS, Nursing Administration, Hunter College, CUNY, 1998
BS, Nursing, Hunter College, CUNY, 1994
AA, Liberal Arts, New York City Technical College, 1991
Honors and Awards
2016: Nurse Leader of the Year Award, National Association of Hispanic Nurses, NY Chapter
2016: Moving from Associate to Full Professor Award, CUNY, for research and scholarly work
2016: 2016 Suzanne Smith Mentoring Editors Award, International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE)
2016: 12th Annual Marjorie Matthews Community Advocate Recognition Award, for leadership and community advocacy
2016: Honors recognition reception by the CUNY Chancellor, for academic and scholarly accomplishments
2015: Shuster Award, Hunter College, for research and scholarly writing ($919)
2014: Awardee and Finalist of 2014 NY/NJ Nursing Excellence in Giving Excellence Meaning (GEM) award, in the category of Advancing and Leading the Profession, sponsored by Nurse.com and Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future.
2013-2015: Amounts of six awards ranging from $674 to $3,103
2012: Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)
2011: “Salute to Scholars” Award, CUNY, for scholarly activities
2007: William Stewart Travel Award, CUNY, for dissemination of scholarly activities ($500)
2006: Winner of the cover photo contest for the MEDSURG Nursing: The Journal of Adult Health December 2006 issue
2005: Presidential Travel Award, Hunter College, for scholarly activities
1998: Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing, Alpha Phi Chapter