Quinnipiac University
Nicholas R Nicholson, Jr.

Professor of Nursing

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Nicholas R. Nicholson Jr. is a Professor of Nursing at Quinnipiac University in the School of Nursing.

After receiving his PhD in Nursing from Yale University in 2010, Dr. Nicholson completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology and Aging-Related Research from the Yale School of Medicine. He previously earned both a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master in Public Health from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Nicholson is also a board-certified clinical nurse specialist in Public/ Community Health.

Dr. Nicholson’s program of research is aimed at understanding factors that lead to social isolation in older persons and developing interventions to mitigate social isolation. His clinical work includes nursing experience in cardiac telemetry, cardiac post-access, medical/ surgical and public/ community health nursing. Dr. Nicholson has published research articles pertaining to the social isolation related topics: concept analysis, state of the science, predictors, psychometric evaluation, and interventions.

Most Recently, Dr. Nicholson led a team of interdisciplinary researchers to create & test the psychometric properties of the Social Isolation Scale for use in older adults. Dr. Nicholson’s current research is focused on the development and testing of an intervention to reduce social isolation in older adults. Additional research interests include: psychosocial & chronic disease epidemiology, social support, and social networks.

Education

  • BS, University of Connecticut
  • MS, University of Connecticut
  • MPH, University of Connecticut
  • PHD, Yale University

Areas of Expertise

  • Adult / Older Adults
  • Epidemiology
  • Community
  • Public Health
  • Research

Organization

  • Nursing

Office Location

  • Medicine, Nursing, Health Sci 465L

Mail Drop

  • NH-HSC

Experience

Quinnipiac University

Professor of Nursing

Hamden, CT

2020 - Present

Quinnipiac University

Associate Professor of Nursing

Hamden, CT

2016 - 2020

Quinnipiac University

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Hamden, CT

2012 - 2016

Yale University

Lecturer

New Haven, CT

2010 - 2010

Yale University School of Medicine

Post-doctoral Fellow in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Related research

New Haven, CT

2010 - 2012

Yale Univeristy

Clinical Instructor

New Haven, CT

2006 - 2008

University of Connecticut

Clinical Instructor

Storrs, CT

2004 - 2005

Selected Publications

Conference Presentation

Nurses as Advocates

Nicholson, N.

Disrupt Aging in the Classroom, Virtual, AARP National (2022)

Conference Presentation

Social Un-distancing: Social Integration in the Era of COVID.

Nicholson, N.

Connecticut League for Nursing’s 42nd RN Student Day. , Virtual (2022)

Peer Reviewed Poster

Impact of a 6-week Intervention on Social Isolation & Loneliness in Older Adults.

Hanrahan, C., Zuewsky, K., Tran, H., Fein, R., & Nicholson, N.

34th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Eastern Nursing Research Society, Providence, RI, (2022)

Invited Speaker

The Assumptions We Hold: Rethinking Commonly- Held Beliefs among Elder Justice Professionals.

Nicholson, N.

Coalition for Elder Justice in Connecticut Virtual Symposium by AARP CT, Virtual (2022)

Invited Speaker

The Real-World Impact of Social Interventions: Zero Isolation.

Nicholson, N.

AARP CT & Story Corps Present Listening Out Loud: A Celebration of LGBTQIA+ Voices., Virtual (2022)

Peer Reviewed Poster

Impact of a 6-week Intervention on Social Isolation & Loneliness in Older Adults.

Hanrahan, C., Zuewsky, K., Tran, H., Fein, R., & Nicholson, N.

The 26th Annual Evidence Based Practice Conference: Nursing- Back to Health, , Virtual (2022)

Chapter

Lubkin’s Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention

Findlay, A. & Nicholson, N.

Social Support 11th 245-268 (Jones and Bartlett 2021)

Chapter

Lubkin’s Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention

Nicholson, N.

Social Isolation 11th 25-48 (Jones and Bartlett 2021)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

How Social Isolation in Older Adults is Affected by Population Density and Race/ethnicity Factors

Powell, D., Jacobson, S., Lerner, R., Feinn, R., Andreoletti, C., & Nicholson,. N.

Connecticut Public Health Association (CPHA) (2021)

Peer Reviewed Journal Article

Person-centered assessment of people living with dementia: review of existing measures.

Mast, B., Molony, S., Nicholson, N., Keefe, K., DiBasbarro, D.

(2021)

Peer Reviewed Journal Article

Psychometric Evaluation of the Social Isolation Scale in Older Adults

Nicholson, N. Feinn., R., E., Casey, Dixon, J.

(2019)

Chapter

Lubkin’s Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention

Nicholson, N.

Social Isolation 10th ed. 57 - 80 Boston, MA (Jones & Bartlett 2019)

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