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Katie
Nelson
,
PhD

Assistant Scientist

Departmental Affiliations

Primary
Division
Social and Behavioral Interventions

Center & Institute Affiliations

Contact Info

415 N. Washington St. , Room 459
Baltimore
Maryland
21231
US        

Research Interests

Palliative care, Indigenous health, health care access, clinician wellbeing, mixed-methods research, community-based participatory research

Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
2023
MSN
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
2017
BS
University of Minnesota
2015
Overview

I am a nurse, clinician, and educator, with clinical expertise in hospice and palliative care. I use mixed research methods and community-based participatory research approaches to generate relevant evidence to inform our understanding of care access and provision among socially marginalized and excluded populations who are disproportionately burdened by serious illness, particularly tribal communities in rural, high-risk reservation-based areas. My goal is to leverage my work to shape policy development, implementation, and evaluation of programs which will 1) bolster quality of life and patient/family outcomes in the face of serious illness, and 2) mitigate burnout and moral injury among clinicians and other health providers, while building and expanding the public health nursing workforce. 

Honors & Awards
  • SOURCE - Director's Award, 2023
  • American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine - Podium Abstract Award, 2023
  • GEDCO - SPIRIT Award, 2022
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing - Humanitarian Award, 2022 
  • The Reverend Melvin B. Tuggle East Baltimore Community Excellence Award - Honorable Mention, 2021 
Select Publications
  • Nelson KE, Adams K, Kahn-John M, et al. "In our culture, we come when you die": Qualitative descriptive analysis of end-of-life perspectives in a reservation-based community. J Adv Nurs. 2024, Online ahead of print. 10.1111/jan.16324

  • Rushton CH, Nelson KE, Bergman A, et al. Perceived organizational effectiveness during a public health crisis and moral wellness among nurse leaders: A cross-sectional study. J Nurs Manage. 2024; online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/6808266

  • Nelson KE, Abshire Saylor M, Anderson A, et al. “We’re all we got is each other”: Mixed-methods analysis of patient-caregiver dyads’ management of heart failure. Heart Lung. 2022;55:24-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.04.009

  • Brockie TN, Hill K, Davidson PM, Decker E, Krienke LK, Nelson KE, et al. Strategies for culturally safe research with Native American communities: An integrative review. Contemp Nurs. 2021;58(1):8-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2021.2015414

  • Nelson KE, Wright R, Fisher M, et al. A call to action to address disparities in palliative care access: A conceptual framework for individualizing care needs. J Palliat Med. 2021;24(2):177-180. 10.1089/jpm.2020.0435