Annemarie Rosciano DNP, MPA, MSN, ANP-BC is full time faculty in the Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program at Stony Brook University School of Nursing. Dr. Rosciano completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Case Western Reserve University May 2016, and her Masters of Science in Nursing and an Advanced Practice Degree in Adult Health from Adelphi University, Masters in Public Administration at Long Island University at C. W. Post., and a Bachelor Degree in Nursing at Adelphi University. Dr. Rosciano’s scholarship program is a true blend of education and advance practice nursing. Dr. Rosciano’s academic scholarship is based upon transforming the learning process from a traditional classroom centered learning environment to an active learning environment. Past publications of Dr. Rosciano reflect dynamic learning strategies and include, The Effectiveness of Mind Mapping as an Active Learning Strategy among Associate Degree Nursing Students, Implementing Cooperative Learning into Nursing Curriculum. Dr. Rosciano implements group learning strategies to facilitate a combination of interdependence and communication to benefit each individual student’s learning experience. Dr. Rosciano supports a collaborative environment, both academically and professionally and believes this is essential to achieve safe quality patient outcomes. Promoting a student environment of cooperation, communication, and team building bridges the gap to shape inter-professional collaborations for students to advance in their role as healthcare professionals. Dr. Rosciano emulates these values as the lead coordinating Nurse Practitioner/Faculty at PACE Campus since 2017. The preventative clinical screening program, PACE, identifies behaviors, educates and provides resources and referrals based upon identified risky behaviors among the college-aged student. Active learning, problem-based learning, reflective practices and discussion continue to be her research concentration to inform educators and enhance scholarship among advanced practice nurses. In 2020, Dr. Rosciano began research to understand nursing students academic and work experiences during the COVID Epidemic. In 2013-2014, Dr. Rosciano received a New York State Title III Student First Grant to research the implementation of a remediation program for nursing students to pass the RN-NCLEX. In 2014-2015, she received the Theresa Patnode Santmann Grant for her research in the use of intuition among nurse practitioners in clinical practice. In 2016, the national Journal of Nurse Practitioners published her research in Nurse Practitioners’ Use of Intuition. In 2018 and 2020, she published her reflective research in the International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research, and in 2021 published COVID research in the national Journal of the American Nurses Association of New York and in 2022, published her research from the PACE program on Risky Sexual Behavior in the Journal of New York Nurse Association
Dr. Rosciano’s experience is based on a broad range of NP practice over the past twenty years that includes primary, palliative and subacute care. Dr. Rosciano serves as a role model and creates an environment of clinical practice at the highest level and scope of practice achieving the Institute of Medicine’s vision for full practice authority. Over the past year and a half she functions as a lead mentor for nurse practitioner students who are participants in the PACE Campus Program, an inter-professional collaboration with Student Health and Wellness, Center for Prevention and Outreach and the School of Dentistry at the Stony Brook University; providing comprehensive wellness screening for campus students. Additionally, she mentors Adult and Family Nurse Practitioner students at a New York State based non-for profit foundation that screen youth for cardiac abnormalities.
Dr. Rosciano was the recipient of the Nurse Practitioner of Excellence Award from Saint Catherine Medical Center in 2012, was Past President Elect for Chi Gamma chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, and Alpha Mu Honor Society at Case Western Reserve University. She continues to serve as a board member for the New York State Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island.
Credentials:
Annemarie Rosciano, DNP, MSN, MPA, ANP-BC
Education:
AS, Nursing, Farmingdale University, 1981
BS, Nursing, Adelphi University, 1983
MPA, Healthcare, Long Island University, 1995
MS, Nursing, Adelphi University, 2001
DNP, Nursing Case Western Reserve University, 2016
Clinical Specialties:
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
Primary Teaching Areas:
Adult Health Theory and Clinical Practice
Organizational Theory and Role Transformation
Advanced Health Assessment
Research and Academic Interests:
Active learning strategies; Mind Mapping, Team Based and Problem Based Learning Strategies, Use of Intuition in Clinical Practice, Using Reflective Practice among Nurse Practitioner Students, Work and Academic Experiences among Nursing Students during COVID 19, and Risky Behaviors among College Aged-Students.
Research (selected)
Principle Investigator 2019, Sexual Well-Being and Screening for Risky Sexual Behaviors: A Retrospective Study.
Principle Investigator 2018, Nurse Practitioner Students’ Perceptions of Reflection in the Clinical Setting.
Principle Investigator 2015, Nurse Practitioners’ Use of Intuition. Theresa Patnode Santmann Grant.
Primary Investigator 2014, The Effectiveness of Mind Mapping as an Active Learning Strategy among Associate Degree Nursing Students.
Primary Investigator 2013, The Effectiveness of a Structured Remediation Program to Pass the NCLEX-RN Examination. New York State Title III Student’s First Grant.
Publications (selected)
Rosciano, A., & Brathwaite, B. (2022). Sexual Well-Being and Screening for Risky Sexual Behaviors: A
Retrospective Study. Journal of New York State Nursing Association
Della Ratta, C., Gambino, K., Brathwaite, B., Rosciano, A., & Coletti, V., (2021). Nursing Students’ Academic
and Work Experiences during the first surge of COVID-19. Journal of the American Nurses Association of New
York OJIN
Rosciano, A., Moran, M., & Waryold, J. (2020), Nurse Practitioner Students’ Perceptions of Reflection in the
Clinical Setting. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research, 03:1165, DOI: 10.29011/2688-
9501.101165
Cherkis, F., Rosciano, A. (2018). Reflective Practice: Implementation across Curriculums,
International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research, (07)1-7. Doi: 10.29011/IJNHR-152. 100052
Rosciano, A., Lindell, D., Bryer, J., & DiMarco, M. (2016). Nurse Practitioners’ Use of Intuition, The Journal of Nurse Practitioners. 12 (8), 560-565. doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2016.06.007
Rosciano, A. (2015). The Effectiveness of Mind Mapping as an Active Learning Strategy among Associate Degree Nursing Students, Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 10(2), 93-99.doi: 10.10161j.teln.2015.01003
Rosciano, A., & Cherkis, F. (2015). The Effectiveness of a Structured Remediation Program to Pass the NCLEX-RN Examination. Open Journal of Nursing 5(3), 210-217. doi:10.4236/ojn.2015.53025
Rosciano, A., & Cherkis, F. (2013). Implementing Cooperative Learning Into Nursing Curriculum Long Island Education Review Peer Reviewed Research Journal for Educational Professionals, 12 (1), 11-14.
Presentations (selected)
Gambino, K., Della Ratta, C., Brathwaite, B., & Rosciano, A. Battling the Unknown: A Thematic Analysis of
Academic and Employment Experiences of Nursing Students During the COVID 19 Pandemic. Podium
Presentation at AACN Transform 2022 Conference. Chicago, IL. National.
Rosciano, A., & Brathwaite, B. Risky Sexual Behaviors among College-aged Students: Strategies Learned
Improve Health Outcomes. Poster presentation at the Annual Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island
Practice Issues. Syosset, NY. April 2022.
Della Ratta, C., Gambino, K., Brathwaite, B., & Rosciano, A. Nursing Students’ Academic and Work/Volunteer
Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic podium presentation session at the 34th Annual ENRS Scientific
Sessions. December 2022. Regional.
Rosciano, A., & Brathwaite, B. Promotion of Health Behavior Change through a Brief Motivational Technique for
Campus Students. Poster presentation at the Virtual 2021 New York State Nurse Practitioner Association Annual
Conference. October 2021. State.
Brathwaite, B., Gambino, K., Rosciano, A., Coletti, V., & Della Ratta, C. (2021). The First COVID-19
Pandemic Wave and Its Effect on Nursing Students. Podium presentation at Sigma 46th Biennial Conference
November 2021, Indianapolis, Indiana. International
Rosciano, A., Brathwaite, B., Moran, P., Waryold J., & Cherkis, F. The Value of Reflective Practice among Graduate and Undergraduate Students at 2021 Annual Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University, Blacksburg, Va. Poster Presentation. February 2021. International.
Moran, P., Rosciano, A., & Justin Waryold. Virtual Student Mentorship: Supporting
Advanced Nurse Practice Students in their Academic Success while Working at the Beside
Virtual Presentation at SUNY Center for Professional Development Conference. October 2020. State.
Rosciano, A., & Brathwaite, B. Use of Motivational Technique to Identify
Risk Factors and Increase Compliance with Preventive Health Recommendations in College-age Students.
Poster Presentation SIGMA Theta Tau International Conference November 2019, Washington, D.C. International.
Rosciano, A., & Brathwaite, B. A Partnership to Advance Collaborative Education (PACE): A Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program. SIGMA Theta Tau International Conference. November 2019. International.
Liboreiro, B., Rosciano, A., Brathwaite, B., & Marino, M. Use of Motivational
Technique to Identify Risk Factors and Increase Compliance with Prevention Health
Recommendations in College-age Students. Stony Brook University SON Research Day
Stony Brook, NY. May 2018. Local.
Rosciano, A. & Cherkis, F. Learning Through Reflective Writing: Who, How, and
Why? The 10th Annual Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University, Blacksburg, Va. February 2018. International.
Rosciano, A. & Cherkis, F., Mind Mapping: A Creative Student Learning Strategy. The 8th Annual Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University, Blacksburg, Va. February 2016. International.
Rosciano, A. & Cherkis, F., Implementing Cooperative Learning into Nursing Curriculum. The 7th Annual Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University. Blacksburg, Va. February 2015. International.
Rosciano, A., Nurse Practitioners’ Use of Intuition. Invited presentation at Stony Brook University School of Nursing Research Day, Stony Brook, NY, 2016. Regional.
Rosciano, A., New York League of Nursing and Sigma Theta Tau Zeta Omega Poster presentation titled, Mind Mapping: An Active Learning Strategy 10/28/16 and 10/29/16 at the Tricks, Treats, & Technology: Tips to Engage & Inspire, Regional.
Rosciano, A., Nurse Practitioners’ Use of Intuition. Poster presentation at the 32nd Annual Nurse Practitioner Association of New York Conference, Niagara Falls, New York, September/October 2016, Regional.
Rosciano, A. & Cherkis, F., Farmingdale State College Center for Teaching and Learning. Title III Grant: The Effectiveness of a Structured Remediation Program to Pass the NCLEX-RN Examination. Farmingdale, New York, 2015, Regional.
Rosciano, A. & Cherkis, F., Implementing Cooperative Learning into Nursing Curriculum at the 9th Annual Practical Symposium sponsored by the Department of Educational Administration Leadership and Technology at Dowling College, New York, 2014, Regional.
Rosciano, A. & Cherkis, F., Poster presentation Strategies to Remodel Traditional Nursing Education. Presented at the 2013 International Narrative Pedagogy Conference: Reflection and Dialogue: Meaningful Narratives in Education, Practice & Research at Farmingdale State College, New York, 2013, Regional.
Rosciano, A., An Interdisciplinary Approach to Diabetes. Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminar at Farmingdale State College, New York, 2012, Regional.
Major Accomplishments / Honors
Recipient of Doctor of Nursing Practice Case Western Reserve University 2016
President-Elect Chi Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 2014
Recipient of a New York State Title III Student First Grant 2013
Recipient of Theresa Patnode Santmann Grant 2015
Recipient of Nurse Practitioner of Excellence Award from Saint Catherine Medical Center in 2012
Nominated Nurse of Excellence 2004
Member of the New York State Nurse Practitioner Association
Board Member of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island
Member of the National League for Nurses
Member of Sigma Theta Tau International
