Lydia Albuquerque Professor • School of Nursing Dr. Lydia Albuquerque is an Associate Professor and WP Online Nursing Graduate Coordinator with over two decades of experience in higher education. She is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in acute care and cardiology. Dr. Albuquerque coordinates the WP Online Graduate Nursing Program, which includes 22 courses taught by over 80 faculty members. As a certified online educator and expert in teaching and developing online programs, she has created four courses since the inception of the WP Online Nursing Program.Dr. Albuquerque is actively engaged in university-wide service. She serves on committees such as Graduate Policy, Center for Research Grants, Diversity and Justice UCC-4, and Student Success and is a member of the Inclusive Teaching Blue Ribbon Task Force. At the departmental level, she has contributed to Academic Standards, Graduate Admissions, Faculty Search, and RTP Standards Committees. She also played a key role in the Department of Nursing’s CCNE accreditation process in 2018. Dr. Albuquerque currently serves as Vice President of the WPU Sigma Iota at Large Chapter.Her research focuses on securing grants, conducting research projects, publishing, and presenting at various conferences. She has obtained over $300,000 in grants, including support from the New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services for a Fitbit program designed to improve exercise, diet, and medication adherence among high-risk women in inner cities to address hypertension and stroke.Dr. Albuquerque is also a collaborator on a five-year HRSA-funded grant that provides $650,000 annually in scholarships to economically underserved nursing students at WPU, disbursing over $3.25 million across the grant period.A dedicated member of professional organizations, Dr. Albuquerque served as President of the National Association of Indian Nurses of America (NAINA) from 2021–2022 and currently serves on the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Education Committee. Her leadership has been recognized through numerous awards, including the New Jersey State Nurses Association Don & Diva Award, the March of Dimes Award, and the Clinical Leadership and Excellence Award from HFSA. She has also been a leader in advancing initiatives to address racism in nursing, serving as a commissioner on the inaugural project of the American Nurses Association (ANA) National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing.Dr. Albuquerque has been honored with prestigious fellowships, including:Fellow of the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing (FADLN) in February 2024Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) in July 2022Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) in March 2021She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from William Paterson University and is certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from Rutgers University. Dr. Albuquerque continues her clinical practice at Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas University Hospital in New Brunswick.For more information on her contributions to addressing racism in nursing, please see the ANA National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing Foundational Report.https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/workforce/racism-in-nursing/national-commission-to-address-racism-in-nursing/commissions-foundational-report-on-racism--in-nursing/ Professional Interests Education, Research, Nurse Practitioner Hindi Degrees DNP Nursing, College of Science & Health, Department of Nursing, William Paterson University Wayne, NJ MS Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, College of Nursing, Rutgers University Newark, MS Nursing, Leelabai Thackersey , College of Nursing, SNDT Women'sUniversity Mumbai, India BS Nursing, College of Nursing, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University Pune, India Specialization Cardiology, Heart failure, Nurse Practitioner Licenses and Certifications 12/31/2004 Registered Nurse, New Jersey Board of Nursing State 12/31/2010 Nurse Practitioner, New Jersey Board Of Nursing State 04/30/2008 Critical Care Registered Nurse, American Association of Critical Care Nursing National 03/31/2010 Acute care Nurse Practitioner, American Association of Nurse Practitioners National Representative Publications Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Asian Indian Communities in the United States: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study; Volume American Journal Of Nursing, Volume 124 , 2024 https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/toc/2024/01000 Hill-Rom’s bed exit system audible Alarm system, used in conjunction with falls protocol: Reduces falls on a medical-surgical inpatient unit, a process improvement project. ; , Journal of comprehensive Nursing and Research; 2020 http://300 Pompton Road Health related Quality of Life, Predictor of 30 day Hospital readmissions among Heart failure patients; , Journal of Cardiac Failure; Volume 25, 2019 http://www.onlinejcf.com Cardiac Rehabilitation and Endurance Exercise Improves Heart Health Behaviors and Health Status: Do Patients Adhere? ; , Online Journal of Cardiovascular Research ; 2019 https://irispublishers.com/ojcr/ Patient’s Self-reported functional status and Health Related Quality of life: Prognostic Predictors for 30-day hospital readmission among Heart Failure patients; , Heart & Lung: The Journal of CardioPulmonary and Acute care; Volume 47, 2018 https://www.heartandlung.org/ Representative Presentations Impact of Resilient Option Training Among Asian Indian Nurses in India and the USA 34th International Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta International, July 2023 Self , 2023 Global Collaboration During COVID-19 International Council of Nursing Montreal, June 2023 , 2023 Emotional Resilence and Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Leadership conference Indian Nurses Association of Greater Houston Houston, TX 2019 Awards and Honors Nominated for Fellow of American Academy of Nursing American Academy of Nursing 07/01/2022 Nominated for Fellow of National Academies of Practice National Academies of Practice 03/01/2022 DON & DIVA award from Institute for Nursing New Jersey State Nurses Association 04/01/2019 Nominated for 3rd Annual Future Leader in Heart Failure Heart Failure Society of America 04/01/2019 Leadership Excellence award, American Association of Indian Nurses, New Jersey. American Association of Indian Nurses of America, New Jersey Chapter 02/10/2020 Media Doctor of Nursing Practice Graduate Receives Award for Exceptional Nurses from New Jersey State Nurses Association 's Institute for Nursing https://wpunj.edu/articles/news/2018-04-12/doctor-of-nursing-practice-graduate-receives-award-for-exceptional-nurses-from-new-jersey-state-nurses-association-s-institute-for-nursing/?fbclid=IwAR23ZueqFgM4L-R7as6Fq9PZwMDx4SSo1LFjfxpKBOnF-Zi7fn8EOMhMZrw&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral Introducing the APN Task force(2015-17) www.nainausa.com NAINA celebrates Advance Practice Nurses https://minoritynurse.com/author/albuquly/ Nightingale Research Grant Awarded to Lydia Albuquerque National Association of Indian Nurses of America (NAINA) Advanced Practice Nurses Forum Notable Courses Taught Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) ( 2023- Present)NUR 7380- Leadership and CollaborationMaster of Nursing ( 2020- Present)NUR 5461- Advance PathophysiologyNUR 5411- Advanced PharmacologyNUR 6062-Health Care Data AnalyticsNUR6011- Advanced Health assessmentUndergraduate NursingNUR 3280- Fundamentals of Nursing Email 973 720 3486 336 University Hall Monday& Wednesday
