Dr. Normadeane Armstrong

About me

I love the outdoors, especially hiking and fishing! I have traveled as a healthcare practitioner globally and try to catch at least one fish in every country. 

Special Projects/Activities

• Fulbright Specialist Roster Member - The Fulbright Scholar Program and Humphrey Fellowship Program Council for International Exchange of Scholars.
• Genomic Competencies for Nurses from Theory to Application- Duquesne University School of
  Nursing
• Editorial Board Member and Manuscript Reviewer - World Journal of Clinical Cases (WJCC)
• Educational Advisory Board Member- Maurer Foundation for breast cancer research and education
• New York State Medical Reserve Corps
• Rural Area Medical (RAM)Team Member
• Manuscript reviewer- Cognella Academic Publishing, Scholar One Manuscripts
• Editorial Board Member Madridge Publishers
• Edmond J. Safra, Visiting Nurse Faculty Member
• New York State Public Health Fellowship University representative
• United Planet Global Health Volunteer - South America
• Medical Brigades Volunteer - Panama 

Research/Creative Interests

• Global Health
• Healthcare Disparities
• Currently analyzing data for a research project entitled " Identifying the need and focus areas for LGBT+ curricular education for nursing students".

Representative Publications

AHA: The Theory/Reality Connection. Volume III. Copyright 1990.

Professional Nursing Services for the Deaf-Blind. NAT-CENT. Volume 21, No.2. Copyright January 1991.

Nursing Care of the Deaf-Blind Client. INSIGHT. The Journal of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses. Volume XVI, No.3. June 1991, pg. 20-21.

The Ocular Manifestations of Congenital Rubella Syndrome. INSIGHT. The Journal of the American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses. Volume XVII, No.1. April 1992 (cover article).

Supporting Young Adults Who are Deaf-Blind in Their Communities. 1995. Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland.

Rubella: A Disease We Cannot Forget. Nursing Spectrum. Vol. 15. No.12. 2003.

Life Signs: Caring for Deaf and Blind Patients. Advance for Nurses. Vol. 3, No. 13. 2003

Rubella: 40 Years After the Epidemic. The Journal of The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Vol.8. No. 4. 2004.

Anniversary of the Rubella Epidemic. The Lancet. Volume 364, Number 9431 24 July 2004.

Rubella Gone, but Not Forgotten. Nurse Practitioner World News. Volume 10, No 4. 2005

The Health Related Quality of Life in Mothers of Surviving Deaf-blind Adult Children with Congenital Rubella Syndrome: TUI University, 2009.UMI; 3353860

Latent Manifestations in the US Congenital Rubella Population. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010 Volume 14.

Health of US mothers Caring for Disabled Children in United States. European Scientific Journal (ESJ) 2015. Vol. 2 ISSN: 1857 - 7881

The Future Capacity of the Nursing Workforce COVID-19 Pandemic's Impacts on New Nurses and Nursing Students Toward the Profession. Nurse Educator (2021) PMID: 34261119 PMCID: PMC8579884 DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001078

Effects of Covid 19: Shocked Moral Distress in Nursing Students and Recent Graduates- Nurse Educator. Nurse Educator (2023) doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001386

Recent Talks and Presentations

National Presentation: Recommendations for Preparing the Future Nursing Workforce: Lessons Learned from a Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impact of COVID-19 on Nursing Students and New Graduate Nurses. ENRS 35th Annual Scientific Sessions: March 2023, Philadelphia, PA

Interviews:

AIDS Teachers’ Challenge. The New York Times, Sunday, December 22, 1991, pg.3.

A Call for More Cancer Funding. North Shore Sun, Friday, July 14, 2006.

A Call for Federal Breast Cancer research. The Port Times Record, Thursday July 13, 2006.

When Albany Fails, Try Washington Next. The Beacon Record. Thursday, July 13, 2006.

Residents Still Want Answers. Newsday. Saturday, June 24, 2006.

You Look at Her and You Know She Cares. The Port Times Record. November 17, 2006.

Beyond the Call: Taking it to the Streets. Nursing Spectrum. June 5, 2006.

Pool Safety. Channel 55 News. June 2005.

Mold in Public Schools. News 12. May 2006.

International Year of the Nurse. Channel 55 News, October 2010

International Year of the Nurse. Newsday, October 2010  

News 12 Ask the Experts Series on COVID 19. March 2020

ABC News How to handle a house call if your appliance breaks down during quarantine March 2020

How to Handle a Home Service Call During the Coronavirus Pandemic Consumer Reports March 2020

Coronavirus, questions and answers: What can you do to protect yourself? Newsday April 2020

Medical experts on coronavirus: What is it and how to protect yourself Newsday May 2020

College and Coronavirus: Campus Leaders Study How to Make the Grade This Fall Newsday Live July 2020

New York City safer than Long Island? COVID-19 indicators say so Newsday December 2021

LI experts: Kids’ vaccine rates must rise before school mask rules dropped. Newsday February 2022

NY experts: No school masking requirement for the fall, Hochul says, Newsday August 2022

Local Presentation: Clinical Pearls of Epilepsy, December 2021, Rebecca Center for Music Therapy, New York, New York

National Presentation: Nursing Students and New Graduates Experience of Shocked Moral Distress During COVID. The Association of Community Health Nursing Educators. Virtual Conference: June 2021

International Presentation: Remember Rubella- the disease we should not forget, February 2020, International Counsel on Infectious Diseases, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia

International Presentation: A Butterfly’s Struggle: Promoting Compassion Through Community Clinical Experiences. February, 2019, 6th World Congress on Nursing and Healthcare, Durban, South Africa

Local Presentation: “Disaster Preparedness of Independent Community-Dwelling Older Adults” 2018 Sigma Theta Tau, Molloy College

Public Square 2.0- Telecare Network- Vaccine Myths and realities, February 2016

International Presentation: Congenital Rubella Syndrome: Pan American Interdisciplinary Conference- University of Flores, Argentina, March 2015

National Presentation: Immunization Preventable Diseases. 2014 National Doctors of Nursing Practice Conference- Nashville, October 2014.

International Presentation: Care of Disabled Adults in the United States. Telemark University, Norway, May 2014.

National Presentation: Promoting Compassion Through Community Clinical Experiences: The Dominican Charism in American Higher Education, June 2014

Local poster presentation: The Health-Related Quality Of Life In Mothers Of Surviving Deaf-Blind Adult Children With Congenital Rubella Syndrome: The Center for Nursing Research and Scholarly Practice First Annual Doctoral Forum and Research Lecture “Building Upon Scaffolding of Research and Innovation for Evidence Based Practice” March 2011

International Presentation: Latent manifestations in the US 40 year old Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) Population: 14th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, March 2010

Tri State Presentation: The Health-Related Quality Of Life In Mothers Of Surviving Deaf-Blind Adult Children With Congenital Rubella Syndrome: Eastern Nursing Research Society, March 2010.

International Presentation: The Latent Manifestations of CRS in the United States Population: Deaf-blind International, Italy 2009

National Presentation: Immunization and Surveillance: American College of Nurse Practitioners, New Mexico 2009

National Presentation: Immunization Preventable Diseases: Mayo Clinic: Rochester, Minnesota: 2007

International Presentation: Congenital Rubella Global Surveillance-Panel of Experts: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): Washington DC: July 2006.

National Presentation: Rubella and It’s Implications: Mayo Clinic: Rochester, Minnesota. August 2006

Chairperson and presenter for “The Many Faces of Rubella”. An International Symposium consisting of researchers from eleven different countries, members of the CDC, WHO and PAHO. March 2005.

National Presentation: Latent Manifestations of Congenital Rubella Syndrome. Boston National Advanced Practice Conference. NPACE. Boston, Massachusetts. December 2004.

Tri State Presentation: Rubella: Implications for Health Care Providers. New Jersey Department of Human Services: Division of Deaf and Heard of Hearing. September 2004.

National Presentation: Rubella: A Disease We Cannot Forget. National Conference for Nurse Practitioners. Baltimore, Maryland. June 2003.

National Presentation: Ocular Manifestations of Congenital Rubella Syndrome. The National Hilton/Perkins Project. Boston, Massachusetts. June 2001.