Courtney DuBois Shihabuddin
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Dr. Courtney DuBois Shihabuddin is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. Dr. Shihabuddin also works as a nurse practitioner at the Columbus Free Clinic. She has a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, a Master of Nursing as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner from Rutgers University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Seton Hall University and a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University. She worked for four years as a certified HIV Specialist at a Ryan White Grantee Clinic in Oklahoma City prior to relocating to the Columbus Area.
Dr. Shihabuddin’s research interests include health disparities in underserved patient populations, educational constructs for improving the learning experience of nurse practitioner students and integrating wellness activities into the classroom.
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