Courtney DuBois Shihabuddin

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Courtney Shihabuddin Portrait
First Name
Courtney
Last Name
Shihabuddin
Credentials
DNP, APRN-CNP
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP Specialty Track
Director, Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Track
she/her/hers
Address
395 Newton Hall
Address (Line 2)
295 W. 10th Avenue
City
Columbus
State
OH
Zip Code
43210

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.

Publications

News

October 21, 2025

New research shows that overall, the prevalence of adverse and positive childhood experiences reported by parents of teenagers hasn’t changed substantially in the United States in recent years. 

The findings suggest that interventions designed to boost positive family experiences and shield children from negative experiences may not be hitting the mark on a national scale, the study’s authors say.

Read the Ohio State News story

October 10, 2025

The Ohio State University is investing $14 million into expanding one of its programs.

The university plans to nearly double undergraduate enrollment within the College of Nursing amid a nationwide nursing shortage.

“We need to answer that call, answer the calling to care and help people in the healthcare community,” said Dr. Wendy Bowles, Associate Dean for Baccalaureate Programs at Ohio State’s College of Nursing.