Courtney Shihabuddin
DNP, APRN-CNP
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP Specialty Track
Director, Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Track
Biography
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.
- Lee, G. A., Wang, Y., Gluzman, I., Meyer, G., Dunlop, H., Trezza, F., Makkar, N., Donnelly, B., Helsabeck, N., & Shihabuddin, C. D. (2026). No symptoms, no problem? An analysis of asymptomatic and symptomatic sexually transmitted infections and the impact on clinical outcomes in a student-run free clinic. Infection. https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-026-02774-2
- Ulloa, J. A., Sykes, S. R., & Shihabuddin, C. D. (2026). Parental Advocacy in the NICU: A Unique Case of Infant Hypoglycemia Highlighting the Role of the Family in Improving Outcomes. Neonatal network: NN, 45(2), 105–111. https://doi.org/10.1891/NN-2025-0038
- Benline, T., King, T. S., Shihabuddin, C. D., & Overcash, J. (2026). An Educational Program for New Graduate Nurses and Experienced Nurses as Mentors at an Academic Medical Center. Journal for nurses in professional development, 10.1097/NND.0000000000001230. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001230
- Xue, G., Barnes, A., Lee, G. A., Lee, L. R., & Shihabuddin, C. D. (2025). Examining the Impact of Patient Demographics on Outreach Efforts for a Student-Run LGBTQIA + Free Clinic. Journal of community health, 10.1007/s10900-025-01517-y. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-025-01517-y
- Bobek, H. J., Shihabuddin, C. D., & Sharpe, E. L. (2025). Enhancing the Experience of Nurse Practitioner Preceptors: A Program Evaluation. Journal of continuing education in nursing, 56(11), 455–461. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20250709-01
- Rola, I., Dunlop, H. M., Cooper, R., & Shihabuddin, C. (2025). Clinical Documentation Quality and Adherence to Preventive Care Guidelines in a Student-Run Free Clinic: A Retrospective Chart Audit. Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.59586/jsrc.v11i1.484
- Scuiva, J., Charleton, M., Dunlop, H., Shihabuddin, C., Hull, C., Lee, G., Cooper, R., Tummalapalli, S., Shah, S. (2025). Implementation and Evaluation of Two Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Events at a Student Run-Free Clinic. Journal of Student Run Clinics. https://doi.org/10.59586/jsrc.v11i1.441
- Lee, G., Hoffman, M. F., & DuBois Shihabuddin, C. (2025). Current Challenges in Gonorrhea Management: A Focus on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Antimicrobial Resistance. Nursing Clinics of North America. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2024.10.005
- #Bobek, H., Lee, M., Roll, K., Linder, S., Shihabuddin, C., & Sharpe, E. (2025). Promoting Professionalism for Nurse Practitioner Students for Clinical Success. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 21(3), 105318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105318
- #Sharpe, E., Bobek, H., & Shihabuddin, C. (2024). An Evidence-Based Interprofessional Collaborative Approach to Preceptor Development. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(8), 105126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105126
- #Shihabuddin, C. D., Bobek, H., Sharpe, E. L., & Shihabuddin, B. (2024). Knowledge Needs Assessment Informs New Nurse Practitioners’ Transition to Practice. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(1), 104852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104852
- Lee, G., Fritter, J., & Shihabuddin, C. (2023). Increasing Safe Clinical Spaces and the Efforts of Clinical Research for Uninsured and Underinsured LGBTQIA2 Patients: A Case Study of the Rainbow Clinic – A Student-Run Free LGBTQIA2 Clinic. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2023.641
- Shihabuddin, C. D., Lee, G., & Casler, K. (2023). Evidence-based sexual healthcare for the LGBTQIA2+ patient across the lifespan. The Nurse practitioner, 48(9), 22–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000089
- Feaster, A., Thrane, S. E., DuBois Shihabuddin, C., Sinnott, L. T., & Overcash, J. (2023). Educational Intervention to Enhance Nursing Comfort with Advance Care Planning and Documentation. Clinical journal of oncology nursing, 27(1), 27–32. https://doi.org/10.1188/23.CJON.27-32
- Kilboy, M., Shihabuddin, C., Morgan, E., & Herbell, K. (2023). Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators to Prescribing HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis by Primary Care Providers. Sexually transmitted diseases, 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001857. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001857
- Shihabuddin, CD., Momeyer, M. A., Bobek, H., & Sharpe, E. (2023). Supporting Nurse Practitioner Students' Transition to Practice. Nurse educator, 48(2), E67–E68. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001308
- Shihabuddin, CD., Karl, J., & Momeyer, M. A. (2022). Peer-Assisted Learning: A Teaching Strategy for Nurse Practitioner Students. Nurse educator, 47(4), 252–253. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001167
- Momeyer, M. A., Karl, J., & Shihabuddin, CD. (2022). Walking the Wellness Talk: Creating a Culture of Classroom Wellness in Nurse Practitioner Education. Nurse educator, 47(1), 6–7. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001047
- Waryold, J. M., Shihabuddin, CD., & Masciola, R. (2022). Barriers to Culturally Competent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care Among the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Community. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 18(1), 54-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.08.021
- Shihabuddin, C.D., Shihabuddin, B. (2020). Delayed diagnosis of a pediatric respiratory emergency: Case illustration and review. The Journal of Legal Nurse Consultants, 31(4), 8-13. https://view.flipdocs.com/?ID=1000. nn4296_194349
- Shihabuddin, C.D., Leasure, A.R., Agudelo Higuita, N.I., Overcash, J. (2020). Quality improvement project using microlearning to increase provider adherence to extragenital sexually transmitted infection screening guidelines in men who have sex with men. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000211
- Shihabuddin C.D. (2017). Anal pap tests to decrease anal cancer burden in HIV-infected patients. American Journal of Nursing, 117(8):11.