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Desiree Bertrand
Interim Chair
Desiree Bertrand
Interim Chair
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
College of Nursing
Department of Prelicensure Nursing
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
(706) 721-8670
EC 5356
General
Credentials
Instruction
Scholarship
Service
Education
Ph.D., Nursing
Medical University of South Ca, 2017
MSN, Nursing Education
Midwestern State University, 2002
BS, Nursing
University of the Virgin Islan, 1995
Certifications
Certified Nurse Educator
2020
Registered Nurse Certified (RNC) - Maternal Newborn Nursing
2016
Collaborative Institutional Training Institute (CITI): Basic/Refresher, Human Subjects Research Certification
2014
Awards & Honors
Augusta University College of Nursing Outstanding Faculty Member
2025
University of the Virgin Islands Service Award
2019
American Academy of Nursing Jonas Policy Scholar
Cultural Competence and Health Equity Expert Panel, 2018
University of the Virgin Islands Research Day Best Faculty Poster Award
2018
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar
2014
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
NURS 7400
Inte HC Women Child Fam Hlth
NURS 9250
Investigation of Research Prob
NURS 8550
Evidence Based Practice
NURS 4802
Maternal Child Nursing
NURS 9300
Dissertation
NURS 3806
Geriatric Nursing
NURS 3807
Intro to Nursing Research
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
Achieving advance care planning in diverse, underserved populations, 2018
Position statement: Policies to support family caregivers., 2018
Factors associated with increased risk for lethal violence in intimate partner relationships among ethnically diverse black women, 2014
U.S. Virgin Islands Men Talk About Health and Health Concerns, 2014
Factors influencing resource use by African American and African Caribbean women disclosing intimate partner violence, 2013
Professional Service
Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 6th Annual Health Disparities Institute
- 2013
Role:
Committee Chair
Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Health Disparities Institute
- 2012
Role:
Committee Chair
Public Service
A Health Education Toolkit for the US Virgin Islands Community
2012
