Abraham Ndiwane EdD, RN, CHES
Abraham Ndiwane received his doctorate in education where he specialized in administration, training, and policy studies. Currently he is Assistant Professor for the University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing and the Coordinator for Community Outreach. He is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and maintains clinical practice in gerontological nursing and long term care.
Education
2004 Hartford Institute/AJN Geriatric Nursing Research Scholar, New York University
1995 EdD, Boston University, Boston MA.
1990 MS, Northeastern University, Boston MA
1988 BSN, Boston University, Boston MA
1988 BA(Soc), Boston University, Boston MA.
Selected Publications
Ndiwane, A.N. (2008 Summer). Laying Down the Knief may Decrease Risk of HIV Transmission: Cultural Practices in Cameroon with Implications for Public health and Policy. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 15 (2), 76-80.
Ndiwane, A.N., (2005). Teaching with the Nightingale Tracker technology in community-based nursing education: A pilot study. Journal of Nursing Education, 44 (1), 40-42
Ndiwane, A.N., Miller, K.H., Bonner, A., Imperio, K., Matzo, M., McNeal, G., Amertil, N., et al. (2004). Enhancing cultural competencies of advanced practice nurses: Health care challenges in the twenty-first century. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 2 (3), 118-121
Ndiwane, A.N. (2003). The Effects of Practice Location and work setting on job satisfication of nurses. Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners, The International Journal of NPACE, 3 (3), 172-180.
Ndiwane, A.N. (2001). Safety Net: Student Exchange Learning and Supervision on the World Wide Web: The Journal of Nursing Education, 40 (7), 330-333.
Christensen, M.H., Ndiwane, A.N., Masters, J.A., Mateo, M.A., & Gauthier, M.A. (Winter, 2001). Patterns of Change and Continuity in Objective Burden Reported by Family Caregivers of Community Dwelling Dementia Patients. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 8 (4), 122-127.
Ndiwane, A.N. (2000,). The Effects of Community, Coworker and Organizational Support to Job Satisfaction of Nurses in Cameroon. The Association of Black Nursing Faculty Journal, 11 (6), 145-149.
Ndiwane, A.N. (2000). Community Health, Media and Policy in Sub – Saharan Africa: A Primary Prevention Approach to the AIDS Crises. The Association of Black Nursing Faculty Journal, 11 (4), 83-87.
Ndiwane, A. (2000, Spring). Nursing Commission Hearings Begin. Public Health Happenings, 4-5.
Ndiwane, A.N., (1999). Factors that influence job satisfaction of nurses in urban and rural community health centers in Cameroon: Implications for policy. Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners, the International Journal of NPACE, 3 (3), 172-180.
Book Chapter
Ndiwane, A.N. (2008). Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Cultural Health Assessment: Cameroon. In D'Avanzo, C. & Geissler, E.M. (4th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby
Ndiwane, A.N. (2003). Mosby's Pocket Guide to Cultural Health Assessment: Cameroon . In D'Avanzo, C. & Geissler, E.M. (3rd ed.). St. Louis : Mosby
Ndiwane, A.N., (1998). Higher education and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and policies. In Domatob, J.K., African higher education policy: A survey of Sub- Saharan Africa. Education and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa, pp.vii-x. Bethesda , MD : International Scholars.
Research Activity
Principal Investigator: Development and evaluation of the Instrument to Access the Process of Cultural Competency (IAPCC) for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) in long term care settings. Healy Grant, September 2005-September, 2007.
Principle Investigator: Teaching with The Tracker : Evaluating the Nightingale Tracker in Community-based Clinical Nursing Education.
Project Collaborative Teams: Interdisciplinary Teams Preparing Early Intervention Personnel from culturally Diverse and Underrepresented Backgrounds.