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Dr. Connie Jozwiak-Shields

Email:  cjs@niagara.edu
Phone:  (716) 286-8396
Office Location:  Timon Hall - Room 113

Bio

Dr. Jozwiak-Shields will be teaching the Health Assessment and Promotion and Internship courses.  She received her BS in Nursing from Niagara University, her M.S. in Nursing, Adult Nurse Practitioner and her Ph.D. in Sociology, (Medical Sociology) from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Current Research

Currently doing a study examining individuals' perceptions regarding receiving flu vaccinations.

Current Involvement

Nationally Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner that maintains a clinical practice with a medical research group and volunteers weekly as an Adult Nurse Practitioner at a inner-city health center which serves a low income and large refugee population on the East side of Buffalo. Member Niagara University Academic Integrity Board Chair of St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church Pastoral Executive Committee Member of the Bufffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart Enrollment Management Commitee

Educational Background

BS - Niagara University, Nursing MS - State University of New York at Buffalo, Adult Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care Post graduate courses (3) in ""Teaching in Nursing"" - State University of New York at Buffalo Ph.D. - State University of New York at Buffalo, Sociology (Medical Sociology)