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Biography
Theresa L. Lundy has been full-time faculty at Lehman College for more than two decades, where she teaches fundamentals of nursing, medical/surgical nursing, policy and politics/trends and issues, and community health. She was promoted to Assistant Professor this year after earning her Ph.D. at CUNY Graduate Center. Dr. Lundy received her baccalaureate, master's degree, and advanced practice certificate as a family nurse practitioner from Lehman College. Her clinical expertise includes gerontology, critical care, community health, and nursing management. Passionate about quality nursing care and teaching, Dr. Lundy strives to educate and mentor new generations of excellent nurses that positively impact patient outcomes. As a nurse scientist, Dr. Lundy's research interests are family caregiving of older adults, health care disparities, palliative care, and cultural diversity. Her dissertation is entitled "Exploring Decision-Making among Family Caregivers of Black Older Adults with Advanced Chronic Illnesses." She was inducted into the New York Academy of Medicine in 2018 and is the immediate past president of the Delta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. She is a lifetime member of the National Black Nurses Association, where she serves on the NYBNA Board of Directors and is an emeritus member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Family caregiving and decision-making among older adults; palliative care; health care disparities; cultural diversity
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. CUNY Graduate Center
- Post-Master’s in Family Nurse Practitioner, Lehman College, CUNY
- M.S. in Nursing Older Adults, Lehman College, CUNY
- B.S. in Nursing, Lehman College, CUNY
- A.A.S. in Nursing, Bronx Community College, CUNY