Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Program
Darina Petrovsky, PhD, RN
Scholar, 2023
Darina Petrovsky, PhD, RN is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University School of Nursing and Core Faculty at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. She is currently funded by the NIH K23 Career Development Award (K23 AG073618). Previously she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing funded by the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship (F32 AG060630). She received her PhD in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania in 2017. Prior to her doctoral work, she received a Masters in Nursing from Case Western Reserve University (2011) and a Bachelors of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan (2009). Her unique background in music training and nursing science has positioned her well to launch her research career with the goal of improving the lives of older adults living with cognitive impairment using non-pharmacologic approaches. She was a Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Pre-Doctoral Fellow (F31 AG055148) and her past accomplishments include being selected as a 2014-2016 National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Patricia G. Archbold Scholar and 2014-2016 Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar.