Robyn Nisi, MPH
Director of Faculty Practice
Department of Faculty Practice and Partnerships
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact
Building & Room:
941 NURS
Address:
845 S. Damen Ave., MC 802, Chicago, IL 60612
Office Phone:
Email:
Selected Publications
Yingling, C., Nisi, R., McNamara, M., House, K., Cotler, K., Durham, M., Handrup, C., Vaez, K. (2023). Community health outside the exam room: Extracurricular learning to augment nurse practitioner student practice readiness. Nurse Educator, 48(3): 142-146. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001326
Riggle, E.D.B., Drabble, L.A., Matthews, A.K., Veldhuis, C.B., Nisi, R.A., Hughes, T.L. (2021). First comes marriage, then comes the election: Macro-level event impacts on African-American, Latina/x, and White sexual minority women. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 18(1), 112-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00435-z
Steele, S.M., Belvy, L., Veldhuis, C.B., Martin, K.R., Nisi, R., & Hughes, T.L. (2019). Femininity, masculinity and body image in a community based sample of lesbian and bisexual women. Women & Health, 59(8), 829-844. doi:10.1080/03630242.2019.1567645
Zhang, J., Weaver, T.E., Zhong, Z., Nisi, R.A., Martin, K.R., Steffen, A. D., … & Zhou, X. J. (2019). White matter structural differences in OSA patients experiencing residual daytime sleepiness with high CPAP use: A non-Gaussian diffusion MRI study. Sleep Medicine, 53, 51-59. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2018.09.011
Schlaeger, J.M., Takakura, N., Yajima, H., Takayama, M., Steffen, A.D., Gabzdyl, E.M., Nisi, R.A., McGowan Gruber, K., Bussell, J.M., Wilkie, D.J. (2018). Double-blind acupuncture needles: A multi-needle, multi-session feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, 72. doi:10.1186/s40814-018-0265-9
Xiong, Y., Zhou, X.J., Nisi, R.A., Martin, K R., Karaman, M.M., Cai, K., & Weaver, T.E. (2017). Brain white matter changes in CPAP-treated obstructive sleep apnea patients with residual sleepiness. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 45(5), 1371-1378. doi:10.1002/jmri.25463
Schlaeger, J.M., Takakura, N., Yajima, H., Takayama, M., Steffen, A.D., Gabzdyl, E.M., Nisi, R.A., McGowan Gruber, K., Bussell, J.M., Wilkie, D.J. (2017). Double-blind acupuncture needles: A multi-needle, multi-session feasibility study [poster]. University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Research on Women and Gender, Women’s Health Research Day. First-place award winner for best poster.
Notable Honors
2022, Award of Merit, University of Illinois-Chicago
2016, Alvie Griffin Bailey Award, College of Nursing, University of Illinois-Chicago
Education
MPH, University of Illinois-Chicago
BA, Beloit College