Adrianna Nava
Biography
Dr. Adrianna Nava is an Applied Research Scientist at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) where she serves as the scientific lead for the Primary Care and Prevention Center. She is also the Past President (2021-2024) of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), where she advocated for the advancement of nurses in leadership, research, and policy to advance Latino health. Previously, she served as the Chief Nurse of Quality at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital.
Area of Expertise
Health Care Quality; Primary Care and Prevention; Access to Care; Determinants of Health; Latino Health
Degrees
MPA, Harvard University
PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston
MSN, University of Pennsylvania
BSN, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Professional Publications & Contributions
Select Publications:
DuBois, S., Spencer, A., Nava, A., Kaminski, M., Gonzalez, A. L. & Arensberg, M. B. (2025). Nourish the mind: the need for nutrition-focused education in nursing to improve health outcomes. Journal of Professional Nursing, 61, 160-167.
Nava, A., Bishop, K., Lissin, P. & Harrington, R. L. (2024). Charting new territory: The early lessons in integrating social determinant of health (SDOH) measures into practice. Health Affairs Scholar, 2(11).
Ojemeni, M.T., Jun, J., Dorsen, C., Gerchow, L., Arneson, G., Orofo, C, Nava, A., & Squires, A. P. (2023). A scoping review of nursing and midwifery activism in the United States. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 28(2).
Olmos, B., Nava, A., & Jones, E. J. (2022). Theory integration for examining health care discrimination among minoritized older adults with chronic illness. Western Journal of Nursing Research.
Nava, A., Estrada, L., Gerchow, L., Scott, J., Thompson, R., & Squires, A. (2022). Grouping people by language exacerbates health inequities- The case of Latinx/Hispanic populations in the US. Research in Nursing and Health, 1-6.