Lynne Moronski, PhD, MPA, RN

Lynne Moronski, PhD, RN focused her dissertation research on exploring the “great resignation” of nurses after the COVID‐19 pandemic. Her early research focused on decreasing workplace hazards and stressors while increasing retention within the U.S. nursing workforce via data-intensive research intended for health care institutions, lawmakers, and government entities alike. Her current research seeks to demonstrate that nursing resources can potentially reduce health disparities for the intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) adult population, especially in the hospital setting. Preliminary analysis provides evidence that the nursing resources, i.e. the number of BSN prepared nurses, supportive work environment, and patient-to-nurse ratio, significantly reduce length of stay for IDD patients. Her career goal is to create a long-term program of research, which leverages nursing care to enhance outcomes for adults with IDD. She is passionate about reevaluating workplace assumptions and finding new solutions for IDD adults with health disparities. Dr. Moronski earned a PhD in Nursing from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, a Master’s in Public Administration from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service as well as a BS in nursing from Rutgers and a BA in English Literature and Psychology from Connecticut College.