Kristine Qureshi
Assoicate Professor
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 444
Honolulu, HI 96822
Ph: 808-956-2638, Fax: 808-956-5296
Email: kqureshi@hawaii.edu
BS, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1982; MS, Adelphi University, 1984; DNSc, Columbia University, 2003.
Clinical Area of Focus: emergency nursing, disaster preparedness, community health
Dr. Kristine Qureshi is an associate professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene where she specializes in community health and community based emergency preparedness research and service.
Before joining academia, Dr. Qureshi, a certified emergency nurse, served as the director of nursing for emergency and critical care services in several hospitals over the course of 25 years in the hospital sector. During 2004 Dr. Qureshi was inducted as a Fellow in the New York Academy of Medicine.
In Hawaii Dr. Qureshi is collaborating with a variety of agencies, including the Department of Health, Hawaii Hospital Association and the American Red Cross, on a variety of community emergency preparedness initiatives. Dr. Qureshi has published numerous articles; has been a contributor to several books on disaster management; and is a frequent presenter at national and international professional emergency management conferences.
Teaching Topics: Community Health, Research, Health Policy, Epidemiology, Community & public Health Emergency Preparedness
Recent Awards and Publications: Bikur Cholim D’Bobov: Woman of the Year Award (1994); NYC Fire Department EMS Service Award (1998); NYC EMS Registered Nurse of the Year Award (1999); Nassau County Department of Health Recognition Award for service to the Medical Reserve Corps (2005) ; Nassau County MRC Leadership Award (2006)
Qureshi, K, Gershon,R., Gebbie, E., Straub, T, and Morse, S. (2005). Healthcare workers ability and willingness to report to duty during a catastrophic disaster. Journal of Urban Health. 82(3):378-88.
Gershon, R., Qureshi, K., Barrera, M, Erwin, M. and Goldsmith, R. (2005) Health and safety hazards associated with subways: a review. Journal of Urban Health. 82(1):10-20.
Gershon R., Hogan E., Qureshi, K. Doll, L. (2004) Preliminary results from the WTC evacuation study, NYC – 2004. CDC: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 53(35):815-7.
Gershon R, Gemson, D, Qureshi, K, McCollum, M. (2004) Terrorism preparedness for occupational health professionals. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 46(12): 1204-1209.
Qureshi, K, Gershon, R., Calero-Breckheimer, A., A, Merrill, J., Murrman, M., Gebbie, K., Moskin, L. (2004) Effectiveness of an emergency preparedness training program for public health nurses. Family Community Health, 27(3):244-51.
Gershon, R, Qureshi, K, Sepkowitz, K, Gurtman, A, Galea, S, Sherman, M. Clinician’s knowledge, attitudes and concerns regarding bioterrorism after a brief educational program. Journal of Occupational Medicine, 2004; 46(1):77-83.
Qureshi K, Merrill J, Calero-Breckheimer A. Emergency preparedness training for public health nurses: a pilot study. Journal of Urban Health. 2002; 79(3):413-6.
Gershon RRM., Qureshi K, Gurney C, Rosen J (2003) Occupational risk of bloodborne pathogens in non-hospital based workers. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2002; 2(3): 497-518.
Gebbie K, and Qureshi K. Emergency preparedness core competencies for nursing. American Journal of Nursing 2002;102(1):46-51.
Larson E, Gomez-Suarte C, Qureshi K, Miranda D, Kain D, and Cabish K. How clean is your home? A tool to assess home hygiene. Journal of Community Health Nursing. 2001;18(3):139-150.
Qureshi K and Gebbie K. Disaster management. In Goodwin-Vennema T, ed. Disaster Preparedness and Bioterrorism. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co, 2003.
Qureshi K Nursing triage and decontamination for chemical incidents. In: Goodwin- Vennema, ed. Disaster Preparedness and Bioterrorism. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co. 2003