Cynthera McNeill, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-C, FAANP
Assistant Professor (Clinical) and Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care Specialty Coordinator
237 Cohn, 5557 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202aq6139@wayne.edu
313-577-0258
Office hours
By appointment
Cynthera McNeill, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-C, FAANP
Bio Sketch
Dr. McNeill is a nationally certified as adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner. For over 8 years, she served as a health care provider at a federally qualified health center in Detroit, Michigan, serving the uninsured/low-insured patient population. She is currently working in internal medicine in Detroit. Her primary focus as a nurse practitioner has been in the field of primary care/chronic disease management for adults, with emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. Her quality improvement initiatives include the utilization of evidence-based, culturally sensitive interventions to decrease health disparities among at-risk populations.
Education
- DNP & Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education, Wayne State University, 2013
- BSN, Michigan State University, 2009
- B.S., Coppin State University
Research Interests
- Quality improvement for better patient/provider outcomes
Project types:
- Quality improvement
Theoretical frameworks:
- Nursing and social theories (e.g., Roy Adaptation Model, Theory of Self- Care, Parse’s Theory of Human Becoming, Kolkcaba Theory of Comfort, Watson’s Caring Theory, Social Cognitive Theor,y etc.)
Methodologies:
- Logic Model
- Lewin
- PDSA
- Kotter
Metrics/measurement:
- Pre-test/post-test
- Longitudinal evaluations (i.e., 3 months, 6 months)
- Self efficacy tools
- Health literacy (i.e., Mental Health Literacy Scale, HIV Knowledge)
Analysis/evaluation:
- Practice change
- Adoption of evidence-based practice
- Improved patient outcomes
- Sustained outcomes
- Exploration of change process (assessing change process, discussing barriers and facilities)
Writing/editing/manuscript preparation:
- Editing manuscripts for final projects
- Editing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals
- Editing posters for conference presentations
Clinical Area(s) of Expertise
- Adolescent health promotion
- Adult/geriatric health promotion
- Implementation of evidence-based practice
- HIV prevention
- Adolescent reproductive/sexual health
- Addressing mental health stigma
- Integrated care services to reduce disparities
Selected publications
- McNeill, C., Stephens, U., and Walker, T (2022). Urban health: A practical application for clinical based learning. Wayne State University Library Systems. https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_textbooks. (CC-BY-NC 4.0)
- Baluyot, A., McNeill, C. & Weirs, S. (2022) Improving communication from hospital to skilled nursing facility through standardized hand-off: A quality improvement project. Patient Safety Journal, 4(4), 2-8.
- McNeill, C., George, N & Glover, R. (2017). An Evaluation of Sisters Informing Healing Living Empowering: Increasing HIV Knowledge Among African American Adolescent Females Using an Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Intervention. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, 10: 1, DOI: 10.1891/2380-9418.10.1.4
- Kulik, N.L., McNeill, C., Murphy, A.R & Iovan S. (2016) Sexual health knowledge, self-efficacy and behavioral intentions following a health fair for adolescents. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 33:3, 119-127
Honors and Awards
- 2021 Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- 2020 Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses (GAPNA) Award for Excellence in Leadership
- 2020 Spirit of Community Award (Wayne State University)
- 2020 Certificate of Appreciation: Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Incorporated (Beta Sponsor)
- 2020 Frontline Healthcare Spotlight Recognition-Most Worship Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan
- 2020 Teacher Appreciation Week Recognition- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc (Eta Zeta Sigma Graduate Chapter)
- 2019 American Association of Nurse Practitioner (AANP) Advocate State Award for Excellence
Current Research
- Quality improvement project that address mental health stigma
- Community Based Participatory Research-evidence based interventions that impact community level outcomes (i.e., mental health, first aid, community health fairs)
- Innovative approaches to faculty-led doctoral student mentorship (StIGMA Scholars, Connecting Our Nurses)
- Integrated care practices (i.e., behavioral health integration)