Katherine Soss Prihoda

Dr. Katherine Soss Prihoda is a Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing at Rutgers University–Camden and a board-certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She has over 35 years of clinical experience and has practiced continuously in underserved New Jersey communities, including Camden, Trenton, and Bayonne, since 1989.

Dr. Prihoda’s clinical, teaching, and scholarly work focuses on pediatric health promotion, disease prevention, and addressing healthcare disparities through community-engaged practice. She has led and participated in multiple Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) practice change projects, several of which have resulted in publications in peer-reviewed professional journals. Her community initiatives include large-scale school and athletic physical examination programs, in Camden through collaboration with graduate and undergraduate nursing students. Teaches and develops graduate and undergraduate curricula in pediatric health assessment, health promotion, and advanced clinical decision-making.

Dr. Prihoda’s contributions have been recognized with the Rutgers Chancellor’s Award for Academic Civic Engagement, the Mercer County CYO “Woman of the Year” award, and recognition from the New Jersey State Nurses Association for community service to the City of Camden. She served as a Rutgers University Senator for several years.

Nursing Education

Adolescent Health

Advanced Nursing Practice

Pediatric Primary Care

Underserved Pediatric Populations

DNP: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 2013

MSN (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner): Seton Hall University, 1988

BSN: Trenton State College (The College of New Jersey), 1985

Diploma: Saint Francis Medical Center School of Nursing, 1978

Edited Books, Anthologies, Collections, Bibliographies

• Ferris, S., Prihoda, K. &Ayres, C. (2024), Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project. Journal of Nursing Practice Applications & Reviews of Research. 14(1) 53-60.

• Hockenberry, M., Duffy,E & Gibbs, K.. (2024)  Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children. 12th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. Contributor.

• Prihoda, K. (2024), Bridging the Gap: Mock Interviews with Doctor of Nursing Practice Students Using In-Person Simulation Experience. Nursing Economic$. 42(3) 153-154.

• McCulley, M., Prihoda, K. & Ayres, C. (2022), Improving the Quality of Oral Health Screening for Young Children in Primary Care. Journal of Nursing Practice Applications & Reviews of Research. 12 (2) 41-50.

• Contributor. (2017). Mosby’s dictionary of medicine, nursing and health professions (10th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

• Contributor. (2016). Mosby’s dictionary of medicine, nursing and health professions: Pocket edition (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

• Nickitas, D. M. (2018). Pediatric mental health. In Hockenberry, M. J., et al. (Eds.), Wong’s nursing care of infants and children (11th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

• Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center – Certified 06/26/26
   
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certification, American Heart Association 11/09/2027

• Rutgers University Camden School of Nursing Community Service Award, April 30,2024.

• New Jersey Institute for Nursing 2024 Diva and Don Award, April 11, 2024.

• Rutgers University-Camden Chancellor’s Award for Community Service Engagement, May 2017.

• Mercer County CYO Trenton, NJ “Woman of the Year” October 2019. 

• American Nurses Association

• New Jersey State Nurses Association

• Sigma Theta Tau International