Tyshaneka Lamina Saffold
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
Biography
Dr. Tyshaneka Saffold is an Assistant Professor at the Rutgers University School of Nursing-Camden. Dr. Saffold is an advocate who is passionate about improving the health of those in underserved populations. Her core values shape her philosophy of nursing: everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and compassion regardless of race or socioeconomic status. Her service relates closely to her commitment to ensure fair and equitable service to all regardless of their income level. Dr. Saffold volunteers both locally and internationally, providing free health and education services to community members.
Dr. Saffold's program of research is health disparities in urban populations; prevention of both social and racial injustice; impact of poverty on health; and improving the health of vulnerable populations. Dr. Saffold has been a nurse for 18 years, with clinical expertise in the areas of cardiac care, community health, geriatrics, and leadership. Currently, her research centers on social determinants of health; particularly health disparities, social injustice, racial injustice, and inequalities in healthcare.
Expertise
Community Health
Urban Health
Social determinants of health
Health disparities
Health inequities
Violence
Adolescent health
Health across the life span
Health promotion and prevention
Adverse childhood experiences and the effect on health
Education
MSN: Thomas Jefferson University, 2008
BSN: Thomas Jefferson University, 2001
PhD: Rutgers University, 2020
Selected Publications
Edited Books, Anthologies, Collections, Bibliographies
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Contributor. (2017). Mosby’s dictionary of medicine, nursing and health professions (10th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
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Contributor. (2016). Mosby’s dictionary of medicine, nursing and health professions: Pocket edition (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Funding - External
- 2014–2016
Grant Amount: $250,000
Title: New Paths to Professional Nursing Program – The Rutgers-Camden/Cooper Collaborative for Upward Mobility in Nursing (RCC ColUMN)
Agency: NJ Health Initiatives Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Role: Faculty Advisor to seven students
Principal Investigator: J. P. Robinson