Amanda Hessels PhD, MPH, RN, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC

Amanda Hessels, PhD, MPH, RN, CIC®, CPHQ, FAPIC, is an associate research scientist at Columbia University School of Nursing and jointly appointed a nurse scientist at Hackensack Meridian Health. She has more than 20 years experience in critical care nursing, epidemiology, infection prevention, and health care quality. In 2016, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University School of Nursing in the Training in Interdisciplinary Research to Prevent Infections program. Dr. Hessels' research interests center on the intersection of patient and health care worker safety.