Eleanor Turi, PhD, RN
Dr. Eleanor Turi, PhD, RN, CCRN is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research. She also holds a dual appointment as a postdoctoral fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program and the Center for Mental Health at Perelman School of Medicine. Her research focuses on nursing implementation of behavioral health care in community health settings. She is passionate about the nursing workforce, health equity, and improving the quality of care for patients with behavioral health conditions, with specific focus on patients with substance use disorders. She has clinical experience as a Pediatric ICU nurse, where she witnessed the devastation that adverse childhood experiences, health disparities, and lack of access to adequate mental health care can have on children and their families. This inspires her work focused on bridging the research to practice gap in the community behavioral health system.
Dr. Turi earned her undergraduate degree in nursing and economics (minor) at the University of Pittsburgh (2016) and PhD in 2023 at Columbia University School of Nursing.
New publications
- Turi, E., McMenamin, A., Kueakomoldej, S., Kurtzman, E., & Poghosyan, L. (2023). The effectiveness of nurse practitioner care for patients with mental health conditions in primary care settings: A systematic review.Nursing Outlook, 71(4):101995.
- Turi, E., McMenamin, A., Wolk, C.B., & Poghosyan, L. (2023). Primary care provider confidence in addressing opioid use disorders: a concept analysis. Research in Nursing and Health, 46(2): 263-273.