Nisha Mathews, Ph.D., RN

Biography

Dr. Nisha Mathews earned her Ph.D. in Nursing Science from Texas Woman's University's Nelda C. Clark College of Nursing, Houston. She has also received the 2020 Virginia Chandler Dykes scholarship from the College of Nursing. The title of her dissertation was "Cultural Competence and Knowledge of South Asian Culture of Registered Nurses Working in an Urban Hospital Setting." She has presented on national and international platforms and has published in peer-reviewed journals.

Before joining UHCL, Dr. Mathews had served as a part of the nursing faculty at San Jacinto College from 2013 to 2022.

Dr. Mathews is a SIGMA international honor society of nursing (STTI) Academic Leadership Academy Scholar (2021-2022). Dr. Mathews is also the recipient of the Young Researcher Award, Universe International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Academic Research Foundation, 2021. She is also the Excellence in Nursing Award Winner, Good Samaritan Foundation (2021). Dr. Mathews is one of the grant recipients and champions of ANA/CDC Project Firstline: American Nurses Association Infection Prevention and Control Content Dissemination Funding Opportunity (2021).

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Areas of Expertise

Dr. Mathews has served as a great mentor to many nurses and faculty and as a lead faculty at multiple levels. She has expertise in medical-surgical nursing/telemetry/pediatric nursing and education.

Dr. Mathews believes in advancing nursing science by doing research and scholarly activities. Her research focuses on areas of minority work, especially among the Asian community. She had contributed to RN to BSN course development at San Jacinto College Central, Pasadena, and had served as Curriculum Committee Chair for the Associate Degree Nursing program.

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Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications & Presentations

• Budhrani-Shani, P., & Mathews, N. (2020). The Rationale and Evidence for Virtual Methods of Training for Caregivers: A Narrative Review. Journal of Nursing Research and Practice, 4(2) 
• Gillson, S., & Cherian, N. (2019). The Importance of Teaching Cultural Diversity in Baccalaureate Nursing Education. Journal of Cultural Diversity: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 26(3), 85-88. 
• Cook, L., Espinoza, J., Madlock-Brown, C., Mathews, N., Weiskopf, N.G., Kell. Gonzales, K.L., & Wilcox, A., Variability in Reporting of Patient Data About Race and Ethnicity in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative Data Enclave, American Medical Informatics Association Informatics Summit, 21-24 March 2022 (oral presentation).
• Mathews, N., Joseph, M.N., Eapen, D., Varghese, S.B., & Alphonso, G. "Writing for Publication: Panel Discussion," Indian American Nurses Association of Greater Houston, April 2022.
• Mathews, N., & Malecha, A. Cultural Competence and Knowledge of South Asian Culture of RNs Working in an Urban Hospital Setting: 46th Biennial Convention, 6-10 November 2021 (oral presenter).
• Mathews, N., & Malecha, A. Cultural Competence and Knowledge of South Asian Culture of RNs: A Review of Literature, 46th Biennial Convention, 6-10 November 2021 (poster presenter).
• Mathews, N., & Albuquerque, Lydia. (2021). Infection Prevention and Control Training. For Nurses. By Nurses. Project Firstline, National Association of Indian Nurses of America, 3rd Clinical Excellence & Leadership Conference, NY, October 29-30, 2021 (Speaker).
• Speaker: Translating Minority Health Research Webinar on Wednesday, February 17; 2022 (Southern Nursing Research Society: Minority Health RIG).
• Mathews, N. (2021). Findings of Cultural Diversity in Baccalaureate Nursing Education: An Overview, Scholars International Webinar on Advanced Nursing and Patient Safety, Virtual Nursing 2021, 28-19 July 2021 (Speaker).
• Mathews, N., & Malecha, A. Cultural Competence and Knowledge of South Asian Culture of RNs Working in an Urban Hospital Setting: Humanizing Care through Technology and Interdisciplinary Collaboration, February 24-25, 2021, Southern Nursing Research Society, February 24-25, 2021 (poster presentation).

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Courses (Current Academic Year)

• NURS 3311 History and Theories in Nursing
• NURS 3314 Trends and Issues
• NURS 3309 Role Transition

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Research Projects

• Co-investigator: "Professional values as a support tool for developing nursing students Leadership," the University of São Paulo - Brazil, Professor Chennyfer Dobbins Abi Rached.                                            
• Co-investigator: "Predictors of COVID- 19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Asian Indian Communities: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study" COVID-19 Vaccine Survey Project, National Association of Indian Nurses of America, US, Lydia Albuquerque, IRB # 2021-340

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Awards and Accomplishments

• Virginia Chandler Scholarship, Texas Woman's University (2020)
• Excellence in Nursing Award Winner, Bronze, Good Samaritan Foundation (2021)
• Mary Gibbs Jones Nursing Scholarship, Texas Woman's University (2020)
• Tom & Tillie McDonald Trust Scholarship, Texas Woman's University (2019)
• John Winston Carter Memorial Fund, Texas Woman's University (2017)
• Visiting Nurses' Association Scholarship, Texas Woman's University (2017)
• Edith Anderson Leadership Education Grant, Sigma Foundation for Nursing Leadership (2019) ($50.00)
• Cultural Competence and Knowledge of South Asian Culture of Registered Nurses Working in an Urban Hospital Setting, Texas Woman's University, Center for Student Research (2019) ($500.00) Cultural Competence and Knowledge of South Asian Culture of Registered Nurses Working in an Urban Hospital Setting, Lucile Petry Leone Research Grant, STTI, Beta Beta Houston ($1000.00)
• ANA/ CDC Project Firstline: American Nurses Association Infection Prevention and Control Content Dissemination Funding Opportunity: Project Lead ($10,000.00)
• Recipient of the Young Researcher Award, Universe International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Academic Research Foundation (2021)
• Innovation of the year award campus finalists (San Jacinto Community College, BSN Program), The League for Innovation in the Community College (2019-2020).

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