Kerry L. Nolte, Assistant Professor, Nursing

Kerry Nolte

Associate Professor
Phone: (603) 862-4017
Office: Hewitt Hall, Durham, NH 03824
Websites:

Kerry Nolte, PhD, FNP-C, RN, is an Associate Professor at University of New Hampshire’s School of Nursing. As a leading nursing scientist, their research focuses on harm reduction, substance use, infectious disease, and healthcare experiences of vulnerable populations, with funding from NIH, National Association of County and City Health Organizations, NH Department of Health and Human Services, and the NH Charitable Foundation. Their work has been widely published in high-impact journals, and they have received awards including NH Nursing Research of the Year 2018 and the UNH Excellence in Public Service 2023. They are actively involved with the Northern New England Primary Care Based Research Network, the NH Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs, and the Portsmouth NH School Board. Dr. Nolte is actively involved in supporting harm reduction programs across New England and served as a founding member of the NH Harm Reduction Coalition.

 

Courses Taught

  • HHS 697W: Writing in Health and Hum Serv
  • NURS 504: Disease and Drugs I
  • NURS 505: Diseases and Drugs II
  • NURS 648W: Honors Seminar I
  • NURS 748W: Honors Thesis I
  • NURS 749W: Honors Thesis II
  • NURS 794W: Top/Honors Seminar
  • NURS 797W: Honors Thesis
  • NURS 820: Adv Phys & Patho Lifespan
  • NURS 908: Adv Phys & Patho Lifespan

Education

  • Ph.D., Nursing, Northeastern University
  • M.S., Nursing, University of New Hampshire
  • B.S., Nursing Administration, Northeastern University

Research Interests

  • Public Health
  • Substance use
  • Opiates / Opioids
  • Amphetamines/Stimulants
  • Access to Health Services/Medical Care
  • Community Health Services
  • Emotional/Mental Health
  • Health Disparities
  • Hepatitis
  • Infection - Prevention

Selected Publications

  • Nolte, K., Del Toro-Mejias, L., Bianchet, E., Tarplin, S., Hoskinson, R., Friedmann, P. D., & Stopka, T. J. (2026). Convenience, rapport and skill: effective rural hepatitis C treatment, qualitative findings from a mobile harm reduction-informed tele-medicine intervention in Northern New England, 2022–2024. Harm Reduction Journal, 23(1). doi:10.1186/s12954-026-01421-1

  • Friedmann, P. D., Wilson, D., de Gijsel, D., Nolte, K., Dejace, J., Hoskinson, R., . . . Stopka, T. J. (2026). Mobile Telemedicine for Treating Chronic Hepatitis C Among Rural People Who Inject Drugs. JAMA Network Open, 9(1), e2555125. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.55125

  • Stopka, T. J., Nance, R. M., Mixson, L. S., Spencer, H., Tsui, J. I., Leahy, J. M., . . . Friedmann, P. D. (2025). Serious Bacterial Infections and Hepatitis C Virus Among People Who Inject Drugs: A Syndemic or Intertwined Epidemics?. Trop Med Infect Dis, 10(1). doi:10.3390/tropicalmed10010017

  • Prusaczyk, B., Tilmon, S., Landman, J., Seibert, D., Colston, D. C., Westergaard, R., . . . Jenkins, W. (2024). Barriers to Healthcare and Social Service Utilization Among Rural Older Adults Who Use Drugs.. J Appl Gerontol, 43(12), 1977-1984. doi:10.1177/07334648241258018

  • Ibragimov, U., Livingston, M. D., Young, A. M., Feinberg, J., Korthuis, P. T., Akhtar, W. Z., . . . Cooper, H. L. F. (2024). Correlates of Recent HIV Testing Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Areas: A Multi-site Cross-Sectional Study, 2018-2020.. AIDS Behav, 28(1), 59-71. doi:10.1007/s10461-023-04140-x

  • Sibley, A. L., Baker, R., Levander, X. A., Rains, A., Walters, S. M., Nolte, K., . . . Go, V. F. (2023). "I am not a junkie": Social categorization and differentiation among people who use drugs.. Int J Drug Policy, 114, 103999. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103999

  • Nolte, K., Romo, E., Stopka, T. J., Drew, A., Dowd, P., Del Toro-Mejias, L., . . . Friedmann, P. D. (2023). "I've been to?more?of my friends'?funerals?than?I've been to my friends' weddings": Witnessing and responding to overdose in rural Northern New England.. J Rural Health, 39(1), 197-211. doi:10.1111/jrh.12660

  • Nolte, K., Drew, A. L., Friedmann, P. D., Romo, E., Kinney, L. M., & Stopka, T. J. (2020). Opioid initiation and injection transition in rural northern New England: A mixed-methods approach. DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 217. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108256

  • Stopka, T. J., Jacque, E., Kelso, P., Guhn-Knight, H., Nolte, K., Jr, H. R., . . . Friedmann, P. D. (2019). The opioid epidemic in rural northern New England: An approach to epidemiologic, policy, and legal surveillance. PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, 128. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.05.028

  • Jones, R., Lacroix, L. J., & Nolte, K. (2015). "Is Your Man Stepping Out?'' An Online Pilot Study to Evaluate Acceptability of a Guide-Enhanced HIV Prevention Soap Opera Video Series and Feasibility of Recruitment by Facebook Advertising. JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE, 26(4), 368-386. doi:10.1016/j.jana.2015.01.004

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