Corazzini, Kirsten

Kirsten Corazzini

Dean and Professor of Nursing
Phone: (603) 862-1178
Office: Hewitt Hall, Durham, NH 03824
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Kirsten N. Corazzini, PhD, FGSA, is Dean and Professor, College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire (UNH). Dr. Corazzini joined UNH in 2022, after serving as Associate Dean and Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing. Prior to serving in academic administration, she served as faculty at Duke University for 19 years, holding a variety of faculty leadership positions, including serving on the executive committee of Academic Council. Dr. Corazzini earned her AB degree in experimental psychology from Bryn Mawr College and her doctoral degree in Social Gerontology from the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. The focus of Dr. Corazzini’s research is on improving care outcomes of chronically ill older adults in residential long-term care settings, with a particular focus on person-centered care. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Alzheimer’s Association, the John A. Hartford Foundation, and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. She was awarded a Fulbright-Schuman Fellowship in 2015 for her cross-comparative research on nursing home care in the European Union. In recognition of her contributions to the field of gerontology, Dr. Corazzini was appointed Fellow, Gerontological Society of America, in 2012.

Courses Taught

  • NURS 815: Leadership Role Collaboration

Selected Publications

  • Sommerlad, A., Stewart, S., Chapman, H., Dewan, N., Livingston, G., McGilton, K. S., . . . Bethell, J. (2026). Development and Testing of the Social Connection in Long-Term Care Home Residents (SONNET) Scale.. J Appl Gerontol, 7334648261425289. doi:10.1177/07334648261425289

  • Corazzini, K., Lepore, M., Kusmaul, N., Wang, J., Rataj, A., Kim, Y. C., . . . Holmes, S. D. (2024). Dementia Care Practice.. Alzheimers Dement, 20 Suppl 5, e084587. doi:10.1002/alz.084587

  • Holmes, S. D., Rataj, A., Kusmaul, N., Wang, J., Kim, Y. C., Murray, B., . . . Corazzini, K. (2024). Dementia Care Research and Psychosocial Factors.. Alzheimers Dement, 20 Suppl 4, e086624. doi:10.1002/alz.086624

  • Dewan, N., Sommerlad, A., Chapman, H., Banerjee, S., Corazzini, K., Edvardsson, D., . . . Bethell, J. (2024). Assessing social connection for long-term care home residents: Systematic review using COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments guidelines.. Alzheimers Dement (N Y), 10(3), e12492. doi:10.1002/trc2.12492

  • Kang, B., Pan, W., Karel, M. J., Corazzini, K. N., & McConnell, E. S. (2022). Care rejection and aggression among veterans with dementia with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: A multi-group analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES, 135. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104330

  • McGilton, K. S., Bowers, B. J., Heath, H., Shannon, K., Dellefield, M. E., Prentice, D., . . . Mueller, C. A. (2016). Recommendations From the International Consortium on Professional Nursing Practice in Long-Term Care Homes. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, 17(2), 99-103. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2015.11.001

  • Corazzini, K., Twersky, J., White, H. K., Buhr, G. T., McConnell, E. S., Weiner, M., & Colon-Emeric, C. S. (2015). Implementing Culture Change in Nursing Homes: An Adaptive Leadership Framework. GERONTOLOGIST, 55(4), 616-627. doi:10.1093/geront/gnt170

  • Anderson, R. A., Jr, B. D. E., Wu, B., Corazzini, K., McConnell, E. S., Thygeson, N. M., & Docherty, S. L. (2015). Adaptive Leadership Framework for Chronic Illness Framing a Research Agenda for Transforming Care Delivery. ADVANCES IN NURSING SCIENCE, 38(2), 83-95. doi:10.1097/ANS.0000000000000063

  • Colon-Emeric, C. S., Lekan, D., Utley-Smith, Q., Ammarell, N., Bailey, D., Corazzini, K., . . . Anderson, R. A. (2007). Barriers to and facilitators of clinical practice guideline use in nursing homes. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, 55(9), 1404-1409. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01297.x

  • Colon-Emeric, C. S., Ammarell, N., Bailey, D., Corazzini, K., Lekan-Rutledge, D., Piven, M. L., . . . Anderson, R. A. (2006). Patterns of medical and nursing staff communication in nursing homes: Implications and insights from complexity science. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH, 16(2), 173-188. doi:10.1177/1049732305284734

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