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Biography
Barbara A. Gattullo is a tenured Associate Professor in the Nursing Department at
CUNY Kingsborough Community College. She concurrently serves as a member of the Kingsborough
Community College’s Association Committee, College Council and serves as the Nursing
Department liaison for the Honors Program. Professor Gattullo’s particular interests
are medical-surgical nursing education with a clinical focus on diabetes and adult
health. Professor Gattullo continues to work as a Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner,
Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Diabetes Educator in a local hospital on a
per-diem basis. In this role, she provides management and education services to the
patient’s with appointment at the local facility.
In this position, Professor Gattullo has mentored eight graduate masters students
in both the practitioner and clinical specialist roles. Prof. Gattullo has previously
taught associate degree, baccalaureate and masters degree nursing, both theory and
clinical, at College of Staten Island, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Wagner College,
Trinitas School of Nursing and St. Vincent’s Medical Center School of Nursing. Professor
Gattullo has and continues each semester to work closely with nursing students who
have prepared and submitted honors projects for the Honors Program at the College. She
has mentored two students who successfully have had their work published in the Journal
of Distinction at the college.
Professor Gattullo continues to collaborate and monitor presentation tables at the
College’s Honors Symposium. Professor Gattullo has mentored several graduate nursing
students from St. Joseph’s College while on faculty at KCC. She is currently WAC certified
and continues to teach courses that are WAC designated.
Courses
Nursing 18
Nursing 17
Nursing 45
Education
Wagner College – Post Masters Certificate – Family Nurse Practitioner
Hunter College – Master of Science in Nursing – Adult Nurse Practitioner
Hunter College – Master of Science in Nursing Education
Hunter College – Bachelor of Science in Nursing
College of Staten Island (formerly Staten Island Community College) – Associate in Applied Science of Nursing
College Teaching
Kingsborough Community College/Nursing
College of Staten Island/Nursing & Biology & Pharmacology in Health and Wellness
Fairleigh Dickinson University/Nursing
Trinitas Hospital School of Nursing/Nursing
Wagner College/Nursing & Community Health Education
St. Vincent’s Medical Center School of Nursing/Nursing
Prof. Barbara A. Gattullo
Selected Publications and/or Other Resources
“Diabetes Retinopathy” – Nursing 2007
“Diabetes” – Nursing 2008
“Gestational Diabetes: A Sharper Image” - Nursing 2008
“Obesity and Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes” – Nursing 2009
“Getting a Leg Up on DPN” – Nursing Made Incredibly Easy –2009
“Healthy Feet are Happy Feet” – Nursing Made Incredibly Easy – 2011
“Getting to the Bottom of Multiple Sclerosis” – Nursing Made Incredibly Easy – 2011
Research Interests
Diabetes Management
Patient Education
Chronic disease processes and management
Awards Recognition, Distinctions and Grants
Published in Distinctions Journal – KCC Honors
“Polypharmacy in the Elderly”
“Obesity in the School System”
Certification as Adult Nurse Practitioner – American Nurses Credential Commission
Certification as Certified Diabetes Educator – American Association of Diabetes Educators
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
Personal Interests
Working as an ANP/CDE for diabetic patients
Offering community based programs for diabetic patients and families
Attending continuing education programs
Maintaining certification as clinical expert in nursing
Mentoring of nursing students
Travel