Writing & Research

The evidence behind the education.

Twenty-four peer-reviewed articles, four textbook chapters, and a body of work on nurse practitioner education, sexual and reproductive health, inclusive care, and student-run clinic outcomes. My 2023 article on evidence-based sexual healthcare for LGBTQIA2+ patients won an APEX Award for Publication Excellence.

Under review

  • Xue, G., Barnes, A., Messinger, M., & Shihabuddin, C. D. (2026). Development and evaluation of an interactive eLearning module on LGBTQ+ health for graduate nursing student education. Nurse Educator.

Peer-reviewed journal articles

  • Shihabuddin, C. D., Bobek, H., & Sharpe, E. L. (2026). Digital professionalism in advanced practice registered nurse education: Evaluating a social media module. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 22(9), 105985. doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2026.105985
  • Lee, G. A., Meyer, G., Wang, Y. A., Gluzman, I., Dunlop, H., Trezza, F., Makkar, N., Donnelly, B., Helsabeck, N., & DuBois Shihabuddin, C. (2026). Vaginitis testing outcomes by documented symptom status in a student-run free clinic: A retrospective study. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 46(1), 2718719. doi.org/10.1080/01443615.2026.2718719
  • Lee, G. A., Wang, Y., Gluzman, I., Meyer, G., Dunlop, H., Trezza, F., Makkar, N., Donnelly, B., Helsabeck, N., & Shihabuddin, C. D. (2026). No symptoms, no problem? An analysis of asymptomatic and symptomatic sexually transmitted infections and the impact on clinical outcomes in a student-run free clinic. Infection. doi.org/10.1007/s15010-026-02774-2
  • Ulloa, J. A., Sykes, S. R., & Shihabuddin, C. D. (2026). Parental advocacy in the NICU: A unique case of infant hypoglycemia highlighting the role of the family in improving outcomes. Neonatal Network, 45(2), 105–111. doi.org/10.1891/NN-2025-0038
  • Benline, T., King, T. S., Shihabuddin, C. D., & Overcash, J. (2026). An educational program for new graduate nurses and experienced nurses as mentors at an academic medical center. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development. doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001230
  • Xue, G., Barnes, A., Lee, G. A., Lee, L. R., & Shihabuddin, C. D. (2025). Examining the impact of patient demographics on outreach efforts for a student-run LGBTQIA+ free clinic. Journal of Community Health. doi.org/10.1007/s10900-025-01517-y
  • Bobek, H. J., Shihabuddin, C. D., & Sharpe, E. L. (2025). Enhancing the experience of nurse practitioner preceptors: A program evaluation. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 56(11), 455–461. doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20250709-01
  • Rola, I., Dunlop, H. M., Cooper, R., & Shihabuddin, C. (2025). Clinical documentation quality and adherence to preventive care guidelines in a student-run free clinic: A retrospective chart audit. Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 11(1). doi.org/10.59586/jsrc.v11i1.484
  • Scuiva, J., Charleton, M., Dunlop, H., Shihabuddin, C., Hull, C., Lee, G., Cooper, R., Tummalapalli, S., & Shah, S. (2025). Implementation and evaluation of two breast and cervical cancer screening events at a student-run free clinic. Journal of Student-Run Clinics. doi.org/10.59586/jsrc.v11i1.441
  • Lee, G., Hoffman, M. F., & DuBois Shihabuddin, C. (2025). Current challenges in gonorrhea management: A focus on diagnosis, treatment, and antimicrobial resistance. Nursing Clinics of North America. doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2024.10.005
  • Bobek, H., Lee, M., Roll, K., Linder, S., Shihabuddin, C., & Sharpe, E. (2025). Promoting professionalism for nurse practitioner students for clinical success. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 21(3), 105318. doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105318
  • Sharpe, E., Bobek, H., & Shihabuddin, C. (2024). An evidence-based interprofessional collaborative approach to preceptor development. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(8), 105126. doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105126
  • Shihabuddin, C. D., Bobek, H., Sharpe, E. L., & Shihabuddin, B. (2024). Knowledge needs assessment informs new nurse practitioners’ transition to practice. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(1), 104852. doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104852
  • Lee, G., Fritter, J., & Shihabuddin, C. (2023). Increasing safe clinical spaces and the efforts of clinical research for uninsured and underinsured LGBTQIA2 patients: A case study of the Rainbow Clinic. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 1–12. doi.org/10.1017/cts.2023.641
  • Shihabuddin, C. D., Lee, G., & Casler, K. (2023). Evidence-based sexual healthcare for the LGBTQIA2+ patient across the lifespan. The Nurse Practitioner, 48(9), 22–30. doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000089
    APEX Award for Publication Excellence, 2024
  • Feaster, A., Thrane, S. E., DuBois Shihabuddin, C., Sinnott, L. T., & Overcash, J. (2023). Educational intervention to enhance nursing comfort with advance care planning and documentation. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 27(1), 27–32. doi.org/10.1188/23.CJON.27-32
  • Kilboy, M., Shihabuddin, C., Morgan, E., & Herbell, K. (2023). Assessment of barriers and facilitators to prescribing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by primary care providers. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001857
  • Shihabuddin, C. D., Momeyer, M. A., Bobek, H., & Sharpe, E. (2023). Supporting nurse practitioner students’ transition to practice. Nurse Educator, 48(2), E67–E68. doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001308
  • Shihabuddin, C. D., Karl, J., & Momeyer, M. A. (2022). Peer-assisted learning: A teaching strategy for nurse practitioner students. Nurse Educator, 47(4), 252–253. doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001167
  • Momeyer, M. A., Karl, J., & Shihabuddin, C. D. (2022). Walking the wellness talk: Creating a culture of classroom wellness in nurse practitioner education. Nurse Educator, 47(1), 6–7. doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001047
  • Waryold, J. M., Shihabuddin, C. D., & Masciola, R. (2022). Barriers to culturally competent human immunodeficiency virus care among the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 18(1), 54–57. doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.08.021
  • Shihabuddin, C. D., & Shihabuddin, B. (2020). Delayed diagnosis of a pediatric respiratory emergency: Case illustration and review. The Journal of Legal Nurse Consultants, 31(4), 8–13.
  • Shihabuddin, C. D., Leasure, A. R., Agudelo Higuita, N. I., & Overcash, J. (2020). Quality improvement project using microlearning to increase provider adherence to extragenital sexually transmitted infection screening guidelines in men who have sex with men. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000211
  • Shihabuddin, C. D. (2017). Anal Pap tests to decrease anal cancer burden in HIV-infected patients. American Journal of Nursing, 117(8), 11.

Textbook chapters

  • Beedy, M., Morrison-Beedy, D., Linder, S., Shihabuddin, C., & Cuccia, A. (2025). Social wellness: Tips for dealing with challenging people and conversations. In 12 Keys to Health, Happiness, and Well-Being for Nurses and the Healthcare Workforce (pp. 213–230). Wolters Kluwer.
  • Shihabuddin, C., & Marrs, S. (2022). Human immunodeficiency virus and CD4. In Laboratory Screening and Diagnostic Evaluation: An Evidence-Based Approach (pp. 428–433). Springer.
  • Shihabuddin, C., & Marrs, S. (2022). Syphilis tests (rapid plasma reagin and Treponema pallidum). In Laboratory Screening and Diagnostic Evaluation: An Evidence-Based Approach (pp. 673–677). Springer.
  • Hunt, D., & Shihabuddin, C. (2022). Gonorrhea and chlamydia. In Laboratory Screening and Diagnostic Evaluation: An Evidence-Based Approach (pp. 376–380). Springer.

Conference proceedings

  • Lee, G., Shihabuddin, B., & Shihabuddin, C. (2024). Evaluating patient influences on comfortability for LGBTQIA2+ patients in clinical spaces (EPIC). Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 8(s1), 32. doi.org/10.1017/cts.2024.109
  • Lee, G., Shihabuddin, C., & Shihabuddin, B. (2024). Student undergrad researchers’ race, ethnicity, and language in a student-run free clinic (SURREAL). Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 8(s1), 158–159. doi.org/10.1017/cts.2024.455
  • Lee, G., Shihabuddin, B., & Shihabuddin, C. (2024). Establishing quality and universal access for LGBTQIA2+ patients (EQUAL). Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 8(1), 70. doi.org/10.1017/cts.2024.214

Toolkits and curricula