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Background

Timothea Vo joined ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ in September 2024 as an assistant professor in the Division of Nursing at Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

She previously received postdoctoral training in advanced sleep and circadian rhythms at Northeastern University (primary mentor: Lichuan Ye). 

Her research interest is how cultural health-related practices, sleep and circadian rhythms, in the context of maternal-infant dyads and family relationships, shape trajectories of glucose metabolism, homeostasis and disease. 

Vo completed her PhD in nursing at the University of Connecticut, where she received rigorous training in qualitative research methodologies (primary mentor: Cheryl Beck). 

Her long-term career goal is to apply a social rhythm framework to nursing research by focusing the role of sleep and circadian rhythms on glycemic control during pregnancy.

Education

• PhD, nursing, University of Connecticut
• MS, nursing, University of Connecticut
• BS, nursing, University of Connecticut

Research Interests

• Asian and Asian-American health
• Maternal mental health
• Sleep
• Culture
• Glycemic control

Clinical Interests

• Postpartum/newborn nursing

Teaching Interests

• Maternal child health nursing
• Qualitative research
• Theoretical applications

Awards

• 2023–24 Article of the Year Award, MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Health Nursing, dissertation titled, "The lived experience of postpartum intergenerational conflict of Vietnamese American women with their Vietnamese immigrant parents: It's A Generational Thing!"
• 2021–23 Jonas Nursing & Veterans Scholar
• 2023 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Mu Chapter Graduation Award
• 2020­–21 Top Cited Author Award - Wiley, article titled, "Cultural alienation: A concept analysis"
• Nursing Honors Scholar
• Urban Service Track Scholar

More Info

• CTN-B, Board Certified Transcultural Nurse – Basic