Gail Melkus, EdD, C-NP, FAAN joins the faculty at NYU as the Florence and William Downs Professor in Nursing Research. Dr. Melkus is a nationally recognized expert in diabetes nursing care and research.  Her sustained interest in eliminating health disparities among vulnerable populations earned her a reputation as a leader in the development and testing of culturally competent models of diabetes care.  Dissemination, replication and translation of her work have contributed to reshaping the delivery of diabetes care.  In collaboration with the Diabetes Research & Training Center of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, Dr. Melkus developed and implemented the first specialty concentration in diabetes care for advanced practice nurses in the country.  Dr. Melkus received her undergraduate degree from the University of Bridgeport, masters degree in Community Health from SCSU, and doctoral degree from Teacher's College Columbia University.  She is the former Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing at the Yale University School of Nursing.

Research Interests:

Diabetes care and education: systems of care, practice patterns, obesity and weight management interventions

Self-care interventions for black women with T2 Diabetes

Whittemore, R., Melkus, G., Wagner, J., Northrup, V., Dzuria, J., & Grey, M.  (2008). Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program to primary care:  A pilot study.  Nursing Research, 58(1),2-12.

Melkus, G.D., Whittemore, R. & Mitchell, J. (2009). Type 2 Diabetes in Urban Black and Rural White Women, comparative analysis The Diabetes Educator, 35(2), 293-301.

Whittemore, R. & Melkus, G. D. (2008). Designing a research study. Diabetes Educator, 34, 201-216.

Amend, A., Melkus, G. D., Chyun, D. A., Galasso, P. & Wylie-Rosett, J. (2007). Validation of dietary intake data in black women with type 2 diabetes. Journal of The American Dietetic Association, 107, 112-117.

Berry, D., Grey, M., Savoye, M. & Melkus, G. D. (2007). An intervention for multiethnic overweight and obese parents and their overweight children. Applied Nursing Research, 20, 486-500.

Chyun, D. A., Katten, D. M., Davey, J. A. & Melkus, G. D. (2006). The impact of screening for asymptomatic myocardial ischemia in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 21(2), E1-7.

Chyun, D. A., Lacey, K., Katten, N., Talley, S. L., Price, M., Davey, J. & Melkus, G. D. (2006). Self and family management of chronic illness model. The Diabetes Educator, 32(6), 925-939.

Newlin, K., Melkus, G. D., Jefferson, V., Langerman, S., Womack, J. & Chyun, D. A. (2006). Recruitment of black women with type 2 diabetes into a self-management intervention trial . Ethnicity and Disease, 16, 956-962.

Chyun, D. A., Lacey, K. 0., Katten, D. M., Talley, S. L., Price, W. J., Davey, J. A. & Melkus, G. D. (2006). Glucose and cardiac risk factor control in individuals with type 2 diabetes: Implications for patients and providers. Diabetes Educator, 32(6), 925-936.

Berry, D. & Melkus, G. D. (2006). Epidemiologic perspectives of risk for developing diabetes and diabetes complications. Nursing Clinics of North America.

Melkus, G. D. (2006). Diabetes care and management. Nursing Clinics of North America, 41,4.

Melkus, G. D. (2006). Healthy coping. In C. Mensing, S. McLauglin, & M. Cypress (Eds.), The art and science of diabetes self-management. Chicago: American Association of Diabetes Educators.

Jefferson, V., Holl, M. G., Grey, M., Ma, T. & Melkus, G. D. (2006). The health promoting practices of parents whose youth are at-risk for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, 55(Suppl. 1), A609.

Mauldon, M. & Melkus, G. D. (2006). Tornado control: A culturally appropriate diabetes education program for Spanish speaking individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Educator, 32, 751-760.

Keeratiyutawong, P., Hanucharurnkul, S., Melkus, G. D., Panpakdee, O. & Vorapongsathorn, T. (2006). Effectiveness of a self-management program for Thais with type 2 diabetes. The Thai Journal of Nursing Research, 10, 85-97.

Melkus, G. D. & Newlin, K. (2005). Cultural context of diabetes care and education. In B. Childs, G. Spollett & Cypress (Eds.), Nursing care of persons with diabetes (pp. 207-219). Alexandria, VA: American Diabetes Association.

Galasso, P., Amend, A. M., Melkus, G. D. & Nelson, G. (2005). Barriers to medical nutrition theraphy in black women with type 2 diabetes. The Diabetes Educator, 31(5), 719-725.

Melkus, G. D., Spollett, G., Jefferson, V. L., Chyun, D. A., Tuohy, E., Robinson, T. & Kaisen, A. (2004). Feasibility testing of a culturally competent intervention of education and care for black women with type 2 diabetes. Applied Nursing Research, 17(1), 10-20.

Kehoe, K., Melkus, G. D. & Newlin, K. (2003). Cultural competence within the context of care: An integrative review. Ethnicity and Disease, 13(3), 344-353.

Melkus, G. D., Maillet, N., Novak, J., Womack, J. & Hatch-Clein, A. (2002). Primary care cancer screening and diabetes complications screening for black women with type 2 diabetes. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 14(1), 43-48.

Newlin, K., Knafl, K. & Melkus, G. D. (2002). African-American spirituality: A concept analysis. Advances in Nursing Science, 25(2), 57-70.

Jefferson, V., Melkus, G. D. & Spollett, G. (2000). Health promoting behaviors of black women at risk for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Educator, 26(2).