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Dr. Angela Karakachian received her BSN in Nursing from Saint Joseph University in Beirut-Lebanon. She received her Master’s degree in nursing education from the University of Phoenix, and her PhD in nursing from Duquesne University.
Dr. Karakachian joined the School of Nursing at Duquesne in 2014, where she serves as an assistant professor in the undergraduate program. Her research interests include the care for victims of child maltreatment, nurses’ moral distress, nurses’ burnout, and intention to leave.
Dr. Karakachian has applied and received several internal and external grants to conduct research and advance the nursing knowledge in one of the most stressful aspects of nursing care: the care of victims of child abuse. Her newest projects are focused on developing an intervention to help nurses and nursing students to identify and respond to child maltreatment. To conduct these projects, she received the Leach Award from Duquesne University and the Sigma Theta Tau International, the Joan K. Stout, RN Research Grant.
Dr. Karakachian is an active member in several professional organizations including the International Association of Forensic Nurses, the Society of Pediatric Nursing, and the Sigma Epsilon Phi Chapter (serving as vice president). She serves as a peer reviewer for several professional nursing journals and is an active member of her own community.
Education
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PhD - Duquesne University School of Nursing
- MSN - University of Phoenix
- BSN - Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
Research Interests or Expertise
- Pediatric Nursing
- Nurses' moral distress
- Nurses' burnout
- Caring for victims of child maltreatment
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- Karakachian, A., Colbert, A., Zoucha, R., & Goldman, G. S. (2024). “Did I do the right thing?” Nurses' experiences of caring for victims of child maltreatment: A qualitative study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 76, 45-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2024.02.002
- Karakachian, A., Hebb, A., Peters, J., Vogelstein, E., Schreiber, J. B., & Colbert, A. (2024). Moral distress and intention to leave during COVID: A cross-sectional study on the current nursing workforce to guide nurse leaders for the future. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 54(2), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001390
- Kolesar, A. L., Karakachian, A., Devido, J., Lucas, D., & DeLuca, K. (2024). Recognizing and responding to poverty in college students: What can nurses do? The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 29(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol29No01Man02
- Skrovanek, E., Karakachian, A., & Nolfi, D. (2024). The effects of mentoring programs on mental health in undergraduate nursing students: an integrative review. Nursing Education Perspectives, 45(5), 276–280. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001300
- Karakachian, A., & Halligan, M. (2022). Child maltreatment and neglect. In M. Fitzgerald & D. Jack (Eds.), Pediatric nurse certification review manual (Chapter 18). Springer Publishing Company.
Project: Difficult Conversations: Educating Student Nurses on Responding to Child Maltreatment
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $5,000
Charles Henry Leach Award 2023
Project: Difficult Conversations: Educating Nurses on Responding to Child maltreatment
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $25,000
Faculty Development Fund received from Duquesne University 2022
Project: Pediatric Nurses’ Lived Experiences of Caring for Victims Suspected of Child Maltreatment
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $10,000
International Association of Forensic Nursing (IAFN) Grant 2019
Project: Nurses’ Moral Distress as they care for victims of child maltreatment
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $3,500
Sigma Theta Phi Epsilon Chapter Award 2019
Project: Nurses’ Moral Distress as they care for victims of child maltreatment
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $1,500
- Excellence in Scholarship Award for the school of Nursing at Duquesne University - 2025
- Excellence in Teaching Award for the school of Nursing at Duquesne University - 2022
- The Vital Role of the Nurse as an Important Contributor to an Interdisciplinary School-Based Asthma Clinic. Marlana Werderber, Lindsay Currie, & Madeline Johnston, Honorable Mention sponsored by School of Nursing.Faculty Advisor: Angela Karakachian, Ph.D., RN - 2022
- Presidential Scholarship Award, Caring for Asthma in School Children (CAReS) Duquesne University - 2021
- Distinguished Dissertation Award, “Caring for Victims of Child Maltreatment: Pediatric Nurses’ Moral Distress and Burnout, Duquesne University School of Nursing - 2020
- Featured Author for article “Nurses’ Moral Distress, Burnout, and Intentions to Leave: An Integrative Review”, Journal of Forensic Nursing - 2019
- Linda Strangio Editor’s Award for best manuscript of the year for 2017 by the Journal of Radiology Nursing - 2018
- Prevention and Action Plan of Allergic Reactions for School Age Children University of Phoenix (2012)