Expert Profile
Dr. Adey Nyamathi
Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Nursing
Dr. Nyamathi conducts studies among vulnerable groups, including homeless, drug-addicted and incarcerated persons and gay/bisexual youth.
Areas of Expertise
- Vulnerable Populations
- Tuberculosis
- Role of Nursing
- Hiv/Aids
- Hepatitis
Biography
Dr. Adey Nyamathi is a highly respected researcher, academician, and a distinguished professor. Dr. Nyamathi has been the principal investigator in nine NIH-funded RO1s and other NIH grants funded by NIDA, NIAAA, NICHD, NIAID, and NIMHD. During her over three decades of continuous RO1 NIH funding as a Principle Investigator, Dr. Nyamathi has conducted descriptive and randomized trials among vulnerable populations, including homeless, drug-addicted and incarcerated persons, gay/bisexual youth, men at risk for HIV/AIDS, and rural women living with AIDS in India. In her completing NIH-funded study with homeless adults diagnosed with LTBI, Dr. Nyamathi and her team have successfully ensured that 92% of homeless adults in the study have competed their prescribed 3 month treatment. Dr Nyamathi and her team are embarking now on newly funded studies related to HCV and COVID-19.
Media
Media Appearances
Meet the 6 nurse 'living legends' named by the American Academy of Nursing
Becker’s Hospital Review, 8/24/2023
New dean named for Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at UCI
Daily Pilot, 7/30/2021
UCI nursing program officially becomes a school
Daily Pilot, 2/2/2021
Three questions with Adey Nyamathi
UCI News, 2/8/2017
UCI nursing program officially becomes a school
Los Angeles Times, 2/2/2017
Stellar UCI nursing program becomes a school
UCI News, 1/26/2017
Innovative intervention program improves life for rural women in India living with HIV/AIDS
UCLA Newsroom, 6/20/2013
Articles
Body Composition Changes Resulting from Nutrition Supplementation and Nutrition Education: Results from 2 × 2 Factorial Trial of 600 Rural Indian Women Living with HIV/AIDS
Current Developments in Nutrition
Associations of Partner Support and Acculturation With Physical Activity in Mexican American Women
Hispanic Health Care International
Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Formerly Incarcerated, Homeless Women
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Sustained Effect of a Community-based Behavioral and Nutrition Intervention on HIV-related Outcomes Among Women Living With HIV in Rural India: A Quasi-experimental Trial
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Education
Case Western Reserve University
PhD, Nursing, 1983
State University New York at Stony Brook
MSN, Nursing, 1978
Hunter College- Bellevue School of Nursing
BSN, Nursing, 1973
Affiliations
- Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Tau Chapter
- California Nurses Association
- American Academy of Nursing
Research Grants
Exploration of the Impact of Homelessness on Risk for COVID-19 Infection and Substance Use Patterns among Substance-Using Homeless Adults
UCI Office of Research Craft-COVID, 2020 - 2021
Development of a Community-based HCV Treatment Completion Intervention Among HCV Positive Homeless Adults
NIH-NIMHD, 2019 - 2021
Asha Improving Health and Nutrition of Indian Women with AIDS and their Children
NIMH, 2013-2018
Homeless Female Offenders Returning To The Community: Improving Hopeful Futures
National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2014-2017
Summer Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Program, 2016 Summer
Summer Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Program, 2013 Summer
Summer Research
NIDA Program, 2012 Summer