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Connie Kim Yen Nguyen-Truong, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, is a tenured Associate Professor with 25 years of combined expertise as a community-based participatory/participatory action/community-engaged research and research and engagement educational curricular and model approaches nurse scientist; didactic and clinical nursing education; clinical practice in intermediate care, progressive care, and acute care/medical-surgical; and public health/population health/community health nursing. Dr. Nguyen-Truong’s most significant nurse scientist leadership contributions are innovative disaggregated data science to improve optimal health and well-being for all across the lifespan and with positively impactful uptake and reach of research and scholarly work at  state/regional/national/international levels. This includes innovative brokering and nurturing connection and engagement among cross-sectoral, multidisciplinary partnerships through referred to collectively as CBPR.

Research specialty areas include: nursing researchers and scholars partnering/collaborating across sectors and disciplines with communities, health care, and public health and services organizations, and opportunities and engagement regarding parenting/caregiving, families, older adults, early and learning and development, leadership, influence of contexts on health-assistive and technology, and screening, prevention, and management.

She mentors numerous graduate student scholars, including in nursing and prevention science and undergraduate and junior faculty then guided mid-career faculty on tenure-track and career track on CBPR and translation, including on her grant funded research and scholarship. She also guides organizational partner leaders and community health workers. Dr. Nguyen-Truong centers creative humanizing mentoring/learning experiential pathways. An exemplar impact is the shifting of a paradigm and research evidence that resulted in transformative health and services organizational infrastructure systems and policy changes with many organizations.

Teaching specialty areas include: philosophy of nursing, population health including public health and community health, toward evidence-informed solutions, informatics, evidence-based practice, scientific inquiry, and nursing education and application.

She has taught fundamentals in nursing, acute complex care, and integrated care in the pre-licensure BS/BSN and accelerated programs at Oregon Health & Science University and Linfield College and in the Associate of Applied Science to BS program at OHSU.

Education

• Postdoctoral, Research in Individual and Family Symptom Management, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Portland
• PhD, Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Portland
• BSN, Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing, Portland, OR

Funded Research (selected)

• Community Participatory Lead Assessment and Mitigation Project (LAMP) Pilot
  Sigma Theta Tau International Delta Chi at-Large Chapter Scholar Award, $3,000, 8/25/2025-8/25/2026
  Co-PIs Tracy Klein & Connie Nguyen-Truong
• Students, Families, and Communities Model Approach: A Community-Based Participatory Research Mixed Methods
  ODE Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Student Success Plan Grant #37147, $605,929, 10/24/2024-6/30/2028
  Dual PIs Connie Nguyen-Truong & Jackie Leung
• Adapted Multi-Curriculum Early Learning with Early Literacy Pathway: A Community-Academic Partnership
  Department of Early Learning and Care – Early Childhood …Fund Birth Through 5 Literacy #23116, $200,000, 10/1/2024-6/30/2025
  Dual PIs Connie Nguyen-Truong & Jackie Leung
• CBTsim Healthcare: A Novel Approach for Reducing the Impact of … on Healthcare Delivery
  NIMHD #1R01MD018467-01, $1,299,422, 9/22/2023-5/31/2026
  Co-I Connie Nguyen-Truong (PI Lois James & Co-Is Stephen James, Julie Postma, Dawn DePriest, & Deborah Eti)
• Ready for Kindergarten!
  Department of Early Learning and Care #33111, $514,953, 7/1/2023-6/30/2025
  Dual PIs Connie Nguyen-Truong & Jackie Leung (Co-PI Tracy Klein & Co-I Sara Waters)
• A Clinician-in-the-Loop Smart Home to Support Health Monitoring and Intervention for Chronic Conditions:
  Supplement -Machine Learning for Healthcare Applications: Bioethics by Design
  NINR R01 Bioethics Supplement #3R01NR016732 – 05W1, $149,139, 7/1/2021-5/31/2023
  Co-I Connie Nguyen-Truong (Co-PIs Roschelle Fritz & Diane Cook & Co-Is Katherine Wuestney & Thomas May)
• Building an Effective Virtual Senior Center Through Technology Solutions: Accessibility, Telehealth Utility, and Psychosocial Health – COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
  WSU Vancouver Research Mini-Grant, $4,995, 5/17/2021- 8/30/2022
  PI Connie Nguyen-Truong (Co-PI Roschelle Fritz)

Methodological Strengths

Community-based participatory research; community participatory action research; community-engaged research; educational curriculum/curricular and experiential pathways regards research, scholarship, engagement, leadership, artistic modalities, and dissemination; various qualitative and talk stories; and surveying.

Memberships (selected)

• American Academy of Nursing. Various roles on committees and initiatives: Expert, Partner, or Co-Lead. 2022-present.
• Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal of JMIR Publications & AAPINA, Global Head Office in Canada & Ireland. Appointed Associate Editor (2024-present), Selected & Appointed Section Editor (2022-2024), Selected & Appointed Editorial Board Member (2022-present).
• National League for Nursing – Nursing Education Research Grant Reviewer. 2022-present.
• Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association – affiliated with National Coalition of …Nurses Associations. Invited & Appointed Nominating Committee (2023-present), Appointed Strategic Planning Committee (2023), Member 2015-present.
• Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) … Centers Leadership for All. Invited & Appointed Leader & Lead Developer. 2024-present.
• IRCO’s Pacific Islander & Asian Family Center Advisory Board Council. Council Advisor (2012-present), Past Board Chair (2020-2021), Board Chair (2019-2020), Co-Board Chair (2015-2018).
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. 1999-present. Delta Chi at-Large Chapter Board Director (2020-2024), Selected & Appointed Board Director Representative House of Delegate Position 2 of STTI (2023), Governance Committee (2020-2024), and Member (2019-present).

Honors and Awards (selected)

• External: Distinguished or Distinction
  • Inducted: Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. 2022.
  • Inducted: Fellow of the National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education. 2021.
  • Awarded: Sigma Theta Tau International Delta Chi at-Large Chapter Scholar in Research. 2025.
  • Awarded: March of Dimes Distinguished Nurse Hero in Action of the Year. 2022.
  • Awarded: Community Development Society International Conference Hood and Holler Outstanding Student and Academic-Community Partnership Research. 2023.
  • Awarded: Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization in Leadership, Innovation, and Science. 2022.
  • Awarded: American Public Health Association – Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of the Best Published Paper. 2020.
  • Awarded: American Association Colleges of Nursing Excellence and Innovation in Teaching. 2020.
  • Awarded: Sigma Theta Tau International Delta Chi at-Large Chapter Scholar in Research. 2020.
  • Awarded: American Association for Cancer Education International Conference R. Davilene Carter Presidential Prize for Best Manuscript. 2018.
  • Awarded: Western Institute of Nursing Gerontological Special Interest Group Best Gerontology Research Presentation. 2018.
• External: Excellence
  • Awarded: Higher Education Excellence …for WSU Vancouver and BaCE Change Agent Program. National/International. Dr. Nguyen-Truong–a BaCE Core Team Leader. 2023.
  • Honored: Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurse Association Selected Specialty Report National/International Feature. 2023.
  • Awarded: Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) Board Director Dedicated Leadership. 2019.
  • Awarded: IRCO and Asian Family Center Inspirational Leadership. 2018.
  • Honored: The IRCO Success Story. 2017.
  • Honored: IRCO Board Director Leadership. 2017.
  • Honored: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Progressive Care Certified Nurse. 2016.
  • Awarded: Legacy Health Care Champion. 2016.
  • Honored: IRCO Board Director Leadership. 2016.
• WSU System Wide: Distinguished or Distinction
  • Inducted: WSU President’s Teaching Academy. 2025.
  • Awarded: WSU Spirit – Exemplifies Martin Luther King Jr. Extraordinary Efforts Faculty Winner. 2023.
• WSU Colleges: Excellence
  • Awarded: Vancouver Nursing Excellence in Research. $1,500 donor fund. 2025.
  • Awarded: College of Nursing Graduate Faculty Excellence. 2024.
  • Awarded: College of Nursing Graduate Faculty Excellence. 2021.
  • Honored: Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine … Excellence Scholar in Residence Health Conference. Office of Associate Dean for Community and Health … 2022.
  • Awarded: College of Nursing RN-BSN Curriculum Outstanding Revision. 2020.
  • Awarded: Vancouver Nursing Excellence in Research. $1,500 donor funds. 2018/2019.
  • Awarded: College of Nursing Excellence in … 2018.

Selected Publications (since 2020)

Link to more published work in Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

• i. Invited Refereed Data-Based Journal Article
  *Graduate student scholars
  • *Sooyoun, P., Waters, S. F., *Barrow, N., *Richardson, M., Eti, D., Linares, A., Seia, J., Rodela, K., & Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior). (2024). Multigenerational Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families’ perspectives on health and well-being. The Counseling Psychologist, 52(7), 1006-1037.
• ii. Initiated Refereed Data-Based Journal Articles
  *Graduate and ^Undergraduate student scholars
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), Fritz, R. L. (Senior), Xu, J., Lau, C., Leung, H., Kuran, K., Nguyen, T. H., Le, C., Li, E., Chiu, C., Park, M., Le, N., Ahn, J. J., Kim, J., Liu, G., Neal, S. K., Zuber, C., & Rantz, M. J. (Senior). (2025). Nurturing …, refection, and responsiveness in cross-sector partnerships: Exemplar from community-based smart health system research. Journal of Participatory Research Methods, 6(2), 176-188.
    
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), *Richardson, M., Waters, S. F., Mang, V. L., Win, T. D., Kyin, W. M. L., *Sooyoun, P., Eti, D., *Barrow, N., Linares, A., & Rodela, K. (2025). Centering the experiences and perceptions of health and well-being in the Burmese community: A community-academic partnership. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 19(2), 185-200.
  • Fritz, R. L., Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y., May, T., *Wuestney, K., & Cook, D. J. (Senior). (2024). Bioethics principles in machine learning-healthcare application design. HPHR Journal, 79.
  • *Barrow, N., Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), Smart, D. A., & James, L. (2024). Mixed method longitudinal nursing burnout and shortage research: Core data tracker tools for field notes and data statistics to systematically plan and manage the implementation. HPHR Journal, 87.
  • *Hummel, C., Kham, F., Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), & Hoeksel, R. (Senior). (2024). … and … sensitive menstrual health education: Nursing and immigrant and refugee community organizational partnership. HPHR Journal, 87.
  • *Eidem, K., Lakshi, A., Hoeksel, R., & Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior). (2024). Evaluating a first year Veterans Affairs Nurse Practitioner Residency Program: Analysis for change. International Journal of Nursing Student Scholarship, 10, #83.
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K.Y. (Senior), *Wuestney, K. A., Leung, H., Chiu, C., Park, M., Chac, C., & Fritz, R. L. (Senior). (2024). Toward sustaining virtual senior center programming accessibility with …older adult immigrants: A community-based participatory research cross-sectional study. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 8(e49493).
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), Leung (Co-1st), J., & Waters, S. F. (2023). The COVID-19 pandemic impact and lessons learned on sustainability of a Micronesian Islander Parent Leadership Program. HPHR Journal, 60.
  • *Sullivan, M., Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Co-1st & Senior), & Leung, J. (2023). Teach-back method in presenting health promotion topics program: Nursing collaboration with the Micronesian Islander Community organization and Micronesian Islander parent leaders. HPHR Journal, 57.
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), *Spence, S. R. (Co-1st), Leung, J., & Geil, S. (2023). Creative community and academic collaboration approach in the development of the Micronesian Early Education Toolkit for easing access into early childhood learning through an experiential process of improvement. HPHR Journal, 54.
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), Waters, S. F., *Richardson, M., *Barrow, N., Seia, J., Eti, D. U., Rodela, K. F. (2023). An antiracism community-based participatory research with organizations serving immigrant and … communities, including Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders in the US Pacific Northwest: Qualitative description study with key informants. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 7(e43150).
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), Davis, A., Nguyen, V., Nguyen, K. Q. V., Truong, A. M., & Leung, J. (2021). Perceptions, beliefs, and experiences of Asians and Micronesian Islanders on family health history genetic cancer screening community outreach. Journal of Cancer Education, 36, 1341-1353.
  • Fincham, S., Eti, D. U., *Thatcher, J., & Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior). (2021). Implementing educational scaffolding methods to facilitate scholarly writing. Nurse Educator, 46(1), 22.
  • *Pravisay-Malmstadt, C., & Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior). (2020). Essential first step in gaining entrée into the Laotian American community on cervical cancer screening. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 5(3), 173-176.
  • *Spence, S. R., Leung, J., Geil, S., & Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior). (2020). Gaining entrée into a Micronesian Islander-based community organization through … team building and reflection. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 5(3), 177-180.
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y., Fritz, R. L. (Co-1st), Leung, J., Lee, J., Lau, C., Le, C., Kim, J., Wong, K., Nguyen, T. H., *Le, T. V., *,^Nevers, J. I., & Truong, A. M. (2020). Older Asian immigrants’ perceptions of a health-assistive smart home. Gerontechnology, 19(4), 1-11.
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), Leung, J., & Micky, K. (2020). Development of a … leadership curriculum through community-based participatory research and popular education. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 5(2), 73-88.
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), Leung, J. (Co-1st), Micky, K., & *Nevers, J. I. (2020). Building safe didactic dialogues for action model: Mobilizing community with Micronesian Islanders. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 5(1), 1-11.
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), & Eti, D. U. (2020). Naming and addressing racism: … communication. Nurse Educator, 45(6), 311.
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), Leung, J. (Co-1st), & Micky, K. (2020). Cultural narratives of Micronesian Islander parent leaders: Maternal and children’s health, the school system, and the role of culture. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 4(4), 173-182.
• iii. Initiated Refereed Non-Data-Based Journal Articles
  *Graduate and ^Undergraduate student scholars
  • Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y. (Senior), Leung, J., 3Waters, S. F., 3,*Barrow, N., & ^Gonzalez, K. (2023). Health and early learning, community-based participatory research and initiatives in partnership with Micronesian Islander communities, and call to action. HPHR Journal, 57
  • Smart, D., Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y., Eti, D. U., Mason, A., *Barrow, N. & Oneal, G. (2022). Faculty role in support of student scholarly dissemination. Journal of Nursing Education & Practice, 12(8), 50-60.

updated 05/15/25