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Darina Petrovsky is an Assistant Professor and holds the Elizabeth C. Clipp Term Chair in Nursing at Duke University School of Nursing, where she commenced her position in Winter 2024. Prior to joining Duke, she held a tenure-track Assistant Professor role at Rutgers University School of Nursing and was a Core Faculty member at the Rutgers Institute for Health, Care Policy, and Aging Research. Dr. Petrovsky completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Her research focuses on dementia care, particularly through music-based interventions and understanding the intersection of cognitive health and participation in creative arts. She has been involved in significant grants to explore music interventions and their effects on sleep and cognition in individuals living with dementia. Her recent publications have contributed to understanding the societal impacts of sexism in academia and its implications in dementia research, highlighting her commitment to addressing vital issues in nursing and health research.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)