Jennifer Christine Kastello, PhD, RN
(Jennifer C Kastello)
Honors and Awards
- Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society of Nursing (2003)
- Northern Virginia Health Force Fellowship Award (2011-2013)
- Dissertation Completion Grant, Office of the Provost, George Mason University (2015)
Research Focus
Maternal and child health; Violence against women; Mental health issues among women experiencing intimate partner violence during pregnancyTeaching Focus
Pharmacology; Women's and Maternal-Child Health; EpidemiologyService
- Acting Secretary, San Diego Chapter, Association of Women's Health Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) (2006-2007)
- Member, National Association of Nurse Practitioners for Women's Health (NPWH)
- Fundraising Committee, Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International (NNVAWI) (2015-2016)
Publications
Journal Articles
Craig, S., Whitlow, M., Quatrara, B., Kastello, J., Ackard, R., Mitchell, E., & Kools, S. (2022). A focused checklist for constructing equitable, diverse, and inclusive simulation experiences. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 71, 87-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2022.05.004
Craig, S., Kastello, J., Cieslowski, B., & Rovnyak, V. (2021). Simulation strategies to increase nursing student clinical competence in safe medication administration practices: A quasi-experimental study. Nurse Education Today, 96, 104605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104605
Kastello, J., Jacobsen, K., Gaffney, K., Kodadek, M., Sharps, P., & Bullock, L. (2016). Posttraumatic stress disorder among low-income women exposed to perinatal intimate partner violence. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 19,(3), 521-528. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-015-0594-0
Kastello, J.C., Jacobsen, K.H., Gaffney, K.F., Kodadek, M.P., Sharps, P.W., & Bullock, L.C. (2016). Predictors of depression symptoms among low-income women exposed to perinatal intimate partner violence (IPV). Community Mental Health Journal, 52(6), 683-690. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9977-y
Burnett, C., Schminkey, D., Milburn, J., Kastello, J., Bullock, L., Campbell, J., & Sharps, P. (2016). Negotiating peril: The lived experience of rural, low-income women exposed to IPV during pregnancy and postpartum. Violence Against Women, 22(8), 943-965. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801215614972
Kastello, J.C., Jacobsen, K.H., Gaffney, K.F., Kodadek, M.P., Bullock, L.C., & Sharps, P.W. (2015). Posttraumatic stress disorder among low-income women exposed to perinatal intimate partner violence. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 19(3), 521-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-015-0594-0
Kastello, J., Jacobsen, K., Gaffney, K., Kodadek, M., Bullock, L., Sharps, P. (2015). Self-rated mental health: Screening for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among women exposed to perinatal intimate partner violence. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 53(11), 32-38. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20151021-02
Gaffney, K. F., Kitsantas, P., Brito, A., & Kastello, J. (2014). Baby steps in the prevention of childhood obesity: IOM guidelines for pediatric practice. Journal Of Pediatric Nursing, 29(2), 108-113.
Kitsantas, P., Gaffney, K. F., Wu, H., & Kastello, J. C. (2014). Determinants of alcohol cessation, reduction and no reduction during pregnancy. Archives Of Gynecology And Obstetrics, 289(4), 771-779. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-013-3056-9