Cynthia Tomcanin Rost

Cynthia Tomcanin Rost is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Duquesne University's School of Nursing. She teaches courses in Behavioral Health Nursing, Population Health Nursing, Nursing Theory for Advanced Practice Nurses, Evidence-Based Practice, Service Learning, and clinical/population-based learning to undergraduate, RN-BSN, master’s, and DNP students. Rost has designed and delivered online nursing courses using the Blackboard IT framework.

• Educational background: DNP (2017) from Carlow University, MSN (2012) from California University of Pennsylvania, BSN (1984) from Duquesne University, and BA in Speech Pathology/Psychology (1980) from Duquesne University.

Her research focuses on community health nursing, emphasizing self-efficacy in vulnerable populations, chronic mental health transitions, geriatric care, and the application of the 'Human Becoming Model' in mentoring community health nurses. She has developed population-based clinical programs and secured grants for healthcare access in underserved communities.

Rost's publications and presentations highlight her work on medication self-efficacy in elderly African-American hypertensives and community-based nursing interventions. Her studies span public health, geriatric nursing, and health equity.

• Scientific awards: $13,000 Snee-Reinhardt Foundation grant; Third place award at Carlow University's Graduate Consortium (2017).

• Committee memberships: Provost's Covid-19 re-entry sub-committee (former), School of Nursing Diversity Task Force, student mental health/suicide prevention committee, board member of the Association of Community Health Nurse Educators (ACHNE).
• Review roles: Book reviewer for Kwolters, abstract reviewer for American Psychiatric Nurses Association, CEU reviewer for National League for Nursing.