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Mallory Bejster is an Associate Professor at Rush University's College of Nursing, affiliated with the Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing in Chicago. Her work focuses on nursing education innovation, public health strategies, and community wellness initiatives. She has published extensively on pandemic response in healthcare education, academic-practice partnerships, and obesity prevention programs.
Research interests emphasize leveraging nursing education to address planetary health challenges, developing sustainable academic-clinical collaboration models, and creating inclusive school health policies. Her pandemic-related work explores virtual clinical training and maintaining educational continuity during crises. Collaborations with Chicago Public Schools have produced evidence-based strategies for LGBTQ+ student support and childhood obesity prevention.
Her 10+ publications span nursing education methods, public health nursing practice adaptations, and community health interventions. Notable work includes conceptualizing planetary health curricula and validating partnership frameworks between academic institutions and healthcare providers. Despite no listed awards, her contributions to nursing education transformation are evident through frequent citations in nursing education journals.
Active in clinical practice education redesign, she has advised on transitioning clinical training to virtual formats during the pandemic. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams including public health professionals, educators, and community organizations. Current projects likely involve further pandemic-related pedagogy innovation and expanding school-based health programs.
