Maya N. Clark-Cutaia

Dr. Maya N. Clark-Cutaia is the inaugural Evelyn Lauder Associate Dean for Nurse Practitioner Programs and Professor at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College. A nurse scientist and health equity researcher, her work focuses on the syndemic aspects of chronic illness, particularly examining how racism, discrimination, and social determinants of health influence symptom burden and clinical outcomes in minoritized populations. She maintains an interdisciplinary research program centered on chronic kidney disease disparities, employing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches.

• Research Focus: Social determinants of health, health equity, chronic illness, end-stage kidney disease, racism in healthcare
• Clinical Practice: Urology, general surgery, and colorectal surgery nurse practitioner
• Honors: 2022 New York Academy of Medicine Fellow, 2021 PRIDE Summer Institute Scholar, 2019 National Black Nurses Association 40 Under 40 Award

Her clinical background includes acute care nurse practitioner roles, U.S. Air Force flight nursing, and community health nursing. As a disabled veteran and underrepresented minority, she brings a unique perspective to her research and teaching. She holds a PhD in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh (2012), with postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania (2014).