Rony Lipovetsky (Blum)

Rony Lipovetsky (Blum) serves as Assistant Professor of Nursing and Coordinator of Health Care Systems & Policy at Long Island University's School of Nursing. With extensive teaching experience at Hunter College-CUNY, McGill University, Hebrew University, and Touro College, her collaborative work spans genocide prevention, trauma research, and refugee health initiatives that have directly influenced policy decisions across multiple governments.

Her academic credentials include a PhD in History from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, MS in Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from Hunter College-CUNY, BSN from New York University, and MA/BA cum laude in History and International Relations from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Professional certifications encompass Psychiatric NP (lifespan), Medical Hypnosis, CBT, and EMDR Therapy.

Research focuses on the critical intersection of public health and human rights, particularly genocide prevention, trauma in conflict zones, and refugee health systems. Her field work for Israel's Ministry of Health and health impact assessments in missile-affected regions directly informed evacuation policies for vulnerable populations, while her Sudanese refugee health reports shaped Canadian asylum decisions.

Publications reveal consistent interdisciplinary patterns connecting genocide studies, environmental health, and trauma surgery, with recurring emphasis on applying historical analysis to contemporary atrocity prevention and health policy development.

Key honors include:

• Rudin College of Nursing Scholarship
• Government of Canada Faculty Enrichment Award
• International Council for Canadian Studies Dissertation Scholarship
• D'Arcy McNickle Center for Study of the American Indian Jacob Leib Talmon MA Prize
• Nicolai Landau Fund Grant from Hebrew University Dean of Students

Her collaborative projects with Yale's Holocaust Trauma Research (securing German compensation for child survivors) and GenocideWatch have been cited by US, Canadian, and British parliamentarians. Current affiliations span the American Academy of Nursing, AACAP committees on Native American/war-affected children, and Israel Trauma Coalition, driving policy-relevant research in genocide prevention and trauma response systems.