Tara Bertulfo

Dr. Tara Bertulfo serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Mercer University, having transitioned to full-time faculty in 2012 after six years as adjunct clinical faculty. Her clinical expertise centers on women's health as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, with sustained service since 2002 as clinical consultant and committee chair for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region IV Office of Family Planning.

Education:

• DNP in Nursing, The University of Alabama (2012)
• MSN in Nursing, University of Florida (1996)
• BSN in Nursing, University of Florida (1992)

Her research program addresses critical gaps in women's healthcare through investigations of family planning access, menopausal health management, preventive screening protocols, and systemic barriers for impoverished women. Recent scholarship demonstrates strong focus on diabetes self-management, HPV vaccination interventions, and chronic illness in female populations using diverse methodologies including cross-sectional studies, systematic reviews, and simulation-based educational approaches.

Analysis of her 2023-2025 publications reveals concentrated efforts in diabetes management research (examining multidimensional factors affecting self-management and complications) alongside innovative HPV vaccination studies targeting college populations. Her work consistently bridges clinical practice with educational methodology, exemplified by theory-guided literature review frameworks and obstetric emergency simulations.

Awards:

• Certified Nurse Educator designation (National League for Nursing, 2018)
• Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Distinguished Faculty Member (2020)

Dr. Bertulfo's professional impact extends through her decade-long federal service with the Office of Family Planning and extensive conference presentations addressing women's health disparities. Her grant activities focus on simulation development for obstetric emergencies and mHealth interventions for preventive care, while her educational leadership includes Certified Nurse Educator status and curriculum innovation in clinical nursing education.