Lissette McNulty

Bio

Lissette McNulty has been a Registered Nurse for over 15 years and has experience in the areas of long-term care, home health care, and public health. While working in long-term care, she developed the clinical skills needed to care for older adults with chronic conditions. As a home health care nurse, she delivered care to medically fragile infants, provided chronic disease management, and skilled nursing services to homebound patients. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in public health. During one of the most challenging periods in public health, she led the COVID-19 response at a nearby county, and through their efforts over 82,000 vaccines were safely administered at various community settings.

She discovered her interest in teaching while serving as a preceptor in home health care. She earned a Master of Science degree in Nursing Education in 2019. She also holds Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) through the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC). In 2024, she began her academic teaching career as an Instructor of Nursing at Mount Saint Mary College. She has experience teaching in the traditional and non-traditional undergraduate nursing program. She teaches Adult Health I & II, Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice (online), and serves as a clinical instructor for Community Health Nursing. She believes in the importance of integrating various teaching strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners.

She has a strong commitment to nursing education and lifelong learning. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing. Her research interests include nursing education, chronic disease management, and public health. Her hobbies include traveling, baking, and reading a good book.

Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nursing, Expected 2029, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Master of Science, Nursing Education, June 2019, SUNY Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Associate in Applied Science, Nursing, May 2010, SUNY Orange, Middletown, NY
Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, October 2002, Rutgers University, Cook College, New Brunswick, NJ

Courses
NUR 3022 Adult Health Nursing II
NUR 3001 OL Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice
NUR 4020 Community Health Nursing Clinical

Research Interests
Nursing Education
Chronic Disease Management
Public Health

Memberships and Professional Associations
Member, Research Committee, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, since 2019
Volunteer, Orange County Medical Reserve Corp, since 2018

Achievements / Awards
Ulster County Executive Citation, Ulster County Department of Health, 2023
New York State Department of Health, Public Health Works Honor Roll, 2021/2022
Protecting the Public Award, New York State Department of Health, 2018
Employee of the Year, Orange County Department of Health, 2018
Public Health Champion, Orange County Department of Health, 2017

Publications

• McNulty, L., Bowen, E. A., & Hewner, S. (2025, September 29). Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of an enhanced transitional care alert in community-based settings: A qualitative analysis of stakeholder perspectives [Poster presentation]. 5th Western New York Finger Lakes Region, Nursing Research Day, Buffalo, NY, United States.
• Barrett, K., Nerone, J., McNulty, L., Abrego, M., Gulotta, C., Mita Mendoza, N., Khan, S., & McCormick, M. (2023, November 30 – December 1). Agricultural seasonal worker COVID-19 testing initiative [Conference abstract]. Northeast Regional Epidemiology Conference Abstract, Groton, CT, United States.
• Dufort, E., Johns, D., Patel, M., Ahmad, N., Ruppert, P., Rausch-Phung, E., Gastanaduy, P., McDonald, R., Souto, M., Bryant, P., McKay, K., McNulty, L., McGraw, N., Huang, A., Wester, R., George, K., Sommer, J., Southwick, K., Hoefer, D., Blog, D. (2019, October 23). The role of adults in the measles outbreak in New York State outside of New York City, 2018–2019. [Abstract]. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 6(2), S1000. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz415.2499
• Hoefer, D., Ruppert, P., Rausch-Phung, E., Dufort, E., Patel, M., Johns, D., Gastanaduy, P., McDonald, R., Souto, M., Bryant, P., McKay, K., McNulty, L., McGraw, N., Huang, A., Wester, R., Ahmad, N., George, K., Sommer, J., Southwick, K., Blog, D. (2019, October 23). Measles outbreak in New York State (NYS) outside of New York City, 2018–2019. [Abstract]. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 6(2), S999-S1000. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz415.2498
• McDonald, R., Ruppert, P.S., Souto, M., Johns, D., McKay, K., Bessette, N., McNulty, L., Crawford, J., Bryant, P., Mosquera, M.C., Frontin, S., Deluna-Evans, T., Regenye, D. E., Zamerski, E. F., Landis, V., Sullivan, B., Rumpf, B. E., Doherty, J., Sen, K.,…Zucker, H. (2019). Notes from the field: Measles outbreaks from imported cases in Orthodox Jewish communities — New York and New Jersey, 2018–2019. Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report, 68, 444–445. http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6819a4