Justina Malinak
DNP, MSN, RN
Assistant Teaching Professor
Nursing/Library Building 102A, Penn State Scranton
Phone: 570-9632644
Email: jmm795@psu.edu
Malinak’s clinical nursing background is in critical care and nursing administration. Her research interests include stroke, quality improvement, and community health. Malinak’s current role involves managing day to day departmental operations and partnerships with clinical sites, department programming, collaborating with admissions for recruitment and retention, teaching, and coordinating department events such as shared learned experiences with community partners.
Education
- BS, Marywood University
- MSN in Nursing Administration, Marywood University
- DNP, The Pennsylvania State University
Awards and Honors
- Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Service Award Penn State Scranton. (April 2023).
Teaching
Courses Taught
- NURS350: Professional Role Development II: Ethics, Legal and Genetic Issues
- NURS415: Community and Family Health Nursing
- NURS480: Preparation for Nursing Licensure Exam
- NURS450B: Professional Role Development III-Clinical Capstone
Clinical Expertise and Areas of Specialization
- Critical care and nursing administration
Mentorship
- Advisor for undergraduate students, pre-nursing, and nursing program inquires.
Research
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise
PRIMARY FOCUS
- Quality improvement and community health
SECONDARY
- Stroke
Presentations and Conference Involvement
- May 21, 2019-May 23, 2019. Ferguson, J. “Evaluation of a Newly Implemented Community Based Stroke Education and Outreach Program.”, “Building Bridges: Policy, Systems, Environment, Changes in Action”, Wisconsin Public Health Association, Wisconsin Dells,
- October 30, 2017-October 31, 2017. Ferguson, J. “Evaluation of a Newly Implemented Stroke Education/ Support Group & Community Outreach Programs.”, ATRN Summit 2017, Appalachian Translational Research Network, Hershey, PA.
Research Funding and Grants
- Collaborated with campus development office for grant monies for equipment prior to and during nursing/library renovation.
Publications and Scholarly Work
- Evans, M., Ferguson, J., Harrison, G., Shaffer, A., Miner, M., & Riley, K. (2018). End-of-Life care in a medical/surgical setting. MedSurg Matters, 27(1). 4-6.
- Evans, M., Miner, M., Harrison, G., Ferguson, J., Miller, A., & Favuzza, A. (2016). Ischemic stroke-A case study describing the standards of care. MedSurg Matters, 25(5), 13-16.
Service
Community and Policy Engagement
- There is ongoing work each semester with community partners for outreach events such as clothing, food drives, and recently, educational programming for school nurses.
Professional Organization Involvement and Fellowships
- AACN
Interprofessional Collaboration, Community Engagement, and Global Health
- Coordinated and facilitated community partnered events with local acute care and pre-hospital partners.
