Manju Daniel, PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Biography

Manju Daniel, PhD is an Associate Professor at Rush University College of Nursing. She has been a Nursing faculty since 2005 and has taught graduate level nursing courses in clinical and classroom settings. Her current clinical experience includes working as a part-time Family Nurse Practitioner in a primary care setting. She enjoys serving as a faculty advisor for masters and doctorate level (PhD and DNP) nursing students. Currently, she serves as the Vice-President for Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing -Gamma Phi Chapter at Rush College of Nursing. Her community health experience includes working as a Quality Management and Education Coordinator and also as the Clinical Services Director at a Federally Qualified Health Center in Aurora, Illinois. Her research primarily focuses on immigrant health, health disparities and physical activity lifestyle modification.

Honors and Activities

2017-Advanced Practice Nurse Award of Merit, Indian Nurses Association of Illinois 2012-Dean’s Annual Merit Award,Rush University

2013- Principal Investigator Academy Scholar, Northern Illinois University.

2011- Research Methods Article Award for best methods paper published in RINAH 2009-Kellogg Dean Scholarship Award, Rush University

2008-Kellogg Dean Scholarship Award, Rush University

2004-Helen Cearlock Award of Merit, VNA of Fox Valley

Publications

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Grants

College of Nursing Faculty Pilot Grant
2021 - 2023
Principal Investigator
Virtual Lifestyle Physical Activity Program for Recently Immigrated Midlife South Asian Indian Women

NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research
R01NR017635
Co-Investigator
2018-2022
Testing Adaptive Interventions to Improve Physical Activity for Sedentary Women

Tri-county Community Health Endowment Grant, Northern Illinois University
Co-Investigator
2018 - 2019
Nutrition education and physical activity program for food pantry patrons residing in DeKalb County

Joan E Wood Faculty Research Award, Northern Illinois University
Principal Investigator
2016 - 2017
Motivational workshops with physical activity intervention to enhance lifestyle physical activity among South Asian Indian Immigrant women

Joan E Wood Faculty Research Award, Northern Illinois University
Principal Investigator
2014 - 2016
Motivational workshops with physical activity intervention to enhance lifestyle physical activity among South Asian Indian Immigrant women

NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research, Rush University
F31NR012318
Principal Investigator, Fellow
2011 - 2012
Lifestyle physical activity behavior among South Asian Indian immigrants

Education

Research Areas