Ksenia Zukowsky, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC

Professor
Chair, Graduate Programs

Contact Information

Ksenia Zukowsky

901 Walnut Street
Suite 819
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Email Ksenia Zukowsky

215-503-5091
215-923-1468 fax

Professor
Chair, Graduate Programs

Research & Clinical Interests

  • Promoting Health Access: online graduate programs for rural underserved communities
  • Neonatal Education

Education

  • Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Executive Leadership Program (2017)
  • Fellow, American Association of Colleges in Nursing, Leadership of Academic Nursing Program,  (2013)
  • PhD, Steinhardt School of Education, Nursing (2002)
  • MSN, University of Pennsylvania (1987)
  • BSN, LaSalle University (1985)

PUBLICATIONS (LAST FIVE YEARS)

  • Taherzadeh, S., Gray-Miceli, D., Gray, K., Zukowsky, K., and Ratcliffe, S.J. Fall prevention knowledge and attitude tests-surveys used by staff and nurses: A systemic review of current literature. OMB-Geriatrics, Special Issue: Advances in Geropsychiatric Nursing. 2025.
  • Zukowsky, K., Savin  M., Manning, M.L. (2024). Neonatal Nurse and Nurse Practitioner Engagement in Antibiotic Stewardship: A Call to Action. Guest editorial. Advances in Neonatal Care, Vol. 24, (3), p 209-211
  • Zukowsky, K., Savin, M., Wittmann-Price, R., Miller, R., (2024). Neonatal nursing faculty fellowship: An international and cross-cultural educational initiative. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 06, Vol. 30 (3), 0.227-229
  • Zukowsky, K., (2025) Personal Journey, Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal in DNP Role Development for Doctoral Advanced Nursing Practice, Third Edition, edited Dreher, H., Smith Glasgow, M.E., Dahnke, M., and Cotter, V., Springer, p115-117.
  • Wittman-Price, R.A., & Zukowsky, K. (2022. Chapter 2: Faciliting Learning in Wittman-Price, R.A., Godshall, M., & Wilson, L. (Editors) Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Review Manual 4th ed.  Springer (ISBN: 978-0-8261-6165-9).
  • Zukowsky, K., Catts, C., Hamlin, M.L. & Savin, M.K. (2021) Nutrition. In Kenner, C. & Boykova, M., (eds) Neonatal Nursing Care Handbook, 3rd Ed.

LICENSURE

  • Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania & New Jersey
  • Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Pennsylvania

CERTIFICATION

  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP), National Certification Corporation

AWARDS & HONORS (selected)

  • 2020, Mentoring Award, Thomas Jefferson University Award 
  • 2019, Distinguished Service Award, National Organization Neonatal Nurses
  • 2006, Not Your Average Joe Educator Nursing Award, March of Dimes New Jersey