Traci Alberti

Traci

Alberti,

Ph.D., FNP-BC

Title

Academic Dean Nursing and Co-Director of SNHS
Research Interests
  • Nursing Workforce
  • Nurse Well-being
  • Community Health
  • Health Literacy
Research Summary

Dr. Traci Alberti’s research is focused on the quantitative and qualitative examination of newly licensed nurses in their transition to practice, health literacy, and health information seeking in urgent care and adolescent populations. She is a member of the Massachusetts Nursing Council on Workforce Sustainability and has led the Academic-Community Partnership between Merrimack College and the Massachusetts Merrimack Valley Area Health Education Center (MV-AHEC). She is dedicated to addressing healthcare workforce development through interprofessional collaborative partnerships.

Education
  • Ph.D., Nursing and Health Promotion, UMass Lowell
  • M.S., Family Nurse Practitioner and Community Health, UMass Lowell
  • B.S., Nursing, Fitchburg State College
Areas of Expertise
  • Community Health
  • Nursing Workforce Development & Retention
  • Professional Nursing Practice
  • Health Education/Health Promotion
  • Health Communication
  • Health Literacy
  • Leadership & Strategic Planning
Recent Publications
Peer-reviewed publications

Gregory, K.E., Babicheva, V., Chen, E., McTernan, M., Alberti, T. L., Wadell, A., Meedzan, N. & Warshawski, N. (2025). The influence of burnout, resilience and resources to support clinical practice among newly licensed nurses intended job plans. The Journal of Nursing Administration.

Alberti, T. L. & Crawford, S. (2019). Health information seeking behaviors and adherence to urgent care discharge instructions. The Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Date of electronic publication October 18, 2019.

Alberti, T. L., Benes, S. & Miles, D. (2018). Experiences of health communication within the family:  Parent and adolescent perspectives.  Journal of Adolescent and Family Health Vol 9, Issue 1, article 10.

Alberti, T. L. & Morris, N. (2017).  Health Literacy in the urgent care setting.  What factors impact consumer comprehension of health information?  The Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 29, 5, 242-247.  Doi: 10.1002/2327-6924.12452.

Alberti, T. & Nannini, A. (2013).  Patient comprehension of discharge instructions from the         emergency department: A literature review. The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners,25, 4, 186-194.  doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2012.00767.x

Books & Chapters

 Alberti, T.  (2024). Infectious Mononucleosis. in Primary Care: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, 7th Ed (Buttaro, Sandberg-Cook, Bailey & Dick), Elsevier.

 Alberti, T.  (2024). Influenza. in Primary Care: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, 7th Ed  (Buttaro, Sandberg-Cook, Bailey & Dick), Elsevier.

 Alberti, T.  (2020). Infectious Mononucleosis. in Primary Care: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, 6th Ed (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, Sandberg-Cook), Elsevier.

 Alberti, T.  (2020). Influenza. in Primary Care: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, 6th Ed  (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, Sandberg-Cook), Elsevier.

 Alberti, T.  (2016). Infectious Mononucleosis. in Primary Care A Collaborative Practice, 5th Ed      (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, Sandberg-Cook), Elsevier.

Other Publications

 Alberti, T. (2024). MA Nursing Workforce Roadmap, Nursing Council Workforce Sustainability. https://prezi.com/p/su-iquqtir6m/ma-nursing-workforce-roadmap/?present=1.

 Alberti, T. (2019).  Merrimack College pilots HEAL Program at Notre Dame Education Center-Lawrence. Rumbo, 669, 17, May 1, 2019