Cynthia Rost

Committed to fostering student growth and development, dedicated to equipping individuals with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in their academic journey. Aligning values with the university's mission, striving to provide students with enhanced competency that reflects their potential and prepares them for future success. Diligent Assistant Professor of Nursing with a strong background in didactic education and student mentorship. Successfully integrating innovative teaching methods to enhance student engagement and improve learning outcomes. Demonstrated expertise in curriculum development and creating collaborative learning environments.

• 10/2023-Re-certified as a nurse suicide-preventionist by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
• 10/2018-Trained as a CEU approver for the Pennsylvania Nurses Association
• 12/2018- Trained as an Abstract approver for the APNA
• 05/2008-07/2009 Special Training given for Public Health Nurses by the Commonwealth of PA in running a clinic to exam, diagnose, and treat patients with sexually transmitted diseases. This training was in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore Inner City Health Clinics.
• 12/2003-02/2004 Training in the uses and techniques for providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This was given as an orientation methodology through Southwood Psychiatric Hospital in Upper Saint Clair PA.
• 2010-present: Continuing education credits (available upon request)
• 2022- Updated CPR
• 2022-Member of the Associate Provosts Committee for Admissions
• 2022-Member of the Center for Teaching Experience Peer Evaluation Focus Group
• 2023: Studying for a Certification Exam as a Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
• 2022-present: Mentoring DNP students throughout her courses and final projects.

• Sigma Theta Tau Honors Fraternity for Nursing
• Peer Support and Advocacy Network
• NLN
• ANA
• PNA
• APNA
• ACHNE (Association of Community Health Nurse Educators)
• APHNA
• Minority Emergency Preparedness Task Force

• “Increased Retention of the Public Health Nurse in Using Parse’s Mentoring Model”2012 PA DOH, Harrisburg PA
• “Public Health Fridays”2014-present: Duquesne University School of Nursing
• “The Effect of a Nursing Intervention on the Medication Self-Efficacy of Elderly African-American Hypertensives in Greater Pittsburgh.”2017 Carlow University Graduate Consortium, Pittsburgh PA
• Poster Presentation of above topic scheduled for the2018 Association of Community Health Nurse Educators symposium in New Orleans (June2018)
• Poster Presentation “Use of a nursing intervention to improve self-efficacy in vulnerable populations”, May2019

• 2007-2013: Pennsylvania Department of Health, responsible for the operation of: STD, TB, HIV and Immunization Clinics for the socially vulnerable and underserved populations in Western PA.
• Special Initiative in the Mid-Mon Valley providing education and immunizations against Shingles for Senior Citizens
• Special Initiative in the Mid-Mon Valley for Hepatitis B immunizations for the homeless
• Special Initiative in the Mid-Mon Valley for CERT at the Park Manor High-rise in Monessen PA (with Rev. Eileen Smith, RN)
• Board Member of the Monessen Tobacco Free Coalition (as DOH representative)
• Special Initiative in the Mid-Mon Valley for Novel H1N1 Influenza Clinic (2009)
• Special Initiative to investigate the spread of Swine Flu from a petting zoo at the Washington County Fair to children in Bentleyville PA (CDC2011)
• Special Initiative with The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services working with Value Behavioral Health to develop a plan to educate TSS workers who are assigned to families with autistic children (2007)
• Special Initiative to work with persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina and later relocated to the Western PA area (2005)
• Mental Health Crisis management initiative for citizens at and around the flight95 crash site in Somerset County PA2001.
• Development of Partial Hospitalization Program for Older Adults with Mental Illness (Brownsville Psychiatric Center1999)