Rubab Qureshi, PhD, MD, MBBS

Associate Professor

Division of Nursing Science

Newark

ACK 362

(201) 706-1588

Specialty: Social determinants of health, systematic review, sexual and gender minorities health, health inequities, cultural competence, immigrant health

Dr. Rubab Qureshi challenges conventional biomedical models, prioritizing social determinants of health in understanding individual vulnerabilities. Specializing in the intersectional experiences of minorities within healthcare systems, she teaches graduate students, integrating biomedical, environmental, and social causes of diseases.

As an investigator, Dr. Qureshi has collaborated on projects exploring the health of sexual and gender minorities (SGM) and evaluated nurses’ readiness for SGM care. Her impactful work, published in scholarly journals and presented nationally, addresses SGM needs and assesses the healthcare experiences of SGM patients.

Dr. Qureshi is dedicated to enhancing nursing education, evidenced by her LGBT health competencies self-assessment tool. Identifying limited competence among graduate nursing students, she actively re-evaluates curricula and assessment methods.

Education & Training

  • PhD: Urban Systems Joint Program: New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ.
  • MD: Certification Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA
  • MBBS: Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Research/Scholarly Interests

Social determinants of health, minority health, cultural competence and health equity

Recent Research Activities/Funded Projects

  • 2021 Health equity advocacy leadership to promote student learning and community engagement., Porter, S., Qureshi, R., Zha, P., & Ko, K., Agency: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) RBHS-IDEA: Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy Innovation, Role: Co-Investigator. $2500
  • 2021 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Utilization of Preventive Care Among Sexual and Gender Minorities: A Mediating Model through Patient Trust in Nurses, Qureshi, R., Zha, P., Porter, S., Agency: Center for Urban Youth and Families, Role: Primary investigator. $5000

Recent Publications

  • Qureshi, R., Zha, P., & Porter, S. (2022) Adverse childhood experiences and utilization of preventive healthcare among Generation Z sexual and gender minorities. Journal of LGBT Youth, 1-14.
  • Zha, P., Qureshi, R., Porter, S., Zhang, C. (2023) Moderating Effects of the Patient-Nurse Trust Relationship on Adverse Childhood Experiences and Preventive Care Utilization among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals. Nursing Research DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000682.
  • Qureshi, R., Zha, P., & Porter, S. (2020) An Assessment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Competencies Among Bachelors-Prepared Registered Nurses in Graduate-Level Study. Academic Medicine, 95(12S), S113-S120.
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