Andre A. Rosario , PhD, RN

Andre Rosario

Presidential Postdoctoral Associate

Division of Nursing Science

New Brunswick

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Dr. Andre Rosario is a nurse scientist, historian of nursing, and Presidential Postdoctoral Associate at Rutgers School of Nursing. His research focuses on the history of Filipino nurse migration to the United States and health workforce policies related to international nurse migration. During his postdoctoral fellowship, Andre is pursuing new research projects related to dementia’s impact on older Filipino Americans and their families.

Prior to joining Rutgers, Andre earned his PhD in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was affiliated with the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. His historical research has been supported by grants from the American Association for the History of Nursing and other institutional sources. While at Penn, Andre earned the School of Nursing’s Teaching Assistant Award as well as the Teresa I. Lynch Award for leadership and citizenship in his academic community. Clinically, Andre is a certified medical-surgical registered nurse.

Education & Training

PhD, Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
Certificate, College and University Teaching, University of Pennsylvania
BSN, University of Pennsylvania

Recent Publications

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4620-1859

Rosario, A. A. (2025). The Sentosa nurses: Historical context for policies to protect internationally-educated nurses from human trafficking. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 26(1), 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1177/15271544241286457

Rosario, A. A., Gau, A., Munsterman, E., & Ancheta, A. J. (2024). Decolonizing nursing for health equity: A scoping review. Nursing Outlook, 72(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102230

Flores, D. D., Hennessy, K., Rosario, A., Chung, J., Wood, S., Kershaw, T., Villarruel, A., & Bauermeister, J. (2021). Parents ASSIST: Acceptability and feasibility of a video-based educational series for sexuality-inclusive communication between parents and gay, bisexual, and queer sons. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 379. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010379

Flores, D. D., Rosario, A. A., Bond, K. T., Villarruel, A. M., & Bauermeister, J. A. (2020). Parents ASSIST (Advancing Supportive and Sexuality-Inclusive Sex Talks): Iterative development of a sex communication video series for parents of gay, bisexual, and queer male adolescents. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(2), 90-101. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719897905